N-CSRS 1 f6852d1.htm GATEWAY TRUST

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22099

Gateway Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800 Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Russell L. Kane, Esq.

Natixis Distribution, L.P.

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197 (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2822

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2020

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Registrant's semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2020

Gateway Fund

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

 

Table of Contents

Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     14  
Financial Statements     35  
Notes to Financial Statements     48  

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports after January 1, 2021, you can inform the Fund at any time by calling 1-800-225-5478. If you hold your account with a financial intermediary and you wish to continue receiving paper copies after January 1, 2021, you should call your financial intermediary directly. Paper copies are provided free of charge, and your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Natixis Funds complex. If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You currently may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically at www.icsdelivery.com/natixisfunds.


GATEWAY FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Daniel M. Ashcraft, CFA®   Class A    GATEX
Michael T. Buckius, CFA®   Class C    GTECX
Paul R. Stewart, CFA®   Class N    GTENX
Kenneth H. Toft, CFA®   Class Y    GTEYX
Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC

 

 

Investment Goal

The fund seeks to capture the majority of returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments.

 

 

 

1  |


Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20204

 

             
                                   Expense Ratios5  
     6 Months     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Life of
Class N
    Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 2/19/08)                
NAV     -2.48     2.29     3.87     5.09         0.76     0.70
     
Class A (Inception 12/07/77)                
NAV     -2.60       2.03       3.62       4.83             1.01       0.94  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge     -8.21       -3.84       2.40       4.21              
     
Class C (Inception 2/19/08)                
NAV     -2.98       1.24       2.83       4.04             1.76       1.70  
With CDSC1     -3.95       0.24       2.83       4.04              
     
Class N (Inception 5/1/17)                
NAV     -2.46       2.34                   3.10       0.69       0.65  
   
Comparative Performance                
S&P 500® Index2     -3.08       7.51       10.73       13.99       10.74        
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3     6.14       8.74       4.30       3.82       5.31                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For more recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1

Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2

S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the US equities market.

 

3

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors.

 

4

Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 4/30/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

|  2


GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Daniel M. Ashcraft, CFA®   Class A    GCPAX
Michael T. Buckius, CFA®   Class C    GCPCX
Kenneth H. Toft, CFA®   Class N    GCPNX
Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC   Class Y    GCPYX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks total return with less risk than U.S. equity markets.

 

 

 

3  |


Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20204

 

             
                                   Expense Ratios5  
     6 Months     1 Year     5 Years     Life of Class     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 9/30/14)           Class Y/A/C       Class N        
NAV     -6.05     0.29     4.71     4.78         1.17     0.95
     
Class A (Inception 9/30/14)                
NAV     -6.18       0.09       4.46       4.52             1.42       1.20  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge     -11.59       -5.66       3.24       3.44              
     
Class C (Inception 9/30/14)                
NAV     -6.52       -0.64       3.67       3.75             2.17       1.95  
With CDSC1     -7.46       -1.64       3.67       3.75              
     
Class N (Inception 5/1/17)                
NAV     -6.10       0.34                   3.52       1.63       0.90  
   
Comparative Performance                
Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexSM (BXMSM)2     -15.11       10.94       2.81       2.94       0.19        
S&P 500® Index3     -3.08       7.51       10.73       10.38       10.74                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1

Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2

The Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexSM (BXMSM) is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy on the S&P 500® Index. The BXM is a passive total return index based on (1) buying an S&P 500 stock index portfolio, and (2) “writing” (or selling) the near-term S&P 500® Index (SPXSM) “covered” call option, generally on the third Friday of each month. The SPX call written will have about one month remaining to expiration, with an exercise price just above the prevailing index level (i.e., slightly out of the money). The SPX call is held until expiration and cash settled, at which time a new one-month, near-the-money call is written.

 

3

S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the US equities market.

 

4

Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 4/30/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

|  4


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.

ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION

This document may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively “Natixis Affiliates”) and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates services, funds or other financial products.

The index information contained herein is derived form third parties and is provided on an “as is” basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of Natixis Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on Natixis Funds’ website at im.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how Natixis Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on Natixis Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

Natixis Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by the CFA Institute.

 

5  |


UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Fund’s prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The first line in the table for each class shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown for your Class.

The second line for the table of each class provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges. Therefore, the second line in the table of each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

|  6


GATEWAY FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2020
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2020 – 6/30/2020
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $974.00       $4.61  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.19       $4.72  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $970.20       $8.33  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,016.41       $8.52  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $975.40       $3.19  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.63       $3.27  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $975.20       $3.44  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.38       $3.52  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.94%, 1.70%, 0.65% and 0.70% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2020
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2020 – 6/30/2020
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $938.20       $5.78  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,018.90       $6.02  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $934.80       $9.38  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,015.17       $9.77  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $939.00       $4.34  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.39       $4.52  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $939.50       $4.58  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.14       $4.77  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90% and 0.95% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

7  |


BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees of the Trusts (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, the Contract Review Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements, typically for an additional one-year period. After the Contract Review Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements.

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ advisory fees to the fees charged to institutional accounts, with similar strategies managed by the Adviser, if any, and to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense limitations and/or fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion by the Adviser of a questionnaire distributed on behalf of the Trustees. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also considers other matters such as (i) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (ii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares and the related costs, (iii) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including, to the extent applicable, the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research and other similar services, (iv) the Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to, among other things, compliance, trading and best execution, proxy voting and valuation, (v) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (vi) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser.

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board that provide detailed information about the Funds’ investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and expense differentials against each Fund’s peer group/category, where available, performance ratings provided by a third-party, where available, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for

 

|  8


each Fund or other representatives of the Adviser make periodic presentations to the Contract Review Committee and/or the full Board, and Funds identified as presenting possible performance concerns may be subject to more frequent Board or Committee presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings. These updates have increased in frequency during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Board most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements for a one-year period at its meeting held in June 2020. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates.

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, but also the monitoring and oversight services provided by Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”). They also considered the administrative and shareholder services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds. They also took into consideration increases in the services provided resulting from new regulatory requirements.

For each Fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreements.

Investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Funds over various time periods, including information that compared the performance of the Funds to the performance of peer groups and categories of funds and the Funds’ respective performance benchmarks. In addition, for any Funds with more than one year’s performance, the Trustees reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis.

 

9  |


The Board noted that, through December 31, 2019, each Fund’s one-, three- and five-year performance, as applicable, stated as percentile rankings within categories selected by the independent third-party data provider, was as follows (where the best performance would be in the first percentile of its category):

 

    

One-Year

   

Three-Year

   

Five-Year

 

Gateway Fund

     79     60     47

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     40     28     1

In the case of a Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant category median as determined by the independent third-party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods Gateway Fund, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to the relevant performance category; and (3) that the Fund’s performance had been consistent with its investment objective of earning positive returns while meaningfully reducing equity market volatility, such that its performance relative to its category would be expected to lag in certain market conditions. The Board also considered information about the Funds’ more recent performance, including how that performance had been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally, and the historical responsiveness of the Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of the Funds and the Adviser and/or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreements.

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and administrative services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees and the reasons for any such differences. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage mutual fund assets, the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of such assets, and the entrepreneurial, regulatory and other risks associated with sponsoring and managing mutual funds. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive

 

|  10


compensation and the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent the Fund grows in size. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense limitations for various funds in the fund family. They noted that the Funds have expense limitations in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds under their expense limitation agreement. The Trustees noted that the Funds had total advisory fee rates that were below the medians of their respective peer groups of funds.

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about how expenses are determined and allocated for purposes of profitability calculations. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser compensation or profitability were issues, the performance of the Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to such Funds and the overall profit margin of Natixis Investment Managers compared to that of certain other investment managers for which such data was available.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each of the Funds were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitations. The Trustees also considered management’s explanation of the factors that are taken into account with respect to the implementation of breakpoints in investment advisory fees or expense limitations. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that the Gateway Fund had breakpoints in its advisory fee and that each Fund was subject to an expense limitation. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and on a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.

The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:

 

·  

The effect of recent market and economic events, including but not limited to the COVID-19 crisis, on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of each Fund.

 

11  |


·  

Whether each Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Funds and the Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Funds.

 

·  

So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution and administrative services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the benefits to the parent company of Natixis Advisors from the retention of the Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

·  

The Trustees’ review and discussion of the Funds’ advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years.

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2021.

 

|  12


LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Annual Report for the Period Commencing on December 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2019 (including updates through June 30, 2020)

Effective December 1, 2018, the Funds adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.

The rule requires the Funds to assess, manage and review their liquidity risk considering applicable factors during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions. In fulfilling this requirement, each Fund assesses and reviews (where applicable and amongst other matters) its investment strategy, portfolio holdings, possible investment concentrations, use of derivatives, short-term and long-term cash flow projections, use of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Each Program has established a Program Administrator (“Administrator”) which is the adviser of the Fund.

In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.

Each Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If a Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Neither of the Funds has established an HLIM.

During the period from December 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019, there were no material changes to the Program and no material events that impacted the operation of the Funds’ Programs. The Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any illiquid security violations during the period.

During the period January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any illiquid security violations.

Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion

In the opinion of the Program Administrators, the Program of each Fund approved by the Funds’ Board has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has also monitored, assessed and managed each Fund’s liquidity risk regularly and has determined that the Program is operating effectively.

Pursuant to the Rule’s requirements, the Board has received and reviewed a written report prepared by each Fund’s Program Administrator that addressed the operation of the Program, assessed its adequacy and effectiveness and described any material changes made to the Program.

 

13  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 96.9% of Net Assets  
       Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%  
  169,353      Boeing Co. (The)(a)    $ 31,042,405  
  47,308      HEICO Corp.(a)      4,714,242  
  40,717      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.(a)      7,104,710  
  688,239      Raytheon Technologies Corp.(a)      42,409,287  
  26,442      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      8,222,140  
  34,566      TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)      15,279,900  
     

 

 

 
        108,772,684  
     

 

 

 
       Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%  
  266,769      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a)      29,659,377  
  36,648      XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      2,831,058  
     

 

 

 
        32,490,435  
     

 

 

 
       Airlines — 0.2%  
  114,668      Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)      4,157,862  
  199,831      JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)      2,178,158  
  153,351      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      5,307,478  
     

 

 

 
        11,643,498  
     

 

 

 
       Auto Components — 0.1%  
  36,852      Autoliv, Inc.(a)      2,377,322  
  117,162      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(a)      3,234,843  
     

 

 

 
        5,612,165  
     

 

 

 
       Automobiles — 0.2%  
  1,951,518      Ford Motor Co.(a)      11,865,229  
  2,276      Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)      2,457,648  
     

 

 

 
        14,322,877  
     

 

 

 
       Banks — 3.9%  
  147,428      Associated Banc-Corp(a)      2,016,815  
  3,960,218      Bank of America Corp.(a)      94,055,178  
  1,085,103      Citigroup, Inc.(a)      55,448,763  
  1,013,837      Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(a)      9,160,017  
  1,103,211      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      103,768,027  
  106,660      Old National Bancorp      1,467,642  
  31,007      Signature Bank(a)      3,315,268  
     

 

 

 
        269,231,710  
     

 

 

 
       Beverages — 1.8%  
  1,157,494      Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)      51,716,832  
  96,340      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(a)      2,736,056  
  174,722      Monster Beverage Corp.(a)(b)      12,111,729  
  429,766      PepsiCo, Inc.(a)      56,840,851  
     

 

 

 
        123,405,468  
     

 

 

 
       Biotechnology — 2.3%  
  519,862      AbbVie, Inc.(a)      51,040,051  
  174,028      Amgen, Inc.(a)      41,046,244  
  64,869      Biogen, Inc.(a)(b)      17,355,701  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  14


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Biotechnology — continued  
  35,348      Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)    $ 3,073,155  
  36,830      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      2,171,497  
  33,450      Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a)(b)      5,683,824  
  118,760      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      34,477,216  
     

 

 

 
        154,847,688  
     

 

 

 
       Building Products — 0.3%  
  134,078      A.O. Smith Corp.(a)      6,317,756  
  495,783      Carrier Global Corp.(a)      11,016,298  
  20,800      Lennox International, Inc.(a)      4,846,192  
     

 

 

 
        22,180,246  
     

 

 

 
       Capital Markets — 1.9%  
  404,191      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(a)      13,637,404  
  133,615      Eaton Vance Corp.(a)      5,157,539  
  14,601      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(a)      4,795,991  
  247,065      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(a)      22,631,154  
  86,184      Legg Mason, Inc.(a)      4,287,654  
  509,430      Morgan Stanley(a)      24,605,469  
  55,210      MSCI, Inc.(a)      18,430,202  
  91,790      S&P Global, Inc.(a)      30,242,969  
  101,425      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(a)      3,689,842  
     

 

 

 
        127,478,224  
     

 

 

 
       Chemicals — 1.6%  
  83,434      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(a)      5,765,290  
  104,391      Celanese Corp.(a)      9,013,119  
  421,580      Corteva, Inc.(a)      11,294,128  
  336,299      Dow, Inc.(a)      13,707,547  
  371,679      DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)      19,747,305  
  138,886      Eastman Chemical Co.(a)      9,672,021  
  31,084      Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)      1,634,086  
  83,709      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(a)      10,251,004  
  171,772      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A(a)      11,288,856  
  312,431      Mosaic Co. (The)(a)      3,908,512  
  230,942      Olin Corp.(a)      2,653,524  
  95,921      RPM International, Inc.(a)      7,199,830  
  195,010      Valvoline, Inc.(a)      3,769,543  
     

 

 

 
        109,904,765  
     

 

 

 
       Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  
  122,157      Copart, Inc.(a)(b)      10,172,013  
  78,126      Waste Connections, Inc.(a)      7,327,438  
  244,724      Waste Management, Inc.(a)      25,918,719  
     

 

 

 
        43,418,170  
     

 

 

 
       Communications Equipment — 1.1%  
  1,398,407      Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)      65,221,702  
  83,999      Motorola Solutions, Inc.(a)      11,770,780  
     

 

 

 
        76,992,482  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

15  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Construction Materials — 0.1%  
  42,733      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(a)    $ 8,827,356  
     

 

 

 
       Consumer Finance — 0.3%  
  121,623      Ally Financial, Inc.(a)      2,411,784  
  244,652      Discover Financial Services(a)      12,254,619  
  276,281      Synchrony Financial(a)      6,122,387  
     

 

 

 
        20,788,790  
     

 

 

 
       Containers & Packaging — 0.4%  
  73,855      Avery Dennison Corp.(a)      8,426,117  
  86,722      Crown Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      5,648,204  
  120,681      Sonoco Products Co.(a)      6,310,409  
  236,384      WestRock Co.(a)      6,680,212  
     

 

 

 
        27,064,942  
     

 

 

 
       Distributors — 0.1%  
  107,529      Genuine Parts Co.(a)      9,350,722  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%  
  67,454      Service Corp. International(a)      2,623,286  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%  
  598,994      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(b)      106,926,419  
  133,431      Voya Financial, Inc.(a)      6,224,556  
     

 

 

 
        113,150,975  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  
  2,092,382      AT&T, Inc.(a)      63,252,708  
  586,963      CenturyLink, Inc.(a)      5,887,239  
  119,721      Liberty Global PLC, Class C(a)(b)      2,575,199  
  47,937      Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C(b)      452,525  
  1,139,794      Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)      62,836,843  
     

 

 

 
        135,004,514  
     

 

 

 
       Electric Utilities — 1.5%  
  408,300      Alliant Energy Corp.(a)      19,533,072  
  435,727      American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)      34,701,298  
  179,101      Edison International(a)      9,726,975  
  134,114      Entergy Corp.(a)      12,581,235  
  257,073      Evergy, Inc.(a)      15,241,858  
  112,252      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.(a)      4,047,807  
  154,286      OGE Energy Corp.(a)      4,684,123  
     

 

 

 
        100,516,368  
     

 

 

 
       Electrical Equipment — 0.7%  
  262,139      Eaton Corp. PLC(a)      22,931,920  
  318,411      Emerson Electric Co.(a)      19,751,034  
  50,567      Hubbell, Inc.(a)      6,339,079  
     

 

 

 
        49,022,033  
     

 

 

 
       Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%  
  97,069      CDW Corp.(a)      11,277,477  
  375,436      Corning, Inc.(a)      9,723,792  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  16


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — continued  
  103,528      Trimble, Inc.(a)(b)    $ 4,471,374  
  33,350      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)      8,535,933  
     

 

 

 
        34,008,576  
     

 

 

 
       Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  
  885,669      Halliburton Co.(a)      11,495,984  
  132,093      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a)      2,577,134  
     

 

 

 
        14,073,118  
     

 

 

 
       Entertainment — 2.3%  
  290,402      Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)      22,041,512  
  103,108      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)      4,570,777  
  137,569      Netflix, Inc.(a)(b)      62,599,398  
  11,174      Roku, Inc.(b)      1,302,106  
  50,888      Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)(b)      7,102,438  
  545,066      Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)      60,780,310  
     

 

 

 
        158,396,541  
     

 

 

 
       Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%  
  26,487      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.(a)      3,960,336  
  138,994      Costco Wholesale Corp.(a)      42,144,371  
  20,166      U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(b)      397,674  
  483,049      Walmart, Inc.(a)      57,859,609  
     

 

 

 
        104,361,990  
     

 

 

 
       Food Products — 0.7%  
  51,105      Bunge Ltd.(a)      2,101,949  
  97,614      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(a)      6,240,463  
  698,295      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a)      35,703,823  
  43,185      Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      3,783,870  
     

 

 

 
        47,830,105  
     

 

 

 
       Gas Utilities — 0.1%  
  78,512      National Fuel Gas Co.(a)      3,292,008  
  143,442      UGI Corp.(a)      4,561,456  
     

 

 

 
        7,853,464  
     

 

 

 
       Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%  
  622,169      Abbott Laboratories(a)      56,884,912  
  36,809      Align Technology, Inc.(a)(b)      10,101,862  
  233,533      Baxter International, Inc.(a)      20,107,191  
  636,298      Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)      22,340,423  
  263,594      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)      18,216,981  
  192,900      Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)      10,995,300  
  2,268      Insulet Corp.(a)(b)      440,582  
  49,802      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)      28,378,674  
  308,401      Medtronic PLC(a)      28,280,372  
  95,263      ResMed, Inc.(a)      18,290,496  
  55,109      STERIS PLC(a)      8,455,925  
  29,772      Teleflex, Inc.(a)      10,836,412  
  25,103      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.(a)      5,702,648  
     

 

 

 
        239,031,778  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

17  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%  
  111,059      Anthem, Inc.(a)    $ 29,206,296  
  128,161      Cigna Corp.(a)      24,049,411  
  392,764      CVS Health Corp.(a)      25,517,877  
  131,657      HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a)      12,778,628  
  16,707      Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)      2,973,512  
  321,806      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      94,916,680  
  49,482      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(a)      4,596,383  
     

 

 

 
        194,038,787  
     

 

 

 
       Health Care Technology — 0.1%  
  35,189      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      8,249,005  
     

 

 

 
       Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  
  97,014      Aramark(a)      2,189,606  
  10,490      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(a)      3,875,425  
  22,964      Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      1,497,942  
  53,951      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(b)      1,054,742  
  190,367      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)      13,982,456  
  288,557      McDonald’s Corp.(a)      53,230,110  
  69,731      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., Sponsored ADR      1,082,225  
  231,201      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(a)      12,630,511  
  12,225      Vail Resorts, Inc.(a)      2,226,784  
  208,390      Wendy’s Co. (The)(a)      4,538,734  
     

 

 

 
        96,308,535  
     

 

 

 
       Household Durables — 0.4%  
  232,925      Lennar Corp., Class A(a)      14,352,838  
  205,127      Newell Brands, Inc.(a)      3,257,417  
  2,436      NVR, Inc.(a)(b)      7,938,315  
  136,841      Toll Brothers, Inc.(a)      4,459,648  
     

 

 

 
        30,008,218  
     

 

 

 
       Household Products — 1.5%  
  864,186      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(a)      103,330,720  
     

 

 

 
       Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%  
  227,911      3M Co.(a)      35,551,837  
  301,264      Honeywell International, Inc.(a)      43,559,762  
     

 

 

 
        79,111,599  
     

 

 

 
       Insurance — 1.8%  
  450,914      Aflac, Inc.(a)      16,246,432  
  2,432      Alleghany Corp.(a)      1,189,589  
  202,313      Allstate Corp. (The)(a)      19,622,338  
  13,159      American Financial Group, Inc.(a)      835,070  
  126,070      Aon PLC, Class A(a)      24,281,082  
  214,576      Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)(b)      6,147,602  
  249,662      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.(a)      24,339,548  
  164,470      Brown & Brown, Inc.(a)      6,703,797  
  74,687      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.(a)      2,289,903  
  137,456      Lincoln National Corp.(a)      5,057,006  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  18


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Insurance — continued  
  10,251      Markel Corp.(a)(b)    $ 9,463,416  
  29,196      RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(a)      4,993,392  
  163,187      Unum Group(a)      2,707,272  
     

 

 

 
        123,876,447  
     

 

 

 
       Interactive Media & Services — 5.5%  
  51,194      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      72,595,652  
  101,078      Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      142,884,872  
  677,850      Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      153,919,399  
  31,148      Match Group, Inc.(a)(b)      3,334,393  
  32,429      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      1,868,235  
     

 

 

 
        374,602,551  
     

 

 

 
       Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.8%  
  112,519      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)      310,419,668  
  321,121      eBay, Inc.(a)      16,842,796  
  4,001      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)(b)      3,944,066  
     

 

 

 
        331,206,530  
     

 

 

 
       IT Services — 5.3%  
  184,207      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(a)      27,426,580  
  10,167      Black Knight, Inc.(b)      737,718  
  12,340      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.(a)      959,929  
  165,537      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(a)      9,405,812  
  14,418      EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      3,633,480  
  202,834      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(a)      27,198,011  
  90,261      Leidos Holdings, Inc.(a)      8,454,748  
  223,267      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a)      66,020,052  
  205,367      Paychex, Inc.(a)      15,556,550  
  395,469      PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      68,902,564  
  17,196      Twilio, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      3,773,146  
  98,534      VeriSign, Inc.(a)(b)      20,379,787  
  591,467      Visa, Inc., Class A(a)      114,253,681  
     

 

 

 
        366,702,058  
     

 

 

 
       Leisure Products — 0.0%  
  1,696      Polaris, Inc.      156,965  
     

 

 

 
       Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%  
  72,832      Illumina, Inc.(a)(b)      26,973,331  
  13,175      Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)(b)      10,613,121  
  58,491      PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)      5,690,589  
  45,104      Waters Corp.(a)(b)      8,136,762  
     

 

 

 
        51,413,803  
     

 

 

 
       Machinery — 1.7%  
  233,156      Caterpillar, Inc.(a)      29,494,234  
  108,146      Cummins, Inc.(a)      18,737,376  
  122,856      Deere & Co.(a)      19,306,820  
  154,962      Otis Worldwide Corp.(a)      8,811,139  
  80,596      Parker-Hannifin Corp.(a)      14,770,829  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

19  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Machinery — continued  
  121,067      Pentair PLC(a)    $ 4,599,335  
  45,690      Snap-on, Inc.(a)      6,328,522  
  63,733      Timken Co. (The)(a)      2,899,214  
  13,869      Woodward, Inc.      1,075,541  
  128,411      Xylem, Inc.(a)      8,341,579  
     

 

 

 
        114,364,589  
     

 

 

 
       Media — 1.0%  
  1,342,072      Comcast Corp., Class A(a)      52,313,967  
  33,220      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a)(b)      4,117,951  
  230,860      News Corp., Class B(a)      2,758,777  
  122,784      Omnicom Group, Inc.(a)      6,704,006  
  994,343      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(a)      5,836,794  
     

 

 

 
        71,731,495  
     

 

 

 
       Metals & Mining — 0.2%  
  229,727      Southern Copper Corp.(a)      9,136,243  
  172,113      Steel Dynamics, Inc.(a)      4,490,428  
  81,631      Worthington Industries, Inc.(a)      3,044,836  
     

 

 

 
        16,671,507  
     

 

 

 
       Multi-Utilities — 1.2%  
  260,977      Ameren Corp.(a)      18,362,342  
  301,545      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.(a)      5,629,845  
  189,864      Consolidated Edison, Inc.(a)      13,656,918  
  335,214      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(a)      16,479,120  
  354,493      WEC Energy Group, Inc.(a)      31,071,311  
     

 

 

 
        85,199,536  
     

 

 

 
       Multiline Retail — 0.4%  
  44,499      Nordstrom, Inc.      689,290  
  213,800      Target Corp.(a)      25,641,034  
     

 

 

 
        26,330,324  
     

 

 

 
       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%  
  2,396      Apache Corp.      32,346  
  61,621      Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(b)      2,977,527  
  599,848      Chevron Corp.(a)      53,524,437  
  389,255      ConocoPhillips(a)      16,356,495  
  1,282,270      Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)      57,343,114  
  89,664      HollyFrontier Corp.(a)      2,618,189  
  280,040      Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)      10,467,895  
  229,867      ONEOK, Inc.(a)      7,636,182  
  170,519      Phillips 66(a)      12,260,316  
  156,053      Valero Energy Corp.(a)      9,179,038  
     

 

 

 
        172,395,539  
     

 

 

 
       Personal Products — 0.0%  
  29,528      Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(b)      1,328,169  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  20


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Pharmaceuticals — 4.5%  
  659,768      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)    $ 38,794,358  
  304,537      Eli Lilly & Co.(a)      49,998,885  
  21,557      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)      2,378,599  
  733,723      Johnson & Johnson(a)      103,183,466  
  821,168      Merck & Co., Inc.(a)      63,500,921  
  1,570,178      Pfizer, Inc.(a)      51,344,821  
     

 

 

 
        309,201,050  
     

 

 

 
       Professional Services — 0.2%  
  13,486      CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b)      9,584,096  
  6,095      ManpowerGroup, Inc.      419,031  
  53,234      TransUnion(a)      4,633,487  
     

 

 

 
        14,636,614  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Apartments — 0.8%  
  372,220      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A(a)      10,012,718  
  140,470      Camden Property Trust(a)      12,813,673  
  451,758      Invitation Homes, Inc.(a)      12,436,898  
  539,393      UDR, Inc.(a)      20,162,510  
     

 

 

 
        55,425,799  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Diversified — 0.5%  
  599,830      Duke Realty Corp.(a)      21,227,984  
  165,797      W.P. Carey, Inc.(a)      11,216,167  
     

 

 

 
        32,444,151  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Health Care — 0.3%  
  260,504      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.(a)      7,630,162  
  453,565      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(a)      8,527,022  
  60,012      Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.      865,973  
  169,170      Ventas, Inc.(a)      6,195,006  
     

 

 

 
        23,218,163  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Manufactured Homes — 0.3%  
  202,059      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.(a)      12,624,646  
  48,503      Sun Communities, Inc.(a)      6,580,887  
     

 

 

 
        19,205,533  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Mortgage — 0.0%  
  129,902      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      852,157  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Office Property — 0.2%  
  100,000      Douglas Emmett, Inc.(a)      3,066,000  
  146,251      Kilroy Realty Corp.(a)      8,584,934  
  52,998      Mack-Cali Realty Corp.      810,339  
     

 

 

 
        12,461,273  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.1%  
  149,560      Regency Centers Corp.(a)      6,863,308  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Single Tenant — 0.1%  
  144,199      National Retail Properties, Inc.(a)      5,116,181  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

21  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       REITs – Storage — 0.2%  
  127,880      CubeSmart(a)    $ 3,451,481  
  130,455      Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a)      12,050,129  
     

 

 

 
        15,501,610  
     

 

 

 
       Road & Rail — 0.8%  
  23,108      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.(a)      5,900,397  
  391,922      CSX Corp.(a)      27,332,640  
  43,513      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(a)      5,236,354  
  72,596      Lyft, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      2,396,394  
  62,946      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(a)      10,675,012  
  53,335      Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      1,657,652  
     

 

 

 
        53,198,449  
     

 

 

 
       Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.9%  
  414,497      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)(b)      21,806,687  
  191,412      Analog Devices, Inc.(a)      23,474,768  
  116,276      Broadcom, Inc.(a)      36,697,868  
  1,250,206      Intel Corp.(a)      74,799,825  
  156,764      Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(a)      5,496,146  
  305,207      Micron Technology, Inc.(a)(b)      15,724,264  
  177,566      NVIDIA Corp.(a)      67,459,099  
  396,161      QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)      36,133,845  
  170,184      Teradyne, Inc.(a)      14,382,250  
  322,410      Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)      40,936,398  
     

 

 

 
        336,911,150  
     

 

 

 
       Software — 9.4%  
  190,965      Adobe, Inc.(a)(b)      83,128,974  
  59,174      ANSYS, Inc.(a)(b)      17,262,831  
  188,193      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      18,059,000  
  78,761      Fortinet, Inc.(a)(b)      10,811,522  
  2,073,790      Microsoft Corp.(a)      422,037,003  
  114,308      Nuance Communications, Inc.(a)(b)      2,892,564  
  777,025      Oracle Corp.(a)      42,946,172  
  15,761      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)      3,619,829  
  21,050      Paycom Software, Inc.(a)(b)      6,519,817  
  41,380      PTC, Inc.(a)(b)      3,218,950  
  57,151      ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)      23,149,584  
  59,730      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(a)      3,373,550  
  3,203      Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,111,057  
  36,208      Workday, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      6,783,931  
  12,003      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      3,043,241  
     

 

 

 
        647,958,025  
     

 

 

 
       Specialty Retail — 2.6%  
  112,737      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      1,228,833  
  17,696      Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)(b)      3,484,873  
  15,592      Five Below, Inc.(a)(b)      1,666,941  
  38,409      Foot Locker, Inc.      1,120,007  
  390,786      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)      97,895,801  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  22


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Specialty Retail — continued  
  300,568      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)    $ 40,612,748  
  49,846      Tiffany & Co.(a)      6,078,221  
  546,309      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      27,621,383  
     

 

 

 
        179,708,807  
     

 

 

 
       Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.1%  
  1,140,608      Apple, Inc.(a)      416,093,798  
  24,958      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(b)      1,371,193  
     

 

 

 
        417,464,991  
     

 

 

 
       Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%  
  34,840      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)(b)      10,870,428  
  358,542      NIKE, Inc., Class B(a)      35,155,043  
     

 

 

 
        46,025,471  
     

 

 

 
       Tobacco — 0.9%  
  825,949      Altria Group, Inc.(a)      32,418,498  
  394,639      Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)      27,648,409  
     

 

 

 
        60,066,907  
     

 

 

 
       Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%  
  29,008      GATX Corp.(a)      1,768,908  
  37,468      HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      1,298,266  
     

 

 

 
        3,067,174  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $3,430,908,523)
     6,658,558,160  
     

 

 

 
       Total Purchased Options — 1.1%
(Identified Cost $76,084,823) (see detail below)
   76,660,460  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 4.4%  
$ 304,969,076      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $304,969,076 on 7/01/2020 collateralized by $272,434,700 U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.875% due 7/31/2025 valued at $311,068,531 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $304,969,076)      304,969,076  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 102.4%
(Identified Cost $3,811,962,422)
     7,040,187,696  
   Other assets less liabilities — (2.4)%      (165,111,748
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 6,875,075,948  
     

 

 

 

 

Purchased Options — 1.1%

 

                 
Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Cost      Value (†)  
Index Options — 1.1%

 

S&P 500® Index, Put(b)      8/21/2020        2,750        6,484      $ 2,010,228,036      $ 32,173,608      $ 24,347,420  
S&P 500® Index, Put(b)      9/18/2020        2,800        7,452        2,310,336,108        43,911,215        52,313,040  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total                $ 76,084,823      $ 76,660,460  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

23  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Written Options — (2.1%)

 

              
Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (2.1%)

 

S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020        3,025        (2,356   $ (730,428,324   $ (23,043,301   $ (26,351,860
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020        3,050        (2,356     (730,428,324     (23,163,434     (21,875,460
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020        3,075        (2,356     (730,428,324     (20,396,801     (18,011,620
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020        3,100        (2,357     (730,738,353     (17,305,118     (14,389,485
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/31/2020        3,225        (2,356     (730,428,324     (23,099,358     (6,290,520
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020        3,125        (2,357     (730,738,353     (29,250,267     (22,426,855
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020        3,150        (2,357     (730,738,353     (23,562,527     (18,938,495
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020        3,200        (2,357     (730,738,353     (24,860,043     (13,199,200
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020        3,300        (2,356     (730,428,324     (15,931,416     (5,595,500
            

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total              $ (200,612,265   $ (147,078,995
            

 

 

   

 

 

 
                         
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (a)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
  (b)      Non-income producing security.
  
  ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts

Industry Summary at June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Software

     9.4

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     6.1  

Interactive Media & Services

     5.5  

IT Services

     5.3  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.9  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.8  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.5  

Banks

     3.9  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.5  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.8  

Specialty Retail

     2.6  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.5  

Entertainment

     2.3  

Biotechnology

     2.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     35.6  

Short-Term Investments

     4.4  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     102.4  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (2.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  24


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 99.8% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%

 

  1,423      Boeing Co. (The)(a)    $ 260,836  
  231      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.(a)      40,307  
  978      Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)      356,892  
  2,845      Raytheon Technologies Corp.(a)      175,309  
     

 

 

 
        833,344  
     

 

 

 
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

 

  853      FedEx Corp.(a)      119,608  
  397      XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      30,668  
     

 

 

 
        150,276  
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 0.2%

 

  2,785      Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)      78,119  
  501      JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)      5,461  
     

 

 

 
        83,580  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components — 0.2%

 

  858      Adient PLC(b)      14,088  
  213      Garrett Motion, Inc.(a)(b)      1,180  
  884      Gentex Corp.(a)      22,781  
  343      Lear Corp.(a)      37,394  
  388      Magna International, Inc.(a)      17,278  
     

 

 

 
        92,721  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles — 0.3%

 

  5,047      General Motors Co.(a)      127,689  
  36      Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)      38,873  
     

 

 

 
        166,562  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 3.8%

 

  24,046      Bank of America Corp.(a)      571,093  
  5,264      Citigroup, Inc.(a)      268,990  
  1,199      Comerica, Inc.(a)      45,682  
  680      East West Bancorp, Inc.(a)      24,643  
  5,480      Fifth Third Bancorp(a)      105,654  
  1,323      First Republic Bank(a)      140,225  
  8,001      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      752,574  
  375      SVB Financial Group(a)(b)      80,824  
     

 

 

 
        1,989,685  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 1.6%

 

  8,010      Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)      357,887  
  3,562      PepsiCo, Inc.(a)      471,110  
     

 

 

 
        828,997  
     

 

 

 
       Biotechnology — 2.5%  
  4,091      AbbVie, Inc.(a)      401,655  
  830      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      93,159  
  128      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      18,958  
  1,508      Amgen, Inc.(a)      355,677  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

25  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Biotechnology — continued  
  519      Biogen, Inc.(a)(b)    $ 138,859  
  2,994      Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)      230,358  
  222      Seattle Genetics, Inc.(a)(b)      37,722  
     

 

 

 
        1,276,388  
     

 

 

 
       Building Products — 0.7%  
  1,115      A.O. Smith Corp.(a)      52,539  
  2,331      Carrier Global Corp.(a)      51,795  
  1,240      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(a)      79,273  
  4,110      Johnson Controls International PLC(a)      140,315  
  203      Lennox International, Inc.(a)      47,297  
     

 

 

 
        371,219  
     

 

 

 
       Capital Markets — 2.5%  
  3,254      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(a)      125,767  
  424      BlackRock, Inc.(a)      230,694  
  2,256      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(a)      76,117  
  349      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(a)      114,636  
  1,192      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(a)      235,563  
  5,559      Morgan Stanley(a)      268,500  
  429      MSCI, Inc.(a)      143,209  
  685      Raymond James Financial, Inc.(a)      47,149  
  1,106      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(a)      40,236  
     

 

 

 
        1,281,871  
     

 

 

 
       Chemicals — 1.9%  
  139      AdvanSix, Inc.(a)(b)      1,632  
  922      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(a)      222,626  
  379      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(a)      26,189  
  1,373      Celanese Corp.(a)      118,545  
  2,051      Huntsman Corp.(a)      36,857  
  1,676      Linde PLC(a)      355,496  
  1,137      PPG Industries, Inc.(a)      120,590  
  848      RPM International, Inc.(a)      63,651  
  1,880      Valvoline, Inc.(a)      36,340  
     

 

 

 
        981,926  
     

 

 

 
       Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%  
  226      Waste Connections, Inc.(a)      21,197  
  2,066      Waste Management, Inc.(a)      218,810  
     

 

 

 
        240,007  
     

 

 

 
       Communications Equipment — 1.0%  
  763      Ciena Corp.(a)(b)      41,324  
  10,347      Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)      482,584  
     

 

 

 
        523,908  
     

 

 

 
       Consumer Finance — 0.3%  
  2,148      Ally Financial, Inc.(a)      42,595  
  6,190      Synchrony Financial(a)      137,170  
     

 

 

 
        179,765  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  26


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  
  938      Crown Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)    $ 61,092  
  723      Packaging Corp. of America(a)      72,155  
     

 

 

 
        133,247  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%  
  4,646      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(b)      829,357  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.8%  
  13,980      AT&T, Inc.(a)      422,615  
  158      GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      11,237  
  9,539      Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)      525,885  
     

 

 

 
        959,737  
     

 

 

 
       Electric Utilities — 1.9%  
  4,416      Alliant Energy Corp.(a)      211,261  
  3,734      American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)      297,376  
  3,697      Evergy, Inc.(a)      219,195  
  1,669      OGE Energy Corp.(a)      50,671  
  4,022      Southern Co. (The)(a)      208,541  
     

 

 

 
        987,044  
     

 

 

 
       Electrical Equipment — 0.7%  
  231      Acuity Brands, Inc.(a)      22,116  
  2,795      Emerson Electric Co.(a)      173,374  
  812      Hubbell, Inc.(a)      101,792  
  1,368      Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)      50,931  
     

 

 

 
        348,213  
     

 

 

 
       Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  
  512      Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b)      35,169  
  793      Avnet, Inc.      22,113  
  701      CDW Corp.(a)      81,442  
  4,536      Flex Ltd.(a)(b)      46,494  
  565      Trimble, Inc.(a)(b)      24,403  
     

 

 

 
        209,621  
     

 

 

 
       Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%  
  1,852      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      22,687  
     

 

 

 
       Entertainment — 2.2%  
  2,133      Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)      161,895  
  760      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)      33,691  
  121      Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)      9,075  
  121      Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(a)(b)      17,773  
  1,028      Netflix, Inc.(a)(b)      467,781  
  3,972      Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)      442,918  
     

 

 

 
        1,133,133  
     

 

 

 
       Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%  
  961      Costco Wholesale Corp.(a)      291,385  
  2,216      Sysco Corp.(a)      121,127  
  1,732      Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(a)      73,419  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

27  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Food & Staples Retailing — continued  
  3,408      Walmart, Inc.(a)    $ 408,210  
     

 

 

 
        894,141  
     

 

 

 
       Food Products — 0.6%  
  493      Bunge Ltd.(a)      20,277  
  885      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)      27,886  
  304      Ingredion, Inc.(a)      25,232  
  1,635      Kellogg Co.(a)      108,008  
  1,168      Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      102,340  
  816      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)(b)      35,741  
     

 

 

 
        319,484  
     

 

 

 
       Gas Utilities — 0.3%  
  1,197      Atmos Energy Corp.(a)      119,197  
  1,531      UGI Corp.(a)      48,686  
     

 

 

 
        167,883  
     

 

 

 
       Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%  
  5,136      Abbott Laboratories(a)      469,584  
  405      Align Technology, Inc.(a)(b)      111,148  
  372      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)(a)      105,514  
  568      Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.(a)      62,355  
  2,290      Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)      130,530  
  532      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)      175,645  
  3,920      Medtronic PLC(a)      359,464  
  898      ResMed, Inc.(a)      172,416  
  583      STERIS PLC(a)      89,456  
  362      Teleflex, Inc.(a)      131,761  
     

 

 

 
        1,807,873  
     

 

 

 
       Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%  
  741      Anthem, Inc.(a)      194,868  
  2,109      Centene Corp.(a)(b)      134,027  
  1,142      Cigna Corp.(a)      214,296  
  2,386      MEDNAX, Inc.(a)(b)      40,801  
  260      Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)      46,275  
  2,414      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)      712,009  
     

 

 

 
        1,342,276  
     

 

 

 
       Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%  
  68      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(a)      25,122  
  795      Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.(a)      51,858  
  404      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)(b)      7,898  
  1,317      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)      96,734  
  1,174      Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)      53,464  
  2,099      McDonald’s Corp.(a)      387,203  
  374      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)      5,804  
  2,295      MGM Resorts International(a)      38,556  
  3,495      Starbucks Corp.(a)      257,197  
  9      Vail Resorts, Inc.(a)      1,639  
     

 

 

 
        925,475  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  28


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Household Durables — 0.2%  
  1,384      Leggett & Platt, Inc.(a)    $ 48,647  
  2,218      Toll Brothers, Inc.(a)      72,285  
     

 

 

 
        120,932  
     

 

 

 
       Household Products — 1.7%  
  521      Clorox Co. (The)(a)      114,292  
  6,448      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(a)      770,987  
     

 

 

 
        885,279  
     

 

 

 
       Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%  
  1,356      3M Co.(a)      211,523  
  2,682      Honeywell International, Inc.(a)      387,790  
     

 

 

 
        599,313  
     

 

 

 
       Insurance — 1.5%  
  3,115      Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)(b)      89,245  
  1,480      Chubb Ltd.(a)      187,398  
  438      Cincinnati Financial Corp.      28,045  
  5,917      Manulife Financial Corp.(a)      80,590  
  2,318      Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)      141,166  
  478      RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(a)      81,752  
  878      Willis Towers Watson PLC(a)      172,922  
     

 

 

 
        781,118  
     

 

 

 
       Interactive Media & Services — 5.4%  
  481      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      682,082  
  709      Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      1,002,249  
  5,007      Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      1,136,940  
     

 

 

 
        2,821,271  
     

 

 

 
       Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.1%  
  872      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)      2,405,691  
  132      Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      210,189  
  29      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)(b)      28,587  
     

 

 

 
        2,644,467  
     

 

 

 
       IT Services — 5.1%  
  1,939      Accenture PLC, Class A(a)      416,342  
  446      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      112,182  
  784      Global Payments, Inc.(a)      132,982  
  2,333      International Business Machines Corp.(a)      281,756  
  973      Leidos Holdings, Inc.(a)      91,141  
  2,498      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(a)      738,659  
  4,663      Visa, Inc., Class A(a)      900,752  
     

 

 

 
        2,673,814  
     

 

 

 
       Leisure Products — 0.1%  
  590      Brunswick Corp.(a)      37,766  
  345      Polaris, Inc.(a)      31,930  
     

 

 

 
        69,696  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

29  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3%  
  48      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)(b)    $ 21,672  
  482      Illumina, Inc.(a)(b)      178,509  
  625      PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)      60,806  
  1,130      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)      409,444  
     

 

 

 
        670,431  
     

 

 

 
       Machinery — 1.4%  
  471      AGCO Corp.(a)      26,122  
  1,820      Caterpillar, Inc.(a)      230,230  
  999      Cummins, Inc.(a)      173,087  
  990      Deere & Co.(a)      155,578  
  616      IDEX Corp.(a)      97,352  
  1,165      Otis Worldwide Corp.(a)      66,242  
     

 

 

 
        748,611  
     

 

 

 
       Media — 1.1%  
  11,513      Comcast Corp., Class A(a)      448,777  
  17,870      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(a)      104,897  
     

 

 

 
        553,674  
     

 

 

 
       Metals & Mining — 0.3%  
  2,674      Alcoa Corp.(b)      30,056  
  1,619      Barrick Gold Corp.(a)      43,616  
  316      Rio Tinto PLC, Sponsored ADR(a)      17,753  
  590      Southern Copper Corp.      23,464  
  833      Steel Dynamics, Inc.(a)      21,733  
  4,124      Vale S.A., Sponsored ADR(a)      42,518  
     

 

 

 
        179,140  
     

 

 

 
       Multi-Utilities — 0.4%  
  3,723      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(a)      183,023  
     

 

 

 
       Multiline Retail — 0.2%  
  346      Nordstrom, Inc.      5,360  
  929      Target Corp.(a)      111,415  
     

 

 

 
        116,775  
     

 

 

 
       Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%  
  2,853      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(a)      49,728  
  1,522      Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(b)      73,543  
  5,195      Chevron Corp.(a)      463,550  
  1,642      Concho Resources, Inc.(a)      84,563  
  1,230      EQT Corp.(a)      14,637  
  9,943      Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)      444,651  
  1,235      HollyFrontier Corp.(a)      36,062  
  2,149      Ovintiv, Inc.      20,523  
  1,099      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)      107,372  
  3,754      WPX Energy, Inc.(a)(b)      23,950  
     

 

 

 
        1,318,579  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  30


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Pharmaceuticals — 4.7%  
  5,070      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)    $ 298,116  
  2,346      Eli Lilly & Co.(a)      385,166  
  241      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)      26,592  
  5,951      Johnson & Johnson(a)      836,889  
  5,818      Merck & Co., Inc.(a)      449,906  
  12,806      Pfizer, Inc.(a)      418,756  
  1,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)(b)      12,330  
     

 

 

 
        2,427,755  
     

 

 

 
       Professional Services — 0.6%  
  57      CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b)      40,508  
  342      ManpowerGroup, Inc.(a)      23,512  
  650      TransUnion(a)      56,576  
  998      Verisk Analytics, Inc.(a)      169,860  
     

 

 

 
        290,456  
     

 

 

 
       Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  
  176      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)      18,209  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Apartments — 1.1%  
  1,056      American Campus Communities, Inc.(a)      36,918  
  836      Camden Property Trust(a)      76,260  
  566      Essex Property Trust, Inc.(a)      129,710  
  1,428      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.(a)      163,749  
  4,721      UDR, Inc.(a)      176,471  
     

 

 

 
        583,108  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Diversified — 1.4%  
  1,350      Crown Castle International Corp.(a)      225,922  
  862      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(a)      122,499  
  2,963      Duke Realty Corp.(a)      104,860  
  708      Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.(a)      24,497  
  516      SBA Communications Corp.(a)      153,727  
  846      VICI Properties, Inc.(a)      17,081  
  998      W.P. Carey, Inc.(a)      67,515  
     

 

 

 
        716,101  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Health Care — 0.1%  
  2,686      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(a)      50,497  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Hotels — 0.0%  
  672      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      6,646  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Mortgage — 0.1%  
  4,312      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(a)      28,287  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Office Property — 0.1%  
  1,073      Kilroy Realty Corp.(a)      62,985  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Single Tenant — 0.2%  
  368      National Retail Properties, Inc.      13,057  
  1,329      Realty Income Corp.(a)      79,075  
     

 

 

 
        92,132  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

31  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       REITs – Storage — 0.2%  
  984      Extra Space Storage, Inc.(a)    $ 90,892  
     

 

 

 
       Road & Rail — 1.3%  
  1,238      Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)      217,356  
  702      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(a)      119,052  
  2,100      Union Pacific Corp.(a)      355,047  
     

 

 

 
        691,455  
     

 

 

 
       Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.9%  
  3,239      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)(b)      170,404  
  3,752      Applied Materials, Inc.(a)      226,808  
  83      ASML Holding NV, (Registered)(a)      30,546  
  377      First Solar, Inc.(a)(b)      18,662  
  9,816      Intel Corp.(a)      587,291  
  1,914      Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(a)      67,105  
  2,228      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.(a)      135,039  
  1,551      NVIDIA Corp.(a)      589,240  
  1,366      ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)      27,074  
  3,242      QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)      295,703  
  813      Teradyne, Inc.(a)      68,707  
  2,732      Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)      346,882  
     

 

 

 
        2,563,461  
     

 

 

 
       Software — 9.9%  
  1,290      Adobe, Inc.(a)(b)      561,550  
  1,069      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      102,581  
  526      CDK Global, Inc.(a)      21,787  
  297      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)      31,907  
  661      Fortinet, Inc.(a)(b)      90,735  
  15,746      Microsoft Corp.(a)      3,204,468  
  4,662      Oracle Corp.(a)      257,669  
  165      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)      37,895  
  321      PTC, Inc.(a)(b)      24,971  
  2,196      salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)      411,377  
  511      ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)      206,986  
  475      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(a)      26,828  
  745      Synopsys, Inc.(a)(b)      145,275  
     

 

 

 
        5,124,029  
     

 

 

 
       Specialty Retail — 2.3%  
  630      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a)      89,743  
  529      Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)(b)      104,176  
  933      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(a)      38,495  
  1,030      Foot Locker, Inc.(a)      30,035  
  3,164      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)      792,614  
  392      Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)(b)      79,741  
  583      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(a)      47,812  
     

 

 

 
        1,182,616  
     

 

 

 
       Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.4%  
  8,603      Apple, Inc.(a)      3,138,374  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  32


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
       Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — continued  
  346      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(b)    $ 19,009  
  5,591      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(a)      54,401  
  5,561      HP, Inc.(a)      96,928  
     

 

 

 
        3,308,712  
     

 

 

 
       Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%  
  309      Carter’s, Inc.(a)      24,936  
  232      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)(b)      72,386  
  3,637      NIKE, Inc., Class B(a)      356,608  
  762      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b)      23,912  
     

 

 

 
        477,842  
     

 

 

 
       Tobacco — 0.8%  
  4,687      Altria Group, Inc.(a)      183,965  
  206      British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR      7,997  
  3,166      Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)      221,810  
     

 

 

 
        413,772  
     

 

 

 
       Water Utilities — 0.5%  
  1,851      American Water Works Co., Inc.(a)      238,150  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $29,961,561)
     51,813,648  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 2.4%  
$ 1,236,440      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,236,440 on 7/01/2020 collateralized by $1,117,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500% due 2/28/2026 valued at $1,261,193 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $1,236,440)
     1,236,440  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 102.2%
(Identified Cost $31,198,001)
     53,050,088  
   Other assets less liabilities — (2.2)%      (1,146,965
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 51,903,123  
     

 

 

 

 

Written Options — (2.2%)

 

Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
   Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (2.2%)

 

S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020      3,025      (18   $ (5,580,522   $ (176,053   $ (201,330
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020      3,050      (19     (5,890,551     (186,802     (176,415
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020      3,075      (19     (5,890,551     (164,490     (145,255
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/17/2020      3,100      (19     (5,890,551     (139,498     (115,995
S&P 500® Index, Call      7/31/2020      3,225      (18     (5,580,522     (176,481     (48,060
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020      3,125      (18     (5,580,522     (223,379     (171,270
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020      3,150      (18     (5,580,522     (179,943     (144,630

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

33  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Written Options — (continued)

 

     
Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
   Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (continued)

 

S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020      3,200      (18   $ (5,580,522   $ (189,852   $ (100,800
S&P 500® Index, Call      8/21/2020      3,300      (18     (5,580,522     (121,717     (42,750
            

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total              $ (1,558,215   $ (1,146,505
            

 

 

   

 

 

 
                          
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (a)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
  (b)      Non-income producing security.
  
  ADR      An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts

Industry Summary at June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Software

     9.9

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     6.4  

Interactive Media & Services

     5.4  

IT Services

     5.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.9  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.7  

Banks

     3.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.5  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.6  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.5  

Capital Markets

     2.5  

Biotechnology

     2.5  

Specialty Retail

     2.3  

Entertainment

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     36.4  

Short-Term Investments

     2.4  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     102.2  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (2.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  34


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Gateway
Fund
     Gateway Equity
Call Premium
Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 3,811,962,422      $ 31,198,001  

Net unrealized appreciation

     3,228,225,274        21,852,087  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

     7,040,187,696        53,050,088  

Cash

     24,647         

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     7,925,955        82,127  

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

            1,035  

Dividends receivable

     4,917,455        40,326  

Prepaid expenses (Note 8)

     1,301        11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     7,053,057,054        53,173,587  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $200,612,265 and $1,558,215, respectively) (Note 2)

     147,078,995        1,146,505  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     26,103,975        25,262  

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     3,125,124         

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     928,333        41,618  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     251,115        1,881  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

     21,442        256  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     472,122        54,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     177,981,106        1,270,464  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,875,075,948      $ 51,903,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 4,733,974,172      $ 38,300,024  

Accumulated earnings

     2,141,101,776        13,603,099  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 6,875,075,948      $ 51,903,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

35  |


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Gateway
Fund
     Gateway Equity
Call Premium
Fund
 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Class A shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 920,723,383      $ 1,600,279  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     27,403,498        131,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 33.60      $ 12.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 35.65      $ 12.95  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1)

     

Net assets

   $ 167,888,229      $ 736,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     5,016,999        60,554  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 33.46      $ 12.17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 351,555,535      $ 529,106  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,468,528        43,395  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 33.58      $ 12.19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 5,434,908,801      $ 49,037,024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     161,864,221        4,019,331  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 33.58      $ 12.20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  36


Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     Gateway
Fund
    Gateway Equity
Call Premium
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

   $ 319,786     $ 2,792  

Dividends

     71,359,498       574,061  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (32,081     (950
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     71,647,203       575,903  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

     23,118,669       186,159  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     2,176,109       6,254  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     1,622,532       12,741  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     133,188       10,144  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

     2,424,181       19,161  

Audit and tax services fees

     25,727       25,005  

Custodian fees and expenses

     137,459       34,410  

Legal fees (Note 8)

     88,857       994  

Registration fees

     101,548       28,446  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     158,747       2,517  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8)

     131,040       16,262  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     30,118,057       342,093  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

     (2,555,964     (63,649
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     27,562,093       278,444  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     44,085,110       297,459  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

    

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

     484,443,784       992,660  

Options written

     (418,075,142     (3,126,909

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

     (8     (13

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     (493,705,736     (4,010,631

Options written

     125,836,830       990,332  

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

     (34     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     (301,500,306     (5,154,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (257,415,196   $ (4,857,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

37  |


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

         
Gateway Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 44,085,110     $ 105,912,778  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     66,368,634       (1,125,482,443

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

     (367,868,940     1,872,931,084  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (257,415,196     853,361,419  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Class A

     (5,074,981     (12,705,939

Class C

     (262,085     (840,122

Class N

     (2,301,986     (3,571,259

Class Y

     (36,666,851     (88,571,859
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (44,305,903     (105,689,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)

     (980,414,701     (728,793,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,282,135,800     18,878,608  

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the period

     8,157,211,748       8,138,333,140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the period

   $ 6,875,075,948     $ 8,157,211,748  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  38


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Gateway Equity Call
Premium Fund
 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 297,459     $ 633,336  

Net realized loss on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     (2,134,262     (4,575,650

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

     (3,020,302     13,729,955  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,857,105     9,787,641  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Class A

     (7,962     (19,337

Class C

     (567     (1,035

Class N

     (2,985     (2,711

Class Y

     (279,478     (629,887
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (290,992     (652,970
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)

     (7,363,426     (15,070,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (12,511,523     (5,935,647

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the period

     64,414,646       70,350,293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the period

   $ 51,903,123     $ 64,414,646  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

39  |


Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Fund—Class A  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 34.69     $ 31.65     $ 33.47     $ 30.84     $ 29.72     $ 29.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.17       0.37       0.34       0.39       0.41       0.57 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.08     3.05       (1.80     2.58       1.13       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.91     3.42       (1.46     2.97       1.54       0.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.18     (0.38     (0.36     (0.34     (0.42     (0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 33.60     $ 34.69     $ 31.65     $ 33.47     $ 30.84     $ 29.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    (2.60 )%(e)      10.84     (4.39 )%      9.66     5.23     2.34

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 920,723     $ 1,125,464     $ 1,177,641     $ 1,669,272     $ 1,755,576     $ 1,864,118  

Net expenses(f)

    0.94 %(g)      0.94     0.94     0.94     0.94     0.94

Gross expenses

    1.02 %(g)      1.01     1.01     1.02     1.02     1.01

Net investment income

    1.02 %(g)      1.12     1.03     1.20     1.39     1.91 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    15     12     10     34     14     10

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.37, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.24%.

(c)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d)

A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(e)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(g)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  40


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Fund—Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 34.54     $ 31.50     $ 33.32     $ 30.72     $ 29.61     $ 29.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.04       0.12       0.09       0.14       0.19       0.34 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.07     3.03       (1.80     2.57       1.11       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (1.03     3.15       (1.71     2.71       1.30       0.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.05     (0.11     (0.11     (0.11     (0.19     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 33.46     $ 34.54     $ 31.50     $ 33.32     $ 30.72     $ 29.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    (2.98 )%(e)      10.02     (5.15 )%      8.85     4.42     1.54

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 167,888     $ 215,947     $ 272,904     $ 336,891     $ 366,584     $ 387,235  

Net expenses(f)

    1.70 %(g)      1.70     1.70     1.70     1.70     1.70

Gross expenses

    1.77 %(g)      1.76     1.76     1.77     1.77     1.76

Net investment income

    0.26 %(g)      0.37     0.27     0.44     0.63     1.15 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    15     12     10     34     14     10

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.15, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.51%.

(c)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d)

A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(e)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(g)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

41  |


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Fund—Class N  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 34.68     $ 31.63     $ 33.46     $ 31.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.47       0.44       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.09     3.06       (1.81     1.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.87     3.53       (1.37     1.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

       

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.48     (0.46     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 33.58     $ 34.68     $ 31.63     $ 33.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    (2.46 )%(c)      11.17     (4.13 )%      5.93 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

       

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 351,556     $ 369,793     $ 179,727     $ 126,262  

Net expenses(d)

    0.65 %(e)      0.65     0.65     0.65 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    0.70 %(e)      0.69     0.70     0.74 %(e) 

Net investment income

    1.32 %(e)      1.40     1.32     1.42 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    15     12     10     34 %(f) 

 

*

From commencement of Class operations on May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

(f)

Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  42


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Fund—Class Y  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 34.67     $ 31.63     $ 33.46     $ 30.83     $ 29.71     $ 29.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.46       0.43       0.47       0.49       0.64 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.08     3.04       (1.81     2.58       1.12       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.87     3.50       (1.38     3.05       1.61       0.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.46     (0.45     (0.42     (0.49     (0.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 33.58     $ 34.67     $ 31.63     $ 33.46     $ 30.83     $ 29.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    (2.48 )%(d)      11.12     (4.18 )%      9.93     5.48     2.59

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 5,434,909     $ 6,446,007     $ 6,508,061     $ 6,392,640     $ 5,550,008     $ 6,012,987  

Net expenses(e)

    0.70 %(f)      0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Gross expenses

    0.77 %(f)      0.76     0.76     0.77     0.77     0.76

Net investment income

    1.27 %(f)      1.37     1.28     1.44     1.63     2.16 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    15     12     10     34     14     10

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.45, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.51%.

(c)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

43  |


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class A  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.07     $ 11.32     $ 12.08     $ 10.89     $ 10.22     $ 9.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.10       0.09       0.10       0.11       0.15 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.86     1.76       (0.76     1.18       0.66       0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.81     1.86       (0.67     1.28       0.77       0.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.05     (0.11     (0.09     (0.09     (0.10     (0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 12.21     $ 13.07     $ 11.32     $ 12.08     $ 10.89     $ 10.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    (6.18 )%(e)      16.46     (5.60 )%      11.80     7.58     3.90

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1,600     $ 2,363     $ 2,375     $ 7,085     $ 6,507     $ 3,855  

Net expenses(f)

    1.20 %(g)      1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Gross expenses

    1.42 %(g)      1.42     1.44     1.30     1.31     1.70

Net investment income

    0.82 %(g)      0.82     0.73     0.85     1.02     1.47 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     17     58     19     24     38

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.10 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.98%.

(c)

A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(d)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(e)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(g)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  44


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.03     $ 11.29     $ 12.05     $ 10.87     $ 10.22     $ 9.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.00 (b)      0.01       0.00 (b)      0.01       0.02       0.09 (c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.85     1.74       (0.75     1.18       0.68       0.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.85     1.75       (0.75     1.19       0.70       0.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.01     (0.01     (0.01     (0.01     (0.05     (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 12.17     $ 13.03     $ 11.29     $ 12.05     $ 10.87     $ 10.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(d)(e)

    (6.52 )%(f)      15.54     (6.24 )%      10.95     6.85     3.07

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 737     $ 727     $ 849     $ 648     $ 524     $ 37  

Net expenses(g)

    1.95 %(h)      1.95     1.95     1.95     1.95     1.95

Gross expenses

    2.17 %(h)      2.17     2.19     2.05     1.98     2.40

Net investment income

    0.07 %(h)      0.07     0.02     0.10     0.23     0.85 %(c) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     17     58     19     24     38

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.07 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.72%.

(d)

A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.

(e)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(f)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(g)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(h)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

45  |


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class N  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.06     $ 11.32     $ 12.09     $ 11.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.13       0.13       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.87     1.76       (0.77     0.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.80     1.89       (0.64     0.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

       

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.15     (0.13     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 12.19     $ 13.06     $ 11.32     $ 12.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    (6.10 )%(c)      16.73     (5.32 )%      7.50 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

       

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 529     $ 530     $ 1     $ 1  

Net expenses(d)

    0.90 %(e)      0.90     0.90     0.90 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    1.38 %(e)      1.63     15.41     14.26 %(e) 

Net investment income

    1.12 %(e)      1.03     1.04     1.22 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     17     58     19 %(f) 

 

*

From commencement of Class operations on May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(e)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

(f)

Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  46


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class Y  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.07     $ 11.32     $ 12.09     $ 10.89     $ 10.22     $ 9.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.06       0.13       0.12       0.13       0.13       0.16 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.86     1.76       (0.76     1.19       0.67       0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.80     1.89       (0.64     1.32       0.80       0.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.14     (0.13     (0.12     (0.13     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 12.20     $ 13.07     $ 11.32     $ 12.09     $ 10.89     $ 10.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    (6.05 )%(d)      16.67     (5.37 )%      12.21     7.83     4.03

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 49,037     $ 60,794     $ 67,125     $ 73,255     $ 63,578     $ 50,334  

Net expenses(e)

    0.95 %(f)      0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95

Gross expenses

    1.17 %(f)      1.17     1.19     1.05     1.06     1.45

Net investment income

    1.06 %(f)      1.06     1.01     1.10     1.27     1.59 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     17     58     19     24     38

 

(a)

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.12 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.20%.

(c)

Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.

(d)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e)

The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

(f)

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

47  |


Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1.  Organization.  Gateway Trust (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

Gateway Fund

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for ten years (at which point they automatically convert to Class A shares) and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. Class N and Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Class Y shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Class Y as outlined in the relevant Funds’ prospectus.

Most expenses can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Natixis ETF Trust. Expenses of the Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C and Class Y, and individually for Class N. In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of the Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from

 

|  48


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to period-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

a.  Valuation.  Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Domestic exchange-traded index and single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general

 

49  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

(such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Funds may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by a Fund.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income (including income reinvested) and foreign withholding tax, if applicable, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations

 

|  50


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities.

The Funds may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.

d.  Option Contracts.  The Funds’ investment strategies make use of exchange-traded options. Exchange-traded options are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to a Fund are reduced.

When a Fund writes an index call option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value until the option expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. When an index call option expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of an index call option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the index underlying the written option.

When a Fund purchases an index put option, it pays a premium and the index put option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value until the option expires or a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction. Premiums paid for purchasing index put options which expire are treated as realized losses. When a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing index put options is limited to the premium paid.

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2020 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds.

 

51  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

A Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on investment income and taxes on capital gains on investments that are accrued and paid based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign withholding taxes on dividend and interest income are reflected on the Statements of Operations as a reduction of investment income, net of amounts eligible to be reclaimed. Dividends and interest receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are net of foreign withholding taxes. Foreign withholding taxes where reclaims have been or will be filed are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as tax reclaims receivable. Capital gains taxes paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations. Accrued but unpaid capital gains taxes are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable, and reduce unrealized gains on investments. In the event that realized gains on investments are subsequently offset by realized losses, taxes paid on realized gains may be returned to a Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.

f.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as foreign currency gains and losses and distributions in excess of income and/or capital gain. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to wash sales, return of capital distributions received, deferred Trustees’ fees and option contract mark-to-market. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and net realized short-term capital gains are reported as distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

|  52


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     2019 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

  

Ordinary

Income

    

Long-Term

Capital
Gains

    

Total

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 105,689,179      $   —      $ 105,689,179  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     652,970               652,970  

Distributions paid to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains, based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, are consolidated and reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions paid to shareholders from net investment income and net realized capital gains expressed in per-share amounts, based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, are separately stated and reported within the Financial Highlights.

As of December 31, 2019, capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

 

    

Gateway
Fund

   

Gateway

Equity Call
Premium Fund

 

Capital loss carryforward:

 

Short-term:

 

No expiration date

   $ (493,613,855   $ (3,362,108

Long-term:

 

No expiration date

     (807,890,153     (3,695,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (1,301,504,008   $ (7,057,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2020, the tax cost of investments (including derivatives) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a federal tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Gateway
Fund

   

Gateway
Equity Call
Premium Fund

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 3,811,962,422     $ 31,198,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

   $ 3,409,976,196     $ 22,874,053  

Gross tax depreciation

     (128,217,652     (610,256
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation

   $ 3,281,758,544     $ 22,263,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

53  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Amounts in the table above exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Adjustments may include, but are not limited to, wash sales and derivatives mark-to-market.

g.  Repurchase Agreements.  Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which each Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of June 30, 2020, each Fund, as applicable, had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

h.  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

 

|  54


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2020, at value:

Gateway Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 6,658,558,160     $      $   —      $ 6,658,558,160  

Purchased Options(a)

     76,660,460                     76,660,460  

Short-Term Investments

           304,969,076               304,969,076  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,735,218,620     $ 304,969,076      $      $ 7,040,187,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options(a)

   $ (147,078,995   $   —      $   —      $ (147,078,995
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

   

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 51,813,648     $      $   —      $ 51,813,648  

Short-Term Investments

           1,236,440               1,236,440  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 51,813,648     $ 1,236,440      $      $ 53,050,088  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options(a)

   $ (1,146,505   $   —      $   —      $ (1,146,505
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

4.  Derivatives.  Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Funds used during the period include written index call options and purchased index put options.

 

55  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The Funds seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. To meet this investment goal, the Funds invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also writing index call options. Writing index call options can reduce the Fund’s volatility, provide a steady cash flow and be an important source of the Fund’s return, although it also may reduce the Funds’ ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. The Gateway Fund also buys index put options, which can protect the Fund from a significant market decline that may occur over a short period of time. The value of an index put option generally increases as the prices of stocks constituting the index decrease and decreases as those stocks increase in price. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio, the steady cash flow from writing of index call options and the downside protection from purchased index put options is intended to provide the Funds with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, Gateway Fund used written index call options and purchased index put options and Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund used written index call options in accordance with these objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway Fund as of June 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Assets

  

Investments
at value
1

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ 76,660,460  

Liabilities

  

Options written
at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ (147,078,995

 

1 

Represents purchased options, at value.

Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments2

    

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 293,643,779      $ (418,075,142

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investments2

    

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 25,580,814      $ 125,836,830  

 

2  

Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for purchased options during the period.

 

|  56


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund as of June 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Liabilities

  

Options written
at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ (1,146,505

Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ (3,126,909

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 990,332  

As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

The volume of option contract activity as a percentage of investments in common stocks, for Gateway Fund based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

Gateway Fund

  

Call Options
Written*

   

Put Options
Purchased*

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.94     70.37

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     99.08     99.08

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.75     41.90

Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2020

     98.75     64.89

The volume of option contract activity as a percentage of investments in common stocks, for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

  

Call Options

Written*

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.92

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     99.24

 

57  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

  

Call Options

Written*

 

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.73

Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2020

     98.73

 

*

Notional amounts outstanding are determined by multiplying option contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the option’s underlying index, the S&P 500® Index.

Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the averages above.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and option contracts) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 1,048,183,069      $ 2,133,834,008  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     6,689,769        16,538,964  

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds. Gateway Advisers is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC (“Natixis”), which is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

First

$5 billion

   

Next

$5 billion

   

Over

$10 billion

 

Gateway Fund

     0.65     0.60     0.58

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     0.65     0.65     0.65

Gateway Advisers has given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2021, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, and are reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any,

 

|  58


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class N

   

Class Y

 

Gateway Fund

     0.94     1.70     0.65     0.70

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     1.20     1.95     0.90     0.95

Gateway Advisers shall be permitted to recover expenses borne under the expense limitation agreement (whether through waiver of management fee or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the annual operating expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the management fees and waiver of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Gross
Management
Fees

   

Contractual
Waivers of
Management
Fees
1

   

Net
Management
Fees

   

Percentage of
Average
Daily
Net Assets

 
    Gross       Net  

Gateway Fund

  $ 23,118,669     $ 2,455,971     $ 20,662,698       0.63     0.57

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

    186,159       62,923       123,236       0.65     0.43

 

1

Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2021.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

     Reimbursement  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

    

Total

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 99,993      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 99,993  

No expenses were recovered for either Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2020 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.

b.   Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution

 

59  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plans”).

Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Also under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class C

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 1,243,090      $ 233,255      $ 699,764  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     2,747        877        2,630  

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0540% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0275% of the next $30 billion and 0.0225% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

|  60


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 1,622,532  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     12,741  

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  Natixis Distribution has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Funds primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Funds. These services would have been provided by the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds have agreed to reimburse Natixis Distribution for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to Natixis Distribution are subject to a current per-account equivalent fee limit approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations) for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Sub-Transfer
Agent Fees
 

Gateway Fund

   $ 2,131,352  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     12,419  

As of June 30, 2020, the Funds owe Natixis Distribution the following reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor):

 

Fund

  

Reimbursements
of Sub-Transfer
Agent Fees

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 21,442  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     256  

 

61  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes.

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distribution during the six months ended June 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 35,584  

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, Natixis or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $369,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $199,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee, the chairperson of the Audit Committee and the chairperson of the Governance Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $20,000. Each Contract Review Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Natixis ETF Trust as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

|  62


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trust.

g.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Fund’s Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Fund $726 for transfer agency expenses.

7.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Funds incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

     Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 346,619      $ 65,019      $ 1,419      $ 2,011,124  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     716        228        726        17,491  

8. Line of Credit.  Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, entered into a $400,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank. Any one Fund may borrow up to $350,000,000 under the line of credit agreement (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $400,000,000 limit at any time), subject to each Fund’s investment restrictions and its contractual obligations under the line of credit. Interest is charged to the Funds based upon the terms set forth in the agreement. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The Funds paid an arrangement fee, an upfront fee, and certain other legal fees in connection with the line of credit agreement, which are being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected in legal fees and/or miscellaneous expenses on the Statements of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, neither Fund had borrowings under this agreement.

 

63  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

9.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of June 30, 2020, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Funds had accounts representing controlling ownership of more than 5% of the Funds’ total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Number of 5%
Account Holders

    

Percentage of
Ownership

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     2        76.81

Omnibus shareholder accounts for which Natixis Advisors understands that the intermediary has discretion over the underlying shareholder accounts or investment models where a shareholder account may be invested for a non-discretionary customer are included in the table above. For other omnibus accounts, the Funds do not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.

10.  Risk.  Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the rapidly evolving public health emergency known as coronavirus (“COVID-19”). As the situation continues to unfold, the extent and duration of the impact that the COVID-19 outbreak may have on financial markets and the economy as a whole remains highly uncertain. If the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on financial markets and the economy continue for an extended period of time, the Funds’ future financial and investment results may be adversely affected.

 

|  64


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

11.  Capital Shares.  Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
    Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Gateway Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,829,210     $ 93,298,028       5,642,070     $ 187,727,250  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     141,347       4,474,785       340,366       11,406,325  

Redeemed

     (8,008,947     (262,013,477     (10,753,386     (356,593,296
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (5,038,390   $ (164,240,664     (4,770,950   $ (157,459,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     139,767     $ 4,617,767       432,578     $ 14,310,216  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     6,581       207,158       20,474       678,795  

Redeemed

     (1,380,670     (45,334,650     (2,864,005     (94,753,228
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (1,234,322   $ (40,509,725     (2,410,953   $ (79,764,217
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,705,611     $ 56,399,102       6,003,206     $ 203,490,332  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     33,162       1,053,164       51,248       1,723,476  

Redeemed

     (1,934,312     (63,098,088     (1,072,156     (35,774,420
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (195,539   $ (5,645,822     4,982,298     $ 169,439,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     25,217,600     $ 826,823,117       40,784,585     $ 1,355,336,594  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     952,832       30,171,876       2,127,554       71,298,540  

Redeemed

     (50,219,856     (1,627,013,483     (62,764,917     (2,087,644,216
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (24,049,424   $ (770,018,490     (19,852,778   $ (661,009,082
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

     (30,517,675   $ (980,414,701     (22,052,383   $ (728,793,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

65  |


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

    
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020

 
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     47,481     $ 606,914       115,797     $ 1,436,549  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     710       7,900       1,519       18,853  

Redeemed

     (97,853     (1,139,236     (146,371     (1,790,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (49,662   $ (524,422     (29,055   $ (335,003
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     6,008     $ 74,230       9,729     $ 122,297  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     49       567       85       1,019  

Redeemed

     (1,312     (15,807     (29,196     (363,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     4,745     $ 58,990       (19,382   $ (240,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     7,119     $ 88,355       42,939     $ 532,639  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     265       2,985       213       2,711  

Redeemed

     (4,608     (52,722     (2,623     (33,360
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     2,776     $ 38,618       40,529     $ 501,990  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     565,063     $ 6,672,776       1,271,009     $ 15,306,783  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,481       94,625       18,719       232,437  

Redeemed

     (1,207,039     (13,704,013     (2,567,908     (30,536,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (633,495   $ (6,936,612     (1,278,180   $ (14,996,966
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

     (675,636   $ (7,363,426     (1,286,088   $ (15,070,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

|  66

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)

(1)

Not applicable.

(a)

(2)

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officerpursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)),filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively.

   
   

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Gateway Trust

By: /s/ David L. Giunta

Name: David L. Giunta

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 24, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ David L. Giunta

Name: David L. Giunta

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 24, 2020

By: /s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name: Michael C. Kardok

Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial and

Accounting Officer

Date: August 24, 2020