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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-08282

 

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I

(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: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2020

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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


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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     23  
Financial Statements     40  
Notes to Financial Statements     53  

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 1-800-633-3330. 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/loomissayles.


LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Mark F. Burns, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSSIX
John J. Slavik, CFA®   Retail Class    LCGRX
  Class N    LSSNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

 

 

Market Conditions

The one-year period ending September 30, 2020 was positive for most domestic equity markets, although those positive returns were hard-fought. The robust positive returns in some ways masked the full extent of the challenges that investors faced over the course of this time period. After starting the period strongly, the Russell 2000® Growth Index declined in historic fashion during the first quarter of 2020 but then saw an equally sharp rebound in the second quarter. Further gains in the third quarter of 2020 added to the period’s total return.

Growth, as measured by the Russell 2000® Growth Index, significantly outperformed value, as measured by the Russell 2000® Value Index, over this time period.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund returned 17.98% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which returned 15.71%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Among contributors to overall return, stock selection in the healthcare, financials, and information technology sectors, along with an underweight position in the real estate sector, drove the Fund’s outperformance. By contrast, stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector hurt relative performance.

Among individual stocks, the Fund’s top contributors to performance were medical equipment manufacturer Quidel Corp., contact center software provider Five9 Inc. and pet food maker Freshpet Inc. Quidel performed very well during the period, as its diagnostic tests were among those used for Covid-19 testing, boosting sales. Secular growth trends toward migrating contact-center solutions to the cloud and virtualizing workforces remained in place and supported Five9’s growth. Freshpet issued robust guidance in the belief that it has ample room to grow and to continue to penetrate the dog food market. Sales rose significantly as people began to shelter in place and bought supplies in bulk, and pet adoptions were also up during the pandemic, raising investor sentiment around the stock.

 

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Conversely, specialty food distributor The Chefs’ Warehouse Inc., industrial manufacturer Hexcel Corp. and online education provider Laureate Education Inc. were the largest detractors from the Fund’s performance. Chefs’ Warehouse saw its end markets significantly impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, especially among caterers and restaurants. Hexcel encountered disruptions in the Boeing supply chain that weighed on the stock, and the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on the airline industry only exacerbated that impact. Laureate Education reported lackluster results during the period, and guidance was below expectations. Investor concerns about slowing growth in the US market and the ability to continue making divestitures in the current industry environment appeared to weigh on the stock. The Fund sold its positions in all three of these stocks.

Outlook

Despite the pause in September, the markets have been able to deliver spectacular returns, particularly when measured from the market bottom in March of this year. Despite strong returns, however, small-cap stocks underperformed their large-cap peers. The underperformance of small-caps during the third quarter put the rolling three-year differential between large-cap and small-cap performance at its widest level since 1999. The last time large-caps outperformed small-caps by such a wide margin, small-caps subsequently enjoyed a prolonged period of outperformance.

Volatility is likely to increase as we approach the election, and regardless of the outcome, it may continue to be an uncertain time for the markets. However, increasing visibility surrounding a potential vaccine for Covid-19 may provide some stability.

While there is so much that is not known about the pandemic and the continued economic impact, we remain focused on the underlying fundamentals of our companies. These stock-specific fundamentals should have a more significant effect on investment returns as uncertainty surrounding the virus and its economic ramifications fade. We certainly take into account how the world may change as a result of what we are going through and the impact those changes may have on individual companies, but we continue to seek out long-term secular winners that can grow into larger entities and create value for stakeholders.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2020

 

Security name    % of
assets
 
1    Freshpet, Inc.      2.07
2    Five9, Inc.      1.92  
3    LHC Group, Inc.      1.87  
4    SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.      1.85  
5    Generac Holdings, Inc.      1.74  
6    Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      1.68  
7    Palomar Holdings, Inc.      1.63  
8    Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A      1.57  
9    Globant S.A.      1.54  
10    Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Series A      1.52  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

                                 Expense Ratios3  
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Life of
Class N
    Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class
(Inception
12/31/96)
    17.98     13.62     14.02         0.95     0.95
     
Retail Class
(Inception
12/31/96)
    17.67       13.33       13.72             1.20       1.20  
     
Class N
(Inception
2/1/13)
    18.09       13.76             13.27       0.82       0.82  
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 2000® Growth Index1     15.71       11.42       12.34       11.34                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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Russell 2000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Joseph R. Gatz, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSSCX
Jeffrey Schwartz, CFA®   Retail Class    LSCRX
  Admin Class    LSVAX
  Class N    LSCNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

 

 

Market Conditions

The one-year period ending September 30, 2020 included several distinct market phases. The first brought a cyclical-led rally that took domestic equity markets to new all-time highs by early 2020, based on improving leading economic indicators, renewed optimism over a trade deal with China and a supportive US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) that provided an additional interest rate cut in the fourth quarter of 2019. In late February and March, the equity markets entered a swift and steep correction period as the Covid-19 emerged, causing resulting economic activity and corporate earnings projections to fall sharply. However, with a supportive Fed and many governmental stimulus programs, the market rebounded from its lows in record time as investors began to look beyond the impact of the virus with few attractive investment alternatives to stocks.

Small-cap stocks participated in the equity market recovery, matching the very healthy rebound of larger-cap stocks. The net result for the Russell 2000® Index was a slightly positive total return for the period. However, small-cap value stocks dramatically underperformed small-cap growth stocks by a margin of over 30 percentage points, with the Russell 2000® Growth Index returning +15.7% compared to the Russell 2000® Value Index return of -14.9%.

One of the driving forces behind growth stocks’ domination of market return was an investor preference for higher-visibility sales and earnings that certain sectors and industries provided during a period of increased global economic uncertainty. Record-low interest rates also had an impact on separating leading and lagging economic sectors over the course of the year. With optimism over Covid-19 vaccine development and future production volumes, the healthcare sector was the top performer. Lagging sectors included energy due to falling oil prices and demand, financials on concerns over lending credit problems and defensive sectors such as real estate and utilities.

Performance Review

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund returned -15.31% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index, which returned -14.88%.

 

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Explanation of Performance

Global event services provider Viad Corp., hotel meeting and conference company Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. and oilfield services company ChampionX Corp. detracted the most from relative performance. Viad’s operations include corporate gatherings, conventions, conferences, trade shows and exhibitions as well as a travel and tourism business that serves destinations in the US, Canada and Iceland. Both business lines were significantly impacted by Covid-19 and the near elimination of large group gatherings and tourism-related travel. Similarly, Ryman Hospitality is a REIT that specializes in group-oriented hotels used for large-scale meetings and conferences. The outbreak of Covid-19 created an immediate and severe disruption to the business that extended throughout the period. ChampionX, formerly known as Apergy Corp., struggled as energy stocks significantly underperformed the market. Investors also had concerns that the announced merger with the oilfield service division of Ecolabs might not close, and even once it did in June, the subsequent rally in the stock failed to offset declines from earlier in the period. The Fund sold its positions in Viad and Ryman Hospitality.

Looking at drivers of the Fund’s performance, very positive sector allocation was offset by lagging stock selection. The Fund started the fiscal year positioned fairly conservatively, residing in the upper portion of the market capitalization range and emphasizing companies with highly durable business models. This served the Fund well throughout the market correction and shortly thereafter, but caused it to lag the benchmark during the cyclical rally of lower quality stocks over the last few months of the fiscal period.

From a sector standpoint, the Fund’s fairly significant underweight positions in energy and financials contributed to performance, as these were the two worst performing sectors of the small-cap value market. An overweight to the industrials and information technology was also a positive to relative performance. Stock selection was favorable in the financials, communication services and healthcare sectors. By contrast, the Fund was negatively affected by its overweight position in the communication services sector and by stock selection particularly within the information technology, consumer discretionary and materials sectors.

Among individual stocks, medical diagnostic test manufacturer Quidel Corp., drug compound contract manufacturer Catalent Inc. and biopharmaceutical vaccine specialist Emergent BioSolutions Inc. had the largest positive contributions to performance for the period. During the last six months of the period, Quidel received emergency use authorization from the FDA to provide Covid-19 tests both to clinical labs and for point of care testing. The company ramped up manufacturing to produce nearly 7 million Covid-19 tests quarterly for healthcare workers, schools, and businesses as the economy reopened. Catalent’s expanding presence in biologics improved top line growth, expanding operating margins, and generating stronger free cash flow, which attracted new investors to the stock. During 2020, Catalent made numerous announcements regarding partnerships to manufacture potential Covid-19 vaccines on behalf of several well-known pharmaceutical

 

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developers. Emergent BioSolutions is a specialty biopharmaceutical company providing vaccines and medical countermeasures for biological and chemical threats as well as infectious disease. Given the company’s area of expertise, as well as an established contract manufacturing operation, it recently announced several large contracts providing development and manufacturing services to a number of Covid-19 vaccine organizations. In addition, the company leveraged its own proprietary platform technology to develop Covid-19 therapeutic products.

Outlook

We remain committed to identifying inefficiencies in the small-cap market that result in stock prices and valuations that do not accurately reflect our assessment of the underlying value of the corporate enterprise.

While many forms of inefficiency may exist, we focus on companies that are misunderstood, underfollowed or in the midst of a “special situation” where we believe we can use our strengths in the form of our time horizon, resource deployment or a willingness to solve complex situations. We require fundamentally sound business models, capable management teams and financial stability.

Key to our process are distinct, company-specific catalysts on the horizon to sustain, enhance, or highlight the fundamental outlook. These principles are applied consistently over time, regardless of the current market environment. With a margin of safety and a proper time horizon, our goal is to achieve an attractive total return for our investors, while managing to an appropriate level of risk.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20203

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2020

 

Security name    % of
assets
 
1    Nomad Foods Ltd.      1.75
2    GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A      1.66  
3    NextEra Energy Partners LP      1.49  
4    Arcosa, Inc.      1.33  
5    Churchill Downs, Inc.      1.29  
6    Darling Ingredients, Inc.      1.28  
7    IAA, Inc.      1.27  
8    Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.      1.25  
9    Vertiv Holdings Co.      1.23  
10    Alamo Group, Inc.      1.17  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20203

 

                                 Expense Ratios4  
     1 year     5 years     10 years    

Life of

Class N

   

Gross

   

Net

 
     
Institutional Class
(Inception
5/13/91)
    -15.31     3.80     7.98         0.95     0.92
     
Retail Class
(Inception
12/31/96)
    -15.56       3.54       7.70             1.20       1.17  
     
Admin Class
(Inception
1/2/98)
    -15.74       3.29       7.43             1.45       1.42  
     
Class N
(Inception
2/1/13)
    -15.28       3.87             5.60       0.85       0.85  
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 2000® Value Index1     -14.88       4.11       7.09       4.86        
Russell 2000® Index2     0.39       8.00       9.85       8.25                  

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

 

1   

Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

2   

Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

 

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

 

4    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Mark F. Burns, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSMIX
John J. Slavik, CFA®   Class N    LSMNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities.

 

 

Market Conditions

The one-year period ending September 30, 2020 was positive for most domestic equity markets, although those positive returns were hard-fought. The robust positive returns in some ways masked the full extent of the challenges that investors faced over the course of this time period. After starting the period strongly, the Russell 2500 Growth Index declined in historic fashion during the first quarter of 2020 but then saw an equally sharp rebound in the second quarter. Further gains in the third quarter of 2020 added to the period’s total return.

Growth, as measured by the Russell 2500 Growth Index, significantly outperformed value, as measured by the Russell 2500 Value Index, over this time period.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund returned 20.38% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth Index, which returned 23.37% during the one-year period.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The bulk of the Fund’s underperformance was concentrated in the second quarter of 2020. Stock selection in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors drove the Fund’s underperformance. An underweight position in the real estate sector, along with stock selection in the consumer staples and financials sectors, contributed positively to relative returns.

Industrial manufacturer Hexcel Corp., online education provider Laureate Education Inc. and payment processing company WEX Inc. were the largest detractors from the Fund’s performance. Hexcel encountered disruptions in the Boeing supply chain that weighed on the stock, and the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on the airline industry only exacerbated that impact. Laureate Education reported lackluster results during the period, and guidance was below expectations. Investor concerns about slowing growth in the US market and the ability to continue making divestitures in the current industry environment appeared to weigh on the stock. Finally, the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on WEX’s closed loop fuel card business for fleets of commercial vehicles, given the economic shutdown. The Fund sold its positions in all three of these stocks.

 

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Among individual stocks, the Fund’s top contributors to performance were biotech company Immunomedics Inc., pet food maker Freshpet Inc. and electrical generator specialist Generac Holdings Inc. Immunomedics reported positive phase 3 drug testing data during the year, with the company stopping the trial early and the treatment receiving accelerated approval. Subsequently, industry peer Gilead Sciences announced it would acquire the company, and investors reacted positively. Freshpet issued robust guidance in the belief that it has ample room to grow and to continue to penetrate the dog food market. Sales rose significantly as people began to shelter in place and bought supplies in bulk, and pet adoptions were also up during the pandemic, raising investor sentiment around the stock. Generac benefited from continued national adoption of its home standby generators and continued to see new market development.

Outlook

Despite the pause in September, the markets have been able to deliver spectacular returns, particularly when measured from the market bottom in March of this year. Despite strong returns, however, small-cap stocks underperformed their large-cap peers. The underperformance of small-caps during the third quarter put the rolling three-year differential between large-cap and small-cap performance at its widest level since 1999. The last time large-caps outperformed small-caps by such a wide margin, small-caps subsequently enjoyed a prolonged period of outperformance.

Volatility is likely to increase as we approach the election, and regardless of the outcome, it may continue to be an uncertain time for the markets. However, increasing visibility surrounding a potential vaccine for Covid-19 may provide some stability.

While there is so much that is not known about the pandemic and the continued economic impact, we remain focused on the underlying fundamentals of our companies. These stock-specific fundamentals should have a more significant effect on investment returns as uncertainty surrounding the virus and its economic ramifications fades. We certainly take into account how the world may change as a result of what we are going through and the impact those changes may have on individual companies, but we continue to seek out long-term secular winners that can grow into larger entities and create value for stakeholders.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares2

June 30, 2015 (inception) through September 30, 2020

 

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See notes to chart on page 13.

Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2020

 

Security name    % of
assets
 
1    Freshpet, Inc.      2.35
2    EPAM Systems, Inc.      2.15  
3    SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.      2.08  
4    Insulet Corp.      2.07  
5    Black Knight, Inc.      1.84  
6    Catalent, Inc.      1.81  
7    LHC Group, Inc.      1.71  
8    Ares Management Corp., Class A      1.70  
9    Generac Holdings, Inc.      1.67  
10    Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      1.66  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

                                 Expense Ratios3  
     1 year     5 years     Life of
Class I
    Life of
Class N
    Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class
(Inception
6/30/15)
    20.38     14.83     11.92         1.30     0.85
     
Class N
(Inception
10/1/19)
                      22.08       1.29       0.83  
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 2500TM Growth Index1     23.37       14.19       10.92       25.41                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-to-mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500TM Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500TM Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer of the small-to-mid-cap growth market. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-to-mid-cap opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics. Indices are unmanaged.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflects those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

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

Additional Index Information

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

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

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge upon request, by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; on the Funds’ website, at www.loomissayles.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

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

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

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Funds’ prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

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The first line in the table of each Fund shows the actual amount of Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2020 through September 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 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table of each Fund 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 Funds to other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,415.60        $5.62  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,020.35        $4.70  

Retail Class

               

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,413.50        $7.12  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,019.10        $5.96  

Class N

               

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,415.70        $4.95  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,020.90        $4.14  

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.93%, 1.18% and 0.82% for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

   

 

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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,210.20          $4.97            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,020.50          $4.55            

Retail Class

               

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,208.30          $6.35            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,019.25          $5.81            

Admin Class

               

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,206.90          $7.72            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,018.00          $7.06            

Class N

               

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,210.10          $4.70            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,020.75          $4.29            

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.90%, 1.15%, 1.40% and 0.85% for Institutional Class, Retail Class, Admin Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,414.40          $5.07            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,020.80          $4.24            

Class N

           

Actual

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,412.70          $5.01            

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,020.85          $4.19            

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) 0.84% and 0.83% for Institutional Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees of the Trusts (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, the Contract Review Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements, typically for an additional one-year period. 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 caps and/or fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the 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) each 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, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for each Fund or

 

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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, the Trustees reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis.

The 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

 

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independent third-party data provider was as follows (where the best performance would be in the first percentile of its category):

 

     One-Year        Three-Year        Five-Year  

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

     55%          29%          30%  

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

     42%          80%          57%  

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

     62%          36%          N/A  

In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant category median as determined by the independent third party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain periods, was competitive over the long term relative to its category; (3) that the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund’s more recent performance had been stronger relative to its category; (4) that the Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund’s mid-term performance has been strong relative to its category; and (5) that the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund’s shorter-term performance has been strong relative to its category. 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

 

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Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund and the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation and the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent the Fund grows in size. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for certain Funds under their respective expense cap agreements. The Trustees also considered that Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund’s current expenses are below its cap. 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 caps 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 fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the 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 caps. 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 caps. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that although none of the Funds’ management fees were subject to breakpoints, each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap. 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. The Trustees also considered that the Funds have benefitted from the substantial reinvestment the Adviser has made into its business.

 

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After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the 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.

 

 

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.

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Annual Report for the Period Commencing on December 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2019 (including updates through September 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 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”). None 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. During the period, 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 September 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 Administrator, the Program of each Fund approved by the Funds’ Board has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator have also monitored, assessed and managed each Fund’s liquidity risk regularly and has determined that the Programs are operating effectively.

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – 95.4% of Net Assets      
      Aerospace & Defense – 2.3%      
  1,155,064     Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(a)   $ 22,269,634  
  372,156     Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)     28,827,204  
   

 

 

 
      51,096,838  
   

 

 

 
      Air Freight & Logistics – 1.0%      
  874,105     Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(a)     21,905,071  
   

 

 

 
      Auto Components – 1.7%      
  83,566     Dorman Products, Inc.(a)     7,552,695  
  291,701     Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)     21,682,135  
  488,815     Stoneridge, Inc.(a)     8,979,532  
   

 

 

 
      38,214,362  
   

 

 

 
      Beverages – 0.5%      
  780,861     Primo Water Corp.     11,088,226  
   

 

 

 
      Biotechnology – 9.4%      
  199,179     Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)     18,463,893  
  266,067     ChemoCentryx, Inc.(a)     14,580,472  
  589,709     Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     10,608,865  
  152,537     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)     15,761,648  
  805,957     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     21,180,550  
  405,099     Natera, Inc.(a)     29,264,352  
  323,557     PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     15,126,290  
  599,929     Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     13,714,377  
  324,427     SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     15,465,435  
  597,319     Veracyte, Inc.(a)     19,406,894  
  426,408     Xencor, Inc.(a)     16,540,366  
  439,455     Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     16,870,678  
   

 

 

 
      206,983,820  
   

 

 

 
      Building Products – 5.6%      
  428,365     AAON, Inc.     25,808,991  
  491,098     Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     30,664,159  
  327,400     Patrick Industries, Inc.     18,832,048  
  418,580     Trex Co., Inc.(a)     29,970,328  
  301,378     UFP Industries, Inc.     17,030,871  
   

 

 

 
      122,306,397  
   

 

 

 
      Capital Markets – 3.4%      
  822,483     AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.(a)     17,880,780  
  465,405     Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Class A(a)     15,260,630  
  273,871     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A     17,689,328  
  411,731     PJT Partners, Inc., Class A     24,955,016  
   

 

 

 
      75,785,754  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.3%      
  516,104     Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(a)   $ 28,824,408  
  348,672     McGrath RentCorp     20,777,365  
   

 

 

 
      49,601,773  
   

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering – 0.9%      
  1,127,993     WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)     18,814,923  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Consumer Services – 1.6%      
  307,575     Arco Platform Ltd., Class A(a)     12,561,363  
  566,986     frontdoor, Inc.(a)     22,061,425  
   

 

 

 
      34,622,788  
   

 

 

 
      Electrical Equipment – 1.7%      
  197,874     Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)     38,316,321  
   

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.6%      
  251,691     Itron, Inc.(a)     15,287,711  
  532,978     nLight, Inc.(a)     12,514,324  
  271,044     Novanta, Inc.(a)     28,551,775  
   

 

 

 
      56,353,810  
   

 

 

 
      Food Products – 2.8%      
  408,360     Freshpet, Inc.(a)     45,593,394  
  766,817     Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)     16,908,315  
   

 

 

 
      62,501,709  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.5%      
  407,490     AtriCure, Inc.(a)     16,258,851  
  430,322     CryoPort, Inc.(a)     20,397,263  
  136,120     iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)     32,411,533  
  236,470     NuVasive, Inc.(a)     11,485,348  
  105,678     Penumbra, Inc.(a)     20,541,690  
  350,629     STAAR Surgical Co.(a)     19,831,576  
   

 

 

 
      120,926,261  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Providers & Services – 4.8%      
  138,729     Amedisys, Inc.(a)     32,799,697  
  415,753     BioTelemetry, Inc.(a)     18,950,022  
  255,497     HealthEquity, Inc.(a)     13,124,881  
  193,634     LHC Group, Inc.(a)     41,158,843  
   

 

 

 
      106,033,443  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Technology – 3.7%      
  1,304,123     Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     34,494,053  
  220,379     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.(a)     28,439,910  
  546,780     Phreesia, Inc.(a)     17,568,042  
   

 

 

 
      80,502,005  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.2%      
  275,570     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   $ 16,751,900  
  224,946     Wingstop, Inc.     30,738,871  
   

 

 

 
      47,490,771  
   

 

 

 
      Insurance – 4.8%      
  387,703     Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Series A     33,571,203  
  193,960     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     36,887,313  
  343,888     Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)     35,846,885  
   

 

 

 
      106,305,401  
   

 

 

 
      Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.6%      
  266,400     Shutterstock, Inc.     13,863,456  
   

 

 

 
      IT Services – 4.0%      
  535,314     EVERTEC, Inc.     18,580,749  
  466,095     KBR, Inc.     10,421,884  
  186,676     ManTech International Corp., Class A     12,858,243  
  863,471     NIC, Inc.     17,010,379  
  443,586     WNS Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)     28,371,760  
   

 

 

 
      87,243,015  
   

 

 

 
      Leisure Products – 0.7%      
  309,510     Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A(a)     15,339,316  
   

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.7%      
  697,887     NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)     25,745,051  
  279,851     PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)     28,388,086  
  190,481     Repligen Corp.(a)     28,103,567  
   

 

 

 
      82,236,704  
   

 

 

 
      Machinery – 2.9%      
  434,127     Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)     28,161,818  
  146,873     Proto Labs, Inc.(a)     19,020,054  
  136,663     RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)     16,564,922  
   

 

 

 
      63,746,794  
   

 

 

 
      Media – 0.7%      
  333,885     TechTarget, Inc.(a)     14,677,585  
   

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals – 3.4%      
  1,073,759     Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     12,638,144  
  118,398     GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, Sponsored ADR(a)     11,526,045  
  170,802     MyoKardia, Inc.(a)     23,285,437  
  469,027     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)     28,197,903  
   

 

 

 
      75,647,529  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Professional Services – 0.6%      
  343,344     Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(a)   $ 13,503,719  
   

 

 

 
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.0%      
  270,609     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)     17,032,131  
  822,809     FormFactor, Inc.(a)     20,512,628  
  674,621     MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)     22,943,860  
  1,217,036     Rambus, Inc.(a)     16,661,223  
  207,007     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)     20,255,635  
  360,522     Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR     13,620,521  
   

 

 

 
      111,025,998  
   

 

 

 
      Software – 12.6%      
  219,184     Blackline, Inc.(a)     19,645,462  
  376,911     Envestnet, Inc.(a)     29,082,453  
  326,057     Five9, Inc.(a)     42,283,072  
  189,176     Globant S.A.(a)     33,904,123  
  484,140     Mimecast Ltd.(a)     22,715,849  
  336,712     Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)     30,728,337  
  446,739     Rapid7, Inc.(a)     27,358,296  
  356,174     RealPage, Inc.(a)     20,529,869  
  685,058     Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a)     25,860,939  
  226,364     Varonis Systems, Inc.(a)     26,126,933  
   

 

 

 
      278,235,333  
   

 

 

 
      Specialty Retail – 1.2%      
  705,389     National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a)     26,974,075  
   

 

 

 
      Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.3%      
  245,712     Columbia Sportswear Co.     21,372,030  
  414,340     Steven Madden Ltd.     8,079,630  
   

 

 

 
      29,451,660  
   

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.9%      
  334,212     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)     40,757,153  
   

 

 

 
      Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,517,178,654)
  2,101,552,010  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Short-Term Investments – 4.1%  
$ 89,820,709     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $89,820,709 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $91,624,300 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $91,617,154 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $89,820,709)
  $ 89,820,709  
   

 

 

 
      Total Investments – 99.5%
(Identified Cost $1,606,999,363)
  2,191,372,719  
 

Other assets less liabilities – 0.5%

    10,523,805  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 2,201,896,524  
   

 

 

 
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)     Non-income producing security.  
  ADR     An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Software

    12.6

Biotechnology

    9.4  

Building Products

    5.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    5.5  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5.0  

Insurance

    4.8  

Health Care Providers & Services

    4.8  

IT Services

    4.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    3.7  

Health Care Technology

    3.7  

Capital Markets

    3.4  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.4  

Machinery

    2.9  

Food Products

    2.8  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.6  

Aerospace & Defense

    2.3  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    2.3  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    14.4  

Short-Term Investments

    4.1  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.5  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.5  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – 98.9% of Net Assets      
      Aerospace & Defense – 1.5%      
  123,384     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 4,921,788  
  36,809     BWX Technologies, Inc.     2,072,715  
   

 

 

 
      6,994,503  
   

 

 

 
      Auto Components – 2.8%      
  134,171     Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     4,253,221  
  288,336     Dana, Inc.     3,552,299  
  20,928     Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)     1,555,578  
  38,655     LCI Industries     4,108,640  
   

 

 

 
      13,469,738  
   

 

 

 
      Banks – 11.7%      
  158,448     Ameris Bancorp     3,609,445  
  178,809     Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.     3,821,148  
  183,909     BancorpSouth Bank     3,564,156  
  143,342     Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     3,564,916  
  129,117     Cathay General Bancorp     2,799,257  
  205,315     CVB Financial Corp.     3,414,388  
  264,872     Home BancShares, Inc.     4,015,460  
  214,326     OceanFirst Financial Corp.     2,934,123  
  89,424     Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.     3,182,600  
  132,588     Popular, Inc.     4,808,967  
  86,403     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     4,478,267  
  62,945     South State Corp.     3,030,802  
  146,038     TCF Financial Corp.     3,411,448  
  152,089     Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)     4,736,051  
  118,577     Wintrust Financial Corp.     4,749,009  
   

 

 

 
      56,120,037  
   

 

 

 
      Beverages – 1.1%      
  384,847     Primo Water Corp.     5,464,827  
   

 

 

 
      Biotechnology – 1.9%      
  49,164     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)     5,080,116  
  41,704     United Therapeutics Corp.(a)     4,212,104  
   

 

 

 
      9,292,220  
   

 

 

 
      Building Products – 2.4%      
  41,253     American Woodmark Corp.(a)     3,240,011  
  52,093     Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     3,584,519  
  85,538     UFP Industries, Inc.     4,833,752  
   

 

 

 
      11,658,282  
   

 

 

 
      Capital Markets – 1.8%      
  322,542     Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)     4,309,161  
  85,801     Stifel Financial Corp.     4,338,099  
   

 

 

 
      8,647,260  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Chemicals – 3.4%      
  46,766     Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   $ 3,316,645  
  86,315     Cabot Corp.     3,109,929  
  48,315     Ingevity Corp.(a)     2,388,694  
  220,616     Valvoline, Inc.     4,200,529  
  75,242     WR Grace & Co.     3,031,500  
   

 

 

 
      16,047,297  
   

 

 

 
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 4.5%      
  55,355     Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)     3,101,541  
  270,322     Harsco Corp.(a)     3,760,179  
  116,763     IAA, Inc.(a)     6,079,849  
  137,373     KAR Auction Services, Inc.     1,978,171  
  220,407     Kimball International, Inc., Class B     2,323,090  
  68,491     McGrath RentCorp     4,081,379  
   

 

 

 
      21,324,209  
   

 

 

 
      Communications Equipment – 0.7%      
  300,248     Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)     3,521,909  
   

 

 

 
      Construction & Engineering – 2.4%      
  116,522     AECOM(a)     4,875,281  
  144,312     Arcosa, Inc.     6,362,716  
   

 

 

 
      11,237,997  
   

 

 

 
      Distributors – 0.8%      
  132,357     Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.     3,829,088  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Consumer Services – 0.7%      
  83,035     frontdoor, Inc.(a)     3,230,892  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%      
  110,496     Cannae Holdings, Inc.(a)     4,117,081  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.0%      
  96,973     GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A(a)     7,947,907  
  204,894     Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C(a)     1,667,837  
   

 

 

 
      9,615,744  
   

 

 

 
      Electric Utilities – 2.1%      
  93,264     ALLETE, Inc.     4,825,479  
  169,437     NRG Energy, Inc.     5,208,494  
   

 

 

 
      10,033,973  
   

 

 

 
      Electrical Equipment – 1.2%      
  339,757     Vertiv Holdings Co.(a)     5,884,591  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.2%      
  65,374     Belden, Inc.   $ 2,034,439  
  126,191     Kimball Electronics, Inc.(a)     1,458,768  
  23,662     Littelfuse, Inc.     4,196,219  
  174,037     Methode Electronics, Inc.     4,960,054  
  27,993     SYNNEX Corp.     3,920,700  
  309,574     TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)     3,532,239  
   

 

 

 
      20,102,419  
   

 

 

 
      Energy Equipment & Services – 1.4%      
  402,714     ChampionX Corp.(a)     3,217,685  
  102,555     DMC Global, Inc.     3,378,162  
   

 

 

 
      6,595,847  
   

 

 

 
      Entertainment – 1.2%      
  139,588     Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C(a)     2,932,744  
  41,130     Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a)     2,816,994  
   

 

 

 
      5,749,738  
   

 

 

 
      Food Products – 4.4%      
  169,521     Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)     6,107,842  
  22,737     J&J Snack Foods Corp.     2,964,677  
  328,895     Nomad Foods Ltd.(a)     8,380,245  
  43,337     Post Holdings, Inc.(a)     3,726,982  
   

 

 

 
      21,179,746  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8%      
  26,003     CONMED Corp.     2,045,656  
  54,105     Inmode Ltd.(a)     1,957,519  
  109,619     Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)     1,388,873  
  13,717     Quidel Corp.(a)     3,009,235  
   

 

 

 
      8,401,283  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Providers & Services – 0.6%      
  46,740     AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)     2,732,420  
   

 

 

 
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.6%      
  37,625     Churchill Downs, Inc.     6,163,727  
  18,625     Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     2,135,543  
  47,411     Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.     4,305,393  
   

 

 

 
      12,604,663  
   

 

 

 
      Household Durables – 1.8%      
  27,664     Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)     5,353,537  
  124,060     Skyline Champion Corp.(a)     3,321,086  
   

 

 

 
      8,674,623  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 2.1%      
  119,094     NextEra Energy Partners LP   $ 7,140,876  
  148,639     Vistra Corp.     2,803,332  
   

 

 

 
      9,944,208  
   

 

 

 
      Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5%      
  117,877     Raven Industries, Inc.     2,536,713  
   

 

 

 
      Insurance – 2.3%      
  142,727     Employers Holdings, Inc.     4,317,492  
  101,483     First American Financial Corp.     5,166,499  
  106,969     ProAssurance Corp.     1,672,995  
   

 

 

 
      11,156,986  
   

 

 

 
      Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.3%      
  208,714     Qurate Retail, Inc., Class A     1,498,567  
   

 

 

 
      IT Services – 5.1%      
  101,922     CSG Systems International, Inc.     4,173,706  
  38,552     Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)     3,512,087  
  100,602     Genpact Ltd.     3,918,448  
  196,739     Perspecta, Inc.     3,826,574  
  30,944     Science Applications International Corp.     2,426,628  
  252,186     Unisys Corp.(a)     2,690,825  
  29,162     WEX, Inc.(a)     4,052,643  
   

 

 

 
      24,600,911  
   

 

 

 
      Leisure Products – 1.0%      
  80,374     Brunswick Corp.     4,734,832  
   

 

 

 
      Machinery – 5.9%      
  51,785     Alamo Group, Inc.     5,594,334  
  43,413     Albany International Corp., Class A     2,149,378  
  131,281     Altra Industrial Motion Corp.     4,853,459  
  129,874     Columbus McKinnon Corp.     4,298,829  
  28,114     John Bean Technologies Corp.     2,583,395  
  49,294     Kadant, Inc.     5,403,608  
  103,261     Miller Industries, Inc.     3,156,689  
   

 

 

 
      28,039,692  
   

 

 

 
      Marine – 0.5%      
  66,581     Kirby Corp.(a)     2,408,235  
   

 

 

 
      Media – 1.2%      
  257,673     Gray Television, Inc.(a)     3,548,157  
  74,961     John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     2,377,014  
   

 

 

 
      5,925,171  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Metals & Mining – 0.0%      
  10,560     Haynes International, Inc.   $ 180,470  
   

 

 

 
      Multi-Utilities – 1.7%      
  180,920     MDU Resources Group, Inc.     4,070,700  
  79,677     NorthWestern Corp.     3,875,489  
   

 

 

 
      7,946,189  
   

 

 

 
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%      
  126,150     Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.     1,404,049  
   

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%      
  55,941     Catalent, Inc.(a)     4,791,906  
  139,461     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)     2,906,367  
   

 

 

 
      7,698,273  
   

 

 

 
      Professional Services – 2.5%      
  53,558     ASGN, Inc.(a)     3,404,147  
  98,566     Clarivate PLC(a)     3,054,560  
  46,366     Insperity, Inc.     3,036,509  
  77,708     Korn Ferry     2,253,532  
   

 

 

 
      11,748,748  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Apartments – 0.4%      
  55,561     American Campus Communities, Inc.     1,940,190  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Shopping Centers – 0.5%      
  236,448     Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.     2,462,606  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Single Tenant – 0.9%      
  68,298     Agree Realty Corp.     4,346,485  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Storage – 0.9%      
  134,064     CubeSmart     4,331,608  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 3.7%      
  144,498     Americold Realty Trust     5,165,803  
  42,797     CyrusOne, Inc.     2,997,074  
  130,767     Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.     5,983,898  
  119,743     STAG Industrial, Inc.     3,650,964  
   

 

 

 
      17,797,739  
   

 

 

 
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.9%      
  80,680     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)     5,077,999  
  209,440     Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)     3,815,997  
   

 

 

 
      8,893,996  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Software – 1.3%      
  108,958     ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)   $ 2,847,073  
  67,041     Verint Systems, Inc.(a)     3,230,035  
   

 

 

 
      6,077,108  
   

 

 

 
      Specialty Retail – 1.3%      
  45,881     Aaron’s, Inc.     2,599,159  
  160,771     Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a)     3,345,644  
   

 

 

 
      5,944,803  
   

 

 

 
      Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.2%      
  51,041     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C     3,249,270  
  139,845     Meta Financial Group, Inc.     2,687,821  
   

 

 

 
      5,937,091  
   

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.1%      
  187,898     Alta Equipment Group, Inc.(a)     1,471,241  
  96,714     Herc Holdings, Inc.(a)     3,830,842  
   

 

 

 
      5,302,083  
   

 

 

 
      Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%      
  132,811     United States Cellular Corp.(a)     3,921,909  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $414,919,972)
    473,309,049  
   

 

 

 
  Other Investments – 0.0%  
      Metals & Mining – 0.0%      
  507,316     Ferroglobe R&W Trust(a)(b)(c)(d)
(Identified Cost $0)
     
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount

 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 0.9%  
$ 4,424,559     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $4,424,559 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $4,513,500 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $4,513,148 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $4,424,559)
    4,424,559  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 99.8%
(Identified Cost $419,344,531)
    477,733,608  
 

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

    915,727  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 478,649,335  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)     Non-income producing security.

 

  (b)     Security subject to restrictions on resale. This security was acquired on November 29, 2016 at a cost of $0.  
  (c)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)  
  (d)     Security classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.  
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts  

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Banks

    11.7

Machinery

    5.9  

IT Services

    5.1  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    4.5  

Food Products

    4.4  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    4.2  

REITs – Warehouse/Industrials

    3.7  

Chemicals

    3.4  

Auto Components

    2.8  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.6  

Professional Services

    2.5  

Building Products

    2.4  

Construction & Engineering

    2.4  

Insurance

    2.3  

Electric Utilities

    2.1  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    2.1  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    34.8  

Short-Term Investments

    0.9  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.8  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.2  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

    |  34


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – 96.8% of Net Assets      
      Aerospace & Defense – 3.5%      
  6,921     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 276,079  
  8,216     Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)     745,191  
  5,649     HEICO Corp.     591,224  
  5,333     Kaman Corp.     207,827  
   

 

 

 
      1,820,321  
   

 

 

 
      Auto Components – 1.6%      
  4,237     Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)     314,936  
  4,893     LCI Industries     520,077  
   

 

 

 
      835,013  
   

 

 

 
      Biotechnology – 7.1%      
  28,722     Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     405,555  
  2,322     Argenx SE, ADR(a)     609,571  
  3,881     Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(a)     598,916  
  3,571     Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)     368,991  
  9,213     Immunomedics, Inc.(a)     783,381  
  6,316     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)     607,347  
  6,734     PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a)     314,815  
   

 

 

 
      3,688,576  
   

 

 

 
      Building Products – 1.4%      
  7,123     Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     444,760  
  2,932     Masonite International Corp.(a)     288,509  
   

 

 

 
      733,269  
   

 

 

 
      Capital Markets – 4.7%      
  21,882     Ares Management Corp., Class A     884,470  
  5,567     Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A     359,573  
  1,282     MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     617,398  
  3,700     Morningstar, Inc.     594,257  
   

 

 

 
      2,455,698  
   

 

 

 
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.3%      
  12,694     Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.     752,119  
  4,673     Tetra Tech, Inc.     446,272  
   

 

 

 
      1,198,391  
   

 

 

 
      Communications Equipment – 0.7%      
  9,715     Ciena Corp.(a)     385,588  
   

 

 

 
      Distributors – 1.6%      
  2,542     POOL CORP.     850,401  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Consumer Services – 1.2%      
  9,017     Chegg, Inc.(a)     644,175  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Electrical Equipment – 1.7%      
  4,501     Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 871,574  
   

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.1%      
  10,486     FLIR Systems, Inc.     375,923  
  14,734     Trimble, Inc.(a)     717,546  
   

 

 

 
      1,093,469  
   

 

 

 
      Food & Staples Retailing – 1.2%  
  3,627     Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     644,337  
   

 

 

 
      Food Products – 4.4%      
  10,966     Freshpet, Inc.(a)     1,224,354  
  27,000     Nomad Foods Ltd.(a)     687,960  
  17,503     Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)     385,941  
   

 

 

 
      2,298,255  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.3%  
  10,966     Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)     543,036  
  4,559     Insulet Corp.(a)     1,078,614  
  2,683     Penumbra, Inc.(a)     521,521  
  2,332     West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     641,067  
   

 

 

 
      2,784,238  
   

 

 

 
      Health Care Providers & Services – 3.8%      
  1,525     Chemed Corp.     732,534  
  5,322     Encompass Health Corp.     345,823  
  4,198     LHC Group, Inc.(a)     892,327  
   

 

 

 
      1,970,684  
   

 

 

 
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.4%      
  9,819     Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     596,897  
  29,859     Wendy’s Co. (The)     665,706  
   

 

 

 
      1,262,603  
   

 

 

 
      Household Durables – 1.2%      
  3,267     Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)     632,230  
   

 

 

 
      Insurance – 3.0%      
  6,904     Kemper Corp.     461,395  
  4,339     Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.     825,191  
  3,514     RLI Corp.     294,227  
   

 

 

 
      1,580,813  
   

 

 

 
      IT Services – 7.6%      
  11,022     Black Knight, Inc.(a)     959,465  
  9,791     Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     812,457  
  5,203     Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     686,796  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      IT Services – continued      
  3,470     EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)   $ 1,121,782  
  16,633     KBR, Inc.     371,914  
   

 

 

 
      3,952,414  
   

 

 

 
      Leisure Products – 1.2%      
  10,263     Brunswick Corp.     604,593  
   

 

 

 
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 5.2%      
  2,293     Bio-Techne Corp.     568,045  
  2,684     Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)     607,792  
  3,108     ICON PLC(a)     593,908  
  5,672     PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)     575,367  
  6,658     Syneos Health, Inc.(a)     353,939  
   

 

 

 
      2,699,051  
   

 

 

 
      Machinery – 2.4%      
  6,570     ESCO Technologies, Inc.     529,279  
  19,712     Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)     701,747  
   

 

 

 
      1,231,026  
   

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals – 3.4%      
  11,006     Catalent, Inc.(a)     942,774  
  10,549     Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)     819,446  
   

 

 

 
      1,762,220  
   

 

 

 
      Professional Services – 2.0%      
  3,232     FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)     342,495  
  8,237     TransUnion     692,979  
   

 

 

 
      1,035,474  
   

 

 

 
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.7%      
  9,435     Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)     593,839  
  5,497     MKS Instruments, Inc.     600,437  
  3,101     Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     867,071  
  5,311     Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.(a)     276,915  
  10,506     Semtech Corp.(a)     556,398  
  5,926     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)     579,859  
   

 

 

 
      3,474,519  
   

 

 

 
      Software – 14.0%      
  4,546     Avalara, Inc.(a)     578,888  
  7,130     Blackline, Inc.(a)     639,062  
  6,068     Five9, Inc.(a)     786,898  
  7,316     Guidewire Software, Inc.(a)     762,839  
  5,067     Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)     817,915  
  5,694     Pegasystems, Inc.     689,202  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued      
      Software – continued      
  8,827     Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)   $ 805,552  
  9,249     Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a)     457,086  
  23,093     SVMK, Inc.(a)     510,586  
  17,254     Tenable Holdings, Inc.(a)     651,338  
  1,751     Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)     610,329  
   

 

 

 
      7,309,695  
   

 

 

 
      Specialty Retail – 1.3%      
  9,361     Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)     700,203  
   

 

 

 
      Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.7%      
  5,904     Columbia Sportswear Co.     513,530  
  12,358     Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)     373,459  
   

 

 

 
      886,989  
   

 

 

 
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 2.1%      
  8,881     SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)     1,083,038  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $40,505,890)
    50,488,857  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount

 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 3.1%  
$ 1,648,808     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,648,808 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $1,682,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $1,681,869 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,648,808)     1,648,808  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 99.9%
(Identified Cost $42,154,698)
    52,137,665  
 

Other assets less liabilities – 0.1%

    33,810  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 52,171,475  
   

 

 

 
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)     Non-income producing security.

 

  ADR     An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

    |  38


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Software

    14.0

IT Services

    7.6  

Biotechnology

    7.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6.7  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    5.3  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    5.2  

Capital Markets

    4.7  

Food Products

    4.4  

Health Care Providers & Services

    3.8  

Aerospace & Defense

    3.5  

Pharmaceuticals

    3.4  

Insurance

    3.0  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.4  

Machinery

    2.4  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    2.3  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.1  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.1  

Professional Services

    2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    14.8  

Short-Term Investments

    3.1  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.9  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.1  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

39  |    


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2020

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 

ASSETS

     

Investments at cost

  $ 1,606,999,363     $ 419,344,531     $ 42,154,698  

Net unrealized appreciation

    584,373,356       58,389,077       9,982,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at value

    2,191,372,719       477,733,608       52,137,665  

Cash

          21,932        

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    14,564,189       232,960       738  

Receivable for securities sold

    1,841,143       818,207       186,910  

Dividends and interest receivable

    132,194       1,045,626       11,198  

Prepaid expenses (Note 7)

    209       70       5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

    2,207,910,454       479,852,403       52,336,516  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Payable for securities purchased

    2,926,366       193,897       51,118  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,299,174       342,353       5,867  

Management fees payable (Note 5)

    1,333,211       279,231       23,565  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

    249,236       279,244       31,787  

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

    77,707       17,595       1,843  

Payable to distributor (Note 5d)

    16,037       4,420       29  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    112,199       86,328       50,832  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    6,013,930       1,203,068       165,041  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,201,896,524     $ 478,649,335     $ 52,171,475  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,587,610,383     $ 384,114,548     $ 42,835,718  

Accumulated earnings

    614,286,141       94,534,787       9,335,757  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,201,896,524     $ 478,649,335     $ 52,171,475  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

     

Institutional Class:

     

Net assets

  $ 1,037,625,163     $ 295,006,489     $ 52,170,254  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    36,400,149       13,206,714       4,419,204  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 28.51     $ 22.34     $ 11.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Class:

     

Net assets

  $ 98,204,643     $ 83,163,321     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    3,825,964       3,801,913        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 25.67     $ 21.87     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Admin Class shares:

     

Net assets

  $     $ 7,661,829     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

          371,066        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $     $ 20.65     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class N shares:

     

Net assets

  $ 1,066,066,718     $ 92,817,696     $ 1,221  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    37,003,469       4,152,550       103  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 28.81     $ 22.35     $ 11.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Net asset value calculations have been determined utilizing fractional share and penny amounts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends

  $ 4,880,817     $ 7,994,841     $ 204,514  

Interest

    317,142       39,748       6,143  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

          (34,033     (1,752
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,197,959       8,000,556       208,905  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Management fees (Note 5)

    13,879,951       4,342,299       313,390  

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

    232,060       313,021        

Administrative fees (Note 5)

    817,150       255,444       18,443  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

    114,088       70,677       21,599  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

    1,254,238       481,264       5,581  

Audit and tax services fees

    40,311       40,800       40,281  

Custodian fees and expenses

    61,088       18,999       8,738  

Legal fees (Note 7)

    44,190       13,469       1,317  

Registration fees

    106,742       75,268       65,121  

Shareholder reporting expenses

    84,397       56,629       8,096  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 7)

    67,012       43,031       25,270  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    16,701,227       5,710,901       507,836  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

          (242,252     (156,297
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    16,701,227       5,468,649       351,539  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (11,503,268     2,531,907       (142,634
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     

Net realized gain on:

     

Investments

    44,416,635       39,651,898       478,820  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments

    311,230,363       (146,094,001     7,645,216  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    355,646,998       (106,442,103     8,124,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 344,143,730     $ (103,910,196   $ 7,981,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Small Cap Growth Fund     Small Cap Value Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (11,503,268   $ (8,790,650   $ 2,531,907     $ 2,471,460  

Net realized gain on investments

    44,416,635       155,991,266       39,651,898       55,538,968  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    311,230,363       (268,064,056     (146,094,001     (109,251,529
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    344,143,730       (120,863,440     (103,910,196     (51,241,101
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

       

Institutional Class

    (80,218,616     (74,228,048     (34,882,909     (67,841,584

Retail Class

    (9,162,211     (11,691,827     (10,573,237     (23,416,722

Admin Class

                (1,107,925     (3,000,140

Class N

    (61,460,368     (45,465,070     (11,045,289     (18,276,952
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (150,841,195     (131,384,945     (57,609,360     (112,535,398
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

    374,429,835       305,348,898       (82,803,607     (86,935,502
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    567,732,370       53,100,513       (244,323,163     (250,712,001

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of the year

    1,634,164,154       1,581,063,641       722,972,498       973,684,499  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

  $ 2,201,896,524     $ 1,634,164,154     $ 478,649,335     $ 722,972,498  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – continued

 

     Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss

  $ (142,634   $ (82,902

Net realized gain on investments

    478,820       707,633  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    7,645,216       (112,924
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    7,981,402       511,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

   

Institutional Class

    (817,090     (4,717,064

Class N

    (24      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (817,114     (4,717,064
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

    10,695,219       21,017,023  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

    17,859,507       16,811,766  

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of the year

    34,311,968       17,500,202  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

  $ 52,171,475     $ 34,311,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Growth Fund—Institutional Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 26.30     $ 31.55     $ 27.37     $ 22.03     $ 22.22    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.17     (0.16     (0.16     (0.12     (0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.73       (2.51     7.54       5.46       1.59    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    4.56       (2.67     7.38       5.34       1.50    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net realized capital gains

    (2.35     (2.58     (3.20           (1.69  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 28.51     $ 26.30     $ 31.55     $ 27.37     $ 22.03    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    17.98     (6.88 )%      29.77     24.24     6.92  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1,037,625     $ 908,616     $ 926,914     $ 824,103     $ 812,383    

Net expenses

    0.94     0.95     0.94     0.95     0.95  

Gross expenses

    0.94     0.95     0.94     0.95     0.95  

Net investment loss

    (0.66 )%      (0.62 )%      (0.58 )%      (0.49 )%      (0.41 )%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    52     67     41     45     56  

 

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Growth Fund—Retail Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 23.95     $ 29.09     $ 25.53     $ 20.61     $ 20.93    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.21     (0.21     (0.22     (0.16     (0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.28       (2.35     6.98       5.08       1.50    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    4.07       (2.56     6.76       4.92       1.37    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net realized capital gains

    (2.35     (2.58     (3.20           (1.69  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 25.67     $ 23.95     $ 29.09     $ 25.53     $ 20.61    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    17.67     (7.11 )%(b)      29.45     23.93     6.61  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 98,205     $ 95,635     $ 136,415     $ 107,387     $ 118,670    

Net expenses

    1.19     1.19 %(c)      1.19     1.20     1.20  

Gross expenses

    1.19     1.20     1.19     1.20     1.20  

Net investment loss

    (0.91 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.82 )%      (0.73 )%      (0.66 )%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    52     67     41     45     56  

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Growth Fund—Class N         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 26.53     $ 31.76     $ 27.50     $ 22.11     $ 22.27    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.14     (0.13     (0.12     (0.09     (0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4.77       (2.52     7.58       5.48       1.59    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    4.63       (2.65     7.46       5.39       1.53    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net realized capital gains

    (2.35     (2.58     (3.20           (1.69  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 28.81     $ 26.53     $ 31.76     $ 27.50     $ 22.11    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    18.09     (6.76 )%      29.93     24.38     7.05  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1,066,067     $ 629,914     $ 517,734     $ 279,508     $ 196,733    

Net expenses

    0.82     0.82     0.82     0.82     0.83  

Gross expenses

    0.82     0.82     0.82     0.82     0.83  

Net investment loss

    (0.54 )%      (0.49 )%      (0.43 )%      (0.39 )%      (0.29 )%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    52     67     41     45     56  

 

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Value Fund—Institutional Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 28.66     $ 35.27     $ 37.37     $ 33.78     $ 32.19    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.12       0.10       0.09       0.13       0.17    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.03     (2.49     2.11       6.36       4.82    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (3.91     (2.39     2.20       6.49       4.99    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.12     (0.08     (0.05     (0.14     (0.22  

Net realized capital gains

    (2.29     (4.14     (4.25     (2.76     (3.18  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (2.41     (4.22     (4.30     (2.90     (3.40  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 22.34     $ 28.66     $ 35.27     $ 37.37     $ 33.78    
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    (15.31 )%      (4.11 )%      6.21     19.68     16.75  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 295,006     $ 433,360     $ 587,198     $ 665,229     $ 654,501    

Net expenses(c)

    0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90  

Gross expenses

    0.95     0.93     0.92     0.93     0.93  

Net investment income

    0.48     0.36     0.26     0.37     0.52  

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     24     19     25     22  

 

(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)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Value Fund—Retail Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 28.11     $ 34.66     $ 36.83     $ 33.33     $ 31.78    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.03       0.00 (b)      0.04       0.08    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.96     (2.44     2.08       6.27       4.77    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (3.91     (2.41     2.08       6.31       4.85    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.04                 (0.05     (0.12  

Net realized capital gains

    (2.29     (4.14     (4.25     (2.76     (3.18  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (2.33     (4.14     (4.25     (2.81     (3.30  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 21.87     $ 28.11     $ 34.66     $ 36.83     $ 33.33    
 

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    (15.56 )%      (4.33 )%      5.95     19.38     16.47  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 83,163     $ 134,434     $ 208,310     $ 251,405     $ 267,936    

Net expenses(d)

    1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15  

Gross expenses

    1.20     1.18     1.17     1.18     1.18  

Net investment income

    0.23     0.10     0.01     0.12     0.27  

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     24     19     25     22  

 

(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)

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

(d)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Value Fund—Admin Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 26.68     $ 33.25     $ 35.58     $ 32.31     $ 30.88    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     (0.04     (0.08     (0.04     0.01    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.73     (2.39     2.00       6.07       4.62    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (3.74     (2.43     1.92       6.03       4.63    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

                            (0.02  

Net realized capital gains

    (2.29     (4.14     (4.25     (2.76     (3.18  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (2.29     (4.14     (4.25     (2.76     (3.20  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 20.65     $ 26.68     $ 33.25     $ 35.58     $ 32.31    
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    (15.74 )%      (4.60 )%      5.68     19.10     16.19  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 7,662     $ 13,357     $ 24,530     $ 30,533     $ 43,973    

Net expenses(c)

    1.40     1.40     1.40     1.40     1.39 %(d)   

Gross expenses

    1.45     1.43     1.42     1.43     1.42 %(d)   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.03 )%      (0.15 )%      (0.24 )%      (0.11 )%      0.03  

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     24     19     25     22  

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Includes refund of prior year service fee of 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small Cap Value Fund—Class N         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 28.68     $ 35.31     $ 37.41     $ 33.81     $ 32.22    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.12       0.12       0.15       0.19    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (4.03     (2.50     2.11       6.37       4.83    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (3.90     (2.38     2.23       6.52       5.02    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.14     (0.11     (0.08     (0.16     (0.25  

Net realized capital gains

    (2.29     (4.14     (4.25     (2.76     (3.18  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (2.43     (4.25     (4.33     (2.92     (3.43  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 22.35     $ 28.68     $ 35.31     $ 37.41     $ 33.81    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    (15.28 )%      (4.07 )%      6.28     19.78     16.84  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 92,818     $ 141,821     $ 153,646     $ 136,162     $ 68,332    

Net expenses

    0.85     0.83     0.83     0.83     0.83  

Gross expenses

    0.85     0.83     0.83     0.83     0.83  

Net investment income

    0.53     0.43     0.33     0.44     0.61  

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     24     19     25     22  

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund—Institutional Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.03     $ 15.49     $ 12.31     $ 9.73     $ 9.05    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     (0.04     (0.05     0.00 (b)      (0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.06       (1.55 )(c)      3.23       2.60       0.70    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    2.02       (1.59     3.18       2.60       0.68    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

                      (0.02        

Net realized capital gains

    (0.24     (3.87                    
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.24     (3.87           (0.02        
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.81     $ 10.03     $ 15.49     $ 12.31     $ 9.73    
 

 

 

 

Total return(d)

    20.38     (3.27 )%      25.83     26.74     7.51  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 52,170     $ 34,312     $ 17,500     $ 14,592     $ 11,974    

Net expenses(e)

    0.84     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85  

Gross expenses

    1.21     1.30     1.43     1.57     1.75  

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.34 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.35 )%      0.01     (0.22 )%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    60     67     102 %(f)      49     53  

 

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

(c)

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.

(d)

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

(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)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2017 to 2018 was primarily due to significant shareholder flows.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund—

Class N

        
            Period Ended
September 30,
2020*
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

    $ 9.89    
   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment loss(a)

      (0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      2.20    
   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

      2.16    
   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

     

Net realized capital gains

      (0.24  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

    $ 11.81    
   

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

      22.08  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

     

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

    $ 1    

Net expenses(d)(e)

      0.83  

Gross expenses(e)

      107.49  

Net investment loss(e)

      (0.34 )%   

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      60  

 

 

*

Class operations commenced on October 1, 2019.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended September 30, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2020

1.  Organization. Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Each Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trusts are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

Loomis Sayles Funds I:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund”)

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Small Cap Growth Fund offers Institutional Class, Retail Class and Class N shares. Small Cap Value Fund offers Institutional Class, Retail Class, Admin Class and Class N shares. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund offers Institutional Class and Class N shares (effective October 1, 2019).

Each share class is sold without a sales charge. Retail Class and Admin Class shares pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Institutional Class shares are intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount for Class N and Institutional Class as outlined in the relevant Fund’s prospectus. Admin Class shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries.

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 and Natixis ETF Trust II (“Natixis ETF Trusts”). Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Retail Class and Admin Class), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class, and individually for Class N. In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

 

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2.  Significant Accounting Policies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to year-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. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

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

 

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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 (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. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, 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

 

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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.

The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities.

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

d.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trusts treat each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of September 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 twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

 

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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.

e.  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 return of capital distributions received, deferred Trustees’ fees, redemptions-in-kind, capital gain distributions received and net operating losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions 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 return of capital distributions received, deferred Trustees’ fees, capital gain distributions received and wash sales. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are reported as distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

    2020 Distributions Paid From:     2019 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Total     Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $     $ 150,841,195     $ 150,841,195     $     $ 131,384,945     $ 131,384,945  

Small Cap Value Fund

    2,526,541       55,082,819       57,609,360       1,761,169       110,774,229       112,535,398  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

          817,114       817,114             4,717,064       4,717,064  

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.

 

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As of September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
    Small/Mid
Cap Growth
Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $     $ 1,813,776     $  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    41,523,437       35,346,868       841  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

    41,523,437       37,160,644       841  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Late-year ordinary and post-October capital loss deferrals*

    (8,252,065           (522,399
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

    581,264,005       57,653,388       9,889,102  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

  $ 614,535,377     $ 94,814,032     $ 9,367,544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Under current tax law, net operating losses, capital losses, foreign currency losses, and losses on passive foreign investment companies and contingent payment debt instruments after October 31 or December 31, as applicable, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following taxable year. Small Cap Growth Fund and Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund are deferring net operating losses.

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

 

    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap Value
Fund
    Small/Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 

Federal tax cost

  $ 1,610,108,714     $ 420,080,220     $ 42,248,563  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

  $ 627,992,151     $ 106,990,712     $ 10,949,590  

Gross tax depreciation

    (46,728,146     (49,337,324     (1,060,488
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation

  $ 581,264,005     $ 57,653,388     $ 9,889,102  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

f.  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 September 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.

g.  Securities Lending. Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as

 

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agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, neither Fund had loaned securities under this agreement.

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

i.  New Accounting Pronouncement. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity is permitted to early adopt any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of the update and delay adoption of any new disclosures until the required effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13 and has determined to early adopt the removal of (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels. Amended disclosures required and permitted for early adoption by ASU 2018-13 have been incorporated in the Funds’ annual financial statements as of September 30, 2020.

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

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

Small Cap Growth Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(a)

  $ 2,101,552,010     $     $     $ 2,101,552,010  

Short-Term Investments

          89,820,709             89,820,709  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,101,552,010     $ 89,820,709     $       —     $ 2,191,372,719  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

Small Cap Value Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(a)

  $ 473,309,049     $     $     $ 473,309,049  

Other Investments(a)

                       

Short-Term Investments

          4,424,559             4,424,559  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      473,309,049     $   4,424,559     $       —     $      477,733,608  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(a)

  $ 50,488,857     $     $     $ 50,488,857  

Short-Term Investments

          1,648,808             1,648,808  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 50,488,857     $ 1,648,808     $       —     $ 52,137,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

4.   Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

  Purchases     Sales  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,091,080,281     $ 924,279,379  

Small Cap Value Fund

    131,996,209       267,405,033  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    36,492,481       24,550,298  

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is indirectly owned by 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:

 

Fund

  Percentage of
Average  Daily Net Assets
       

Small Cap Growth Fund

    0.75%    

Small Cap Value Fund

    0.75%    

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    0.75%    

Loomis Sayles 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 January 31, 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, 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.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

    Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  Institutional Class     Retail Class     Admin Class     Class N  

Small Cap Growth Fund

    1.00%       1.25%       —           0.95%  

Small Cap Value Fund

    0.90%       1.15%       1.40%       0.85%  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    0.85%       —           —           0.83%  

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

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

    Gross
Management
Fees
    Contractual
Waivers of
Management
Fees1
    Voluntary
Waivers of
Management
Fees2
    Net
Management
Fees
    

Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets

 

Fund

   Gross      Net  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 13,879,951     $     $     $ 13,879,951        0.75%        0.75%  

Small Cap Value Fund

    4,342,299       242,252             4,100,047        0.75%        0.71%  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    313,390       151,521       3,635       158,234        0.75%        0.38%  

 

1 

Contractual management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

2

Voluntary management fee waivers are not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

b.  Service and Distribution Fees. Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trusts.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to each Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plans”) and Small Cap Value Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

Under the Retail Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution

 

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in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distribution to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Admin Class Plan, Small Cap Value Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distribution to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

In addition, the Admin Class shares of Small Cap Value Fund may pay Natixis Distribution an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

    Service Fees     Distribution Fees  

Fund

  Admin Class     Retail Class     Admin Class  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $     $ 232,060     $  

Small Cap Value Fund

    24,910       263,201       24,910  

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with 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 Trusts 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 Trusts, 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 Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  Administrative Fees  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 817,150  

Small Cap Value Fund

    255,444  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    18,443  

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 year ended September 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
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,224,338  

Small Cap Value Fund

    453,300  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    1,848  

As of September 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
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 16,037  

Small Cap Value Fund

    4,420  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    29  

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

 

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e.  Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trusts do not pay any compensation directly to their 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 Trusts based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Prior to January 1, 2020, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $360,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $190,000, and the chairperson of the Governance Committee received an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.

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 Trusts as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and Loomis Sayles are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

f.  Affiliated Ownership. As of September 30, 2020, Natixis and affiliates, Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of the Funds representing the following percentages of the Funds’ net assets:

 

Fund

  Natixis     Pension
Plan
    Retirement
Plan
    Total
Affiliated
Ownership
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

          0.13%       1.14%       1.27%  

Small Cap Value Fund

          0.56%       4.46%       5.02%  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    Less than 1%                   Less than 1%  

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.

g.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Fund’s Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2021 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Natixis Advisors reimbursed Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund $1,141 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.

6.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class 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 year ended September 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

  Institutional
Class
    Retail
Class
    Admin
Class
    Class N  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,134,392     $ 112,695     $     $ 7,151  

Small Cap Value Fund

    360,825       108,240       10,222       1,977  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    4,440                   1,141  

7.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, 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

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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 year ended September 30, 2020, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.

8.  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 September 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 Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Fund

  Number of 5%
Non- Affiliated
Account Holders
    Percentage
of Non-
Affiliated
Ownership
    Percentage of
Affiliated
Ownership
(Note 5f)
    Total
Percentage of
Ownership
 

Small Cap Value Fund

    2       19.45%       5.02%       24.47%  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    6       78.17%             78.17%  

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.

9.  Risk. Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the ongoing public health emergency known as coronavirus (“Covid-19”). As the situation continues, 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.

 

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

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund  
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    13,167,719     $ 318,448,815       11,579,961     $ 308,840,843  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    2,907,753       77,404,396       3,229,384       71,175,640  

Redeemed

    (14,223,727     (360,653,006     (9,640,609     (255,383,227
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    1,851,745     $ 35,200,205       5,168,736     $ 124,633,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Retail Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

    912,597     $ 20,495,084       1,457,788     $ 35,354,241  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    379,550       9,116,785       580,575       11,675,362  

Redeemed

    (1,459,375     (33,506,278     (2,734,300     (66,088,287
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (167,228   $ (3,894,409     (695,937   $ (19,058,684
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N  

Issued from the sale of shares

    17,628,357     $ 452,596,699       14,891,081     $ 407,213,957  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    2,249,879       60,476,756       2,040,644       45,322,697  

Redeemed

    (6,620,566     (169,949,416     (9,488,573     (252,762,328
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    13,257,670     $ 343,124,039       7,443,152     $ 199,774,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

    14,942,187     $ 374,429,835       11,915,951     $ 305,348,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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10.  Capital Shares – continued

 

    Small Cap Value Fund  
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    3,070,880     $ 72,483,944       1,885,997     $ 52,720,402  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    1,187,726       33,101,927       2,757,754       64,641,757  

Redeemed

    (6,171,314     (143,712,872     (6,172,550     (172,631,075
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (1,912,708   $ (38,127,001     (1,528,799   $ (55,268,916
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Retail Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

    209,646     $ 4,830,652       248,433     $ 6,930,683  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    385,444       10,541,881       1,013,991       23,352,213  

Redeemed

    (1,576,219     (38,194,968     (2,489,201     (67,155,838
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (981,129   $ (22,822,435     (1,226,777   $ (36,872,942
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Admin Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

    89,240     $ 2,047,167       164,641     $ 4,244,622  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    33,393       863,879       103,280       2,261,822  

Redeemed

    (252,153     (5,146,329     (505,156     (12,991,234
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (129,520   $ (2,235,283     (237,235   $ (6,484,790
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N  

Issued from the sale of shares

    606,779     $ 14,233,156       1,949,203     $ 53,692,224  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    396,172       11,045,289       779,733       18,276,952  

Redeemed

    (1,794,608     (44,897,333     (2,136,634     (60,278,030
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (791,657   $ (19,618,888     592,302     $ 11,691,146  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

    (3,815,014   $ (82,803,607     (2,400,509   $ (86,935,502
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2020

 

10.  Capital Shares – continued

 

    Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund  
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    2,299,458     $ 24,306,399       2,433,625     $ 23,898,389  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    74,958       787,810       540,127       4,234,598  

Redeemed

    (844,906     (8,799,784     (681,600     (7,115,964

Redeemed in-kind (Note 11)

    (532,341     (5,600,230            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    997,169     $ 10,694,195       2,292,152     $ 21,017,023  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N(a)  

Issued from the sale of shares

    101     $ 1,000           $  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    2       24              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    103     $ 1,024           $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

    997,272     $ 10,695,219       2,292,152     $ 21,017,023  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Class operations commenced on October 1, 2019.

11.  Redemption In-Kind. In certain circumstances, a Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for redemption of Fund shares (redemption in-kind). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund will recognize a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those securities; the Fund will recognize a loss if the cost exceeds value. Gains and losses realized on redemptions in-kind are not recognized for tax purposes, and are re-classified from realized gain (loss) to paid-in-capital. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund realized a gain of $779,521 on redemptions in-kind during the year ended September 30, 2020. This amount is included in realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (one of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds I), and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund (two of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds II) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Natixis Investment Company Complex since at least 1995. We have not determined the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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2020 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Fund listed below qualifies for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. This percentage is as follows:

 

Fund

  Qualifying Percentage  

Small Cap Value Fund

    100.00%  

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

  Amount  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 150,841,195  

Small Cap Value Fund

    55,082,819  

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

    817,114  

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2020, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Funds’ Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the trustees of the Trusts and are available by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES        
Kenneth A. Drucker
(1945)
 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Trustee since 2008

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)
Edmond J. English
(1953)
 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

54

Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry)

 

Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of Contract Review Committee

  Retired  

54

Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)
Martin T. Meehan
(1956)
 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

Maureen B. Mitchell

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

54

Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity)  

54

Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company)

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

Kirk A. Sykes

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2019

Contract Review Committee Member

  Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager)  

54

Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); formerly Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust)

  Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine  

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None

  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)
INTERESTED TRUSTEES

Kevin P. Charleston3

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Trustee since 2015

President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Fund I since 2015

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors  

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None

  Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
David L. Giunta4
(1965)
 

Trustee since 2011

President of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2015

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation  

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None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation

 

1 

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Drucker was appointed to serve an additional one year term as the Chairperson of the Board on June 12, 2019.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

4 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information – continued

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trusts
  Term of Office1 and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years2
OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President   Since 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since 2016

 

 

Since 2020

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

2 

Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     20  
Financial Statements     53  
Notes to Financial Statements     66  

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 1-800-633-3330. 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/loomissayles.


LOOMIS SAYLES FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Managers   Symbol   
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSFIX
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC     
Brian P. Kennedy     
Elaine M. Stokes     

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility), which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities, which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed-income market for the full 12-month period.

High yield corporate bonds also delivered positive returns. The category was supported by hopes for an economic recovery, reduced investor risk aversion and accommodative fiscal and monetary policy. However, high yield issues trailed investment-grade securities. Lower-quality debt was generally harder hit in the downturn due to lower market liquidity and the effect of falling oil prices, which weighed on the asset class’s return for the full period.

Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Emerging market bonds also gained ground despite the slowdown in global growth. The asset class was boosted by the combination of investors’ thirst for yield and the pronounced weakness in the US dollar from April through August.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund returned 1.78% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 8.03%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The past year has been defined by the widespread impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After an extremely turbulent first quarter of 2020, markets snapped back amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance was generated in the first quarter of 2020. Performance has since improved as markets rebounded, though not enough to offset the earlier experienced losses. Security selection was the primary source of underperformance. Additionally, the Fund’s shorter-than-benchmark positioning with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) weighed on return as interest rates declined during the period. High yield and investment grade corporate credit were among the larger detractors from relative performance, driven by holdings in the energy and transportation sectors. Exposure to consumer cyclicals within investment grade corporate credit weighed on return as well. An allocation to equities, particularly in communications and consumer cyclical names, was a laggard. An allocation to non-US-dollar-denominated issues weighed on return, with holdings in the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and Brazilian real as the main detractors. Additionally, an underweight to US Treasuries and holdings in defensive, reserve-like positions constrained performance.

The Fund’s underweight exposure to emerging market credit was a modest contributor to relative performance for the period.

 

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Outlook

At this time of writing, which is the end of September 2020, economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, though the outlook remains uncertain. The Federal Reserve has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data in the third quarter of 2020. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

We increased our credit exposure during the dislocation in the credit markets earlier this year. We have maintained our allocation to credit with the view that we have entered the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1, exiting from the downturn/recessionary phase. This phase of the cycle is typically characterized by balance sheet improvement, better liquidity conditions and tightening spread levels. We believe this phase could potentially provide attractive returns for fixed income investors.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market. The effects of the pandemic have created a need for many companies, across industries, to access capital for liquidity purposes and to potentially refinance debt, a credit positive. New issues generally come at a premium (higher yield than the existing debt of the issuer) to attract investors. Harvesting this new issue “premium” can potentially be an attractive and persistent source of excess return. Recently, there have been modest signs of slowing issuance, given market concerns and some risk aversion. New issuance can provide added liquidity and the ability to extend maturities. However, it can also increase the overall debt level of an issuer. While economic conditions have been improving, the recovery has been uneven and varies by sector. We are still monitoring the potential for fallen angels with expectations for more to possibly occur in specific areas, including consumer cyclical, lodging & leisure, retailers and restaurants. We think default rate risk and fallen angel activity will likely be more moderate than what was experienced in the spring of this year, and there is opportunity to add value in the credit sectors with good security selection.

As we approach the end of 2020, we believe our portfolios are well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

 

1    A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $3,000,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Average Annual Total Returns —  September 30, 20202

 

         
                       Expense Ratios3  
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 1/17/95)     1.78     5.18     5.27     0.57     0.57
   
Comparative Performance            
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index1     8.03       4.66       3.87                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index and was the first macro index launched by Barclays Capital. The U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and corporate securities. The U.S. Government/Credit Index was launched on January 1, 1979, with index history backfilled to 1973, and is a subset of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL BOND FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
David W. Rolley, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSGBX
Lynda L. Schweitzer, CFA®   Retail Class    LSGLX
Scott M. Service, CFA®   Class N    LSGNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a swift and dramatic increase in realized volatility for yields, currencies, and equities and the market continues to probe for potential troughs. As the number of confirmed cases in the United States, Germany, and Italy soared in February, position liquidation, the worldwide scramble for US dollars, and exceptional volatility increasingly drove price action and hampered currency and sovereign bond market liquidity.

The pronounced deterioration in risk sentiment resulted in the rapid and significant widening of credit spreads. The option-adjusted spread for the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index soared from 98 basis points at year-end 2019 to a high of 326 basis points in mid-March. Essentially, all sectors were affected by the market re-pricing. The leisure, lodging, transportation and energy sectors were particularly hard hit as increased fears of the virus’s spread resulted in postponements or outright cancellations of personal and business travel.

Global central banks announced coordinated monetary easing led by the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), which cut rates by 150 basis points at two emergency policy meetings in March. We are pleased to see that policymakers worldwide are taking action and have planted many seeds to help restore confidence. The first phase of doing so is removing uncertainty and worst-case scenarios for key industries, small businesses, and households.

Economies across the globe started to slowly return to work, and the resumption of everyday activities helped lead to moderate declines in applications for jobless benefits, a pickup in restaurant bookings, and greater consumer confidence. Governments passed massive fiscal stimulus packages designed to help tackle the economic damage inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the US, lawmakers approved the $2.2 trillion CARES Act stimulus program to help the economy recover while the European Commission announced an unprecedented €750 billion economic stimulus plan to tackle the worst recession to hit the continent since after World War II.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund returned 8.57% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 6.24%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund’s bottom-up derived overweight to the communications industry helped drive outperformance as it significantly outpaced the broader investment grade corporate market. The industry benefited from robust consumer demand for internet connectivity and mobile data. In addition, security selection within the banking sector had a positive impact on performance. Our favored European and US banks were among the top credit picks as their large size, excellent liquidity, broad geographic footprints and diverse business portfolios helped drive results amid a challenging economic environment.

The Fund’s positioning with respect to duration and corresponding interest rate sensitivity proved advantageous, as did positioning along the yield curve (which depicts the relationship among bond yields across the maturity spectrum). In particular, the allocation to interest rates in select local currency emerging markets such as Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia and Brazil added value. Attractive real yields combined with benign inflation pressures in these markets helped deliver outperformance as investors searched for higher yielding alternatives to developed market government bonds.

On the downside, the Fund’s currency allocation dampened results. In particular, an overweight to the Brazilian real weighed on return as it underperformed most Latin American currency peers, in part due to Brazil’s much higher Covid-19 caseload. In addition, the historic rout in crude oil prices was a disadvantage for Brazil given its position as a major oil producer.

The Fund’s risk-adjusted overweight to the transportation sector detracted from performance as it was among the worst performing credit sectors. In particular, the airline industry was severely impacted as domestic and international travel restrictions resulted in major revenue losses for some of the world’s leading carriers.

Currency and yield curve markets experienced slightly higher levels of volatility in the period and this resulted in derivatives driving a higher than typical level of total return. Although in line with the returns posted by the underlying cash bond markets, the fund’s use of forward and duration positions in managing relative exposures increased the derivative contributions to total return.

Finally, an allocation to inflation-indexed treasuries was a drag on relative performance as they underperformed nominal treasuries given the weakened inflation outlook.

 

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Outlook

We believe the worst of the economic decline is over. Activity may be starting to decelerate in some regions, but purchasing manager index readings remain in expansionary territory (i.e. above 50) in most major countries. Although a second wave of the outbreak is expected as we move into the fall, it will certainly be less of a surprise and countries should be in a much better position to handle it effectively without having to implement another round of lockdowns.

We see opportunity for credit spreads to continue to tighten, albeit at a more gradual pace than we saw in the second quarter of 2020. Corporate credit offers an attractive yield advantage, and our base case is that we are in the repair phase of the credit cycle. The credit repair phase is typically characterized by companies fortifying their balance sheets, reducing leverage and cutting costs. Despite the weakening fundamental picture, corporate credit remains supported by a strong technical backdrop headlined by committed central bank support.

The probability of a multi-year weak dollar regime is rising as we head through the credit repair phase of the cycle. We expect that the US output gap will remain large for another year, reinforcing the Fed’s commitment to keeping rates lower for longer. In addition, European macroeconomic indicators may normalize more quickly, which would increase the probability of a more sustained period of dollar weakness.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

                              Life of      Expense Ratios3  
      1 year      5 years      10 years      Class N      Gross      Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 5/10/91)      8.57      4.61      2.71           0.76      0.70
     
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)      8.32        4.35        2.45               1.01        0.95  
     
Class N (Inception 2/1/13)      8.66        4.69               2.28        0.66        0.65  
   
Comparative Performance                    
Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index1      6.24        3.92        2.36        2.10                    

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The four major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, the Asian-Pacific Aggregate, and the Canadian Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Elaine Kan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSGSX
Kevin P. Kearns   Retail Class    LIPRX
  Class N    LIPNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of US Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely (prices and yields move in opposite directions).

Investment-grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed-income market for the full, 12-month period.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund returned 12.20% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which returned 10.08%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Positioning with respect to the Fund’s core US TIPS allocation boosted performance over the period. An overweight stance with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) between the Fund’s exposures to corporate credit and TIPS contributed positively as Treasury yields fell over the period. Finally, an out-of-benchmark allocation to investment grade corporate credit positively impacted performance, aided by strong security selection within the sector.

On the downside, an underweight duration stance within the TIPS allocation weighed on return over the period, although this was more than offset by the overweight to duration within the allocations to corporate credit. Within the corporate allocation, exposure to financials detracted from relative performance.

Outlook

While economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, the outlook remains uncertain. The Fed has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data, quarter to date. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND

 

As we approach the final quarter of 2020, we believe the Fund is well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

                              Life of      Expense Ratios3  
      1 year      5 years      10 years      Class N      Gross      Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 5/20/91)      12.20      4.92      3.54           0.96      0.40
     
Retail Class (Inception 5/28/10)      12.09        4.63        3.27               1.21        0.65  
     
Class N (Inception 2/1/17)      12.33                      5.65        0.91        0.35  
   
Comparative Performance                    
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index1      10.08        4.61        3.57        4.98                    

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index is an unmanaged index that tracks inflation protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. On March 1, 1997, Barclays launched the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L), a rules-based, market value-weighted index that tracks inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INSTITUTIONAL HIGH INCOME FUND

 

Managers   Symbol   
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSHIX
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC     
Elaine M. Stokes     

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility), which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities, which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed-income market for the full 12-month period.

High yield corporate bonds also delivered positive returns. The category was supported by hopes for an economic recovery, reduced investor risk aversion and accommodative fiscal and monetary policy. However, high yield issues trailed investment-grade securities. Lower-quality debt was generally harder hit in the downturn due to lower market liquidity and the effect of falling oil prices, which weighed on the asset class’s return for the full period.

Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Emerging market bonds also gained ground despite the slowdown in global growth. The asset class was boosted by the combination of investors’ thirst for yield and the pronounced weakness in the US dollar from April through August.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund returned -0.96% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index, which returned 3.25%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The past year has been defined by the widespread impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After an extremely turbulent first quarter of 2020, markets snapped back amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance was generated in the first quarter of 2020. Performance has since improved as markets rebounded, though not enough to offset the earlier experienced losses. Security selection was the primary source of underperformance for the 12-month period. The Fund’s exposure to high yield corporate credit had the largest negative impact on relative performance, driven by holdings in the energy and communications sectors. An allocation to equities, particularly in communications and consumer cyclical names, lagged as well. Within investment grade credit, energy and transportation securities weighed on return.

Exposure to convertible securities aided relative performance, led by technology and communications issues. Additionally, holdings of defensive, reserve-like positions were positive for performance.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INSTITUTIONAL HIGH INCOME FUND

 

Outlook

At this time of writing, which is the end of September 2020, economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, though the outlook remains uncertain. The Federal Reserve has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data in the third quarter of 2020. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

We increased our credit exposure during the dislocation in the credit markets earlier this year. We have maintained our allocation to credit with the view that we have entered the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1, exiting from the downturn/recessionary phase. This phase of the cycle is typically characterized by balance sheet improvement, better liquidity conditions and tightening spread levels. We believe this phase could potentially provide attractive returns for fixed income investors.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market. The effects of the pandemic have created a need for many companies, across industries, to access capital for liquidity purposes and to potentially refinance debt, a credit positive. New issues generally come at a premium (higher yield than the existing debt of the issuer) to attract investors. Harvesting this new issue “premium” can potentially be an attractive and persistent source of excess return. Recently, there have been modest signs of slowing issuance, given market concerns and some risk aversion. New issuance can provide added liquidity and the ability to extend maturities. However, it can also increase the overall debt level of an issuer. While economic conditions have been improving, the recovery has been uneven and varies by sector. We are still monitoring the potential for fallen angels with expectations for more to possibly occur in specific areas, including consumer cyclical, lodging & leisure, retailers and restaurants. We think default rate risk and fallen angel activity will likely be more moderate than what was experienced in the spring of this year, and there is opportunity to add value in the credit sectors with good security selection.

As we approach the end of 2020, we believe our portfolios are well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

 

1    A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $3,000,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

LOGO

See notes to chart on page 10.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

         
                       Expense Ratios3  
     1 year4     5 years     10 years     Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 6/5/96)     -0.96     5.00     5.75     0.68     0.68
   
Comparative Performance            
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index1     3.25       6.79       6.47                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+ /BB+ or below, excluding emerging market debt. Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index was created in 1986, with history backfilled to July 1, 1983, and rolls up into the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal and Global High-Yield Indices.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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    Generally accepted accounting principles require certain adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total returns reflected above are different from the total returns reported in the financial highlights. The returns presented in the table above are what an investor would have actually experienced.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSIGX
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC     
Brian P. Kennedy     
Elaine M. Stokes     

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is above-average total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility), which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities, which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed-income market for the full 12-month period.

High yield corporate bonds also delivered positive returns. The category was supported by hopes for an economic recovery, reduced investor risk aversion and accommodative fiscal and monetary policy. However, high yield issues trailed investment-grade securities. Lower-quality debt was generally harder hit in the downturn due to lower market liquidity and the effect of falling oil prices, which weighed on the asset class’s return for the full period.

Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Emerging market bonds also gained ground despite the slowdown in global growth. The asset class was boosted by the combination of investors’ thirst for yield and the pronounced weakness in the US dollar from April through August.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund returned 4.53% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 8.03%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The past year has been defined by the widespread impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After an extremely turbulent first quarter of 2020, markets snapped back amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance was generated in the first quarter of 2020. Performance has since improved as markets rebounded, though not enough to offset the earlier experienced losses. The Fund’s shorter-than-benchmark positioning with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate risk) was the primary source of underperformance as interest rates declined during the period. An allocation to non-US-dollar-denominated issues weighed on return, with holdings in the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso as the main detractors. Within securitized markets, exposure to asset-backed securities hurt relative performance as this sector lagged corporate credit. Additionally, an underweight to US Treasuries and holdings in defensive, reserve-like positions constrained performance.

Positive contributions to relative performance were led by equities as a result of selected technology exposure. An underweight to emerging market credit had a modest positive impact on return as well.

 

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Outlook

At this time of writing, which is the end of September 2020, economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, though the outlook remains uncertain. The Federal Reserve has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data in the third quarter of 2020. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

We increased our credit exposure during the dislocation in the credit markets earlier this year. We have maintained our allocation to credit with the view that we have entered the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1, exiting from the downturn/recessionary phase. This phase of the cycle is typically characterized by balance sheet improvement, better liquidity conditions and tightening spread levels. We believe this phase could potentially provide attractive returns for fixed income investors.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market. The effects of the pandemic have created a need for many companies, across industries, to access capital for liquidity purposes and to potentially refinance debt, a credit positive. New issues generally come at a premium (higher yield than the existing debt of the issuer) to attract investors. Harvesting this new issue “premium” can potentially be an attractive and persistent source of excess return. Recently, there have been modest signs of slowing issuance, given market concerns and some risk aversion. New issuance can provide added liquidity and the ability to extend maturities. However, it can also increase the overall debt level of an issuer. While economic conditions have been improving, the recovery has been uneven and varies by sector. We are still monitoring the potential for fallen angels with expectations for more to possibly occur in specific areas, including consumer cyclical, lodging & leisure, retailers and restaurants. We think default rate risk and fallen angel activity will likely be more moderate than what was experienced in the spring of this year, and there is opportunity to add value in the credit sectors with good security selection.

As we approach the end of 2020, we believe our portfolios are well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

During periods in which the US dollar appreciates relative to foreign currencies, Funds that hold non-US-dollar-denominated bonds may realize currency losses in connection with the maturity or sale of certain bonds. These realized losses will impact some or all of a Fund’s ordinary income distributions (to the extent that losses are not offset by realized currency gains within the Fund’s fiscal year). A recognized currency loss, in accordance with federal tax rules, decreases the amount of ordinary income a Fund has available to distribute, even though these bonds continue to generate coupon income.

Fund officers have analyzed the Fund’s current portfolio of investments, realized currency gains and losses, schedule of maturities, and the corresponding amounts of unrealized currency losses that may become realized during the current fiscal year. This analysis is performed regularly to determine how realized currency losses may impact periodic ordinary income distributions for the Fund. Based on the most recent quarterly analysis (as of September 30, 2020), Fund officers believe that realized currency losses will have an impact on some of the distributions in the 2021 fiscal year. This analysis is based on certain assumptions including, but not limited to, the level of foreign currency exchange rates, security prices, interest rates, the Fund adviser’s ability to manage realized currency losses, and the net asset level of the Fund. Changes to these assumptions could materially impact the analysis and the amounts of future Fund distributions. Fund officers will continue to monitor these amounts on a regular basis and take the necessary actions required to manage the Fund’s distributions to address realized currency losses while seeking to avoid a return of capital distribution.

 

1    A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Hypothetical Growth of $3,000,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

         
                       Expense Ratios3  
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 7/1/94)     4.53     4.83     4.38     0.50     0.50
   
Comparative Performance            
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index1     8.03       4.66       3.87                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index and was the first macro index launched by Barclays Capital. The U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and corporate securities. The U.S. Government/Credit Index was launched on January 1, 1979, with index history backfilled to 1973, and is a subset of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

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

Additional Index Information

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

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

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; on the Funds’ website at www.loomissayles.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit 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.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in each Fund’s prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The first line in the table for each class of Fund shares shows the actual amount of Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2020 through September 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 below for your class.

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

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

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,136.30        $3.10  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,022.10        $2.93  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.58%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

 

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,110.20        $3.64  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,021.55        $3.49  

Retail Class

 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,109.10        $4.96  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,020.30        $4.75  

Class N

 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,111.20        $3.38  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,021.80        $3.23  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.69%, 0.94% and 0.64% for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,086.20        $2.09  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,023.00        $2.02  

Retail Class

 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,085.60        $3.39  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,021.75        $3.29  

Class N

 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,086.20        $1.83  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,023.25        $1.77  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.40%, 0.65% and 0.35% for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
    Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00       $1,176.80       $3.75  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00       $1,021.55       $3.49  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.69%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,104.40        $2.74  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,022.40        $2.63  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.52%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (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 caps and/or fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the 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, where available, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and expense differentials against each Fund’s peer group/category of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the 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, 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.

 

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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  

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

     4%          20%          54%  

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

     59%          50%          52%  

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     35%          48%          29%  

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

     84%          83%          89%  

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     49%          10%          41%  

In the case of the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, and Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, performance lagged that of a relevant category median as determined by the independent third-party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund’s more recent performance had shown improvement relative to its category; and (3) that the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund’s long-term relative performance remains strong. 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 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 compensation and the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent the Fund grows in size. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that all of the Funds included have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund under their respective expense cap agreements. The Trustees also considered that the current expenses for Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund were below each Fund’s cap.

The Trustees noted that the Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund had a total advisory fee rate that was above the median of a peer group of funds. In this regard, the Trustees considered the factors that management believed justified the relatively higher advisory fee rate, including (1) that the Fund’s net expense ratio was only one basis point above the median of a peer group of funds and (2) that the Fund has a more flexible investment strategy than its peers.

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 caps 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 fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

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Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense caps. 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 caps. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund has breakpoints in its advisory fee and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap. 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. The Trustees also considered that the Funds have benefitted from the substantial reinvestment the Adviser has made into its business.

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.

 

 

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.

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Annual Report for the Period Commencing on December 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2019 (including updates through September 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 which is the adviser of the Fund.

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

Each Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If a Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund have 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. During the period, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations during the period.

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

Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion

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

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 83.0% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 75.5%  
  ABS Other – 0.1%

 

$ 1,214,010     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C,
6.000%, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(c)(d)
  $ 408,927  
  546,066     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D,
7.500%, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(c)(d)
    62,508  
  1,855,000     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E,
Zero Coupon, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
     
  452,475     Global Container Assets Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B,
4.500%, 2/05/2030, 144A(a)(c)(f)
    388,183  
   

 

 

 
      859,618  
   

 

 

 
  Aerospace & Defense – 3.0%

 

  115,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026     114,717  
  40,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035     37,599  
  260,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038     236,844  
  20,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048     17,576  
  145,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050     132,314  
  520,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048     476,491  
  525,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059     475,263  
  7,865,000     Bombardier, Inc.,
6.000%, 10/15/2022, 144A
    7,294,787  
  175,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A     129,110  
  1,265,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
5.400%, 2/01/2027
    1,201,118  
  807,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A
    917,446  
  722,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A
    896,587  
  1,025,000     TransDigm, Inc., 5.500%, 11/15/2027     985,076  
  1,468,000     TransDigm, Inc., 6.500%, 7/15/2024     1,464,330  
  75,000     TransDigm, Inc., 7.500%, 3/15/2027     77,873  
  4,125,000     TransDigm, Inc.,
8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A
    4,485,938  
   

 

 

 
      18,943,069  
   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 2.8%

 

  392,999     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B,
5.375%, 11/15/2022, 144A
    353,184  
  25,000     American Airlines Group, Inc.,
3.750%, 3/01/2025, 144A
    12,676  
  7,124,353     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-1, Class B,
5.250%, 7/15/2025
    4,921,421  
  653,689     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-1, Class A,
4.000%, 1/15/2027
    517,434  
  110,357     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-1, Class B,
5.625%, 7/15/2022, 144A
    99,414  
  Airlines – continued

 

2,812,339     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-3, Class B,
3.750%, 4/15/2027
  1,950,666  
  1,514,888     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2017-1B, Class B,
4.950%, 8/15/2026
    1,033,956  
  1,037,124     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2017-2, Class B,
3.700%, 4/15/2027
    659,791  
  104,541     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-2, Class B,
5.500%, 4/29/2022
    101,577  
  3,140,000     Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd.,
6.500%, 6/20/2027, 144A
    3,269,525  
  762,369     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A,
7.125%, 4/22/2025
    635,793  
  556,840     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A,
5.900%, 4/01/2026
    545,554  
  1,384,261     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-2A, Class A,
4.625%, 12/03/2026
    1,147,237  
  460,290     UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024
    421,855  
  1,223,204     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A,
4.000%, 10/11/2027
    1,199,818  
  829,103     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class B,
3.650%, 4/07/2027
    625,367  
   

 

 

 
      17,495,268  
   

 

 

 
  Automotive – 7.7%

 

  1,270,000     Allison Transmission, Inc.,
4.750%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    1,306,513  
  865,000     Dana, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/2028     893,658  
  2,835,000     Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/08/2046     2,659,584  
  1,550,000     Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029     1,611,535  
  165,000     Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028     173,311  
  4,230,000     Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028     4,557,825  
  4,955,000     Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031     5,716,831  
  1,645,000     Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026     1,791,208  
  10,375,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN,
4.389%, 1/08/2026
    10,256,621  
  1,735,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     1,868,881  
  185,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     219,237  
  6,750,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
3.600%, 6/21/2030
    6,990,349  
  2,175,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
4.375%, 9/25/2021
    2,243,883  
  2,865,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
5.250%, 3/01/2026
    3,223,286  
  5,130,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
4.875%, 3/15/2027
    4,860,675  
  375,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
    389,156  
   

 

 

 
      48,762,553  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Banking – 5.6%

 

$ 1,146,000     Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031   $ 1,569,017  
  1,130,000     Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander,
5.375%, 4/17/2025, 144A
    1,257,690  
  4,570,000     Bank of America Corp.,
6.110%, 1/29/2037
    6,451,255  
  368,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 12/20/2027, variable rate thereafter),
3.419%, 12/20/2028
    409,501  
  1,700,000     Bank of America Corp., Series L, MTN, 4.183%, 11/25/2027     1,947,720  
  1,000,000     BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/25/2037, variable rate thereafter),
7.195%, 144A(g)
    1,084,717  
  235,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 12/01/2027, variable rate thereafter),
4.875%, 12/01/2032
    223,784  
  6,560,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series MPLE, 3.550%, 2/12/2021, (CAD)     4,977,235  
  7,680,000     Lloyds Banking Group PLC,
4.344%, 1/09/2048
    9,026,364  
  770,000     Lloyds Banking Group PLC,
5.300%, 12/01/2045
    1,004,164  
  3,950,000     Morgan Stanley, Series MPLE,
3.125%, 8/05/2021, (CAD)
    3,027,963  
  1,920,000     NatWest Group PLC,
6.000%, 12/19/2023
    2,159,266  
  2,300,000     NatWest Group PLC, Series U,
3-month LIBOR + 2.320%, 2.540%(g)(h)
    2,183,436  
   

 

 

 
      35,322,112  
   

 

 

 
  Brokerage – 1.0%

 

  200,000     Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.250%, 8/15/2024, 144A     207,250  
  3,055,000     Jefferies Group LLC,
6.250%, 1/15/2036
    3,785,974  
  1,805,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.450%, 6/08/2027     2,200,512  
   

 

 

 
      6,193,736  
   

 

 

 
  Building Materials – 0.5%

 

  360,000     JELD-WEN, Inc.,
4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A
    366,858  
  213,000     Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032     276,120  
  380,000     Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029     536,158  
  260,000     Owens Corning, 4.400%, 1/30/2048     289,561  
  1,188,000     Owens Corning, 7.000%, 12/01/2036     1,583,740  
   

 

 

 
      3,052,437  
   

 

 

 
  Cable Satellite – 2.5%

 

  1,645,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
5.125%, 5/01/2027, 144A
    1,730,902  
  2,245,000     CSC Holdings LLC,
5.375%, 2/01/2028, 144A
    2,371,281  
  Cable Satellite – continued

 

6,295,000     DISH DBS Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2023   6,420,900  
  270,000     DISH DBS Corp., 7.750%, 7/01/2026     296,827  
  375,000     Time Warner Cable LLC,
4.500%, 9/15/2042
    407,350  
  1,500,000     Time Warner Cable LLC,
6.550%, 5/01/2037
    1,994,194  
  2,482,000     Ziggo BV, 5.500%, 1/15/2027, 144A     2,599,895  
   

 

 

 
      15,821,349  
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 0.2%

 

  1,400,000     Minerals Technologies, Inc.,
5.000%, 7/01/2028, 144A
    1,439,592  
   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery – 0.2%

 

  965,000     Toro Co. (The),
6.625%, 5/01/2037(c)(f)
    1,188,724  
  395,000     United Rentals North America, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/2028
    414,750  
   

 

 

 
      1,603,474  
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Products – 0.6%

 

  880,000     Avon Products, Inc., 8.950%, 3/15/2043     1,031,140  
  2,140,000     Whirlpool Corp., 4.600%, 5/15/2050     2,650,438  
   

 

 

 
      3,681,578  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.0%

 

  45,000     General Electric Co., GMTN,
3.100%, 1/09/2023
    47,223  
  165,000     General Electric Co., Series D, (fixed rate to 1/21/2021, variable rate thereafter), 5.000%(g)     131,466  
   

 

 

 
      178,689  
   

 

 

 
  Electric – 1.5%

 

  1,513,781     Alta Wind Holdings LLC,
7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A
    1,839,682  
  255,000     Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025     279,123  
  1,589,000     Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., 7.875%, 2/01/2027     1,898,735  
  3,800,000     Enel Finance International NV,
6.000%, 10/07/2039, 144A
    5,165,909  
  100,000     Enel Finance International NV,
6.800%, 9/15/2037, 144A
    140,827  
   

 

 

 
      9,324,276  
   

 

 

 
  Finance Companies – 7.1%

 

  1,800,000     AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust,
3.500%, 5/26/2022
    1,817,944  
  1,200,000     AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust,
3.950%, 2/01/2022
    1,214,909  
  300,000     AGFC Capital Trust I, 3-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 2.025%, 1/15/2067, 144A(a)(c)(d)(h)     96,284  
  2,815,000     Antares Holdings LP,
6.000%, 8/15/2023, 144A
    2,846,689  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Finance Companies – continued

 

$ 5,590,000     GE Capital Funding LLC,
4.550%, 5/15/2032, 144A
  $ 6,008,494  
  1,400,000     GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.418%, 11/15/2035     1,477,782  
  4,668,000     Navient Corp., 5.500%, 1/25/2023     4,697,665  
  3,903,000     Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/2024     3,881,065  
  31,725(††)     Navient Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043     676,615  
  5,185,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033     4,363,826  
  5,900,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024     5,944,250  
  2,595,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025     2,879,607  
  6,085,000     Owl Rock Capital Corp.,
4.250%, 1/15/2026
    6,164,288  
  1,720,000     Quicken Loans LLC,
5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A
    1,812,295  
  910,000     Quicken Loans LLC,
5.750%, 5/01/2025, 144A
    936,845  
   

 

 

 
      44,818,558  
   

 

 

 
  Financial Other – 0.6%

 

  1,420,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
5.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A
    1,418,225  
  2,450,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,
9.125%, 7/15/2026, 144A
    2,627,625  
   

 

 

 
      4,045,850  
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 0.4%

 

  2,635,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
4.375%, 6/01/2046
    2,703,694  
   

 

 

 
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.3%

 

  1,715,000     Pertamina Persero PT,
6.450%, 5/30/2044, 144A
    2,221,632  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 4.7%

 

  2,932,000     HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027     3,423,110  
  1,440,000     HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033     1,915,200  
  900,000     HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025     1,057,500  
  2,220,000     HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024     2,614,050  
  2,930,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025     3,494,025  
  430,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036     548,250  
  4,530,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2025     4,572,129  
  6,460,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A
    6,282,350  
  4,005,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.750%, 6/15/2023
    4,205,250  
  1,775,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
    1,739,500  
   

 

 

 
      29,851,364  
   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 0.7%

 

  595,000     Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
7.250%, 10/15/2029
    638,137  
  3,020,000     PulteGroup, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
    3,797,650  
  Home Construction – continued

 

15,000     TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2024   16,200  
   

 

 

 
      4,451,987  
   

 

 

 
  Independent Energy – 3.0%

 

  720,000     Aker BP ASA,
3.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A
    698,265  
  1,898,000     Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,
10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A
    1,869,530  
  3,105,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
4.875%, 4/15/2022(c)(f)(i)
    126,187  
  335,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.750%, 3/15/2023(c)(f)(i)
    12,563  
  3,730,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
8.000%, 6/15/2027(c)(f)(i)
    125,888  
  1,880,000     Continental Resources, Inc.,
3.800%, 6/01/2024
    1,734,300  
  650,000     Continental Resources, Inc.,
4.500%, 4/15/2023
    619,450  
  22,000     Continental Resources, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/15/2022
    21,837  
  1,105,000     Montage Resources Corp.,
8.875%, 7/15/2023
    1,122,956  
  5,955,000     Newfield Exploration Co.,
5.625%, 7/01/2024
    5,776,652  
  2,395,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
8.875%, 7/15/2030
    2,466,850  
  345,000     QEP Resources, Inc.,
5.250%, 5/01/2023
    250,987  
  3,068,000     SM Energy Co.,
10.000%, 1/15/2025, 144A
    2,927,823  
  1,575,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp.,
8.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A
    1,055,250  
  265,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp.,
9.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A
    180,200  
   

 

 

 
      18,988,738  
   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance – 3.4%

 

  3,700,000     AXA S.A., (fixed rate to 12/14/2036, variable rate thereafter),
6.379%, 144A(g)
    5,022,750  
  560,000     Brighthouse Financial, Inc.,
4.700%, 6/22/2047
    538,942  
  2,870,000     Brighthouse Financial, Inc.,
5.625%, 5/15/2030
    3,342,302  
  4,345,000     Global Atlantic Fin Co.,
8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A
    4,484,832  
  2,270,000     MetLife, Inc.,
9.250%, 4/08/2068, 144A
    3,434,466  
  1,115,000     MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069     1,813,282  
  1,165,000     Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 6.650%, 6/15/2034, 144A     1,523,138  
  1,000,000     Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN,
3.700%, 3/13/2051
    1,099,420  
   

 

 

 
      21,259,132  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Media Entertainment – 0.8%

 

  24,000,000     Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN,
7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)
  $ 810,659  
  1,765,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc.,
8.375%, 5/01/2027
    1,738,525  
  2,365,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/2050     2,774,989  
   

 

 

 
      5,324,173  
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 2.1%

 

  6,630,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.000%, 3/01/2041     8,188,050  
  3,300,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.250%, 10/15/2039     4,165,098  
  200,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,
7.500%, 4/01/2025, 144A
    197,822  
  1,195,000     United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
    734,925  
   

 

 

 
      13,285,895  
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 1.9%

 

  575,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP,
6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A
    551,011  
  1,700,000     Enable Midstream Partners LP,
5.000%, 5/15/2044
    1,432,675  
  1,160,000     Enbridge Energy Partners LP,
7.375%, 10/15/2045
    1,698,405  
  3,000,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
4.150%, 6/01/2025
    2,583,090  
  250,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc., GMTN,
7.800%, 8/01/2031
    345,946  
  1,565,000     New Fortress Energy, Inc.,
6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A
    1,636,207  
  3,470,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/01/2025     2,064,650  
  1,565,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.500%, 11/01/2023     1,042,681  
  95,000     NGPL PipeCo LLC,
7.768%, 12/15/2037, 144A
    120,926  
  115,000     ONEOK Partners LP,
6.200%, 9/15/2043
    121,836  
  1,295,000     Summit Midstream Partners LP, Series A, (fixed rate to 12/15/2022, variable rate thereafter),
9.500%(c)(f)(g)(i)
    163,597  
   

 

 

 
      11,761,024  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.8%

 

  225,000     Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.,
8.250%, 2/15/2025, 144A
    88,875  
  4,660,500     Transocean Proteus Ltd.,
6.250%, 12/01/2024, 144A
    4,159,496  
  160,000     Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2031     21,600  
  1,452,000     Transocean, Inc.,
11.500%, 1/30/2027, 144A
    595,611  
   

 

 

 
      4,865,582  
   

 

 

 
  Packaging – 2.1%

 

  11,450,000     Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2025, 144A     12,079,750  
  Packaging – continued

 

905,000     Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 5/13/2027, 144A   980,228  
   

 

 

 
      13,059,978  
   

 

 

 
  Paper – 1.6%

 

  5,492,000     Georgia-Pacific LLC,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
    8,210,710  
  350,000     WestRock MWV LLC,
7.950%, 2/15/2031
    496,804  
  1,035,000     WestRock MWV LLC,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
    1,458,410  
   

 

 

 
      10,165,924  
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.7%

 

  1,630,000     MBIA Insurance Corp., 3-month LIBOR + 11.260%, 11.535%, 1/15/2033, 144A(e)(h)     570,500  
  995,000     MGIC Investment Corp.,
5.250%, 8/15/2028
    1,026,268  
  7,295,000     Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.,
4.350%, 4/30/2050, 144A
    7,815,067  
  840,000     Radian Group, Inc.,
4.500%, 10/01/2024
    833,868  
  485,000     Radian Group, Inc.,
4.875%, 3/15/2027
    485,000  
   

 

 

 
      10,730,703  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.1%

 

  385,000     iStar, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2024     372,488  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Hotels – 0.2%

 

  60,000     Service Properties Trust,
3.950%, 1/15/2028
    49,800  
  635,000     Service Properties Trust,
4.350%, 10/01/2024
    574,675  
  180,000     Service Properties Trust,
4.500%, 6/15/2023
    176,522  
  100,000     Service Properties Trust,
4.650%, 3/15/2024
    93,000  
  80,000     Service Properties Trust,
4.750%, 10/01/2026
    71,146  
  290,000     Service Properties Trust,
4.950%, 2/15/2027
    258,100  
   

 

 

 
      1,223,243  
   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 0.3%

 

  1,025,000     Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026     1,075,153  
  540,000     Hanesbrands, Inc.,
5.375%, 5/15/2025, 144A
    569,700  
  793,000     J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
6.375%, 10/15/2036(c)(f)(i)
    3,791  
   

 

 

 
      1,648,644  
   

 

 

 
  Supermarkets – 0.1%

 

  552,000     Albertson’s Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC,
5.750%, 3/15/2025
    569,416  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 1.3%

 

  2,095,000     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.,
6.350%, 10/15/2045
    2,670,280  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Technology – continued

 

$ 3,680,000     Iron Mountain, Inc.,
4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A
  $ 3,744,400  
  463,200     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    573,196  
  689,000     Seagate HDD Cayman,
4.091%, 6/01/2029, 144A
    749,074  
  637,000     Seagate HDD Cayman,
4.875%, 6/01/2027
    713,564  
   

 

 

 
      8,450,514  
   

 

 

 
  Transportation Services – 0.3%

 

  2,500,000     Fenix Marine Service Holdings Ltd.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)(f)
    2,075,825  
   

 

 

 
  Treasuries – 14.0%

 

  424,300(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,
6.500%, 6/10/2021, (MXN)
    1,944,068  
  200,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,
7.750%, 5/29/2031, (MXN)
    1,019,732  
  847,500(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    4,204,480  
  595,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
7.500%, 6/03/2027, (MXN)
    2,990,971  
  150,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)
    802,110  
  1,455,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)
    7,820,210  
  10,220,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 474,
3.750%, 5/25/2021, 144A, (NOK)
    1,122,251  
  10,150,000     Republic of Brazil,
8.500%, 1/05/2024, (BRL)
    1,986,641  
  14,635,000     Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
    3,067,671  
  19,835,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%, 5/15/2050     18,855,647  
  25,650,000     U.S. Treasury Bond,
1.375%, 8/15/2050
    25,173,070  
  14,300,000     U.S. Treasury Bond,
3.000%, 8/15/2048
    19,535,699  
   

 

 

 
      88,522,550  
   

 

 

 
  Wireless – 0.5%

 

  72,400,000     America Movil SAB de CV,
6.450%, 12/05/2022, (MXN)
    3,322,119  
   

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 1.8%

 

  1,900,000     AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 9/15/2059, 144A     1,866,464  
  1,001,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 3/09/2048     1,148,762  
  210,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, 144A, (CAD)
    213,260  
  195,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)
    196,725  
  690,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN,
7.300%, 2/23/2032, 144A, (CAD)
    742,255  
  Wirelines – continued

 

695,000     CenturyLink, Inc.,
5.625%, 4/01/2025
  742,512  
  145,000     Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
8.000%, 10/15/2025, 144A
    153,156  
  1,015,000     Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025     1,165,863  
  1,790,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
    2,076,400  
  1,010,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
    1,201,900  
  600,000     Telecom Italia SpA, EMTN,
5.250%, 3/17/2055, (EUR)
    821,191  
  750,000     Telefonica Emisiones S.A., EMTN,
5.375%, 2/02/2026, (GBP)
    1,173,340  
   

 

 

 
      11,501,828  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $479,053,945)     477,898,612  
   

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 6.6%  
  Cable Satellite – 2.5%

 

  13,430,000     DISH Network Corp.,
2.375%, 3/15/2024
    12,086,326  
  4,045,000     DISH Network Corp.,
3.375%, 8/15/2026
    3,713,296  
   

 

 

 
      15,799,622  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  8,530,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 9/15/2026(c)(f)(i)
    285,755  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%

 

  400,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
0.599%, 8/01/2024
    419,741  
  125,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
1.250%, 5/15/2027, 144A
    122,249  
   

 

 

 
      541,990  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.3%

 

  1,530,000     iStar, Inc., 3.125%, 9/15/2022     1,627,242  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 3.7%

 

  4,095,000     Booking Holdings, Inc.,
0.900%, 9/15/2021
    4,357,508  
  80,000     Evolent Health, Inc.,
3.500%, 12/01/2024, 144A
    78,400  
  1,235,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.000%, 12/15/2035
    1,806,114  
  1,365,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.250%, 4/01/2025
    2,431,106  
  8,194,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.500%, 11/01/2035
    13,468,622  
  1,705,000     Western Digital Corp.,
1.500%, 2/01/2024
    1,618,720  
   

 

 

 
      23,760,470  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $42,091,640)     42,015,079  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Municipals – 0.9%  
  Michigan – 0.2%

 

$ 1,450,000     Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034
  $ 1,480,885  
   

 

 

 
  Virginia – 0.7%

 

  4,080,000     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046     4,211,090  
   

 

 

 
  Total Municipals  
  (Identified Cost $5,512,984)     5,691,975  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $526,658,569)     525,605,666  
   

 

 

 
  Shares              
  Common Stocks – 10.0%  
  Automobiles – 0.4%

 

  341,305     Ford Motor Co.     2,273,091  
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 0.2%

 

  159,649     Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(e)     1,586,592  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.8%

 

  836,745     AT&T, Inc.     23,855,600  
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components –
1.9%

 

  375,812     Corning, Inc.     12,180,067  
   

 

 

 
  Media – 0.0%

 

  97,654     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(e)     97,654  
  4,700     iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(e)     38,164  
   

 

 

 
      135,818  
   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

 

  939     Battalion Oil Corp.(e)     7,418  
  271     Chesapeake Energy Corp.(e)     1,103  
  11,108     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)      
  16,662     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B(b)(e)     83,310  
  31,317     Whiting Petroleum Corp.(e)     541,471  
   

 

 

 
      633,302  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 3.6%

 

  377,213     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     22,742,172  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $70,251,132)     63,406,642  
   

 

 

 
  Preferred Stocks – 1.5%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 1.4%  
  Banking – 0.7%

 

  2,844     Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%   4,231,872  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  10,213     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
4.500%(a)(c)(d)(e)
     
  14,180     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.000%(a)(c)(d)(e)
     
  660     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.750%, 144A(a)(c)(d)(e)
     
   

 

 

 
       
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 0.7%

 

  96,065     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%     4,492,960  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $8,653,390)     8,724,832  
   

 

 

 
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.1%  
  Electric – 0.1%

 

  4,670     Union Electric Co., 4.500% (Identified Cost $246,342)     483,345  
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $8,899,732)     9,208,177  
   

 

 

 
  Warrants – 0.0%  
  35,319     iHeartMedia, Inc., Expiration on 5/1/2039(e)
(Identified Cost $857,522)
    278,137  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)

 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 1.9%  
  645,083,591     Central Bank of Iceland,
0.000%, (ISK)(h)(j)
    4,662,862  
  7,078,224     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,078,224 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $6,936,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125% due 2/28/2025 valued at $7,219,844 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     7,078,224  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments  
  (Identified Cost $12,328,783)     11,741,086  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 96.4%  
  (Identified Cost $618,995,738)     610,239,708  
  Other assets less liabilities—3.6%     22,820,467  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 633,060,175  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

  (‡)     Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.
  (†††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.
  (a)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (b)     Securities subject to restriction on resale. At September 30, 2020, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:

 

    Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    Value     % of
Net Assets
 
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C   12/18/2014   $ 1,214,010     $ 408,927       0.1%
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D   12/18/2014     546,066       62,508       Less than 0.1%  
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E   12/18/2014     1,445,707              
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A   7/18/2017     73,304              
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B   7/18/2017     1,466,032       83,310       Less than 0.1%  

 

  (c)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
  (d)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $567,719 or 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (e)     Non-income producing security.
  (f)     Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $4,370,513 or 0.7% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (g)     Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
  (h)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (i)     The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
  (j)     Security callable by issuer at any time. No specified maturity date.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $122,202,717 or 19.3% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  EMTN     Euro Medium Term Note
  GMTN     Global Medium Term Note
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts
  BRL     Brazilian Real
  CAD     Canadian Dollar
  EUR     Euro
  GBP     British Pound
  ISK     Icelandic Krona
  MXN     Mexican Peso
  NOK     Norwegian Krone

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

       14.0

Automotive

       7.7  

Finance Companies

       7.1  

Banking

       6.3  

Technology

       5.0  

Cable Satellite

       5.0  

Healthcare

       4.7  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

       3.8  

Pharmaceuticals

       3.7  

Life Insurance

       3.4  

Independent Energy

       3.0  

Aerospace & Defense

       3.0  

Airlines

       2.8  

Midstream

       2.6  

Metals & Mining

       2.1  

Packaging

       2.1  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       18.2  

Short-Term Investments

       1.9  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       96.4  

Other assets less liabilities

       3.6  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 96.2% of Net Assets  
  Australia – 1.6%

 

  4,845,000     New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 26, 4.000%, 5/20/2026, (AUD)(a)   $ 4,132,374  
  9,190,000     Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 27, 2.750%, 8/20/2027, 144A, (AUD)(a)     7,472,917  
   

 

 

 
      11,605,291  
   

 

 

 
  Belgium – 1.6%

 

  4,530,000     Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.700%, 2/01/2036(a)     5,472,331  
  305,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.700%, 2/01/2036     361,114  
  1,775,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., EMTN, 2.000%, 1/23/2035, (EUR)(a)     2,260,501  
  1,645,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.500%, 6/01/2050(a)     1,971,625  
  1,150,000     Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.750%, 1/23/2029(a)     1,403,482  
   

 

 

 
      11,469,053  
   

 

 

 
  Bermuda – 0.4%

 

  1,935,000     XLIT Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/29/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.250%, 6/29/2047, (EUR)(a)     2,504,203  
   

 

 

 
  Brazil – 3.5%

 

  3,245,000     Banco Bradesco S.A.,
2.850%, 1/27/2023, 144A
    3,293,058  
  23,233(††)     Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.000%, 1/01/2027, (BRL)     4,709,748  
  16,075(††)     Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.000%, 1/01/2029, (BRL)     3,305,500  
  3,525,000     Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.625%, 1/13/2028     3,821,135  
  3,045,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
5.050%, 6/15/2025
    2,923,200  
  530,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
5.400%, 2/01/2027
    503,235  
  2,705,000     Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.,
2.900%, 1/24/2023, 144A
    2,735,783  
  1,780,000     Republic of Brazil,
2.875%, 4/01/2021, (EUR)
    2,103,435  
  1,660,000     Ultrapar International S.A,
5.250%, 6/06/2029, 144A
    1,720,607  
   

 

 

 
      25,115,701  
   

 

 

 
  Canada – 1.5%

 

  2,150,000     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.,
1.875%, 5/06/2026, (EUR)(a)
    2,692,633  
  4,745,000     Canadian Government Bond,
2.000%, 6/01/2028, (CAD)(a)
    3,979,201  
  Canada – continued

 

  2,585,000     Fairstone Financial Issuance Trust I, Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.948%, 3/21/2033, 144A, (CAD)(a)
  1,943,074  
  750,000     Ford Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2019-AA, Class A3,
2.552%, 9/15/2024, 144A, (CAD)(a)
    580,050  
  760,000     Ford Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2019-BA, Class A2,
2.321%, 10/15/2023, 144A, (CAD)(a)
    578,537  
  1,260,000     Province of Manitoba Canada, MTN, 4.400%, 9/05/2025, (CAD)(a)     1,111,048  
   

 

 

 
      10,884,543  
   

 

 

 
  Chile – 0.3%

 

  2,235,000     Engie Energia Chile S.A.,
3.400%, 1/28/2030(a)
    2,413,800  
   

 

 

 
  China – 5.8%

 

  77,630,000     China Government Bond,
1.990%, 4/09/2025, (CNY)(a)
    10,953,902  
  16,600,000     China Government Bond,
2.680%, 5/21/2030, (CNY)(a)
    2,352,188  
  22,000,000     China Government Bond,
3.390%, 3/16/2050, (CNY)(a)
    2,970,964  
  27,700,000     China Government Bond, Series 1906, 3.290%, 5/23/2029,
(CNY)(a)
    4,109,875  
  31,000,000     China Government Bond, Series 1906, 3.290%, 5/23/2029,
(CNY)(a)
    4,599,499  
  33,630,000     China Government Bond, Series 1907, 3.250%, 6/06/2026,
(CNY)(a)
    5,009,334  
  17,000,000     China Government Bond, Series 1907, 3.250%, 6/06/2026,
(CNY)(a)
    2,532,223  
  58,890,000     China Government Bond, Series 1916, 3.120%, 12/05/2026,
(CNY)(a)
    8,691,386  
   

 

 

 
      41,219,371  
   

 

 

 
  Colombia – 1.0%

 

  730,000     Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P., 4.950%, 7/17/2030, 144A     759,200  
  19,798,100,000     Titulos De Tesoreria, Series B,
7.500%, 8/26/2026, (COP)(a)
    5,960,706  
   

 

 

 
      6,719,906  
   

 

 

 
  Czech – 0.6%

 

  85,110,000     Czech Republic Government Bond, 2.400%, 9/17/2025, (CZK)(a)     4,030,652  
   

 

 

 
  Denmark – 0.8%

 

  33,175,000     Denmark Government Bond,
1.750%, 11/15/2025, (DKK)(a)
    5,854,799  
   

 

 

 
  Finland – 0.3%

 

  2,015,000     Nokia OYJ, 4.375%, 6/12/2027(a)     2,139,678  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  France – 1.1%

 

$ 1,840,000     BNP Paribas S.A.,
4.375%, 5/12/2026, 144A(a)
  $ 2,060,994  
  250,000     Credit Agricole S.A.,
3.250%, 1/14/2030, 144A(a)
    267,767  
  4,700,000     Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE, EMTN, 1.750%, 2/27/2034, (EUR)(a)     5,585,270  
   

 

 

 
      7,914,031  
   

 

 

 
  Germany – 0.9%

 

  300,000     Allianz SE, (fixed rate to 9/25/2029, variable rate thereafter), 1.301%, 9/25/2049, (EUR)(a)     349,779  
  1,740,000     Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe, Zero Coupon, 8/15/2026, (EUR)     2,127,341  
  2,630,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 9/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.547%, 9/18/2031     2,657,453  
  235,000     Deutsche Telekom AG, EMTN,
1.750%, 12/09/2049, (EUR)(a)
    292,791  
  520,000     Volkswagen Financial Services AG, EMTN, 3.375%, 4/06/2028, (EUR)(a)     707,101  
   

 

 

 
      6,134,465  
   

 

 

 
  India – 0.5%

 

  3,455,000     Bharti Airtel Ltd.,
4.375%, 6/10/2025, 144A(a)
    3,642,850  
   

 

 

 
  Indonesia – 1.0%

 

  93,413,000,000     Indonesia Treasury Bond,
8.250%, 5/15/2029, (IDR)(a)
    6,835,220  
   

 

 

 
  Ireland – 0.4%

 

  2,560,000     AIB Group PLC,
4.750%, 10/12/2023, 144A(a)
    2,780,540  
   

 

 

 
  Israel – 0.7%

 

  14,660,000     State of Israel,
1.000%, 3/31/2030, (ILS)
    4,394,903  
  755,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV,
1.125%, 10/15/2024, (EUR)
    763,264  
   

 

 

 
      5,158,167  
   

 

 

 
  Italy – 6.1%

 

  985,000     Atlantia SpA, EMTN,
1.625%, 2/03/2025, (EUR)
    1,093,182  
  2,045,000     Atlantia SpA, EMTN,
1.875%, 7/13/2027, (EUR)
    2,237,520  
  1,600,000     Enel Finance International NV,
6.000%, 10/07/2039, 144A(a)
    2,175,120  
  620,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,
5.017%, 6/26/2024, 144A
    651,578  
  3,670,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,
5.710%, 1/15/2026, 144A
    4,001,286  
  1,250,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Series XR,
4.000%, 9/23/2029, 144A(a)
    1,354,870  
  Italy – continued

 

  18,045,000     Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.350%, 4/01/2030, (EUR)(a)   22,247,196  
  850,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A
    1,055,539  
  380,000     Telecom Italia SpA,
5.303%, 5/30/2024, 144A
    411,350  
  605,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 4/02/2029, variable rate thereafter), 7.296%, 4/02/2034, 144A     696,168  
  350,000     UniCredit SpA,
6.572%, 1/14/2022, 144A(a)
    371,426  
  300,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 1/15/2027, variable rate thereafter), 2.731%, 1/15/2032, (EUR)     331,510  
  340,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 2/20/2024, variable rate thereafter), EMTN,
4.875%, 2/20/2029, (EUR)
    422,029  
  1,465,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/19/2027, variable rate thereafter), 5.861%, 6/19/2032, 144A(a)     1,558,321  
  4,095,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 9/23/2024, variable rate thereafter), EMTN,
2.000%, 9/23/2029, (EUR)(a)
    4,525,114  
   

 

 

 
      43,132,209  
   

 

 

 
  Japan – 6.5%

 

  1,971,175,581(†††)     Japan Government CPI Linked Bond, 0.100%, 3/10/2029, (JPY)(a)     18,675,293  
  678,411,256(†††)     Japan Government CPI Linked Bond, Series 23,
0.100%, 3/10/2028, (JPY)(a)
    6,426,175  
  271,150,000     Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Series 26,
2.400%, 3/20/2037, (JPY)(a)
    3,435,415  
  572,450,000     Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Series 41,
1.700%, 12/20/2043, (JPY)(a)
    6,887,801  
  480,200,000     Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Series 51,
0.300%, 6/20/2046, (JPY)(a)
    4,312,534  
  724,400,000     Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Series 62,
0.500%, 3/20/2049, (JPY)(a)
    6,738,194  
   

 

 

 
      46,475,412  
   

 

 

 
  Malaysia – 1.2%

 

  28,630,000     Malaysia Government Bond, Series 0119, 3.906%, 7/15/2026, (MYR)(a)     7,442,952  
  5,040,000     Malaysia Government Bond, Series 0215, 3.795%, 9/30/2022, (MYR)(a)     1,258,108  
   

 

 

 
      8,701,060  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Mexico – 3.9%

 

$ 2,120,000     America Movil SAB de CV,
2.875%, 5/07/2030(a)
  $ 2,296,214  
  3,255,000     America Movil SAB de CV,
3.625%, 4/22/2029(a)
    3,683,911  
  405,000     Cemex SAB de CV,
5.200%, 9/17/2030, 144A
    406,985  
  880,000     Cemex SAB de CV,
5.450%, 11/19/2029, 144A
    889,900  
  200,000     Cemex SAB de CV,
5.450%, 11/19/2029
    202,250  
  250,000     Cemex SAB de CV,
5.700%, 1/11/2025
    255,241  
  2,584,000     Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, 3.500%, 1/16/2050(a)     2,748,751  
  665,000     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV,
4.000%, 9/06/2049(a)
    698,157  
  200,000     Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV,
4.700%, 11/10/2047(a)
    233,290  
  234,271(††††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 6/10/2021, (MXN)(a)     1,073,388  
  1,368,435(††††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M 20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)(a)     7,317,567  
  1,025,000     Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV,
5.875%, 9/17/2044, 144A(a)
    1,194,125  
  190,000     Petroleos Mexicanos,
5.625%, 1/23/2046(a)
    139,080  
  465,000     Petroleos Mexicanos,
6.350%, 2/12/2048(a)
    349,913  
  910,000     Petroleos Mexicanos,
6.750%, 9/21/2047(a)
    706,342  
  2,060,000     Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV,
4.125%, 5/02/2026(a)
    2,192,870  
  2,165,000     Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV,
4.125%, 5/02/2026, 144A(a)
    2,304,643  
  655,000     Sigma Finance Netherlands BV,
4.875%, 3/27/2028
    722,144  
   

 

 

 
      27,414,771  
   

 

 

 
  Netherlands – 0.5%

 

  440,000     NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.400%, 5/01/2030, 144A(a)     481,672  
  2,765,000     NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 4.300%, 6/18/2029, 144A(a)     3,187,300  
   

 

 

 
      3,668,972  
   

 

 

 
  New Zealand – 0.1%

 

  1,045,000     New Zealand Government Bond, Series 0423, 5.500%, 4/15/2023, (NZD)(a)     787,710  
   

 

 

 
  Norway – 1.8%

 

  320,000     Aker BP ASA,
3.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A
    310,340  
  2,520,000     Aker BP ASA,
4.000%, 1/15/2031, 144A
    2,478,355  
  Norway – continued

 

  45,000,000     City of Oslo, Norway,
3.550%, 2/12/2021, (NOK)(a)
  4,880,938  
  38,675,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 475, 2.000%, 5/24/2023, 144A, (NOK)(a)     4,344,835  
  9,420,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 477, 1.750%, 3/13/2025, 144A, (NOK)(a)     1,074,451  
   

 

 

 
      13,088,919  
   

 

 

 
  Poland – 0.7%

 

  16,435,000     Republic of Poland Government Bond, Series 0726,
2.500%, 7/25/2026, (PLN)(a)
    4,658,728  
   

 

 

 
  Portugal – 0.3%

 

  420,000     EDP Finance BV,
1.710%, 1/24/2028, 144A
    417,707  
  1,040,000     EDP Finance BV,
3.625%, 7/15/2024, 144A
    1,131,088  
  350,000     EDP Finance BV, EMTN,
0.375%, 9/16/2026, (EUR)
    412,737  
  125,000     EDP Finance BV, EMTN,
1.625%, 1/26/2026, (EUR)
    157,306  
   

 

 

 
      2,118,838  
   

 

 

 
  South Africa – 1.6%

 

  730,000     Anglo American Capital PLC,
5.375%, 4/01/2025, 144A(a)
    839,139  
  1,035,000     Anglo American Capital PLC,
5.625%, 4/01/2030, 144A(a)
    1,270,380  
  190,570,000     Republic of South Africa, Series R213, 7.000%, 2/28/2031, (ZAR)     9,250,656  
   

 

 

 
      11,360,175  
   

 

 

 
  Spain – 3.5%

 

  3,400,000     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., GMTN, (fixed rate to 1/16/2025, variable rate thereafter), 1.000%, 1/16/2030, (EUR)(a)     3,798,294  
  600,000     Banco Santander S.A.,
4.250%, 4/11/2027(a)
    678,338  
  2,600,000     Banco Santander S.A.,
5.179%, 11/19/2025(a)
    2,945,124  
  1,700,000     CaixaBank S.A., (fixed rate to 4/17/2025, variable rate thereafter), EMTN, 2.250%, 4/17/2030, (EUR)     2,012,171  
  400,000     CaixaBank S.A., (fixed rate to 7/14/2023, variable rate thereafter), EMTN, 2.750%, 7/14/2028, (EUR)     481,988  
  1,420,000     Grifols S.A., 1.625%, 2/15/2025, (EUR)     1,642,476  
  2,460,000     Spain Government Bond,
1.950%, 7/30/2030, 144A, (EUR)(a)
    3,373,968  
  2,835,000     Spain Government Bond,
2.700%, 10/31/2048, 144A, (EUR)(a)
    4,692,502  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Spain – continued

 

  2,835,000     Spain Government Bond,
4.200%, 1/31/2037, 144A, (EUR)(a)
  $ 5,187,510  
   

 

 

 
      24,812,371  
   

 

 

 
  Supranationals – 0.7%

 

  2,665,000     Inter-American Development Bank,
4.400%, 1/26/2026, (CAD)(a)
    2,385,281  
  37,000,000,000     International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EMTN, 8.400%, 10/12/2021, (IDR)(a)     2,559,763  
   

 

 

 
      4,945,044  
   

 

 

 
  Sweden – 0.5%

 

  27,455,000     Sweden Government Bond, Series 1057, 1.500%, 11/13/2023, 144A, (SEK)(a)     3,243,184  
   

 

 

 
  Switzerland – 0.4%

 

  105,000     Argentum Netherlands BV for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., EMTN, (fixed rate to 10/01/2026, variable rate thereafter),
3.500%, 10/01/2046, (EUR)(a)
    139,186  
  285,000     Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., EMTN, (fixed rate to 6/24/2026, variable rate thereafter), 5.625%, 6/24/2046(a)     329,817  
  1,765,000     Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.194%, 4/01/2031, 144A(a)     2,037,675  
  510,000     Willow No. 2 (Ireland) PLC for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., EMTN, (fixed rate to 10/01/2025, variable rate thereafter),
4.250%, 10/01/2045(a)
    546,946  
   

 

 

 
      3,053,624  
   

 

 

 
  Thailand – 0.3%

 

  74,870,000     Thailand Government Bond,
1.600%, 12/17/2029, (THB)(a)
    2,413,434  
   

 

 

 
  United Arab Emirates – 0.6%

 

  735,000     DP World Crescent Ltd., MTN,
4.848%, 9/26/2028(a)
    813,719  
  1,180,000     DP World PLC, MTN,
4.700%, 9/30/2049(a)
    1,191,800  
  1,755,000     DP World PLC, MTN,
5.625%, 9/25/2048(a)
    2,000,700  
   

 

 

 
      4,006,219  
   

 

 

 
  United Kingdom – 7.9%

 

  1,120,000     Aviva PLC, (fixed rate to 3/03/2035, variable rate thereafter),
4.000%, 6/03/2055, (GBP)(a)
    1,514,618  
  1,300,000     Aviva PLC, EMTN, (fixed rate to 12/04/2025, variable rate thereafter),
3.375%, 12/04/2045, (EUR)(a)
    1,637,919  
  United Kingdom – continued

 

  360,000     Aviva PLC, EMTN, (fixed rate to 9/12/2029, variable rate thereafter),
4.375%, 9/12/2049, (GBP)
  $ 515,186  
  1,425,000     Barclays PLC, 4.337%, 1/10/2028(a)     1,586,823  
  1,050,000     Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 9/23/2030, variable rate thereafter),
3.564%, 9/23/2035
    1,037,652  
  1,680,000     Barclays PLC, EMTN, (fixed rate to 1/24/2025, variable rate thereafter),
1.375%, 1/24/2026, (EUR)
    2,006,159  
  1,080,000     Barclays PLC, EMTN, (fixed rate to 2/07/2023, variable rate thereafter),
2.000%, 2/07/2028, (EUR)(a)
    1,256,268  
  1,580,506     Brass PLC, Series 8A, Class A1,
3-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.980%, 11/16/2066, 144A(a)(b)
    1,584,407  
  3,490,000     British Telecommunications PLC,
3.250%, 11/08/2029, 144A(a)
    3,736,489  
  1,535,000     British Telecommunications PLC,
5.125%, 12/04/2028(a)
    1,849,942  
  100,000     British Telecommunications PLC, EMTN, 1.125%, 9/12/2029, (EUR)     117,506  
  1,370,000     Channel Link Enterprises Finance PLC, Series A7, (fixed rate to 6/20/2022, variable rate thereafter),
1.761%, 6/30/2050, (EUR)(a)
    1,593,695  
  1,055,000     Channel Link Enterprises Finance PLC, Series A8, (fixed rate to 6/20/2027, variable rate thereafter),
2.706%, 6/30/2050, (EUR)(a)
    1,270,938  
  3,350,000     CK Hutchison International 19 Ltd., 3.625%, 4/11/2029, 144A(a)     3,796,455  
  2,268,000     Co-Operative Bank PLC (The),
4.750%, 11/11/2021, (GBP)(a)
    3,043,976  
  840,393     Gosforth Funding PLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
3-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.700%, 8/25/2060, 144A(a)(b)
    840,243  
  2,360,000     Heathrow Funding Ltd., EMTN,
1.875%, 3/14/2036, (EUR)(a)
    2,569,358  
  2,030,000     Lanark Master Issuer PLC, Series 2019-2A, Class 1A,
2.710%, 12/22/2069, 144A(a)(c)
    2,069,831  
  1,070,000     Lanark Master Issuer PLC, Series 2020-1A, Class 1A,
2.277%, 12/22/2069, 144A(a)(c)
    1,089,613  
  190,000     Lanark Master Issuer PLC, Series 2020-1A, Class 2A,
3-month SONIA + 0.570%, 0.633%, 12/22/2069, 144A, (GBP)(a)(b)
    243,350  
  2,250,000     Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (fixed rate to 7/09/2024, variable rate thereafter), 3.870%, 7/09/2025(a)     2,448,843  
  460,000     Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (fixed rate to 3/18/2025, variable rate thereafter), EMTN,
4.500%, 3/18/2030, (EUR)(a)
    596,075  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  United Kingdom – continued

 

  130,000     Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (fixed rate to 9/07/2023, variable rate thereafter), EMTN,
1.750%, 9/07/2028, (EUR)
  $ 153,082  
  1,405,000     Nationwide Building Society, (fixed rate to 7/25/2024, variable rate thereafter), EMTN,
2.000%, 7/25/2029, (EUR)(a)
    1,683,104  
  1,660,000     NatWest Group PLC,
5.125%, 5/28/2024(a)
    1,820,435  
  305,000     Network Rail Infrastructure Finance PLC, EMTN, 4.750%, 1/22/2024, (GBP)(a)     452,661  
  1,225,000     Penarth Master Issuer PLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A1,
1-month LIBOR + 0.540%, 0.690%, 7/18/2023, 144A(a)(b)
    1,224,343  
  225,000     Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.644%, 4/01/2031, 144A(a)     258,993  
  435,000     United Kingdom Gilt,
1.500%, 7/22/2047, (GBP)(a)
    660,776  
  4,995,000     United Kingdom Gilt,
3.500%, 1/22/2045, (GBP)(a)
    10,365,774  
  350,000     United Kingdom Gilt,
4.500%, 9/07/2034, (GBP)(a)
    697,706  
  2,035,000     Vodafone Group PLC,
5.250%, 5/30/2048(a)
    2,630,894  
   

 

 

 
      56,353,114  
   

 

 

 
  United States – 37.6%

 

  565,000     AEP Transmission Co. LLC, Series M, 3.650%, 4/01/2050(a)     658,869  
  560,000     AES Corp. (The),
3.950%, 7/15/2030, 144A(a)
    618,778  
  290,000,000     Aflac, Inc.,
0.932%, 1/25/2027, (JPY)(a)
    2,779,342  
  390,000,000     Aflac, Inc., (fixed rate to 10/23/2027, variable rate thereafter), 2.108%, 10/23/2047, (JPY)(a)     3,886,429  
  155,000     Air Lease Corp.,
2.250%, 1/15/2023(a)
    155,983  
  25,000     Air Lease Corp.,
3.250%, 3/01/2025
    25,432  
  263,000     Air Lease Corp.,
3.250%, 10/01/2029(a)
    249,474  
  90,000     Air Lease Corp.,
4.625%, 10/01/2028
    93,018  
  845,000     Air Lease Corp., MTN,
3.000%, 2/01/2030(a)
    786,900  
  275,000     Ally Financial, Inc.,
3.875%, 5/21/2024
    293,066  
  590,000     Ally Financial, Inc.,
4.625%, 3/30/2025
    648,083  
  360,000     Ally Financial, Inc.,
5.800%, 5/01/2025
    415,210  
  2,980,000     American Tower Corp.,
2.400%, 3/15/2025(a)
    3,149,339  
  United States – continued

 

$ 717,000     AT&T, Inc.,
3.550%, 9/15/2055, 144A
  694,897  
  3,390,000     AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 6/01/2051(a)     3,419,325  
  269,000     AT&T, Inc.,
3.650%, 9/15/2059, 144A
    264,252  
  222,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.350%, 6/15/2045     248,733  
  1,390,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 3/09/2048     1,595,184  
  2,050,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A, 2.990%, 6/20/2022, 144A(a)     2,066,509  
  1,290,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.450%, 3/20/2023, 144A(a)     1,320,066  
  1,805,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 2/13/2030, variable rate thereafter), MTN,
2.496%, 2/13/2031(a)
    1,897,697  
  2,825,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 4/29/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.592%, 4/29/2031(a)     3,005,577  
  406,944     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2016-SPL1, Class A, 4.000%, 4/28/2055, 144A(a)     417,945  
  798,736     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2019-RN4, Class A1, 3.278%, 10/28/2034, 144A(a)(c)     796,161  
  85,000     Boeing Co. (The), 2.250%, 6/15/2026     82,737  
  160,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.100%, 5/01/2026(a)
    159,606  
  10,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.250%, 2/01/2035
    9,400  
  120,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.550%, 3/01/2038(a)
    109,313  
  40,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.625%, 3/01/2048
    35,152  
  485,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.750%, 2/01/2050(a)
    442,567  
  195,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.825%, 3/01/2059(a)
    171,876  
  235,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.850%, 11/01/2048(a)
    215,337  
  560,000     Boeing Co. (The),
3.950%, 8/01/2059(a)
    506,947  
  210,000     Boeing Co. (The),
5.805%, 5/01/2050(a)
    254,054  
  2,270,000     Boston Scientific Corp.,
0.625%, 12/01/2027, (EUR)(a)
    2,646,051  
  94,000     Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,
3.500%, 1/15/2028
    101,563  
  300,000     Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.,
3.875%, 1/15/2027
    332,372  
  1,635,000     Broadcom, Inc.,
4.300%, 11/15/2032
    1,867,809  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  United States – continued

 

$ 265,000     Broadcom, Inc.,
4.750%, 4/15/2029
  $ 308,740  
  3,735,000     Broadcom, Inc.,
5.000%, 4/15/2030(a)
    4,405,796  
  625,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
4.500%, 5/01/2032, 144A
    652,344  
  2,290,000     Centene Corp.,
3.375%, 2/15/2030
    2,375,875  
  4,051,000     Centene Corp.,
4.625%, 12/15/2029(a)
    4,369,652  
  2,910,000     Centene Corp.,
3.000%, 10/15/2030
    2,968,782  
  400,000     Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
2.800%, 4/01/2031
    416,006  
  805,000     Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
3.700%, 4/01/2051
    795,574  
  1,090,000     Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
4.800%, 3/01/2050
    1,239,476  
  3,525,000     Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
5.050%, 3/30/2029(a)
    4,225,007  
  905,000     Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.,
5.125%, 7/01/2049
    1,049,305  
  1,860,000     Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, 5.125%, 4/01/2025, 144A(a)     2,187,657  
  1,667,516     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-E, Class A1,
3.228%, 11/25/2070, 144A(a)(c)
    1,686,221  
  1,162,594     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1,
4.000%, 1/25/2068, 144A(a)(c)
    1,167,775  
  4,047,495     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2018-C, Class A1,
4.125%, 3/25/2059, 144A(a)(c)
    4,115,245  
  1,688,799     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A1,
3.258%, 4/25/2066, 144A(a)(c)
    1,707,968  
  1,945,000     Citigroup, Inc., (fixed rate to 3/31/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.412%, 3/31/2031(a)     2,331,523  
  2,930,000     Citigroup, Inc., Series MPLE,
4.090%, 6/09/2025, (CAD)(a)
    2,405,458  
  United States – continued

 

2,570,000     Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-GAM, Class A2,
3.367%, 2/10/2028, 144A(a)
  2,462,815  
  3,475,000     Constellation Brands, Inc.,
3.150%, 8/01/2029(a)
    3,793,313  
  405,000     Constellation Brands, Inc.,
3.750%, 5/01/2050(a)
    452,214  
  600,000,000     Corning, Inc.,
0.698%, 8/09/2024, (JPY)(a)
    5,642,213  
  1,933,320     Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-RPL2, Class A1,
4.311%, 8/25/2062, 144A(a)(c)
    1,948,119  
  1,377,834     Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-RP10, Class A1,
3.120%, 12/26/2059, 144A(a)(c)
    1,321,369  
  660,000     CVS Health Corp.,
3.250%, 8/15/2029(a)
    726,005  
  885,000     CVS Health Corp.,
4.100%, 3/25/2025(a)
    999,723  
  475,000     Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.300%, 10/01/2029, 144A     544,777  
  2,755,000     Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.200%, 7/15/2030, 144A(a)     3,300,638  
  1,675,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.500%, 10/20/2025, 144A     1,719,978  
  355,509     Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700%, 1/21/2031, 144A(a)
    368,884  
  5,240,000     Diamondback Energy, Inc.,
3.500%, 12/01/2029(a)
    5,079,785  
  1,180,000     Dominion Energy, Inc., Class C,
3.375%, 4/01/2030(a)
    1,330,485  
  745,000     Duke Realty LP,
2.875%, 11/15/2029(a)
    812,677  
  1,300,000     Energy Transfer Operating LP,
5.150%, 3/15/2045(a)
    1,177,013  
  1,255,000     Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 2.800%, 1/31/2030(a)     1,335,893  
  295,000     Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.125%, 7/31/2029(a)     321,202  
  160,000     Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.700%, 1/31/2051(a)     157,780  
  300,000     Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.150%, 10/16/2028(a)     350,917  
  130,000     FedEx Corp.,
4.050%, 2/15/2048(a)
    149,288  
  585,000     Ferguson Finance PLC,
3.250%, 6/02/2030, 144A(a)
    635,839  
  2,367,862     FHLMC, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2046 to 2048(a)(d)     2,575,616  
  889,548     FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2044 to 2048(a)(d)     992,138  
  775,000     Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,
1.000%, 12/03/2028, (EUR)(a)
    931,710  
  582,220     FNMA, 3.000%, 11/01/2046(a)     611,983  
  2,106,552     FNMA, 3.500%, with various maturities from 2045 to 2048(a)(d)     2,257,071  
  496,626     FNMA, 4.000%, 10/01/2047(a)     534,670  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  United States – continued

 

$ 1,742,754     FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2043 to 2047(a)(d)   $ 1,928,701  
  955,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,
4.125%, 3/01/2028
    966,937  
  990,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,
4.250%, 3/01/2030
    1,014,750  
  125,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/01/2027
    130,569  
  615,000     GATX Corp.,
4.000%, 6/30/2030(a)
    708,439  
  976,364     GCAT LLC, Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.981%, 1/26/2060, 144A(a)(c)     960,356  
  1,415,000     GE Capital Funding LLC,
4.550%, 5/15/2032, 144A(a)
    1,520,933  
  2,080,000     General Electric Co.,
4.350%, 5/01/2050(a)
    2,120,790  
  2,995,000     General Motors Co. ,
6.125%, 10/01/2025(a)
    3,479,168  
  315,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc., EMTN, 0.955%, 9/07/2023, (EUR)(a)     368,049  
  1,010,798     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.770%, 1.948%, 5/20/2064(a)(b)     1,058,303  
  864,541     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.002%, 2.180%, 11/20/2064(a)(b)     926,775  
  1,064,495     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.057%, 2.235%, 11/20/2064(a)(b)     1,135,789  
  1,993,350     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.313%, 2.491%, 10/20/2063(a)(b)     2,101,826  
  1,839     GNMA, 3.890%, 6/20/2062(a)(c)     1,845  
  148,536     GNMA, 3.905%, 1/20/2063(a)(c)     152,015  
  225,987     GNMA, 4.481%, 4/20/2065(a)(c)     253,251  
  1,481,928     GNMA, 4.567%, 2/20/2065(a)(c)     1,643,739  
  5,062     GNMA, 4.630%, 12/20/2061(a)(c)     5,180  
  1,291,409     GNMA, 4.644%, 7/20/2064(a)(c)     1,420,404  
  1,381,468     GNMA, 4.654%, 7/20/2064(a)(c)     1,524,826  
  2,539,079     GNMA, 4.664%, 5/20/2064(a)(c)     2,784,502  
  260,000     HCA, Inc., 3.500%, 9/01/2030     264,909  
  800,000     IQVIA, Inc., 2.250%, 1/15/2028, (EUR)     916,668  
  715,000     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.,
3.430%, 6/15/2027(a)
    796,088  
  2,085,000     Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.,
3.800%, 5/01/2050(a)
    2,398,835  
  90,000     Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
5.050%, 2/15/2046(a)
    101,608  
  3,660,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
3.750%, 4/01/2030, 144A(a)
    3,866,085  
  845,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,
4.375%, 6/01/2046
    867,029  
  2,438,476     Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2019-GS7, Class A1,
3.250%, 11/25/2059, 144A(a)(c)
    2,438,493  
  2,205,539     Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2020-GS1, Class A1,
2.882%, 10/25/2059, 144A(a)(c)
    2,211,129  
  60,000     Lennar Corp., 5.000%, 6/15/2027     67,800  
  United States – continued

 

920,000     Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc.,
2.300%, 11/01/2030, 144A
  927,744  
  1,825,000     Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc.,
3.468%, 12/01/2050, 144A
    1,842,661  
  1,356,678     OSW Structured Asset Trust, Series 2020-RPL1, Class A1,
3.072%, 12/26/2059, 144A(a)(c)
    1,377,007  
  895,000     Owens Corning,
3.875%, 6/01/2030(a)
    1,013,097  
  906,116     Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class A1,
3.351%, 7/25/2024, 144A(a)(c)
    903,443  
  1,335,850     Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2019-4A, Class A1,
3.351%, 11/25/2024, 144A(a)(c)
    1,337,704  
  771,639     Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A1,
2.981%, 2/25/2025, 144A(a)(c)
    768,854  
  1,595,000     Prologis Euro Finance LLC,
0.250%, 9/10/2027, (EUR)(a)
    1,867,335  
  530,000     Prologis Euro Finance LLC,
0.375%, 2/06/2028, (EUR)(a)
    624,611  
  515,000     Prologis LP, 2.125%, 10/15/2050     463,730  
  530,000,000     Prologis Yen Finance LLC,
0.972%, 9/25/2028, (JPY)(a)
    5,069,085  
  670,000     Quicken Loans LLC,
5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A
    705,952  
  115,000     Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc.,
3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A
    113,994  
  510,000     Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A
    503,625  
  11,915     RCO V Mortgage LLC, Series 2019-1, Class A1,
3.721%, 5/24/2024, 144A(a)(c)
    12,009  
  1,885,000     Regency Centers LP,
3.700%, 6/15/2030(a)
    2,069,281  
  575,000     Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC,
4.500%, 5/15/2030, 144A
    647,710  
  1,585,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class C,
2.900%, 10/15/2024(a)
    1,629,522  
  875,000     Santander Holdings USA, Inc.,
3.244%, 10/05/2026(a)
    936,320  
  730,000     Simon Property Group LP,
2.450%, 9/13/2029(a)
    724,861  
  535,000     Simon Property Group LP,
3.250%, 9/13/2049(a)
    490,657  
  68,798     SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-C, Class A1FX,
3.080%, 1/25/2048, 144A(a)
    69,154  
  4,110,000     T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
3.875%, 4/15/2030, 144A(a)
    4,663,288  
  1,645,000     T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
4.375%, 4/15/2040, 144A(a)
    1,928,220  
  865,000     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., EMTN, 1.875%, 10/01/2049, (EUR)(a)     1,020,406  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  United States – continued

 

$ 649,019     Towd Point HE Trust, Series 2019-HE1, Class A1,
1-month LIBOR + 0.900%, 1.048%, 4/25/2048, 144A(a)(b)
  $ 646,535  
  2,220,000     U.S. Treasury Bond,
1.250%, 5/15/2050
    2,110,387  
  5,040,000     U.S. Treasury Bond,
2.875%, 5/15/2043(a)(e)
    6,592,753  
  12,080,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
0.125%, 5/31/2022(a)
    12,079,056  
  3,485,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
0.125%, 7/31/2022
    3,485,000  
  5,665,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
0.250%, 8/31/2025
    5,660,574  
  14,195,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
0.625%, 5/15/2030(a)
    14,152,859  
  13,675,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
1.500%, 8/31/2021(a)
    13,845,937  
  420,000     U.S. Treasury Note,
1.500%, 2/15/2030
    453,337  
  700,000     UMBS® (TBA),
2.500%, 11/01/2050(f)
    733,265  
  1,005,926     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-1, Class B,
3.650%, 7/07/2027(a)
    766,042  
  1,284,913     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class B,
3.650%, 4/07/2027(a)
    969,171  
  565,000     Upjohn Finance BV,
1.362%, 6/23/2027, (EUR)
    679,133  
  2,660,000     Upjohn Finance BV,
1.908%, 6/23/2032, (EUR)(a)
    3,253,133  
  991,000     Valvoline, Inc.,
4.250%, 2/15/2030, 144A
    1,010,820  
  2,005,704     Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2019-NPL5, Class A1A,
3.352%, 9/25/2049, 144A(a)(c)
    2,008,001  
  965,318     Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2019-NPL9, Class A1A,
3.327%, 11/26/2049, 144A(a)(c)
    967,725  
  392,291     Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2020-NPL1, Class A1A,
3.228%, 1/25/2050, 144A(a)(c)
    393,038  
  861,160     Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2020-NPL2, Class A1A,
2.981%, 2/25/2050, 144A(a)(c)
    861,160  
  2,303,166     Vericrest Opportunity Loan Trust, Series 2020-NPL3, Class A1A,
2.981%, 2/25/2050, 144A(a)(c)
    2,303,166  
  570,000,000     Walmart, Inc.,
0.183%, 7/15/2022, (JPY)(a)
    5,383,785  
  United States – continued

 

260,000     Walt Disney Co. (The),
3.600%, 1/13/2051(a)
  292,996  
   

 

 

 
      267,857,506  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $650,772,749)     684,513,560  
   

 

 

 
  Total Purchased Options – 0.0%  
  (Identified Cost $106,272) (see detail below)     37,204  
   

 

 

 
  Short-Term Investments – 1.9%  
  12,786,095     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $12,786,095 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $13,042,900 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $13,041,883 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     12,786,095  
  710,000     U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.114%, 1/07/2021(g)
    709,814  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments  
  (Identified Cost $13,495,874)     13,495,909  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 98.1%  
  (Identified Cost $664,374,895)     698,046,673  
  Other assets less liabilities—1.9%     13,682,136  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 711,728,809  
   

 

 

 

 

Purchased Options – 0.0%

 

 

Description

  Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
    Units of
Currency
    Notional
Amount
    Cost     Value (†)  
Over-the-Counter Options on Currency – 0.0%

 

EUR Call(h)(i)     10/15/2020       1.19       5,824,000     $ 8,125,734     $ 70,142     $ 7,750  
JPY Call(i)(j)     2/16/2021       97.00       9,010,000       8,286,825       36,130       29,454  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ 106,272     $ 37,204  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Written Options – (0.0%)

 

 

Description

  Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
    Units of
Currency
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Over-the-Counter Options on Currency – (0.0%)

 

EUR Call(h)     10/15/2020       1.2125       (5,824,000   $ (8,279,371)     $ (32,227)     $ (1,086)  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (‡)     Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 1,000.
  (†††)     Amount shown represents principal amount including inflation adjustments.
  (††††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

  (a)     Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts or TBA transactions.
  (b)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (c)     Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (d)     The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
  (e)     Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
  (f)     When-issued/delayed delivery. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (g)     Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  (h)     Counterparty is HSBC Bank USA.
  (i)     Non-income producing security.
  (j)     Counterparty is Credit Suisse International.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $158,807,561 or 22.3% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  CPI     Consumer Price Index
  EMTN     Euro Medium Term Note
  FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
  FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
  GMTN     Global Medium Term Note
  GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  SONIA     Sterling Overnight Index
  TBA     To Be Announced
  UMBS®     Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities
  AUD     Australian Dollar
  BRL     Brazilian Real
  CAD     Canadian Dollar
  CHF     Swiss Franc
  CNY     Chinese Yuan Renminbi
  COP     Colombian Peso
  CZK     Czech Koruna
  DKK     Danish Krone
  EUR     Euro
  GBP     British Pound
  IDR     Indonesian Rupiah
  ILS     Israeli Shekel
  JPY     Japanese Yen
  KRW     South Korean Won
  MXN     Mexican Peso
  MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
  NOK     Norwegian Krone
  NZD     New Zealand Dollar
  PLN     Polish Zloty
  SEK     Swedish Krona
  SGD     Singapore Dollar
  THB     Thai Baht
  ZAR     South African Rand

 

At September 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
   Currency
Bought/
Sold
(B/S)
   Units of Currency      In Exchange for      Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, N.A.

   12/02/2020    BRL      S       33,596,000      $ 6,031,706      $ 5,971,772        $ 59,934  

Citibank N.A.

   12/17/2020    ZAR      S       72,730,000        4,323,479        4,303,386          20,093  

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020    CHF      B       3,258,000        3,576,031        3,545,248          (30,783

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020    JPY      B       2,987,384,000        28,167,668        28,354,468          186,800  

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020    JPY      S       30,024,000        283,899        284,970          (1,071

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020    KRW      B       9,280,531,000        7,800,732        7,935,910          135,178  

HSBC Bank USA

   12/16/2020    CAD      B       5,496,000        4,180,612        4,128,894          (51,718

HSBC Bank USA

   12/16/2020    COP      S       14,472,575,000        3,885,516        3,766,994          118,522  

HSBC Bank USA

   12/16/2020    SGD      B       6,526,000        4,768,254        4,781,246          12,992  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   12/16/2020    GBP      B       9,228,000        11,835,325        11,912,963          77,638  

Standard Chartered Bank

   12/16/2020    EUR      B       41,903,000        49,416,795        49,211,967          (204,828

UBS AG

   12/16/2020    AUD      B       1,797,000        1,266,317        1,287,360          21,043  
                     

 

 

 

Total

 

     $ 343,800  
                     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

At September 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Date

   Deliver/Units of Currency      Receive/Units of Currency        Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

   12/16/2020      SEK        3,770,000        EUR          363,195        $ 426,545        $ 5,199  

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020      IDR        21,947,060,000        JPY          155,201,612          1,473,081          8,292  

Credit Suisse International

   12/16/2020      PLN        13,192,000        EUR          2,907,072          3,414,140          582  

HSBC Bank USA

   12/16/2020      NOK        32,000,000        EUR          3,013,418          3,539,036          107,662  

UBS AG

   12/17/2020      ZAR        80,905,000        EUR          4,070,202          4,780,295          (6,800
                          

 

 

 

Total

 

     $ 114,935  
                          

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Notional
Amount
       Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/31/2020          129        $ 16,255,228        $ 16,258,031      $ 2,803  

10 Year Japan Government Bond

       12/14/2020          17          24,476,905          24,518,750        41,845  

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

       12/08/2020          39          10,095,348          10,182,164        86,816  

German Euro BOBL

       12/08/2020          157          24,864,547          24,881,366        16,819  

UK Long Gilt

       12/29/2020          101          17,700,930          17,738,573        37,643  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

       12/21/2020          20          4,482,691          4,436,250        (46,441
                                

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 139,485  
                                

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Notional
Amount
       Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/21/2020          79        $ 11,024,046        $ 11,022,969      $ 1,077  

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

       12/21/2020          149          26,292,561          26,265,906        26,655  

German Euro Bund

       12/08/2020          26          5,311,741          5,320,014        (8,273

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/21/2020          219          34,998,231          35,022,891        (24,660
                                

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (5,201
                                

 

 

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

       39.2

Banking

       9.4  

ABS Home Equity

       5.0  

Food & Beverage

       4.4  

Technology

       3.3  

Mortgage Related

       3.3  

Wireless

       3.1  

Local Authorities

       2.4  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       26.1  

Short-Term Investments

       1.9  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       98.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options, forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

       1.9  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

Currency Exposure Summary at September 30, 2020

 

United States Dollar

       50.7

Euro

       13.8  

Japanese Yen

       9.8  

Yuan Renminbi

       5.8  

British Pound

       2.5  

Other, less than 2% each

       15.5  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       98.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options, forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

       1.9  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 97.6% of Net Assets  
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.3%

 

$ 190,000     General Dynamics Corp., 3.500%, 4/01/2027   $ 218,442  
  115,000     Raytheon Technologies Corp., 3.125%, 7/01/2050     122,657  
   

 

 

 
      341,099  
   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 0.5%

 

  445,000     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2A, 5.250%, 10/01/2030, 144A     456,343  
  210,000     Southwest Airlines Co., 5.125%, 6/15/2027     229,554  
   

 

 

 
      685,897  
   

 

 

 
  Automotive – 0.7%

 

  35,000     Ford Motor Co., 4.750%, 1/15/2043     31,690  
  85,000     Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/08/2046     79,741  
  45,000     Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031     51,919  
  40,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     43,086  
  360,000     General Motors Co., 5.950%, 4/01/2049     421,825  
  115,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     136,282  
  110,000     General Motors Co., 6.800%, 10/01/2027     133,974  
   

 

 

 
      898,517  
   

 

 

 
  Banking – 3.3%

 

  345,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 7/23/2030, variable rate thereafter), MTN, 1.898%, 7/23/2031     342,933  
  335,000     Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 6/24/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.645%, 6/24/2031     334,615  
  370,000     Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 9/23/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.564%, 9/23/2035     365,649  
  365,000     BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 8/12/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.588%, 8/12/2035, 144A     354,196  
  250,000     Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.194%, 4/01/2031, 144A     288,622  
  1,000,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 10/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 6.000%(a)     863,450  
  260,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 4/08/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.882%, 7/08/2031     268,036  
  210,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 9/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.547%, 9/18/2031     212,192  
  445,000     Natwest Group PLC, (fixed rate to 8/28/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.032%, 11/28/2035     426,946  
  200,000     Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.450%, 6/02/2025     213,880  
  355,000     Societe Generale S.A., (fixed rate to 7/08/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.653%, 7/08/2035, 144A     357,181  
  Banking – continued

 

200,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A   203,750  
   

 

 

 
      4,231,450  
   

 

 

 
  Brokerage – 0.9%

 

  355,000     BGC Partners, Inc., 4.375%, 12/15/2025, 144A     360,261  
  495,000     Brookfield Finance, Inc., 3.500%, 3/30/2051     489,098  
  265,000     KKR Group Finance Co. VIII LLC, 3.500%, 8/25/2050, 144A     270,045  
   

 

 

 
      1,119,404  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.1%

 

  35,000     General Electric Co., 3.625%, 5/01/2030     36,246  
  65,000     General Electric Co., 4.350%, 5/01/2050     66,275  
   

 

 

 
      102,521  
   

 

 

 
  Electric – 0.1%

 

  80,000     Southern Co. (The), (fixed rate to 10/15/2025, variable rate thereafter), 4.000%, 1/15/2051     80,268  
   

 

 

 
  Finance Companies – 0.2%

 

  245,000     AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.500%, 9/15/2023     252,485  
  50,000     GATX Corp., 4.000%, 6/30/2030     57,597  
   

 

 

 
      310,082  
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 0.3%

 

  330,000     Mondelez International, Inc., 1.875%, 10/15/2032     329,224  
   

 

 

 
  Health Insurance – 0.3%

 

  220,000     Anthem, Inc., 3.125%, 5/15/2050     224,228  
  85,000     Humana, Inc., 3.950%, 8/15/2049     101,639  
   

 

 

 
      325,867  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 0.8%

 

  30,000     Cigna Corp., 2.400%, 3/15/2030     31,114  
  75,000     Cigna Corp., 3.200%, 3/15/2040     79,506  
  115,000     CVS Health Corp., 3.250%, 8/15/2029     126,501  
  730,000     Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance III, Inc., 2.375%, 2/16/2031, 144A     721,759  
   

 

 

 
      958,880  
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Energy – 0.2%

 

  45,000     Chevron Corp., 3.078%, 5/11/2050     48,106  
  150,000     Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.452%, 4/15/2051     164,813  
   

 

 

 
      212,919  
   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance – 0.5%

 

  210,000     Athene Holding Ltd., 6.150%, 4/03/2030     249,380  
  250,000     Belrose Funding Trust, 2.330%, 8/15/2030, 144A     247,065  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Life Insurance – continued

 

$ 160,000     Empower Finance LP, 3.075%, 9/17/2051, 144A   $ 166,148  
   

 

 

 
      662,593  
   

 

 

 
  Media Entertainment – 0.2%

 

  90,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 1/15/2031     108,221  
  175,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/2050     205,338  
   

 

 

 
      313,559  
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 0.4%

 

  200,000     Anglo American Capital PLC, 3.950%, 9/10/2050, 144A     204,386  
  330,000     Glencore Funding LLC, 2.500%, 9/01/2030, 144A     320,849  
   

 

 

 
      525,235  
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 0.7%

 

  195,000     Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 3.400%, 2/15/2031     191,130  
  60,000     Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.200%, 2/15/2052     55,446  
  365,000     MPLX LP, 2.650%, 8/15/2030     356,263  
  35,000     Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.800%, 9/15/2030     33,939  
  175,000     Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.500%, 5/15/2030, 144A     197,129  
   

 

 

 
      833,907  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%

 

  500,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.800%, 10/01/2050     494,121  
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.2%

 

  245,000     Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.450%, 3/15/2031     243,004  
   

 

 

 
  Railroads – 0.0%

 

  15,000     Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 2.050%, 3/05/2030     15,627  
   

 

 

 
  Refining – 0.1%

 

  100,000     HollyFrontier Corp., 4.500%, 10/01/2030     97,014  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Regional Malls – 0.1%

 

  125,000     Simon Property Group LP, 3.800%, 7/15/2050     126,914  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Single Tenant – 0.1%

 

  170,000     Spirit Realty LP, 3.200%, 2/15/2031     165,900  
   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 0.1%

 

  165,000     Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.500%, 4/15/2027     179,343  
  10,000     Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.350%, 4/15/2050     11,576  
   

 

 

 
      190,919  
   

 

 

 
  Sovereigns – 0.7%

 

  225,000     Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 2.700%, 9/02/2070, 144A     218,635  
  Sovereigns – continued

 

200,000     Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.875%, 4/16/2050, 144A   244,000  
  485,000     Panama Government International Bond, 2.252%, 9/29/2032     488,637  
   

 

 

 
      951,272  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 1.3%

 

  60,000     Apple, Inc., 1.650%, 5/11/2030     62,152  
  235,000     Broadcom, Inc., 5.000%, 4/15/2030     277,205  
  100,000     Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 6.200%, 7/15/2030, 144A     119,805  
  535,000     Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 8.350%, 7/15/2046, 144A     706,849  
  80,000     Jabil, Inc., 3.000%, 1/15/2031     81,677  
  110,000     Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.250%, 9/01/2025, 144A     114,131  
  310,000     Micron Technology, Inc., 2.497%, 4/24/2023     321,921  
   

 

 

 
      1,683,740  
   

 

 

 
  Transportation Services – 0.3%

 

  115,000     FedEx Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2050     155,372  
  175,000     Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.000%, 7/15/2025, 144A     197,143  
   

 

 

 
      352,515  
   

 

 

 
  Treasuries – 84.1%

 

  5,340,439     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.250%, 2/15/2050(b)     6,312,288  
  772,690     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.875%, 2/15/2047(b)     1,029,438  
  682,845     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.000%, 2/15/2048(b)     943,286  
  6,125,525     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.000%, 2/15/2049(b)     8,560,501  
  2,320,573     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.375%, 4/15/2032(b)     3,524,869  
  5,965,232     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2022(b)     6,071,022  
  33,086,661     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2025(b)     35,214,460  
  1,740,008     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 7/15/2026(b)     1,887,568  
  18,355,605     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 1/15/2030(b)     20,291,547  
  1,716,628     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.250%, 7/15/2029(b)     1,920,724  
  14,611,995     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.375%, 1/15/2027(b)     16,079,473  
  1,867,615     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.625%, 1/15/2026(b)     2,059,009  
  2,234,345     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.750%, 7/15/2028(b)     2,574,792  
  789,989     U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.875%, 1/15/2029(b)     920,492  
   

 

 

 
      107,389,469  
   

 

 

 
  Wireless – 0.7%

 

  740,000     T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.550%, 2/15/2031, 144A     765,611  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Wireless – continued

 

$ 75,000     T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2050, 144A   $ 89,976  
   

 

 

 
      855,587  
   

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 0.0%

 

  30,000     Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.000%, 3/22/2050     36,934  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $120,038,140)     124,534,438  
   

 

 

 
  Short-Term Investments – 2.8%  
  3,571,908     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,571,908 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $3,643,700 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $3,643,416 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $3,571,908)
    3,571,908  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 100.4%  
  (Identified Cost $123,610,048)     128,106,346  
  Other assets less liabilities—(0.4)%     (460,767
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 127,645,579  
   

 

 

 
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)     Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

 

  (b)     Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS).

 

  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $6,603,884 or 5.2% of net assets.

 

  MTN     Medium Term Note

 

  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

       84.1

Banking

       3.3  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       10.2  

Short-Term Investments

       2.8  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.4  

Other assets less liabilities

       (0.4
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 82.3% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 74.3%  
  Aerospace & Defense – 3.5%

 

$ 85,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026   $ 84,791  
  30,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035     28,199  
  195,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038     177,633  
  15,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048     13,182  
  110,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050     100,376  
  390,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048     357,369  
  770,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059     697,053  
  135,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.350%, 12/22/2026, 144A, (CAD)     74,586  
  1,930,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A     1,423,896  
  4,535,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2027, 144A     3,439,525  
  115,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
5.400%, 2/01/2027
    109,193  
  1,165,000     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.,
5.000%, 11/15/2025, 144A
    1,197,441  
  1,072,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A
    1,218,714  
  2,209,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A
    2,743,158  
  2,610,000     Textron Financial Corp.,
3-month LIBOR + 1.735%, 2.015%, 2/15/2067, 144A(a)
    1,814,629  
  770,000     TransDigm, Inc., 5.500%, 11/15/2027     740,008  
  625,000     TransDigm, Inc., 6.500%, 5/15/2025     623,047  
  55,000     TransDigm, Inc., 7.500%, 3/15/2027     57,107  
  3,020,000     TransDigm, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A     3,284,250  
   

 

 

 
      18,184,157  
   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 2.0%

 

  217,776     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B,
5.375%, 11/15/2022, 144A
    195,713  
  80,000     American Airlines Group, Inc.,
3.750%, 3/01/2025, 144A
    40,562  
  3,570,000     American Airlines Group, Inc.,
5.000%, 6/01/2022, 144A
    2,427,600  
  592,071     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-3, Class B,
3.750%, 4/15/2027
    410,667  
  1,707,265     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2017-2, Class B,
3.700%, 4/15/2027
    1,086,117  
  2,605,000     American Airlines, Inc.,
11.750%, 7/15/2025, 144A
    2,513,825  
  Airlines – continued  
$ 21,712     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707%, 10/02/2022   $ 21,507  
  2,230,000     Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.500%, 6/20/2027, 144A     2,321,988  
  1,565,672     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B,
5.375%, 5/15/2023
    1,276,164  
  209,834     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.750%, 10/11/2023
    192,737  
   

 

 

 
      10,486,880  
   

 

 

 
  Automotive – 2.9%

 

  1,000,000     Dana, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2027     1,025,000  
  5,860,000     Ford Motor Co., 4.750%, 1/15/2043     5,305,790  
  240,000     Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/08/2046     225,150  
  400,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     430,866  
  185,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     219,237  
  2,700,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
4.875%, 3/15/2027
    2,558,250  
  3,375,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
5.000%, 5/31/2026
    3,279,217  
  2,090,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
    2,168,898  
   

 

 

 
      15,212,408  
   

 

 

 
  Banking – 1.3%

 

  3,345,000     Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander,
5.375%, 4/17/2025, 144A
    3,722,985  
  1,145,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 12/01/2027, variable rate thereafter),
4.875%, 12/01/2032
    1,090,349  
  1,780,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter),
5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A
    1,813,375  
   

 

 

 
      6,626,709  
   

 

 

 
  Brokerage – 0.5%

 

  350,000     Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.250%, 8/15/2024, 144A     362,688  
  1,615,000     Jefferies Group LLC,
6.250%, 1/15/2036
    2,001,423  
   

 

 

 
      2,364,111  
   

 

 

 
  Building Materials – 0.8%

 

  3,350,000     American Woodmark Corp.,
4.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A
    3,391,875  
  525,000     JELD-WEN, Inc.,
4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A
    535,001  
  178,000     Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032     230,749  
   

 

 

 
      4,157,625  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Cable Satellite – 3.3%

 

$ 1,865,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2027, 144A   $ 1,962,390  
  70,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025, 144A     72,013  
  300,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.875%, 5/01/2027, 144A     314,970  
  3,215,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 5.250%, 6/01/2024     3,448,087  
  370,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/01/2028, 144A     390,813  
  2,205,000     DISH DBS Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2023     2,249,100  
  2,686,000     DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024     2,754,493  
  1,720,000     DISH DBS Corp., 7.750%, 7/01/2026     1,890,899  
  170,000     Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042     184,665  
  3,718,000     Ziggo BV, 5.500%, 1/15/2027, 144A     3,894,605  
   

 

 

 
      17,162,035  
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 1.5%

 

  1,025,000     Aruba Investments, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2023, 144A     1,035,250  
  4,738,000     Hercules LLC, 6.500%, 6/30/2029     4,750,935  
  750,000     Koppers, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2025, 144A     760,313  
  1,330,000     Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.000%, 7/01/2028, 144A     1,367,612  
   

 

 

 
      7,914,110  
   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery – 0.3%

 

  330,000     United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/2028     346,500  
  1,140,000     United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2026     1,201,275  
   

 

 

 
      1,547,775  
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.4%

 

  1,902,000     ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027     2,075,557  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.0%

 

  260,000     General Electric Co., Series D, (fixed rate to 1/21/2021, variable rate thereafter), 5.000%(b)     207,158  
   

 

 

 
  Electric – 0.6%

 

  185,000     AES Corp. (The), 5.500%, 4/15/2025     190,709  
  190,000     Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025     207,974  
  2,430,000     NRG Energy, Inc., 7.250%, 5/15/2026     2,586,176  
   

 

 

 
      2,984,859  
   

 

 

 
  Finance Companies – 7.2%

 

$ 1,000,000     AGFC Capital Trust I, 3-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 2.025%, 1/15/2067, 144A(a)(c)(d)(e)   $ 320,948  
  2,240,000     GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.418%, 11/15/2035     2,364,452  
  17,880,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033     15,048,255  
  5,345,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024     5,385,087  
  325,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 7.250%, 1/25/2022     333,125  
  1,725,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025     1,914,189  
  1,535,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026     1,714,902  
  805,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 8.250%, 10/01/2023     893,550  
  4,320,000     Owl Rock Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2026     4,376,290  
  4,815,000     Quicken Loans LLC, 5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A     5,073,373  
   

 

 

 
      37,424,171  
   

 

 

 
  Financial Other – 1.4%

 

  2,020,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A     2,017,475  
  5,010,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 7/15/2026, 144A     5,373,225  
   

 

 

 
      7,390,700  
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 0.4%

 

  2,005,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046     2,057,270  
   

 

 

 
  Gaming – 0.3%

 

  1,570,000     International Game Technology PLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2027, 144A     1,683,825  
   

 

 

 
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.1%

 

  75,000(††)     Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.650%, 11/24/2021, 144A, (MXN)     336,002  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 9.5%

 

  1,000,000     CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/2025, 144A     967,500  
  2,825,000     HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 5/01/2023     3,075,140  
  1,065,000     HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027     1,243,388  
  4,660,000     HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033     6,197,800  
  620,000     HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025     728,500  
  375,000     HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024     441,563  
  2,945,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025     3,511,912  
  3,875,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036     4,940,625  
  4,745,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2025     4,789,128  
  4,810,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A     4,677,725  
  5,520,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.750%, 6/15/2023     5,796,000  
  10,334,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031     10,127,320  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Healthcare – continued

 

$ 910,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.000%, 8/01/2025   $ 936,663  
  1,395,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022     1,551,100  
   

 

 

 
      48,984,364  
   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 1.5%

 

  2,820,000     Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/2027     2,855,250  
  1,120,000     Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.250%, 10/15/2029     1,201,200  
  400,000     PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035     494,000  
  1,970,000     TRI Pointe Group, Inc., 5.250%, 6/01/2027     2,102,975  
  1,000,000     TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2024     1,080,000  
   

 

 

 
      7,733,425  
   

 

 

 
  Independent Energy – 8.5%

 

  1,846,000     Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A     1,818,310  
  870,000     Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/2024, 144A     491,550  
  1,000,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/2022(c)(f)(g)     40,640  
  2,835,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.000%, 1/15/2025(c)(f)(g)     104,668  
  4,250,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.000%, 6/15/2027(c)(f)(g)     143,438  
  1,885,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024     1,738,912  
  2,095,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2023     1,996,535  
  1,289,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2022     1,279,436  
  3,690,000     Lonestar Resources America, Inc., 11.250%, 1/01/2023, 144A(c)(f)(g)     627,300  
  5,499,000     MEG Energy Corp., 7.000%, 3/31/2024, 144A     5,114,070  
  1,540,000     Mesquite Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2023(c)(f)(g)     7,392  
  7,305,000     Montage Resources Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2023     7,423,706  
  3,410,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2030     3,512,300  
  565,000     QEP Resources, Inc., 5.250%, 5/01/2023     411,038  
  430,000     Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025     388,118  
  5,560,000     Seven Generations Energy Ltd., 5.375%, 9/30/2025, 144A     5,268,100  
  2,991,000     SM Energy Co.,
10.000%, 1/15/2025, 144A
    2,854,341  
  6,345,000     Southwestern Energy Co., 6.450%, 1/23/2025     6,146,719  
  6,905,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 8.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A     4,626,350  
  Independent Energy – continued

 

$ 90,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 9.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A   $ 61,200  
   

 

 

 
      44,054,123  
   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance – 0.6%

 

  280,000     MetLife, Inc., 9.250%, 4/08/2068, 144A     423,634  
  1,530,000     MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069     2,488,181  
   

 

 

 
      2,911,815  
   

 

 

 
  Media Entertainment – 0.7%

 

  1,740,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027     1,713,900  
  1,810,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/2050     2,123,776  
   

 

 

 
      3,837,676  
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 4.4%

 

  2,520,000     Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 7.875%, 8/15/2023     2,576,977  
  5,720,000     Carpenter Technology Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/2028     5,986,690  
  3,894,000     Commercial Metals Co., 5.375%, 7/15/2027     4,107,002  
  1,660,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.875%, 3/01/2026, 144A     1,599,825  
  4,530,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.250%, 5/15/2022, 144A     4,534,077  
  200,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.500%, 4/01/2025, 144A     197,822  
  1,690,000     Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 6.500%, 5/01/2025, 144A     1,742,035  
  3,055,000     United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037     1,878,825  
   

 

 

 
      22,623,253  
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 2.7%

 

  800,000     Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.,
6.125%, 11/15/2022, 144A
    780,440  
  5,415,000     Energy Transfer Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.000%, 10/01/2022     5,698,911  
  4,635,000     New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A     4,845,893  
  200,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/01/2025     119,000  
  3,465,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.500%, 11/01/2023     2,308,556  
  885,000     Summit Midstream Partners LP, Series A, (fixed rate to 12/15/2022, variable rate thereafter), 9.500%(b)(c)(f)(g)     111,802  
   

 

 

 
      13,864,602  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.4%

 

  285,000     Noble Holding International Ltd., 7.750%, 1/15/2024(c)(f)(g)     1,630  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Oil Field Services – continued

 

$ 250,000     Noble Holding International Ltd., 7.875%, 2/01/2026, 144A(f)   $ 60,788  
  3,410,000     Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.250%, 2/15/2025, 144A     1,346,950  
  3,760,000     Transocean, Inc., 6.800%, 3/15/2038(c)(g)     498,200  
  250,000     Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2031     33,750  
  1,805,000     Valaris PLC, 7.750%, 2/01/2026(c)(f)(g)     91,459  
   

 

 

 
      2,032,777  
   

 

 

 
  Packaging – 0.7%

 

  1,375,000     Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 5/13/2027, 144A     1,489,297  
  1,830,000     Sealed Air Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2025, 144A     2,022,150  
   

 

 

 
      3,511,447  
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 2.3%

 

  1,920,000     MBIA Insurance Corp.,
3-month LIBOR + 11.260%, 11.535%, 1/15/2033, 144A(a)(h)
    672,000  
  2,835,000     MGIC Investment Corp., 5.250%, 8/15/2028     2,924,090  
  7,955,000     Radian Group, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2025     8,392,525  
   

 

 

 
      11,988,615  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.1%

 

  275,000     iStar, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2024     266,063  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Health Care – 0.4%

 

  1,815,000     MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.000%, 10/15/2027     1,892,500  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Hotels – 0.2%

 

  45,000     Service Properties Trust, 3.950%, 1/15/2028     37,350  
  470,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.350%, 10/01/2024     425,350  
  135,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.500%, 6/15/2023     132,392  
  75,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.650%, 3/15/2024     69,750  
  60,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.750%, 10/01/2026     53,359  
  215,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.950%, 2/15/2027     191,350  
   

 

 

 
      909,551  
   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 1.4%

 

  855,000     Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/2025, 144A     902,025  
  165,000     J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036(c)(f)(g)     789  
  5,685,000     L Brands, Inc., 5.250%, 2/01/2028     5,500,237  
  740,000     Michaels Stores, Inc., 8.000%, 7/15/2027, 144A     773,300  
   

 

 

 
      7,176,351  
   

 

 

 
  Supermarkets – 0.1%

 

$ 524,000     Albertson’s Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, 5.750%, 3/15/2025   $ 540,532  
  155,000     Safeway, Inc., 7.250%, 2/01/2031     174,375  
   

 

 

 
      714,907  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 0.5%

 

  2,685,000     Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A     2,731,987  
   

 

 

 
  Transportation Services – 1.2%

 

  70,000     Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.750%, 7/15/2027, 144A     63,136  
  3,285,000     Fenix Marine Service Holdings Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)(g)     2,727,634  
  3,270,000     Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.000%, 7/15/2025, 144A     3,683,749  
   

 

 

 
      6,474,519  
   

 

 

 
  Treasuries – 10.8%

 

  110,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 7.750%, 5/29/2031, (MXN)     560,853  
  1,595,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)     7,912,856  
  310,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 7.500%, 6/03/2027, (MXN)     1,558,321  
  75,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)     401,055  
  490,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)     2,633,610  
  1,575,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 474, 3.750%, 5/25/2021, 144A, (NOK)     172,950  
  4,170,000     Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)     874,082  
  25,410,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%, 5/15/2050     24,155,381  
  11,165,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, 8/15/2048     15,252,873  
  2,030,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 11/30/2021     2,061,877  
   

 

 

 
      55,583,858  
   

 

 

 
  Wireless – 0.3%

 

  29,970,000     America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/2022, (MXN)     1,375,192  
   

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 1.5%

 

  205,000     CenturyLink, Inc., 5.625%, 4/01/2025     219,014  
  1,180,000     Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, 12/01/2028     1,202,149  
  1,115,000     Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.000%, 10/15/2025, 144A     1,177,719  
  540,000     Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025     620,262  
  2,213,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034     2,567,080  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Wirelines – continued

 

$ 1,550,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033   $ 1,844,500  
   

 

 

 
      7,630,724  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $396,953,110)     384,113,101  
   

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 8.0%  
  Cable Satellite – 2.7%

 

  3,815,000     DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/2024     3,433,309  
  11,145,000     DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026     10,231,071  
   

 

 

 
      13,664,380  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  4,610,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2026(c)(f)(g)     154,435  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.4%

 

  3,271,000     Pioneer Energy Services Corp., 5.000% PIK or 5.000% Cash, 11/15/2025, 144A(c)(d)(e)(i)(j)     2,008,394  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%

 

  440,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.599%, 8/01/2024     461,715  
  4,660,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027, 144A     4,557,439  
  750,000     Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.250%, 7/01/2023     602,980  
   

 

 

 
      5,622,134  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.2%

 

  755,000     iStar, Inc., 3.125%, 9/15/2022     802,986  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 3.6%

 

  245,000     Evolent Health, Inc., 3.500%, 12/01/2024, 144A     240,100  
  10,395,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.000%, 12/15/2035     15,202,064  
  1,080,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.250%, 4/01/2025     1,923,512  
  877,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.500%, 11/01/2035     1,441,540  
   

 

 

 
      18,807,216  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $41,248,776)     41,059,545  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $438,201,886)     425,172,646  
   

 

 

 
  Senior Loans – 0.0%  
  Technology – 0.0%

 

  128,399    

IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, Zero Coupon, 4/01/2022(c)(f)(g)

(Identified Cost $126,250)

    2,696  
   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – 14.2%  
  Automobiles – 1.1%

 

  876,900     Ford Motor Co.   $ 5,840,154  
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 0.2%

 

  98,456     Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(h)     978,456  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.2%

 

  580,365     AT&T, Inc.     16,546,206  
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.6%

 

  735,766     Corning, Inc.     23,846,176  
   

 

 

 
  Media – 0.1%

 

  67,175     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(h)     67,175  
  20,777     iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(h)     168,709  
   

 

 

 
      235,884  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.0%

 

  19,954     Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(c)(d)(e)(h)(i)      
   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%

 

  50,400     Battalion Oil Corp.(h)     398,160  
  14     Chesapeake Energy Corp.(h)     57  
  1,176     Frontera Energy Corp.     1,881  
  11,183     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A(c)(d)(e)(h)(i)      
  16,774     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B(h)(i)     83,870  
  68,275     Whiting Petroleum Corp.(h)     1,180,475  
   

 

 

 
      1,664,443  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 4.0%

 

  345,208     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     20,812,591  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.7%

 

  296,558     iStar, Inc.     3,502,350  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $83,496,081)     73,426,260  
   

 

 

 
  Preferred Stocks – 1.2%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 1.0%  
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  15,716     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.000%(c)(d)(e)(h)      
  3,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A(c)(d)(e)(h)      
  160     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A(c)(d)(e)(h)      
  30     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.750%(c)(d)(e)(h)
     
  2,954     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.750%(c)(d)(e)(h)
     
   

 

 

 
       
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
  Preferred Stocks – continued  
  Midstream – 1.0%

 

  116,254     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%   $ 5,437,200  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $10,813,621)     5,437,200  
   

 

 

 
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.2%  
  Finance Companies – 0.0%

 

  2,575     iStar, Inc., Series G, 7.650%     62,778  
   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 0.1%

 

  96,887     Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%(h)     687,898  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.1%

 

  3,363     Prologis, Inc., Series Q, 8.540%     264,500  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

  (Identified Cost $857,979)     1,015,176  
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $11,671,600)     6,452,376  
   

 

 

 
  Warrants – 0.0%  
  6,752     iHeartMedia, Inc., Expiration on 5/1/2039(h)  
  (Identified Cost $153,515)     53,172  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)

 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 1.2%  
  120,226,126     Central Bank of Iceland,
0.000%, (ISK)(a)(k)
    869,031  
  5,346,382     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $5,346,382 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $5,453,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $5,453,375 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     5,346,382  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments  
  (Identified Cost $6,324,944)     6,215,413  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 98.9%  
  (Identified Cost $539,974,276)     511,322,563  
  Other assets less liabilities—1.1%     5,492,850  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 516,815,413  
   

 

 

 
  (‡)     Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.
  (a)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (b)     Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
  (c)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
  (d)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $2,329,342 or 0.5% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (e)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (f)     The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
  (g)     Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $4,512,083 or 0.9% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (h)     Non-income producing security.
  (i)     Securities subject to restriction on resale. At September 30, 2020, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:

 

    Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    Value     % of
Net Assets
 
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A   7/18/2017   $ 85,478     $        
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B   7/18/2017     1,709,463       83,870       Less than 0.1%  
Pioneer Energy Services Corp., 5.000% PIK or 5.000% Cash   5/29/2020     3,029,000       2,008,394       0.4%  
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.   5/29/2020     5,792,979              

 

  (j)     Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer, at each interest payment date, may make interest payments in cash and/or additional principal. No payments were received during the period.
  (k)     Security callable by issuer at any time. No specified maturity date.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $119,656,781 or 23.2% of net assets.
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  PIK     Payment-in-Kind
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts
  BRL     Brazilian Real
  CAD     Canadian Dollar
  ISK     Icelandic Krona
  MXN     Mexican Peso
  NOK     Norwegian Krone

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

       10.8

Healthcare

       9.5  

Independent Energy

       8.5  

Finance Companies

       7.2  

Cable Satellite

       6.0  

Pharmaceuticals

       5.1  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       4.6  

Metals & Mining

       4.4  

Technology

       4.1  

Midstream

       3.7  

Aerospace & Defense

       3.5  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

       3.2  

Automotive

       2.9  

Property & Casualty Insurance

       2.3  

Airlines

       2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       19.9  

Short-Term Investments

       1.2  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       98.9  

Other assets less liabilities

       1.1  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 82.5% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 80.2%  
  ABS Home Equity – 0.0%

 

$ 11,585     Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A,
3.344%, 7/25/2035(a)(b)(c)
  $ 9,826  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Other – 0.5%

 

  2,090,502     FAN Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class 1A,
4.625%, 10/15/2043, 144A(b)(d)(e)
    1,149,776  
   

 

 

 
  Aerospace & Defense – 0.7%

 

  85,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026     84,791  
  15,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035     14,100  
  100,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038     91,094  
  15,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048     13,182  
  50,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050     45,625  
  390,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048     357,369  
  395,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059     357,579  
  376,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,
5.400%, 2/01/2027
    357,012  
  195,000     TransDigm, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A     212,062  
   

 

 

 
      1,532,814  
   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 2.2%

 

  149,189     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.375%, 11/15/2022, 144A     134,075  
  1,490,000     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2A, 5.250%, 10/01/2030, 144A     1,527,980  
  1,535,000     American Airlines Group, Inc.,
5.000%, 6/01/2022, 144A
    1,043,800  
  256,573     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-1, Class A,
4.000%, 1/15/2027
    203,093  
  58,428     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-3, Class B,
3.750%, 4/15/2027
    40,526  
  12,948     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2000-2, Class A-1,
7.707%, 10/02/2022
    12,825  
  395,855     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
    388,225  
  38,127     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-2, Class B,
5.500%, 4/29/2022
    37,046  
  288,401     Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
    271,312  
  455,000     Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd.,
6.500%, 6/20/2027, 144A
    473,769  
  236,884     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A,
7.125%, 4/22/2025
    197,554  
  Airlines – continued

 

$ 495,097     U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-2A, Class A,
4.625%, 12/03/2026
  $ 410,322  
  275,058     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class B,
3.650%, 4/07/2027
    207,468  
   

 

 

 
      4,947,995  
   

 

 

 
  Automotive – 5.3%

 

  659,000     Cummins, Inc., 5.650%, 3/01/2098     798,879  
  8,576,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN,
4.389%, 1/08/2026
    8,478,148  
  869,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     936,056  
  250,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     296,266  
  1,625,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
3.600%, 6/21/2030
    1,682,862  
   

 

 

 
      12,192,211  
   

 

 

 
  Banking – 6.5%

 

  2,255,000     Ally Financial, Inc., 4.125%, 2/13/2022     2,336,856  
  420,000     Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander, 5.375%, 4/17/2025, 144A     467,460  
  635,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 12/20/2022, variable rate thereafter), 3.004%, 12/20/2023     666,620  
  1,244,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 12/20/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.419%, 12/20/2028     1,384,293  
  314,000     Bank of America Corp., MTN,
4.250%, 10/22/2026
    363,589  
  536,000     Bank of America Corp., Series L, MTN, 4.183%, 11/25/2027     614,105  
  3,224,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
4.125%, 12/15/2026
    3,746,020  
  482,000     Morgan Stanley, 3.950%, 4/23/2027     546,382  
  659,000     Morgan Stanley, 5.750%, 1/25/2021     670,261  
  953,000     Morgan Stanley, GMTN,
4.350%, 9/08/2026
    1,103,098  
  1,727,000     Morgan Stanley, MTN,
6.250%, 8/09/2026
    2,193,285  
  710,000     NatWest Group PLC, 6.000%, 12/19/2023     798,479  
   

 

 

 
      14,890,448  
   

 

 

 
  Brokerage – 1.8%

 

  2,528,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 5.125%, 1/20/2023     2,755,575  
  733,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036     908,386  
  343,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.450%, 6/08/2027     418,158  
   

 

 

 
      4,082,119  
   

 

 

 
  Building Materials – 0.6%

 

  211,000     Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032     273,527  
  104,000     Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029     146,738  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Building Materials – continued

 

$ 778,000     Owens Corning, 7.000%, 12/01/2036   $ 1,037,163  
   

 

 

 
      1,457,428  
   

 

 

 
  Cable Satellite – 0.1%

 

  12,000     Cox Communications, Inc.,
4.800%, 2/01/2035, 144A
    15,093  
  145,000     Time Warner Cable LLC,
5.500%, 9/01/2041
    175,651  
   

 

 

 
      190,744  
   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.1%

 

  239,001     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2912, Class EH,
5.500%, 1/15/2035
    281,699  
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Products – 0.6%

 

  360,000     Hasbro, Inc., 6.600%, 7/15/2028     425,133  
  805,000     Whirlpool Corp., 4.600%, 5/15/2050     997,010  
   

 

 

 
      1,422,143  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.1%

 

  51,000     General Electric Co., GMTN,
3.100%, 1/09/2023
    53,519  
  224,000     General Electric Co., Series A, MTN,
3-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.575%, 5/13/2024(f)
    214,481  
   

 

 

 
      268,000  
   

 

 

 
  Electric – 0.9%

 

  95,000     Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025     103,987  
  1,037,000     Enel Finance International NV,
6.000%, 10/07/2039, 144A
    1,409,749  
  416,000     Enel Finance International NV,
6.800%, 9/15/2037, 144A
    585,838  
   

 

 

 
      2,099,574  
   

 

 

 
  Finance Companies – 4.1%

 

  1,840,000     GE Capital Funding LLC,
4.550%, 5/15/2032, 144A
    1,977,751  
  15,000     Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027     14,085  
  3,370,000     Navient Corp., 5.500%, 1/25/2023     3,391,416  
  95,000     Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/2024     94,466  
  110,000     Navient Corp., 6.750%, 6/15/2026     109,725  
  891,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033     749,888  
  691,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024     696,183  
  398,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 7.250%, 1/25/2022     407,950  
  1,920,000     Owl Rock Capital Corp.,
4.250%, 1/15/2026
    1,945,018  
   

 

 

 
      9,386,482  
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 0.4%

 

  1,000,000     Coca-Cola Co. (The),
1.550%, 9/01/2021
    1,011,596  
   

 

 

 
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.4%

 

  780,000     Pertamina Persero PT,
6.450%, 5/30/2044, 144A
    1,010,422  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 0.7%

 

10,000     Cigna Corp., 7.875%, 5/15/2027   13,579  
  1,192,000     HCA, Inc., 4.500%, 2/15/2027     1,338,846  
  182,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036     232,050  
   

 

 

 
      1,584,475  
   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 1.6%

 

  1,989,000     PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035     2,456,415  
  867,000     PulteGroup, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033     1,090,253  
   

 

 

 
      3,546,668  
   

 

 

 
  Hybrid ARMs – 0.0%

 

  5,061     FNMA,
6-month LIBOR + 1.558%, 1.963%, 2/01/2037(f)
    5,214  
  10,867     FNMA,
12-month LIBOR + 1.883%, 3.113%, 9/01/2036(f)
    11,468  
   

 

 

 
      16,682  
   

 

 

 
  Independent Energy – 1.0%

 

  840,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
8.000%, 6/15/2027(d)(e)(g)
    28,350  
  353,000     Continental Resources, Inc.,
3.800%, 6/01/2024
    325,642  
  63,000     Continental Resources, Inc.,
4.500%, 4/15/2023
    60,039  
  1,416,000     Noble Energy, Inc.,
3.900%, 11/15/2024
    1,549,333  
  605,000     SM Energy Co.,
6.625%, 1/15/2027
    268,735  
   

 

 

 
      2,232,099  
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Other – 0.9%

 

  2,757,000     Original Wempi, Inc., Series B1,
4.309%, 2/13/2024, (CAD)(d)(e)
    2,075,302  
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Energy – 0.2%

 

  500,000     Reliance Industries Ltd.,
5.400%, 2/14/2022, 144A
    526,801  
   

 

 

 
  Life Insurance – 2.7%

 

  39,000     American International Group, Inc.,
4.125%, 2/15/2024
    43,192  
  56,000     American International Group, Inc.,
4.875%, 6/01/2022
    60,029  
  205,000     Brighthouse Financial, Inc.,
4.700%, 6/22/2047
    197,291  
  1,402,000     Global Atlantic Fin Co.,
8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A
    1,447,120  
  1,488,000     National Life Insurance Co.,
10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A(d)(e)
    2,397,436  
  1,560,000     NLV Financial Corp.,
7.500%, 8/15/2033, 144A(d)(e)
    2,052,586  
   

 

 

 
      6,197,654  
   

 

 

 
  Media Entertainment – 1.7%

 

  1,170,000     Discovery Communications LLC,
3.950%, 3/20/2028
    1,330,991  
  14,290,000     Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN,
7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)
    482,680  
  39,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2043     41,458  
  825,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/2050     968,020  
  663,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 5.250%, 4/01/2044     770,505  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Media Entertainment – continued

 

$ 239,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 5.850%, 9/01/2043   $ 303,170  
   

 

 

 
      3,896,824  
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 0.9%

 

  1,373,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.000%, 3/01/2041     1,695,655  
  304,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.250%, 10/15/2039     383,694  
   

 

 

 
      2,079,349  
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 3.0%

 

  125,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP,
6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A
    119,785  
  588,000     Enable Midstream Partners LP,
5.000%, 5/15/2044
    495,537  
  404,000     Enbridge Energy Partners LP,
7.375%, 10/15/2045
    591,513  
  858,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
4.150%, 6/01/2025
    738,764  
  330,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
5.050%, 4/01/2045
    209,550  
  735,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
5.450%, 6/01/2047
    463,050  
  850,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP,
5.600%, 4/01/2044
    546,125  
  2,949,000     ONEOK Partners LP,
4.900%, 3/15/2025
    3,231,591  
  43,000     ONEOK Partners LP,
6.200%, 9/15/2043
    45,556  
  27,000     Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 2.850%, 1/31/2023     27,461  
  392,000     Williams Cos., Inc. (The),
3.350%, 8/15/2022
    406,655  
   

 

 

 
      6,875,587  
   

 

 

 
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.0%

 

  13,664     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS4, Class A2, 2.963%, 8/10/2047     13,740  
  94,890     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class D,
5.853%, 3/15/2044, 144A(c)
    58,923  
   

 

 

 
      72,663  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.1%  
  680,000     Transocean, Inc., 6.800%, 3/15/2038     90,100  
  110,000     Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2031     14,850  
   

 

 

 
      104,950  
   

 

 

 
  Packaging – 0.6%  
  1,302,000     Sealed Air Corp.,
5.500%, 9/15/2025, 144A
    1,438,710  
   

 

 

 
  Paper – 0.5%  
  552,000     Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028     730,340  
  137,000     WestRock MWV LLC, 7.550%, 3/01/2047(d)(e)     196,157  
  Paper – continued  
$ 104,000     WestRock MWV LLC,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
  $ 146,546  
   

 

 

 
      1,073,043  
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.9%

 

  87,000     MBIA Insurance Corp.,
3-month LIBOR + 11.260%, 11.535%, 1/15/2033, 144A(f)(h)
    30,450  
  2,715,000     Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.,
4.350%, 4/30/2050, 144A
    2,908,555  
  1,286,000     Old Republic International Corp.,
4.875%, 10/01/2024
    1,459,814  
   

 

 

 
      4,398,819  
   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 0.0%  
  52,000     J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
6.375%, 10/15/2036(d)(e)(g)
    249  
   

 

 

 
  Sovereigns – 1.5%  
  1,452,000     U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series A,
2.350%, 8/01/2021
    1,477,367  
  1,760,000     U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Series A,
2.450%, 8/01/2022
    1,829,608  
   

 

 

 
      3,306,975  
   

 

 

 
  Supermarkets – 0.0%  
  39,000     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV,
5.700%, 10/01/2040
    55,422  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 0.5%  
  776,000     KLA Corp., 5.650%, 11/01/2034     1,036,797  
  152,000     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.,
7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A
    188,095  
   

 

 

 
      1,224,892  
   

 

 

 
  Transportation Services – 0.4%  
  562,000     ERAC USA Finance LLC,
6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A
    776,227  
  60,000     Fenix Marine Service Holdings Ltd.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(d)(e)
    49,820  
   

 

 

 
      826,047  
   

 

 

 
  Treasuries – 32.1%  
  200,000(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,
7.750%, 5/29/2031, (MXN)
    1,019,732  
  578,400(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
    2,869,465  
  207,800(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 7.500%, 6/03/2027, (MXN)     1,044,578  
  137,300(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)     734,198  
  913,700(††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)     4,910,877  
  8,546,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 474, 3.750%, 5/25/2021, 144A, (NOK)     938,430  
  3,126,000     Republic of Brazil, 8.500%, 1/05/2024, (BRL)     611,846  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Treasuries – continued  
$ 21,285,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%, 5/15/2050   $ 20,234,053  
  11,325,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%, 8/15/2050     11,114,426  
  2,105,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, 8/15/2048     2,875,710  
  10,490,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 9/30/2021     10,632,598  
  2,835,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 10/31/2021     2,876,860  
  13,460,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 11/30/2021     13,671,364  
   

 

 

 
      73,534,137  
   

 

 

 
  Wireless – 0.2%  
  8,340,000     America Movil SAB de CV,
6.450%, 12/05/2022, (MXN)
    382,686  
   

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 5.4%  
  598,000     AT&T, Inc.,
3.650%, 9/15/2059, 144A
    587,445  
  2,841,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.300%, 2/15/2030     3,367,523  
  317,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 3/09/2048     363,794  
  876,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
    1,016,160  
  589,000     Telefonica Emisiones S.A., EMTN,
5.375%, 2/02/2026, (GBP)
    921,463  
  5,077,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.329%, 9/21/2028
    6,163,478  
   

 

 

 
      12,419,863  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $182,702,750)     183,803,174  
   

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 1.6%  
  Cable Satellite – 0.1%  
  280,000     DISH Network Corp.,
3.375%, 8/15/2026
    257,039  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%  
  1,470,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.500%, 9/15/2026(d)(e)(g)
    49,245  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Diversified – 0.2%  
  329,000     iStar, Inc., 3.125%, 9/15/2022     349,910  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 1.3%  
  2,051,000     Booking Holdings, Inc.,
0.900%, 9/15/2021
    2,182,479  
  326,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.000%, 12/15/2035
    476,755  
  224,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.250%, 4/01/2025
    398,951  
  8,000     Nuance Communications, Inc.,
1.500%, 11/01/2035
    13,150  
   

 

 

 
      3,071,335  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $4,147,308)     3,727,529  
   

 

 

 
  Municipals – 0.7%  
  Illinois – 0.1%  
245,000     State of Illinois, 5.100%, 6/01/2033   247,594  
   

 

 

 
  Michigan – 0.2%  
  380,000     Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034
    388,094  
   

 

 

 
  Virginia – 0.4%  
  875,000     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046     903,114  
   

 

 

 
  Total Municipals  
  (Identified Cost $1,447,092)     1,538,802  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $188,297,150)     189,069,505  
   

 

 

 
  Shares              
  Common Stocks – 9.7%  
  Automobiles – 0.2%  
  71,933     Ford Motor Co.     479,073  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.1%

 

  88,190     AT&T, Inc.     2,514,297  
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 8.0%

 

  565,646     Corning, Inc.     18,332,587  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%  
  13,089     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     789,136  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $11,119,244)     22,115,093  
   

 

 

 
  Preferred Stocks – 0.8%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.7%  
  Banking – 0.5%  
  714     Bank of America Corp., Series L,
7.250%
    1,062,432  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%  
  3,453     Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.000%(a)(b)(d)(h)
     
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 0.2%  
  12,375     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I,
4.750%
    578,779  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $1,446,924)     1,641,211  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.1%  
  Electric – 0.1%  
  213     Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The), Series 1949, 2.200%   $ 11,033  
  1,860     Union Electric Co., 4.500%     192,510  
   

 

 

 
      203,543  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

  (Identified Cost $104,764)     203,543  
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $1,551,688)     1,844,754  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)

 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 6.4%  
  187,477,471     Central Bank of Iceland,
0.000%, (ISK)(f)(i)
    1,355,144  
  2,474,272     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,474,272 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $2,524,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $2,523,803 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     2,474,272  
  10,900,000     U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.106%, 12/10/2020(j)
    10,897,987  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments  
  (Identified Cost $14,897,959)     14,727,403  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 99.4%  
  (Identified Cost $215,866,041)     227,756,755  
  Other assets less liabilities—0.6%     1,372,399  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 229,129,154  
   

 

 

 
  (‡)     Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

  (a)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $9,826 or less than 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (b)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (c)     Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (d)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)

 

  (e)     Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $7,998,921 or 3.5% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (f)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (g)     The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
  (h)     Non-income producing security.
  (i)     Security callable by issuer at any time. No specified maturity date.
  (j)     Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $23,478,338 or 10.2% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  ARMs     Adjustable Rate Mortgages
  EMTN     Euro Medium Term Note
  FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
  GMTN     Global Medium Term Note
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts
  REMIC     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
  BRL     Brazilian Real
  CAD     Canadian Dollar
  GBP     British Pound
  ISK     Icelandic Krona
  MXN     Mexican Peso
  NOK     Norwegian Krone

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

       32.1

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       8.0  

Banking

       7.0  

Wirelines

       5.4  

Automotive

       5.3  

Finance Companies

       4.1  

Midstream

       3.2  

Life Insurance

       2.7  

Airlines

       2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       23.0  

Short-Term Investments

       6.4  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       99.4  

Other assets less liabilities

       0.6  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at September 30, 2020

 

United States Dollar

       91.8

Mexican Peso

       5.0  

Other, less than 2% each

       2.6  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       99.4  

Other assets less liabilities

       0.6  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2020

 

 

     Fixed Income
Fund
    Global Bond
Fund
    Inflation
Protected
Securities Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

  $ 618,995,738     $ 664,374,895     $ 123,610,048  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (8,756,030     33,671,778       4,496,298  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at value

    610,239,708       698,046,673       128,106,346  

Cash

    567       602,762        

Due from brokers (Note 2)

          300,000       143,000  

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $9,387,324 and $0, respectively)

          9,343,975        

Receivable for Fund shares sold

          1,603,432       415,775  

Receivable for securities sold

    22,437,029       2,250,637       105,499  

Receivable for when-issued/delayed delivery securities sold (Note 2)

          1,468,885        

Collateral received for open forward foreign currency and option contracts (Notes 2 and 4)

          630,000        

Dividends and interest receivable

    7,044,875       5,673,905       247,830  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

          753,935        

Tax reclaims receivable

          55,145        

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2)

          47,757        

Prepaid expenses (Note 8)

    85       86       5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

    639,722,264       720,777,192       129,018,455  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $0, $32,227 and $0, respectively) (Note 2)

          1,086        

Payable for securities purchased

          4,764,860       1,106,524  

Payable for when-issued/delayed delivery securities purchased (Note 2)

          2,203,463        

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    6,011,454       319,955       68,161  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

          295,200        

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

          36,059        

Due to brokers (Note 2)

          630,000        

Management fees payable (Note 6)

    292,875       284,949       10,949  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

    257,065       368,674       122,749  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

    25,675       25,474       3,711  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

          5,677       1,036  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    75,020       112,986       59,746  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    6,662,089       9,048,383       1,372,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 633,060,175     $ 711,728,809     $ 127,645,579  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 618,675,931     $ 652,527,747     $ 124,127,323  

Accumulated earnings

    14,384,244       59,201,062       3,518,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 633,060,175     $ 711,728,809     $ 127,645,579  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Institutional Class:

 

Net assets

  $ 633,060,175     $ 375,500,744     $ 116,549,443  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    48,071,616       20,482,468       9,892,387  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 13.17     $ 18.33     $ 11.78  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Class:

 

Net assets

  $     $ 178,886,948     $ 7,805,232  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

          9,939,282       663,371  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $     $ 18.00     $ 11.77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

  $     $ 157,341,117     $ 3,290,904  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

          8,557,628       279,115  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $     $ 18.39     $ 11.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities – continued

September 30, 2020

 

 

        Institutional
High Income
Fund
     Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

     $ 539,974,276      $ 215,866,041  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (28,651,713      11,890,714  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

       511,322,563        227,756,755  

Cash

       192,868         

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $11 and $0, respectively)

       11         

Dividends and interest receivable

       5,847,702        1,709,729  

Prepaid expenses (Note 8)

       62        32  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

       517,363,206        229,466,516  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES

 

Management fees payable (Note 6)

       270,021        80,047  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

       189,187        180,465  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

       19,729        8,773  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

       68         

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

       68,788        68,077  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

       547,793        337,362  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $ 516,815,413      $ 229,129,154  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

     $ 554,938,130      $ 216,288,593  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

       (38,122,717      12,840,561  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $ 516,815,413      $ 229,129,154  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Institutional Class:

 

Net assets

     $ 516,815,413      $ 229,129,154  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

       86,235,079        18,366,373  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 5.99      $ 12.48  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

       

Fixed Income

Fund

    

Global Bond

Fund

     Inflation
Protected
Securities Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

     $ 30,891,461      $ 18,419,417      $ 737,135  

Dividends

       3,577,898                

Less net foreign taxes withheld

       (10,668      (127,943       
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       34,458,691        18,291,474        737,135  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

       3,585,115        3,882,400        131,076  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

              470,965        8,984  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

       316,698        311,890        23,181  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

       72,580        85,690        33,005  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

       3,379        510,090        39,639  

Audit and tax services fees

       56,784        54,535        45,672  

Custodian fees and expenses

       33,333        119,628        7,457  

Legal fees (Note 8)

       16,706        16,752        1,403  

Registration fees

       24,638        73,343        53,222  

Shareholder reporting expenses

       2,855        57,866        6,842  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8)

       42,798        68,814        25,882  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       4,154,886        5,651,973        376,363  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

              (369,601      (158,821
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       4,154,886        5,282,372        217,542  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       30,303,805        13,009,102        519,593  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

       10,682,024        16,205,634        1,544,807  

Futures contracts

              4,321,383        18,674  

Forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2d)

              4,107,724         

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

       (74,942      45,447         

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

       (26,106,565      14,520,465        3,879,568  

Futures contracts

              (501,086       

Options written

              31,141         

Forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2d)

              492,206         

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

       24,399        616,063         
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

       (15,475,084      39,838,977        5,443,049  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS      $ 14,828,721      $ 52,848,079      $ 5,962,642  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations – continued

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

       

Institutional
High Income

Fund

    

Investment

Grade Fixed

Income Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

     $ 26,275,630      $ 7,994,472  

Dividends

       3,213,236        812,252  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

       (5,136      (2,017
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       29,483,730        8,804,707  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

       3,201,401        1,020,718  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

       235,670        112,717  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

       58,156        47,003  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

       10,376        2,207  

Audit and tax services fees

       52,400        56,274  

Custodian fees and expenses

       22,107        16,520  

Legal fees (Note 8)

       12,891        6,497  

Registration fees

       25,445        24,104  

Shareholder reporting expenses

       3,739        2,260  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8)

       40,998        30,851  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       3,663,183        1,319,151  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       25,820,547        7,485,556  
    

 

 

    

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

       (19,083,602      1,645,902  

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

       (13,078      (38,480

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

       (10,299,650      (245,035

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

       7,683        11,051  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

       (29,388,647      1,373,438  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS      $ (3,568,100    $ 8,858,994  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      Fixed Income Fund     Global Bond Fund  
      Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 30,303,805     $ 36,670,498     $ 13,009,102     $ 16,719,532  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions

     10,607,082       (4,605,490     24,680,188       (13,485,266

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

     (26,082,166     16,408,827       15,158,789       47,488,486  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     14,828,721       48,473,835       52,848,079       50,722,752  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

     (30,736,093     (44,056,634     (3,765,595     (2,580,426

Retail Class

                 (1,676,149     (840,780

Class N

                 (2,148,456     (1,931,839
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (30,736,093     (44,056,634     (7,590,200     (5,353,045
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)      (127,844,177     (90,364,289     (141,045,611     (212,037,849
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (143,751,549     (85,947,088     (95,787,732     (166,668,142
NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     776,811,724       862,758,812       807,516,541       974,184,683  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 633,060,175     $ 776,811,724     $ 711,728,809     $ 807,516,541  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – continued

 

      Inflation Protected Securities Fund     Institutional High Income Fund  
      Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 519,593     $ 534,332     $ 25,820,547     $ 34,889,194  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     1,563,481       (261,604     (19,096,680     3,860,840  

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

     3,879,568       1,491,492       (10,291,967     (36,794,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,962,642       1,764,220       (3,568,100     1,955,621  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

     (524,380     (509,430     (35,578,052     (46,893,344

Retail Class

     (39,438     (17,313            

Class N

     (23,179     (35,387            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (586,997     (562,130     (35,578,052     (46,893,344
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)      95,339,671       (2,856,864     (16,431,121     (55,444,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     100,715,316       (1,654,774     (55,577,273     (100,382,331
NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     26,930,263       28,585,037       572,392,686       672,775,017  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 127,645,579     $ 26,930,263     $ 516,815,413     $ 572,392,686  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – continued

 

      Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  
      Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 7,485,556     $ 9,010,579  

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

     1,607,422       (2,404,099

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

     (233,984     5,430,056  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     8,858,994       12,036,536  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:     

Institutional Class

     (7,664,904     (9,558,974
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)      (61,121,051     13,853,887  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (59,926,961     16,331,449  
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of the year

     289,056,115       272,724,666  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 229,129,154     $ 289,056,115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Fixed Income Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
     Year Ended
September 30,
2017
     Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 13.49      $ 13.40      $ 13.96      $ 13.52      $ 13.16  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

              

Net investment income(a)

     0.55        0.59        0.54        0.57        0.58  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.31      0.19        (0.35      0.34        0.61  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.24        0.78        0.19        0.91        1.19  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

              

Net investment income

     (0.56      (0.59      (0.52      (0.46      (0.61

Net realized capital gains

            (0.10      (0.23      (0.01      (0.22
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.56      (0.69      (0.75      (0.47      (0.83
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 13.17      $ 13.49      $ 13.40      $ 13.96      $ 13.52  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     1.78      6.29      1.39      6.96      9.72

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

              

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 633,060      $ 776,812      $ 862,759      $ 1,093,422      $ 1,201,509  

Net expenses

     0.58      0.57      0.57      0.57      0.57

Gross expenses

     0.58      0.57      0.57      0.57      0.57

Net investment income

     4.23      4.51      3.99      4.22      4.48

Portfolio turnover rate

     29      14      11      10      14

 

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

 

      Global Bond Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 17.07     $ 16.16     $ 16.51     $ 16.47     $ 15.00  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment
income(a)

     0.33       0.33       0.35       0.30       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.12       0.69       (0.66     (0.18     1.14  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.45       1.02       (0.31     0.12       1.47  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

          

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.05           (0.06      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.11     (0.06     (0.04     (0.02      
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.19     (0.11     (0.04     (0.08      
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 18.33     $ 17.07     $ 16.16     $ 16.51     $ 16.47  
  

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     8.57     6.27     (1.85 )%      0.74     9.80

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

          

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 375,501     $ 353,872     $ 450,376     $ 509,080     $ 822,993  

Net expenses(c)

     0.69     0.70 %(d)      0.72 %(e)      0.75 %(f)      0.75

Gross expenses

     0.76     0.76 %(d)      0.77     0.80     0.83

Net investment income

     1.90     2.00     2.10     1.88     2.13

Portfolio turnover rate

     273 %(g)      215 %(g)      218 %(g)      163     120

 

(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)   The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.  
(d)   Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.69% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.75%.  
(e)   Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.69%.  
(f)   Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased to 0.72%.  
(g)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2017 to 2018 was primarily due to a repositioning of the portfolio. During 2019 and 2020, turnover has remained high due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies and, additionally for 2020, a repositioning of the portfolio.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Global Bond Fund – Retail Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 16.76     $ 15.86     $ 16.24     $ 16.23     $ 14.82  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment
income(a)

     0.28       0.28       0.30       0.26       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.10       0.68       (0.64     (0.19     1.12  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.38       0.96       (0.34     0.07       1.41  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

          

Net investment income

     (0.03     (0.00 )(b)            (0.04      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.11     (0.06     (0.04     (0.02      
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.14     (0.06     (0.04     (0.06      
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 18.00     $ 16.76     $ 15.86     $ 16.24     $ 16.23  
  

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     8.32     6.08     (2.12 )%      0.48     9.51

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

          

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 178,887     $ 207,251     $ 247,119     $ 288,479     $ 350,915  

Net expenses(d)

     0.94     0.95 %(e)      0.97 %(f)      1.00 %(g)      1.00

Gross expenses

     1.01     1.01 %(e)      1.02     1.05     1.08

Net investment income

     1.65     1.75     1.85     1.67     1.87

Portfolio turnover rate

     273 %(h)      215 %(h)      218 %(h)      163     120

 

(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)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.  
(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)   Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.94% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.00%.  
(f)   Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.94%.  
(g)   Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased to 0.97%.  
(h)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2017 to 2018 was primarily due to a repositioning of the portfolio. During 2019 and 2020, turnover has remained high due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies and, additionally for 2020, a repositioning of the portfolio.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Global Bond Fund – Class N  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 17.12     $ 16.21     $ 16.55     $ 16.50     $ 15.01  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment
income(a)

     0.33       0.34       0.36       0.33       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.14       0.69       (0.66     (0.20     1.15  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.47       1.03       (0.30     0.13       1.49  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

          

Net investment income

     (0.09     (0.06           (0.06      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.11     (0.06     (0.04     (0.02      
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.20     (0.12     (0.04     (0.08      
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 18.39     $ 17.12     $ 16.21     $ 16.55     $ 16.50  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     8.66 %(b)      6.31 %(b)      (1.78 )%(b)      0.81     9.93

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

          

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 157,341     $ 246,394     $ 276,690     $ 256,939     $ 47,895  

Net expenses

     0.64 %(c)      0.65 %(c)(d)      0.67 %(c)(e)      0.69 %(f)      0.66

Gross expenses

     0.66     0.66 %(d)      0.68     0.69     0.66

Net investment income

     1.93     2.06     2.15     2.09     2.19

Portfolio turnover rate

     273 %(g)      215 %(g)      218 %(g)      163     120

 

(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)   The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.  
(d)   Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.64% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.65%.  
(e)   Effective July 1, 2018, the expense limit decreased to 0.64%.  
(f)   Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased to 0.67%.  
(g)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2017 to 2018 was primarily due to a repositioning of the portfolio. During 2019 and 2020, turnover has remained high due to an increase in the volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies and, additionally for 2020, a repositioning of the portfolio.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Inflation Protected Securities Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.59      $ 10.13      $ 10.41     $ 10.64     $ 10.17  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

            

Net investment income(a)

     0.11        0.20        0.30       0.18       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.18        0.48        (0.25     (0.22     0.49  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.29        0.68        0.05       (0.04     0.61  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

            

Net investment income

     (0.10      (0.22      (0.33     (0.19     (0.13

Paid-in capital

                               (0.01
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.10      (0.22      (0.33     (0.19     (0.14
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 11.78      $ 10.59      $ 10.13     $ 10.41     $ 10.64  
  

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     12.20      6.73      0.49     (0.33 )%      6.00

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

            

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 116,549      $ 24,076      $ 25,914     $ 26,972     $ 29,655  

Net expenses(c)

     0.40      0.40      0.40     0.40     0.40

Gross expenses

     0.70      0.96      0.94     0.81     0.86

Net investment income

     1.00      1.92      2.90     1.73     1.16

Portfolio turnover rate

     82      246      324 %(d)      354 %(d)      61

 

(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)   The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.  
(d)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2016 to 2017 was primarily due to significant shareholder flows. During 2018, turnover has remained high due to certain trading strategies.  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Inflation Protected Securities Fund – Retail Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.57      $ 10.11      $ 10.39     $ 10.62     $ 10.14  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.10        0.18        0.28       0.14       (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.17        0.47        (0.26     (0.20     0.60  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.27        0.65        0.02       (0.06     0.55  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

            

Net investment income

     (0.07      (0.19      (0.30     (0.17     (0.07

Paid-in capital

                               (0.00 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.07      (0.19      (0.30     (0.17     (0.07
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 11.77      $ 10.57      $ 10.11     $ 10.39     $ 10.62  
  

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     12.09      6.47      0.23     (0.59 )%      5.47

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

            

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 7,805      $ 1,076      $ 967     $ 1,144     $ 1,522  

Net expenses(d)

     0.65      0.65      0.65     0.65     0.65

Gross expenses

     0.95      1.21      1.19     1.06     1.07

Net investment income (loss)

     0.91      1.77      2.69     1.37     (0.47 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     82      246      324 %(e)      354 %(e)      61

 

(a)   Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.  
(c)   Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.  
(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)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2016 to 2017 was primarily due to significant shareholder flows. During 2018, turnover has remained high due to certain trading strategies.  

 

      Inflation Protected Securities Fund – Class N  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Period Ended
September 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.59      $ 10.13      $ 10.41     $ 10.43  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment income(a)

     0.10        0.21        0.32       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.20        0.47        (0.26     (0.01
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.30        0.68        0.06       0.14  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

          

Net investment income

     (0.10      (0.22      (0.34     (0.16
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 11.79      $ 10.59      $ 10.13     $ 10.41  
  

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     12.33      6.78      0.53     1.40 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

          

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 3,291      $ 1,779      $ 1,704     $ 1,339  

Net expenses(d)

     0.35      0.35      0.35     0.35 %(e) 

Gross expenses

     0.68      0.91      0.87     0.77 %(e) 

Net investment income

     0.90      2.09      3.09     2.18 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     82      246      324 %(f)      354 %(g) 

 

*   From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2017 through September 30, 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)   During 2018, turnover has remained high due to certain trading strategies.  
(g)   Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended September 30, 2017.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

      Institutional High Income Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
     Year Ended
September 30,
2017
     Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 6.44     $ 6.90      $ 7.01      $ 6.81      $ 6.72  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

             

Net investment income(a)

     0.29       0.34        0.36        0.35        0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.32     (0.35      (0.07      0.25        0.36  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.03     (0.01      0.29        0.60        0.73  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

             

Net investment income

     (0.37     (0.37      (0.38      (0.38      (0.42

Net realized capital gains

     (0.05     (0.08      (0.02      (0.02      (0.22
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.42     (0.45      (0.40      (0.40      (0.64
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 5.99     $ 6.44      $ 6.90      $ 7.01      $ 6.81  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     (0.67 )%(b)      0.20      4.31      9.19      12.53

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

             

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 516,815     $ 572,393      $ 672,775      $ 731,042      $ 714,188  

Net expenses

     0.69     0.68      0.68      0.68      0.68

Gross expenses

     0.69     0.68      0.68      0.68      0.68

Net investment income

     4.84     5.33      5.26      5.17      5.87

Portfolio turnover rate

     25     23      14      17      17

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Generally accepted accounting principles require certain adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in the average annual total return table.  

 

      Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
     Year Ended
September 30,
2017
     Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 12.30      $ 12.20      $ 12.43      $ 12.42      $ 11.81  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

              

Net investment income(a)

     0.36        0.39        0.37        0.46        0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.18        0.14        (0.22      0.22        0.50  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.54        0.53        0.15        0.68        0.95  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

              

Net investment income

     (0.32      (0.24      (0.30      (0.42      (0.22

Net realized capital gains

     (0.04      (0.19      (0.08      (0.25      (0.12
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.36      (0.43      (0.38      (0.67      (0.34
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 12.48      $ 12.30      $ 12.20      $ 12.43      $ 12.42  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     4.53      4.46      1.27      5.73      8.27

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

              

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 229,129      $ 289,056      $ 272,725      $ 412,235      $ 461,429  

Net expenses

     0.52      0.50      0.49      0.49      0.48

Gross expenses

     0.52      0.50      0.49      0.49      0.48

Net investment income

     2.93      3.26      3.03      3.79      3.72

Portfolio turnover rate

     29      11      1      3      23

 

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund (the “Fixed Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund (the “Global Bond Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund (the “Inflation Protected Securities Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund (the “Institutional High Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund”)

Effective July 15, 2020, Fixed Income Fund’s investment strategies were revised to allow the Fund to invest up to 20% of its assets in common stocks, from 10% previously.

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares. Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund also offer Retail Class shares and Class N shares.

Each share class is sold without a sales charge. Retail Class shares pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Institutional Class shares are intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000 for Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund and $3,000,000 for Fixed Income Fund, Institutional High Income Fund and Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Institutional Class as outlined in the relevant Fund’s prospectus.

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

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

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. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing

 

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interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC option contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers. Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers. Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service.

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 (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.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Funds’ pricing policies and procedures.

As of September 30, 2020, securities held by the Funds were fair valued as follows:

 

Fund

   Securities
classified as
fair valued
       Percentage of
Net Assets
       Securities fair
valued by the
Fund’s adviser
       Percentage of
Net  Assets
 

Fixed Income Fund

   $ 4,370,513          0.7%        $ 567,719          0.1%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     4,512,083          0.9%          2,329,342          0.5%  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     7,998,921          3.5%          9,826          Less than 0.1%  

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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned, not to exceed the amount of positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class-specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, 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. For federal income tax purposes, net realized foreign exchange gains or losses are characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce or eliminate the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

 

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The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of the net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce or eliminate the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the amount of income available to be distributed has been reduced by the following amounts as a result of losses arising from changes in exchange rates:

 

Fixed Income Fund

   $ 150,130  

Global Bond Fund

     3,282,843  

Institutional High Income Fund

     291,617  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     643,535  

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

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Funds’ investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency a Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

e.  Futures Contracts. The Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When a Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by a Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Daily fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (payable) and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When a Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, a Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

f.   Option Contracts. The Funds may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid.

When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument or index underlying the written option.

 

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Exchange-traded options contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced. OTC options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.

g.  Swaptions. Certain Funds may enter into interest rate swaptions. An interest rate swaption gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into or cancel an interest rate swap agreement at a future date. Interest rate swaptions may be either purchased or written. The buyer of an interest rate swaption may purchase either the right to receive a fixed rate in the underlying swap (known as a “receiver swaption”) or to pay a fixed rate (known as a “payer swaption”), based on the notional amount of the swap agreement, in exchange for a floating rate. The notional amounts of swaptions are not recorded in the financial statements.

When a Fund purchases an interest rate swaption, it pays a premium and the swaption is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing interest rate swaptions is limited to the premium paid.

When a Fund writes an interest rate swaption, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of a written interest rate swaption, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the swap underlying the written interest rate swaption.

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swaption.

No swaptions were held by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020.

h.  Swap Agreements. The Funds may enter into credit default and interest rate swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Funds may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Funds have the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Funds have the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Funds may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

The notional amounts of swap agreements are not recorded in the financial statements. Swap agreements are valued daily and fluctuations in the value are recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as part of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. When received or paid, fees are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Funds are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Funds as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds face the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that

 

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varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Funds based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Funds’ counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Funds and the counterparty. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

No swap agreements were held by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020.

i.  When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. The Funds may enter into when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. When-issued refers to transactions made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not been issued. Delayed delivery refers to transactions for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of when-issued and delayed delivery securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Funds at the time the commitment is entered into. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Funds take delivery of the security. No interest accrues to the Funds until the transaction settles.

Delayed delivery transactions include those designated as To Be Announced (“TBAs”) in the Portfolios of Investments. For TBAs, the actual security that will be delivered to fulfill the transaction is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. Certain transactions require the Funds or counterparty to post cash and/or securities as collateral for the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding delayed delivery commitments by segregating or earmarking cash or securities at the custodian.

Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Funds’ NAV as if the Funds’ had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

j.  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 September 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 twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

k.  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 distribution re-designations, foreign currency gains and losses, convertible bonds, paydown gains and losses, premium amortization, return of capital distributions received, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, capital gains taxes, contingent payment debt instruments, treasury inflation-protected bonds, forward foreign currency contract mark-to-market, futures contract mark-to-market, capital gain distributions received, trust preferred securities and deferred Trustees’ fees. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, convertible bonds, premium amortization, forward foreign currency contract mark-to-market, futures contract mark-to-market, trust preferred securities, return of capital distributions received, contingent payment debt instruments, capital gain distributions received, capital gains taxes, foreign currency gains and losses, paydown gains and losses, treasury inflation-protected bonds and defaulted and/or non-income producing securities. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during

 

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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.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

   

2020 Distributions Paid From:

 

2019 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Total

Fixed Income Fund

  $30,736,093   $            —   $30,736,093   $37,783,514   $6,273,120   $44,056,634

Global Bond Fund

  5,806,837   1,783,363   7,590,200   2,303,295   3,049,750   5,353,045

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

  586,997     586,997   562,130     562,130

Institutional High Income Fund

  32,074,233   3,503,819   35,578,052   39,012,284   7,881,060   46,893,344

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

  6,726,290   938,614   7,664,904   5,468,364   4,090,610   9,558,974

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 September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Fixed Income
Fund
     Global
Bond Fund
       Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
     Institutional High
Income Fund
     Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 25,684,855      $ 19,964,840        $ 128,274      $ 20,037,856      $ 983,109  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     5,950,391        9,021,794                        1,780,882  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     31,635,246        28,986,634          128,274        20,037,856        2,763,991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

                

Long-term:

                

No expiration date

                     (801,093      (20,209,692       
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (14,854,084      30,583,102          4,313,824        (34,900,786      10,408,145  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

   $ 16,781,162      $ 59,569,736        $ 3,641,005      $ (35,072,622    $ 13,172,136  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

   $      $        $ 1,499,215      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2020, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as a component of distributable earnings was as follows:

 

     Fixed Income
Fund
     Global
Bond Fund
       Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
       Institutional High
Income Fund
     Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Investments

   $ 12,062,662      $ 29,540,585        $ 4,313,824        $ (22,354,243    $ 20,990,507  

Foreign currency translations

     (26,916,746      1,042,517                   (12,546,543      (10,582,362
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (14,854,084    $  30,583,102        $ 4,313,824        $ (34,900,786    $ 10,408,145  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

     Fixed Income
Fund
     Global
Bond Fund
     Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
     Institutional High
Income Fund
     Investment
Grade Fixed
Income Fund
 

Federal tax cost

   $ 625,091,549      $ 667,519,528      $ 123,792,522      $ 546,223,189      $ 217,349,049  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

   $ 73,106,242      $ 39,865,503      $ 4,476,226      $ 58,931,919      $ 26,581,878  

Gross tax depreciation

     (87,958,083      (9,280,146      (162,402      (93,832,545      (16,174,172
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (14,851,841    $ 30,585,357      $ 4,313,824      $ (34,900,626    $ 10,407,706  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The difference between these amounts and those reported in the preceding table are primarily attributable to foreign currency mark-to-market.

l.  Senior Loans. Each Fund may invest in senior loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. Senior loans, which include both secured and unsecured loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers, typically hold the most senior position in a borrower’s capital structure, may be secured by the borrower’s assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior Loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. A senior loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the senior loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Large loans may be shared or syndicated among several lenders. A Fund may enter into the primary syndicate for a loan or it may also purchase all or a portion of loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. Senior loans outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

m.  Loan Participations. A Fund’s investments in senior loans may be in the form of participations in loans. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, a Fund may be subject to credit risk from both the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower. Additionally, a Fund may have minimal control over the terms of any loan modification. Loan participations outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

There were no loan participations held by the Funds as of September 30, 2020.

n.  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 September 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.

o.  Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in certain options, futures, and forward foreign currency contracts are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between a Fund and the various broker/dealers. The due from brokers balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund represents cash pledged as initial margin for futures contracts. The due to brokers balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Global Bond Fund represents cash received as collateral for options and forward foreign currency contracts. In certain circumstances a Fund’s use of cash and/or securities held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

p.  Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of

 

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credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

q.  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.

r.  New Accounting Pronouncement. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity is permitted to early adopt any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of the update and delay adoption of any new disclosures until the required effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13 and has determined to early adopt the removal of (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels. Amended disclosures required and permitted for early adoption by ASU 2018-13 have been incorporated in the Funds’ annual financial statements as of September 30, 2020.

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is expected to occur no later than December 31, 2021, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides temporary guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 amendments offer optional expedients for contract modifications that would allow an entity to account for such modifications by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate, instead of evaluating each contract, in accordance with existing accounting standards, as to whether reference rate modifications constitute the establishment of new contracts or the continuation of existing contracts. ASU 2020-04 amendments are currently effective and an entity may elect to apply its provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020. No Fund contracts have yet been impacted by reference rate reform. Management expects to apply the optional expedients when appropriate.

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

The Funds’ pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. The Funds’ adviser may use internally developed models to validate broker-dealer bid prices that are only available from a single broker or market maker. Such securities are considered and classified as fair valued. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Funds do not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

 

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

Fixed Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

              

Non-Convertible Bonds

              

ABS Other

   $        $        $ 859,618 (b)(c)    $ 859,618  

Finance Companies

     676,615          44,045,659          96,284 (d)      44,818,558  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

              432,220,436                432,220,436  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     676,615          476,266,095          955,902       477,898,612  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

              42,015,079                42,015,079  

Municipals(a)

              5,691,975                5,691,975  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     676,615          523,973,149          955,902       525,605,666  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stocks

              

Chemicals

              1,586,592                1,586,592  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     549,992          83,310          (c)      633,302  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     61,186,748                         61,186,748  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     61,736,740          1,669,902                63,406,642  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

              

Convertible Preferred Stocks

              

Energy

                       (c)       

All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

     8,724,832                         8,724,832  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     8,724,832                         8,724,832  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

              483,345                483,345  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     8,724,832          483,345                9,208,177  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Warrants

              278,137                278,137  

Short-Term Investments

              11,741,086                11,741,086  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 71,138,187        $ 538,145,619        $ 955,902     $ 610,239,708  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

(b) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($388,183) or fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using a broker-dealer bid price provided by a single market maker ($471,435).

(c) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

(d) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

Global Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $        $ 684,513,560        $             —        $ 684,513,560  

Short-Term Investments

              13,495,909                   13,495,909  

Purchased Options

              37,204                   37,204  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

              698,046,673                   698,046,673  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

              753,935                   753,935  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     213,658                            213,658  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 213,658        $ 698,800,608        $        $ 699,014,266  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Written Options

   $           —      $ (1,086    $            —        $ (1,086

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

            (295,200               (295,200

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (79,374                      (79,374
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ (79,374    $       (296,286    $        $        (375,660
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

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Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $             —        $ 124,534,438        $             —        $ 124,534,438  

Short-Term Investments

              3,571,908                   3,571,908  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $        $ 128,106,346        $        $ 128,106,346  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

Institutional High Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

              

Non-Convertible Bonds

              

Finance Companies

   $        $ 37,103,223        $ 320,948 (b)    $ 37,424,171  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

              346,688,930                346,688,930  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              383,792,153          320,948       384,113,101  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds

              

Oil Field Services

                       2,008,394 (b)      2,008,394  

All Other Convertible Bonds(a)

              39,051,151                39,051,151  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds

              39,051,151          2,008,394       41,059,545  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

              422,843,304          2,329,342       425,172,646  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

              2,696                2,696  

Common Stocks

              

Chemicals

              978,456                978,456  

Oil, Field Services

                       (c)       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1,580,573          83,870          (c)      1,664,443  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     70,783,361                         70,783,361  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     72,363,934          1,062,326                73,426,260  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

              

Convertible Preferred Stocks

              

Energy

                       (c)       

Midstream

     5,437,200                         5,437,200  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     5,437,200                         5,437,200  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

              

REITs—Warehouse/Industrials

              264,500                264,500  

All Other Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

     750,676                         750,676  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

     750,676          264,500                1,015,176  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     6,187,876          264,500                6,452,376  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Warrants

              53,172                53,172  

Short-Term Investments

              6,215,413                6,215,413  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 78,551,810        $ 430,441,411        $ 2,329,342     $ 511,322,563  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

(b) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

(c) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs

 

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Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

              

Non-Convertible Bonds

              

ABS Home Equity

   $        $        $ 9,826 (b)    $ 9,826  

ABS Other

                       1,149,776 (c)      1,149,776  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

              182,643,572                182,643,572  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              182,643,572          1,159,602       183,803,174  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

              3,727,529                3,727,529  

Municipals(a)

              1,538,802                1,538,802  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

              187,909,903          1,159,602       189,069,505  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

     22,115,093                         22,115,093  

Preferred Stocks

              

Convertible Preferred Stocks

              

Energy

                       (d)       

All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

     1,641,211                         1,641,211  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

     1,641,211                         1,641,211  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

              203,543                203,543  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,641,211          203,543                1,844,754  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

              14,727,403                14,727,403  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23,756,304        $ 202,840,849        $ 1,159,602     $ 227,756,755  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

(b) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

(c) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices.

(d) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2019 and/or September 30, 2020:

Fixed Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Other

  $ 1,221,216 (a)    $     $ 47     $ (898,671   $ 98,932     $ (145,037   $ 583,131     $         —     $ 859,618 (a)    $ (888,812

Finance Companies

    146,303       148             (50,167                             96,284       (50,167

Independent Energy

    55,800 (a)      3,622       (162,996     103,574                                      

Common Stocks

                   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    111 (a)            (46,880     46,769                               (a)      (111

Preferred Stocks

                   

Energy

    231,178                   (1,208,564                 977,386             (a)      (1,208,564
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,654,608     $ 3,770     $ (209,829   $ (2,007,059   $ 98,932     $ (145,037   $ 1,560,517     $     $ 955,902     $ (2,147,654
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

 

 

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A debt security valued at $583,131 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

A preferred stock valued at $438,546 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued at the closing bid quotation in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

A preferred stock valued at $538,840 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

Global Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Canada

  $ 2,008     $         —     $ 7     $ 12     $         —     $ (2,027   $         —     $         —     $         —     $         —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional High Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Finance Companies

  $ 487,678     $ 483     $     $ (167,213   $     $     $     $     $ 320,948     $ (167,213

Independent Energy

    1,051,200 (a)      68,464       (3,075,780     1,956,116                                      

Convertible Bonds

                   

Oil Field Services

          12,731             (1,033,337     3,029,000                         2,008,394       (1,033,337

Common Stocks

                   

Oil Field Services

                      (5,792,979     5,792,979                         (a)      (5,792,979

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    112 (a)            (882,919     882,807                               (a)      (112

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Energy

    2,152,090                   (2,749,298                 597,208             (a)      (2,749,298
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,691,080     $ 81,678     $ (3,958,699   $ (6,903,904   $ 8,821,979     $         —     $ 597,208     $         —     $ 2,329,342     $ (9,742,939
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

A preferred stock valued at $597,208 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

 

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Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Home Equity

  $ 11,066     $     $ 20     $ (254   $     $ (1,006   $     $     $ 9,826     $ (356

ABS Other

    2,175,944             179       (826,382           (199,965                 1,149,776       (836,200

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    61             (1     2             (62                        

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

                 

Energy

                      (131,214                 131,214             (a)      (131,214
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  2,187,071     $         —     $ 198     $ (957,848   $         —     $ (201,033   $ 131,214     $         —     $ 1,159,602     $ (967,770
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

A preferred stock valued at $131,214 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

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 Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and option contracts.

Global Bond Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts and option contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Funds’ holdings of foreign securities. The Fund may also use forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in the Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2020, Global Bond Fund engaged in forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts for hedging purposes and to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund are subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds’ investments in fixed-income securities. A Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Funds may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. Inflation Protected Securities Fund may use futures contracts to gain investment exposure. During the year ended September 30, 2020, Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund used futures contracts for hedging purposes and to manage duration.

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

 

Assets

   Investments
at value1
       Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
       Unrealized
appreciation
on  futures
contracts2
 

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

            

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 37,204        $ 753,935        $          —  

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

   $          —        $          —        $   213,658  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 37,204        $   753,935        $ 213,658  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Liabilities

   Options
written
at value
     Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
depreciation
on  futures
contracts2
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

        

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (1,086    $ (295,200    $              —  

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

   $          —      $              —      $ (79,374
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (1,086    $ (295,200    $ (79,374
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1 Represents purchased options, at value.

2 Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin, as applicable.

Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Bond Fund during the year ended September 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

   Forward foreign
currency contracts
       Futures
contracts
                 

Interest rate contracts

   $               —        $ 4,321,383          

Foreign exchange contracts

     4,107,724                   
  

 

 

      

 

 

         

Total

   $ 4,107,724        $ 4,321,383          
  

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

   Investments3      Forward foreign
currency contracts
     Futures
contract
     Options
written
 

Interest rate contracts

   $      $      $ (501,086    $  

Foreign exchange contracts

     (69,068      492,206               31,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (69,068    $ 492,206      $ (501,086    $ 31,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

3 Represents change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), for purchased options during the period.

Transactions in derivative instruments for Inflation Protected Securities Fund during the year ended September 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

   Futures
contracts
 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 18,674  

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

The volume of forward foreign currency contract and futures contract activity, as a percentage of net assets for Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund based on gross month-end or daily (as applicable) notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

Global Bond Fund

   Forwards        Futures  

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     22.33%          21.64%  

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     37.10%          25.99%  

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     14.59%          16.58%  

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2020

     21.45%          24.68%  

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   Futures

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   2.10%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   8.49%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   0.00%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2020

   0.00%

Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period, if applicable, are included in the average notional amount outstanding.

 

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Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards and futures is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward and futures contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Funds’ net assets.

The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets for Global Bond Fund, based on the month-end market values of instruments underlying purchased and written options, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

Global Bond Fund

   Call  Options
Purchased*
     Call  Options
Written*
 

Average Market Value of Underlying Instruments

     0.36%        0.18%  

Highest Market Value of Underlying Instruments

     2.33%        1.19%  

Lowest Market Value of Underlying Instruments

     0.00%        0.00%  

Market Value of Underlying Instruments as of September 30, 2020

     2.31%        1.16%  

 

*

Market value of underlying instruments is determined as follows: for currencies by multiplying par value by the strike price and dividing by the foreign currency exchange rate.

Over-the-counter derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and options contracts, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Funds and their counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by a Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Funds and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Funds or the counterparty. The Funds’ ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and liabilities, and any related collateral received or pledged, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of September 30, 2020, gross amounts of over-the-counter derivative assets and liabilities not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the related net amounts after taking into account master netting arrangements, by counterparty, are as follows:

Global Bond Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Assets
     Offset
Amount
     Net Asset
Balance
     Collateral
(Received)/
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 59,934      $      $ 59,934      $      $ 59,934  

BNP Paribas S.A

     5,199               5,199               5,199  

Citibank N.A.

     20,093               20,093        (20,093       

Credit Suisse International

     360,306        (31,854      328,452        (230,000      98,452  

HSBC Bank USA

     246,926        (52,804      194,122        (194,122       

Morgan Stanley Capital

              

Services, Inc.

     77,638               77,638               77,638  

UBS AG

     21,043        (6,800      14,243               14,243  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 791,139      $ (91,458    $ 699,681      $ (444,215    $ 255,466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Liabilities
     Offset
Amount
     Net Liability
Balance
     Collateral
(Received)/
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Credit Suisse International

   $ (31,854    $ 31,854      $      $      $  

HSBC Bank USA

     (52,804      52,804                       

Standard Chartered Bank

     (204,828             (204,828             (204,828

UBS AG

     (6,800      6,800                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (296,286    $ 91,458      $ (204,828    $      $ (204,828
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The actual collateral received or pledged, if any, may exceed the amounts shown in the table due to overcollateralization. Timing differences may exist between when contracts under the ISDA agreements are marked-to-market and when collateral moves. The ISDA agreements include tri-party control agreements under which collateral is held for the benefit of the secured party at a third party custodian, State Street Bank.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by each Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting

 

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of collateral. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2020:

 

Fund

   Maximum Amount
of Loss – Gross
       Maximum Amount
of Loss  – Net
 

Global Bond Fund

   $ 7,679,326        $ 7,143,653  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     143,000          143,000  

Net loss amount reflects cash received as collateral for Global Bond Fund of $630,000, which is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

       U.S. Government/Agency
Securities
       Other Securities  

Fund

     Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  

Fixed Income Fund

     $ 111,757,284        $ 68,363,018        $ 77,625,012        $ 163,789,684  

Global Bond Fund

       1,376,653,110          1,407,532,928          500,799,591          601,417,728  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

       106,569,461          29,390,349          30,415,554          14,917,931  

Institutional High Income Fund

       56,719,282          30,954,972          104,729,431          90,772,552  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

       64,754,999          18,977,544          16,937,973          41,207,106  

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is indirectly owned by 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
$1 Billion
       Next
$1 Billion
       Next
$3 Billion
       Next
$5 Billion
       Over
$10 Billion
 

Fixed Income Fund

     0.50%          0.50%          0.50%          0.50%          0.50%  

Global Bond Fund

     0.55%          0.50%          0.48%          0.45%          0.40%  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     0.25%          0.25%          0.25%          0.25%          0.25%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     0.60%          0.60%          0.60%          0.60%          0.60%  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     0.40%          0.40%          0.40%          0.40%          0.40%  

Loomis Sayles 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 January 31, 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, are net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Class N  

Fixed Income Fund

     0.65%                    

Global Bond Fund

     0.69%          0.94%          0.64%  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     0.40%          0.65%          0.35%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     0.75%                    

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     0.55%                    

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

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Gross
Management
Fees
       Contractual
Waivers of
Management
Fees1
       Net
Management
Fees
       Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
 
     Gross        Net  

Fixed Income Fund

   $ 3,585,115        $        $ 3,585,115          0.50%          0.50%  

Global Bond Fund

     3,882,400          369,601          3,512,799          0.55%          0.50%  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     131,076          131,076                   0.25%          —%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     3,201,401                   3,201,401          0.60%          0.60%  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     1,020,718                   1,020,718          0.40%          0.40%  

1 Management fee waiver is subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

Loomis Sayles reimbursed non-class specific expenses of Inflation Protected Securities Fund in the amount of $26,324. Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

No expenses were recovered for any of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.

b.  Distribution Fees. Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution 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, Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to each Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plans”).

Under the Retail Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distribution to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Retail Class  

Global Bond Fund

   $ 470,965  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     8,984  

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with 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 Trusts 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 Trusts, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0275% of the next

 

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$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 Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Administrative Fees  

Fixed Income Fund

   $ 316,698  

Global Bond Fund

     311,890  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     23,181  

Institutional High Income Fund

     235,670  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     112,717  

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 year ended September 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
 

Global Bond Fund

   $ 472,715  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     32,893  

Institutional High Income Fund

     5,723  

As of September 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
 

Global Bond Fund

   $ 5,677  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     1,036  

Institutional High Income Fund

     68  

Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Institutional Class and Retail Class 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.  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 Trusts based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Prior to January 1, 2020, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $360,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $190,000, and the chairperson of the Governance Committee received an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.

 

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

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and Loomis Sayles are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trust.

f.  Affiliated Ownership. As of September 30, 2020, the percentage of each Fund’s net assets owned by affiliates is as follows:

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

     5.10%  

Loomis Sayles Trust

     2.62%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund

     0.72%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund

     0.34%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund

     0.27%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund

     0.27%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund

     0.21%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund

     0.14%  

Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund

     0.05%  
  

 

 

 
     9.72%  

 

Institutional High Income Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

     3.92%  

Loomis Sayles Non-Qualified Retirement Plans

     4.22%  

Loomis Sayles Employees

     12.19%  
  

 

 

 
     20.33%  

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.

g.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to Inflation Protected Securities Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2021 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Fund $1,421 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.

h.  Payment by Affiliates. For the year ended September 30, 2020, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Global Bond Fund $26,309 in connection with a trading error.

7.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. Transfer agent fees and expenses for Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund attributable to Institutional Class and Retail Class are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.

All other Funds in this report allocate transfer agent fees and expenses on a pro rata basis based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

     Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

   Institutional
Class
       Retail
Class
       Class N  

Global Bond Fund

   $ 328,934        $ 178,316        $ 2,840  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     35,566          2,652          1,421  

8.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, 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

 

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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 year ended September 30, 2020, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.

9.  Risk. Certain Funds’ investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Funds’ investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the ongoing public health emergency known as coronavirus (“Covid-19”). As the situation continues, 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.

10.  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 September 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 Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Fund

   Number of 5%
Non- Affiliated
Account Holders
       Percentage of
Non-  Affiliated
Ownership
       Percentage of
Affiliated Ownership
(Note 6f)
       Total
Percentage of
Ownership
 

Fixed Income Fund

     5          44.25%                   44.25%  

Global Bond Fund

     1          6.17%                   6.17%  

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     6          54.35%          9.72%          64.07%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     2          33.84%          20.33%          54.17%  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     8          64.16%                   64.16%  

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.

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:

 

       Fixed Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2020        Year Ended September 30, 2019  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       7,020,185        $ 89,016,804          3,176,253        $ 41,541,043  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       2,287,100          30,326,949          3,432,838          42,326,890  

Redeemed

       (18,814,579        (247,187,930        (13,399,912        (174,232,222
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (9,507,294      $ (127,844,177        (6,790,821      $ (90,364,289
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

       (9,507,294      $ (127,844,177        (6,790,821      $ (90,364,289
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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       Global Bond Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2020        Year Ended September 30, 2019  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       5,555,213        $ 98,607,712          3,226,387        $ 52,953,887  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       210,661          3,568,605          149,219          2,377,054  

Redeemed

       (6,015,735        (104,179,498        (10,504,657        (171,704,843
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (249,861      $ (2,003,181        (7,129,051      $ (116,373,902
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Retail Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

       1,635,100        $ 28,315,669          1,121,678        $ 18,246,576  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       98,162          1,635,375          52,412          821,302  

Redeemed

       (4,162,003        (71,128,394        (4,382,868        (70,560,176
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (2,428,741      $ (41,177,350        (3,208,778      $ (51,492,298
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Class N  

Issued from the sale of shares

       3,194,087        $ 56,906,307          2,749,713        $ 45,412,287  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       115,413          1,959,710          114,580          1,829,843  

Redeemed

       (9,144,235        (156,731,097        (5,536,193        (91,413,779
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (5,834,735      $ (97,865,080        (2,671,900      $ (44,171,649
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

       (8,513,337      $ (141,045,611        (13,009,729      $ (212,037,849
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2020        Year Ended September 30, 2019  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       9,022,178        $ 103,538,509          460,302        $ 4,704,593  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       45,669          521,720          48,376          502,779  

Redeemed

       (1,449,225        (16,384,767        (794,259        (8,132,100
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       7,618,622        $ 87,675,462          (285,581      $ (2,924,728
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Retail Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

       1,085,988        $ 12,070,759          35,398        $ 364,690  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       3,540          39,438          1,664          17,313  

Redeemed

       (527,901        (5,682,597        (30,929        (313,268
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       561,627        $ 6,427,600          6,133        $ 68,735  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Class N  

Issued from the sale of shares

       181,985        $ 2,024,376          97,933        $ 1,010,452  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       2,074          23,179          3,401          35,387  

Redeemed

       (72,853        (810,946        (101,642        (1,046,710
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       111,206        $ 1,236,609          (308      $ (871
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       8,291,455        $ 95,339,671          (279,756      $ (2,856,864
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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       Institutional High Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2020        Year Ended September 30, 2019  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       9,292,795        $ 54,082,337          8,868,671        $ 58,735,035  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       5,480,189          33,922,368          7,226,648          44,516,153  

Redeemed

       (17,398,541        (104,435,826        (24,694,958        (158,695,796
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (2,625,557      $ (16,431,121        (8,599,639      $ (55,444,608
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

       (2,625,557      $ (16,431,121        (8,599,639      $ (55,444,608
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2020        Year Ended September 30, 2019  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       2,019,833        $ 25,209,066          3,715,904        $ 44,596,334  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       586,707          7,179,359          744,228          8,846,688  

Redeemed

       (7,736,662        (93,509,476        (3,321,935        (39,589,135
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change

       (5,130,122      $ (61,121,051        1,138,197        $ 13,853,887  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

       (5,130,122      $ (61,121,051        1,138,197        $ 13,853,887  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (five of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds I, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Natixis Investment Company Complex since at least 1995. We have not determined the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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2020 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (unaudited)

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

   Qualifying Percentage  

Fixed Income Fund

     9.21%  

Institutional High Income Fund

     10.24%  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     10.68%  

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

   Amount  

Global Bond Fund

   $ 1,783,363  

Institutional High Income Fund

     3,503,819  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     938,614  

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2020, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

                     

Fixed Income Fund

  

Institutional High Income Fund

  

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

  

Foreign Tax Credit. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund intends to pass through foreign tax credits and have derived gross income from sources within foreign countries amounting to:

 

Fund

   Foreign Tax Credit
Pass-Through
       Foreign Source
Income
 

Global Bond Fund

   $ 114,879        $ 12,185,530  

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2

and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Independent Trustees

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Trustee since 2008

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)

Edmond J. English

(1953)

 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

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Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry)

  Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of Contract Review Committee

  Retired  

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Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2

and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Martin T. Meehan

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

Maureen B. Mitchell

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

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Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity)  

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Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company)

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and

Term of Office1

  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2

and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Kirk A. Sykes

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2019

Contract Review Committee Member

  Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager)  

54

Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); formerly Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust)

  Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks)

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)

Interested Trustees

Kevin P. Charleston3

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Trustee since 2015

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
David L. Giunta4
(1965)
 

Trustee since 2011

Executive Vice President since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation

 

1 

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Drucker was appointed to serve an additional one year term as the Chairperson of the Board on June 12, 2019.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

4 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years2

Officers of the Trust

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President   Since 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since 2016

 

 

Since 2020

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

2 

Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     11  
Financial Statements     41  
Notes to Financial Statements     45  

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 1-800-633-3330. 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/loomissayles.


LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Managers   Symbol   
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSIOX
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC     
Brian P. Kennedy     
Elaine M. Stokes     
Todd P. Vandam, CFA®     

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high current income. Capital appreciation is the Fund’s secondary objective.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility), which is a funding backdrop for the ABS (asset-backed securities) market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed income market for the full 12-month period.

High yield corporate bonds also delivered positive returns. The category was supported by hopes for an economic recovery, reduced investor risk aversion and accommodative fiscal and monetary policy. However, high yield issues trailed investment grade securities. Lower-quality debt was generally harder hit in the downturn due to lower market liquidity and the effect of falling oil prices, which weighed on the asset class’ return for the full period.

Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund returned 4.28% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, which returned 3.25%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The past year has been defined by the widespread impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After an extremely turbulent first quarter of 2020, markets snapped back amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine. Security selection within investment grade corporate credit was a positive contributor to relative performance, aided by holdings in the consumer cyclical, capital goods and technology sectors. The Fund’s longer-than-benchmark positioning with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) within high yield corporate credit helped relative return as interest rates declined during the period. Additionally, allocations to cash reserves and US Treasuries were positive for performance.

Exposure to securitized assets detracted as this sector did not keep pace with high yield credit. Within convertible securities, selected energy holdings weighed on return.

Outlook

At this time of writing, which is the end of September 2020, economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, though the outlook remains uncertain. The Federal Reserve has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary

 

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policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data in the third quarter of 2020. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

We increased our credit exposure during the dislocation in the credit markets earlier this year. We have maintained our allocation to credit with the view that we have entered the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1, exiting from the downturn/recessionary phase. This phase of the cycle is typically characterized by balance sheet improvement, better liquidity conditions and tightening spread levels. We believe this phase could potentially provide attractive returns for fixed income investors.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market. The effects of the pandemic have created a need for many companies, across industries, to access capital for liquidity purposes and to potentially refinance debt, a credit positive. New issues generally come at a premium (higher yield than the existing debt of the issuer) to attract investors. Harvesting this new issue “premium” can potentially be an attractive and persistent source of excess return. Recently, there have been modest signs of slowing issuance, given market concerns and some risk aversion. New issuance can provide added liquidity and the ability to extend maturities. However, it can also increase the overall debt level of an issuer. While economic conditions have been improving, the recovery has been uneven and varies by sector. We are still monitoring the potential for fallen angels with expectations for more to possibly occur in specific areas, including consumer cyclical, lodging & leisure, retailers and restaurants. We think default rate risk and fallen angel activity will likely be more moderate than what was experienced in the spring of this year, and there is opportunity to add value in the credit sectors with good security selection.

As we approach the end of 2020, we believe our portfolios are well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

 

 

 

1    A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 2020

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 2020

 

         
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Expense Ratios2  
  Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 4/12/04)     4.28     6.78     7.02     0.00     0.00
   
Comparative Performance            
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index1     3.25       6.79       6.47                  

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. 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    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below, excluding emerging market debt. The U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index was created in 1986, with history backfilled to July 1, 1983, and rolls up into the Barclays U.S. Universal and Global High-Yield Indices.

 

2    The amount shown under Gross and Net Expense Ratio is 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund. All fees are paid by investors indirectly through separately negotiated advisory relationships with the Fund’s Adviser or through “wrap fee” programs sponsored by broker dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Fund, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors, L.P.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SECURITIZED ASSET FUND

 

Managers   Symbol   
Ian Anderson   Institutional Class    LSSAX
Alessandro Pagani, CFA®     
Clifton V. Rowe, CFA®     

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with capital preservation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the term asset-backed securities loan facility (TALF), which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely; prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund returned 4.13% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index, which returned 4.52%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund’s holdings of agency collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) and agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) detracted from relative return, with exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and agency CMBS derivatives, respectively, driving the underperformance. The strategy aims to be duration neutral versus its benchmark and we use interest rate futures and swaps in our effort to achieve this objective. Given the rally in rates during the year, the derivative positions detracted from returns.

The Fund’s positioning with respect to agency pass through securities was the largest positive contributor to relative performance. Holdings of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) also contributed significantly to relative return, primarily due to exposure to re-performing loans and single-family rental loans. The Fund’s positioning with respect to collateralized loan obligations and collateralized debt obligations (CLO/CDO) contributed to relative performance for the period, with exposure to AAA and senior mezzanine loans driving the outperformance.

Outlook

We are overweight in MBS versus Treasuries, as agency MBS currently offers favorable risk-adjusted forecasted returns in spite of the elevated supply levels. With the Fed reaffirming its pace of MBS net purchases at $40 billion per month for the foreseeable future, we believe the environment remains favorable for mortgages, which offer a strong carry proposition for patient investors over the short to medium term. While fundamentals continue to be challenged with prepayment speeds remaining elevated, we find the convexity profile of the mortgage universe attractive, with limited duration contraction risk as the vast majority of loans have an incentive to refinance. While the Fed remains the dominant driver of demand, banks have also started to add MBS exposure more meaningfully in Q3 and we expect them to remain the second largest source of demand into year-end.

Consumer ABS fundamentals were stable during the quarter despite continued high unemployment and uncertainty. Meanwhile, losses remain flat at pre-Covid crisis levels and similar to those seen during 2019. We believe consumers are still benefiting from smaller forms of stimulus (i.e. FEMA payments), increased savings and less discretionary spending. The consumer also entered this downturn with a healthy balance sheet contributing to their ability to continue to pay their debt. However, recognizing there is still much uncertainty about economic

 

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recovery and declining unemployment, we remain cautious. When investing down in credit, we are focusing on strong structures and sophisticated sponsors that can weather the proverbial “storm.” Otherwise, with spreads having reverted close to pre-Covid levels, we favor staying up in quality.

Spreads for CMBS widened dramatically during the Covid-related selloff, but have retraced much of the move with credit bonds following the AAA sector tighter. AAA legacy bonds were initially supported by a TALF backstop, but strong crossover demand from corporate credit markets (benefiting from direct government purchases) resulted in both a decline as well as a flattening of the credit curve. Despite the summer rally, most CMBS spreads are still at fair/attractive long-term levels.

We believe shelter, and single family housing in particular, will benefit in the long term as the consequences of the current crisis unfold. We are therefore positive on the long-term fundamentals of US housing. US house prices rose 3.5% in 2019. Looking ahead, we have reduced our expectation for home price growth to between -2% and 0% given the broader deterioration in the macro economy. In securities, we favor those which are fundamentally best prepared to weather the ongoing economic challenges and changes driven by the current health crisis, preferring to extend duration where possible to realize the best possible total returns.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 2020

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 2020

 

         
                       Expense Ratios2  
  1 year     5 years     10 years     Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class (Inception 3/2/06)     4.13     3.79     4.39     0.00     0.00
   
Comparative Performance            
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index1     4.52       3.06       3.09                  

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. 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    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Bond Index is an unmanaged index of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities (ERISA eligible), and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities.

 

2    The amount shown under Gross and Net Expense Ratio is 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund. All fees are paid by investors indirectly through separately negotiated advisory relationships with the Fund’s Adviser or through “wrap fee” programs sponsored by broker dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Fund, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors, L.P.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

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

Additional Index Information

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

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

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; on the Funds’ website at www.loomissayles.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit 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.

UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

Typically, mutual fund shareholders incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. However, the Funds are unlike other mutual funds; they do not charge any fees or expenses.

You should be aware that shares in the Funds are available only to institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) and Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and to participants in “wrap fee” programs sponsored by broker-dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Funds, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors. The institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors pay Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors a fee for their investment advisory services, while participants in “wrap fee” programs pay a “wrap fee” to the program’s sponsor. The “wrap fee” program sponsors, in turn, pay a fee to Natixis Advisors. “Wrap fee” program participants should read carefully the wrap fee brochure provided to them by their program’s sponsor and the fees paid by such sponsor to Natixis Advisors. Shareholders pay no additional fees or expenses to purchase shares of the Funds. However, shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of those costs, such as brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses, that are borne by the Funds through a reduction in each Fund’s net asset value.

The first line in each Fund’s table shows the actual amount of Fund expenses ($0) you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

The second line in each Fund’s table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio (0%) 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 Funds to other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,152.90        $0.00  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,025.00        $0.00  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,052.80        $0.00  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,025.00        $0.00  

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

  

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (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, (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. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, a graph showing each Fund’s performance against each Fund’s peer group/category, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the 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. The Trustees also considered that the Funds are generally only available to institutional clients of Loomis Sayles and participants in certain “wrap programs.”

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, the Trustees reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis.

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

 

     One-Year        Three-Year        Five-Year  

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

     64%          18%          17%  

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

     86%          25%          6%  

 

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In the case of a Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant category median as determined by the independent third-party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance had shown improvement relative to its category; and (3) that the Fund’s longer term performance was strong. 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. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Adviser does not charge the Funds an investment advisory fee or any other fee for services. The Adviser also bears most of the Funds’ expenses. The Trustees considered that, although the Funds do not compensate the Adviser directly for services under the Agreements, the Adviser will typically receive an advisory fee from its advisory clients who have invested in the Funds or from the sponsors of “wrap programs,” who in turn charge the programs’ participants, although the Trustees are not involved in setting or reviewing those fees. Because the Funds do not charge an advisory fee, the Trustees did not consider the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship to the Funds.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that each Fund’s advisory fee of 0% was fair and reasonable and supported the renewal of the Agreements.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted that because the Adviser has borne most of the Funds’ expenses, economies of scale were not relevant to these Funds.

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.

 

 

Whether each Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and each 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 financial and other benefits to the Adviser from being able to offer the Funds to its advisory clients and investors in certain “wrap” programs and 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.

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Annual Report for the Period Commencing on December 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2019 (including updates through September 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 which is the adviser of the Fund.

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

Each Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If a Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund 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. During the period, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations during the period.

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

Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion

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

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 92.0% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 88.7%  
  ABS Car Loan – 0.1%

 

$ 150,000     Prestige Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-1A, Class E,
3.900%, 5/15/2026, 144A
  $ 151,631  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Home Equity – 0.3%

 

  595,000     Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-RPL8, Class A2,
4.167%, 7/25/2058, 144A(a)
    594,275  
  123,117     DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A1A,
1-month LIBOR + 0.330%,
0.486%, 9/19/2045(b)
    91,822  
   

 

 

 
      686,097  
   

 

 

 
  Aerospace & Defense – 4.8%

 

  80,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035     75,197  
  455,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.375%, 6/15/2046     389,956  
  15,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.500%, 3/01/2039     13,626  
  50,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038     45,547  
  265,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048     232,883  
  90,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.650%, 3/01/2047     79,464  
  290,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050     264,628  
  50,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.825%, 3/01/2059     44,071  
  20,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048     18,327  
  250,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.900%, 5/01/2049     230,421  
  1,215,000     Boeing Co. (The), 5.150%, 5/01/2030     1,365,671  
  95,000     Boeing Co. (The), 5.705%, 5/01/2040     111,998  
  1,985,000     Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/01/2050     2,401,414  
  230,000     Boeing Co. (The), 5.930%, 5/01/2060     284,657  
  960,000     Bombardier, Inc., 6.000%, 10/15/2022, 144A     890,400  
  735,000     Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2023, 144A     628,425  
  200,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.050%, 6/15/2025     192,000  
  145,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.400%, 2/01/2027     137,677  
  606,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A     688,937  
  170,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A     211,108  
  70,000     Moog, Inc., 4.250%, 12/15/2027, 144A     71,578  
  650,000     Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.600%, 6/15/2028     533,390  
  1,030,000     Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2025, 144A     1,044,152  
  30,000     TransDigm, Inc., 5.500%, 11/15/2027     28,831  
  790,000     TransDigm, Inc., 6.250%, 3/15/2026, 144A     824,993  
  1,405,000     TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026     1,410,522  
  85,000     Wolverine Escrow LLC, 9.000%, 11/15/2026, 144A     70,125  
   

 

 

 
      12,289,998  
   

 

 

 
  Airlines – 0.5%

 

  40,000     American Airlines Group, Inc., 5.000%, 6/01/2022, 144A     27,200  
  505,000     American Airlines, Inc., 11.750%, 7/15/2025, 144A     487,325  
  Airlines – continued

 

510,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2026   534,655  
  485,000     Latam Finance Ltd., 7.000%, 3/01/2026, 144A(c)     179,916  
   

 

 

 
      1,229,096  
   

 

 

 
  Automotive – 4.2%

 

  565,000     Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co., 8.500%, 5/15/2027, 144A     583,363  
  2,700,000     Ford Motor Co., 8.500%, 4/21/2023     2,943,000  
  1,620,000     Ford Motor Co., 9.000%, 4/22/2025     1,857,346  
  200,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.219%, 1/09/2022     199,740  
  200,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.250%, 9/20/2022     201,732  
  200,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.542%, 8/01/2026     199,526  
  200,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.113%, 5/03/2029     205,000  
  400,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, GMTN, 4.389%, 1/08/2026     395,436  
  90,000     General Motors Co., 5.000%, 4/01/2035     97,502  
  100,000     General Motors Co., 5.150%, 4/01/2038     106,197  
  250,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     269,291  
  910,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     1,078,408  
  1,370,000     General Motors Co., 6.600%, 4/01/2036     1,667,373  
  220,000     General Motors Co., 6.750%, 4/01/2046     270,815  
  65,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.000%, 5/31/2026     63,155  
  60,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.125%, 11/15/2023     60,000  
  320,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028     332,080  
  305,000     PM General Purchaser LLC, 9.500%, 10/01/2028, 144A     316,346  
   

 

 

 
      10,846,310  
   

 

 

 
  Banking – 1.7%

 

  1,890,000     Ally Financial, Inc., 5.750%, 11/20/2025     2,119,040  
  1,035,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 12/01/2027, variable rate thereafter), 4.875%, 12/01/2032     985,600  
  740,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 6/26/2024, 144A     777,690  
  355,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A     361,656  
   

 

 

 
      4,243,986  
   

 

 

 
  Brokerage – 0.1%

 

  140,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036     173,498  
   

 

 

 
  Building Materials – 2.1%

 

  125,000     American Woodmark Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A     126,563  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Building Materials – continued

 

$ 45,000     Boise Cascade Co., 4.875%, 7/01/2030, 144A   $ 48,375  
  315,000     Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.000%, 3/01/2030, 144A     326,025  
  375,000     Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.750%, 6/01/2027, 144A     401,719  
  300,000     Cemex SAB de CV, 5.700%, 1/11/2025, 144A     306,290  
  300,000     Cemex SAB de CV, 7.750%, 4/16/2026, 144A     316,125  
  380,000     Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2029, 144A     384,898  
  1,250,000     James Hardie International Finance DAC, 5.000%, 1/15/2028, 144A     1,303,125  
  105,000     JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/2025, 144A     105,525  
  350,000     JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A     356,667  
  415,000     Masonite International Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2028, 144A     442,571  
  100,000     Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A     104,125  
  425,000     U.S. Concrete, Inc., 5.125%, 3/01/2029, 144A     426,062  
  609,000     U.S. Concrete, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024     628,031  
   

 

 

 
      5,276,101  
   

 

 

 
  Cable Satellite – 5.3%

 

  665,000     Altice Financing S.A., 5.000%, 1/15/2028, 144A     645,881  
  95,000     Block Communications, Inc., 4.875%, 3/01/2028, 144A     96,900  
  615,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2031, 144A     635,670  
  280,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.500%, 8/15/2030, 144A     294,013  
  205,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.500%, 5/01/2032, 144A     213,969  
  3,485,000     CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.750%, 3/01/2030, 144A     3,689,744  
  690,000     Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.750%, 10/01/2026, 144A     692,173  
  520,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 4.125%, 12/01/2030, 144A     530,010  
  520,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 4.625%, 12/01/2030, 144A     523,900  
  710,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 6.500%, 2/01/2029, 144A     787,212  
  175,000     DISH DBS Corp., 7.375%, 7/01/2028     180,250  
  875,000     DISH DBS Corp., 7.750%, 7/01/2026     961,940  
  480,000     Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.500%, 9/15/2028, 144A     491,886  
  600,000     Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.125%, 7/01/2030, 144A     611,250  
  1,200,000     Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l., 5.500%, 3/01/2028, 144A     1,257,048  
  Cable Satellite – continued

 

555,000     ViaSat, Inc., 6.500%, 7/15/2028, 144A   555,805  
  250,000     Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.000%, 7/15/2030, 144A     248,750  
  630,000     Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.500%, 5/15/2029, 144A     676,274  
  325,000     Ziggo BV, 4.875%, 1/15/2030, 144A     336,336  
   

 

 

 
      13,429,011  
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 1.2%

 

  460,000     Avient Corp., 5.750%, 5/15/2025, 144A     487,600  
  200,000     Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 4.500%, 1/31/2030, 144A     186,750  
  595,000     Chemours Co. (The), 5.375%, 5/15/2027     589,050  
  25,000     Chemours Co. (The), 7.000%, 5/15/2025     25,312  
  805,000     Hercules LLC, 6.500%, 6/30/2029     807,198  
  290,000     Hexion, Inc., 7.875%, 7/15/2027, 144A     289,913  
  45,000     Methanex Corp., 5.250%, 12/15/2029     44,494  
  225,000     Methanex Corp., 5.650%, 12/01/2044     203,062  
  490,000     Olin Corp., 5.000%, 2/01/2030     460,600  
  85,000     Olin Corp., 5.125%, 9/15/2027     84,150  
  20,000     Olin Corp., 5.625%, 8/01/2029     19,650  
   

 

 

 
      3,197,779  
   

 

 

 
  Construction Machinery – 0.1%

 

  215,000     United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.000%, 7/15/2030     220,375  
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Cyclical Services – 5.0%

 

  345,000     ANGI Group LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/2028, 144A     341,550  
  1,705,000     Expedia Group, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/2030     1,642,785  
  385,000     Expedia Group, Inc., 4.625%, 8/01/2027, 144A     404,027  
  910,000     Expedia Group, Inc., 6.250%, 5/01/2025, 144A     1,003,647  
  465,000     Expedia Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2025, 144A     502,929  
  1,355,000     Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A     1,371,937  
  20,000     QVC, Inc., 4.450%, 2/15/2025     20,550  
  20,000     QVC, Inc., 4.850%, 4/01/2024     20,902  
  495,000     Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/2025, 144A     518,513  
  295,000     ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027     321,919  
  525,000     Staples, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2026, 144A     485,184  
  155,000     Uber Technologies, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A     159,216  
  730,000     Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.500%, 9/15/2027, 144A     781,100  
  4,765,000     Uber Technologies, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2026, 144A     5,078,489  
   

 

 

 
      12,652,748  
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Products – 0.5%

 

  200,000     Valvoline, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2025     205,750  
  210,000     Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/2028, 144A     216,825  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Consumer Products – continued

 

$ 140,000     Mattel, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A   $ 150,675  
  435,000     Energizer Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 3/31/2029, 144A     439,350  
  150,000     Newell Brands, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2025     161,812  
   

 

 

 
      1,174,412  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.5%

 

  390,000     Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.250%, 7/15/2027, 144A     405,313  
  355,000     WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.125%, 6/15/2025, 144A     386,702  
  490,000     WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2028, 144A     536,881  
   

 

 

 
      1,328,896  
   

 

 

 
  Electric – 1.4%

 

  1,285,000     Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A     1,329,975  
  925,000     Enel SpA, (fixed rate to 9/24/2023, variable rate thereafter), 8.750%, 9/24/2073, 144A     1,079,641  
  105,000     NRG Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2029, 144A     114,188  
  135,000     NRG Energy, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2028     145,631  
  130,000     Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A     134,875  
  320,000     PG&E Corp., 5.000%, 7/01/2028     310,400  
  315,000     PG&E Corp., 5.250%, 7/01/2030     304,763  
  200,000     Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.500%, 1/15/2026, 144A     152,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,571,473  
   

 

 

 
  Finance Companies – 3.9%

 

  415,000     AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.500%, 7/15/2025     448,020  
  720,000     Aviation Capital Group LLC, 5.500%, 12/15/2024, 144A     742,850  
  1,000,000     Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027     939,030  
  245,000     Navient Corp., 5.500%, 1/25/2023     246,557  
  980,000     Navient Corp., 6.500%, 6/15/2022     999,600  
  1,110,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2029     1,154,400  
  150,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025     166,451  
  1,110,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026     1,240,092  
  410,000     Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/2025, 144A     396,675  
  2,315,000     Quicken Loans LLC, 5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A     2,439,223  
  335,000     Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A     332,069  
  335,000     Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A     330,812  
  Finance Companies – continued

 

685,000     Unifin Financiera SAB de CV, 7.250%, 9/27/2023, 144A   589,723  
   

 

 

 
      10,025,502  
   

 

 

 
  Financial Other – 1.9%

 

  1,805,000     Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.750%, 9/15/2024     1,827,562  
  1,405,000     Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2027     1,463,729  
  135,000     Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.250%, 5/15/2026     140,738  
  1,180,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.000%, 1/15/2027, 144A     1,202,845  
  270,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 7/15/2026, 144A     289,575  
   

 

 

 
      4,924,449  
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 3.3%

 

  60,000     Aramark Services, Inc., 4.750%, 6/01/2026     60,708  
  80,000     Aramark Services, Inc., 5.000%, 2/01/2028, 144A     80,600  
  695,000     Aramark Services, Inc., 6.375%, 5/01/2025, 144A     723,964  
  395,000     Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/01/2025, 144A     424,131  
  225,000     JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.750%, 6/15/2025, 144A     231,930  
  65,000     JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2029, 144A     72,148  
  1,205,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046     1,236,414  
  735,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.875%, 10/01/2049, 144A     775,658  
  650,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.875%, 10/01/2049     685,956  
  385,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.000%, 6/04/2042     421,622  
  35,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.200%, 7/15/2045     38,263  
  245,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.500%, 6/01/2050, 144A     280,784  
  155,000     Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2028, 144A     167,400  
  635,000     NBM U.S Holdings, Inc., 7.000%, 5/14/2026, 144A     672,141  
  510,000     Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.500%, 10/15/2027, 144A     525,300  
  180,000     Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.750%, 3/15/2025, 144A     183,375  
  440,000     Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027, 144A     454,300  
  590,000     Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2030, 144A     606,963  
  20,000     Post Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 12/15/2029, 144A     21,400  
  310,000     Post Holdings, Inc., 5.750%, 3/01/2027, 144A     325,888  
  325,000     TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 4.000%, 9/01/2028     328,699  
   

 

 

 
      8,317,644  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Gaming – 3.5%

 

$ 980,000     Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.750%, 12/01/2027   $ 961,625  
  150,000     Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.375%, 4/01/2026     156,179  
  510,000     Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 6.250%, 7/01/2025, 144A     533,075  
  640,000     Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 8.125%, 7/01/2027, 144A     678,400  
  225,000     Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.250%, 10/15/2025, 144A     217,688  
  230,000     Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.750%, 7/01/2025, 144A     237,187  
  200,000     International Game Technology PLC, 5.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A     202,250  
  351,000     International Game Technology PLC, 6.250%, 2/15/2022, 144A     358,459  
  400,000     International Game Technology PLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2027, 144A     429,000  
  500,000     MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.500%, 1/15/2028     509,375  
  790,000     MGM Resorts International, 5.500%, 4/15/2027     825,550  
  370,000     Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2028, 144A     370,906  
  190,000     Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.250%, 11/15/2029, 144A     192,850  
  630,000     Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.000%, 7/15/2025, 144A     644,049  
  540,000     Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.500%, 1/15/2028, 144A     564,300  
  180,000     VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.750%, 2/15/2027, 144A     176,990  
  315,000     VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/2030, 144A     309,881  
  1,090,000     Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.500%, 3/01/2025, 144A     1,028,687  
  290,000     Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.125%, 12/15/2029, 144A     278,248  
  420,000     Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/01/2029, 144A     400,050  
   

 

 

 
      9,074,749  
   

 

 

 
  Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.4%

 

  600,000     Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.950%, 1/28/2031, 144A     506,700  
  285,000     Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.625%, 6/15/2035     236,677  
  640,000     YPF S.A., 6.950%, 7/21/2027, 144A     427,200  
   

 

 

 
      1,170,577  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 4.9%

 

  655,000     Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2028, 144A     679,562  
  80,000     CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.250%, 3/31/2023     78,200  
  2,050,000     CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/2025, 144A     1,983,375  
  Healthcare – continued

 

845,000     CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.000%, 3/15/2026, 144A   830,635  
  610,000     DaVita, Inc., 3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A     587,766  
  610,000     Encompass Health Corp., 4.500%, 2/01/2028     613,050  
  930,000     Encompass Health Corp., 4.750%, 2/01/2030     943,522  
  430,000     HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027     502,025  
  35,000     HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023     39,900  
  790,000     HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033     1,050,700  
  40,000     HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025     47,000  
  40,000     HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024     47,100  
  205,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025     244,463  
  20,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036     25,500  
  105,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 9/15/2027, 144A     108,670  
  665,000     MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 7.125%, 6/01/2024, 144A     683,188  
  290,000     Polaris Intermediate Corp., 9.250% PIK or 8.500% Cash, 12/01/2022, 144A(d)     295,075  
  115,000     Select Medical Corp., 6.250%, 8/15/2026, 144A     119,600  
  265,000     Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2025, 144A     263,675  
  170,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/2028, 144A     172,448  
  1,325,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2025     1,337,322  
  1,855,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A     1,803,987  
   

 

 

 
      12,456,763  
   

 

 

 
  Home Construction – 1.0%

 

  255,000     Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S Corp., 4.875%, 2/15/2030, 144A     238,685  
  200,000     Corporacion GEO SAB de CV, 8.875%, 3/27/2022, 144A(c)(e)(f)(g)      
  275,000     KB Home, 4.800%, 11/15/2029     303,187  
  300,000     Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A     303,174  
  720,000     PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035     889,200  
  465,000     Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.125%, 8/01/2030, 144A     495,225  
  205,000     Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A     222,938  
  205,000     TRI Pointe Group, Inc., 5.700%, 6/15/2028     224,475  
   

 

 

 
      2,676,884  
   

 

 

 
  Independent Energy – 5.9%

 

  480,000     Apache Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2030     432,444  
  225,000     Apache Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2044     191,250  
  225,000     Centennial Resource Production LLC, 8.000%, 6/01/2025, 144A     182,376  
  300,000     Comstock Resources, Inc., 9.750%, 8/15/2026     307,560  
  365,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024     336,712  
  605,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2028     524,081  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  14


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Independent Energy – continued

 

$ 285,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2023   $ 271,605  
  410,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 4.900%, 6/01/2044     308,800  
  35,000     Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.500%, 12/01/2029     33,930  
  90,000     Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.500%, 1/30/2026, 144A     89,325  
  140,000     Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 6.625%, 7/15/2025, 144A     143,850  
  75,000     EQT Corp., 7.875%, 2/01/2025     83,134  
  595,000     EQT Corp., 8.750%, 2/01/2030     702,100  
  210,000     Leviathan Bond Ltd., 6.125%, 6/30/2025, 144A     216,926  
  300,000     Leviathan Bond Ltd., 6.500%, 6/30/2027, 144A     311,022  
  300,000     MEG Energy Corp., 7.125%, 2/01/2027, 144A     269,049  
  255,000     Montage Resources Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2023     259,144  
  300,000     Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 12/01/2042     235,500  
  510,000     Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/01/2026     478,956  
  276,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.700%, 2/15/2023     252,540  
  2,130,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.900%, 8/15/2024     1,807,156  
  90,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.000%, 2/15/2027     70,582  
  80,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.200%, 8/15/2026     63,450  
  55,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.400%, 4/15/2026     43,862  
  825,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.500%, 6/15/2025     684,750  
  1,575,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.500%, 8/15/2029     1,206,765  
  10,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.200%, 3/15/2048     6,875  
  415,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.400%, 8/15/2049     290,544  
  200,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.550%, 3/15/2026     181,182  
  590,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.875%, 9/01/2025     540,711  
  260,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.500%, 7/15/2027     262,005  
  240,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2030     247,200  
  435,000     Ovintiv, Inc., 6.500%, 8/15/2034     405,080  
  100,000     Ovintiv, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/2037     91,458  
  445,000     Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.250%, 8/15/2025, 144A     440,550  
  185,000     Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/2025, 144A     184,537  
  450,000     Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2027, 144A     447,750  
  Independent Energy – continued

 

79,000     Range Resources Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2023   75,050  
  385,000     Range Resources Corp., 9.250%, 2/01/2026, 144A     395,587  
  600,000     Seven Generations Energy Ltd., 5.375%, 9/30/2025, 144A     568,500  
  256,000     SM Energy Co., 10.000%, 1/15/2025, 144A     244,303  
  465,000     Southwestern Energy Co., 6.450%, 1/23/2025     450,469  
  60,000     Southwestern Energy Co., 7.500%, 4/01/2026     58,650  
  45,000     Southwestern Energy Co., 7.750%, 10/01/2027     43,763  
  340,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 9.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A     231,200  
  90,000     WPX Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 10/15/2027     91,350  
  265,000     WPX Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2028     276,925  
   

 

 

 
      15,040,558  
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Other – 0.5%

 

  145,000     Hillenbrand, Inc., 5.750%, 6/15/2025     154,606  
  975,000     HTA Group Ltd. Co., 7.000%, 12/18/2025, 144A     1,018,631  
  150,000     Installed Building Products, Inc., 5.750%, 2/01/2028, 144A     157,875  
   

 

 

 
      1,331,112  
   

 

 

 
  Integrated Energy – 0.3%

 

  70,000     Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.250%, 4/15/2027     63,286  
  45,000     Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2037     38,815  
  235,000     Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2025     226,173  
  450,000     Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.400%, 6/15/2047     380,181  
   

 

 

 
      708,455  
   

 

 

 
  Internet & Data – 0.1%

 

  210,000     Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.625%, 9/15/2028, 144A     213,087  
   

 

 

 
  Leisure – 1.1%

 

  360,000     Carnival Corp., 9.875%, 8/01/2027, 144A     381,452  
  275,000     Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., 5.375%, 6/01/2024     263,142  
  1,025,000     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.750%, 10/15/2027, 144A     959,974  
  380,000     Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.500%, 6/01/2025, 144A     440,821  
  280,000     Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024, 144A     263,388  
  585,000     Speedway Motorsports LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2027, 144A     561,425  
   

 

 

 
      2,870,202  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Lodging – 2.0%

 

$ 720,000     Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2028   $ 676,800  
  545,000     Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2025, 144A     561,350  
  1,460,000     Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc./ILG LLC, 6.500%, 9/15/2026     1,499,011  
  975,000     Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 3.900%, 3/01/2023     955,500  
  300,000     Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A     289,500  
  665,000     Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 5.625%, 3/01/2021     666,663  
  515,000     Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 6.625%, 7/31/2026, 144A     539,519  
   

 

 

 
      5,188,343  
   

 

 

 
  Media Entertainment – 4.2%

 

  230,000     Clear Channel International BV, 6.625%, 8/01/2025, 144A     235,244  
  745,000     Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 9.250%, 2/15/2024     722,203  
  970,000     Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.375%, 8/15/2026, 144A     686,275  
  360,000     Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 6.625%, 8/15/2027, 144A     187,425  
  335,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A     315,720  
  165,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc., 6.375%, 5/01/2026     171,893  
  3,360,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027     3,309,600  
  800,000     Lamar Media Corp., 3.750%, 2/15/2028, 144A     796,000  
  150,000     Lamar Media Corp., 4.000%, 2/15/2030, 144A     150,000  
  575,000     Meredith Corp., 6.875%, 2/01/2026     480,125  
  1,085,000     Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A     1,236,900  
  415,000     Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2029, 144A     489,140  
  115,000     Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/2027, 144A     120,794  
  490,000     Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.625%, 10/01/2028, 144A     506,807  
  470,000     Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.875%, 10/01/2030, 144A     488,616  
  370,000     Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.250%, 6/15/2025, 144A     381,100  
  200,000     Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A     201,500  
  230,000     Univision Communications, Inc., 6.625%, 6/01/2027, 144A     224,537  
   

 

 

 
      10,703,879  
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 4.7%

 

  825,000     ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd., 5.450%, 1/24/2028     797,783  
  485,000     Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 5.500%, 12/15/2027, 144A     505,467  
  Metals & Mining – continued

 

75,000     Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2027   72,071  
  560,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.000%, 3/01/2041     691,600  
  145,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.250%, 10/15/2039     183,012  
  55,000     Carpenter Technology Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/2028     57,564  
  85,000     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.750%, 3/15/2026, 144A     86,488  
  550,000     Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 9.875%, 10/17/2025, 144A     613,938  
  545,000     Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/2023     566,800  
  460,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.500%, 3/01/2024, 144A     441,025  
  2,560,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.875%, 3/01/2026, 144A     2,467,200  
  615,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.250%, 4/01/2023, 144A     614,231  
  600,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.500%, 4/01/2025, 144A     593,466  
  565,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.125%, 3/01/2028     572,063  
  955,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.250%, 3/01/2030     978,875  
  85,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.375%, 8/01/2028     87,886  
  65,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/01/2030     68,344  
  190,000     Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.000%, 9/01/2027     198,465  
  935,000     Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.125%, 5/01/2027, 144A     1,014,671  
  960,000     Novelis Corp., 4.750%, 1/30/2030, 144A     942,931  
  390,000     United States Steel Corp., 6.250%, 3/15/2026     264,225  
  95,000     United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/2025     69,832  
   

 

 

 
      11,887,937  
   

 

 

 
  Midstream – 4.9%

 

  185,000     Buckeye Partners LP, 5.600%, 10/15/2044     164,089  
  130,000     Buckeye Partners LP, 5.850%, 11/15/2043     120,425  
  95,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.125%, 5/15/2029     93,575  
  160,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.375%, 7/15/2025     164,973  
  540,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.625%, 7/15/2027     550,827  
  95,000     Enable Midstream Partners LP, 4.400%, 3/15/2027     91,046  
  195,000     Enable Midstream Partners LP, 4.950%, 5/15/2028     190,383  
  1,715,000     Energy Transfer Operating LP, Series A, (fixed rate to 2/15/2023, variable rate thereafter), 6.250%(h)     1,119,038  
  785,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.850%, 7/15/2026     679,111  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Midstream – continued

 

$ 90,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.050%, 4/01/2045   $ 57,150  
  490,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.450%, 6/01/2047     308,700  
  250,000     EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.600%, 4/01/2044     160,625  
  455,000     EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.000%, 7/01/2025, 144A     469,219  
  470,000     EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.500%, 7/01/2027, 144A     498,209  
  100,000     EQM Midstream Partners LP, Series 10Y, 5.500%, 7/15/2028     100,705  
  625,000     Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.750%, 2/01/2028     543,031  
  260,000     Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.500%, 9/01/2028, 144A     258,700  
  2,095,000     Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.625%, 2/15/2026, 144A     2,134,239  
  545,000     New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A     569,798  
  80,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/01/2025     47,600  
  540,000     NGPL PipeCo LLC, 4.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A     585,977  
  370,000     NuStar Logistics LP, 5.750%, 10/01/2025     382,136  
  85,000     Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2024, 144A     79,900  
  90,000     Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 5.500%, 1/15/2028, 144A     81,000  
  395,000     Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.000%, 3/01/2027, 144A     361,425  
  1,250,000     Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.500%, 3/01/2030, 144A     1,251,312  
  735,000     Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.050%, 2/01/2030     715,350  
  50,000     Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.300%, 3/01/2048     40,250  
  345,000     Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.450%, 4/01/2044     294,975  
  345,000     Western Midstream Operating LP, 6.250%, 2/01/2050     319,556  
   

 

 

 
      12,433,324  
   

 

 

 
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.5%

 

  100,000     CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL2, Class COL1, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 3.652%, 11/15/2031, 144A(b)(e)(i)     70,337  
  180,000     CG-CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL2, Class COL2, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 4.652%, 11/15/2031, 144A(b)(e)(i)     113,821  
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

795,000     Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-USA, Class E, 4.373%, 9/15/2037, 144A(e)(i)   540,967  
  5,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-GC5, Class D, 5.555%, 8/10/2044, 144A(a)(e)(i)     3,980  
  275,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class E, 5.661%, 6/15/2044, 144A(a)     158,371  
  320,000     Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class D,
1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 3.652%, 11/15/2027, 144A(b)(e)(f)(g)
    197,762  
  350,000     Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class E,
1-month LIBOR + 4.400%, 4.552%, 11/15/2027, 144A(b)(e)(f)(g)
    116,676  
  100,000     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C7, Class E, 4.965%, 6/15/2045, 144A(a)     38,548  
   

 

 

 
      1,240,462  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.4%

 

  1,400,000     Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.250%, 2/15/2025, 144A     553,000  
  639,600     Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.875%, 1/15/2024, 144A     412,542  
  87,750     Transocean Proteus Ltd., 6.250%, 12/01/2024, 144A     78,317  
   

 

 

 
      1,043,859  
   

 

 

 
  Packaging – 1.6%

 

  1,300,000     ARD Finance S.A., 7.250% PIK or 6.500% Cash, 6/30/2027, 144A(d)     1,293,240  
  1,155,000     Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.250%, 8/15/2027, 144A     1,176,945  
  170,000     Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 7.125%, 8/15/2028, 144A     177,013  
  220,000     Intelligent Packaging Ltd Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.000%, 9/15/2028, 144A     223,091  
  610,000     Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.250%, 4/15/2025, 144A     574,162  
  665,000     OI European Group BV, 4.000%, 3/15/2023, 144A     674,975  
   

 

 

 
      4,119,426  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 3.6%

 

  215,000     Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 9.250%, 4/01/2026, 144A     236,500  
  180,000     Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.000%, 1/30/2028, 144A     174,825  
  1,260,000     Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.250%, 1/30/2030, 144A     1,241,100  
  885,000     Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2029, 144A     910,276  
  185,000     Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.250%, 5/30/2029, 144A     199,338  
  835,000     Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 9.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A     908,313  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Pharmaceuticals – continued

 

$ 165,000     Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 5.000%, 7/15/2027, 144A   $ 171,600  
  555,000     Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 6.000%, 6/30/2028, 144A     407,925  
  363,000     Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 9.500%, 7/31/2027, 144A     379,335  
  390,000     Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP, 5.000%, 6/15/2028, 144A     407,063  
  136,000     Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.500%, 4/01/2027, 144A     142,484  
  170,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 2.800%, 7/21/2023     162,479  
  650,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, 10/01/2026     573,436  
  3,740,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/01/2046     3,110,558  
  295,000     Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 7.125%, 1/31/2025     309,750  
   

 

 

 
      9,334,982  
   

 

 

 
  Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.2%

 

  150,000     AmWINS Group, Inc., 7.750%, 7/01/2026, 144A     160,500  
  265,000     Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC, 11.500%, 1/15/2027, 144A     267,650  
   

 

 

 
      428,150  
   

 

 

 
  Refining – 0.5%

 

  540,000     Parkland Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/2027, 144A     567,675  
  715,000     Parkland Corp., 6.000%, 4/01/2026, 144A     748,962  
   

 

 

 
      1,316,637  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Hotels – 0.5%

 

  430,000     Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.500%, 9/15/2030     411,600  
  380,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.750%, 10/01/2026     337,942  
  645,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.350%, 10/01/2024     583,725  
   

 

 

 
      1,333,267  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Mortgage – 1.2%

 

  525,000     Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2027, 144A     454,125  
  610,000     Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.250%, 3/15/2022, 144A     597,983  
  615,000     Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.250%, 10/01/2025, 144A     569,644  
  1,365,000     Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A     1,363,293  
   

 

 

 
      2,985,045  
   

 

 

 
  REITs – Regional Malls – 0.4%

 

1,215,000     Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC, 5.750%, 5/15/2026, 144A   957,505  
   

 

 

 
  Restaurants – 0.9%

 

  1,280,000     1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.000%, 10/15/2030, 144A     1,289,869  
  805,000     Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/2031     805,000  
  125,000     Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A     135,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,229,869  
   

 

 

 
  Retailers – 2.1%

 

  91,000     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.500%, 3/01/2028, 144A     91,569  
  99,000     Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.750%, 3/01/2030, 144A     99,743  
  120,000     AutoNation, Inc., 4.750%, 6/01/2030     141,386  
  1,085,000     Carvana Co., 5.625%, 10/01/2025, 144A     1,070,418  
  1,085,000     Carvana Co., 5.875%, 10/01/2028, 144A     1,072,164  
  480,000     Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028     492,442  
  80,000     Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.000%, 8/15/2028, 144A     78,600  
  130,000     Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/2028, 144A     127,887  
  185,000     L Brands, Inc., 5.250%, 2/01/2028     178,987  
  215,000     L Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 10/01/2030, 144A     218,762  
  150,000     L Brands, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2036     147,000  
  455,000     L Brands, Inc., 6.875%, 11/01/2035     448,314  
  270,000     Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2031, 144A     270,000  
  115,000     Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.750%, 9/15/2029     122,475  
  580,000     PetSmart, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023, 144A     585,075  
  50,000     PetSmart, Inc., 8.875%, 6/01/2025, 144A     51,873  
  135,000     William Carter Co. (The), 5.625%, 3/15/2027, 144A     140,906  
   

 

 

 
      5,337,601  
   

 

 

 
  Supermarkets – 0.3%

 

  755,000     Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/2030, 144A     787,087  
   

 

 

 
  Technology – 4.1%

 

  240,000     BY Crown Parent LLC/BY Bond Finance, Inc., 4.250%, 1/31/2026, 144A     244,350  
  415,000     Camelot Finance S.A., 4.500%, 11/01/2026, 144A     423,300  
  2,475,000     CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.000%, 3/15/2027, 144A     2,376,000  
  373,000     CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.000%, 6/15/2025, 144A     378,054  
  575,000     CommScope, Inc., 7.125%, 7/01/2028, 144A     590,812  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Technology  – continued

 

$ 39,000     Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 6.875%, 8/15/2026, 144A   $ 41,888  
  1,390,000     Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A     1,414,325  
  250,000     Logan Merger Sub, Inc., 5.500%, 9/01/2027, 144A     252,888  
  195,000     NCR Corp., 5.000%, 10/01/2028, 144A     195,156  
  210,000     NCR Corp., 5.250%, 10/01/2030, 144A     210,000  
  75,000     NCR Corp., 8.125%, 4/15/2025, 144A     82,894  
  930,000     Nokia OYJ, 4.375%, 6/12/2027     987,544  
  515,000     Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/2028, 144A     519,918  
  20,000     Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/01/2026, 144A     20,750  
  130,000     Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 2/01/2027, 144A     131,300  
  130,000     Presidio Holdings, Inc., 8.250%, 2/01/2028, 144A     136,175  
  205,000     PTC, Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/2025, 144A     208,075  
  290,000     PTC, Inc., 4.000%, 2/15/2028, 144A     298,069  
  335,000     Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.250%, 11/15/2023, 144A     327,463  
  175,000     Sabre GLBL, Inc., 7.375%, 9/01/2025, 144A     176,750  
  65,000     Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2025, 144A     71,537  
  20,000     Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/01/2028, 144A     20,306  
  130,000     Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.125%, 1/15/2031, 144A     140,295  
  195,000     Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A     193,781  
  140,000     SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.500%, 9/30/2027, 144A     148,781  
  260,000     Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.500%, 9/01/2025, 144A     268,125  
  255,000     Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.000%, 8/15/2025, 144A     252,009  
  255,000     Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A     251,232  
   

 

 

 
      10,361,777  
   

 

 

 
  Transportation Services – 0.1%

 

  410,000     Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.750%, 7/15/2027, 144A     369,086  
   

 

 

 
  Wireless – 1.2%

 

  1,070,000     Altice France Holding S.A., 10.500%, 5/15/2027, 144A     1,189,294  
  810,000     Altice France S.A., 5.125%, 1/15/2029, 144A     806,962  
  770,000     Kenbourne Invest S.A., 6.875%, 11/26/2024, 144A     803,688  
  200,000     Millicom International Cellular S.A., 5.125%, 1/15/2028, 144A     207,668  
  100,000     Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028     125,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,132,612  
   

 

 

 
  Wirelines – 0.7%

 

30,000     CenturyLink, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2026, 144A   30,822  
  420,000     CenturyLink, Inc., 5.625%, 4/01/2025     448,712  
  220,000     Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, 12/01/2028     224,130  
  100,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034     116,000  
  155,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 7.200%, 7/18/2036     195,486  
  165,000     Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 7.875%, 2/15/2025, 144A     174,851  
  275,000     Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 8.250%, 10/15/2023     270,875  
  260,000     Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.750%, 8/15/2028, 144A     255,450  
   

 

 

 
      1,716,326  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $215,878,507)     226,188,567  
   

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 3.3%  
  Cable Satellite – 1.6%

 

  960,000     DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/2024     863,952  
  3,400,000     DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026     3,121,188  
   

 

 

 
      3,985,140  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Manufacturing – 0.2%

 

  435,000     Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The), 2.875%, 2/01/2024     397,913  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  805,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2026(c)(e)(i)     26,968  
   

 

 

 
  Healthcare – 0.3%

 

  685,000     Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., 0.500%, 8/15/2025, 144A     645,880  
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Other – 0.0%

 

  115,000     Chegg, Inc., Zero Coupon, 9/01/2026, 144A     114,597  
   

 

 

 
  Oil Field Services – 0.1%

 

  375,000     Nabors Industries, Inc., 0.750%, 1/15/2024     84,247  
  445,000     Oil States International, Inc., 1.500%, 2/15/2023     252,382  
   

 

 

 
      336,629  
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%

 

  410,000     Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.500%, 10/01/2024     330,160  
  540,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.599%, 8/01/2024     566,650  
  1,640,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027, 144A     1,603,906  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Pharmaceuticals – continued  
$ 340,000     Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., 3.375%, 5/01/2024   $ 268,928  
   

 

 

 
      2,769,644  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Bonds  
  (Identified Cost $9,401,434)     8,276,771  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $225,279,941)     234,465,338  
   

 

 

 
  Senior Loans – 0.0%  
  Chemicals – 0.0%

 

  97,112    

Chemours Co. (The), 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.900%, 4/03/2025(b)

(Identified Cost $96,955)

    93,471  
   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Loan Obligations – 0.4%  
  250,000     Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3-month LIBOR + 3.700%, 3.975%, 7/15/2032, 144A(b)     247,299  
  390,000     Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class CR, 3-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.495%, 4/27/2027, 144A(b)     374,947  
  260,000     Symphony CLO XX Ltd., Series 2018-20A, Class D,
3-month LIBOR + 3.860%, 4.131%, 1/16/2032, 144A(b)
    258,652  
   

 

 

 
  Total Collateralized Loan Obligations  
  (Identified Cost $799,263)     880,898  
   

 

 

 
  Shares              
  Preferred Stocks – 1.7%  
  Banking – 0.4%

 

  222     Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%     330,336  
  476     Wells Fargo & Co., Class A, Series L, 7.500%     638,816  
   

 

 

 
      969,152  
   

 

 

 
  Energy – 0.0%

 

  641     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%(e)(f)(g)(j)      
  13     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A(e)(f)(g)(j)      
  90     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%(e)(f)(g)(j)      
   

 

 

 
       
   

 

 

 
  Food & Beverage – 1.3%

 

  36,048     Bunge Ltd., 4.875%     3,452,543  
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $4,874,495)     4,421,695  
   

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – 0.4%  
  Chemicals – 0.1%

 

  12,926     Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(j)   128,459  
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.2%

 

  18,412     AT&T, Inc.     524,926  
   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

 

  11,343     McDermott International Ltd.(j)     27,223  
   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

 

  2,801     Battalion Oil Corp.(j)     22,128  
  20,454     Whiting Petroleum Corp.(j)     353,649  
   

 

 

 
      375,777  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks  
  (Identified Cost $2,619,002)     1,056,385  
   

 

 

 
  Warrants – 0.0%  
  22,710     McDermott International Ltd., Expiration on 5/1/2024(f)(g)(j)     21,348  
  25,233     McDermott International Ltd., Expiration on 5/1/2024(f)(g)(j)     13,878  
  7,285     Stearns Holdings LLC, Expiration on 11/5/2039(e)(f)(g)(j)      
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants  
  (Identified Cost $35,226)     35,226  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount
 
 
           
  Short-Term Investments – 5.7%  
$ 14,512,598     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $14,512,598 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $14,804,100 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $14,802,945 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $14,512,598)     14,512,598  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 100.2%  
  (Identified Cost $248,217,480)     255,465,611  
  Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%     (447,046
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 255,018,565  
   

 

 

 
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)     Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (b)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (c)     The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.

 

  (d)     Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer, at each interest payment date, may make interest payments in cash and/or additional principal. For the period ended September 30, 2020, interest payments were made in cash.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

  (e)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
  (f)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (g)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $349,664 or 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (h)     Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
  (i)     Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $756,073 or 0.3% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (j)     Non-income producing security.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $138,062,350 or 54.1% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  GMTN     Global Medium Term Note
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  PIK     Payment-in-Kind
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Cable Satellite

       6.9

Independent Energy

       5.9  

Healthcare

       5.2  

Consumer Cyclical Services

       5.0  

Midstream

       4.9  

Aerospace & Defense

       4.8  

Pharmaceuticals

       4.7  

Metals & Mining

       4.7  

Food & Beverage

       4.6  

Automotive

       4.2  

Media Entertainment

       4.2  

Technology

       4.1  

Finance Companies

       3.9  

Gaming

       3.5  

Retailers

       2.1  

Building Materials

       2.1  

Banking

       2.1  

Lodging

       2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       19.2  

Short-Term Investments

       5.7  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

       0.4  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.2  

Other assets less liabilities

       (0.2
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – 90.9% of Net Assets  
  ABS Car Loan – 9.3%

 

$ 1,195,000     American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class C, 3.880%, 4/13/2026, 144A   $ 1,276,738  
  1,525,000     American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class C, 2.690%, 12/12/2025, 144A     1,559,614  
  4,500,000     American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class C, 2.190%, 3/13/2026, 144A     4,549,077  
  2,000,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3, Class C, 3.740%, 10/18/2024     2,115,891  
  1,500,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1, Class C, 3.360%, 2/18/2025     1,583,092  
  370,000     AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class C, 1.480%, 2/18/2026     374,722  
  126,361     Avid Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 2.840%, 8/15/2023, 144A     126,553  
  600,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.000%, 3/20/2025, 144A     641,811  
  900,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.350%, 9/22/2025, 144A     950,464  
  6,040,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.360%, 3/20/2026, 144A     6,168,529  
  615,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.330%, 8/20/2026, 144A     633,395  
  2,880,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.680%, 8/20/2026, 144A     2,888,016  
  3,860,000     Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 2.020%, 2/20/2027, 144A     3,893,679  
  2,750,000     Bank of The West Auto Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class B, 2.760%, 1/15/2025, 144A
    2,855,194  
  3,100,000     California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1, Class C, 3.760%, 12/15/2023     3,149,262  
  3,950,000     California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class C, 3.870%, 10/16/2023     4,078,898  
  1,370,000     Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class C, 4.070%, 3/19/2025, 144A     1,407,662  
  1,655,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2017-4, Class D,
3.300%, 5/15/2024
    1,697,310  
  1,655,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class C,
2.950%, 11/15/2023
    1,706,261  
  1,050,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class D,
3.370%, 7/15/2024
    1,078,457  
  ABS Car Loan – continued

 

1,285,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2018-2, Class D,
3.990%, 4/15/2025
  1,338,191  
  1,465,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2019-4, Class B,
2.320%, 7/15/2025
    1,530,168  
  500,000     CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2020-3, Class C,
1.690%, 4/15/2026
    507,532  
  499,707     CIG Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.330%, 8/15/2024, 144A
    505,629  
  622,949     CPS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2016-A, Class D,
5.000%, 12/15/2021, 144A
    626,717  
  1,675,000     CPS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-C, Class B,
2.630%, 8/15/2023, 144A
    1,694,644  
  2,035,000     CPS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class B,
2.360%, 2/15/2024, 144A
    2,075,149  
  3,696,910     CPS Auto Trust, Series 2016-D, Class D, 4.530%, 1/17/2023, 144A     3,735,871  
  1,771,826     Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2018-3A, Class A,
3.550%, 8/15/2027, 144A(a)
    1,796,966  
  2,360,000     Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class B,
2.860%, 1/16/2029, 144A
    2,456,753  
  910,000     Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B,
2.390%, 4/16/2029, 144A
    924,193  
  1,245,000     Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A,
1.370%, 7/16/2029, 144A
    1,260,137  
  2,800,000     Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-5, Class C,
3.990%, 1/15/2025
    2,889,171  
  1,000,000     Drive Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-2, Class C,
3.420%, 6/16/2025
    1,029,147  
  1,775,000     DT Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2018-3A, Class C,
3.790%, 7/15/2024, 144A
    1,810,896  
  1,200,000    

DT Auto Owner Trust,

Series 2018-2A, Class D,
4.150%, 3/15/2024, 144A

    1,238,785  
  1,260,000     DT Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2020-3A, Class C,
1.470%, 6/15/2026, 144A
    1,263,868  
  3,360,000     First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C,
2.710%, 12/15/2025, 144A
    3,465,738  
  2,188,636     First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class C,
2.950%, 4/17/2023, 144A
    2,202,207  
  1,329,000     Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2018-3, Class B,
3.590%, 12/16/2024, 144A
    1,357,231  
  2,800,000     Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2018-4, Class B,
3.880%, 10/16/2023, 144A
    2,883,703  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Car Loan – continued

 

$ 1,826,000     Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2019-4, Class C,
2.770%, 12/15/2025, 144A
  $ 1,893,616  
  3,500,000     Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2020-1, Class C,
2.240%, 1/15/2026, 144A
    3,578,626  
  750,000     Flagship Credit Auto Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class C,
3.800%, 4/15/2026, 144A
    796,777  
  3,335,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class C, 3.490%, 10/15/2026
    3,545,121  
  3,025,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class A,
2.040%, 8/15/2031, 144A
    3,171,186  
  1,650,000     Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2020-B, Class C, 2.040%, 12/15/2026
    1,675,757  
  2,250,000     Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, 2.270%, 2/18/2025, 144A     2,320,229  
  394,374     GLS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.820%, 7/15/2022, 144A
    395,277  
  2,270,000     GLS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-1A, Class B,
2.430%, 11/15/2024, 144A
    2,327,467  
  1,725,000     GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class D, 1.910%, 9/16/2027     1,742,864  
  565,000     GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2020-1, Class C,
1.480%, 8/15/2025, 144A
    564,779  
  800,000     Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-B, Class C,
1.600%, 12/15/2026
    813,706  
  1,670,000     NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.640%, 0.792%, 2/15/2023, 144A(b)     1,670,784  
  1,705,000     NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A2,
3.690%, 10/15/2023, 144A
    1,760,141  
  1,100,000     NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A2,
3.210%, 2/15/2024, 144A
    1,139,678  
  5,300,000     NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.852%, 10/15/2024, 144A(b)     5,187,337  
  5,000,000     NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A2,
1.550%, 2/15/2025, 144A
    5,008,848  
  2,000,000     Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class C,
3.750%, 10/15/2024, 144A
    2,052,959  
  770,000     Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-AA, Class C, 3.710%, 2/17/2026, 144A     825,572  
  ABS Car Loan – continued

 

4,450,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class D, 5.350%, 3/15/2028   4,957,865  
  2,830,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3, Class D, 4.070%, 8/15/2024     2,948,735  
  2,220,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-5, Class C, 3.810%, 12/16/2024     2,254,412  
  1,265,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class C, 1.460%, 9/15/2025     1,277,061  
  2,340,000     Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class C, 1.120%, 1/15/2026     2,339,286  
  1,680,000     United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.160%, 8/12/2024, 144A
    1,696,044  
  2,260,000     United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class C,
2.150%, 2/10/2025, 144A
    2,284,067  
  150,000     Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class C,
2.010%, 7/15/2025, 144A
    152,254  
  530,000     World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-B, Class B, 1.220%, 3/16/2026     537,180  
  1,490,000     World Omni Select Auto Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class C, 1.250%, 10/15/2026
    1,489,374  
   

 

 

 
      139,734,323  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Credit Card – 1.1%

 

  3,930,000     Delamare Cards MTN Issuer PLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.856%, 11/19/2025, 144A(a)(b)     3,930,161  
  4,100,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A, 2.490%, 4/15/2026     4,226,397  
  2,695,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.210%, 7/15/2026     2,770,165  
  5,275,000     World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class M, 2.710%, 7/15/2026     5,415,321  
   

 

 

 
      16,342,044  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Home Equity – 5.9%

 

  3,393,630     Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2019-D, Class A1,
2.956%, 9/25/2065, 144A(c)
    3,437,028  
  2,016,100     Bayview Koitere Fund Trust,
Series 2017-SPL3, Class B1,
4.250%, 11/28/2053, 144A(c)
    2,156,715  
  1,089,224     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2016-SPL1, Class A, 4.000%, 4/28/2055, 144A(a)     1,118,670  
  966,240     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2017-RT1, Class A1, 3.000%, 3/28/2057, 144A(a)(c)     990,935  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Home Equity – continued

 

$ 969,013     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2016-SPL2, Class A,
4.000%, 6/28/2053, 144A(a)(c)
  $ 991,666  
  1,385,000    

Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2017-SPL2, Class B1,

4.250%, 6/28/2054, 144A(c)

    1,472,771  
  1,552,292     Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2017-SPL4, Class A,
3.500%, 1/28/2055, 144A(a)(c)
    1,582,910  
  1,448,850     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-RP1, Class M2,
4.000%, 1/25/2066, 144A(c)
    1,589,823  
  516,965     CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A,
2.968%, 10/15/2049, 144A
    527,107  
  1,429,792     CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.804%, 6/15/2051, 144A
    1,502,481  
  1,953,490     CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A,
2.835%, 6/15/2052, 144A
    2,058,339  
  2,707,248     CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A,
2.705%, 10/15/2052, 144A
    2,807,920  
  2,877,531     CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A,
3.376%, 5/15/2052, 144A
    3,139,884  
  27,154     Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3,
5.115%, 2/25/2035(c)(d)(e)
    26,849  
  910,000     FirstKey Homes Trust,
Series 2020-SRF1, Class B,
1.740%, 9/17/2025, 144A
    913,892  
  2,297,448     GCAT Trust, Series 2019-RPL1, Class A1, 2.650%, 10/25/2068, 144A(c)     2,389,577  
  721,963     Gosforth Funding PLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3-month LIBOR + 0.450%,
0.700%, 8/25/2060, 144A(b)
    721,835  
  1,407,788     HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 1A, 3.993%, 5/19/2034(c)     1,435,290  
  6,000,000     Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR3, Class B,
1-month LIBOR + 1.150%,
1.301%, 7/17/2037, 144A(b)
    5,985,922  
  5,975,000     Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR4, Class B,
1-month LIBOR + 1.250%,
1.401%, 1/17/2038, 144A(b)
    5,978,728  
  49,029,685     JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-4, Class AX1, IO,
0.432%, 11/25/2048, 144A(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)
    247,551  
  539,187     Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2018-2, Class M1,
3.750%, 5/25/2058, 144A(c)
    576,383  
  ABS Home Equity – continued

 

1,646,966     Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class M1,
3.500%, 10/25/2069, 144A(c)
  1,808,631  
  183,955     Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2016-1, Class A1,
2.500%, 4/25/2057, 144A(c)
    186,462  
  1,614,448     Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2018-3, Class A1,
3.500%, 8/25/2058, 144A(a)(c)
    1,720,594  
  3,371,467     Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2019-GS1, Class A1,
2.750%, 7/25/2059, 144A(c)
    3,522,667  
  4,006,000     Mill City Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-2, Class B1,
3.701%, 9/25/2057, 144A(c)
    4,422,166  
  48,020     Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A,
3.344%, 7/25/2035(c)(d)(e)
    40,732  
  903,426     Onslow Bay Financial LLC,
Series 2018-EXP1, Class 1A3,
4.000%, 4/25/2048, 144A(c)
    939,633  
  1,397,197     Onslow Bay Financial LLC,
Series 2019-EXP1, Class 1A3,
4.000%, 1/25/2059, 144A(c)
    1,451,417  
  399,257     Progress Residential Trust,
Series 2017-SFR2, Class A,
2.897%, 12/17/2034, 144A
    400,596  
  1,647,995     Progress Residential Trust,
Series 2018-SFR1, Class A,
3.255%, 3/17/2035, 144A
    1,661,704  
  2,270,000     Progress Residential Trust,
Series 2019-SFR2, Class B,
3.446%, 5/17/2036, 144A
    2,340,639  
  585,000     Progress Residential Trust,
Series 2020-SFR2, Class A,
2.078%, 6/17/2037, 144A
    596,670  
  1,120,000     Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR3, Class B,
1.495%, 10/17/2027, 144A
    1,120,060  
  9,862     Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Trust, Series 2006-QS13, Class 2A1,
5.750%, 9/25/2021(d)(e)
    8,737  
  84,956     Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Trust, Series 2006-QS18, Class 3A3,
5.750%, 12/25/2021(d)(e)
    79,619  
  2,118     Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Trust, Series 2006-QS6, Class 2A1,
6.000%, 6/25/2021(d)(e)
    1,992  
  1,112,174     Sequoia Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-CH2, Class A1,
4.500%, 8/25/2049, 144A(c)
    1,144,245  
  2,167,000     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-5, Class M2, 1-month LIBOR + 1.500%, 1.648%, 2/25/2057, 144A(b)
    2,129,658  
  408,325     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-2, Class 1A12,
2.750%, 11/25/2060, 144A(a)(c)
    412,569  
  627,591     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2016-3, Class A1,
2.250%, 4/25/2056, 144A(a)(c)
    635,141  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Home Equity – continued

 

$ 5,570,000     Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-3, Class A2,
3.000%, 7/25/2057, 144A(c)
  $ 5,943,789  
  4,036,054     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-4, Class A2,
3.000%, 6/25/2057, 144A(c)
    4,347,633  
  1,539,242     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-3, Class A1,
3.750%, 5/25/2058, 144A(a)(c)
    1,664,841  
  2,325,000     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-4, Class A2,
3.000%, 6/25/2058, 144A(c)
    2,450,646  
  1,010,000     Towd Point Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-2, Class A2,
3.750%, 12/25/2058, 144A(c)
    1,103,708  
  1,275,000     Tricon American Homes,
Series 2020-SFR1, Class C,
2.249%, 7/17/2038, 144A
    1,290,003  
  3,015,896     Tricon American Homes Trust,
Series 2017-SFR2, Class A,
2.928%, 1/17/2036, 144A(a)
    3,123,019  
  1,700,000     Tricon American Homes Trust,
Series 2019-SFR1, Class A,
2.750%, 3/17/2038, 144A
    1,788,900  
  1,362,202     WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY2, Class 2A2, 3.123%, 11/25/2036(c)     1,245,374  
   

 

 

 
      89,234,121  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Other – 6.2%

 

  3,442,739     Accelerated Assets LLC, Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.870%, 12/02/2033, 144A
    3,564,777  
  325,000     Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class C,
2.870%, 8/10/2022, 144A
    330,403  
  1,564,792     Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A, 4.213%, 12/16/2041, 144A(c)     1,392,539  
  3,740,000     CAL Funding IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A,
2.220%, 9/25/2045, 144A
    3,753,000  
  2,152,976     Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.967%, 4/15/2039, 144A
    1,992,488  
  1,051,000     CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,
3.090%, 6/16/2025, 144A
    1,066,172  
  1,155,000     CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1, Class B,
3.220%, 9/14/2026, 144A
    1,202,445  
  620,621     Chesapeake Funding II LLC,
Series 2017-4A, Class A1,
2.120%, 11/15/2029, 144A
    625,242  
  4,000,000     Chesapeake Funding II LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.450%, 4/15/2030, 144A
    4,091,349  
  ABS Other – continued

 

550,000     Chesapeake Funding II LLC,
Series 2020-1A, Class C,
2.140%, 8/16/2032, 144A
  554,668  
  660,000     CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A4,
1.510%, 4/15/2027
    681,611  
  1,000,000     Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Series 2020-1, Class C,
4.260%, 6/22/2023, 144A
    1,055,858  
  740,000     Dell Equipment Finance Trust,
Series 2020-2, Class C,
1.370%, 1/22/2024, 144A
    745,880  
  1,580,925     Diamond Resorts Owner Trust,
Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700%, 1/21/2031, 144A(a)
    1,640,400  
  2,677,755     Diamond Resorts Owner Trust,
Series 2019-1, Class A,
2.890%, 2/20/2032, 144A
    2,760,547  
  687,795     Hilton Grand Vacations Trust,
Series 2020-AA, Class A,
2.740%, 2/25/2039, 144A
    720,134  
  3,488,403     Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd.,
Series 2018-1, Class A,
4.458%, 12/15/2038, 144A
    3,295,445  
  707,184    

Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd.,
Series 2019-1, Class A,

3.721%, 7/15/2039, 144A

    660,293  
  2,210,220     Kestrel Aircraft Funding Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
4.250%, 12/15/2038, 144A
    1,918,638  
  724,763     Lending Point Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 2.512%, 2/10/2026, 144A     724,855  
  1,171,710     MAPS Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A,
4.212%, 5/15/2043, 144A
    1,078,204  
  234,033     Merlin Aviation Holdings DAC,
Series 2016-1, Class A,
4.500%, 12/15/2032, 144A(c)
    208,234  
  305,000     MMAF Equipment Finance LLC,
Series 2020-A, Class A5,
1.560%, 10/09/2042, 144A
    320,182  
  1,620,000     OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.790%, 2/14/2031, 144A
    1,636,639  
  5,950,000     OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A,
3.840%, 5/14/2032, 144A
    6,258,490  
  5,970,000     OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A,
1.750%, 9/14/2035, 144A
    6,014,924  
  2,118,743     Orange Lake Timeshare Trust,
Series 2018-A, Class A,
3.100%, 11/08/2030, 144A(a)
    2,183,125  
  2,030,000     PFS Financing Corp., Series 2020-A, Class A, 1.270%, 6/15/2025, 144A     2,046,618  
  1,680,000     PFS Financing Corp., Series 2020-E, Class A, 1.000%, 10/15/2025, 144A     1,686,476  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Other – continued

 

$ 4,185,052     S-Jets Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class A,
3.967%, 8/15/2042, 144A
  $ 3,790,204  
  3,955,000     SCF Equipment Trust LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.970%, 12/20/2025, 144A
    4,008,326  
  665,661     Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A,
3.500%, 6/20/2035, 144A
    691,960  
  4,348,648     Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A,
2.590%, 5/20/2036, 144A
    4,468,098  
  1,069,615     Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class B,
2.320%, 7/20/2037, 144A
    1,075,964  
  260,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-C, Class A3, 28-day ARS, 3.652%, 9/15/2032(b)     255,113  
  225,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-C, Class A4, 28-day ARS, 3.230%, 9/15/2032(b)     220,770  
  2,010,871     SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A2,
3.670%, 8/25/2027, 144A
    2,030,787  
  249,972     SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A, 3.010%, 4/25/2028, 144A     252,820  
  822,978     SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A, 2.900%, 5/25/2028, 144A     832,555  
  4,235,000     SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2021-B, Class B,
2.250%, 1/25/2029, 144A
    4,259,618  
  5,950,000     SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2020-AA, Class A,
1.970%, 9/25/2037, 144A
    5,973,675  
  710,321     Sprite Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class A,
4.250%, 12/15/2037, 144A
    646,300  
  694,114     Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A,
2.730%, 8/21/2045, 144A
    711,017  
  2,106,750     Tif Funding II LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.090%, 8/20/2045, 144A     2,106,988  
  4,371,326     Wave LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.844%, 11/15/2042, 144A
    3,955,385  
  2,308,154     Welk Resorts LLC, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 2.800%, 6/15/2038, 144A     2,369,636  
  930,000     Wheels SPV 2 LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A4, 3.410%, 4/20/2027, 144A     948,167  
  901,471     Wheels SPV 2 LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 2.300%, 5/22/2028, 144A     911,501  
   

 

 

 
      93,718,520  
   

 

 

 
  ABS Student Loan – 2.8%

 

  1,309,226     Commonbond Student Loan Trust,
Series 2020, Class A, 1.980%, 8/25/2050, 144A
    1,342,011  
  ABS Student Loan – continued

 

402,137     Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-A, Class A2,
2.650%, 1/25/2041, 144A
  407,748  
  3,663,991     Education Funding Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class A,
2.790%, 7/25/2041, 144A
    3,818,451  
  2,316,170     Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.850%, 5/25/2033     2,492,361  
  3,135,000     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2019-CA, Class A2,
3.130%, 2/15/2068, 144A
    3,237,329  
  3,299,788     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2019-GA, Class A,
2.400%, 10/15/2068, 144A
    3,378,147  
  1,480,000     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-BA, Class A2,
2.120%, 1/15/2069, 144A
    1,520,007  
  653,363     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-DA, Class A,
1.690%, 5/15/2069, 144A
    661,235  
  1,565,000     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-DA, Class B,
3.330%, 5/15/2069, 144A
    1,610,582  
  515,000     Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-GA, Class A,
1.170%, 9/16/2069, 144A
    516,071  
  890,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-A, Class A3, 28-day ARS, 3.150%, 6/15/2032(b)     872,205  
  141,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-A, Class A4, 28-day ARS, 3.170%, 6/15/2032(b)     138,181  
  278,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-B, Class A3, 28-day ARS, 3.180%, 3/15/2033(b)     272,412  
  4,132,000     SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-B, Class A4, 28-day ARS, 3.200%, 3/15/2033(b)     4,048,943  
  2,663,003     SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A2B, 1-month LIBOR + 0.800%, 0.952%, 2/15/2036, 144A(a)(b)     2,649,715  
  2,236,529     SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-B, Class A2A,
3.600%, 1/15/2037, 144A(a)
    2,379,055  
  1,680,375     SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2015-C, Class B,
3.580%, 8/25/2036, 144A(a)
    1,694,804  
  1,008,007     SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A2B,
2.740%, 10/25/2032, 144A(a)
    1,027,555  
  2,029,671     SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-F, Class A2FX,
2.840%, 1/25/2041, 144A(a)
    2,085,799  
  1,592,920     SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2020-C, Class AFX,
1.950%, 2/15/2046, 144A
    1,629,274  
  5,715,000     SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A2FX,
2.540%, 5/15/2046, 144A
    5,931,353  
   

 

 

 
      41,713,238  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  ABS Whole Business – 2.0%

 

$ 2,696,720     Adams Outdoor Advertising LP,
Series 2018-1, Class A,
4.810%, 11/15/2048, 144A
  $ 2,805,882  
  3,250,800     Coinstar Funding LLC,
Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
5.216%, 4/25/2047, 144A
    3,084,353  
  1,802,790     DB Master Finance LLC,
Series 2019-1A, Class A23, 4.352%, 5/20/2049, 144A
    1,961,706  
  3,949,400     Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II,
4.666%, 9/05/2048, 144A
    3,951,335  
  4,001,760     Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2,
3.858%, 12/05/2049, 144A
    3,753,531  
  2,563,754     Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2,
4.540%, 2/25/2044, 144A
    2,762,692  
  1,719,375     Taco Bell Funding LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class A2II,
4.940%, 11/25/2048, 144A
    1,856,839  
  5,380,000     Triton Container Finance VIII LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A,
2.110%, 9/20/2045, 144A
    5,399,572  
  3,603,113     Wendy’s Funding LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class A2II,
3.884%, 3/15/2048, 144A
    3,792,780  
   

 

 

 
      29,368,690  
   

 

 

 
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 6.0%

 

  19,310,365     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2020-M37, Class X, IO,
1.227%, 4/25/2032(c)(f)
    1,624,871  
  261,164     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-M17, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.930%, 1.110%, 11/25/2022(b)     261,339  
  24,929,284     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-M17, Class X, 0.317%, 8/25/2034(c)(f)     641,672  
  20,635,101     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-M33, Class X, IO, 2.055%, 6/25/2028(c)(f)     2,230,427  
  20,570,000     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-M43, Class X1, IO, 2.140%, 8/25/2034(c)(f)     3,138,591  
  3,422,233     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1513, Class X1, IO, 0.999%, 8/25/2034(c)(f)     293,477  
  18,390,459     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-103, Class X1, 0.756%, 11/25/2029(c)(f)     909,794  
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

13,745,000     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-108, Class X1, 1.810%, 3/25/2030(c)(f)   1,895,188  
  20,926,963     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1514, Class X1, 0.703%, 10/25/2034(c)(f)     1,299,732  
  2,565,000     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1517, Class X1, IO,
1.331%, 7/25/2035(c)(f)
    371,274  
  9,203,472     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K017, Class X1, 1.433%, 12/25/2021(c)(d)(e)(f)     91,743  
  370,766,221     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K028, Class X1,
0.379%, 2/25/2023(a)(c)(f)
    1,922,868  
  77,877,295     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K031, Class X1,
0.320%, 4/25/2023(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    371,145  
  32,057,175     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K036, Class X1, 0.867%, 10/25/2023(c)(f)     626,054  
  33,626,503     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K038, Class X1, 1.275%, 3/25/2024(c)(f)     1,101,463  
  37,653,340     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K040, Class X1, 0.851%, 9/25/2024(a)(c)(f)     915,488  
  72,182,733     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K047, Class X1,
0.257%, 5/25/2025(c)(d)(e)(f)
    451,847  
  36,167,290     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K049, Class X1,
0.723%, 7/25/2025(c)(f)
    904,486  
  41,644,344     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K051, Class X1,
0.677%, 9/25/2025(a)(c)(f)
    978,301  
  16,923,593    

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K052, Class X1,

0.790%, 11/25/2025(c)(f)

    495,333  
  9,568,599     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K053, Class X1,
1.024%, 12/25/2025(c)(d)(e)(f)
    388,340  
  16,713,603     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K054, Class X1,
1.309%, 1/25/2026(c)(f)
    907,614  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

$ 7,532,653     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K055, Class X1,
1.497%, 3/25/2026(c)(f)
  $ 484,284  
  27,761,634     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K057, Class X1,
1.323%, 7/25/2026(c)(f)
    1,620,283  
  8,580,802     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K058, Class X1,
1.053%, 8/25/2026(c)(f)
    412,098  
  25,592,961     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K059, Class X1,
0.432%, 9/25/2026(c)(f)
    424,208  
  93,034,125     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K060, Class X1,
0.194%, 10/25/2026(c)(f)
    498,272  
  17,549,417     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K105, Class X1,
1.645%, 1/25/2030(c)(f)
    2,128,042  
  11,632,984     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K107, Class X1, IO, 1.592%, 1/25/2030(c)(f)     1,470,712  
  15,011,807     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K152, Class X1,
1.102%, 1/25/2031(c)(f)
    1,141,481  
  2,474,889     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS01, Class X1,
1.336%, 1/25/2023(c)(d)(e)(f)
    39,528  
  48,372,504     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS03, Class X,
0.407%, 8/25/2025(c)(d)(e)(f)
    292,476  
  33,249,919     FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KW02, Class X1,
0.440%, 12/25/2026(c)(f)
    385,879  
  6,148,753     FNMA, 3.880%, 6/01/2033(a)     7,360,039  
  43,855,357     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-90, Class IO,
0.735%, 1/16/2059(c)(f)
    2,409,843  
  5,081,377     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2003-87, Class E,
4.673%, 8/16/2043(c)
    5,262,030  
  4,433,146     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2006-46, Class IO,
0.484%, 4/16/2046(c)(d)(e)(f)
    49,296  
  2,047,543     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2006-51, Class IO,
0.971%, 8/16/2046(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    56,816  
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

4,000,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2008-52, Class E,
6.041%, 8/16/2042(a)(c)
  4,894,025  
  1,301,866     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2008-80, Class E,
5.674%, 8/16/2042(a)(c)
    1,408,024  
  4,369,624     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2009-114, Class IO, 0.039%, 10/16/2049(c)(d)(e)(f)     421  
  3,938,190     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-124, Class X,
0.292%, 12/16/2052(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    34,518  
  256,834     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-49, Class IA,
1.450%, 10/16/2052(c)(d)(e)(f)
    11,373  
  2,686,226     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-119, Class IO, 0.317%, 8/16/2051(c)(d)(e)(f)     17,489  
  13,381,044     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-121, Class IO, 0.122%, 6/16/2043(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)     45,372  
  2,688,239     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-121, Class ZA, 6.500%, 8/16/2051(a)     3,627,832  
  12,938,845     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-161, Class IO, 0.241%, 4/16/2045(c)(d)(e)(f)     96,828  
  2,936,148     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-38, Class IO,
0.242%, 4/16/2053(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    69,686  
  446,964     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-53, Class IO,
1.360%, 5/16/2051(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    274  
  4,131,791     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-100, Class IC, 1.504%, 9/16/2050(c)(d)(e)(f)     94,982  
  3,141,410     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-111, Class IC, 1.404%, 9/16/2050(c)(d)(e)(f)     67,623  
  42,737,306     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-142, Class IO, 0.751%, 4/16/2054(a)(c)(f)     744,736  
  9,169,013     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-23, Class IO,
0.275%, 6/16/2053(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    90,652  
  16,945,687     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-55, Class IO,
0.209%, 4/16/2052(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    84,414  
  11,202,567     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-70, Class IO,
0.326%, 8/16/2052(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    80,783  
  11,673,341     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-79, Class IO,
0.538%, 3/16/2053(c)(d)(e)(f)
    252,540  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

$ 52,346,468     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-85, Class IO,
0.757%, 9/16/2052(a)(c)(f)
  $ 1,580,340  
  3,223,453     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-175, Class IO, 0.519%, 5/16/2055(c)(d)(e)(f)     63,070  
  6,870,373     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-101, Class IO, 0.815%, 4/16/2056(c)(f)     235,063  
  29,337,739     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-130, Class IB, 0.817%, 8/16/2054(a)(c)(f)     948,178  
  22,249,371     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-24, Class IX,
0.524%, 1/16/2054(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    346,917  
  16,377,035     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-70, Class IO,
0.655%, 3/16/2049(a)(c)(f)
    596,730  
  10,485,615     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-86, Class IO,
0.630%, 4/16/2056(c)(f)
    313,773  
  25,872,075     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-120, Class IO, 0.771%, 3/16/2057(a)(c)(f)     926,039  
  50,794,261     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-146, Class IB, 0.823%, 7/16/2055(a)(c)(f)     2,071,608  
  11,883,598     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-171, Class IO, 0.866%, 11/16/2055(c)(f)     561,682  
  21,782,228     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-189, Class IG, 0.901%, 1/16/2057(a)(c)(f)     1,139,849  
  10,366,862     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-21, Class IO,
0.870%, 7/16/2056(c)(f)
    444,701  
  26,661,549     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-32, Class IO,
0.792%, 9/16/2049(a)(c)(f)
    993,228  
  9,019,779     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-68, Class IO,
0.699%, 7/16/2057(c)(d)(e)(f)
    341,203  
  27,273,838     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-70, Class IO,
0.838%, 12/16/2049(a)(c)(f)
    915,133  
  23,153,536     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-73, Class IO,
0.717%, 11/16/2055(a)(c)(f)
    926,567  
  41,889,673     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-132, Class IO, IO, 0.911%, 7/16/2056(c)(f)     2,051,337  
  21,746,600     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-143, Class IO, 0.893%, 10/16/2056(a)(f)     1,422,010  
  Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

38,750,415     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-6, Class IO,
0.649%, 2/16/2051(a)(c)(f)
  1,375,601  
  44,805,767     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-168, Class IO, 0.624%, 12/16/2059(a)(c)(f)     2,379,424  
  20,403,371     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-133, Class IO, 0.677%, 6/16/2058(c)(f)     1,517,011  
  20,081,993     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-2, Class IO,
0.735%, 12/16/2059(c)(f)
    1,142,804  
  75,808,731     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-82, Class IO,
0.501%, 5/16/2058(c)(f)
    3,698,283  
  31,773,799     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-96, Class IO,
0.487%, 8/16/2060(c)(f)
    1,647,344  
  34,751,536     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-75, Class IO,
0.923%, 12/16/2060(c)(f)
    2,584,517  
  32,876,142     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-94, Class IO,
0.928%, 8/16/2061(c)(f)
    2,491,804  
   

 

 

 
      90,192,122  
   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 21.2%

 

  37,841     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 1673, Class SE,
8.390%, 2/15/2024(c)(d)(e)
    40,132  
  44,009     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2060, Class ZA,
6.000%, 4/15/2028(a)(d)(e)
    49,160  
  325,562     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2626, Class SQ,
14.619%, 6/15/2023(c)(d)(e)
    360,135  
  419,750     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2646, Class MH,
5.000%, 7/15/2033(d)(e)
    458,055  
  110,783     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2649, Class IM,
7.000%, 7/15/2033(a)(d)(e)(f)
    23,095  
  85,827     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2725, Class SC,
8.842%, 11/15/2033(c)(d)(e)
    93,046  
  123,540     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2882, Class TF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 0.402%, 10/15/2034(a)(b)(d)(e)     122,649  
  4,608,412     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2912, Class EH, 5.500%, 1/15/2035(a)     5,431,712  
  1,452,584     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3013, Class AS,
18.144%, 5/15/2035(a)(c)
    1,956,979  
  4,533,780     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3149, Class LS,
7.048%, 5/15/2036(a)(c)(f)
    1,121,290  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

$ 1,334,769     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3229, Class BI,
6.468%, 10/15/2036(c)(d)(e)(f)
  $ 296,357  
  1,465,099     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3416, Class BI,
6.098%, 2/15/2038(c)(d)(e)(f)
    318,045  
  806,516     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3417, Class VS,
17.299%, 2/15/2038(a)(c)
    1,168,382  
  758,968     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3417, Class WS,
15.601%, 2/15/2038(a)(c)
    1,020,971  
  1,182,137     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3459, Class MB,
5.000%, 6/15/2038
    1,349,983  
  859,169     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3561, Class W, IO,
2.797%, 6/15/2048(a)(c)(f)
    921,376  
  1,785,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3599, Class DY,
4.500%, 11/15/2029
    2,057,899  
  473,566     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3605, Class NC,
5.500%, 6/15/2037(d)(e)
    548,451  
  879,040     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3620, Class AT, IO,
3.857%, 12/15/2036(a)(c)(f)
    952,038  
  2,048,276     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3641, Class PB,
5.000%, 3/15/2040
    2,231,161  
  3,017,675     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3747, Class CS,
6.348%, 10/15/2040(c)(d)(e)(f)
    566,785  
  1,937,290     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3785, Class LS,
9.595%, 1/15/2041(a)(c)
    2,494,400  
  186,172     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3792, Class DF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.552%, 11/15/2040(b)(d)(e)     184,180  
  7,500,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3805, Class PB,
4.500%, 2/15/2041(a)
    8,697,924  
  360,817     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3808, Class SH,
8.890%, 2/15/2041(c)
    463,667  
  105,831     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3828, Class EF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.552%, 5/15/2037(a)(b)(d)(e)     105,334  
  4,639,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3848, Class WX,
5.000%, 4/15/2041(a)
    5,483,062  
  2,850,022     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3922, Class SH,
5.748%, 9/15/2041(c)(d)(e)(f)
    476,939  
  7,634,374     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4034, Class GB,
4.500%, 4/15/2032(a)
    8,758,249  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

1,800,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4041, Class ES,
23.238%, 8/15/2040(a)(c)
  3,419,084  
  2,026,558     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4097, Class US,
5.998%, 8/15/2032(c)(d)(e)(f)
    290,551  
  1,820,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4204, Class QP,
3.000%, 5/15/2043(a)
    2,032,257  
  2,170,761     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4268, Class DL,
2.500%, 11/15/2028(a)
    2,336,593  
  1,655,138     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4290, Class QB,
2.500%, 1/15/2029
    1,764,412  
  6,614,122     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4321, Class BS,
2.675%, 6/15/2039(c)(d)(e)(f)
    379,840  
  800,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4395, Class PE,
2.500%, 4/15/2037
    831,121  
  322,713     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4460, Class NT, 6.500%, 8/15/2043(c)(d)(e)     372,095  
  383,542     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4460, Class TN,
5.000%, 8/15/2043(c)(d)(e)
    407,433  
  1,399,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4480, Class NB, 3.500%, 6/15/2045     1,673,859  
  3,229,697     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4512, Class IE, 4.500%, 3/15/2044(f)     457,131  
  9,807,355     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4672, Class SP, 5.948%, 4/15/2047(c)(f)     1,445,543  
  4,437,695     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4749, Class IO, 4.000%, 12/15/2047(f)     401,162  
  2,791,936     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4840, Class KY, 4.500%, 11/15/2048     3,512,877  
  2,223,211     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4860, Class CY, 3.500%, 8/15/2047     2,583,243  
  6,435,568     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4930, Class PY, 3.500%, 11/25/2049(a)     7,579,063  
  2,751,785     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4949, Class BP, 3.000%, 2/25/2050     3,158,546  
  348,140     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
Series 224, Class IO,
6.000%, 3/01/2033(a)(d)(e)(f)
    59,885  
  3,836,321     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
Series 353, Class 300, 3.000%, 12/15/2046(a)
    4,130,748  
  2,751,014     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2012-14, Class MS, 6.352%, 3/25/2042(c)(f)     632,402  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

$ 2,548,180     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2012-21, Class SB, 5.802%, 3/25/2042(c)(d)(e)(f)   $ 314,850  
  3,964,062     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-117, Class S,
6.452%, 11/25/2043(c)(f)
    862,566  
  622,000     Federal National Mortgage Association , REMIC, Series 2019-55, Class PL, 3.500%, 10/25/2049(d)(e)     701,771  
  77,329     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 1996-45, Class SC, 7.102%, 1/25/2024(c)(d)(e)(f)     7,350  
  986,762     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2005-22, Class DG, 6.810%, 4/25/2035(a)(c)     1,093,912  
  2,084,818     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2005-45, Class DA, 23.877%, 6/25/2035(a)(c)     3,492,714  
  2,257,401     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2005-62, Class GZ, 5.750%, 7/25/2035(a)     2,750,796  
  1,637,197     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2006-46, Class SK, 23.657%, 6/25/2036(a)(c)     2,818,909  
  73,799     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2006-69, Class KI, 7.152%, 8/25/2036(c)(d)(e)(f)     13,514  
  449,374     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2008-15, Class AS, 32.259%, 8/25/2036(c)     911,055  
  1,089,933     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2008-86, Class LA, 3.502%, 8/25/2038(a)(c)     1,171,258  
  288,125     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2008-87, Class LD, 4.175%, 11/25/2038(c)(d)(e)     317,413  
  1,243,050     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2009-11, Class VP, 2.458%, 3/25/2039(a)(c)     1,304,893  
  1,517,181     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2009-63, Class LM, 5.000%, 8/25/2039     1,651,420  
  29,269     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2009-71, Class MB, 4.500%, 9/25/2024(d)(e)     29,916  
  108,252     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2010-75, Class MT, 2.311%, 12/25/2039(c)(d)(e)     112,762  
  2,343,095     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2010-80, Class PZ, 5.000%, 7/25/2040(a)     2,922,259  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

458,025     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2011-100, Class SH,
7.545%, 11/25/2040(c)
  593,265  
  3,338,879     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2011-109, Class PZ,
4.500%, 8/25/2041
    4,096,822  
  2,939,643     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2011-51, Class SM, 5.702%, 6/25/2041(c)(d)(e)(f)     517,579  
  1,936,101     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2011-60, Class ZB, 5.000%, 7/25/2041     2,297,618  
  7,885,572     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2012-97, Class SB, 5.852%, 9/25/2042(c)(f)     1,531,133  
  1,500,000     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-109, Class US,
11.783%, 7/25/2043(a)(c)
    2,137,418  
  232,510     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-23, Class TS, 5.917%, 3/25/2043(c)(d)(e)     235,663  
  2,938,103     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-34, Class PS, 6.002%, 8/25/2042(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)     472,096  
  3,918,202     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-62, Class PY, 2.500%, 6/25/2043     4,204,219  
  24,335,265     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2014-15, Class SA, 5.902%, 4/25/2044(c)(f)     4,691,080  
  3,161,114     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2014-28, Class SD, 5.902%, 5/25/2044(c)(d)(e)(f)     593,201  
  41,502     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2014-67, Class PT, 6.000%, 10/25/2044(c)(d)(e)     42,326  
  1,063,946     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2015-1, Class SN, 6.000%, 7/25/2043(a)(c)     1,240,614  
  687,206     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2015-55, Class KT, 5.500%, 5/25/2041(c)     794,546  
  13,785,979     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-22, Class ST, IO, 5.952%, 4/25/2046(a)(c)(f)     2,703,417  
  2,646,592     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-26, Class KL, 4.500%, 11/25/2042(a)(c)     2,830,651  
  15,636,302     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-32, Class SA, 5.952%, 10/25/2034(a)(c)(f)     2,891,595  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

$ 18,913,243     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-60, Class ES, 5.952%, 9/25/2046(a)(c)(f)   $ 3,643,163  
  12,657,503     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-60, Class QS, 5.952%, 9/25/2046(a)(c)(f)     2,568,463  
  7,921,766     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-82, Class SC, 5.952%, 11/25/2046(c)(f)     1,581,533  
  7,601,698     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-82, Class SG, 5.952%, 11/25/2046(c)(f)     1,564,636  
  9,413,157     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2016-93, Class SL, 6.502%, 12/25/2046(a)(c)(f)     1,934,505  
  12,365,242     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2017-26, Class SA, 6.002%, 4/25/2047(a)(c)(f)     2,499,066  
  63,119,129     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2017-57, Class SD, IO, 2.750%, 8/25/2047(a)(c)(f)     5,711,252  
  17,119,813     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2019-20, Class LY, 3.500%, 10/25/2048(a)     18,563,582  
  3,792,367     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2019-42, Class PT, 3.000%, 8/25/2049     3,983,202  
  1,578,000     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2019-64, Class ML, 3.500%, 11/25/2049     1,799,597  
  3,600,000     Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2020-72, Class LI, IO, 5.000%, 12/25/2040(e)(f)     1,072,125  
  463,928     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 334, Class 11,
6.000%, 3/25/2033(a)(d)(e)(f)
    78,028  
  119,215     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 334, Class 19,
7.000%, 2/25/2033(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    30,841  
  487,833     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 339, Class 13,
6.000%, 6/25/2033(a)(d)(e)(f)
    99,245  
  320,003     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 339, Class 7,
5.500%, 11/25/2033(d)(e)(f)
    58,464  
  1,081,919     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 356, Class 13,
5.500%, 6/25/2035(a)(d)(e)(f)
    197,371  
  442,308     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 359, Class 17,
6.000%, 7/25/2035(a)(d)(e)(f)
    95,865  
  242,014     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 374, Class 18,
6.500%, 8/25/2036(a)(d)(e)(f)
    53,803  
  551,189     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 374, Class 20,
6.500%, 9/25/2036(a)(d)(e)(f)
    124,600  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

242,266     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 374, Class 22,
7.000%, 10/25/2036(a)(d)(e)(f)
  62,181  
  284,144     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 374, Class 23,
7.000%, 10/25/2036(a)(d)(e)(f)
    61,535  
  351,477     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 374, Class 24,
7.000%, 6/25/2037(a)(d)(e)(f)
    93,302  
  344,661     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 381, Class 12,
6.000%, 11/25/2035(a)(d)(e)(f)
    69,097  
  172,532     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 381, Class 13,
6.000%, 11/25/2035(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    33,712  
  201,831     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 381, Class 18,
7.000%, 3/25/2037(a)(d)(e)(f)
    43,937  
  134,902     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 381, Class 19,
7.000%, 3/25/2037(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    28,886  
  38,453     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 383, Class 32,
6.000%, 1/25/2038(d)(e)(f)
    8,040  
  1,177,926     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 384, Class 20,
5.500%, 5/25/2036(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    232,300  
  429,178     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 384, Class 31,
6.500%, 7/25/2037(a)(d)(e)(f)
    99,696  
  318,766     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 384, Class 36,
7.000%, 7/25/2037(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    56,280  
  338,083     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 384, Class 4,
4.500%, 9/25/2036(a)(c)(d)(e)(f)
    31,755  
  183,977     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 385, Class 23,
7.000%, 7/25/2037(a)(d)(e)(f)
    47,408  
  31,922     Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 386, Class 25,
7.000%, 3/25/2038(c)(d)(e)(f)
    8,440  
  304,959     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2009-65, Class NZ, 5.500%, 8/20/2039(d)(e)     371,164  
  347,303     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H02, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 0.850%, 2/20/2060(b)     349,235  
  662,895     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H22, Class FE, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.505%, 5/20/2059(a)(b)     662,249  
  198,380     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H24, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.505%, 10/20/2060(b)     197,961  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

$ 174,284     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H05, Class FB, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 12/20/2060(b)   $ 174,625  
  88,247     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H11, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 3/20/2061(b)     88,411  
  122,186     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H21, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 10/20/2061(b)(d)(e)     122,061  
  331,293     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H21, Class FT, 1-year CMT + 0.700%, 0.830%, 10/20/2061(b)(d)(e)     328,568  
  57,948     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H11, Class BA, 2.000%, 5/20/2062(a)(d)(e)     58,744  
  156,580     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H16, Class HA,
2.000%, 7/20/2062
    160,018  
  407,039     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H22, Class HD, 5.298%, 1/20/2061(c)(d)(e)     454,223  
  6,948     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H24, Class FE, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 10/20/2062(b)(d)(e)     6,946  
  717,725     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H01, Class JA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.320%, 0.475%, 1/20/2063(b)(d)(e)     712,532  
  427,645     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H10, Class LA, 2.500%, 4/20/2063     430,668  
  526,888     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H11, Class JA, 3.500%, 4/20/2063     535,442  
  1,751,549     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H13, Class SI, 1.325%, 6/20/2063(c)(d)(e)(f)     99,619  
  16,185,399     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H16, Class AI, 1.626%, 7/20/2063(c)(d)(e)(f)     536,020  
  10,068,043     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H18, Class EI, 1.726%, 7/20/2063(c)(d)(e)(f)     485,112  
  1,489,646     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H18, Class JI, 1.361%, 8/20/2063(c)(d)(e)(f)     51,616  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

433,678     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H20, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 8/20/2063(b)(d)(e)   433,011  
  9,527,667     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H12, Class HZ, 4.601%, 6/20/2064(a)(c)     10,512,135  
  21,417,989     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H24, Class HI, 0.959%, 9/20/2064(c)(e)(f)     713,219  
  6,193,780     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-152, Class PI, IO, 4.000%, 10/20/2045(f)     610,100  
  14,856,195     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H01, Class XZ, 4.594%, 10/20/2064(a)(c)     16,951,354  
  787,425     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H04, Class HA, 3.500%, 11/20/2064(c)(d)(e)     831,606  
  21,329     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H05, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.455%, 4/20/2061(a)(b)(d)(e)     21,177  
  2,981,546     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H10, Class JA, 2.250%, 4/20/2065(a)     3,043,128  
  44,378     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H13, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 0.435%, 5/20/2063(a)(b)(d)(e)     44,044  
  21,070     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H19, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.355%, 4/20/2063(a)(b)(d)(e)     20,781  
  390,544     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H28, Class JZ, 5.007%, 3/20/2065(c)(d)(e)     425,927  
  26,274     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H29, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.855%, 10/20/2065(a)(b)(d)(e)     26,238  
  124,774     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H29, Class HZ, 4.586%, 9/20/2065(c)(d)(e)     153,587  
  8,037     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H30, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 0.835%, 8/20/2061(b)(d)(e)     8,023  
  1,770,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-17, Class GT,
5.000%, 8/20/2045(c)
    2,063,342  
  846,757     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-23, Class PA,
5.648%, 7/20/2037(a)(c)(d)(e)
    977,776  
  15,730,420     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H01, Class AI, 3.181%, 1/20/2066(a)(c)(f)     1,206,791  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

$ 23,180,586     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H09, Class JI,
2.882%, 4/20/2066(a)(c)(f)
  $ 2,009,965  
  603,528     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H14, Class JZ, 4.067%, 8/20/2063(c)(d)(e)     635,708  
  597,057     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H19, Class CZ, 4.361%, 8/20/2066(c)(d)(e)     656,030  
  266,661     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H19, Class EZ, 4.885%, 6/20/2061(c)(d)(e)     271,307  
  277,626     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H19, Class FC, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 8/20/2066(a)(b)     277,552  
  114,855     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H19, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 9/20/2063(a)(b)(d)(e)     114,248  
  21,520,762     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-128, Class IO, IO, 0.855%, 12/16/2056(c)(f)     1,272,112  
  3,076,790     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-H05, Class AI, IO, 3.866%, 1/20/2067(c)(d)(e)(f)     310,200  
  22,368,080     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-110, Class IO, 0.675%, 1/16/2060(c)(f)     1,378,865  
  2,312,775     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-124, Class KY, 3.500%, 9/20/2048     2,622,653  
  31,229,729     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-129, Class IO, 0.616%, 7/16/2060(c)(f)     1,978,466  
  29,993,341     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-143, Class IO, 0.648%, 10/16/2060(c)(f)     2,051,760  
  3,915,232     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-160 Class BY, 4.000%, 11/20/2048     4,464,499  
  466,446     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H02, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.355%, 10/20/2064(a)(b)     465,790  
  447,115     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H10, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 0.405%, 6/20/2068(a)(b)     446,139  
  3,940,875     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H16, Class CZ, 4.256%, 5/20/2068(c)     5,064,117  
  2,530,309     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-1 Class CY, 4.000%, 1/20/2049     3,020,492  
  Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued

 

280,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-111, Class LP, 3.500%, 9/20/2049(d)(e)   301,216  
  31,368,778     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-116, Class IO, 0.848%, 12/16/2061(c)(f)     2,504,543  
  324,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-132, Class LP, 3.500%, 10/20/2049(d)(e)     352,160  
  8,447,001     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-152, Class LI, 5.394%, 2/20/2044(c)(f)     2,766,709  
  2,503,752     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-31, Class HD, 3.500%, 3/20/2049     2,738,902  
  1,000,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-31, Class V, 3.500%, 2/20/2039     1,087,600  
  10,502,569     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-44, Class BS,
5.894%, 4/20/2049(c)(f)
    1,328,518  
  5,553,104     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-61, Class M, 3.500%, 3/20/2049     6,227,650  
  12,280,000     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-70, Class SK,
5.844%, 8/20/2043(c)(f)
    3,286,678  
  4,075,853     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-71, Class JY, 3.000%, 6/20/2049     4,445,656  
  1,895,239     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H02, Class BZ, 4.289%, 1/20/2069(c)     2,521,983  
  8,374,816     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H04, Class NA, 3.500%, 9/20/2068(a)     9,141,476  
  21,582,250     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H17, Class HA, 3.000%, 3/20/2069(a)     23,042,977  
  11,096,300     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-47, Class IQ,
3.500%, 3/20/2050(f)
    3,732,529  
   

 

 

 
      318,491,765  
   

 

 

 
  Hybrid ARMs – 0.4%

 

  57,723     FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.258%, 3.152%, 1/01/2035(a)(b)     60,917  
  1,048,140     FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.213%, 3.197%, 6/01/2035(a)(b)     1,102,064  
  92,702     FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.279%, 3.700%, 1/01/2036(a)(b)     93,344  
  453,755     FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 2.190%, 4.190%, 2/01/2037(a)(b)     485,919  
  163,313     FNMA, 6-month LIBOR + 1.558%, 1.963%, 2/01/2037(a)(b)     168,276  
  201,994     FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.045%, 2.295%, 10/01/2035(a)(b)     202,445  
  177,668     FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.883%, 3.113%, 9/01/2036(a)(b)     187,488  
  409,138     FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.137%, 3.328%, 9/01/2034(a)(b)     429,354  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Hybrid ARMs – continued

 

$ 1,341,209     FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.732%, 3.362%, 9/01/2037(a)(b)   $ 1,412,247  
  294,928     FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.677%, 3.521%, 8/01/2038(a)(b)     300,025  
  1,014,889     FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.223%, 3.733%, 6/01/2034(a)(b)     1,067,715  
   

 

 

 
      5,509,794  
   

 

 

 
  Mortgage Related – 22.9%

 

  11,268,461     FHLMC, 2.000%, with various maturities in 2050(h)     11,703,511  
  8,279,013     FHLMC, 2.500%, 9/01/2050     8,699,628  
  4,569,012     FHLMC, 4.000%, 8/01/2048     4,869,638  
  9,121,451     FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2048 to 2050(h)     9,876,280  
  7,887,896     FHLMC, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2035 to 2050(h)     8,639,238  
  35,600,239     FNMA, 2.000%, with various maturities in 2050(h)     36,915,655  
  33,053,114     FNMA, 2.500%, with various maturities in 2050(a)(h)     34,854,907  
  10,847,069     FNMA, 3.000%, with various maturities from 2047 to 2049(h)     11,360,833  
  64,054,798     FNMA, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2045 to 2052(h)     68,340,404  
  18,146,519     FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2048 to 2049(h)     19,622,111  
  10,161,946     FNMA, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2048 to 2049(h)     11,131,660  
  281,074     FNMA, 5.500%, 8/01/2034(a)     331,197  
  3,211     FNMA, 6.000%, 10/01/2034     3,803  
  732,973     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.532%, 0.710%, 8/20/2063(b)     741,136  
  304,329     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.735%, 1.913%, 7/20/2060(b)     317,844  
  227,624     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.787%, 1.965%, 9/20/2060(b)     238,579  
  722,633     GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.311%, 2.489%, 6/20/2065(b)     779,237  
  10,785     GNMA, 3.355%, 8/20/2062(c)     10,889  
  12,559     GNMA, 3.695%, 2/20/2063(c)     12,839  
  129,639     GNMA, 3.819%, 6/20/2063(c)     135,510  
  3,945     GNMA, 3.890%, with various maturities in 2062(c)(h)     3,956  
  460,998     GNMA, 3.946%, with various maturities from 2062 to 2063(a)(c)(h)     467,142  
  4,698     GNMA, 3.954%, 3/20/2063(c)     4,803  
  316,685     GNMA, 3.961%, 5/20/2063(a)(c)     327,584  
  28,565     GNMA, 3.968%, 7/20/2062(c)     29,131  
  685     GNMA, 3.990%, 11/20/2062(c)     713  
  1,671     GNMA, 3.992%, 5/20/2062(c)     1,806  
  40,443     GNMA, 4.013%, 1/20/2064(c)     41,333  
  2,294     GNMA, 4.031%, 12/20/2063(c)     2,342  
  4,064     GNMA, 4.043%, 10/20/2062(c)     4,256  
  234,440     GNMA, 4.047%, 4/20/2063(a)(c)     239,305  
  162,223     GNMA, 4.079%, 3/20/2063(a)(c)     165,186  
  169,970     GNMA, 4.111%, 3/20/2063(c)     177,049  
  221,979     GNMA, 4.122%, 2/20/2063(a)(c)     227,615  
  17,113     GNMA, 4.140%, 12/20/2061(a)(c)     18,778  
  126,018     GNMA, 4.147%, 1/20/2067(a)(c)     128,362  
  Mortgage Related – continued

 

75,329     GNMA, 4.158%, 7/20/2063(a)(c)   78,380  
  3,915     GNMA, 4.179%, 3/20/2063(c)     3,937  
  935     GNMA, 4.194%, 12/20/2063(c)     972  
  10,257     GNMA, 4.204%, 1/20/2063(c)     10,419  
  16,077     GNMA, 4.221%, 11/20/2063(c)     16,789  
  2,630     GNMA, 4.256%, 3/20/2063(c)     2,675  
  9,365     GNMA, 4.266%, 12/20/2062(c)     9,757  
  723,966     GNMA, 4.294%, 6/20/2063(a)(c)     739,426  
  1,775     GNMA, 4.310%, 12/20/2060(c)     1,995  
  9,516     GNMA, 4.312%, 1/20/2063(c)     9,727  
  36,147     GNMA, 4.361%, 7/20/2063(c)     36,560  
  3,027     GNMA, 4.390%, with various maturities in 2062(c)(h)     3,106  
  8,612     GNMA, 4.411%, 8/20/2062(c)     9,175  
  34,411     GNMA, 4.418%, 2/20/2067(c)     39,405  
  175,633     GNMA, 4.420%, 8/20/2063(c)     177,382  
  660,711     GNMA, 4.454%, 7/20/2061(c)     686,906  
  34,009     GNMA, 4.455%, 1/20/2067(c)     39,232  
  46,824     GNMA, 4.500%, 9/20/2060(c)     47,302  
  1,904,227     GNMA, 4.503%, 2/20/2067(a)(c)     2,184,645  
  19,057     GNMA, 4.516%, 9/20/2062(c)     20,043  
  52,011     GNMA, 4.519%, 6/20/2063(c)     52,629  
  3,985,645     GNMA, 4.523%, with various maturities from 2063 to 2064(a)(c)(h)     4,369,715  
  2,090,389     GNMA, 4.529%, 12/20/2066(a)(c)     2,401,942  
  886,776     GNMA, 4.542%, 4/20/2066(a)(c)     963,345  
  995,843     GNMA, 4.545%, 7/20/2067(c)     1,154,918  
  2,117,038     GNMA, 4.548%, 4/20/2067(a)(c)     2,475,008  
  1,051,941     GNMA, 4.551%, 2/20/2067(c)     1,206,164  
  429,216     GNMA, 4.558%, 2/20/2066(c)     474,225  
  12,061,382     GNMA, 4.559%, 6/20/2067(a)(c)     13,935,816  
  1,021,972     GNMA, 4.564%, 2/20/2068(c)     1,130,458  
  1,395,552     GNMA, 4.577%, 12/20/2063(c)     1,518,726  
  2,815,582     GNMA, 4.578%, 4/20/2067(a)(c)     3,258,412  
  4,056,488     GNMA, 4.580%, with various maturities from 2064 to 2065(a)(c)(h)     4,454,405  
  5,291,017     GNMA, 4.590%, 7/20/2065(a)(c)     5,900,740  
  815,563     GNMA, 4.593%, 7/20/2067(c)     936,918  
  5,521,788     GNMA, 4.602%, with various maturities from 2063 to 2067(a)(c)(h)     6,290,214  
  1,254,912     GNMA, 4.604%, 1/20/2067(a)(c)     1,451,583  
  2,449,607     GNMA, 4.606%, with various maturities in 2067(c)(h)     2,744,238  
  4,019,940     GNMA, 4.607%, 8/20/2067(a)(c)     4,728,939  
  6,814     GNMA, 4.614%, 4/20/2067(c)     7,367  
  9,007,338     GNMA, 4.615%, 7/20/2067(a)(c)     10,328,461  
  1,414,455     GNMA, 4.620%, 5/20/2067(a)(c)     1,650,831  
  669,696     GNMA, 4.621%, 4/20/2067(c)     742,501  
  14,208     GNMA, 4.630%, with various maturities from 2061 to 2062(a)(c)(h)     14,457  
  112,751     GNMA, 4.632%, 4/20/2062(c)     116,825  
  732,159     GNMA, 4.634%, 9/20/2063(c)     793,986  
  36,057     GNMA, 4.637%, 1/20/2064(c)     39,629  
  12,556     GNMA, 4.640%, 3/20/2062(c)     13,223  
  2,890,349     GNMA, 4.643%, 6/20/2066(a)(c)     3,262,366  
  10,248,899     GNMA, 4.647%, with various maturities from 2066 to 2067(a)(c)(h)     11,853,051  
  1,159     GNMA, 4.650%, 1/20/2061(c)     1,243  
  3,422,545     GNMA, 4.657%, 3/20/2067(a)(c)     4,107,103  
  45,229     GNMA, 4.663%, 9/20/2063(c)     48,691  
  978,611     GNMA, 4.665%, 10/20/2064(c)     1,080,126  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Mortgage Related – continued

 

$ 716,575     GNMA, 4.670%, with various maturities from 2063 to 2067(c)(h)   $ 786,199  
  1,190,619     GNMA, 4.684%, 5/20/2064(a)(c)     1,299,770  
  2,933     GNMA, 4.690%, 6/20/2062(c)     2,989  
  190,980     GNMA, 4.700%, with various maturities from 2061 to 2062(c)(h)     197,687  
  1,188     GNMA, 4.720%, 3/20/2061(c)     1,193  
  586,553     GNMA, 4.730%, 12/20/2063(c)     636,930  
  11     GNMA, 4.740%, 10/20/2060(c)     13  
  555     GNMA, 4.752%, 3/20/2062(c)     604  
  5,602     GNMA, 4.810%, with various maturities from 2060 to 2061(c)(h)     6,540  
  3,337     GNMA, 4.868%, 1/20/2062(c)     3,460  
  262,447     GNMA, 4.887%, 12/20/2061(a)(c)     296,745  
  8,879     GNMA, 5.027%, 6/20/2061(a)(c)     9,004  
  422     GNMA, 5.118%, 2/20/2062(c)     456  
  6,255     GNMA, 5.140%, 5/20/2060(c)     6,303  
  212     GNMA, 5.175%, 9/20/2063(c)     239  
  1,117     GNMA, 5.196%, 1/20/2062(c)     1,127  
  242     GNMA, 5.222%, 3/20/2064(c)     252  
  930     GNMA, 5.223%, with various maturities from 2061 to 2062(c)(h)     974  
  457     GNMA, 5.240%, 5/20/2060(c)     468  
  297     GNMA, 5.250%, 11/20/2063(c)     303  
  2,029     GNMA, 5.460%, 7/20/2059(c)     2,342  
  96     GNMA, 5.470%, with various maturities in 2059(c)(h)     101  
  3,141     GNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2058 to 2059(c)(h)     3,613  
  366     GNMA, 5.523%, 6/20/2061(c)     379  
  7,258     GNMA, 5.585%, 11/20/2059(c)     8,588  
  336     GNMA, 5.625%, 12/20/2059(c)     336  
  397     GNMA, 5.661%, 9/20/2059(c)     450  
  3,195     GNMA, 5.668%, 6/20/2059(c)     3,779  
  110,003     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H12, Class HZ, 4.596%, 8/20/2068(c)(d)(e)     140,675  
  4,613,463     Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-HO2, Class JA, 3.500%, 12/20/2068     5,041,919  
  9,563,379     Government National Mortgage Association, Series BMOC-9821, Class IO1, 3.000%, 9/01/2050(e)(f)(i)     3,117,064  
  2,568,000     UMBS® (TBA), 2.000%, 11/01/2050(i)     2,650,614  
  2,011,000     UMBS® (TBA), 2.500%, 11/01/2050(i)     2,106,567  
   

 

 

 
      344,378,031  
   

 

 

 
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 13.1%

 

  1,000,000     Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-UB10, Class A4, 3.170%, 7/15/2049     1,093,059  
  4,155,000     BANK, Series 2019-BN19, Class A3, 3.183%, 8/15/2061     4,705,066  
  3,525,000     BANK, Series 2019-BN22, Class A4, 2.978%, 11/15/2062     3,945,524  
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

3,720,000     BANK, Series 2019-BN20, Class A3, 3.011%, 9/15/2062   4,163,596  
  1,770,000     BANK, Series 2020-BN25, Class A5, 2.649%, 1/15/2063     1,941,272  
  3,649,000     BANK, Series 2020-BN26, Class A4, 2.403%, 3/15/2063     3,916,721  
  785,000     BANK, Series 2020-BN28, Class AS, 2.140%, 3/15/2063     806,661  
  4,630,000     Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-B11, Class A5,
3.542%, 5/15/2052
    5,355,917  
  3,330,000     Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-B10, Class A4,
3.717%, 3/15/2062
    3,892,409  
  5,185,000     Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-B13, Class A4,
2.952%, 8/15/2057
    5,775,566  
  510,000     Cali Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-101C, Class A,
3.957%, 3/10/2039, 144A
    597,122  
  4,355,000     Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC43, Class A4,
3.038%, 11/10/2052
    4,879,790  
  6,000,000     Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-GC46, Class A5,
2.717%, 2/15/2053
    6,544,194  
  2,424,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-LTRT, Class A2, 3.400%, 10/05/2030, 144A(a)     2,352,085  
  2,572,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-CR13, Class A4, 4.194%, 11/10/2046(a)(c)     2,812,249  
  2,605,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-CR6, Class A4, 3.101%, 3/10/2046(a)     2,701,688  
  5,595,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-WWP, Class A2, 3.424%, 3/10/2031, 144A     5,909,003  
  378,831     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR14, Class A2, 3.147%, 2/10/2047     382,103  
  1,968,404     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR16, Class ASB, 3.653%, 4/10/2047(a)     2,046,313  
  1,220,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS2, Class A4, 3.691%, 3/10/2047     1,315,173  
  1,300,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS2, Class A5, 3.961%, 3/10/2047     1,419,466  
  2,520,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS5, Class A4, 3.838%, 9/10/2047(a)     2,772,173  
  3,110,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2015-DC1, Class A5, 3.350%, 2/10/2048(a)     3,387,578  
  1,200,000     Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-DC2, Class ASB, 3.550%, 2/10/2049     1,284,104  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

$ 2,250,000     Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2019-SKLZ, Class B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.900%, 2.052%, 1/15/2034, 144A(b)   $ 2,149,241  
  6,160,000     Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2014-USA, Class A2, 3.953%, 9/15/2037, 144A     6,278,226  
  695,000     Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2014-USA, Class B, 4.185%, 9/15/2037, 144A     625,709  
  2,045,000     Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2014-USA, Class C, 4.336%, 9/15/2037, 144A     1,738,749  
  5,000,000     CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C17, Class A5, 3.016%, 9/15/2052     5,535,940  
  2,405,000     CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C18, Class A4, 2.968%, 12/15/2052     2,653,581  
  5,775,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,
Series 2013-PEMB, Class A,
3.668%, 3/05/2033, 144A(a)(c)
    5,383,787  
  3,461,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2013-GC16, Class B,
5.161%, 11/10/2046(a)(c)
    3,649,118  
  2,930,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC18, Class A4,
4.074%, 1/10/2047(a)
    3,174,662  
  5,100,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2014-GC18, Class AS,
4.383%, 1/10/2047
    5,437,398  
  1,416,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2014-GC20, Class A5,
3.998%, 4/10/2047
    1,538,074  
  5,000,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2019-GSA1, Class A4,
3.048%, 11/10/2052
    5,583,555  
  2,555,000     GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2020-GC45, Class A5,
2.911%, 2/13/2053
    2,854,193  
  2,008,003     HPLY Trust, Series 2019-HIT, Class B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.350%, 1.502%, 11/15/2036, 144A(b)     1,909,804  
  5,885,000     Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust,
Series 2015-HB10, Class A10,
4.155%, 8/05/2034, 144A(a)
    5,113,671  
  2,405,000     JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class AS,
4.243%, 4/15/2047(c)
    2,617,322  
  1,099,622     JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class ASB,
3.584%, 4/15/2047(a)
    1,146,059  
  2,735,000     Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C8, Class A4, 3.134%, 12/15/2048(a)     2,858,907  
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

2,225,000     Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C9, Class AS, 3.456%, 5/15/2046   2,322,135  
  1,339,934     Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C14, Class A3,
3.669%, 2/15/2047(a)
    1,344,190  
  1,000,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Series 2011-C2, Class D,
5.661%, 6/15/2044, 144A(c)
    803,279  
  3,135,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Series 2013-ALTM, Class A2,
3.828%, 2/05/2035, 144A(a)(c)
    3,092,830  
  5,780,000     Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Series 2019-L3, Class A4,
3.127%, 11/15/2052
    6,472,124  
  2,056,274     Motel 6 Trust, Series 2017-MTL6, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.920%,
1.072%, 8/15/2034, 144A(b)
    2,020,142  
  3,475,000     RBS Commercial Funding, Inc., Trust, Series 2013-SMV, Class C,
3.704%, 3/11/2031, 144A(c)
    2,909,646  
  1,861,317     Starwood Retail Property Trust,
Series 2014-STAR, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 1.470%,
1.622%, 11/15/2027, 144A(b)
    1,331,628  
  6,500,000     Starwood Retail Property Trust,
Series 2014-STAR, Class B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.900%,
2.052%, 11/15/2027, 144A(b)(d)(e)(g)
    4,886,172  
  1,350,000     UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C16, Class A4,
3.605%, 4/15/2052
    1,533,400  
  5,000,000     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C48, Class A5,
4.302%, 1/15/2052
    5,947,542  
  4,000,000     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC16, Class AS,
4.020%, 8/15/2050
    4,279,107  
  3,745,890     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C29, Class ASB,
3.400%, 6/15/2048(a)
    3,945,998  
  5,607,153     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C49, Class A5,
4.023%, 3/15/2052
    6,600,255  
  5,012,000     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C54, Class A4,
3.146%, 12/15/2052
    5,648,098  
  1,875,000     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C15, Class AS,
4.358%, 8/15/2046(c)
    1,971,873  
  1,446,824     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class A4,
3.723%, 5/15/2047
    1,532,963  
  1,635,000     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class A5,
3.995%, 5/15/2047
    1,766,528  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes – continued  
  Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued

 

$ 3,382,313     WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class ASB,
3.638%, 5/15/2047(a)
  $ 3,534,398  
   

 

 

 
      196,189,136  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes  
  (Identified Cost $1,365,215,728)     1,364,871,784  
   

 

 

 
  Collateralized Loan Obligations – 4.0%  
  3,497,500     Hayfin Kingsland VIII Ltd., Series 2018-8A, Class B, 3-month LIBOR + 1.480%,
1.752%, 4/20/2031, 144A(b)
    3,430,384  
  1,057,224     Hull Street CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.220%, 1.492%, 10/18/2026, 144A(b)     1,056,936  
  4,000,000     Allegro CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3-month LIBOR + 1.650%,
1.921%, 10/16/2030, 144A(b)
    3,909,531  
  5,000,000     Jamestown CLO VII Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class A2R, 3-month LIBOR + 1.300%,
1.545%, 7/25/2027, 144A(b)
    4,872,640  
  4,000,000     Trinitas CLO Ltd., Series 2017-6A, Class B, 3-month LIBOR + 1.850%,
2.095%, 7/25/2029, 144A(b)
    3,950,200  
  3,000,000     AGL CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A, 3-month LIBOR + 1.300%,
1.575%, 1/15/2033, 144A(b)
    2,977,516  
  525,000     Burnham Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, 3-month LIBOR + 2.150%,
2.422%, 10/20/2029, 144A(b)
    495,594  
  6,000,000     Magnetite XVIII Ltd., Series 2016-18A, Class AR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.080%,
1.360%, 11/15/2028, 144A(b)
    5,985,983  
  2,960,000     Marble Point CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3-month LIBOR + 1.330%,
1.602%, 1/20/2032, 144A(b)
    2,931,020  
  3,000,000     Vibrant CLO Ltd., Series 2018-10A, Class A1, 3-month LIBOR + 1.200%,
1.472%, 10/20/2031, 144A(b)
    2,965,998  
  595,000     Allegro CLO VIII Ltd.,
Series 2018-2A, Class B1, 3-month LIBOR + 1.670%, 1.945%, 7/15/2031, 144A(b)
    580,839  
  4,380,000     Ares XLIII CLO Ltd., Series 2017-43A, Class A, 3-month LIBOR + 1.220%,
1.495%, 10/15/2029, 144A(b)
    4,358,093  
  2,000,000     CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3-month LIBOR + 1.350%,
1.622%, 7/20/2032, 144A(b)
    1,990,373  
  Collateralized Loan Obligations – continued  
1,750,000     Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2007-4A, Class AR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.200%, 1.470%, 7/29/2030, 144A(b)   1,733,059  
  400,000    

Marble Point CLO X Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3-month LIBOR + 1.800%,

2.075%, 10/15/2030, 144A(b)

    392,838  
  1,492,090     Race Point IX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-9A, Class A1AR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.210%,
1.485%, 10/15/2030, 144A(b)
    1,489,861  
  1,315,000     Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class A2RR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.700%, 1.972%, 10/18/2031, 144A(b)     1,283,826  
  2,560,000     Trinitas CLO VI Ltd.,
Series 2017-6A, Class AR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.170%, 1.415%, 7/25/2029, 144A(b)
    2,539,340  
  1,170,000     Madison Park Funding XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class A2R, 3-month LIBOR + 1.900%, 2.172%, 4/20/2026, 144A(b)     1,161,632  
  4,500,000     Race Point CLO Ltd.,
Series 2013-8A, Class BR2, 3-month LIBOR + 1.500%, 1.753%, 2/20/2030, 144A(b)
    4,356,587  
  5,900,000     TICP CLO VII Ltd., Series 2017-7A, Class BR, 3-month LIBOR + 1.700%,
1.975%, 4/15/2033, 144A(b)
    5,863,410  
  2,000,000     CBAM CLO Management,
Series 2019-10A, Class A1A, 3-month LIBOR + 1.420%, 1.692%, 4/20/2032, 144A(b)
    1,999,994  
   

 

 

 
  Total Collateralized Loan Obligations  
  (Identified Cost $59,405,406)     60,325,654  
   

 

 

 
  Loan Participations – 0.2%  
  ABS Other – 0.2%

 

  2,857,353     Harbour Aircraft Investments Ltd.,
Series 2017-1, Class A, 4.000%, 11/15/2037 (Identified Cost $2,841,632)
    2,657,001  
   

 

 

 
  Short-Term Investments – 6.0%  
  54,225,782     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $54,225,782 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $49,649,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $49,645,927; $2,131,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625% due 6/15/2021 valued at $2,185,184; $2,979,800 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.625% due 7/15/2021 valued at $3,479,278 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     54,225,782  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
  Short-Term Investments – continued  
$ 10,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.102%, 3/25/2021(j)   $ 9,994,774  
  14,680,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.116%, 2/18/2021(j)(k)     14,674,291  
  10,555,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.139%, 10/08/2020(j)(k)     10,554,869  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments  
  (Identified Cost $89,448,915)     89,449,716  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 101.1%  
  (Identified Cost $1,516,911,681)     1,517,304,155  
  Other assets less liabilities—(1.1)%     (16,623,792
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 1,500,680,363  
   

 

 

 
  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)     Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts or TBA transactions.

 

  (b)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (c)     Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (d)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $27,806,701 or 1.9% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (e)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (f)     Interest only security. Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period.
  (g)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
  (h)     The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
  (i)     When-issued/delayed delivery. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (j)     Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  (k)     Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $446,646,149 or 29.8% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  ARMs     Adjustable Rate Mortgages
  ARS     Auction Rate Security
  CMT     Constant Maturity Treasury
  FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
  FNMA     Federal National Mortgage Association
  GNMA     Government National Mortgage Association
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  REMIC     Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
  SLM     Sallie Mae
  TBA     To Be Announced
  UMBS®     Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

At September 30, 2020, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Notional
Amount
       Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/31/2020          44        $ 9,717,731        $ 9,722,281        $ (4,550

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/31/2020          440          55,377,065          55,453,750          (76,685

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/21/2020          599          83,339,201          83,579,219          (240,018

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

       12/21/2020          432          68,830,603          69,086,250          (255,647
                        

 

 

 

Total

 

     $ (576,900
                        

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements:

 

Notional
Value

     Currency        Expiration
Date
       Fund Pays1      Fund Receives2        Market Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

63,000,000

       USD          3/04/2024          2.564      3-month LIBOR        $ (5,097,896    $ (5,097,896

50,000,000

       USD          5/23/2024          2.222      3-month LIBOR          (3,941,217      (3,941,217

35,000,000

       USD          12/16/2029          1.804      3-month LIBOR          (3,833,478      (3,833,478

15,000,000

       USD          1/07/2030          1.763      3-month LIBOR          (1,564,412      (1,564,412
                      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

 

     $ (14,437,003    $ (14,437,003
                      

 

 

    

 

 

 

1  Payments are made semiannually.

2 Payments are made quarterly.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Mortgage Related

       22.9

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       21.2  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       13.1  

ABS Car Loan

       9.3  

ABS Other

       6.4  

Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

       6.0  

ABS Home Equity

       5.9  

ABS Student Loan

       2.8  

ABS Whole Business

       2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

       1.5  

Short-Term Investments

       6.0  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

       4.0  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

       101.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements and futures contracts)

       (1.1
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

       100.0
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2020

 

        High Income
Opportunities
Fund
       Securitized
Asset Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

     $ 248,217,480        $ 1,516,911,681  

Net unrealized appreciation

       7,248,131          392,474  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments at value

       255,465,611          1,517,304,155  

Cash

       994           

Due from brokers (Note 2)

                4,393,000  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

       75,934          1,262,118  

Receivable for securities sold

       2,215,029          13,567,379  

Receivable for when-issued/delayed delivery securities sold (Note 2)

                13,285,752  

Collateral received for delayed delivery securities (Note 2)

                18,955  

Dividends and interest receivable

       3,345,803          5,031,670  

Tax reclaims receivable

       1,304           

Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2)

                397,308  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements (Note 2)

                156,656  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

       261,104,675          1,555,416,993  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
LIABILITIES

 

Payable for securities purchased

       5,965,117          36,381,837  

Payable for when-issued/delayed delivery securities purchased (Note 2)

                18,034,941  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       120,993          300,897  

Due to brokers (Note 2)

                18,955  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

       6,086,110          54,736,630  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $ 255,018,565        $ 1,500,680,363  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

     $ 251,808,876        $ 1,590,837,830  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

       3,209,689          (90,157,467
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $ 255,018,565        $ 1,500,680,363  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Institutional Class:

 

Net assets

     $ 255,018,565        $ 1,500,680,363  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

       24,777,151          153,622,390  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 10.29        $ 9.77  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

        High Income
Opportunities
Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

     $ 11,854,808      $ 49,064,919  

Dividends

       223,003         

Less net foreign taxes withheld

              (1,880
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment income

       12,077,811        49,063,039  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND SWAP AGREEMENTS        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

       

Investments

       (2,768,626      19,165,858  

Futures contracts

              (17,942,925

Swap agreements

       (978,007      (1,123,541

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments

       7,246,994        17,842,451  

Futures contracts

              (971,291

Swap agreements

              (9,707,501
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts and swap agreements

       3,500,361        7,263,051  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS      $ 15,578,172      $ 56,326,090  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      High Income
Opportunities Fund
    Securitized Asset Fund  
      Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Investment income

   $ 12,077,811     $ 8,822,034     $ 49,063,039     $ 45,959,088  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and swap agreements

     (3,746,633     (749,555     99,392       15,583,759  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and swap agreements

     7,246,994       (44,613     7,163,659       37,056,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     15,578,172       8,027,866       56,326,090       98,599,460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:         

Institutional Class

     (11,897,771     (10,688,805     (80,151,712     (64,801,602
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)      77,235,559       37,343,416       285,370,951       55,883,032  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     80,915,960       34,682,477       261,545,329       89,680,890  
NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     174,102,605       139,420,128       1,239,135,034       1,149,454,144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 255,018,565     $ 174,102,605     $ 1,500,680,363     $ 1,239,135,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

 

      High Income Opportunities Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
     Year Ended
September 30,
2018
     Year Ended
September 30,
2017
     Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.45     $ 10.69      $ 10.95      $ 10.66      $ 10.11  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

             

Investment income(a)

     0.58       0.60        0.58        0.62        0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.16 )(b)      (0.08      (0.24      0.30        0.60  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.42       0.52        0.34        0.92        1.20  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

             

Investment income

     (0.58     (0.62      (0.60      (0.63      (0.62

Net realized capital gains

           (0.14                    (0.03
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.58     (0.76      (0.60      (0.63      (0.65
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 10.29     $ 10.45      $ 10.69      $ 10.95      $ 10.66  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     4.28     5.14      3.21      8.91      12.55

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

             

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 255,019     $ 174,103      $ 139,420      $ 142,373      $ 135,706  

Net expenses(c)

                                 

Gross expenses(c)

                                 

Net investment income

     5.76     5.78      5.45      5.74      5.94

Portfolio turnover rate

     96 %(d)      48      42      37      36

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.  
(c)   Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Fund, all expenses associated with the operations of the Fund.  
(d)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2019 to 2020 was primarily due to significant shareholder flows and repositioning of the portfolio.  

 

      Securitized Asset Fund – Institutional Class  
      Year Ended
September 30,
2020
     Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
     Year Ended
September 30,
2017
     Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 9.94      $ 9.65     $ 10.16      $ 10.57      $ 10.62  
  

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

             

Investment income(a)

     0.34        0.39       0.37        0.39        0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.06        0.45       (0.33      (0.25      0.04  
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.40        0.84       0.04        0.14        0.44  
  

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

             

Investment income

     (0.57      (0.55     (0.55      (0.55      (0.49
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 9.77      $ 9.94     $ 9.65      $ 10.16      $ 10.57  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     4.13      8.97     0.39      1.40      4.27

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

             

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 1,500,680      $ 1,239,135     $ 1,149,454      $ 1,133,638      $ 1,015,859  

Net expenses(b)

                                 

Gross expenses(b)

                                 

Net investment income

     3.50      3.98     3.81      3.78      3.84

Portfolio turnover rate

     283      369 %(c)      259      313      306

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Fund, all expenses associated with the operations of the Fund.  
(c)   The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2018 to 2019 is due to an increase in the volume of TBA securities (see Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements).  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2020

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

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund (the “High Income Opportunities Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (the “Securitized Asset Fund”)

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares. The Funds’ shares are offered exclusively to investors in “wrap fee” programs approved by Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and/or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) and to institutional advisory clients of Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles that, in each case, meet the Funds’ policies as established by Loomis Sayles.

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

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. Senior loans and collateralized loan obligations are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans and collateralized loan obligations where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers. Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser 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 (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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

September 30, 2020

 

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Funds’ pricing policies and procedures.

As of September 30, 2020, securities held by the Funds were fair valued as follows:

 

Fund

   Securities
classified as

fair valued
       Percentage
of Net
Assets
       Securities fair
valued by the
Fund’s adviser
       Percentage of
Net Assets
 

High Income Opportunities Fund

   $ 756,073          0.3%        $ 349,664          0.1%  

Securitized Asset Fund

                       27,806,701          1.9%  

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. Principal paydowns are recorded as income. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis.

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 reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of the net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

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

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Funds’ investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency a Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

No forward foreign currency contracts were held by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020.

e.  Futures Contracts. The Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When a Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by a Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Daily fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (payable) and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are

 

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recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When a Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, a Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

f.  Swap Agreements. The Funds may enter into credit default and interest rate swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Funds may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Funds have the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Funds have the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Funds may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments for those agreements for which the Fund is the protection seller. Implied credit spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

The notional amounts of swap agreements are not recorded in the financial statements. Swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as part of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. When received or paid, fees are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Funds are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Funds as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds face the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Funds based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Funds’ counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Funds and the counterparty. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

g.  When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. The Funds may enter into when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. When-issued refers to transactions made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not been issued. Delayed delivery refers to transactions for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of when-issued and delayed delivery securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Funds at the time the commitment is entered into. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Funds take delivery of the security. No interest accrues to the Funds until the transaction settles.

 

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Delayed delivery transactions include those designated as To Be Announced (“TBAs”) in the Portfolios of Investments. For TBAs, the actual security that will be delivered to fulfill the transaction is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. Certain transactions require the Funds or counterparty to post cash and/or securities as collateral for the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding delayed delivery commitments by segregating or earmarking cash or securities at the custodian.

Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Funds’ NAV as if the Funds’ had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

h.  Stripped Securities. Each Fund may invest in stripped securities, which are usually structured with two or more classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distribution on a pool of U.S. or foreign government securities or mortgage assets. In some cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). Stripped securities commonly have greater market volatility than other types of fixed-income securities. In the case of stripped mortgage securities, if the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to recoup fully its investments in IOs.

i.  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 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 September 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 twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

j.  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 premium amortization, contingent payment debt instruments, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, convertible bonds, futures contracts mark-to-market, swap adjustments and paydown gains and losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions 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, premium amortization, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, contingent payment debt instruments, convertible bonds, futures contracts mark-to-market, paydown gains and losses and swap adjustments. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and net realized short-term capital gains are reported as distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

     2020 Distributions Paid From:      2019 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Total      Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Total  

High Income Opportunities Fund

   $ 11,897,771        $        $ 11,897,771      $ 9,838,729        $ 850,076        $ 10,688,805  

Securitized Asset Fund

     80,151,712                   80,151,712        64,801,602                   64,801,602  

 

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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 September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     High Income
Opportunities Fund
       Securitized
Asset Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,412,673        $ 6,715,071  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

 

Short-term:

 

No expiration date

     (262,059        (5,005,948

Long-term:

 

No expiration date

     (4,652,543        (78,538,028
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

     (4,914,602        (83,543,976
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,803,877          (13,328,562
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

   $ 3,301,948        $ (90,157,467
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

     High Income
Opportunities Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 

Federal tax cost

   $ 248,661,734      $ 1,516,911,681  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

   $ 14,450,926      $ 52,078,334  

Gross tax depreciation

     (7,647,049      (65,406,896
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 6,803,877      $ (13,328,562
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

k.  Senior Loans. Each Fund may invest in senior loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. Senior loans, which include both secured and unsecured loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers, typically hold the most senior position in a borrower’s capital structure, may be secured by the borrower’s assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior Loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. A senior loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the senior loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Large loans may be shared or syndicated among several lenders. A Fund may enter into the primary syndicate for a loan or it may also purchase all or a portion of loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. Senior loans outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

l.  Loan Participations. A Fund’s investments in senior loans may be in the form of participations in loans. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, a Fund may be subject to credit risk from both the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower. Additionally, a Fund may have minimal control over the terms of any loan modification. Loan participations outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

m.  Collateralized Loan Obligations. Each Fund may invest in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). A CLO is a type of asset-backed security designed to redirect the cash flows from a pool of leveraged loans to investors based on their risk preferences. Cash flows from a CLO are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The risk of an investment in a CLO depends largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which a Fund invests. The intent of the Funds when investing in CLOs is to purchase only higher level, investment grade level select tranches. CLOs outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

n.  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,

 

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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 September 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.

o.  Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in certain futures contracts, swap agreements and delayed delivery commitments are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Funds and the various broker/dealers. The due from brokers balance for Securitized Asset Fund represents cash pledged as initial margin for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements. The due to brokers balance for Securitized Asset Fund represents cash received as collateral for delayed delivery securities. In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

p.  Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, neither Fund had loaned securities under this agreement.

q.  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.

r.  New Accounting Pronouncement. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity is permitted to early adopt any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of the update and delay adoption of any new disclosures until the required effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13 and has determined to early adopt the removal of (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels. Amended disclosures required and permitted for early adoption by ASU 2018-13 have been incorporated in the Funds’ annual financial statements as of September 30, 2020.

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is expected to occur no later than December 31, 2021, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides temporary guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 amendments offer optional expedients for contract modifications that would allow an entity to account for such modifications by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate, instead of evaluating each contract, in accordance with existing accounting standards, as to whether reference rate modifications constitute the establishment of new contracts or the continuation of existing contracts. ASU 2020-04 amendments are currently effective and an entity may elect to apply its provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020. No Fund contracts have yet been impacted by reference rate reform. Management expects to apply the optional expedients when appropriate.

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

The Funds’ pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. The Funds’ adviser may use internally developed models to validate broker-dealer bid prices that are only available from a single broker or market maker. Such securities are considered and classified as fair valued. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Funds do not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

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

High Income Opportunities Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

              

Non-Convertible Bonds

              

Home Construction

   $        $ 2,676,884        $ (b)    $ 2,676,884  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              926,024          314,438 (c)      1,240,462  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

              222,271,221                222,271,221  
  

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              225,874,129          314,438       226,188,567  
  

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

              8,276,771                8,276,771  
  

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

              234,150,900          314,438       234,465,338  
  

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

              93,471                93,471  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

              880,898                880,898  

Preferred Stocks

              

Banking

     969,152                         969,152  

Energy

                       (b)       

Food & Beverage

              3,452,543                3,452,543  
  

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     969,152          3,452,543                4,421,695  
  

 

 

 

Common Stocks

              

Chemicals

              128,459                128,459  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     927,926                         927,926  
  

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     927,926          128,459                1,056,385  
  

 

 

 

Warrants

                       35,226 (b)(c)      35,226  

Short-Term Investments

              14,512,598                14,512,598  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,897,078        $ 253,218,869        $ 349,664     $ 255,465,611  
  

 

 

 

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

(b) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

(c) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

 

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Securitized Asset Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

              

ABS Home Equity

   $             —        $ 88,828,641        $ 405,480 (b)    $ 89,234,121  

Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              86,752,786          3,439,336 (b)      90,192,122  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

              297,771,383          20,720,382 (c)      318,491,765  

Mortgage Related

              341,120,292          3,257,739 (d)      344,378,031  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              191,302,964          4,886,172 (b)      196,189,136  

All Other Bonds and Notes(a)

              326,386,609                326,386,609  
  

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

              1,332,162,675          32,709,109       1,364,871,784  
  

 

 

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations

              60,325,654                60,325,654  

Loan Participations(a)

              2,657,001                2,657,001  

Short-Term Investments

              89,449,716                89,449,716  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $        $ 1,484,595,046        $ 32,709,109     $ 1,517,304,155  
  

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ (576,900    $      $        $ (576,900

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

            (14,437,003               (14,437,003
  

 

 

 

Total

   $   (576,900    $     (14,437,003    $               —        $     (15,013,903
  

 

 

 

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

(b) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

(c) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser ($18,935,038) and valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($1,785,344).

(d) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser ($140,675) and valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($3,117,064).

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2019 and/or September 30, 2020:

High Income Opportunities Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Finance Companies

  $ 35,640     $     $ (63,816   $ 63,360     $     $ (35,184   $     $     $     $  

Home Construction

                                                    (a)       

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    89,787                   (235,180                 549,618       (89,787     314,438       (235,180

Preferred Stocks

                   

Energy

    260,608                   (260,608                             (a)      (260,608

Warrants

                            35,226                         35,226 (a)       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 386,035     $     $ (63,816   $ (432,428   $ 35,226     $ (35,184)     $ 549,618     $ (89,787   $ 349,664     $ (495,788
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)   Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using level 3 inputs.  

Debt securities valued at $549,618 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020 these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities.

 

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A debt security valued at $89,787 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

Securitized Asset Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

ABS Home Equity

  $ 2,026,262     $     $ (1,000,611   $ 207,989     $     $ (168,173   $ 1,040,116     $ (1,700,103   $ 405,480     $ 202,706  

ABS Other

    484,855                                           (484,855            

ABS Student Loan

    7,075,876                                           (7,075,876            

Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    5,042,467             (4,895,334     1,904,611                   1,387,592             3,439,336       1,904,611  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    16,317,990       6,204       (2,295,876     1,019,772       6,274,961       (6,736,779     8,293,789       (2,159,679     20,720,382       869,040  

Mortgage Related

                      6,038       3,251,701                         3,257,739       6,038  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    4,310,241                   (1,603,890                 6,490,062       (4,310,241     4,886,172       (1,603,890

Loan Participations

                   

ABS Other

    4,421,731                                           (4,421,731            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 39,679,422     $ 6,204     $ (8,191,821   $ 1,534,520     $ 9,526,662     $ (6,904,952   $ 17,211,559     $ (20,152,485   $ 32,709,109     $ 1,378,505  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt securities valued at $17,211,559 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020 these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities.

Debt securities valued at $15,730,754 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the securities. At September 30, 2020 these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

A debt security valued at $4,421,731 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the security. At September 30, 2020 this security was valued at a bid price furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

The significant unobservable inputs used for those securities fair valued by the adviser and categorized in Level 3 as of September 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

Description

  Valuation
Technique(s)
    Unobservable
Input
    Unobservable
Input Value(s)
    Value  

Bonds and Notes

       
          

ABS Home Equity1

    Market Discount       Discount Rate       1.00% - 3.00%     $ 405,480  
 

Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities1

    Market Discount       Discount Rate       1.00% - 2.00%       3,439,336  
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations1

    Market Discount       Discount Rate       0.50% - 2.00%       18,935,038  
 

Mortgage Related1

    Market Discount       Discount Rate       1.00%       140,675  
 

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities2

    Discounted Cash Flows      

Constant Default Rate

Loss Severity

Lag Time

Loss Adjusted Spread


 

 

 

   

100%

39%

24 Months

13%

 

 

 

 

    4,886,172  
         

 

 

 

Total

        $ 27,806,701  
         

 

 

 

1 “Odd lot” securities (those with current principal below the normal trading size) are valued using a discount to the “round lot” price for the same security. The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement is the discount rate. Discount rates are set at a specific fixed rate depending on the size of the odd lot. The Unobservable

 

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Input Value(s) noted above reflect a range due to the fact that there are multiple odd lot securities within each asset type that have had different discount rates applied. A significant change in the discount rate could have a material effect on the fair value measurement. There is an inverse relationship between the discount rate and the fair value measurement, meaning a significant increase in the discount rate would result in a lower fair value measurement, and vice versa.

2 Security is valued using a discounted cash flow model. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are the constant default rate, loss severity, lag time, and loss adjusted spread. Significant changes in input values could have a material effect on the fair value measurement. There is an inverse relationship between the loss severity, lag time, and loss adjusted spread and the fair value measurement, meaning a significant increase in any of those input values in isolation would have resulted in a lower fair value measurement, and vice versa. The constant default rate of 100% is based on the fact that the underlying loan is in default.

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 futures contracts and swap agreements.

High Income Opportunities Fund is subject to the risk that companies in which the Fund invests will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Fund. The Fund may use credit default swaps, as a protection buyer, to hedge its credit exposure to issuers of bonds it holds without having to sell the bonds. The Fund may also use credit default swaps, as a protection seller, to gain investment exposure. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposure.

Securitized Asset Fund is subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities. The Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Fund may use futures contracts and interest rate swaps to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the year ended September 30, 2020, Securitized Asset Fund used futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates and manage duration. The Fund used interest rate swaps for investment exposure.

Transactions in derivative instruments for High Income Opportunities Fund during the year ended September 30, 2020 as reflected in the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Swap
agreements

Credit contracts

   $(978,007)

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

 

Liabilities

  

Unrealized depreciation
on futures contracts1

  

Swap agreements
at value2

Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives Interest rate contracts

   $(576,900)    $(14,437,003)

1 Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin, as applicable.

2 Represents swap agreements, at value. Only the current day’s variation margin on swap agreements is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin, as applicable.

Transactions in derivative instruments for Securitized Asset Fund during the year ended September 30, 2020 as reflected in the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Futures
contracts

  

Swap
agreements

Interest rate contracts

   $(17,942,925)    $(1,123,541)

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures
contracts

  

Swap
agreements

Interest rate contracts

   $(971,291)    $(9,707,501)

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.

 

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The volume of futures contract and swap agreement activity, as a percentage of net assets, based on gross month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

            Credit Default
Swaps
 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

          2.49%  

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

          16.56%  

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

          0.00%  

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2020

          0.00%  

Securitized Asset Fund

   Futures        Interest Rate
Swaps
 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     13.85%          10.75%  

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     20.71%          12.79%  

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     6.07%          8.95%  

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2020

     14.52%          10.86%  

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

Unrealized gain and/or loss on open futures and swaps is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of futures and swap contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Funds’ net assets.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the applicable Fund would incur if parties (including brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund:

 

Fund

   Maximum
Amount of
Loss — Gross
       Maximum
Amount of
Loss — Net
 

Securitized Asset Fund

   $ 10,252,296        $ 10,252,296  

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

       U.S. Government/Agency
Securities
       Other Securities  

Fund

     Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  

High Income Opportunities Fund

     $ 36,031,996        $ 38,432,244        $ 230,806,638        $ 148,861,280  

Securitized Asset Fund

       3,465,545,149          3,548,811,938          756,142,884          677,600,064  

6.   Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Funds or the Trust, the following expenses of the Funds: compensation to Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust; registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities; the charges and expenses of any entity appointed by the Funds for custodial, paying agent, shareholder servicing and plan agent services; charges and expenses of the independent registered public accounting firm retained by the Funds; charges and expenses of any transfer agents and registrars appointed by the Funds; any cost of certificates representing shares of the Funds; legal fees and expenses in connection with the day-to-day affairs of the Funds, including registering and qualifying its shares with Federal and State regulatory authorities; expenses of meetings of shareholders and Trustees of the Trust; the costs of services, including services of counsel, required in connection with the preparation of the Funds’ registration statements and prospectuses, including amendments and revisions thereto, annual, semi-annual and other periodic reports of the Funds, and notices and proxy solicitation

 

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material furnished to shareholders of the Funds or regulatory authorities, and any costs of printing or mailing these items; and the Funds’ expenses of bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting, including related clerical expenses and all other expenses incurred; and other operating expenses of the Funds, as applicable.

Loomis Sayles serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is indirectly owned by 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 each management agreement, Loomis Sayles does not charge the Funds an investment advisory fee, also known as a management fee, or any other fee for those services or for bearing those expenses. Although the Funds do not compensate Loomis Sayles directly for services under the advisory agreement, Loomis Sayles will typically receive an advisory fee from the sponsors of “wrap programs,” who in turn charge the programs’ participants.

b.  Service and Distribution Fees. Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust. Natixis Distribution currently is not paid a fee for serving as distributor for the Funds. Loomis Sayles has agreed to reimburse Natixis Distribution to the extent that Natixis Distribution incurs expenses in connection with any redemption of Fund shares.

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Trust or Funds, fees to Natixis Advisors for services to the Funds.

d.  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 Trusts based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Trust or Funds, Trustees fees and expenses allocable to the Funds.

Prior to January 1, 2020, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $360,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $190,000, and the chairperson of the Governance Committee received an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.

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 Trusts as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and Loomis Sayles are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trust.

7.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, 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 (applicable allocations to the Funds are paid by Loomis Sayles) based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit. Loomis Sayles, on behalf of the Funds, paid an arrangement fee, an upfront fee, and certain other legal fees in connection with the line of credit agreement.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, neither Fund had borrowings under this agreement.

 

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8.  Risk. Securitized Asset Fund’s investments in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks not associated with investments in other securities. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risk that unexpected changes in interest rates will have a direct effect on expected maturity. A shortened maturity may result in the reinvestment of prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the original obligations. An extended maturity may result in a reduction of a security’s value.

Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the ongoing public health emergency known as coronavirus (“Covid-19”). As the situation continues, 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.

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 September 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 Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Fund

   Number of 5%
Account Holders
       Percentage of
Ownership
 

High Income Opportunities Fund

     3          92.35%  

Securitized Asset Fund

     4          97.45%  

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.

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

 

       High Income Opportunities Fund  
       Year Ended
September 30, 2020
       Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       13,827,277        $ 135,298,503          5,368,732        $ 55,556,767  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       557,919          5,643,632          593,934          6,147,496  

Redeemed

       (6,262,810        (63,706,576        (2,346,806        (24,360,847
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

       8,122,386        $ 77,235,559          3,615,860        $ 37,343,416  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       Securitized Asset Fund  
       Year Ended
September 30, 2020
       Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

       60,284,606        $ 590,577,942          32,004,897        $ 312,974,724  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

       2,080,565          20,316,755          1,503,724          14,632,987  

Redeemed

       (33,407,601        (325,523,746        (27,921,888        (271,724,679
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

       28,957,570        $ 285,370,951          5,586,733        $ 55,883,032  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (two of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds I, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Natixis Investment Company Complex since at least 1995. We have not determined the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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2020 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Fund listed below qualifies for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. This percentage is as follows:

 

Fund

   Qualifying Percentage  

High Income Opportunities Fund

     0.46%  

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2020, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

  

 

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

  

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2
and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Independent Trustees

   

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Trustee since 2008

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

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None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)

Edmond J. English

(1953)

 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

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Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

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Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry)

  Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of Contract Review Committee

  Retired  

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Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting);

Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)

Martin T. Meehan

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2
and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Maureen B. Mitchell

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

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Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity)  

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Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company)

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

  Trustee since 2009 Audit Committee Member   Professor of Finance at Babson College   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

  Trustee since 2009 Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member   Retired   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

Kirk A. Sykes

(1958)

  Trustee since 2019 Contract Review Committee Member   Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager)   54
Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); formerly Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust)
  Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks)

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

  Trustee since 2005 Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee Member   Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen2
and Other Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

Interested Trustees

     

Kevin P. Charleston3

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Trustee since 2015 President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015   President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

David L. Giunta4

(1965)

  Trustee since 2011 Executive Vice President since 2008   President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation

 

1 

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Drucker was appointed to serve an additional one year term as the Chairperson of the Board on June 12, 2019.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Trust, Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

4 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office1
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years2

Officers of the Trust

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President   Since 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since 2016

 

Since 2020

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

2 

Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     14  
Financial Statements     29  
Notes to Financial Statements     36  

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 1-800-633-3330. 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/loomissayles.


LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND

 

Managers   Symbols   
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Institutional Class    LSBDX
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC   Retail Class    LSBRX
Brian P. Kennedy   Admin Class    LBFAX
Elaine M. Stokes   Class N    LSBNX

 

 

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the Fed Funds Rate to zero and reinstituting Quantitative Easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. It revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF (Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility), which is a funding backdrop for the ABS (asset-backed securities) market. It even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities, which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late-March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed-income market for the full, 12-month period.

High yield corporate bonds also delivered positive returns. The category was supported by hopes for an economic recovery, reduced investor risk aversion and accommodative fiscal and monetary policy. However, high yield issues trailed investment-grade securities. Lower-quality debt was generally harder hit in the downturn due to lower market liquidity and the effect of falling oil prices, which weighed on the asset class’ return for the full period.

 

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Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities — lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but they nonetheless posted a solid total return thanks to their rally in the second half of the period.

Emerging market bonds also gained ground despite the slowdown in global growth. The asset class was boosted by the combination of investors’ thirst for yield and the pronounced weakness in the US dollar from April through August.

Portfolio Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Institutional Class shares of the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund returned -0.73% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 8.03%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The past year has been defined by the widespread impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After an extremely turbulent first quarter of 2020, markets snapped back amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance was generated in the first quarter of 2020. Performance has since improved as markets rebounded, though not enough to offset the earlier experienced losses. Security selection was the primary source of underperformance. The Fund’s shorter-than-benchmark positioning with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) also weighed on return as interest rates declined during the period. Exposure to high yield corporate credit had the largest negative impact on relative performance, driven by holdings in the energy sector; energy exposure within convertible securities lagged as well. An allocation to equities, particularly in communications and consumer cyclical names, detracted from returns. An allocation to non-US-dollar-denominated issues weighed on return, with holdings in the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and Brazilian real as the main detractors. Additionally, an underweight to US Treasuries and holdings in cash reserves constrained performance.

Positive contributors to relative performance for the 12 months included underweight allocations to both investment grade and emerging market corporate credit.

Outlook

At this time of writing, which is the end of September 2020, economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, though the outlook remains uncertain. The Fed has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND

 

package has been causing increased anxiety among investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

The global economy has been showing signs of improvement, with stronger levels of manufacturing and services purchasing manager data in the third quarter of 2020. This trend could continue should our forecasts be accurate for profit growth, gains in employment and a better managed second wave of the virus. We do believe that the economy can normalize with a successful distribution of a vaccine early next year, though a full recovery in GDP growth is not expected in the near term.

We increased our credit exposure during the dislocation in the credit markets earlier this year. We have maintained our allocation to credit with the view that we have entered the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1, exiting from the downturn/recessionary phase. This phase of the cycle is typically characterized by balance sheet improvement, better liquidity conditions and tightening spread levels. We believe this phase could potentially provide attractive returns for fixed income investors.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market. The effects of the pandemic have created a need for many companies, across industries, to access capital for liquidity purposes and to potentially refinance debt, a credit positive. New issues generally come at a premium (higher yield than the existing debt of the issuer) to attract investors. Harvesting this new issue “premium” can potentially be an attractive and persistent source of excess return. Recently, there have been modest signs of slowing issuance, given market concerns and some risk aversion. New issuance can provide added liquidity and the ability to extend maturities. However, it can also increase the overall debt level of an issuer. While economic conditions have been improving, the recovery has been uneven and varies by sector. We are still monitoring the potential for fallen angels with expectations for more to possibly occur in specific areas, including consumer cyclical, lodging & leisure, retailers and restaurants. We think default rate risk and fallen angel activity will likely be more moderate than what was experienced in the spring of this year, and there is opportunity to add value in the credit sectors with good security selection.

As we approach the end of 2020, we believe our portfolios are well-positioned to generate excess return potential. We have remained focused on areas where investors are mispricing risk while following our disciplined, value-oriented approach to portfolio construction, a process rooted in fundamental credit analysis and a long-term view of the market.

 

1    A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health.

 

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During periods in which the US dollar appreciates relative to foreign currencies, Funds that hold non-US dollar-denominated bonds may realize currency losses in connection with the maturity or sale of certain bonds. These realized losses will impact some or all of a Fund’s ordinary income distributions (to the extent that losses are not offset by realized currency gains within the Fund’s fiscal year). A recognized currency loss, in accordance with federal tax rules, decreases the amount of ordinary income a Fund has available to distribute, even though these bonds continue to generate coupon income.

Fund officers have analyzed the Fund’s current portfolio of investments, realized currency gains and losses, schedule of maturities, and the corresponding amounts of unrealized currency losses that may become realized during the current fiscal year. This analysis is performed regularly to determine how realized currency losses may impact periodic ordinary income distributions for the Fund. Based on the most recent quarterly analysis (as of September 30, 2020), Fund officers believe that realized currency losses will have an impact on some of the distributions in the 2021 fiscal year. This analysis is based on certain assumptions including, but not limited to, the level of foreign currency exchange rates, security prices, interest rates, the fund advisers’ ability to manage realized currency losses, and the net asset level of the Fund. Changes to these assumptions could materially impact the analysis and the amounts of future Fund distributions. Fund officers will continue to monitor these amounts on a regular basis and take the necessary actions required to manage the Fund’s distributions to address realized currency losses while seeking to avoid a return of capital distribution.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Institutional Class Shares

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 20202

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LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND

 

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20202

 

                                 Expense Ratios3  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Life of
Class N
    Gross     Net  
     
Institutional Class
(Inception
5/16/91)
    -0.73     4.00     4.45         0.67     0.67
     
Retail Class
(Inception
12/31/96)
    -0.99       3.74       4.17             0.92       0.92  
     
Admin Class
(Inception
1/2/98)
    -1.24       3.48       3.91             1.17       1.17  
Class N
(Inception
2/1/13)
    -0.66       4.06             2.96       0.59       0.59  
   
Comparative Performance              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index1     8.03       4.66       3.87       3.72                  

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 loomissayles.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is the non-securitized component of the U.S. Aggregate Index and was the first macro index launched by Barclays Capital. The U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed rate Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and corporate securities. The U.S. Government/Credit Index was launched on January 1, 1979, with index history backfilled to 1973, and is a subset of the U.S. Aggregate Index.

 

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

 

3    Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

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

Additional Index Information

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

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

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge upon request, by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330; on the Fund’s website at www.loomissayles.com, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and the SEC’s website.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) 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.

 

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The first line in the table for each class of Fund shares shows the actual amount of Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2020 through September 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 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

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

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

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class    Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2020
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2020
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,098.60        $3.52  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,021.65        $3.39  

Retail Class

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,096.80        $4.82  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,020.40        $4.65  

Admin Class

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,094.90        $6.13  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,019.15        $5.91  

Class N

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00        $1,098.20        $3.15  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00        $1,022.00        $3.03  

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.67%, 0.92%, 1.17% and 0.60% for Institutional Class, Retail Class, Admin Class and Class N, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

   

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENT

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

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreement. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of a peer group of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmark, (ii) information on the Fund’s advisory fee and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s advisory fee to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser, if any, and to those of a peer group of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and/or fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Fund, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreement to the Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion by the Adviser of a questionnaire distributed on behalf of the Trustees. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also considers other matters such as (i) the 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 Fund’s shares and the related costs, (iii) the allocation of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s portfolio managers in the Fund 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 Agreement, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board that provide detailed information about the Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing the Fund’s performance and expense differentials against the Fund’s peer group/category, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Fund against similarly

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including information that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a peer group and category of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmark. In addition, the Trustees reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Fund using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that measured the performance of the Fund on a risk adjusted basis.

 

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

 

     One-Year        Three-Year        Five-Year  

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

     39%          51%          79%  

The Board noted that the Fund’s performance lagged that of the Fund’s category group median as determined by the independent third party for certain periods. The Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreement, including: (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; and (2) that the Fund’s shorter-term performance has been strong relative to its category. The Board also considered information about the Fund’s 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 the Agreement, that the performance of the Fund and the Adviser and/or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement.

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and administrative services as well as the total expense level of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fee and total expense level to those of its peer group and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees and the reasons for any such differences. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage mutual fund assets, 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 the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation and the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent the Fund grows in size. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that the Fund has an expense cap in place, and that the current

 

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expenses are below the cap. They also considered the material terms of the Fund’s expense cap agreement. The Trustees further noted that the Fund’s total advisory fee rate was below the median of a peer group of funds.

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Fund, and information about 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 Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Fund and the overall profit margin of 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 the Agreement, that the advisory fee charged to the Fund was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreement.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in its investment advisory fee or other means, such as expense caps. 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 caps. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that the Fund had breakpoints in its advisory fee and was subject to an expense cap. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and on a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. The Trustees also considered that the Fund has benefitted from the substantial reinvestment the Adviser has made into its business.

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

Whether the Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance

 

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programs of the Fund and the Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Fund.

 

 

So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution and administrative services to the Fund, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the benefits to the parent company of 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 Fund’s advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years.

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

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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

Effective December 1, 2018, the Fund 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 Fund to assess, manage and review its liquidity risk considering applicable factors during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions. In fulfilling this requirement, the 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. The Program has established a Program Administrator which is the adviser of the Fund.

In accordance with the Program, the Fund’s portfolio investments are 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.

The Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If the Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Loomis Sayles Bond Fund 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 Fund’s Program. During the period, the Fund held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations during the period.

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

Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion

In the opinion of the Program Administrator, the Program the Fund approved by the Fund’s Board has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has also monitored, assessed and managed the 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 the Fund’s Program Administrator that addressed the operation of the Program, assessed its adequacy and effectiveness and described any material changes made to the Program.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – 84.1% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 78.8%  
      ABS Other – 0.3%  
$ 21,324,711     FAN Engine Securitization Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class 1A, 4.625%, 10/15/2043, 144A(a)(b)(c)   $ 11,728,591  
  20,724,545     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C, 6.000%, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(d)(e)     6,980,856  
  9,318,741     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D, 7.500%, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(d)(e)     1,066,716  
  32,585,000     GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E, Zero Coupon, 1/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)      
  7,822,682     Global Container Assets Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B, 4.500%, 2/05/2030, 144A(a)(b)(c)     6,711,157  
   

 

 

 
      26,487,320  
   

 

 

 
      Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%  
  260,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026     259,361  
  560,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035     526,382  
  3,715,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038     3,384,138  
  45,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048     39,546  
  2,050,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050     1,870,646  
  1,200,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048     1,099,595  
  7,515,000     Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059     6,803,053  
  26,680,000     Bombardier, Inc., 6.000%, 10/15/2022, 144A     24,745,700  
  1,510,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.350%, 12/22/2026, 144A, (CAD)     834,262  
  11,844,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A     8,738,148  
  10,075,000     Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2027, 144A     7,641,283  
  4,055,000     Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.400%, 2/01/2027     3,850,223  
  10,576,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A     12,023,431  
  10,821,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A     13,437,626  
  328,000     Leonardo U.S. Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/2039     407,314  
  6,995,000     Textron Financial Corp., 3-month LIBOR + 1.735%, 2.015%, 2/15/2067, 144A(g)     4,863,344  
  9,030,000     TransDigm, Inc., 5.500%, 11/15/2027     8,678,281  
  25,941,000     TransDigm, Inc., 6.500%, 7/15/2024     25,876,147  
  400,000     TransDigm, Inc., 7.500%, 3/15/2027     415,324  
  29,130,000     TransDigm, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A     31,678,875  
   

 

 

 
      157,172,679  
   

 

 

 
      Airlines – 1.4%  
  29,160,000     Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2A, 5.250%, 10/01/2030, 144A     29,903,288  
  345,000     American Airlines Group, Inc., 3.750%, 3/01/2025, 144A     174,925  
  29,295,000     American Airlines Group, Inc., 5.000%, 6/01/2022, 144A     19,920,600  
  4,062,700     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-3, Class B, 3.750%, 4/15/2027     2,817,929  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Airlines – continued  
$ 3,913,148     American Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2017-2, Class B, 3.700%, 4/15/2027   $ 2,489,441  
  18,745,000     American Airlines, Inc., 11.750%, 7/15/2025, 144A     18,088,925  
  284,489     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2001-1, Class A-1, 6.703%, 12/15/2022     272,601  
  2,027,265     Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-2, Class B, 5.500%, 4/29/2022     1,969,792  
  41,995,000     Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.500%, 6/20/2027, 144A     43,727,294  
  5,005,001     United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.000%, 10/11/2027     4,909,313  
   

 

 

 
      124,274,108  
   

 

 

 
      Automotive – 2.7%  
  3,641,000     Allison Transmission, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2027, 144A     3,745,679  
  3,172,000     Cummins, Inc., 6.750%, 2/15/2027     4,079,856  
  1,000,000     Dana, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/2028     1,033,130  
  30,125,000     Ford Motor Co., 4.750%, 1/15/2043     27,275,928  
  2,440,000     Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/08/2046     2,289,025  
  1,560,000     Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028     1,638,577  
  1,580,000     Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026     1,720,430  
  6,430,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/2025     6,630,938  
  26,145,000     Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.596%, 1/07/2022     26,733,263  
  3,505,000     General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045     3,775,463  
  3,170,000     General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043     3,756,652  
  88,950,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.600%, 6/21/2030     92,117,264  
  37,875,000     General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.375%, 9/25/2021     39,074,519  
  20,094,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 4.875%, 3/15/2027     19,039,065  
  2,365,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.000%, 5/31/2026     2,297,881  
  6,201,000     Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028     6,435,088  
   

 

 

 
      241,642,758  
   

 

 

 
      Banking – 5.7%  
  4,423,000     Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 12/20/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.419%, 12/20/2028     4,921,807  
  59,285,000     Bank of America Corp., Series L, MTN, 4.183%, 11/25/2027     67,923,884  
  22,200,000     BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/25/2037, variable rate thereafter), 7.195%, 144A(h)     24,080,723  
  7,340,000     Citigroup, Inc., 4.500%, 1/14/2022     7,714,256  
  4,045,000     Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 3.950%, 11/09/2022     4,298,167  
  2,275,000     Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 12/01/2027, variable rate thereafter), 4.875%, 12/01/2032     2,166,414  
  27,405,000     Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series MPLE, 3.550%, 2/12/2021, (CAD)     20,792,853  
  26,445,000     Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 6/26/2024, 144A     27,791,920  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Banking – continued  
$ 6,600,000     Morgan Stanley, 3.950%, 4/23/2027   $ 7,481,576  
  47,205,000     Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 4.350%, 9/08/2026     54,639,828  
  75,000,000     Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 5.000%, 9/30/2021, (AUD)     55,947,441  
  139,740,000     Morgan Stanley, MTN, 4.100%, 5/22/2023     151,362,223  
  15,000,000     Morgan Stanley, MTN, 6.250%, 8/09/2026     19,049,959  
  68,800,000     Morgan Stanley, Series MPLE, 3.125%, 8/05/2021, (CAD)     52,740,208  
  2,250,000     National Australia Bank Ltd., 5.000%, 3/11/2024, (AUD)     1,852,119  
  15,445,000     UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A     15,734,592  
   

 

 

 
      518,497,970  
   

 

 

 
      Brokerage – 1.2%  
  2,010,000     Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.250%, 8/15/2024, 144A     2,082,863  
  51,270,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 5.125%, 1/20/2023     55,885,417  
  21,725,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036     26,923,170  
  22,428,000     Jefferies Group LLC, 6.450%, 6/08/2027     27,342,432  
   

 

 

 
      112,233,882  
   

 

 

 
      Building Materials – 0.4%  
  7,794,000     American Woodmark Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A     7,891,425  
  4,835,000     JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A     4,927,107  
  4,057,000     Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032     5,259,250  
  4,534,000     Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029     6,397,208  
  650,000     Owens Corning, 4.400%, 1/30/2048     723,904  
  6,344,000     Owens Corning, 7.000%, 12/01/2036     8,457,276  
   

 

 

 
      33,656,170  
   

 

 

 
      Cable Satellite – 0.9%  
  24,710,000     CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/01/2028, 144A     26,099,938  
  9,330,000     DISH DBS Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2023     9,516,600  
  8,654,000     DISH DBS Corp., 7.750%, 7/01/2026     9,513,861  
  6,190,000     Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042     6,723,979  
  535,000     Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.875%, 11/15/2040     666,651  
  15,800,000     Videotron Ltd., 5.625%, 6/15/2025, 144A, (CAD)     12,774,796  
  17,637,000     Ziggo BV, 5.500%, 1/15/2027, 144A     18,474,758  
   

 

 

 
      83,770,583  
   

 

 

 
      Chemicals – 0.1%  
  9,275,000     Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.000%, 7/01/2028, 144A     9,537,297  
   

 

 

 
      Construction Machinery – 0.4%  
  27,030,000     Toro Co. (The), 6.625%, 5/01/2037(a)(c)     33,296,598  
  3,280,000     United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/2028     3,444,000  
   

 

 

 
      36,740,598  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.1%  
$ 8,919,000     ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027   $ 9,732,859  
   

 

 

 
      Consumer Products – 0.2%  
  15,473,000     Avon Products, Inc., 8.950%, 3/15/2043     18,130,488  
  3,435,000     Whirlpool Corp., 4.600%, 5/15/2050     4,254,324  
   

 

 

 
      22,384,812  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Manufacturing – 0.2%  
  8,950,000     General Electric Co., 4.500%, 3/11/2044     9,245,032  
  11,695,000     General Electric Co., Series A, MTN, 3-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.575%, 5/13/2024(g)     11,197,997  
  2,080,000     General Electric Co., Series D, (fixed rate to 1/21/2021, variable rate thereafter), 5.000%(h)     1,657,268  
   

 

 

 
      22,100,297  
   

 

 

 
      Electric – 0.6%  
  36,874,233     Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A     44,812,881  
  1,230,000     Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025     1,346,356  
  8,663,000     Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., 7.875%, 2/01/2027     10,351,633  
   

 

 

 
      56,510,870  
   

 

 

 
      Finance Companies – 5.6%  
  3,100,000     AGFC Capital Trust I, 3-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 2.025%, 1/15/2067, 144A(a)(b)(e)(g)     994,938  
  15,585,000     Antares Holdings LP, 6.000%, 8/15/2023, 144A     15,760,443  
  27,210,000     Antares Holdings LP, 8.500%, 5/18/2025, 144A     28,696,116  
  42,435,000     GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.550%, 5/15/2032, 144A     45,611,883  
  445,000     Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027     417,868  
  27,420,000     Navient Corp., 5.500%, 1/25/2023     27,594,254  
  5,365,000     Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/2024     5,334,849  
  150,996(††)     Navient Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043     3,220,367  
  38,431,000     Navient Corp., 6.750%, 6/15/2026     38,334,922  
  58,523,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033     49,254,420  
  75,452,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024     76,017,890  
  2,950,000     Navient Corp., MTN, 7.250%, 1/25/2022     3,023,750  
  31,410,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025     34,854,892  
  10,145,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026     11,333,994  
  36,085,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 7.750%, 10/01/2021     37,742,204  
  77,845,000     OneMain Finance Corp., 8.250%, 10/01/2023     86,407,950  
  14,750,000     Owl Rock Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2026     14,942,193  
  13,420,000     Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.750%, 12/15/2025, 144A     13,260,749  
  10,870,000     Quicken Loans LLC, 5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A     11,453,284  
   

 

 

 
      504,256,966  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Financial Other – 0.6%  
$ 14,125,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A   $ 14,107,344  
  35,775,000     Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 7/15/2026, 144A     38,368,687  
   

 

 

 
      52,476,031  
   

 

 

 
      Food & Beverage – 0.3%  
  1,500,000     Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., MTN, 4.500%, 6/30/2021, (AUD)     1,104,660  
  23,500,000     Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046     24,112,645  
   

 

 

 
      25,217,305  
   

 

 

 
      Gaming – 0.2%  
  17,635,000     International Game Technology PLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2027, 144A     18,913,538  
   

 

 

 
      Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.1%  
  8,465,000     Pertamina Persero PT, 6.450%, 5/30/2044, 144A     10,965,666  
   

 

 

 
      Healthcare – 4.1%  
  3,000,000     CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/2025, 144A     2,902,500  
  5,175,000     HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/01/2026     5,716,150  
  27,204,000     HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027     31,760,670  
  27,545,000     HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033     36,634,850  
  45,324,000     HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024     53,369,010  
  6,944,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025     8,280,720  
  12,446,000     HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036     15,868,650  
  46,555,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2025     46,987,962  
  64,945,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A     63,159,012  
  54,975,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.750%, 6/15/2023     57,723,750  
  49,062,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031     48,080,760  
  990,000     Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022     1,100,781  
   

 

 

 
      371,584,815  
   

 

 

 
      Home Construction – 0.8%  
  8,225,000     Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.250%, 10/15/2029     8,821,312  
  52,605,000     PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035     64,967,175  
   

 

 

 
      73,788,487  
   

 

 

 
      Independent Energy – 2.7%  
  6,177,000     Aker BP ASA, 3.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A     5,990,531  
  24,372,000     Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A     24,006,420  
  6,507,000     Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/2024, 144A     3,676,455  
  1,835,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/2022(a)(c)(i)     74,574  
  24,610,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.000%, 1/15/2025(a)(c)(i)     908,601  
  64,710,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.000%, 6/15/2027(a)(c)(i)     2,183,963  
  19,891,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024     18,349,448  
  8,832,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2023     8,416,896  
  418,000     Continental Resources, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2022     414,898  
  3,480,000     Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.500%, 12/01/2029     3,373,598  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Independent Energy – continued  
$ 20,735,000     Lonestar Resources America, Inc., 11.250%, 1/01/2023, 144A(a)(c)(i)   $ 3,524,950  
  10,098,000     MEG Energy Corp., 7.000%, 3/31/2024, 144A     9,391,140  
  27,050,000     Mesquite Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2023(a)(c)(i)     129,840  
  12,420,000     Mesquite Energy, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2021(a)(c)(i)     59,616  
  4,700,000     Montage Resources Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2023     4,776,375  
  2,770,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.500%, 7/15/2044     1,989,442  
  49,025,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 9/01/2030     45,225,562  
  30,495,000     Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2030     31,409,850  
  93,333     Pan American Energy LLC, 7.875%, 5/07/2021, 144A     91,000  
  7,215,000     Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/2028, 144A     6,782,100  
  4,270,000     QEP Resources, Inc., 5.250%, 5/01/2023     3,106,425  
  190,000     Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025     171,494  
  46,032,000     SM Energy Co., 10.000%, 1/15/2025, 144A     43,928,798  
  25,660,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 8.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A     17,192,200  
  3,615,000     Vine Oil & Gas LP/Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 9.750%, 4/15/2023, 144A     2,458,200  
  9,140,000     WPX Energy, Inc., 4.500%, 1/15/2030     8,985,854  
   

 

 

 
      246,618,230  
   

 

 

 
      Life Insurance – 3.6%  
  6,212,000     American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2022     6,658,924  
  67,930,000     AXA S.A., (fixed rate to 12/14/2036, variable rate thereafter), 6.379%, 144A(h)     92,214,975  
  7,878,000     Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 4.700%, 6/22/2047     7,581,766  
  20,335,000     Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.625%, 5/15/2030     23,681,432  
  15,000,000     Global Atlantic Fin Co., 8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A     15,482,734  
  2,030,000     MetLife, Inc., 9.250%, 4/08/2068, 144A     3,071,350  
  10,175,000     MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069     16,547,216  
  57,985,000     Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 6/15/2036, 144A     74,906,881  
  38,476,000     National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A(a)(c)     61,991,762  
  12,950,000     NLV Financial Corp., 7.500%, 8/15/2033, 144A(a)(c)     17,039,092  
  2,500,000     Prudential Financial, Inc., MTN, 3.700%, 3/13/2051     2,748,550  
   

 

 

 
      321,924,682  
   

 

 

 
      Local Authorities – 0.8%  
  99,500,000     New South Wales Treasury Corp., 4.000%, 4/08/2021, (AUD)     72,685,351  
  1,507,000     Ontario Hydro, 6.042%, 11/27/2020, (CAD)(j)     1,131,243  
   

 

 

 
      73,816,594  
   

 

 

 
      Media Entertainment – 0.6%  
  164,410,000     Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN, 7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)     5,553,350  
  6,440,000     iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027     6,343,400  
  33,670,000     ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.950%, 5/19/2050     39,506,934  
   

 

 

 
      51,403,684  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Metals & Mining – 1.3%  
$ 35,180,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.000%, 3/01/2041   $ 43,447,300  
  3,635,000     ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.250%, 10/15/2039     4,587,919  
  3,950,000     Barrick Gold Corp., Series A, 5.800%, 11/15/2034     4,955,324  
  5,370,000     Barrick North America Finance LLC, 5.750%, 5/01/2043     7,819,436  
  12,096,000     Commercial Metals Co., 5.375%, 7/15/2027     12,757,651  
  5,000,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.875%, 3/01/2026, 144A     4,818,750  
  16,650,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.250%, 5/15/2022, 144A     16,664,985  
  1,445,000     First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.500%, 4/01/2025, 144A     1,429,264  
  2,570,000     Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 6.500%, 5/01/2025, 144A     2,649,130  
  11,965,000     Russel Metals, Inc., 6.000%, 4/19/2022, 144A, (CAD)     8,985,769  
  11,640,000     United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037     7,158,600  
   

 

 

 
      115,274,128  
   

 

 

 
      Midstream – 0.9%  
  755,000     Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022, 144A     736,540  
  9,050,000     DCP Midstream Operating LP, 6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A     8,672,434  
  7,325,000     Energy Transfer Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.500%, 11/01/2023     7,793,606  
  1,455,000     Energy Transfer Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.000%, 10/01/2022     1,531,286  
  19,580,000     New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A     20,470,890  
  17,922,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/01/2025     10,663,590  
  11,555,000     NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.500%, 11/01/2023     7,698,519  
  205,000     NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.768%, 12/15/2037, 144A     260,945  
  16,100,000     Summit Midstream Partners LP, Series A, (fixed rate to 12/15/2022, variable rate thereafter), 9.500%(a)(c)(h)(i)     2,033,913  
  18,753,000     Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 3.350%, 8/15/2022     19,454,055  
   

 

 

 
      79,315,778  
   

 

 

 
      Mortgage Related – 0.0%  
  20,357     FHLMC, 5.000%, 12/01/2031     22,333  
   

 

 

 
      Oil Field Services – 0.6%  
  13,165,000     Noble Holding International Ltd., 7.875%, 2/01/2026, 144A(i)     3,201,070  
  2,710,000     Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.250%, 2/15/2025, 144A     1,070,450  
  23,959,000     Transocean Proteus Ltd., 6.250%, 12/01/2024, 144A     21,383,407  
  4,030,000     Transocean, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2031     544,050  
  67,054,000     Transocean, Inc., 11.500%, 1/30/2027, 144A     27,505,551  
  15,500,000     Valaris PLC, 7.750%, 2/01/2026(a)(c)(i)     785,385  
   

 

 

 
      54,489,913  
   

 

 

 
      Packaging – 0.2%  
  12,925,000     Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 5/13/2027, 144A     13,999,391  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Paper – 1.6%  
$ 38,882,000     Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029   $ 58,129,797  
  9,625,000     International Paper Co., 8.700%, 6/15/2038     14,849,101  
  8,214,000     WestRock MWV LLC, 7.950%, 2/15/2031     11,659,274  
  25,138,000     WestRock MWV LLC, 8.200%, 1/15/2030     35,421,746  
  4,127,000     Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.950%, 10/01/2027     5,205,368  
  14,035,000     Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032     20,461,926  
   

 

 

 
      145,727,212  
   

 

 

 
      Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.9%  
  13,985,000     MBIA Insurance Corp., 3-month LIBOR + 11.260%, 11.535%, 1/15/2033, 144A(f)(g)     4,894,750  
  80,000     MBIA Insurance Corp., 3-month LIBOR + 11.260%, 11.535%, 1/15/2033(f)(g)     28,000  
  2,300,000     MGIC Investment Corp., 5.250%, 8/15/2028     2,372,278  
  28,955,000     Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 4.350%, 4/30/2050, 144A     31,019,228  
  4,810,000     Radian Group, Inc., 4.500%, 10/01/2024     4,774,887  
  2,825,000     Radian Group, Inc., 4.875%, 3/15/2027     2,825,000  
  33,290,000     Radian Group, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2025     35,120,950  
   

 

 

 
      81,035,093  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Diversified – 0.0%  
  1,020,000     iStar, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2024     986,850  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Hotels – 0.2%  
  821,000     Service Properties Trust, 3.950%, 1/15/2028     681,430  
  8,807,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.350%, 10/01/2024     7,970,335  
  2,507,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.500%, 6/15/2023     2,458,565  
  1,400,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.650%, 3/15/2024     1,302,000  
  1,146,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.750%, 10/01/2026     1,019,160  
  4,085,000     Service Properties Trust, 4.950%, 2/15/2027     3,635,650  
   

 

 

 
      17,067,140  
   

 

 

 
      Retailers – 0.5%  
  4,680,000     Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028     4,801,306  
  7,182,000     Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026     7,533,415  
  2,250,000     Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2027     2,298,600  
  1,795,000     Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/2025, 144A     1,893,725  
  36,970,000     J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036(a)(c)(i)     176,717  
  3,515,000     J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.625%, 3/01/2097(a)(c)(i)     22,109  
  9,245,000     Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/2037, 144A     9,830,208  
  13,820,000     Michaels Stores, Inc., 8.000%, 7/15/2027, 144A     14,441,900  
   

 

 

 
      40,997,980  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Supermarkets – 0.2%  
$ 11,988,000     Albertson’s Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, 5.750%, 3/15/2025   $ 12,366,221  
  2,705,000     Safeway, Inc., 7.250%, 2/01/2031     3,043,125  
   

 

 

 
      15,409,346  
   

 

 

 
      Technology – 1.5%  
  49,820,000     Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A     50,691,850  
  35,206,000     KLA Corp., 4.650%, 11/01/2024     40,202,083  
  12,970,000     KLA Corp., 5.650%, 11/01/2034     17,328,940  
  5,205,000     Micron Technology, Inc., 4.975%, 2/06/2026     6,033,875  
  2,024,000     Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A     2,504,639  
  9,561,000     Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.091%, 6/01/2029, 144A     10,394,624  
  8,816,000     Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 6/01/2027     9,875,639  
   

 

 

 
      137,031,650  
   

 

 

 
      Transportation Services – 0.6%  
  1,215,000     Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.750%, 7/15/2027, 144A     1,095,857  
  20,994,000     Fenix Marine Service Holdings Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(a)(c)     17,431,948  
  31,370,000     Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.000%, 7/15/2025, 144A     35,339,204  
   

 

 

 
      53,867,009  
   

 

 

 
      Treasuries – 29.8%  
  8,600,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 5.750%, 3/05/2026, (MXN)     39,817,127  
  4,579,595(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 7.750%, 5/29/2031, (MXN)     23,349,794  
  39,547,655(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)     196,197,434  
  10,160,320(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 7.500%, 6/03/2027, (MXN)     51,074,316  
  3,288,446(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)     17,584,631  
  113,749(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)     611,368  
  34,470,000(†††)     Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)     185,266,409  
  128,565,000     New Zealand Government Bond, Series 0521, 6.000%, 5/15/2021, (NZD)     88,108,924  
  764,599,000     Norway Government Bond, Series 474, 3.750%, 5/25/2021, 144A, (NOK)     83,960,094  
  253,010,000     Republic of Brazil, 8.500%, 1/05/2024, (BRL)     49,521,192  
  97,345,000     Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)     20,404,680  
  848,230,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.250%, 5/15/2050     806,348,644  
  421,670,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375%, 8/15/2050     413,829,573  
  55,870,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.000%, 2/15/2050     63,386,261  
  203,945,000     U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.000%, 8/15/2048     278,615,956  
  91,840,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 10/31/2021     93,196,074  
  279,500,000     U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 11/30/2021     283,889,022  
   

 

 

 
      2,695,161,499  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Wireless – 0.2%  
  281,500,000     America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/2022, (MXN)   $ 12,916,804  
  143,600,000     America Movil SAB de CV, 8.460%, 12/18/2036, (MXN)     6,762,575  
   

 

 

 
      19,679,379  
   

 

 

 
      Wirelines – 5.0%  
  25,684,000     AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 9/15/2059, 144A     25,230,665  
  137,303,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.300%, 2/15/2030     162,749,401  
  13,480,000     AT&T, Inc., 4.500%, 3/09/2048     15,469,847  
  10,946,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN, 6.100%, 3/16/2035, 144A, (CAD)     11,115,918  
  5,790,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)     5,841,223  
  3,695,000     Bell Canada, Inc., MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032, 144A, (CAD)     3,974,827  
  1,875,000     CenturyLink, Inc., 5.625%, 4/01/2025     2,003,180  
  1,700,000     CenturyLink, Inc., Series S, 6.450%, 6/15/2021     1,744,625  
  11,795,000     CenturyLink, Inc., Series W, 6.750%, 12/01/2023     12,930,269  
  3,825,000     Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, 12/01/2028     3,896,795  
  3,036,000     Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.000%, 10/15/2025, 144A     3,206,775  
  8,990,000     Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025     10,326,213  
  49,543,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034     57,469,880  
  23,485,000     Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033     27,947,150  
  13,590,000     Telefonica Emisiones S.A., EMTN, 5.375%, 2/02/2026, (GBP)     21,260,920  
  71,128,000     Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.329%, 9/21/2028     86,349,392  
   

 

 

 
      451,517,080  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $7,534,349,939)
    7,127,289,982  
   

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 3.8%  
      Cable Satellite – 2.4%      
  48,505,000     DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/2024     43,652,064  
  184,765,000     DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026     169,613,629  
   

 

 

 
      213,265,693  
   

 

 

 
      Energy – 0.0%  
  92,990,000     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2026(a)(c)(i)     3,115,165  
   

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
  4,102,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.599%, 8/01/2024     4,304,446  
  1,263,000     BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027, 144A     1,235,203  
   

 

 

 
      5,539,649  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Diversified – 0.2%  
  18,765,000     iStar, Inc., 3.125%, 9/15/2022     19,957,649  
   

 

 

 
      Technology – 1.1%  
  13,345,000     Booking Holdings, Inc., 0.900%, 9/15/2021     14,200,476  
  1,000,000     Evolent Health, Inc., 3.500%, 12/01/2024, 144A     980,000  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description   Value (†)  
Bonds and Notes – continued  
      Technology – continued  
$ 26,148,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.000%, 12/15/2035   $ 38,239,881  
  14,263,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.250%, 4/01/2025     25,402,831  
  1,363,000     Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.500%, 11/01/2035     2,240,387  
  23,950,000     Western Digital Corp., 1.500%, 2/01/2024     22,738,029  
   

 

 

 
      103,801,604  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $408,819,589)
    345,679,760  
   

 

 

 
  Municipals – 1.5%  
      Illinois – 0.3%      
  25,725,000     State of Illinois, 5.100%, 6/01/2033     25,997,428  
   

 

 

 
      Michigan – 0.1%  
  12,215,000     Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series A, 7.309%, 6/01/2034     12,475,179  
   

 

 

 
      Virginia – 1.1%  
  94,480,000     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046     97,515,642  
   

 

 

 
  Total Municipals
(Identified Cost $126,873,890)
    135,988,249  
   

 

 

 
  Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $8,070,043,418)
    7,608,957,991  
   

 

 

 
  Senior Loans – 0.0%  
      Technology – 0.0%      
  7,048,927    

IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, Zero Coupon, 4/01/2022(a)(c)(i)

(Identified Cost $6,931,282)

    148,028  
   

 

 

 
  Shares              
Common Stocks – 10.9%  
      Automobiles – 1.6%  
  21,480,222     Ford Motor Co.     143,058,278  
   

 

 

 
      Chemicals – 0.1%  
  733,495     Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(f)     7,289,473  
   

 

 

 
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.5%  
  11,115,698     AT&T, Inc.     316,908,550  
   

 

 

 
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.5%  
  4,304,382     Corning, Inc.     139,505,021  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Common Stocks – continued  
      Media – 0.0%  
  1,740,413     Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(f)   $ 1,740,413  
  83,772     iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(f)     680,229  
   

 

 

 
      2,420,642  
   

 

 

 
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%  
  93,585     Battalion Oil Corp.(f)     739,321  
  5,167     Chesapeake Energy Corp.(f)     21,030  
  2,354     Frontera Energy Corp.     3,766  
  209,391     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)      
  299,302     Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B(d)(f)     1,496,510  
  2,021     Southcross Holdings Group LLC(d)(f)      
  2,021     Southcross Holdings LP, Class A(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)     133,992  
  1,271,624     Whiting Petroleum Corp.(f)     21,986,372  
   

 

 

 
      24,380,991  
   

 

 

 
      Pharmaceuticals – 3.9%  
  5,822,378     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     351,031,170  
   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,121,773,989)
    984,594,125  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks – 0.6%  
  Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.4%  
      Banking – 0.2%      
  11,443     Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%     17,027,184  
   

 

 

 
      Communications – 0.0%      
  4,982     Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Series B, 6.750%     241,627  
   

 

 

 
      Energy – 0.0%      
  257,387     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%(a)(b)(e)(f)      
  503,052     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.000%(a)(b)(e)(f)      
  50,481     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%(a)(b)(e)(f)      
  3,044     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%(a)(b)(e)(f)      
  39,322     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A(a)(b)(e)(f)      
  16,454     Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A(a)(b)(e)(f)      
   

 

 

 
       
   

 

 

 
      Midstream – 0.2%      
  433,942     El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%     20,295,467  
   

 

 

 
  Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $174,382,772)
    37,564,278  
   

 

 

 
Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.2%  
      Electric – 0.0%  
  2,925     Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The), Series 1947, 1.900%     139,084  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

    
Shares
    Description   Value (†)  
Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks – continued  
      Finance Companies – 0.0%  
  16,004     iStar, Inc., Series G, 7.650%   $ 390,177  
   

 

 

 
      Home Construction – 0.0%  
  52,867     Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%(f)     375,356  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Office Property – 0.0%  
  2,318     Highwoods Properties, Inc., Series A, 8.625%     2,897,500  
   

 

 

 
      REITs – Warehouse/Industrials – 0.2%  
  169,007     Prologis, Inc., Series Q, 8.540%     13,292,401  
   

 

 

 
  Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $11,111,452)
    17,094,518  
   

 

 

 
  Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $185,494,224)
    54,658,796  
   

 

 

 
Closed-End Investment Companies – 0.0%  
  170,002     NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund
(Identified Cost $9,807,937)
    1,472,217  
   

 

 

 
Warrants – 0.1%  
  629,465     iHeartMedia, Inc., Expiration on 5/1/2039(f)     4,957,037  
  2,721,374     SM Energy Co., Expiration on 6/30/2023(a)(b)(e)(f)     8,436  
   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants
(Identified Cost $15,358,279)
    4,965,473  
   

 

 

 
 
Principal
Amount (‡)
 
 
           
Short-Term Investments – 3.4%      
  16,704,156,763     Central Bank of Iceland, 0.000%, (ISK)(g)(k)     120,742,757  
  65,236,287     Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $65,236,287 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $66,546,300 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $66,541,109 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)     65,236,287  
  125,000,000     U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.096%, 11/27/2020(l)     124,981,198  
   

 

 

 
  Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $326,178,192)
    310,960,242  
   

 

 

 
  Total Investments – 99.1%
(Identified Cost $9,735,587,321)
    8,965,756,872  
 

Other assets less liabilities—0.9%

    81,638,622  
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 9,047,395,494  
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

  (†)     See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (‡)     Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
  (††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.
  (†††)     Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.
  (a)     Illiquid security. (Unaudited)
  (b)     Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (c)     Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $161,362,009 or 1.8% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (d)     Securities subject to restriction on resale. At September 30, 2020, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:

 

    Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    Value     % of
Net Assets
 
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C   12/18/2014   $ 20,724,545     $ 6,980,856       0.1%  
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D   12/18/2014     9,318,741       1,066,716       Less than 0.1%  
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E   12/18/2014     25,395,339              
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class A   7/18/2017     1,451,033              
Paragon Offshore Ltd., Litigation Units, Class B   7/18/2017     28,157,326       1,496,510       Less than 0.1%  
Southcross Holdings Group LLC   4/29/2016                  
Southcross Holdings LP, Class A   4/29/2016     2,950,992       133,992       Less than 0.1%  

 

  (e)     Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $9,184,938 or 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (f)     Non-income producing security.
  (g)     Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.
  (h)     Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
  (i)     The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
  (j)     Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  (k)     Security callable by issuer at any time. No specified maturity date.
  (l)     Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
  144A     All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $1,515,661,014 or 16.8% of net assets.
  ABS     Asset-Backed Securities
  EMTN     Euro Medium Term Note
  FHLMC     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
  GMTN     Global Medium Term Note
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
  MTN     Medium Term Note
  REITs     Real Estate Investment Trusts
  AUD     Australian Dollar
  BRL     Brazilian Real
  CAD     Canadian Dollar
  GBP     British Pound
  ISK     Icelandic Krona
  MXN     Mexican Peso
  NOK     Norwegian Krone
  NZD     New Zealand Dollar

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

    29.8

Banking

    5.9  

Finance Companies

    5.6  

Wirelines

    5.0  

Healthcare

    4.1  

Pharmaceuticals

    4.0  

Life Insurance

    3.6  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    3.5  

Cable Satellite

    3.3  

Independent Energy

    2.7  

Automotive

    2.7  

Technology

    2.6  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    22.9  

Short-Term Investments

    3.4  

Closed-End Investment Companies

    0.0
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.1  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.9  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

* Less than 0.1%

Currency Exposure Summary at September 30, 2020

 

United States Dollar

    86.2

Mexican Peso

    6.1  

Other, less than 2% each

    6.8  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.1  

Other assets less liabilities

    0.9  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2020

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

  $ 9,735,587,321  

Net unrealized depreciation

    (769,830,449
 

 

 

 

Investments at value

    8,965,756,872  

Cash

    353,430  

Foreign currency at value
(identified cost $1,336,407)

    1,342,969  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    7,577,328  

Dividends and interest receivable

    88,777,864  

Prepaid expenses (Note 7)

    1,197  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

    9,063,809,660  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    9,450,994  

Management fees payable (Note 5)

    3,908,671  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

    2,218,249  

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

    329,587  

Payable to distributor (Note 5d)

    74,266  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    432,399  
 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    16,414,166  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 9,047,395,494  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 10,039,331,824  

Accumulated loss

    (991,936,330
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 9,047,395,494  
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Institutional Class:

 

Net assets

  $ 6,668,480,946  
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    509,077,501  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 13.10  
 

 

 

 

Retail Class:

 

Net assets

  $ 1,474,316,035  
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    113,176,028  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 13.03  
 

 

 

 

Admin Class shares:

 

Net assets

  $ 51,039,592  
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    3,934,419  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 12.97  
 

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

  $ 853,558,921  
 

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    65,242,402  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 13.08  
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest from unaffiliated investments

  $ 367,682,907  

Interest from affiliated investments (Note 5)

    293,904  

Dividends

    52,213,085  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

    (87,681
 

 

 

 
    420,102,215  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 5)

    51,666,632  

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

    4,690,456  

Administrative fees (Note 5)

    4,299,300  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

    627,157  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

    6,820,982  

Audit and tax services fees

    64,256  

Custodian fees and expenses

    478,242  

Legal fees (Note 7)

    241,946  

Registration fees

    199,834  

Shareholder reporting expenses

    350,707  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 7)

    284,950  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    69,724,462  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

    (319,980
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    69,404,482  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    350,697,733  
 

 

 

 

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

 

Net realized loss on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

    (115,264,136

Affiliated investments (Note 5)

    (16,997,878

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

    (2,467,204

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

    (336,314,465

Affiliated investments (Note 5)

    12,188,974  

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

    657,173  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

    (458,197,536
 

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (107,499,803
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

  $ 350,697,733     $ 448,515,423  

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

    (134,729,218     24,576,670  

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

    (323,468,318     7,816,158  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (107,499,803     480,908,251  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Institutional Class

    (254,323,638     (334,548,005

Retail Class

    (57,798,889     (81,827,929

Admin Class

    (2,055,462     (3,617,633

Class N

    (27,248,637     (18,399,820
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (341,426,626     (438,393,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 9)

    (1,148,728,878     (1,508,711,343
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

    (1,597,655,307     (1,466,196,479

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

    10,645,050,801       12,111,247,280  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

  $ 9,047,395,494     $ 10,645,050,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Institutional Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.66     $ 13.57     $ 14.28     $ 14.04     $ 13.65    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.48       0.55       0.49       0.53       0.56    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.57     0.08       (0.37     0.28       0.62    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.09     0.63       0.12       0.81       1.18    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.45     (0.50     (0.54     (0.43     (0.29  

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (0.04     (0.29     (0.14     (0.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.47     (0.54     (0.83     (0.57     (0.79  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.10     $ 13.66     $ 13.57     $ 14.28     $ 14.04    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    (0.73 )%      4.88     0.97     5.99     9.17  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 6,668,481     $ 8,071,961     $ 9,025,850     $ 9,785,854     $ 10,045,427    

Net expenses

    0.67     0.67     0.66     0.66     0.66  

Gross expenses

    0.67     0.67     0.66     0.66     0.66  

Net investment income

    3.65     4.12     3.59     3.80     4.21  

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     17     7     9     13  

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Retail Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.59     $ 13.49     $ 14.21     $ 13.97     $ 13.59    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.45       0.52       0.46       0.50       0.53    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.57     0.08       (0.38     0.28       0.61    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.12     0.60       0.08       0.78       1.14    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.42     (0.46     (0.51     (0.40     (0.26  

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (0.04     (0.29     (0.14     (0.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.44     (0.50     (0.80     (0.54     (0.76  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.03     $ 13.59     $ 13.49     $ 14.21     $ 13.97    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    (0.99 )%      4.72 %(b)      0.64     5.75     8.86  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1,474,316     $ 2,019,828     $ 2,520,105     $ 3,496,126     $ 4,495,997    

Net expenses

    0.92     0.91 %(c)      0.91     0.91     0.91  

Gross expenses

    0.92     0.92     0.91     0.91     0.91  

Net investment income

    3.41     3.88     3.33     3.56     3.97  

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     17     7     9     13  

 

(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)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Admin Class         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.53     $ 13.44     $ 14.16     $ 13.92     $ 13.54    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.42       0.48       0.42       0.46       0.49    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.58     0.08       (0.38     0.28       0.62    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.16     0.56       0.04       0.74       1.11    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.43     (0.47     (0.36     (0.23  

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (0.04     (0.29     (0.14     (0.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.40     (0.47     (0.76     (0.50     (0.73  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 12.97     $ 13.53     $ 13.44     $ 14.16     $ 13.92    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    (1.24 )%      4.40 %(b)      0.38     5.51     8.64  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 51,040     $ 84,028     $ 121,683     $ 170,436     $ 185,902    

Net expenses

    1.17     1.16 %(c)      1.16     1.16     1.16  

Gross expenses

    1.17     1.17     1.16     1.16     1.16  

Net investment income

    3.19     3.63     3.08     3.31     3.72  

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     17     7     9     13  

 

(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)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Class N         
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
        

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 13.64     $ 13.55     $ 14.27     $ 14.02     $ 13.64    
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income(a)

    0.48       0.56       0.50       0.54       0.57    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.56     0.08       (0.38     0.29       0.61    
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.08     0.64       0.12       0.83       1.18    
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

           

Net investment income

    (0.46     (0.51     (0.55     (0.44     (0.30  

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (0.04     (0.29     (0.14     (0.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.48     (0.55     (0.84     (0.58     (0.80  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.08     $ 13.64     $ 13.55     $ 14.27     $ 14.02    
 

 

 

 

Total return

    (0.66 )%      4.97     0.97     6.14     9.18  

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

           

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 853,559     $ 469,234     $ 443,609     $ 224,074     $ 113,335    

Net expenses

    0.60     0.59     0.59     0.59     0.58  

Gross expenses

    0.60     0.59     0.59     0.59     0.58  

Net investment income

    3.65     4.20     3.68     3.83     4.28  

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     17     7     9     13  

 

(a)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2020

1.  Organization. Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Loomis Sayles Bond Fund (the “Fund”).

Effective July 15, 2020, the Fund’s investment strategies were revised to allow the Fund to invest up to 20% of its assets in common stocks, from 10% previously.

The Fund is a diversified investment company.

The Fund offers Institutional Class, Retail Class, Admin Class and Class N shares.

Each share class is sold without a sales charge. Retail Class and Admin Class shares pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Admin Class shares are primarily intended for employer-sponsored retirement plans and are offered exclusively through intermediaries. Class N shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Institutional Class shares are intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Institutional Class as outlined in the Fund’s prospectus.

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

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

 

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Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

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

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

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

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.

As of September 30, 2020, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Securities
classified as
fair valued
  Percentage of
Net Assets
  Securities fair
valued by the
Fund’s adviser
  Percentage of
Net Assets
$161,362,009   1.8%   $9,184,938   0.1%

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 the Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. 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 Fund 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 Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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 Statement of Operations. For federal income tax purposes, net realized foreign exchange gains or losses are characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Fund has net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Fund.

The 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 Statement of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of the net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statement of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Fund has net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Fund.

During the year ended September 30, 2020, the amount of income available to be distributed by the Fund has been reduced by $51,566,142 as a result of losses arising from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund 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.  When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions. The Fund may enter into when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. When-issued refers to transactions made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not been issued. Delayed delivery refers to transactions for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of when-issued and delayed delivery securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Fund at the time the commitment is entered into. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Fund takes delivery of the security. No interest accrues to the Fund until the transaction settles.

Delayed delivery transactions include those designated as To Be Announced (“TBAs”) in the Portfolios of Investments. For TBAs, the actual security that will be delivered to fulfill the transaction is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. Certain transactions require the Fund or counterparty to post cash and/or securities as collateral for the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding delayed delivery commitments by segregating or earmarking cash or securities at the custodian.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s NAV as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

There were no when-issued or delayed delivery securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2020.

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of September 30, 2020 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Fund. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

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

 

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September 30, 2020

 

of items such as foreign currency gains and losses, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, deferred Trustees’ fees, partnership basis adjustments, premium amortization, convertible bonds, contingent payment debt instruments, corporate actions, distribution re-designations, return of capital distributions received, capital gain distributions received, trust preferred securities and paydown gains and losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization, convertible bonds, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, return of capital distributions received, trust preferred securities, partnership basis adjustments, corporate actions, paydown gains and losses, capital gain distributions received, foreign currency gains and losses and contingent payment debt instruments. 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.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

2020 Distributions Paid From:

 

2019 Distributions Paid From:

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

Total

$329,048,727   $12,377,899   $341,426,626   $402,223,224   $36,170,163   $438,393,387

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 Statement 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 September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 16,616,635  
 

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

 

Long-term:

 

No expiration date

    (110,979,143
 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation

    (869,873,008
 

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses

  $ (964,235,516
 

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2020

 

As of September 30, 2020, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as a component of distributable earnings was as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

Investments

  $ (257,328,024

Foreign currency translations

    (612,544,984
 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

  $ (869,873,008
 

 

 

 

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

 

Federal tax cost

  $ 9,835,692,510  
 

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

  $ 851,122,461  

Gross tax depreciation

    (1,721,058,099
 

 

 

 

Net tax depreciation

  $ (869,935,638
 

 

 

 

The difference between these amounts and those reported in the preceding table are primarily attributable to foreign currency mark-to-market.

g.  Senior Loans. The Fund may invest in senior loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. Senior loans, which include both secured and unsecured loans made by banks and other financial institutions to corporate customers, typically hold the most senior position in a borrower’s capital structure, may be secured by the borrower’s assets and have interest rates that reset frequently. Senior Loans can include term loans, revolving credit facility loans and second lien loans. A senior loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the senior loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Large loans may be shared or syndicated among several lenders. The Fund may enter into the primary syndicate for a loan or it may also purchase all or a portion of loans from other lenders (sometimes referred to as loan assignments), in either case becoming a direct lender. Senior loans outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

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

 

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September 30, 2020

 

the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

i.  Securities Lending. The Fund has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Fund, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Fund invests cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Fund and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not loan securities under this agreement.

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

k.  New Accounting Pronouncement. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity is permitted to early adopt any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of the update and delay adoption of any new disclosures until the required effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13 and has determined to early adopt the removal of (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the policy for timing of

 

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transfers between levels. Amended disclosures required and permitted for early adoption by ASU 2018-13 have been incorporated in the Fund’s annual financial statements as of September 30, 2020.

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is expected to occur no later than December 31, 2021, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides temporary guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 amendments offer optional expedients for contract modifications that would allow an entity to account for such modifications by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate, instead of evaluating each contract, in accordance with existing accounting standards, as to whether reference rate modifications constitute the establishment of new contracts or the continuation of existing contracts. ASU 2020-04 amendments are currently effective and an entity may elect to apply its provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020. No Fund contracts have yet been impacted by reference rate reform. Management expects to apply the optional expedients when appropriate.

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

 

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The Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. The Fund’s adviser may use internally developed models to validate broker-dealer bid prices that are only available from a single broker or market maker. Such securities are considered and classified as fair valued. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2020, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

ABS Other

  $     $     $ 26,487,320 (b)(c)    $ 26,487,320  

Finance Companies

    3,220,367       500,041,661       994,938 (d)      504,256,966  

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

          6,596,545,696             6,596,545,696  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

    3,220,367       7,096,587,357       27,482,258       7,127,289,982  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

          345,679,760             345,679,760  

Municipals(a)

          135,988,249             135,988,249  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

    3,220,367       7,578,255,366       27,482,258       7,608,957,991  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

          148,028             148,028  

Common Stocks

       

Chemicals

          7,289,473             7,289,473  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    22,750,489       1,496,510       133,992 (c)(d)      24,380,991  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

    952,923,661                   952,923,661  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    975,674,150       8,785,983       133,992       984,594,125  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

       

Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Energy

                (c)       

All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

    37,564,278                   37,564,278  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

    37,564,278                   37,564,278  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

        

Electric

  $     $ 139,084     $      $ 139,084  

REITs - Office Property

          2,897,500              2,897,500  

REITs - Warehouse/Industrials

          13,292,401              13,292,401  

All Other Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

    765,533                    765,533  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

    765,533       16,328,985              17,094,518  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

    38,329,811       16,328,985              54,658,796  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closed-End Investment Companies

    1,472,217                    1,472,217  

Warrants

          4,957,037       8,436 (d)       4,965,473  

Short-Term Investments

          310,960,242              310,960,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,018,696,545     $ 7,919,435,641     $ 27,624,686      $ 8,965,756,872  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

(b) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices ($18,439,748) or fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using a broker-dealer bid price provided by a single market maker ($8,047,572).

(c) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 inputs.

(d) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2019 and/or September 30, 2020:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2019
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

ABS Other

  $ 43,042,193 (a)    $     $ 2,627     $ (23,781,906

Finance Companies

    1,511,802       1,531             (518,395

Independent Energy

    4,515,000 (a)      293,905       (13,207,484     8,398,579  

Common Stocks

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2,094 (a)            (3,790,394     3,012,842  

Preferred Stocks

       

Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Energy

    38,285,284                   (68,453,458

Warrants

                      (73,477
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 87,356,373     $ 295,436     $ (16,995,251   $ (81,415,815
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Investments in Securities – continued

  Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

ABS Other

  $ 1,688,655     $ (4,545,799   $ 10,081,550     $  

Finance Companies

                       

Independent Energy

                       

Common Stocks

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                909,450        

Preferred Stocks

       

Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Energy

                30,168,174        

Warrants

    81,913                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,770,568     $ (4,545,799   $ 41,159,174     $     —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities – continued

  Balance as of
September 30,
2020
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020
 

Bonds and Notes – continued

   

Non-Convertible Bonds

   

ABS Other

  $ 26,487,320 (a)    $ (23,713,764

Finance Companies

    994,938       (518,395

Independent Energy

           

Common Stocks

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    133,992 (a)      (777,552

Preferred Stocks

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

Energy

    (a)      (68,453,458

Warrants

    8,436       (73,477
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 27,624,686     $ (93,536,646
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Includes a security fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser using Level 3 Inputs.

A debt security valued at $10,081,550 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

 

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A common stock valued at $909,450 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service was unable to price the security.

A preferred stock valued at $11,052,198 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued at the closing bid quotation in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

A preferred stock valued at $19,115,976 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020, this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were $857,396,619 and $1,430,390,190, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government/Agency securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were $2,303,373,151 and $651,775,547, respectively.

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.   Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is indirectly owned by 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 agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets
First
$3 billion
  Next
$12 billion
  Next
$10 billion
  Over
$25 billion
0.60%   0.50%   0.49%   0.48%

Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses, exclusive of

 

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acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect until January 31, 2021, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to this undertaking. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.    

For the year ended September 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
Institutional
Class
  Retail
Class
  Admin
Class
  Class N
0.67%   0.92%   1.17%   0.62%

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

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the management fees for the Fund were $51,666,632 (effective rate of 0.53% of average daily net assets).

For the year ended September 30, 2020, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

Reimbursement1
Institutional
Class
  Retail
Class
  Admin
Class
  Class N   Total
$261,545   $56,914   $1,521   $    —   $319,980

1 Waiver/expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

Amounts represent less than 0.01% of net assets for each share class.

No expenses were recovered during the year ended September 30, 2020 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.

b.  Service and Distribution Fees. Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”) which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution 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 Distribution Plans relating to the Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plan”) and Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

 

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Under the Retail Class Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distribution to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Admin Class Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distribution to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sales of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Fund may pay Natixis Distribution an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the service and distribution fees for the Fund were as follows:

 

Service Fees   Distribution Fees
Admin
Class
  Retail
Class
  Admin
Class
$165,025   $4,360,406   $165,025

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Fund and contracts with 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 Trusts 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 Trusts, 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 Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, the administrative fees were as follows:

 

Administrative Fees
$4,299,300

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 Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund. These services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund has agreed to reimburse 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations) for the Fund were $6,480,617.

As of September 30, 2020, the Fund owes Natixis Distribution $74,266 in reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor).

Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class 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.  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

 

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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 Trusts based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Prior to January 1, 2020, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $360,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $190,000, and the chairperson of the Governance Committee received an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.

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

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and Loomis Sayles are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trust.

f.  Affiliated Ownership. As of September 30, 2020, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held shares of the Fund representing 0.36% of the Fund’s net assets.

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Fund.

g.  Affiliated Transactions. As a result of a business restructuring, the Fund received common shares of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) constituting more than 5% of the voting securities of the Company. As such, the Company was considered to be an

 

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affiliate at September 30, 2019. These securities were written-off as worthless during the year ended September 30, 2020. A summary of affiliated transactions for the year ended September 30, 2020, is as follows:

 

    Beginning
Value
    Purchase
Cost
    Sales
Proceeds
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
 

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 8.500%

  $ 4,515,000     $     $     $ 21,266  

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 12.500% (9.500% PIK, 3.000% Cash)

                      272,638  

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.

                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,515,000     $     —     $     —     $ 293,904  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Ending
Value
    Investment
Income
 

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 8.500%

  $ (7,405,404   $ 2,869,138     $     $  

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 12.500% (9.500% PIK, 3.000% Cash)

    (5,802,080     5,529,442              

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.

    (3,790,394     3,790,394              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (16,997,878   $ 12,188,974     $     —     $     —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

6.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on 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 year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses
Institutional
Class
  Retail
Class
  Admin
Class
  Class N
$5,434,098   $1,320,121   $49,981   $16,782

7.  Line of Credit. The Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

September 30, 2020

 

being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected in legal fees and/or miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund had no borrowings under this agreement.

8.  Risk. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.

Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the ongoing public health emergency known as coronavirus (“Covid-19”). As the situation continues, 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.

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

 

    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    120,708,487     $ 1,570,749,463       114,880,589     $ 1,536,762,571  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    17,523,667       232,268,672       22,980,553       307,097,798  

Redeemed

    (220,002,206     (2,875,026,445     (212,391,166     (2,831,530,285
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (81,770,052   $ (1,072,008,310     (74,530,024   $ (987,669,916
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Retail Class  

Issued from the sale of shares

    14,844,566     $ 195,224,157       15,929,615     $ 212,676,780  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    4,247,554       56,079,112       6,000,286       79,721,992  

Redeemed

    (54,570,868     (707,245,691     (60,037,841     (797,894,770
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (35,478,748   $ (455,942,422     (38,107,940   $ (505,495,998
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

September 30, 2020

 

9.  Capital Shares – continued

 

    Year Ended
September 30, 2020
    Year Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Admin Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    988,190     $ 12,986,806       1,157,656     $ 15,385,127  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    153,962       2,026,396       264,817       3,500,482  

Redeemed

    (3,417,499     (43,720,128     (4,266,412     (56,394,526
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (2,275,347   $ (28,706,926     (2,843,939   $ (37,508,917
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N  

Issued from the sale of shares

    44,607,296     $ 587,746,459       10,314,319     $ 138,677,808  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    2,000,372       26,407,717       1,364,601       18,225,344  

Redeemed

    (15,755,871     (206,225,396     (10,030,579     (134,939,664
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    30,851,797     $ 407,928,780       1,648,341     $ 21,963,488  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease from capital share transactions

    (88,672,350   $ (1,148,728,878     (113,833,562   $ (1,508,711,343
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Bond Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Loomis Sayles Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds I, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2020, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2020 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended September 30, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Natixis Investment Company Complex since at least 1995. We have not determined the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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2020 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, 15.10% of dividends distributed by Bond Fund qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the Bond Fund designated $12,377,899 as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, unless subsequently determined to be different.

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Bond Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2020, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES        
Kenneth A. Drucker
(1945)
 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Trustee since 2008

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)
Edmond J. English
(1953)
 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)   54
Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)
  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)
Richard A. Goglia
(1951)
 

Trustee since 2015

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired   54
Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry)
  Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information – continued

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        
Wendell J. Knox
(1948)
 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of Contract Review Committee

  Retired   54
Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank)
  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)
Martin T. Meehan
(1956)
 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience
Maureen B. Mitchell
(1951)
 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)   54
Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank)
  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information – continued

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        
James P. Palermo
(1955)
 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity)   54
Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)
  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company)
Erik R. Sirri
(1958)
 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist
Peter J. Smail
(1952)
 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

and Governance Committee Member

  Retired   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)
Kirk A. Sykes
(1958)
 

Trustee since 2019

Contract Review Committee Member

  Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager)   54
Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); formerly Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust)
  Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information – continued

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and
Term of Office1
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2 and
Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5 Years
  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        
Cynthia L. Walker
(1956)
 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)
INTERESTED TRUSTEES            

Kevin P. Charleston3

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Trustee since 2015

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2015

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
David L. Giunta4
(1965)
 

Trustee since 2011

Executive Vice President since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation   54
None
  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation

 

1 

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Drucker was appointed to serve an additional one year term as the Chairperson of the Board on June 12, 2019.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Trust, Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

4 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information – continued

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held
with the Trust
  Term of Office1 and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years2
OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Daniel J. Fuss
(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President   Since 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Russell L. Kane
(1969)
 

Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since 2016

 

Since 2020

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.
Michael C. Kardok
(1959)
  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

2 

Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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LOGO

 

LOGO

 

Annual Report

September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

 

Table of Contents

Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     25  
Financial Statements     67  
Notes to Financial Statements     84  

 

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.


LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®   Class A    LOCAX
Elaine M. Stokes   Class C    LOCCX

Brain P. Kennedy

  Class N    LOCNX
  Class Y    LOCYX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing sell-off, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. Markets snapped back after the first quarter of 2020 amidst unprecedented central bank actions, lifting of lockdowns and promising news of a potential vaccine.

Performance Results

The Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund was launched on September 29, 2020. For the period ending September 30, 2020, Class Y shares of the Fund returned -0.30% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index, which returned -0.19%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The trading costs to launch and transition the portfolio from cash to full investment were the largest detractor from Fund performance. Allocation to cash detracted from performance. Due to the newness of the Fund, cash levels were higher than we would typically expect.

The Fund’s allocations to investment grade and high yield corporate credit were the main contributors to performance, aided by exposure to the consumer non-cyclical sector.

Outlook

While economic and financial market conditions have continued to show encouraging signs of improvement, the outlook remains uncertain. The Federal Reserve has provided forward guidance that helps ensure monetary policy can remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, which appears to be boosting business and consumer confidence and keeping investor risk appetite strong going into the final quarter of the year. We also believe it is still possible for a limited agreement to be reached that extends the fiscal stimulus package and provides further support to the economy, though ongoing debate by lawmakers on the size and scale of the package has been causing increased anxiety among

 

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investors as we get closer to the US election. We continue to assess the immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic on the economy, but currently expect a slow and uneven pace of recovery.

Valuations in the corporate bond sectors have been less compelling following the strong credit rally that has unfolded since the end of March. However, we believe the low global interest rate environment will likely continue to drive the search for yield and help provide a positive technical backdrop for both investment grade and high yield corporate debt. Also, we have been active and selective in new issues throughout the year, and will continue to look for opportunities in the primary market.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND

 

Total Returns — September 30, 20203

 

            Expense Ratios4  
     Life of Fund     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 9/29/20)        
NAV     -0.30     1.11     0.57
     
Class A (Inception 9/29/20)        
NAV     -0.30       1.36       0.82  
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge     -4.50        
     
Class C (Inception 9/29/20)        
NAV     -0.30       2.11       1.57  
With CDSC1     -1.30        
     
Class N (Inception 9/29/20)        
NAV     -0.30       1.42       0.52  
   
Comparative Performance        
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index2     -0.19                  

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

 

1

Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets. It is composed of the U.S. Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes non-U.S. agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities. The U.S. Credit Index was called the U.S. Corporate Index until July 2000, when it was renamed to reflect its inclusion of both corporate and non-corporate issuers. The U.S. Credit Index is a subset of the U.S. Government/Credit Index and U.S. Aggregate Index. Indexes are unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3

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

 

4

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Daniel Conklin, CFA®   Class A    LSDRX
Christopher T. Harms   Class C    LSCDX
Clifton V. Rowe, CFA®   Class N    LSDNX
  Class Y    LSDIX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund’s investment objective is above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility over the 12-month period, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The Fed also revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF, which is a funding backstop for the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. The central bank even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Investment grade corporates were notable beneficiaries of rising risk appetite and investors’ demand for high-quality alternatives to low-yielding government debt. Despite their downturn in the February-March selloff, corporates outperformed the broader fixed income market for the full 12-month period.

Securitized assets, including ABS, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but nonetheless posted a solid total return as they rallied in the second half of the period.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND

 

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund returned 7.33% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 6.32%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund’s positioning to risk assets like corporate bonds and underweight US Treasuries proved beneficial to performance relative to the benchmark as the sector underperformed risk assets during the period.

Corporate bond exposure and selection within the asset class was a large positive contributor to relative performance over the period as corporates outperformed US Treasuries of comparable duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity). Positive contributions within the Fund’s allocation to corporates were led by an overweight to financials, particularly within the banking segment. Additionally, security selection within industrial segments such as technology and electric companies contributed to performance.

Our underweight positioning and selection within the government-related sector also proved to be beneficial over the twelve months.

On the downside, select names within agency securitized assets detracted from performance over the period year. Security selection within non-agency securitized credit slightly detracted as well. Within corporates, selection within energy names proved to be a drag on performance.

Outlook

We expect the Fed’s benchmark fed funds rate to remain unchanged at the zero lower bound and the front end of the Treasury yield curve to remain anchored for the foreseeable future. We do not anticipate the Fed bringing rates into negative territory on the view that negative policy rates are broadly disruptive to a nation’s financial system. We believe US Treasury yields will trade in a fairly tight range through the US presidential election, but may respond more acutely in the days following depending on the result and whether the result is contested. Once the results are determined, however, we see more potential for yields to rise as we move through 2021. In particular, improving prospects for a vaccine rollout could be a catalyst for rising intermediate and longer maturity Treasury yields, while the front end remains anchored. With the demand side of the equation improving, we believe there will likely be pockets of inflation as supply remains disrupted and we continue to see ultra-accommodative monetary policy and ample fiscal support.

Our base case expectation is that we are in the credit repair phase of the credit cycle1 and are starting to push towards recovery in some segments of the US economy. Credit sector valuations have trended toward levels observed prior to the first quarter of 2020, but still present a potential opportunity to obtain an attractive yield advantage over duration-matched government bonds. We believe corporate credit spreads may continue to tighten, albeit much more gradually than what we saw in the second quarter of 2020. Despite the weakened fundamental picture in the post-Covid environment, we believe corporate credit

 

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remains supported by a strong technical backdrop headlined by committed central bank support and strong investor demand for incremental yield.

We continue to follow our process in building diversified exposures by asset class, industry and issuer. We are favoring sectors offering higher yield potential than Treasuries and remain underweight government bonds given the low yield environment. Corporate bond risk in the Fund was elevated during the early part of the third quarter of 2020 as we found continued opportunities in the primary market through new issues with favorable concessions. As valuations became less attractive during the recent quarter, corporate bond risk was modestly reduced in those issues and industries that appeared to be trading at levels closer to what we consider fair value. We continue to hold select high yield corporate names which we view as inexpensive.

We remain overweight both agency and non-agency CMBS, particularly senior parts of the capital stack. While residential MBS valuations have improved somewhat, we remain focused on securities with limited prepayment risk. We believe the high-quality ABS sector remains attractive relative to government bonds, and favor auto loans and credit card receivables within the sector.

 

1 

A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares1,4

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

See notes to chart on page 7.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND

 

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20204

 

           
                       Life of     Expense Ratios5  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Class N     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 1/28/98)1              
NAV     7.33     3.88     3.43         0.48     0.40
     
Class A (Inception 5/28/10)1              
NAV     7.06       3.62       3.16             0.72       0.65  
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge     2.48       2.73       2.71              
     
Class C (Inception 8/31/16)1              
NAV     6.27       2.85       2.33             1.48       1.40  
With CDSC2     5.27       2.85       2.33              
     
Class N (Inception 2/01/19)              
NAV     7.39                   8.23       0.42       0.35  
   
Comparative Performance              

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate

Government/Credit Bond Index3

    6.32       3.39       2.91       7.26                  

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

 

1

As of August 31, 2016, the Fund’s Retail Class shares and Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class A shares and Class Y shares, respectively. Accordingly, the returns shown in the table for Class A shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Retail Class shares, restated to reflect the sales loads of Class A shares, and the returns in the table for Class Y shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Institutional Class shares.

 

2

Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

3

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index includes securities in the intermediate maturity range within the Government and Credit Indices. The Government Index includes treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (i.e., publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The Credit Index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.

 

4

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

 

5

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/21. 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Daniel Conklin, CFA®   Class A    NEFLX
Christopher T. Harms   Class C    NECLX
Clifton V. Rowe, CFA®   Class N    LGANX
  Class Y    NELYX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital.

 

 

Market Conditions

The financial markets experienced significant volatility in the past year, as investors grappled with the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19. The bulk of the market disruptions occurred in February and March, when world governments first aimed to contain the virus by locking down broad swaths of their economies. Higher-risk assets were hit hard in the ensuing selloff, while demand for lower-risk investments surged. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) sought to counter the extraordinary developments by cutting the fed funds rate to zero and reinstituting quantitative easing through the purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. The Fed revived lending facilities last used in 2008, such as the TALF, which is a funding backdrop for the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. The central bank even established facilities never used before, such as the Corporate Credit Facilities which allowed the Fed to purchase corporate bond assets for the first time in its history. In conjunction with a $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed by the US Congress, the Fed’s response fueled an impressive recovery in higher-risk assets from late March onward.

The uncertain environment worked to the benefit of US Treasuries due to their status as a relative “safe haven.” Longer duration bonds delivered particularly robust gains. The yield on the 10-year note fell to an all-time low in March and remained close to that level thereafter on expectations that the Fed would pursue its low-rate policy indefinitely. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)

Securitized assets, including ABS, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), lagged Treasuries and investment grade corporates, but nonetheless posted a solid total return as they rallied in the second half of the period.

Performance Review

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund returned 3.35%, at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, which returned 4.68%.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund’s positioning along the yield curve (which depicts the relationship among bond yields across the maturity spectrum) was the main detractor from relative return. The portfolio’s slightly shorter-than-benchmark stance with respect to duration (a gauge of interest rate sensitivity) also weighed on results, as Treasury yields fell over the period. Bond selection within non-agency CMBS weighed on performance during the period. Within agency mortgage-backed securities, exposure to both pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations detracted from relative performance.

The Fund’s security selection within securitized agency sectors was a positive source of relative performance during the period. Security selection within US Treasuries also aided performance during the period. Within securitized agency assets, the Fund’s allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) was a positive source of relative performance. Within non-agency securitized assets, the Fund’s allocation to asset-backed securities, such as those backed by auto loans, contributed positively.

Outlook

Agency mortgage-backed security (MBS) spreads (the difference in yield between agency MBS and Treasuries of similar maturity) have become more attractive with valuations near longer-term averages. Mortgages issued in recent years are relatively high quality compared with those issued in prior years. However, these securities are valued with premiums and have prepayment risk as borrowers refinance to lower rate mortgages. Therefore, we prefer MBS sectors less likely to face refinancing and extension risk, such as low loan balance mortgages and home equity conversion mortgages.

Within the commercial real estate sector, we have focused on agency commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) opportunities, adding to those exposures during the quarter.

Non-agency issued securitized exposures remain steady, but we have marginally adjusted exposures to asset-backed securities (ABS) versus CMBS. The ABS market has recovered faster than CMBS, and we continue to find opportunities which offer strong credit quality and enhanced yield.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3

September 30, 2010 through September 30, 2020

 

LOGO

See notes to chart on page 11.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

 

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20203

 

           
                       Life of     Expense Ratios4  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Class N     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 3/31/94)              
NAV     3.35     1.89     1.83         0.50     0.50
     
Class A (Inception 1/3/89)              
NAV     3.19       1.65       1.57             0.75       0.75  
With 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge     0.88       1.18       1.34              
     
Class C (Inception 12/30/94)              
NAV     2.34       0.88       0.81             1.50       1.50  
With CDSC1     1.34       0.88       0.81              
     
Class N (Inception 2/1/17)              
NAV     3.53                   2.58       0.43       0.41  
   
Comparative Performance              
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index2     4.68       2.21       1.72       2.88                  

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

 

1

Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index is a subindex of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Index, which is comprised of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency Indices. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Index includes Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and U.S. agency debentures (publicly issued debt of U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government). The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government Index is a component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

3

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

 

4

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

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

ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION

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

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

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

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

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Natixis Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit 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.

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

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

The first line in the table of each class of Fund shares shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2020 through September 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 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

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

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

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/20201
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2020
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD
4/1/20201 – 9/30/2020
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $997.00       $0.02 1 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.90       $4.14
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $997.00       $0.04 1 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,017.15       $7.92
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $997.00       $0.01 1 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,022.40       $2.63
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $997.00       $0.02 1 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,022.15       $2.88

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.82%, 1.57%, 0.52% and 0.57% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

1

Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) of 0.82%, 1.57%, 0.52% and 0.57% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (1), divided by 366 (to reflect the partial period).

 

LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE
DURATION BOND FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2020
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,062.30       $3.35  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.75       $3.29  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,058.20       $7.20  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,018.00       $7.06  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,063.90       $1.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,023.25       $1.77  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,063.60       $2.06  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,023.00       $2.02  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.65%, 1.40%, 0.35% and 0.40% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2020
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2020 – 9/30/2020
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,008.50       $3.82  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.20       $3.84  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,003.90       $7.61  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,017.40       $7.67  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,009.30       $2.16  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,022.85       $2.17  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,008.80       $2.61  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,022.40       $2.63  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.76%, 1.52%, 0.43% and 0.52% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE INITIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that both the full Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, initially approve any new investment advisory agreements for a registered investment company, including a newly formed fund such as the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund (the “Fund”). The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved, for an initial two-year term, the proposed investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Fund at a meeting held on September 10, 2020.

In connection with this review, Fund management and other representatives of the Fund’s adviser, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the “Adviser”), distributed to the Trustees materials including, among other items, information regarding (i) the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and risks, (ii) the proposed advisory fees and other expenses to be charged to the Fund, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of peer groups and categories of funds and information on fees charged to other funds and accounts advised by the Adviser and the proposed expense cap, (iii) the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and the investment strategies proposed to be used in managing the Fund, (iv) proposed arrangements for the distribution of the Fund’s shares, (v) information about the Adviser’s performance, and (vi) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry.

The Trustees also considered the fact that they oversee other funds advised by the Adviser as well as information about the Adviser they had received in connection with their oversight of those other funds. Because the Fund is newly formed and had not commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review, certain information, including data relating to Fund performance, was not available, and therefore could not be distributed to the Trustees. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional materials from, the Adviser.

In considering whether to initially approve the Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreement included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund and the resources to be dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees considered their experience with other funds advised by the Adviser, as well as the affiliation between the Adviser and Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, whose affiliates provide investment advisory services to other funds in the same family of mutual funds. In this regard, the Trustees considered not only the advisory services proposed to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund, but also the

 

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monitoring and oversight services proposed to be provided by Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”). They also considered the administrative and shareholder services proposed to be provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Fund.

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

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreement seemed consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements, and that the Adviser had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory services that would be required by the Fund. The Trustees determined that the nature, extent and quality of services proposed to be provided under the Agreement supported approval of the Agreement.

Investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser. Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, performance information for the Fund was not considered; however, the Board considered the performance of other funds and accounts managed by the Adviser.

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

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that these relevant factors supported approval of the Agreement.

The costs of the services to be provided by the Adviser and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. Although the Fund had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review of the Agreement, the Trustees reviewed information comparing the proposed advisory fees and estimated total expenses of the Fund’s share classes with the fees and expenses of comparable share classes of comparable funds identified by the Adviser, including information about how those funds were selected and information about differences in such fees. In evaluating the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the Fund would have an expense limitation in place. In addition, the Trustees considered information regarding the administrative and distribution fees to be paid by the Fund to the Adviser’s affiliates.

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, historical profitability information with respect to the Fund was not considered. However, the Trustees noted the information provided in court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the estimated expense level of the Fund, and that the Fund would be subject to an expense limitation.

 

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After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the advisory fee and expenses proposed to be charged to the Fund were fair and reasonable, and supported the approval of the Agreement.

Economies of scale. The Trustees considered the extent to which the Adviser may realize economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser, and whether those economies could be shared with the Fund through breakpoints in its investment advisory fee or other means, such as expense limitations. The Trustees noted that the Fund will be subject to an expense limitation. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the extent to which economies of scale might be shared with the Fund supported the approval of the Agreement.

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

 

·  

The compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates would provide to the Fund.

 

·  

The nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services to be performed by the Adviser and its affiliates, both under the Agreement and under separate agreements covering administrative services.

 

·  

So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution and administrative services to the Fund, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the benefits to the parent company of 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.

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Agreement should be approved.

 

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

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) each 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 of

 

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funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the 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 the case of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, the Board approved the Agreement with an amendment that reduced the Fund’s advisory fee effective on July 1, 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, 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.

 

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

 

    

One-Year

   

Three-Year

   

Five-Year

 

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     71     77     67

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     43     20     20

In the case of a Intermediate Duration Bond Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant category group median as determined by the independent third-party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreement, including: (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 and (2) that the Fund had outperformed its relevant performance benchmark for all periods. The Board also considered information about the Funds’ more recent performance, including how that performance had been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

The Trustees also considered the 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 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

 

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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 both of the Funds have expense limitations in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser for Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund under its expense limitation agreement. The Trustees also considered that Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund’s current expenses are below its limitation. They further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense limitation for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund on all share classes, effective as of July 1, 2020. The Trustees noted that the total advisory fee rates for the Funds were below the medians of their respective peer group of funds. They further noted that management had proposed to reduce the advisory fee rate for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund.

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 fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the 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 Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund had breakpoints in its advisory fee and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense limitation. The Trustees also considered management’s proposal to reduce the expense limitation for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and on a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above. The Trustees also considered that the Funds have benefitted from the substantial reinvestment the Adviser has made into its business.

 

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After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the 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.

 

·  

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, with the reduction of the advisory fee for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, should be continued through June 30, 2021.

 

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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

Effective December 1, 2018, (September 29, 2020 for Credit Income Fund), the Funds adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.

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

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

Each Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If a Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund 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. During the period, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations during the period.

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

Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion

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

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes — 93.9% of Net Assets  
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 91.8%  
       Aerospace & Defense — 2.9%  
$ 20,000      Boeing Co. (The), 2.250%, 6/15/2026    $ 19,467  
  20,000      Boeing Co. (The), 2.950%, 2/01/2030      19,356  
  5,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026      4,988  
  10,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.200%, 3/01/2029      9,848  
  5,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035      4,700  
  5,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.375%, 6/15/2046      4,285  
  5,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.500%, 3/01/2039      4,542  
  15,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038      13,664  
  5,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048      4,394  
  35,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050      31,938  
  10,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048      9,163  
  20,000      Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059      18,105  
  70,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.150%, 5/01/2030      78,681  
  70,000      Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/01/2050      84,685  
  30,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.844%, 5/01/2025, 144A      32,964  
  20,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.200%, 5/01/2030, 144A      22,956  
  125,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 2.800%, 3/15/2022, 144A      128,880  
  5,000      Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.600%, 6/15/2028      4,103  
  30,000      Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2025, 144A      30,412  
  125,000      Textron, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2030      131,657  
  60,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.250%, 3/15/2026, 144A      62,658  
     

 

 

 
        721,446  
     

 

 

 
       Automotive — 2.3%  
  30,000      Ford Motor Co., 8.500%, 4/21/2023      32,700  
  40,000      Ford Motor Co., 9.000%, 4/22/2025      45,861  
  5,000      Ford Motor Co., 9.625%, 4/22/2030      6,456  
  170,000      General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045      183,118  
  255,000      General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043      302,191  
     

 

 

 
        570,326  
     

 

 

 
       Banking — 12.3%  
  165,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.125%, 9/30/2024      183,892  
  110,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 5.750%, 11/20/2025      123,330  
  270,000      Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/2026      312,641  
  200,000      Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 9/23/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.564%, 9/23/2035      197,648  
  215,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.450%, 9/29/2027      249,313  
  250,000      Credit Agricole S.A., (fixed rate to 1/10/2028, variable rate thereafter), 4.000%, 1/10/2033, 144A      274,220  
  150,000      Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 9/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.547%, 9/18/2031      151,566  
  210,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.250%, 10/21/2025      238,917  
  155,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 3/24/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.493%, 3/24/2031      189,153  
  390,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.625%, 1/20/2027      441,971  

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Banking — continued  
$ 115,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.244%, 10/05/2026    $ 123,059  
  30,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.500%, 6/07/2024      32,178  
  200,000      Societe Generale S.A., (fixed rate to 7/08/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.653%, 7/08/2035, 144A      201,229  
  200,000      Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.644%, 4/01/2031, 144A      230,216  
  115,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.375%, 3/19/2024      124,435  
     

 

 

 
        3,073,768  
     

 

 

 
       Brokerage — 1.0%  
  15,000      Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036      18,589  
  180,000      Jefferies Group LLC, 6.500%, 1/20/2043      226,428  
     

 

 

 
        245,017  
     

 

 

 
       Building Materials — 1.5%  
  45,000      Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.750%, 6/01/2027, 144A      48,206  
  200,000      Cemex SAB de CV, 7.750%, 4/16/2026, 144A      210,750  
  55,000      JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A      56,048  
  45,000      Standard Industries, Inc., 4.375%, 7/15/2030, 144A      46,137  
  20,000      Vulcan Materials Co., 3.500%, 6/01/2030      22,398  
     

 

 

 
        383,539  
     

 

 

 
       Cable Satellite — 4.5%  
  120,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2031, 144A      124,033  
  120,000      CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.500%, 8/15/2030, 144A      126,005  
  220,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.800%, 3/01/2050      250,169  
  110,000      Cox Communications, Inc., 4.800%, 2/01/2035, 144A      138,347  
  5,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2024, 144A      5,172  
  30,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.000%, 8/01/2027, 144A      31,275  
  10,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026, 144A      10,407  
  5,000      Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.500%, 7/01/2029, 144A      5,363  
  200,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042      217,253  
  200,000      Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.500%, 8/15/2026, 144A      208,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,116,524  
     

 

 

 
       Chemicals — 0.9%  
  70,000      CF Industries, Inc., 4.500%, 12/01/2026, 144A      81,229  
  15,000      FMC Corp., 3.450%, 10/01/2029      16,705  
  5,000      FMC Corp., 4.500%, 10/01/2049      6,216  
  60,000      Hercules LLC, 6.500%, 6/30/2029      60,164  
  35,000      LYB International Finance III LLC, 4.200%, 10/15/2049      38,546  
  30,000      Westlake Chemical Corp., 3.600%, 8/15/2026      32,955  
     

 

 

 
        235,815  
     

 

 

 
       Construction Machinery — 0.5%  
  60,000      United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.250%, 1/15/2030      65,475  
  60,000      United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.500%, 5/15/2027      63,675  
     

 

 

 
        129,150  
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Consumer Cyclical Services — 4.4%  
$ 245,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 2.500%, 6/03/2050    $ 249,905  
  155,000      Booking Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/13/2030      186,216  
  55,000      eBay, Inc., 4.000%, 7/15/2042      61,468  
  300,000      Expedia Group, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/2030      289,053  
  55,000      IHS Markit Ltd., 4.250%, 5/01/2029      63,804  
  115,000      Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2025, 144A      122,543  
  115,000      Uber Technologies, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2026, 144A      122,566  
     

 

 

 
        1,095,555  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Manufacturing — 0.5%  
  70,000      Carrier Global Corp., 2.722%, 2/15/2030, 144A      73,223  
  45,000      Carrier Global Corp., 3.577%, 4/05/2050, 144A      47,805  
     

 

 

 
        121,028  
     

 

 

 
       Electric — 3.6%  
  5,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.950%, 7/15/2030, 144A      5,525  
  70,000      AES Corp. (The), 5.125%, 9/01/2027      74,557  
  40,000      Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A      41,400  
  210,000      FirstEnergy Corp., Series C, 3.400%, 3/01/2050      203,716  
  20,000      IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.250%, 5/01/2030, 144A      22,629  
  35,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 4.450%, 6/15/2029, 144A      38,565  
  35,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2029, 144A      38,062  
  140,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/01/2050      126,227  
  125,000      Southern California Edison Co., 3.650%, 2/01/2050      129,167  
  90,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 3.700%, 1/30/2027, 144A      94,650  
  115,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.300%, 7/15/2029, 144A      125,525  
     

 

 

 
        900,023  
     

 

 

 
       Finance Companies — 4.0%  
  150,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.875%, 1/23/2028      138,259  
  205,000      Air Lease Corp., MTN, 3.000%, 2/01/2030      190,905  
  125,000      Aircastle Ltd., 4.125%, 5/01/2024      123,201  
  200,000      GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.400%, 5/15/2030, 144A      214,782  
  80,000      Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027      75,122  
  85,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2029      88,400  
  35,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026      39,102  
  130,000      Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A      128,375  
     

 

 

 
        998,146  
     

 

 

 
       Financial Other — 0.5%  
  115,000      Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2027      119,807  
     

 

 

 
       Food & Beverage — 4.8%  
  205,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.500%, 6/01/2050      245,704  
  240,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.750%, 9/06/2024      250,822  
  150,000      Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, 3.500%, 1/16/2050      159,564  
  145,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046      148,780  
  95,000      Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.875%, 10/01/2049, 144A      100,255  
  35,000      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2028, 144A      37,800  

 

27  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Food & Beverage — continued  
$ 50,000      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027, 144A    $ 51,625  
  190,000      Smithfield Foods, Inc., 3.000%, 10/15/2030, 144A      190,410  
     

 

 

 
        1,184,960  
     

 

 

 
       Health Insurance — 0.0%  
  5,000      Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/2029      5,393  
     

 

 

 
       Healthcare — 4.0%  
  75,000      Cigna Corp., 4.375%, 10/15/2028      89,217  
  55,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.250%, 8/15/2029      60,500  
  5,000      Encompass Health Corp., 4.750%, 2/01/2030      5,073  
  165,000      HCA, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/2029      186,623  
  100,000      HCA, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2049      122,414  
  270,000      HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036      344,250  
  90,000      Hologic, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/2029, 144A      90,563  
  25,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/2028, 144A      25,360  
  40,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2025      40,372  
  30,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A      29,175  
     

 

 

 
        993,547  
     

 

 

 
       Home Construction — 0.8%  
  90,000      Lennar Corp., 4.750%, 11/29/2027      102,758  
  70,000      PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035      86,450  
     

 

 

 
        189,208  
     

 

 

 
       Independent Energy — 1.9%  
  150,000      Aker BP ASA, 4.000%, 1/15/2031, 144A      147,521  
  10,000      Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2024      10,733  
  95,000      Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024      87,638  
  55,000      Hess Corp., 4.300%, 4/01/2027      57,446  
  60,000      Hess Corp., 5.600%, 2/15/2041      64,757  
  45,000      Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/01/2026      42,261  
  20,000      Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/01/2024      19,401  
  5,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.700%, 8/15/2022      4,672  
  15,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.900%, 8/15/2024      12,727  
  10,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.500%, 6/15/2025      8,300  
  30,000      Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.550%, 3/15/2026      27,177  
     

 

 

 
        482,633  
     

 

 

 
       Industrial Other — 0.1%  
  30,000      CBRE Services, Inc., 4.875%, 3/01/2026      35,123  
     

 

 

 
       Life Insurance — 0.6%  
  115,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.400%, 6/30/2030      127,347  
  30,000      CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.250%, 5/30/2029      34,694  
     

 

 

 
        162,041  
     

 

 

 
       Lodging — 0.6%  
  5,000      Hyatt Hotels Corp., 5.375%, 4/23/2025      5,383  
  15,000      Hyatt Hotels Corp., 5.750%, 4/23/2030      17,224  
  20,000      Marriott International, Inc., Series EE, 5.750%, 5/01/2025      22,320  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  28


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Lodging — continued  
$ 25,000      Marriott International, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/2030    $ 26,774  
  70,000      Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A      67,550  
     

 

 

 
        139,251  
     

 

 

 
       Media Entertainment — 2.4%  
  60,000      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/2027, 144A      57,615  
  30,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 3.950%, 3/20/2028      34,128  
  80,000      Discovery Communications LLC, 5.000%, 9/20/2037      95,355  
  65,000      iHeartCommunications, Inc., 5.250%, 8/15/2027, 144A      63,375  
  35,000      iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027      34,475  
  25,000      Lamar Media Corp., 3.750%, 2/15/2028, 144A      24,875  
  30,000      Lamar Media Corp., 4.000%, 2/15/2030, 144A      30,000  
  5,000      Lamar Media Corp., 5.750%, 2/01/2026      5,162  
  110,000      Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A      125,400  
  115,000      ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2043      122,248  
     

 

 

 
        592,633  
     

 

 

 
       Metals & Mining — 3.8%  
  45,000      Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2027      43,243  
  200,000      Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.500%, 3/15/2028, 144A      228,790  
  50,000      ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.250%, 10/15/2039      63,107  
  200,000      First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.875%, 10/15/2027, 144A      192,750  
  60,000      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/01/2030      63,087  
  135,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 3.875%, 10/27/2027, 144A      147,460  
  20,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 4.000%, 3/27/2027, 144A      21,840  
  45,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 4.125%, 3/12/2024, 144A      48,762  
  115,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024, 144A      126,690  
     

 

 

 
        935,729  
     

 

 

 
       Midstream — 2.8%  
  115,000      Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/2027      128,011  
  55,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 5.000%, 5/15/2050      50,925  
  185,000      EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.450%, 6/01/2047      116,550  
  65,000      EQM Midstream Partners LP, Series 10Y, 5.500%, 7/15/2028      65,458  
  50,000      Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.625%, 2/15/2026, 144A      50,937  
  20,000      NGPL PipeCo LLC, 4.375%, 8/15/2022, 144A      20,761  
  80,000      NGPL PipeCo LLC, 4.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A      86,812  
  120,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 4.000%, 10/01/2027      122,627  
  60,000      Valero Energy Partners LP, 4.500%, 3/15/2028      67,205  
     

 

 

 
        709,286  
     

 

 

 
       Paper — 0.4%  
  70,000      Weyerhaeuser Co., 4.000%, 4/15/2030      82,765  
  20,000      WRKCo, Inc., 3.000%, 6/15/2033      21,756  
     

 

 

 
        104,521  
     

 

 

 
       Pharmaceuticals — 5.5%  
  50,000      Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2029, 144A      51,428  
  230,000      GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, 3.000%, 6/01/2024      248,729  
  245,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 2.350%, 2/10/2022      252,282  

 

29  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Pharmaceuticals — continued  
$ 155,000      Merck & Co., Inc., 2.450%, 6/24/2050    $ 155,588  
  120,000      Mylan NV, 5.250%, 6/15/2046      148,932  
  200,000      Perrigo Finance UnLtd. Co., 3.150%, 6/15/2030      206,514  
  70,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, 10/01/2026      61,755  
  220,000      Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/01/2046      182,974  
  55,000      Upjohn, Inc., 4.000%, 6/22/2050, 144A      58,701  
     

 

 

 
        1,366,903  
     

 

 

 
       Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.7%  
  175,000      Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.450%, 3/15/2031      173,575  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Health Care — 0.5%  
  110,000      Welltower, Inc., 4.250%, 4/01/2026      126,009  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Hotels — 0.5%  
  130,000      Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series E, 4.000%, 6/15/2025      134,962  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Mortgage — 1.0%  
  115,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2027, 144A      99,475  
  70,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.250%, 3/15/2022, 144A      68,621  
  80,000      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.250%, 10/01/2025, 144A      74,100  
     

 

 

 
        242,196  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.8%  
  115,000      Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.050%, 7/01/2030      123,003  
  75,000      SITE Centers Corp., 3.625%, 2/01/2025      76,637  
     

 

 

 
        199,640  
     

 

 

 
       Restaurants — 0.8%  
  65,000      1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2028, 144A      66,287  
  55,000      McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 3.625%, 9/01/2049      61,757  
  60,000      Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A      64,800  
     

 

 

 
        192,844  
     

 

 

 
       Retailers — 1.5%  
  45,000      AutoZone, Inc., 3.625%, 4/15/2025      50,179  
  70,000      AutoZone, Inc., 4.000%, 4/15/2030      83,023  
  55,000      Carvana Co., 5.625%, 10/01/2025, 144A      54,261  
  96,911      CVS Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014, 4.163%, 8/11/2036, 144A      101,684  
  55,000      Dollar General Corp., 3.500%, 4/03/2030      62,599  
  10,000      Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2031, 144A      10,000  
     

 

 

 
        361,746  
     

 

 

 
       Technology — 9.6%  
  260,000      Alphabet, Inc., 1.900%, 8/15/2040      250,137  
  85,000      Avnet, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2026      95,072  
  375,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.300%, 11/15/2032      428,397  
  35,000      CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 4.125%, 5/01/2025      36,138  
  130,000      CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.000%, 3/15/2027, 144A      124,800  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  30


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Technology — continued  
$ 60,000      CommScope, Inc., 6.000%, 3/01/2026, 144A    $ 62,550  
  40,000      Equifax, Inc., 3.100%, 5/15/2030      43,578  
  185,000      Equinix, Inc., 2.150%, 7/15/2030      187,289  
  60,000      Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.250%, 7/15/2030, 144A      62,550  
  20,000      Keysight Technologies, Inc., 3.000%, 10/30/2029      21,863  
  145,000      Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.333%, 6/01/2023      156,051  
  265,000      Micron Technology, Inc., 4.663%, 2/15/2030      311,218  
  240,000      Microsoft Corp., 2.525%, 6/01/2050      250,997  
  215,000      Oracle Corp., 3.600%, 4/01/2050      242,341  
  40,000      Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/01/2031, 144A      40,650  
  10,000      Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2025, 144A      11,006  
  35,000      SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.500%, 9/30/2027, 144A      37,195  
  35,000      Verisk Analytics, Inc., 4.125%, 3/15/2029      41,275  
     

 

 

 
        2,403,107  
     

 

 

 
       Transportation Services — 0.7%  
  5,000      FedEx Corp., 4.050%, 2/15/2048      5,742  
  15,000      FedEx Corp., 4.100%, 2/01/2045      17,166  
  20,000      FedEx Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2050      27,021  
  115,000      United Parcel Service, Inc., 2.500%, 4/01/2023      120,812  
     

 

 

 
     170,741  
     

 

 

 
       Treasuries — 3.5%  
  135,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.125%, 8/15/2040      132,743  
  95,000      U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.000%, 2/15/2050      107,780  
  620,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 9/30/2022      619,976  
     

 

 

 
     860,499  
     

 

 

 
       Wireless — 2.6%  
  55,000      American Tower Corp., 2.100%, 6/15/2030      55,356  
  230,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.300%, 7/01/2030      251,522  
  30,000      Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      37,500  
  265,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030, 144A      300,674  
     

 

 

 
     645,052  
     

 

 

 
       Wirelines — 3.0%  
  550,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 6/01/2051      554,758  
  150,000      Telefonica Emisiones S.A., 5.520%, 3/01/2049      186,942  
     

 

 

 
     741,700  
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $22,943,104)
     22,863,443  
     

 

 

 
     
  Convertible Bonds — 2.1%  
       Cable Satellite — 1.0%  
  270,000      DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026      247,859  
     

 

 

 
       Electric — 0.0%  
  10,000      NRG Energy, Inc., 2.750%, 6/01/2048      10,357  
     

 

 

 

 

31  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Industrial Other — 0.1%  
$ 15,000      Chegg, Inc., Zero Coupon, 9/01/2026, 144A    $ 14,948  
     

 

 

 
       Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%  
  230,000      BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027, 144A      224,938  
     

 

 

 
       Technology — 0.1%  
  35,000      Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 0.375%, 6/01/2025, 144A      37,057  
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $537,270)
     535,159  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $23,480,374)
     23,398,602  
     

 

 

 
     
Shares                
  Preferred Stocks — 1.3%  
       Banking — 0.5%  
  40      Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%      59,520  
  50      Wells Fargo & Co., Class A, Series L, 7.500%      67,102  
     

 

 

 
     126,622  
     

 

 

 
       Food & Beverage — 0.8%  
  1,950      Bunge Ltd., 4.875%      186,764  
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $316,708)
     313,386  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 95.2%
(Identified Cost $23,797,082)
     23,711,988  
   Other assets less liabilities — 4.8%      1,206,292  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 24,918,280  
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

     
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $6,682,708 or 26.8% of net assets.

 

     
  MTN      Medium Term Note

 

  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  32


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Banking

     12.8

Technology

     9.7  

Pharmaceuticals

     6.4  

Food & Beverage

     5.6  

Cable Satellite

     5.5  

Consumer Cyclical Services

     4.4  

Finance Companies

     4.0  

Healthcare

     4.0  

Metals & Mining

     3.8  

Electric

     3.6  

Treasuries

     3.5  

Wirelines

     3.0  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.9  

Midstream

     2.8  

Wireless

     2.6  

Media Entertainment

     2.4  

Automotive

     2.3  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     15.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     95.2  

Other assets less liabilities

     4.8  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

33  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes — 98.3% of Net Assets   
       ABS Car Loan — 10.5%  
$ 90,000      American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 2.480%, 9/13/2024, 144A    $ 92,565  
  845,000      American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class C, 2.690%, 12/12/2025, 144A      864,180  
  135,000      American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class B, 1.150%, 8/13/2024, 144A      135,420  
  53,520      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2016-3, Class C, 2.240%, 4/08/2022      53,642  
  510,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3, Class B, 3.580%, 10/18/2024      531,070  
  480,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.540%, 7/18/2024      494,393  
  695,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.060%, 4/18/2024      709,461  
  385,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 1.110%, 8/19/2024      389,006  
  110,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.660%, 12/18/2024      110,365  
  265,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 0.970%, 2/18/2026      266,726  
  360,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A, 2.990%, 6/20/2022, 144A(a)      362,899  
  100,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.450%, 3/20/2023, 144A      102,331  
  140,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.350%, 9/22/2025, 144A      147,850  
  97,499      Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A3, 2.110%, 1/15/2023, 144A      98,075  
  450,000      Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A3, 2.430%, 4/15/2024, 144A      460,393  
  110,015      California Republic Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A4, 2.280%, 6/15/2022(a)      110,316  
  565,000      Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A3, 1.920%, 5/15/2024      577,311  
  425,861      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A2A, 2.010%, 3/15/2023      429,196  
  102,862      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A3, 1.930%, 3/15/2022(a)      103,102  
  510,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 1.700%, 11/15/2024      522,397  
  485,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-3, Class A3, 0.620%, 3/17/2025      486,854  
  660,000      Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A3, 2.340%, 6/15/2023, 144A      666,315  
  330,266      CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-D, Class B, 3.610%, 11/15/2022, 144A      331,713  
  145,000      CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-A, Class B, 2.360%, 2/15/2024, 144A      147,861  
  595,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.380%, 11/15/2028, 144A      611,928  
  435,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.010%, 2/15/2029, 144A      445,296  
  585,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.390%, 4/16/2029, 144A      594,124  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  34


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       ABS Car Loan — continued  
$ 315,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.370%, 7/16/2029, 144A    $ 318,830  
  478,822      Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-5, Class B, 3.680%, 7/15/2023      481,524  
  215,000      Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class B, 2.650%, 2/15/2024      218,898  
  28,985      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3.670%, 3/15/2024, 144A      29,178  
  285,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.610%, 11/15/2024, 144A      292,330  
  270,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.180%, 2/18/2025, 144A      276,223  
  105,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class B, 2.360%, 1/16/2024, 144A      106,431  
  157,917      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.140%, 1/16/2024, 144A      158,942  
  320,000      DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class C, 3.280%, 3/16/2026, 144A      334,430  
  143,606      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.060%, 5/15/2023, 144A      144,791  
  170,000      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.260%, 4/15/2024, 144A      173,001  
  172,857      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.130%, 8/15/2023, 144A      173,484  
  440,000      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class C, 3.280%, 5/15/2025, 144A      462,016  
  3,869      First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3.230%, 12/15/2022, 144A      3,874  
  283,864      First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.210%, 9/16/2024, 144A      287,680  
  800,000      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2018-4, Class B, 3.880%, 10/16/2023, 144A      823,915  
  647,999      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 1.900%, 8/15/2024, 144A(a)      657,246  
  915,000      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, 2.050%, 2/17/2025, 144A      934,936  
  175,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.040%, 8/15/2024      177,170  
  705,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-2, Class A, 2.030%, 12/15/2027, 144A(a)      713,150  
  595,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.190%, 7/15/2031, 144A(a)      655,522  
  785,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-B, Class A3, 0.560%, 10/15/2024      788,780  
  635,000      Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.840%, 3/15/2024      656,531  
  220,764      GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.060%, 4/17/2023, 144A      222,866  
  260,000      GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class B, 2.780%, 9/16/2024, 144A      267,176  
  209,256      GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.580%, 8/15/2024, 144A      211,337  
  265,000      GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3.780%, 8/15/2023, 144A      269,708  
  300,000      GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3A, Class B, 1.380%, 8/15/2024, 144A      303,426  
  140,000      GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.800%, 7/20/2023      140,838  
  145,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 1.490%, 12/16/2024      147,891  
  109,441      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2017-3A, Class A3, 1.970%, 5/16/2022, 144A(a)      109,803  
  450,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.180%, 4/16/2024      459,923  

 

35  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       ABS Car Loan — continued  
$ 180,000      GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 0.680%, 8/15/2025, 144A    $ 180,329  
  485,000      Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2, 0.740%, 11/15/2022      486,332  
  455,000      Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.820%, 7/15/2024      459,224  
  420,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A3, 1.940%, 2/15/2024      429,172  
  170,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.410%, 11/15/2024      173,712  
  290,000      Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 0.550%, 2/18/2025      291,214  
  150,000      NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 2.560%, 10/17/2022, 144A      150,084  
  125,000      NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.220%, 2/15/2023, 144A      126,140  
  310,000      NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A2, 3.690%, 10/15/2023, 144A      320,026  
  865,000      NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 1.550%, 2/15/2025, 144A(a)      866,531  
  1,045,000      Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A3, 2.450%, 5/15/2023, 144A(a)      1,057,744  
  210,000      Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-AA, Class C, 3.710%, 2/17/2026, 144A      225,156  
  300,000      Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-BA, Class A3, 0.460%, 8/15/2024, 144A      300,317  
  370,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class C, 2.900%, 10/15/2024      380,393  
  140,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 2.030%, 2/15/2024      143,360  
  460,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-5, Class C, 3.810%, 12/16/2024      467,130  
  655,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.160%, 11/15/2022      657,651  
  175,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.670%, 4/15/2024      175,608  
  520,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 0.960%, 11/15/2024      522,286  
  615,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class C, 1.120%, 1/15/2026      614,812  
  440,000      Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 1.350%, 5/25/2033, 144A      451,867  
  200,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-B, Class A3, 1.360%, 8/15/2024      203,758  
  225,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class B, 2.410%, 10/15/2024, 144A      228,580  
  515,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.260%, 10/17/2022, 144A      520,615  
  830,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 2.620%, 7/15/2024, 144A      842,732  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  36


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       ABS Car Loan — continued  
$ 835,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A2A, 0.930%, 2/15/2024, 144A    $ 838,272  
  400,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class C, 2.010%, 7/15/2025, 144A      406,012  
  47,078      World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-B, Class A3, 1.950%, 2/15/2023      47,455  
  635,000      World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-B, Class A3, 0.630%, 5/15/2025      635,377  
  310,000      World Omni Select Auto Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 0.550%, 7/15/2025      310,669  
     

 

 

 
        33,359,197  
     

 

 

 
   ABS Credit Card — 0.8%

 

  620,000      American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A, 2.870%, 10/15/2024      643,869  
  925,000      Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A, 1.960%, 5/15/2025(a)      950,827  
  260,000      Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A1, Class A1, 2.880%, 1/23/2023      262,111  
  585,000      World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.210%, 7/15/2026      601,316  
     

 

 

 
        2,458,123  
     

 

 

 
   ABS Home Equity — 0.1%

 

  176,631      Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2016-SPL1, Class A, 4.000%, 4/28/2055, 144A      181,406  
  115,523      CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A, 2.968%, 10/15/2049, 144A      117,789  
  3,684      Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 5.115%, 2/25/2035(b)(c)(d)      3,643  
  56,039      Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A1,
2.500%, 4/25/2057, 144A(d)
     56,803  
  35,993      Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-2, Class 1A12, 2.750%, 11/25/2060, 144A(d)      36,367  
     

 

 

 
        396,008  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Other — 1.9%  
  337,105      Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 0.870%, 8/16/2032, 144A      338,396  
  610,000      CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A2, 1.080%, 7/17/2023      613,199  
  250,000      CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.160%, 6/16/2025      253,656  
  135,054      Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.700%, 1/21/2031, 144A      140,135  
  7,720      John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2017-B, Class A3, 1.820%, 10/15/2021      7,724  
  255,000      Kubota Credit Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A3, 1.960%, 3/15/2024, 144A      264,440  
  174,909      Merlin Aviation Holdings DAC, Series 2016-1, Class A,
4.500%, 12/15/2032, 144A(d)
     155,627  
  169,387      MVW LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 1.740%, 10/20/2037, 144A      171,259  
  555,000      OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.300%, 3/14/2029, 144A(a)      569,799  
  269,123      S-Jets Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class A, 3.967%, 8/15/2042, 144A      243,732  
  145,602      SCF Equipment Leasing LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.630%, 10/20/2024, 144A(a)      146,690  
  42,483      Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.910%, 3/20/2034, 144A      43,207  

 

37  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       ABS Other — continued  
$ 270,969      Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.330%, 7/20/2037, 144A    $ 271,162  
  220,301      SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A2,
3.350%, 4/26/2027, 144A
     221,449  
  209,288      SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A,
3.540%, 11/26/2027, 144A
     210,751  
  2,180,000      Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A1A, 2.330%, 12/20/2023(a)      2,232,208  
  244,888      Wheels SPV 2 LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 2.300%, 5/22/2028, 144A      247,612  
     

 

 

 
        6,131,046  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Student Loan — 0.5%  
  47,375      Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-A, Class A2,
2.650%, 1/25/2041, 144A
     48,036  
  234,747      Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Series 2018-A, Class A, 3.850%, 5/25/2033      252,604  
  879,509      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-BA, Class A1, 1.800%, 1/15/2069, 144A(a)      883,463  
  180,000      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-GA, Class A, 1.170%, 9/16/2069, 144A      180,374  
  60,413      North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Series 2011-2, Class A2, 3-month LIBOR + 0.800%, 1.045%, 7/25/2025(e)      60,449  
  92,348      SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 2.740%, 10/25/2032, 144A      94,139  
  159,445      SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2017-E, Class A2B, 2.720%, 11/26/2040, 144A      162,080  
     

 

 

 
        1,681,145  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Whole Business — 0.2%  
  524,300      Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II,
4.666%, 9/05/2048, 144A
     524,557  
     

 

 

 
       Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%  
  80,000      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.200%, 5/01/2030, 144A      91,823  
  29,000      Raytheon Technologies Corp., 3.650%, 8/16/2023      31,336  
  450,000      Rolls-Royce PLC, 2.375%, 10/14/2020, 144A      448,794  
     

 

 

 
        571,953  
     

 

 

 
       Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.0%  
  1,175,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ26, Class A2, 2.606%, 7/25/2027(a)      1,274,549  
  573,105      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K013, Class A2, 3.974%, 1/25/2021(a)(d)      576,769  
  509,476      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K029, Class A2, 3.320%, 2/25/2023(a)      540,245  
  701,647      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K042, Class A2, 2.670%, 12/25/2024(a)      757,638  
  90,606      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ28, Class A1, 1.766%, 2/25/2025      92,247  
     

 

 

 
        3,241,448  
     

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  38


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Airlines — 0.3%  
$ 430,000      Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2.900%, 10/28/2024    $ 383,451  
  560,000      Southwest Airlines Co., 5.125%, 6/15/2027      612,145  
     

 

 

 
        995,596  
     

 

 

 
       Automotive — 3.1%  
  1,440,000      American Honda Finance Corp., MTN, 0.875%, 7/07/2023      1,451,847  
  245,000      American Honda Finance Corp., MTN, 3.625%, 10/10/2023      266,831  
  290,000      BMW U.S. Capital LLC, 1.850%, 9/15/2021, 144A      293,536  
  160,000      Daimler Finance North America LLC, 3.350%, 2/22/2023, 144A      169,387  
  670,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.979%, 8/03/2022      659,950  
  200,000      Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.810%, 1/09/2024      198,000  
  360,000      General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.150%, 6/19/2023      382,147  
  295,000      Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., 3.350%, 6/08/2025, 144A      308,598  
  220,000      Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., 4.050%, 2/04/2022, 144A      227,361  
  195,000      Hyundai Capital America, 2.375%, 2/10/2023, 144A      200,195  
  95,000      Hyundai Capital America, 3.000%, 6/20/2022, 144A      97,946  
  400,000      Hyundai Capital America, 3.000%, 2/10/2027, 144A      413,309  
  585,000      Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 3.450%, 3/15/2023, 144A      600,132  
  940,000      Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.345%, 9/17/2027, 144A      941,641  
  240,000      PACCAR Financial Corp., MTN, 0.800%, 6/08/2023      241,697  
  160,000      PACCAR Financial Corp., MTN, 1.800%, 2/06/2025      167,363  
  955,000      PACCAR Financial Corp., MTN, 1.900%, 2/07/2023      986,943  
  335,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.150%, 8/13/2027      334,413  
  250,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.150%, 5/26/2022      253,164  
  295,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.800%, 10/07/2021      299,208  
  285,000      Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.800%, 2/13/2025      297,760  
  275,000      Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.350%, 5/13/2025, 144A      300,285  
  615,000      Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 4.250%, 11/13/2023, 144A      675,753  
     

 

 

 
        9,767,466  
     

 

 

 
       Banking — 18.3%  
  100,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 1.450%, 10/02/2023      99,889  
  1,335,000      Ally Financial, Inc., 3.050%, 6/05/2023      1,387,228  
  495,000      American Express Co., 3.700%, 8/03/2023      537,356  
  625,000      ANZ New Zealand International Ltd., 1.900%, 2/13/2023, 144A      643,670  
  1,190,000      Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., MTN, 2.050%, 11/21/2022      1,231,797  
  1,600,000      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., 0.875%, 9/18/2023      1,599,152  
  975,000      Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 6/19/2025, variable rate thereafter), MTN, 1.319%, 6/19/2026      982,347  
  395,000      Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/25/2023, 144A      426,830  
  695,000      Bank of Montreal, MTN, 1.850%, 5/01/2025      725,906  
  725,000      Bank of Montreal, MTN, 2.050%, 11/01/2022      749,308  
  655,000      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), MTN, 1.600%, 4/24/2025      680,828  
  1,235,000      Bank of New Zealand, 2.000%, 2/21/2025, 144A      1,292,945  
  1,515,000      Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 0.550%, 9/15/2023      1,514,220  
  460,000      Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.300%, 6/11/2025      468,855  
  870,000      Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 2.000%, 11/15/2022      898,412  
  200,000      Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 2.375%, 11/21/2024, 144A      211,529  

 

39  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Banking — continued  
$ 460,000      Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 2.700%, 7/20/2022, 144A    $ 477,049  
  485,000      Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 3.750%, 7/20/2023, 144A      526,111  
  795,000      Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 5/16/2023, variable rate thereafter), 4.338%, 5/16/2024      853,469  
  300,000      BNP Paribas S.A, (fixed rate to 1/13/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.052%, 1/13/2031, 144A      321,739  
  675,000      BNP Paribas S.A, (fixed rate to 6/09/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.219%, 6/09/2026, 144A      696,053  
  510,000      BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 11/19/2024, variable rate thereafter), 2.819%, 11/19/2025, 144A      537,448  
  160,000      Capital One Financial Corp., 3.750%, 3/09/2027      177,655  
  510,000      Citigroup, Inc., (fixed rate to 4/08/2025, variable rate thereafter), 3.106%, 4/08/2026      551,992  
  940,000      Citigroup, Inc., (fixed rate to 11/04/2021, variable rate thereafter), 2.312%, 11/04/2022      957,217  
  160,000      Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 3.250%, 4/30/2030      176,616  
  225,000      Comerica, Inc., 3.700%, 7/31/2023      243,703  
  660,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. (NY), 2.750%, 1/10/2023      694,247  
  750,000      Credit Agricole S.A, (fixed rate to 6/16/2025, variable rate thereafter), 1.907%, 6/16/2026, 144A      766,154  
  925,000      Credit Agricole S.A., 3.750%, 4/24/2023, 144A      991,259  
  405,000      Credit Suisse AG, 2.100%, 11/12/2021      412,663  
  895,000      Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 6/05/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.193%, 6/05/2026, 144A      921,885  
  940,000      Danske Bank A/S, 3.875%, 9/12/2023, 144A      1,012,062  
  215,000      Deutsche Bank AG, 3.150%, 1/22/2021      216,301  
  395,000      Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 11/26/2024, variable rate thereafter), 3.961%, 11/26/2025      419,979  
  390,000      Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 9/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.547%, 9/18/2031      394,071  
  865,000      DNB Bank ASA, 2.150%, 12/02/2022, 144A      895,373  
  1,255,000      DNB Bank ASA, (fixed rate to 9/16/2025, variable rate thereafter), 1.127%, 9/16/2026, 144A      1,252,051  
  520,000      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (fixed rate to 10/31/2021, variable rate thereafter), 2.876%, 10/31/2022      532,464  
  740,000      HSBC Holdings PLC, (fixed rate to 8/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.357%, 8/18/2031      728,563  
  520,000      HSBC Holdings PLC, (fixed rate to 9/12/2025, variable rate thereafter), 4.292%, 9/12/2026      580,575  
  360,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 5/13/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.956%, 5/13/2031      386,245  
  535,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 4/01/2022, variable rate thereafter), 3.207%, 4/01/2023      555,913  
  1,335,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 6/01/2023, variable rate thereafter), 1.514%, 6/01/2024      1,362,515  
  770,000      KeyCorp, MTN, 2.250%, 4/06/2027      815,735  
  375,000      Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (fixed rate to 7/09/2024, variable rate thereafter), 3.870%, 7/09/2025      408,141  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  40


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Banking — continued  
$ 495,000      Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.050%, 8/16/2023    $ 535,680  
  1,195,000      Macquarie Bank Ltd., 2.100%, 10/17/2022, 144A      1,233,412  
  65,000      Macquarie Bank Ltd., 2.300%, 1/22/2025, 144A      68,828  
  930,000      National Australia Bank Ltd., 3.700%, 11/04/2021      963,085  
  625,000      National Bank of Canada, 2.150%, 10/07/2022, 144A      644,519  
  1,135,000      National Bank of Canada, 2.200%, 11/02/2020      1,135,000  
  620,000      Nationwide Building Society, (fixed rate to 3/08/2023, variable rate thereafter), 3.766%, 3/08/2024, 144A      658,851  
  425,000      Natwest Group PLC, (fixed rate to 5/22/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.073%, 5/22/2028      446,622  
  1,020,000      NatWest Markets PLC, 3.625%, 9/29/2022, 144A      1,070,663  
  315,000      Northern Trust Corp., (fixed rate to 5/08/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.375%, 5/08/2032      344,492  
  615,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.244%, 10/05/2026      658,099  
  690,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.450%, 6/02/2025      737,887  
  70,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.500%, 6/07/2024      75,083  
  350,000      Santander UK PLC, 2.125%, 11/03/2020      350,582  
  580,000      Santander UK PLC, 2.875%, 6/18/2024      619,242  
  890,000      Societe Generale S.A., 1.375%, 7/08/2025, 144A      904,056  
  840,000      Societe Generale S.A., 2.625%, 10/16/2024, 144A      870,249  
  820,000      Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 1/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.819%, 1/30/2026, 144A      849,557  
  530,000      Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 5/21/2024, variable rate thereafter), 3.785%, 5/21/2025, 144A      563,546  
  245,000      State Street Corp., (fixed rate to 3/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.901%, 3/30/2026, 144A      266,402  
  305,000      State Street Corp., (fixed rate to 5/15/2022, variable rate thereafter), 2.653%, 5/15/2023      315,782  
  545,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.696%, 7/16/2024      579,871  
  235,000      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.784%, 7/12/2022      244,218  
  515,000      Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 3.900%, 11/20/2023      568,342  
  1,400,000      Swedbank AB, 1.300%, 6/02/2023, 144A      1,424,570  
  1,140,000      Synchrony Bank, 3.650%, 5/24/2021      1,157,281  
  75,000      Synchrony Financial, 4.250%, 8/15/2024      81,499  
  1,510,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 0.750%, 9/11/2025      1,505,832  
  700,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN, 1.900%, 12/01/2022      722,599  
  1,105,000      Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 1.125%, 8/03/2027      1,101,926  
  295,000      Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 1.950%, 6/05/2030      303,384  
  340,000      Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 2.500%, 8/01/2024      361,921  
  770,000      Truist Financial Corp., MTN, 3.050%, 6/20/2022      802,466  
  665,000      UniCredit SpA, 3.750%, 4/12/2022, 144A      689,477  
  335,000      UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/30/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.459%, 6/30/2035, 144A      341,281  
  585,000      UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 9/22/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.569%, 9/22/2026, 144A      579,783  
  340,000      Wells Fargo & Co., (fixed rate to 4/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.188%, 4/30/2026      354,630  

 

41  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Banking — continued  
$ 500,000      Wells Fargo & Co., (fixed rate to 6/02/2027, variable rate thereafter), MTN, 2.393%, 6/02/2028    $ 521,640  
  1,030,000      Wells Fargo Bank NA, 3.625%, 10/22/2021      1,062,040  
  195,000      Westpac Banking Corp., 2.800%, 1/11/2022      201,267  
     

 

 

 
        58,231,184  
     

 

 

 
       Brokerage — 0.8%  
  415,000      Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 3.000%, 3/22/2022      430,629  
  210,000      Brookfield Finance LLC, 3.450%, 4/15/2050      205,483  
  465,000      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.100%, 6/15/2030      480,047  
  1,300,000      National Securities Clearing Corp., 1.200%, 4/23/2023, 144A      1,322,958  
     

 

 

 
        2,439,117  
     

 

 

 
       Chemicals — 1.2%  
  430,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2.050%, 5/15/2030      451,351  
  360,000      Cabot Corp., 4.000%, 7/01/2029      382,173  
  460,000      DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 2.169%, 5/01/2023      464,745  
  255,000      DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 3.766%, 11/15/2020      256,046  
  9,000      Eastman Chemical Co., 4.500%, 1/15/2021      9,013  
  960,000      Nutrien Ltd., 1.900%, 5/13/2023      990,989  
  1,145,000      Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc., 1.832%, 10/15/2027, 144A      1,150,191  
  75,000      PPG Industries, Inc., 2.550%, 6/15/2030      79,856  
     

 

 

 
        3,784,364  
     

 

 

 
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%  
  484,639      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H02, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 0.850%, 2/20/2060(e)      487,335  
  276,066      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H03, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.550%, 0.720%, 3/20/2060(e)      276,824  
  152,718      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H14, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.664%, 7/20/2064(e)      152,880  
  114,730      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H15, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 7/20/2064(e)      115,039  
  4,037      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H09, Class HA, 1.750%, 3/20/2065(b)(c)      4,042  
  286,039      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H10, Class JA, 2.250%, 4/20/2065(a)      291,947  
  468,229      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H06, Class FC, 1-month LIBOR + 0.920%, 1.075%, 2/20/2066(a)(e)      475,619  
  91,213      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H10, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 4/20/2066(a)(e)      91,269  
  1,689,812      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H17, Class JA, 3.750%, 9/20/2068(a)(d)      1,912,871  
  362,916      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H01, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.605%, 12/20/2068(e)      362,658  
  1,253,824      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H01, Class FT, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 10/20/2068(a)(e)      1,253,201  
  1,139,041      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H10, Class FM, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 5/20/2069(a)(e)      1,138,800  
     

 

 

 
        6,562,485  
     

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  42


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Construction Machinery — 1.2%  
$ 275,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 0.950%, 5/13/2022    $ 277,529  
  1,435,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 0.650%, 7/07/2023      1,441,835  
  300,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 3.150%, 9/07/2021      308,152  
  265,000      Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Series I, 2.650%, 5/17/2021      268,881  
  300,000      CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 1.950%, 7/02/2023      305,625  
  1,090,000      John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 0.700%, 7/05/2023      1,102,433  
  110,000      John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.600%, 3/07/2024      117,611  
     

 

 

 
        3,822,066  
     

 

 

 
       Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.6%  
  465,000      Automatic Data Processing, Inc., 1.250%, 9/01/2030      458,745  
  350,000      eBay, Inc., 1.900%, 3/11/2025      364,771  
  375,000      Expedia Group, Inc., 6.250%, 5/01/2025, 144A      413,591  
  495,000      Western Union Co. (The), 4.250%, 6/09/2023      534,441  
     

 

 

 
        1,771,548  
     

 

 

 
       Consumer Products — 0.1%  
  420,000      Hasbro, Inc., 3.550%, 11/19/2026      445,015  
     

 

 

 
       Diversified Manufacturing — 0.4%  
  135,000      Amphenol Corp., 2.050%, 3/01/2025      141,567  
  455,000      Kennametal, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/2028      507,993  
  105,000      Roper Technologies, Inc., 1.400%, 9/15/2027      106,070  
  265,000      Timken Co. (The), 4.500%, 12/15/2028      293,779  
  275,000      WW Grainger, Inc., 1.850%, 2/15/2025      288,049  
     

 

 

 
        1,337,458  
     

 

 

 
       Electric — 4.4%  
  435,000      AES Corp. (The), 3.300%, 7/15/2025, 144A      463,432  
  720,000      Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 4.250%, 6/15/2028, 144A      837,027  
  120,000      Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Series B, 2.900%, 12/01/2026      130,656  
  225,000      Dominion Energy, Inc., 3.071%, 8/15/2024      242,189  
  120,000      Dominion Energy, Inc., Series B, 3.600%, 3/15/2027      136,488  
  270,000      DTE Energy Co., 2.250%, 11/01/2022      279,151  
  540,000      DTE Energy Co., Series F, 1.050%, 6/01/2025      539,701  
  1,135,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.050%, 3/15/2023      1,204,955  
  850,000      Duke Energy Corp., 0.900%, 9/15/2025      850,121  
  605,000      Entergy Corp., 0.900%, 9/15/2025      602,573  
  265,000      Entergy Corp., 2.800%, 6/15/2030      286,487  
  330,000      Eversource Energy, Series R, 1.650%, 8/15/2030      326,981  
  451,000      Exelon Corp., 2.450%, 4/15/2021      454,904  
  116,000      Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 4.250%, 6/15/2022      122,482  
  220,000      FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 2.250%, 9/01/2030      215,167  
  260,000      ITC Holdings Corp., 2.950%, 5/14/2030, 144A      279,588  
  285,000      Liberty Utilities Finance GP, 2.050%, 9/15/2030, 144A      280,964  
  188,000      National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., (fixed rate to 4/30/2023, variable rate thereafter), 4.750%, 4/30/2043      193,646  
  210,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.250%, 6/01/2030      217,461  
  435,000      NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.403%, 9/01/2021      443,271  

 

43  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Electric — continued  
$ 1,115,000      PNM Resources, Inc., 3.250%, 3/09/2021    $ 1,127,678  
  370,000      PSEG Power LLC, 3.850%, 6/01/2023      398,073  
  135,000      Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 35, 1.900%, 1/15/2031      140,374  
  235,000      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., 2.875%, 6/15/2024      251,439  
  450,000      San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Series VVV, 1.700%, 10/01/2030      448,222  
  180,000      Southern California Edison Co., 2.250%, 6/01/2030      180,610  
  510,000      Southern California Edison Co., Series 20C, 1.200%, 2/01/2026      507,277  
  720,000      Southern Power Co., Series E, 2.500%, 12/15/2021      737,007  
  600,000      Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 3.550%, 7/15/2024, 144A      639,175  
  1,540,000      WEC Energy Group, Inc., 0.550%, 9/15/2023      1,542,766  
     

 

 

 
        14,079,865  
     

 

 

 
       Energy — 0.2%  
  640,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 1.900%, 8/15/2030      600,269  
     

 

 

 
       Finance Companies — 1.6%  
  735,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.150%, 2/15/2024      727,770  
  310,000      Air Lease Corp., 3.250%, 10/01/2029      294,057  
  705,000      Ares Capital Corp., 3.250%, 7/15/2025      698,331  
  380,000      Ares Capital Corp., 3.875%, 1/15/2026      387,007  
  305,000      Aviation Capital Group LLC, 3.875%, 5/01/2023, 144A      301,837  
  225,000      Aviation Capital Group LLC, 4.375%, 1/30/2024, 144A      223,627  
  375,000      Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 3.625%, 5/01/2022, 144A      368,493  
  460,000      FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/01/2025      457,115  
  970,000      GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.050%, 5/15/2027, 144A      1,045,370  
  150,000      Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., 3.500%, 2/25/2025      150,824  
  565,000      Owl Rock Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2026      572,362  
     

 

 

 
        5,226,793  
     

 

 

 
       Financial Other — 0.4%  
  470,000      LeasePlan Corp NV, 2.875%, 10/24/2024, 144A      485,048  
  410,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd., 2.652%, 9/19/2022, 144A      421,989  
  185,000      ORIX Corp., 3.250%, 12/04/2024      200,533  
     

 

 

 
        1,107,570  
     

 

 

 
       Food & Beverage — 2.0%  
  835,000      Bacardi Ltd., 4.700%, 5/15/2028, 144A      970,376  
  120,000      Brown-Forman Corp., 3.500%, 4/15/2025      133,606  
  525,000      Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 4.350%, 3/15/2024      578,498  
  160,000      Campbell Soup Co., 3.125%, 4/24/2050      161,731  
  1,100,000      Coca-Cola Co. (The), 1.375%, 3/15/2031      1,094,642  
  1,095,000      General Mills, Inc., 2.600%, 10/12/2022      1,139,421  
  220,000      Hershey Co. (The), 0.900%, 6/01/2025      221,141  
  370,000      Mondelez International, Inc., 2.750%, 4/13/2030      402,348  
  565,000      Mondelez International, Inc., 1.875%, 10/15/2032      563,672  
  1,065,000      Pernod Ricard International Finance LLC, 1.250%, 4/01/2028, 144A      1,056,224  
     

 

 

 
        6,321,659  
     

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  44


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Health Insurance — 0.6%  
$ 1,575,000      Centene Corp., 3.000%, 10/15/2030    $ 1,606,815  
  310,000      Humana, Inc., 2.500%, 12/15/2020      311,296  
     

 

 

 
        1,918,111  
     

 

 

 
       Healthcare — 0.9%  
  575,000      AmerisourceBergen Corp., 2.800%, 5/15/2030      614,764  
  419,000      Cigna Corp., 3.750%, 7/15/2023      454,059  
  95,000      Cigna Corp., 4.500%, 2/25/2026      110,980  
  420,000      CVS Health Corp., 4.300%, 3/25/2028      491,598  
  510,000      DH Europe Finance II S.a.r.l., 2.200%, 11/15/2024      538,885  
  395,000      Stryker Corp., 1.950%, 6/15/2030      403,157  
  355,000      Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.650%, 10/15/2030, 144A      353,317  
     

 

 

 
        2,966,760  
     

 

 

 
       Hybrid ARMs — 0.0%  
  35,029      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.258%, 3.152%, 1/01/2035(e)      36,968  
  73,063      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.500%, 3.783%, 5/01/2036(e)      77,650  
     

 

 

 
        114,618  
     

 

 

 
       Independent Energy — 0.4%  
  400,000      Aker BP ASA, 3.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A      387,925  
  380,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 2.950%, 7/15/2030      382,818  
  545,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.750%, 5/31/2025      587,912  
     

 

 

 
        1,358,655  
     

 

 

 
       Integrated Energy — 0.9%  
  355,000      Chevron Corp., 2.236%, 5/11/2030      376,710  
  635,000      Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.482%, 3/19/2030      732,216  
  1,060,000      Shell International Finance BV, 2.750%, 4/06/2030      1,159,100  
  660,000      Suncor Energy, Inc., 2.800%, 5/15/2023      691,763  
     

 

 

 
        2,959,789  
     

 

 

 
       Life Insurance — 5.9%  
  1,385,000      AIG Global Funding, 0.800%, 7/07/2023, 144A      1,392,262  
  535,000      AIG Global Funding, 0.900%, 9/22/2025, 144A      531,583  
  195,000      Athene Global Funding, 2.500%, 1/14/2025, 144A      200,999  
  785,000      Athene Global Funding, 2.800%, 5/26/2023, 144A      818,617  
  330,000      Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 3.700%, 6/22/2027      342,330  
  710,000      Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.400%, 8/27/2027, 144A      712,650  
  675,000      Five Corners Funding Trust II, 2.850%, 5/15/2030, 144A      725,127  
  325,000      Global Atlantic Finance Co., 4.400%, 10/15/2029, 144A      338,605  
  665,000      Great-West Lifeco U.S. Finance LP, 0.904%, 8/12/2025, 144A      663,511  
  1,370,000      Guardian Life Global Funding, 1.100%, 6/23/2025, 144A      1,381,386  
  155,000      Jackson National Life Global Funding, 3.875%, 6/11/2025, 144A      174,827  
  345,000      Manulife Financial Corp., 2.484%, 5/19/2027      369,211  
  1,400,000      MassMutual Global Funding II, 0.850%, 6/09/2023, 144A      1,414,811  
  795,000      Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 0.900%, 6/08/2023, 144A      803,559  
  700,000      Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 0.950%, 7/02/2025, 144A      706,636  
  505,000      Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2.400%, 6/17/2022, 144A      521,639  
  1,400,000      New York Life Global Funding, 0.950%, 6/24/2025, 144A(a)      1,413,865  

 

45  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Life Insurance — continued  
$ 1,070,000      New York Life Global Funding, 2.875%, 4/10/2024, 144A(a)    $ 1,149,354  
  915,000      New York Life Global Funding, 2.950%, 1/28/2021, 144A(a)      922,933  
  645,000      Principal Life Global Funding II, 1.250%, 6/23/2025, 144A      656,991  
  1,360,000      Protective Life Global Funding, 1.082%, 6/09/2023, 144A      1,379,240  
  655,000      Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 2.750%, 5/07/2025, 144A      691,531  
  565,000      Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, 3.850%, 9/19/2023, 144A      608,463  
  700,000      Unum Group, 4.500%, 3/15/2025      777,547  
     

 

 

 
        18,697,677  
     

 

 

 
       Lodging — 0.2%  
  125,000      Choice Hotels International, Inc., 3.700%, 1/15/2031      131,544  
  350,000      Marriott International, Inc., Series Z, 4.150%, 12/01/2023      370,001  
     

 

 

 
        501,545  
     

 

 

 
       Media Entertainment — 0.0%  
  130,000      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 3.500%, 10/01/2020      130,000  
     

 

 

 
       Metals & Mining — 0.4%  
  345,000      Anglo American Capital PLC, 2.625%, 9/10/2030, 144A      344,062  
  730,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 2.500%, 9/01/2030, 144A      709,757  
  155,000      Glencore Funding LLC, 4.125%, 3/12/2024, 144A      167,956  
  65,000      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., 2.150%, 8/15/2030      63,599  
     

 

 

 
        1,285,374  
     

 

 

 
       Midstream — 0.3%  
  25,000      Energy Transfer Operating LP, 4.250%, 3/15/2023      25,994  
  50,000      Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 3.450%, 10/15/2027, 144A      51,087  
  440,000      Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC, 3.625%, 4/01/2022, 144A      443,280  
  185,000      ONEOK, Inc., 5.850%, 1/15/2026      212,768  
  70,000      Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.800%, 9/15/2030      67,878  
     

 

 

 
        801,007  
     

 

 

 
       Mortgage Related — 1.4%  
  1,948      FHLMC, 3.000%, 10/01/2026      2,048  
  155      FHLMC, 6.500%, 1/01/2024      173  
  41      FHLMC, 8.000%, 7/01/2025      45  
  21,847      GNMA, 3.676%, 2/20/2063(a)(d)      22,499  
  33,710      GNMA, 3.705%, 2/20/2063(d)      34,609  
  5,913      GNMA, 3.890%, 5/20/2062(d)      5,930  
  9,232      GNMA, 3.992%, 5/20/2062(d)      9,977  
  15,437      GNMA, 4.043%, 10/20/2062(d)      16,166  
  25,298      GNMA, 4.059%, 4/20/2063(a)(d)      27,005  
  28,537      GNMA, 4.111%, 4/20/2063(d)      28,881  
  16,902      GNMA, 4.188%, 2/20/2063(d)      17,058  
  21,620      GNMA, 4.194%, 11/20/2064(d)      22,517  
  9,469      GNMA, 4.343%, 3/20/2063(d)      9,580  
  56,761      GNMA, 4.372%, 6/20/2066(d)      63,938  
  218,489      GNMA, 4.435%, 10/20/2066(d)      249,387  
  108,397      GNMA, 4.438%, 9/20/2066(d)      122,722  
  62,363      GNMA, 4.445%, 11/20/2066(d)      70,151  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  46


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Mortgage Related — continued  
$ 105,005      GNMA, 4.485%, 11/20/2066(d)    $ 120,073  
  184,723      GNMA, 4.517%, 9/20/2066(d)      211,085  
  85,682      GNMA, 4.521%, 10/20/2066(d)      98,132  
  112,575      GNMA, 4.525%, 10/20/2066(d)      128,057  
  1,017,960      GNMA, 4.539%, 4/20/2067(a)(d)      1,168,158  
  58,005      GNMA, 4.542%, 8/20/2066(d)      65,515  
  467,668      GNMA, 4.545%, 7/20/2067(a)(d)      542,373  
  815,559      GNMA, 4.578%, 1/20/2067(a)(d)      935,443  
  2,106      GNMA, 4.630%, 7/20/2062(d)      2,225  
  375,650      GNMA, 4.684%, 5/20/2064(a)(d)      410,087  
  706      GNMA, 4.700%, 8/20/2061(d)      787  
  509      GNMA, 6.500%, 12/15/2023      562  
     

 

 

 
        4,385,183  
     

 

 

 
       Natural Gas — 0.4%  
  820,000      Atmos Energy Corp., 1.500%, 1/15/2031      816,685  
  385,000      NiSource, Inc., 1.700%, 2/15/2031      378,477  
     

 

 

 
        1,195,162  
     

 

 

 
       Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.0%  
  230,000      BANK, Series 2019-BN24, Class A3, 2.960%, 11/15/2062      257,296  
  270,000      BANK, Series 2020-BN25, Class A5, 2.649%, 1/15/2063      296,126  
  565,000      Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C1, Class A2, 3.189%, 2/15/2050(a)      580,293  
  285,000      Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B16, Class A5, 2.732%, 2/15/2053      312,960  
  491,600      CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class A3, 3.865%, 1/10/2048(a)      551,066  
  361,996      CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C4, Class A4, 3.283%, 5/10/2058      392,483  
  992,138      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC37, Class A4, 3.314%, 4/10/2049(a)      1,097,325  
  540,000      Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C7, Class A4, 3.102%, 12/15/2072      608,806  
  263,676      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-CR8, Class A5, 3.612%, 6/10/2046(d)      280,718  
  535,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-LTRT, Class A2, 3.400%, 10/05/2030, 144A(a)      519,128  
  26,367      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR14, Class A2, 3.147%, 2/10/2047      26,595  
  68,558      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR15, Class A2, 2.928%, 2/10/2047      69,432  
  151,558      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-CR16, Class ASB, 3.653%, 4/10/2047      157,557  
  478,193      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-LC17, Class A3, 3.723%, 10/10/2047(a)      483,305  
  280,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS3, Class A4, 3.819%, 6/10/2047      306,136  
  280,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2015-DC1, Class A5, 3.350%, 2/10/2048      304,991  

 

47  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued  
$ 520,299      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-DC2, Class A5, 3.765%, 2/10/2049(a)    $ 584,791  
  640,000      Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2014-USA, Class A2, 3.953%, 9/15/2037, 144A(a)      652,283  
  84,913      CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C4, Class ASB, 3.617%, 11/15/2048      90,508  
  470,000      CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C18, Class A4, 2.968%, 12/15/2052      518,579  
  340,000      GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2013-PEMB, Class A, 3.668%, 3/05/2033, 144A(d)      316,968  
  330,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC18, Class A4, 4.074%, 1/10/2047      357,556  
  245,000      GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-GC45, Class A5, 2.911%, 2/13/2053      273,690  
  180,000      Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust, Series 2015-HB10, Class A10, 4.155%, 8/05/2034, 144A      156,408  
  355,000      Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust, Series 2015-HB7, Class A7, 3.914%, 8/05/2034, 144A      314,195  
  850,000      JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR6, Class A4, 3.057%, 11/13/2052      953,006  
  81,502      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class ASB, 3.584%, 4/15/2047      84,944  
  575,000      JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR5, Class A4, 3.386%, 6/13/2052(a)      656,722  
  240,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C10, Class A4, 4.218%, 7/15/2046(d)      258,101  
  104,221      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C14, Class A3, 3.669%, 2/15/2047      104,552  
  129,604      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C22, Class A4, 3.306%, 4/15/2048      140,717  
  550,000      Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2020-L4, Class A3, 2.698%, 2/15/2053      598,552  
  194,995      Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 1.470%, 1.622%, 11/15/2027, 144A(e)      139,504  
  505,000      UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-TFT, Class A, 2.892%, 6/05/2030, 144A(a)      478,958  
  565,000      UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C6, Class A4, 3.244%, 4/10/2046(a)      591,739  
  201,109      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C33, Class A4, 3.426%, 3/15/2059      223,299  
  1,277,244      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-RC1, Class A2, 3.118%, 1/15/2060(a)      1,305,423  
  152,101      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class A3, 3.660%, 3/15/2047      152,845  
  325,000      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class A5, 4.101%, 3/15/2047      354,963  
  254,542      WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class ASB, 3.638%, 5/15/2047(a)      265,987  
     

 

 

 
        15,818,507  
     

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  48


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Oil Field Services — 0.5%  
$ 980,000      Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc., 2.773%, 12/15/2022    $ 1,024,715  
  365,000      National Oilwell Varco, Inc., 3.600%, 12/01/2029      354,514  
  130,000      Schlumberger Investment S.A., 2.650%, 6/26/2030      131,239  
     

 

 

 
        1,510,468  
     

 

 

 
       Packaging — 0.0%  
  95,000      CCL Industries, Inc., 3.050%, 6/01/2030, 144A      101,401  
     

 

 

 
       Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%  
  335,000      AbbVie, Inc., 2.600%, 11/21/2024, 144A      354,934  
  235,000      Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC, 3.375%, 7/15/2024, 144A      254,620  
  800,000      Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1.650%, 10/01/2030      798,609  
  525,000      Pfizer, Inc., 3.200%, 9/15/2023      566,830  
  390,000      Royalty Pharma PLC, 1.750%, 9/02/2027, 144A      391,018  
  325,000      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2.050%, 3/31/2030      328,199  
  825,000      Upjohn, Inc., 2.700%, 6/22/2030, 144A      854,173  
     

 

 

 
        3,548,383  
     

 

 

 
       Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.3%  
  645,000      American Financial Group, Inc., 3.500%, 8/15/2026      698,283  
  180,000      Assurant, Inc., 4.200%, 9/27/2023      192,673  
     

 

 

 
        890,956  
     

 

 

 
       Railroads — 0.1%  
  215,000      Union Pacific Corp., 3.646%, 2/15/2024      234,302  
     

 

 

 
       Refining — 0.1%  
  460,000      Valero Energy Corp., 2.150%, 9/15/2027      458,143  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Apartments — 0.1%  
  155,000      Essex Portfolio LP, 2.650%, 3/15/2032      163,681  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Health Care — 0.4%  
  255,000      Healthpeak Properties, Inc., 3.000%, 1/15/2030      274,826  
  615,000      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.500%, 1/15/2025      653,074  
  200,000      Welltower, Inc., 2.750%, 1/15/2031      206,093  
     

 

 

 
        1,133,993  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Office Property — 0.8%  
  385,000      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 1.875%, 2/01/2033      377,046  
  290,000      Office Properties Income Trust, 4.250%, 5/15/2024      289,939  
  1,295,000      Office Properties Income Trust, 4.500%, 2/01/2025      1,310,238  
  590,000      Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 3.150%, 8/15/2030      577,979  
     

 

 

 
        2,555,202  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Regional Malls — 0.1%  
  390,000      Simon Property Group LP, 3.500%, 9/01/2025      427,506  
     

 

 

 
       REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.1%  
  55,000      Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.050%, 7/01/2030      58,827  
  110,000      Federal Realty Investment Trust, 3.500%, 6/01/2030      119,015  
     

 

 

 
            177,842  
     

 

 

 

 

49  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       REITs – Single Tenant — 0.1%  
$ 320,000      Spirit Realty LP, 3.200%, 2/15/2031    $ 312,283  
     

 

 

 
       Restaurants — 0.6%  
  1,280,000      McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 2.625%, 1/15/2022      1,317,367  
  420,000      McDonald’s Corp., MTN, 3.350%, 4/01/2023      448,550  
     

 

 

 
        1,765,917  
     

 

 

 
       Retailers — 0.9%  
  345,000      AutoNation, Inc., 3.500%, 11/15/2024      366,879  
  290,000      AutoNation, Inc., 4.500%, 10/01/2025      322,401  
  130,000      Best Buy Co., Inc., 4.450%, 10/01/2028      154,159  
  475,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.500%, 4/15/2027      516,290  
  270,000      Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.950%, 6/15/2029      304,852  
  425,000      PVH Corp., 4.625%, 7/10/2025, 144A      443,063  
  850,000      Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., 3.350%, 9/17/2021, 144A      871,019  
     

 

 

 
        2,978,663  
     

 

 

 
       Technology — 3.1%  
  125,000      Apple, Inc., 3.350%, 2/09/2027      142,967  
  485,000      Broadcom, Inc., 4.150%, 11/15/2030      544,822  
  110,000      DXC Technology Co., 4.125%, 4/15/2025      118,853  
  145,000      Equinix, Inc., 1.800%, 7/15/2027      146,355  
  515,000      Flex Ltd., 3.750%, 2/01/2026      562,493  
  470,000      Flex Ltd., 4.875%, 6/15/2029      540,266  
  450,000      Genpact Luxembourg S.a.r.l., 3.700%, 4/01/2022      460,684  
  395,000      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.650%, 10/01/2024      446,666  
  290,000      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 3-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 0.929%, 3/12/2021(e)      290,590  
  295,000      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 1.450%, 4/01/2024      298,381  
  400,000      HP, Inc., 3.000%, 6/17/2027      432,438  
  315,000      Infor, Inc., 1.450%, 7/15/2023, 144A      319,331  
  470,000      International Business Machines Corp., 1.700%, 5/15/2027      485,900  
  530,000      International Business Machines Corp., 2.850%, 5/13/2022      551,808  
  115,000      Jabil, Inc., 3.000%, 1/15/2031      117,411  
  175,000      Marvell Technology Group Ltd., 4.200%, 6/22/2023      188,939  
  460,000      Microchip Technology, Inc., 2.670%, 9/01/2023, 144A      476,115  
  140,000      Microchip Technology, Inc., 3.922%, 6/01/2021      143,099  
  755,000      Micron Technology, Inc., 2.497%, 4/24/2023      784,033  
  285,000      NetApp, Inc., 1.875%, 6/22/2025      295,202  
  565,000      Panasonic Corp., 2.536%, 7/19/2022, 144A      583,054  
  925,000      PayPal Holdings, Inc., 1.350%, 6/01/2023      944,831  
  205,000      Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 3/01/2024      223,330  
  565,000      ServiceNow, Inc., 1.400%, 9/01/2030      551,933  
  130,000      Texas Instruments, Inc., 2.250%, 9/04/2029      139,450  
     

 

 

 
        9,788,951  
     

 

 

 
       Tobacco — 0.7%  
  135,000      Altria Group, Inc., 2.350%, 5/06/2025      142,643  
  1,060,000      BAT Capital Corp., 2.259%, 3/25/2028      1,065,258  
  565,000      BAT Capital Corp., 3.215%, 9/06/2026      607,217  
  460,000      BAT Capital Corp., 4.700%, 4/02/2027      527,726  
     

 

 

 
        2,342,844  
     

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  50


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Transportation Services — 0.8%  
$ 450,000      Element Fleet Management Corp., 3.850%, 6/15/2025, 144A    $ 473,633  
  175,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.000%, 7/15/2025, 144A      197,143  
  695,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.125%, 8/01/2023, 144A      754,930  
  135,000      Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.450%, 1/29/2026, 144A      154,527  
  255,000      Ryder System, Inc., MTN, 3.750%, 6/09/2023      274,102  
  275,000      Ryder System, Inc., MTN, 3.875%, 12/01/2023      299,984  
  370,000      Ryder System, Inc., MTN, 4.625%, 6/01/2025      425,179  
     

 

 

 
        2,579,498  
     

 

 

 
       Treasuries — 19.6%  
  2,970,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 12/31/2024      3,161,310  
  15,620,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500%, 3/31/2025      15,801,216  
  3,130,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 4/15/2023      3,138,436  
  14,340,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 8/31/2025      14,328,797  
  3,935,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, 5/15/2030      3,923,318  
  2,875,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 6/15/2023      2,882,637  
  1,510,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 6/30/2025      1,509,469  
  7,860,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 7/15/2023      7,854,474  
  6,445,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 7/31/2025      6,440,468  
  3,275,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, 8/15/2030      3,258,625  
     

 

 

 
        62,298,750  
     

 

 

 
       Wireless — 0.2%  
  200,000      SK Telecom Co. Ltd., 3.750%, 4/16/2023, 144A      214,168  
  535,000      T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.300%, 2/15/2051, 144A      530,030  
     

 

 

 
        744,198  
     

 

 

 
       Wirelines — 0.4%  
  720,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.250%, 2/01/2032      720,143  
  345,000      AT&T, Inc., 2.300%, 6/01/2027      361,316  
  205,000      British Telecommunications PLC, 4.500%, 12/04/2023      226,850  
     

 

 

 
     1,308,309  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $304,280,542)

     312,309,610  
     

 

 

 
     
  Short-Term Investments — 2.2%   
  6,885,577      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,885,577 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $6,747,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125% due 2/28/2025 valued at $7,023,324 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $6,885,577)      6,885,577  
     

 

 

 
     
  

Total Investments — 100.5%

(Identified Cost $311,166,119)

     319,195,187  
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)%      (1,680,825
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 317,514,362  
     

 

 

 

 

51  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

     
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (a)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.

 

  (b)      Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (c)      Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $7,685 or less than 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (d)      Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (e)      Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

     
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $90,197,501 or 28.4% of net assets.

 

  
  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities

 

  ARMs      Adjustable Rate Mortgages

 

  CMT      Constant Maturity Treasury

 

  FHLMC      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

  GNMA      Government National Mortgage Association

 

  LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate

 

  MTN      Medium Term Note

 

  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

At September 30, 2020, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures    Expiration
Date
     Contracts    Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2020      174    $ 21,901,931      $ 21,929,438      $ 27,507  
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2020, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures    Expiration
Date
     Contracts    Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2020      20    $ 3,184,090      $ 3,198,438      $ (14,348
              

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  52


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

     19.6

Banking

     18.3  

ABS Car Loan

     10.5  

Life Insurance

     5.9  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     5.0  

Electric

     4.4  

Technology

     3.1  

Automotive

     3.1  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     2.1  

Food & Beverage

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     24.3  

Short-Term Investments

     2.2  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.5  

Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts)

     (0.5
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

53  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes — 91.2% of Net Assets   
       ABS Car Loan — 3.2%  
$ 559,543      Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A3, 2.920%, 11/15/2022    $ 566,049  
  395,000      AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.660%, 12/18/2024      396,311  
  1,550,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2016-1A, Class A, 2.990%, 6/20/2022, 144A      1,562,482  
  840,000      Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.450%, 3/20/2023, 144A      859,578  
  1,710,000      CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 1.700%, 11/15/2024      1,751,567  
  385,963      CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-C, Class A, 2.550%, 9/15/2022, 144A      387,085  
  1,955,000      Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.380%, 11/15/2028, 144A      2,010,622  
  214,610      Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.590%, 9/15/2022, 144A      215,191  
  13,405      First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 3.230%, 12/15/2022, 144A      13,420  
  765,375      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A, 1.490%, 7/15/2024, 144A      772,439  
  1,008,566      Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2020-3, Class A, 0.700%, 4/15/2025, 144A      1,011,310  
  595,000      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.040%, 8/15/2024      602,379  
  1,604,317      Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A3, 3.640%, 5/15/2023, 144A      1,622,138  
  475,000      GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.800%, 7/20/2023      477,845  
  970,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3, 1.750%, 7/16/2024      988,187  
  500,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 1.490%, 12/16/2024      509,969  
  1,475,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.180%, 4/16/2024      1,507,524  
  1,170,000      GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 1.840%, 9/16/2024      1,194,748  
  189,000      Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A3, 2.520%, 6/21/2023      193,739  
  410,000      Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 1.610%, 4/22/2024      419,661  
  585,000      Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.410%, 11/15/2024      597,775  
  685,000      NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A2, 2.560%, 10/17/2022, 144A      685,382  
  1,805,000      Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.380%, 12/16/2024      1,839,990  
  2,385,786      Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-AA, Class A, 1.370%, 10/15/2024, 144A      2,408,475  
  630,000      Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.670%, 4/15/2024      632,190  
  765,000      Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 1.350%, 5/25/2033, 144A      785,632  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  54


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       ABS Car Loan — continued  
$ 1,610,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-C, Class A4, 1.980%, 12/15/2022    $ 1,625,566  
  1,255,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A3, 2.910%, 7/17/2023      1,282,743  
  450,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3 MTN, 1.660%, 5/15/2024      459,765  
  670,000      Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2020-B, Class A3, 1.360%, 8/15/2024      682,591  
  875,213      United Auto Credit Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 0.850%, 5/10/2022, 144A      877,269  
  2,940,000      Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A2A, 0.930%, 2/15/2024, 144A      2,951,519  
  765,000      World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-B, Class A3, 2.590%, 7/15/2024      783,333  
     

 

 

 
        32,674,474  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Home Equity — 0.1%  
  670,033      CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A, 2.968%, 10/15/2049, 144A      683,178  
  328,976      Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-2, Class 1A12, 2.750%, 11/25/2060, 144A(a)      332,395  
     

 

 

 
        1,015,573  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Other — 0.8%  
  1,157,884      Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A1, 0.870%, 8/16/2032, 144A      1,162,315  
  430,000      CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A3, 1.160%, 6/16/2025      436,287  
  508,438      Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A, 3.700%, 1/21/2031, 144A      527,566  
  805,000      Kubota Credit Owner Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A3, 1.960%, 3/15/2024, 144A      834,802  
  963,086      MVW LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 1.740%, 10/20/2037, 144A      973,731  
  1,873,015      Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.330%, 7/20/2037, 144A      1,874,348  
  726,484      SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A, 3.540%, 11/26/2027, 144A      731,564  
  1,820,571      Welk Resorts LLC, Series 2019-AA, Class A, 2.800%, 6/15/2038, 144A      1,869,066  
     

 

 

 
        8,409,679  
     

 

 

 
       ABS Student Loan — 0.6%  
  4,000,000      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2019-FA, Class A2, 2.600%, 8/15/2068, 144A      4,140,011  
  1,476,968      Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-DA, Class A, 1.690%, 5/15/2069, 144A      1,494,764  
  50,353      SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.950%,
1.098%, 1/25/2039, 144A(b)
     50,372  
     

 

 

 
        5,685,147  
     

 

 

 

 

55  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 29.1%  
$ 6,958,761      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-M2, Class A2, 3.513%, 12/25/2023(a)    $ 7,452,181  
  1,073,383      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-M17, Class FA,
1-month LIBOR + 0.930%, 1.110%, 11/25/2022(b)
     1,074,105  
  528,586      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-M3, Class ASQ2, 2.263%, 2/25/2023      536,702  
  5,843,579      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-M5, Class FA,
1-month LIBOR + 0.460%, 0.615%, 1/25/2027(b)
     5,885,834  
  9,996,611      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF74, Class AS, 1-month Average Compounded SOFR + 0.530%, 0.636%, 1/25/2027(b)      10,014,621  
  16,776,773      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF77, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.857%, 2/25/2027(b)      16,928,682  
  22,065,756      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF77, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.900%, 1.006%, 2/25/2027(b)      22,090,249  
  31,425,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF78, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.800%, 0.957%, 3/25/2030(b)      31,483,105  
  31,425,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF78, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 1.000%, 1.106%, 3/25/2030(b)      31,480,654  
  7,720,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ26, Class A2, 2.606%, 7/25/2027      8,374,062  
  8,515,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS12, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.650%, 0.795%, 8/25/2029(b)      8,543,467  
  13,445,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ20, Class A2, 3.799%, 12/25/2025      15,173,134  
  4,072,659      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K014, Class A2, 3.871%, 4/25/2021      4,100,711  
  3,762,218      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K015, Class A2, 3.230%, 7/25/2021      3,825,660  
  5,946,941      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K017, Class A2, 2.873%, 12/25/2021      6,095,329  
  7,900,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K034, Class A2, 3.531%, 7/25/2023(a)      8,506,754  
  7,835,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K035, Class A2, 3.458%, 8/25/2023(a)      8,437,949  
  7,500,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K038, Class A2, 3.389%, 3/25/2024      8,164,247  
  2,580,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K064, Class A2, 3.224%, 3/25/2027      2,945,833  
  2,003,141      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K725, Class A1, 2.666%, 5/25/2023      2,062,362  
  8,000,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KC06, Class A2, 2.541%, 8/25/2026      8,599,831  
  218,731      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF06, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.330%, 0.487%, 11/25/2021(b)      218,208  
  966,849      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF14, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.650%, 0.807%, 1/25/2023(b)      967,559  
  3,867,157      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF53, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 0.547%, 10/25/2025(b)      3,875,396  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  56


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued  
$ 12,792,303      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF72, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.657%, 11/25/2026(b)    $ 12,865,684  
  4,854,372      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF79, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.470%, 0.627%, 5/25/2030(b)      4,884,756  
  4,479,420      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF79, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.580%, 0.686%, 5/25/2030(b)      4,486,091  
  8,810,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF80, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.440%, 0.588%, 6/25/2030(b)      8,820,532  
  4,950,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF80, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.510%, 0.616%, 6/25/2030(b)      4,956,047  
  3,319,783      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF81, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.360%, 0.517%, 6/25/2027(b)      3,336,414  
  2,489,837      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF81, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.400%, 0.506%, 6/25/2027(b)      2,491,403  
  1,890,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF84, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.457%, 7/25/2030(b)      1,879,439  
  1,590,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF84, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.320%, 0.405%, 7/25/2030(b)      1,581,098  
  1,855,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF85, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.457%, 8/25/2030(b)      1,855,000  
  4,945,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KF85, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.330%, 0.415%, 8/25/2030(b)      4,945,000  
  130,159      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KI01, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.160%, 0.317%, 9/25/2022(b)      130,145  
  175,887      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KI02, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.357%, 2/25/2023(b)      175,842  
  10,261,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ21, Class A2, 3.700%, 9/25/2026      11,541,077  
  1,010,973      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KJ28, Class A1, 1.766%, 2/25/2025      1,029,284  
  2,855,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS14, Class AL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.340%, 0.497%, 4/25/2030(b)      2,864,270  
  3,140,000      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series KS14, Class AS, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.370%, 0.455%, 4/25/2030(b)      3,150,208  
  3,062,407      FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series Q008, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.390%, 0.547%, 10/25/2045(b)      3,065,908  
  5,200,000      FNMA, 3.580%, 1/01/2026      5,845,966  
  122,936      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2003-72, Class Z, 5.292%, 11/16/2045(a)      135,522  
  19,150      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2003-88, Class Z, 5.443%, 3/16/2046(a)      20,735  
     

 

 

 
        296,897,056  
     

 

 

 
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 18.2%  
  19,944      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 1500, Class FD,
7-year CMT – 0.200%, 0.250%, 5/15/2023(b)(c)(d)
     19,559  
  16,095      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 1552, Class I,
10-year CMT – 0.650%, 0.020%, 8/15/2023(b)(c)(d)
     15,693  

 

57  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued  
$ 92,119      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2131, Class ZB, 6.000%, 3/15/2029(c)(d)    $ 101,509  
  753,592      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2978, Class JG, 5.500%, 5/15/2035      853,742  
  1,174,747      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3036, Class NE, 5.000%, 9/15/2035      1,356,692  
  570,126      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3412, Class AY, 5.500%, 2/15/2038      641,867  
  941,301      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3561, Class W, IO, 2.797%, 6/15/2048(a)(e)      1,009,455  
  1,030,534      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3620, Class AT, IO, 3.857%, 12/15/2036(a)(e)      1,116,114  
  544,002      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 4212, Class FW, 2.252%, 6/15/2043(a)      561,252  
  904,919      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2003-48, Class GH, 5.500%, 6/25/2033      1,051,638  
  4,437,605      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-58, Class KF,
1-month LIBOR + 0.550%, 0.698%, 6/25/2042(b)
     4,487,383  
  6,697,537      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-83, Class LF,
1-month LIBOR + 0.510%, 0.658%, 8/25/2042(b)
     6,758,217  
  9,587      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 1992-162, Class FB, 7-year CMT – 0.050%, 0.420%, 9/25/2022(b)(c)(d)      9,453  
  17,351      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 1994-42, Class FD, 10-year CMT – 0.500%, 0.170%, 4/25/2024(b)(c)(d)      16,895  
  7,338      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2002-W10, Class A7, 4.346%, 8/25/2042(a)(c)(d)      7,854  
  261,333      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2005-100, Class BQ, 5.500%, 11/25/2025(c)(d)      272,649  
  546,894      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2007-73, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.060%, 0.235%, 7/25/2037(b)      537,945  
  946,258      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2008-86, Class LA, 3.502%, 8/25/2038(a)      1,016,863  
  2,573,473      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2012-56, Class FK, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.598%, 6/25/2042(b)      2,589,509  
  5,412,360      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2013-67, Class NF, 1-month LIBOR + 1.000%, 1.148%, 7/25/2043(b)      5,258,290  
  6,857,513      Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2015-4, Class BF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.548%, 2/25/2045(b)      6,889,255  
  12,055,310      Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-35, Class FA,
1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.656%, 6/25/2050(b)
     12,166,544  
  7,004      FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-60, Class 2A1, 3.943%, 3/25/2044(a)(c)(d)      8,334  
  429,446      FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-62, Class 1A1, 12-month MTA + 1.200%, 2.219%, 10/25/2044(b)(c)(d)      439,498  
  3,663,238      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-H05, Class FC, 1-month LIBOR + 0.750%, 0.905%, 2/20/2067(b)      3,706,098  
  4,066,430      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H13, Class FT, 1-year CMT + 0.450%, 0.580%, 8/20/2069(b)      4,062,624  

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  58


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued  
$ 5,621,586      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-H02, Class FG, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 1/20/2070(b)    $ 5,664,824  
  1,630,674      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2005-18, Class F, 1-month LIBOR + 0.200%,
0.356%, 2/20/2035(b)
     1,626,583  
  1,232,381      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2007-59, Class FM, 1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 0.676%, 10/20/2037(b)      1,239,382  
  513,811      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2009-H01, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.150%, 1.306%, 11/20/2059(b)(c)(d)      515,600  
  1,041,679      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H20, Class AF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.330%, 0.485%, 10/20/2060(b)      1,039,197  
  857,993      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H24, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.505%, 10/20/2060(b)      856,183  
  482,787      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H27, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.380%, 0.535%, 12/20/2060(b)      482,171  
  54,039      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011- H20, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.550%, 0.705%, 9/20/2061(b)      54,203  
  684,851      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H06, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.605%, 2/20/2061(b)      685,251  
  52,458      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H08, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 2/20/2061(b)      52,642  
  82,857      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2011-H23, Class HA, 3.000%, 12/20/2061(c)(d)      84,624  
  38,129      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-124, Class HT, 6.500%, 7/20/2032(a)(c)(d)      37,363  
  3,521,829      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-18, Class FM, 1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 0.406%, 9/20/2038(b)      3,519,768  
  1,901      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H15, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.605%, 5/20/2062(b)(c)(d)      1,883  
  659,506      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H18, Class NA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 0.675%, 8/20/2062(b)      660,908  
  1,925,883      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H20, Class PT, 1.011%, 7/20/2062(a)      1,923,599  
  141,595      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H29, Class HF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 10/20/2062(b)(c)(d)      140,959  
  47,800      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H02, Class GF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 12/20/2062(b)(c)(d)      47,408  
  2,727,952      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H08, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.505%, 3/20/2063(b)      2,723,992  
  1,826,736      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H10, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 3/20/2063(b)      1,825,645  
  310,859      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H14, Class FG, 1-month LIBOR + 0.470%, 0.625%, 5/20/2063(b)      311,155  
  6,772,653      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H22, Class FT, 1-year CMT + 0.650%,
0.780%, 4/20/2063(b)
     6,746,653  
  4,597,451      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H14, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.664%, 7/20/2064(b)      4,602,343  
  3,409,553      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2014-H15, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 7/20/2064(b)      3,418,735  

 

59  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued  
$ 2,805,598      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H04, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.470%, 0.625%, 2/20/2065(b)    $ 2,805,826  
  21,457      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H05, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.455%, 4/20/2061(b)(c)(d)      21,304  
  107,858      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H09, Class HA, 1.750%, 3/20/2065(c)(d)      107,971  
  311,842      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H10, Class FC, 1-month LIBOR + 0.480%, 0.635%, 4/20/2065(b)      312,448  
  4,834,421      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H10, Class JA, 2.250%, 4/20/2065      4,934,272  
  20,784      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H11, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 0.405%, 4/20/2065(b)(c)(d)      20,644  
  3,625,303      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H12, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.230%, 0.385%, 5/20/2065(b)      3,608,824  
  258,605      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H19, Class FH, 1-month LIBOR + 0.300%, 0.455%, 7/20/2065(b)(c)(d)      256,951  
  27,285      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H29, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.700%, 0.855%, 10/20/2065(b)(c)(d)      27,247  
  7,191      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H30, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.680%, 0.835%, 8/20/2061(b)(c)(d)      7,179  
  5,129,863      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H06, Class FC, 1-month LIBOR + 0.920%, 1.075%, 2/20/2066(b)      5,210,828  
  340,094      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H10, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.600%, 0.755%, 4/20/2066(b)      340,300  
  343,034      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H19, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.555%, 9/20/2063(b)(c)(d)      341,221  
  1,599,005      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2016-H20, Class FB, 1-month LIBOR + 0.550%, 0.705%, 9/20/2066(b)      1,604,907  
  233,301      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-H24, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.250%, 0.405%, 10/20/2067(b)      233,212  
  279,501      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H02, Class FJ, 1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.355%, 10/20/2064(b)      279,108  
  7,239,128      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H11, Class FJ, 12-month LIBOR + 0.080%, 0.718%, 6/20/2068(b)      7,171,776  
  163,283      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2018-H14, Class FG, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.505%, 9/20/2068(b)      163,007  
  12,199,960      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2019-H04, Class NA, 3.500%, 9/20/2068      13,316,787  
  3,809,213      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-30, Class F, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%,
0.557%, 4/20/2048(b)
     3,813,575  
  6,925,225      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-53, Class NF, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.607%, 5/20/2046(b)      6,916,097  
  5,952,533      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-H04, Class FP, 1-month LIBOR + 0.500%, 0.655%, 6/20/2069(b)      5,971,167  
  12,684,567      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-H07, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.650%, 0.806%, 4/20/2070(b)      12,728,532  
  14,164,359      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-H10, Class FD, 1-month LIBOR + 0.400%, 0.556%, 5/20/2070(b)      14,006,653  

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued  
$ 6,538,268      Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2020-HO1, Class FT, 1-year CMT + 0.500%,
2.036%, 1/20/2070(b)
   $ 6,537,640  
  168,737      NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-A1, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.506%, 12/07/2020(b)      168,761  
  193,482      NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-R1, Class 1A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.450%, 0.605%, 10/07/2020(b)      193,462  
  727,213      NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-R3, Class 1A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.560%, 0.715%, 12/08/2020(b)      727,387  
  48,554      NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-R3, Class 2A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.560%, 0.715%, 12/08/2020(b)      48,554  
     

 

 

 
        185,091,643  
     

 

 

 
       Hybrid ARMs — 3.9%  
  715,398      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.761%, 2.536%, 9/01/2035(b)      750,129  
  569,023      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.220%, 2.595%, 7/01/2033(b)      573,044  
  148,887      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.645%, 2.692%, 11/01/2038(b)      150,275  
  3,668,989      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.841%, 2.786%, 1/01/2046(b)      3,789,881  
  432,085      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.247%, 2.840%, 9/01/2038(b)      455,075  
  343,425      FHLMC, 6-month LIBOR + 1.685%, 3.136%, 6/01/2037(b)      344,910  
  465,175      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.165%, 3.334%, 4/01/2036(b)      467,178  
  2,104,107      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.248%, 3.392%, 3/01/2037(b)      2,219,486  
  224,138      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.932%, 3.520%, 12/01/2034(b)      226,822  
  177,653      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.833%, 3.523%, 11/01/2038(b)      181,109  
  213,205      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.767%, 3.559%, 3/01/2038(b)      216,438  
  58,020      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.744%, 3.593%, 12/01/2037(b)      58,429  
  138,580      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.209%, 3.640%, 9/01/2038(b)      139,360  
  1,115,800      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.894%, 3.640%, 9/01/2041(b)      1,168,801  
  212,880      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 1.942%, 3.648%, 9/01/2038(b)      213,762  
  500,188      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.245%, 3.732%, 3/01/2036(b)      529,999  
  806,361      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.738%, 3.738%, 4/01/2037(b)      817,407  
  198,870      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.250%, 3.759%, 2/01/2035(b)      210,448  
  210,298      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 1.724%, 3.784%, 4/01/2037(b)      220,945  
  1,136,541      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.254%, 3.791%, 2/01/2036(b)      1,197,868  
  803,164      FHLMC, 1-year CMT + 2.286%, 4.023%, 2/01/2036(b)      848,107  
  154,452      FHLMC, 12-month LIBOR + 2.180%, 4.180%, 3/01/2037(b)      156,176  
  61,920      FNMA, 6-month LIBOR + 1.558%, 1.963%, 2/01/2037(b)      63,802  
  910,061      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.595%, 2.313%, 9/01/2037(b)      948,446  
  171,078      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.560%, 2.340%, 8/01/2035(b)      172,072  
  501,459      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.703%, 2.453%, 8/01/2034(b)      508,485  
  141,105      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.145%, 2.480%, 9/01/2036(b)      144,321  
  354,833      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.223%, 2.499%, 8/01/2035(b)      356,426  
  356,547      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.657%, 2.537%, 8/01/2038(b)      360,095  
  540,438      FNMA, 6-month LIBOR + 1.540%, 2.542%, 7/01/2035(b)      559,156  
  400,790      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.637%, 2.619%, 7/01/2038(b)      408,491  
  1,004,037      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.273%, 2.648%, 6/01/2037(b)      1,059,498  
  513,511      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.287%, 2.676%, 6/01/2033(b)      514,662  
  112,014      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.801%, 2.796%, 7/01/2041(b)      112,989  
  62,447      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.440%, 2.815%, 8/01/2033(b)      62,901  

 

61  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Hybrid ARMs — continued  
$ 1,349,310      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.177%, 2.974%, 12/01/2040(b)    $ 1,416,773  
  1,293,309      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.173%, 3.019%, 11/01/2033(b)      1,355,997  
  2,635,243      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.201%, 3.021%, 10/01/2034(b)      2,768,339  
  236,367      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.679%, 3.059%, 11/01/2036(b)      247,448  
  1,281,545      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.586%, 3.067%, 4/01/2037(b)      1,336,513  
  819,982      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.597%, 3.128%, 7/01/2035(b)      853,543  
  508,293      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.160%, 3.180%, 6/01/2036(b)      535,159  
  195,211      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.185%, 3.307%, 12/01/2034(b)      195,428  
  281,745      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.137%, 3.328%, 9/01/2034(b)      295,668  
  311,171      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 2.473%, 3.348%, 6/01/2035(b)      315,231  
  978,275      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.732%, 3.362%, 9/01/2037(b)      1,030,090  
  679,207      FNMA, 6-month LIBOR + 2.169%, 3.437%, 7/01/2037(b)      720,284  
  255,520      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.650%, 3.502%, 10/01/2033(b)      266,296  
  388,526      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.609%, 3.572%, 4/01/2037(b)      393,147  
  232,503      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.287%, 3.574%, 10/01/2033(b)      234,120  
  349,703      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.213%, 3.594%, 4/01/2034(b)      354,733  
  1,550,919      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.224%, 3.639%, 4/01/2034(b)      1,625,498  
  183,540      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.500%, 3.681%, 8/01/2036(b)      195,854  
  163,634      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.188%, 3.688%, 4/01/2033(b)      164,484  
  149,448      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.731%, 3.697%, 11/01/2035(b)      156,612  
  1,234,974      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.800%, 3.740%, 10/01/2041(b)      1,289,157  
  463,327      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.765%, 3.765%, 2/01/2037(b)      465,916  
  46,319      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.754%, 3.795%, 1/01/2037(b)      47,021  
  163,166      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.800%, 3.800%, 3/01/2034(b)      171,786  
  1,072,143      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.797%, 3.800%, 3/01/2037(b)      1,132,677  
  351,756      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.800%, 3.800%, 12/01/2041(b)      353,771  
  422,569      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.185%, 3.810%, 1/01/2036(b)      439,241  
  1,003,998      FNMA, 12-month LIBOR + 1.820%, 3.820%, 2/01/2047(b)      1,069,449  
  200,400      FNMA, 1-year CMT + 2.501%, 4.191%, 5/01/2035(b)      211,791  
     

 

 

 
        39,849,019  
     

 

 

 
       Mortgage Related — 2.6%  
  39,774      FHLMC, 3.000%, 10/01/2026      41,820  
  297,896      FHLMC, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2024 to 2042(f)      324,396  
  126,438      FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2034(f)      133,490  
  37,375      FHLMC, 5.500%, 10/01/2023      38,813  
  4,660      FHLMC, COFI + 1.250%, 5.923%, 10/01/2020(b)      4,662  
  11,369      FHLMC, COFI + 1.250%, 5.955%, 11/01/2020(b)      11,362  
  185,155      FHLMC, 6.500%, 12/01/2034      214,565  
  96      FHLMC, 7.500%, 6/01/2026      104  
  107,675      FNMA, 3.000%, 3/01/2042      117,285  
  1,010,937      FNMA, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2037 to 2038(f)      1,161,537  
  423,864      FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2023 to 2033(f)      467,668  
  244,414      FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2021 to 2022(f)      252,716  
  157,283      FNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2032 to 2037(f)      177,095  
  52,848      FNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2030 to 2032(f)      58,542  
  2,343,330      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.741%, 1.878%, 2/20/2061(b)      2,437,572  
  1,836,235      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 1.890%, 2.068%, 2/20/2063(b)      1,908,719  

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Mortgage Related — continued  
$ 2,200,215      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.158%, 2.339%, 3/20/2063(b)    $ 2,281,846  
  748,273      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.247%, 2.426%, 6/20/2065(b)      805,903  
  747,210      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.279%, 2.457%, 5/20/2065(b)      804,010  
  1,073,504      GNMA, 1-month LIBOR + 2.353%, 2.533%, 2/20/2063(b)      1,123,460  
  256,549      GNMA, 3.916%, 3/20/2063(a)      259,587  
  185,713      GNMA, 4.005%, 12/20/2062(a)      189,728  
  148,172      GNMA, 4.071%, 2/20/2063(a)      149,861  
  769,072      GNMA, 4.085%, 6/20/2063(a)      789,489  
  236,831      GNMA, 4.111%, 11/20/2062(a)      239,946  
  23,853      GNMA, 4.140%, 12/20/2061(a)      26,173  
  82,287      GNMA, 4.284%, 4/20/2063(a)      87,966  
  13,372      GNMA, 4.326%, 8/20/2061(a)      14,939  
  9,736      GNMA, 4.411%, 8/20/2062(a)      10,373  
  3,253,361      GNMA, 4.475%, 10/20/2065(a)      3,667,269  
  373,702      GNMA, 4.578%, 7/20/2063(a)      411,310  
  1,730,142      GNMA, 4.599%, 2/20/2066(a)      1,910,216  
  2,030,139      GNMA, 4.624%, 3/20/2064(a)      2,209,901  
  25,000      GNMA, 4.630%, with various maturities from 2061 to 2062(a)(f)      25,636  
  305,564      GNMA, 4.637%, 1/20/2064(a)      335,841  
  13,825      GNMA, 4.644%, 2/20/2062(a)      14,498  
  14,317      GNMA, 4.652%, 4/20/2061(a)      14,709  
  1,708,734      GNMA, 4.670%, 11/20/2063(a)      1,871,960  
  1,236,809      GNMA, 4.684%, 5/20/2064(a)      1,350,194  
  64,803      GNMA, 4.700%, with various maturities from 2061 to 2062(a)(f)      68,673  
  12,330      GNMA, 4.720%, 3/20/2061(a)      12,374  
  9,327      GNMA, 6.000%, 12/15/2031      10,901  
  36,503      GNMA, 6.500%, 5/15/2031      43,345  
  44,045      GNMA, 7.000%, 10/15/2028      49,608  
     

 

 

 
        26,130,062  
     

 

 

 
       Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.6%  
  1,595,000      BANK, Series 2020-BN25, Class A5, 2.649%, 1/15/2063      1,749,338  
  1,310,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-LTRT, Class A2, 3.400%, 10/05/2030, 144A      1,271,135  
  1,488,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2014-UBS2, Class A5, 3.961%, 3/10/2047      1,624,743  
  4,282,000      Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2016-DC2, Class ASB, 3.550%, 2/10/2049      4,582,111  
  1,270,480      DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC2A, Class A4, 4.537%, 7/10/2044, 144A      1,285,398  
  2,600,000      Hudsons Bay Simon JV Trust, Series 2015-HB7, Class A7,
3.914%, 8/05/2034, 144A
     2,301,145  
  1,040,000      Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C8, Class A4, 3.134%, 12/15/2048      1,087,116  
  3,279,464      Starwood Retail Property Trust, Series 2014-STAR, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 1.470%,
1.622%, 11/15/2027, 144A(b)
     2,346,202  
     

 

 

 
     16,247,188  
     

 

 

 

 

63  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
       Treasuries — 31.1%  
$ 14,485,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 5/31/2022    $ 14,483,868  
  26,535,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 9/30/2022      26,533,964  
  18,650,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 6/30/2025      18,643,443  
  12,500,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 9/30/2025      12,486,328  
  47,425,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, 4/30/2025      47,704,734  
  4,600,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500%, 3/31/2025      4,653,367  
  20,945,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, 7/31/2023      21,593,804  
  19,720,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 8/31/2022      20,284,639  
  8,460,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 6/30/2022      8,699,590  
  12,480,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 7/15/2022      12,842,700  
  12,605,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 9/30/2022      13,012,693  
  1,755,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 1.875%, 4/30/2022      1,803,400  
  11,470,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, 2/15/2025      12,348,620  
  6,000,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125%, 5/15/2022      6,194,531  
  6,915,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250%, 1/31/2024      7,391,757  
  3,340,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250%, 10/31/2024      3,616,202  
  67,520,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, 10/31/2023      73,137,875  
  9,955,000      U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, 7/31/2025      11,201,708  
     

 

 

 
     316,633,223  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $912,317,179)

     928,633,064  
     

 

 

 
     
  Short-Term Investments — 6.3%   
  11,570,000      Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 0.020%, 10/07/2020(g)      11,569,884  
  7,210,647      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,210,647 on 10/01/2020 collateralized by $7,355,500 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250% due 9/30/2025 valued at $7,354,926 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      7,210,647  
  4,315,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.065%, 10/01/2020(g)      4,315,000  
  6,900,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.070%, 10/08/2020(g)      6,899,914  
  12,015,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.080%, 12/10/2020(g)      12,012,781  
  12,055,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.085%-0.105%, 11/05/2020(g)(h)      12,053,975  
  10,030,000      U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.098%, 10/29/2020(g)      10,029,279  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $64,091,772)

     64,091,480  
     

 

 

 
     
  

Total Investments — 97.5%

(Identified Cost $976,408,951)

     992,724,544  
   Other assets less liabilities — 2.5%      25,771,220  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 1,018,495,764  
     

 

 

 
     

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  64


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

     
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)      Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.

 

  (b)      Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2020 is disclosed.   
  (c)      Fair valued by the Fund's adviser. At September 30, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $2,501,798 or 0.2% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (d)      Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

  (e)      Interest only security. Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period.

 

  (f)      The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

  (g)      Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.   
  (h)      The Fund's investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

     
  144A      All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $38,040,534 or 3.7% of net assets.

 

  ABS      Asset-Backed Securities   
  ARMs      Adjustable Rate Mortgages   
  CMT      Constant Maturity Treasury   
  COFI      Cost Of Funds Index   
  FHLMC      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   
  FNMA      Federal National Mortgage Association   
  GNMA      Government National Mortgage Association   
  LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate   
  MTA      Monthly Treasury Average Interest   
  MTN      Medium Term Note   
  REMIC      Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit   
  SOFR      Secured Overnight Financing Rate   

 

65  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2020

 

Treasuries

     31.1

Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     29.1  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     18.2  

Hybrid ARMs

     3.9  

ABS Car Loan

     3.2  

Mortgage Related

     2.6  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     3.1  

Short-Term Investments

     6.3  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.5  

Other assets less liabilities

     2.5  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  66


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2020

 

     Credit Income
Fund
    Intermediate
Duration Bond
Fund
     Limited Term
Government

and Agency
Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 23,797,082     $ 311,166,119      $ 976,408,951  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (85,094     8,029,068        16,315,593  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

     23,711,988       319,195,187        992,724,544  

Cash

     24,894,158               

Due from brokers (Note 2)

           165,000         

Receivable for Fund shares sold

           1,870,525        3,399,642  

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

     18,435               

Receivable for securities sold

           777,428        32,969,877  

Dividends and interest receivable

     204,468       1,283,074        2,606,410  

Prepaid expenses (Note 8)

           31        101  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     48,829,049       323,291,245        1,031,700,574  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for securities purchased

     23,891,979       5,058,705        11,569,961  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

           423,733        599,773  

Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2)

           8,342         

Distributions payable

                  154,251  

Management fees payable (Note 6)

           55,259        268,765  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     43       135,821        401,775  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     30       11,305        35,734  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

           2,517        12,954  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     18,717       81,201        161,597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     23,910,769       5,776,883        13,204,810  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 24,918,280     $ 317,514,362      $ 1,018,495,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 25,002,998     $ 301,049,850      $ 1,033,300,396  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

     (84,718     16,464,512        (14,804,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 24,918,280     $ 317,514,362      $ 1,018,495,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

67  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

     Credit Income
Fund
     Intermediate
Duration Bond
Fund
     Limited Term
Government

and Agency
Fund
 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

        

Class A shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 997      $ 19,961,686      $ 296,216,546  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     100        1,816,111        25,677,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 9.97      $ 10.99      $ 11.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 10.41      $ 11.48      $ 11.81  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

        

Net assets

   $ 997      $ 668,120      $ 19,628,212  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     100        60,640        1,700,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.97      $ 11.02      $ 11.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 24,915,289      $ 3,307,406      $ 11,035,494  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     2,500,000        301,234        953,928  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.97      $ 10.98      $ 11.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 997      $ 293,577,150      $ 691,615,512  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     100        26,717,982        59,761,112  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.97      $ 10.99      $ 11.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  68


Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

     Credit Income
Fund(a)
    Intermediate
Duration Bond
Fund
    Limited Term
Government
and Agency
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Interest

   $ 5     $ 6,439,435     $ 14,708,731  

Dividends

     724              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     729       6,439,435       14,708,731  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Management fees (Note 6)

     287       666,934       3,080,893  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

           58,913       989,793  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     30       117,918       390,053  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     180       42,137       95,181  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

     12       192,428       738,991  

Audit and tax services fees

     18,000       51,986       56,323  

Custodian fees and expenses

           22,668       39,991  

Legal fees (Note 8)

           6,801       21,469  

Registration fees

     100       88,735       136,052  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     130       19,289       57,114  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8)

     338       31,634       45,581  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     19,077       1,299,443       5,651,441  

Fee/expense recovery (Note 6)

                 13,326  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

     (18,722     (175,130     (1,425
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     355       1,124,313       5,663,342  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     374       5,315,122       9,045,389  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS

      

Net realized gain on:

      

Investments

           8,040,203       9,395,293  

Futures contracts

           897,346        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     (85,094     4,393,337       8,389,983  

Futures contracts

           127,503        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts

     (85,094     13,458,389       17,785,276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (84,720   $ 18,773,511     $ 26,830,665  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

 

69  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Credit Income
Fund
    Intermediate Duration
Bond Fund
 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2020(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

      

Net investment income

   $ 374     $ 5,315,122     $ 5,737,366  

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

           8,937,549       5,241,457  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

     (85,094     4,520,840       6,546,482  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (84,720     18,773,511       17,525,305  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

      

Class A

           (502,738     (489,457

Class C

           (8,696     (4,669

Class N

           (94,763     (14,658

Class Y

           (6,108,309     (5,477,745
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (6,714,506     (5,986,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     25,003,000       64,275,136       62,370,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     24,918,280       76,334,141       73,909,247  

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of the year

           241,180,221       167,270,974  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 24,918,280     $ 317,514,362     $ 241,180,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  70


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Limited Term Government and
Agency Fund
 
     Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 9,045,389     $ 10,657,761  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     9,395,293       (805,903

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     8,389,983       23,250,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     26,830,665       33,102,620  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Class A

     (4,298,464     (6,888,790

Class C

     (141,631     (335,648

Class N

     (149,308     (117,078

Class Y

     (8,468,385     (9,249,815
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (13,057,788     (16,591,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     211,874,926       54,497,302  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     225,647,803       71,008,591  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the year

     792,847,961       721,839,370  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 1,018,495,764     $ 792,847,961  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

71  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Credit Income Fund—Class A  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.97  
 

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)(e)

    (0.30 )% 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(f)(g)

    0.82

Gross expenses(g)

    125.79

Net investment loss(g)

    (0.82 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(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.   |  72


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Credit Income Fund—Class C  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.97  
 

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)(e)

    (0.30 )% 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(f)(g)

    1.57

Gross expenses(g)

    126.54

Net investment loss(g)

    (1.57 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(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.

 

73  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Credit Income Fund—Class N  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.00 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.97  
 

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    (0.30 )% 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 24,915  

Net expenses(e)(f)

    0.52

Gross expenses(f)

    27.91

Net investment income(f)

    0.55

Portfolio turnover rate

    0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(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)

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.   |  74


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Credit Income Fund—Class Y  
    Period Ended
September 30,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.00  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.97  
 

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    (0.30 )% 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(e)(f)

    0.57

Gross expenses(f)

    125.54

Net investment loss(f)

    (0.57 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(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.

 

75  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Intermediate Duration Bond Fund—Class A*  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.51     $ 9.97     $ 10.29     $ 10.52     $ 10.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.19       0.25       0.22       0.17       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.54       0.55       (0.31     (0.12     0.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.73       0.80       (0.09     0.05       0.37  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.26     (0.23     (0.20     (0.21

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05                 (0.08     (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.25     (0.26     (0.23     (0.28     (0.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 10.99     $ 10.51     $ 9.97     $ 10.29     $ 10.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

    7.06     8.11     (0.85 )%      0.44     3.64

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 19,962     $ 21,415     $ 19,149     $ 21,828     $ 19,327  

Net expenses(d)

    0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Gross expenses

    0.72     0.72     0.70     0.72     0.72

Net investment income

    1.78     2.42     2.17     1.69     1.89

Portfolio turnover rate

    123     135     152     216     151

 

*

Effective August 31, 2016, Retail Class shares were redesignated as Class A shares.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  76


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Intermediate Duration Bond Fund—Class C  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Period Ended
September 30,
2016*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.54     $ 10.00     $ 10.30     $ 10.53     $ 10.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.17       0.13       0.10       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.54       0.55       (0.31     (0.13     0.00 (b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.65       0.72       (0.18     (0.03     0.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.12     (0.18     (0.12     (0.12     (0.01

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05                 (0.08      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.17     (0.18     (0.12     (0.20     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.02     $ 10.54     $ 10.00     $ 10.30     $ 10.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    6.27     7.28     (1.71 )%      (0.29 )%      0.08 %(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 668     $ 467     $ 2     $ 3,225     $ 3,088  

Net expenses(f)

    1.40     1.40     1.40     1.40     1.40 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    1.46     1.48     1.45     1.48     1.56 %(g) 

Net investment income

    1.00     1.64     1.31     0.95     0.86 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    123     135     152     216     151

 

*

From commencement of Class operations on August 31, 2016 through September 30, 2016.

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f)

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.

 

77  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Intermediate Duration Bond
Fund—Class N
 
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Period Ended
September 30,
2019*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.50     $ 10.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.54       0.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.76       0.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

   

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.19

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.28     (0.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 10.98     $ 10.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    7.39     6.19 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

   

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 3,307     $ 3,546  

Net expenses(d)

    0.35     0.35 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    0.43     0.42 %(e) 

Net investment income

    2.09     2.54 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    123     135 %(f) 

 

*

From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.

(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 year ended September 30, 2019.

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  78


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Intermediate Duration Bond Fund—Class Y*  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.51     $ 9.97     $ 10.29     $ 10.52     $ 10.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.27       0.25       0.20       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.54       0.55       (0.31     (0.13     0.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.75       0.82       (0.06     0.07       0.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.28     (0.26     (0.22     (0.24

Net realized capital gains

    (0.05                 (0.08     (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.27     (0.28     (0.26     (0.30     (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 10.99     $ 10.51     $ 9.97     $ 10.29     $ 10.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    7.33     8.38     (0.60 )%      0.69     3.90

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 293,577     $ 215,752     $ 148,119     $ 154,668     $ 139,398  

Net expenses(c)

    0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40

Gross expenses

    0.47     0.48     0.45     0.47     0.47

Net investment income

    2.01     2.67     2.43     1.93     2.11

Portfolio turnover rate

    123     135     152     216     151

 

*

Effective August 31, 2016, Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class Y shares.

(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)

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.

 

79  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Limited Term Government and Agency Fund—Class A  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.34     $ 11.09     $ 11.32     $ 11.51     $ 11.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.15       0.11       0.08       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.25       0.34       (0.13     (0.09     0.00 (b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.36       0.49       (0.02     (0.01     0.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.24     (0.21     (0.18     (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.54     $ 11.34     $ 11.09     $ 11.32     $ 11.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    3.19     4.42     (0.17 )%      (0.04 )%      0.93

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 296,217     $ 308,186     $ 328,475     $ 336,227     $ 442,671  

Net expenses

    0.78 %(d)      0.80     0.80     0.80     0.77

Gross expenses

    0.78     0.80     0.80     0.80     0.77

Net investment income

    0.93     1.31     1.02     0.67     0.96

Portfolio turnover rate

    319 %(e)      527 %(e)      157     126     109

 

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.80% to 0.75%.

(e)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies.

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  80


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Limited Term Government and Agency Fund—Class C  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.35     $ 11.10     $ 11.33     $ 11.52     $ 11.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income
(loss)(a)

    0.02       0.06       0.03       (0.01     0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.24       0.34       (0.13     (0.08     0.00 (b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.26       0.40       (0.10     (0.09     0.02  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.15     (0.13     (0.10     (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.54     $ 11.35     $ 11.10     $ 11.33     $ 11.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    2.34     3.64     (0.91 )%      (0.79 )%      0.18

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 19,628     $ 22,142     $ 23,341     $ 43,319     $ 73,027  

Net expenses

    1.53 %(d)      1.55     1.55     1.55     1.52

Gross expenses

    1.53     1.55     1.55     1.55     1.52

Net investment income (loss)

    0.18     0.57     0.24     (0.09 )%      0.21

Portfolio turnover rate

    319 %(e)      527 %(e)      157     126     109

 

(a)

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

(b)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 1.55% to 1.50%.

(e)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies.

 

81  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Limited Term Government and Agency Fund—Class N  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Period Ended
September 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.37     $ 11.12     $ 11.36     $ 11.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income(a)

    0.14       0.19       0.15       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.26       0.33       (0.14     0.08 (b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.40       0.52       0.01       0.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

       

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.27     (0.25     (0.16
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.57     $ 11.37     $ 11.12     $ 11.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    3.53     4.77     0.09     1.12 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

       

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 11,035     $ 5,272     $ 3,176     $ 1,900  

Net expenses(e)

    0.45 %(f)      0.46     0.46     0.47 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    0.46     0.48     0.48     0.50 %(g) 

Net investment income

    1.20     1.65     1.37     0.64 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    319 %(h)      527 %(h)      157     126 %(i) 

 

*

From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017.

(a)

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

(b)

The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.

(c)

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

(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)

Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.50% to 0.45%.

(g)

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

(h)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies.

(i)

Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended September 30, 2017.

 

  See accompanying notes to financial statements.   |  82


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Limited Term Government and Agency Fund—Class Y  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2020
    Year Ended
September 30,
2019
    Year Ended
September 30,
2018
    Year Ended
September 30,
2017
    Year Ended
September 30,
2016
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.38     $ 11.13     $ 11.36     $ 11.55     $ 11.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.17       0.14       0.11       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.25       0.34       (0.13     (0.09     0.00 (b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.38       0.51       0.01       0.02       0.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.19     (0.26     (0.24     (0.21     (0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.57     $ 11.38     $ 11.13     $ 11.36     $ 11.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    3.35     4.67     0.09     0.22     1.19

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 691,616     $ 457,248     $ 366,847     $ 360,322     $ 411,898  

Net expenses

    0.53 %(c)      0.55     0.55     0.55     0.52

Gross expenses

    0.53     0.55     0.55     0.55     0.52

Net investment income

    1.11     1.55     1.26     0.92     1.20

Portfolio turnover rate

    319 %(d)      527 %(d)      157     126     109

 

(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)

Effective July 1, 2020, the expense limit decreased from 0.55% to 0.50%.

(d)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2018 to 2020 is due to changes in volume of U.S. Treasury securities related to certain trading strategies.

 

83  |   See accompanying notes to financial statements.  


Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2020

 

1.  Organization.  Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Each Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trusts are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

Loomis Sayles Funds I:

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (the “Intermediate Duration Bond Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund (the “Credit Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (the “Limited Term Government and Agency Fund”)

Credit Income Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2020 via contributions to the Fund by Natixis Investment Managers, LLC (“Natixis”) and affiliates of $25,003,000.

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

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

Class A shares of Credit Income Fund and Intermediate Duration Bond Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.25%. Class A shares of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.25%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for 10 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 and Natixis ETF Trust II (“Natixis ETF Trusts”). Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as

 

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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 a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

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

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange

 

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or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser 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 (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.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Funds’ pricing policies and procedures.

As of September 30, 2020, securities held by the Funds were fair valued as follows:

 

Fund

  

Securities fair
valued by the
Fund’s adviser

    

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   $ 7,685        Less than 0.1

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     2,501,798        0.2

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income (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

 

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basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned, not to exceed the amount of positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis. 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.

The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities.

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

d.  Futures Contracts.  The Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When a Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by a Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of

 

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the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Daily fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable (payable) and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When a Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, a Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

e.  When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions.  The Funds may enter into when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. When-issued refers to transactions made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not been issued. Delayed delivery refers to transactions for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of when-issued and delayed delivery securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Funds at the time the commitment is entered into. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Funds take delivery of the security. No interest accrues to the Funds until the transaction settles.

Delayed delivery transactions include those designated as To Be Announced (“TBAs”) in the Portfolios of Investments. For TBAs, the actual security that will be delivered to fulfill the transaction is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. Certain transactions require the Funds or counterparty to post cash and/or securities as collateral for the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding delayed delivery commitments by segregating or earmarking cash or securities at the custodian.

Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Funds’ NAV as if the Funds’ had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

 

 

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There were no when-issued or delayed delivery securities held by the Funds as of September 30, 2020.

f.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trusts treat each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of September 30, 2020 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

g.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on 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 deferred Trustees’ fees, premium amortization, futures contract mark-to-market and paydown gains and losses.

 

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Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization, dividends payable, paydown gains and losses and futures 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.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

    2020 Distributions Paid From:     2019 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Total

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

  $ 6,686,899     $ 27,607     $ 6,714,506     $ 5,986,529     $   —     $ 5,986,529  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

    13,057,788             13,057,788       16,591,331             16,591,331  

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.

 

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As of September 30, 2020, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Credit
Income Fund

   

Intermediate
Duration
Bond Fund

    

Limited

Term
Government
and Agency
Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 377     $ 7,557,084      $ 324,433  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

           1,063,542         
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     377       8,620,626        324,433  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

       

Long-term:

       

No expiration date

                  (30,539,386
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

                  (30,539,386
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (85,095     7,979,707        15,966,347  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

   $ (84,718   $ 16,600,333      $ (14,248,606
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

   $     $      $ 5,297,261  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

    

Credit
Income Fund

   

Intermediate
Duration
Bond Fund

   

Limited

Term
Government
and Agency
Fund

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 23,797,083     $ 311,215,480     $ 976,758,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

   $ 17,618     $ 8,562,102     $ 19,094,186  

Gross tax depreciation

     (102,713     (582,395     (3,127,839
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (85,095   $ 7,979,707     $ 15,966,347  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

h.  Repurchase Agreements.  Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which each Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of

 

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default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2020, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

i.  Due from Brokers.  Transactions and positions in certain futures contracts are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Funds and the various broker/dealers. The due from broker balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund represents cash pledged as initial margin for futures contracts. In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

j.  Securities Lending.  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, neither Fund had loaned securities under this agreement.

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

 

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l.  New Accounting Pronouncement.  In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update introduces new fair value disclosure requirements, eliminates some prior fair value disclosure requirements, and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity is permitted to early adopt any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of the update and delay adoption of any new disclosures until the required effective date. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-13 and has determined to early adopt the removal of (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the policy for timing of transfers between levels. Amended disclosures required and permitted for early adoption by ASU 2018-13 have been incorporated in the Funds’ annual financial statements as of September 30, 2020.

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is expected to occur no later than December 31, 2021, regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides temporary guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 amendments offer optional expedients for contract modifications that would allow an entity to account for such modifications by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate, instead of evaluating each contract, in accordance with existing accounting standards, as to whether reference rate modifications constitute the establishment of new contracts or the continuation of existing contracts. ASU 2020-04 amendments are currently effective and an entity may elect to apply its provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020. No Fund contracts have yet been impacted by reference rate reform. Management expects to apply the optional expedients when appropriate.

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;

 

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

 

   

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

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

The Funds’ pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. The Funds’ adviser may use internally developed models to validate broker-dealer bid prices that are only available from a single broker or market maker. Such securities are considered and classified as fair valued. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Funds do not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

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

Credit Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $      $ 23,398,602      $   —      $ 23,398,602  

Preferred Stocks

           

Banking

     126,622                      126,622  

Food & Beverage

            186,764               186,764  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     126,622        186,764               313,386  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 126,622      $ 23,585,366      $      $ 23,711,988  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

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Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

       

ABS Home Equity

  $     $ 392,365     $ 3,643 (b)    $ 396,008  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          6,558,443       4,042 (b)      6,562,485  

All Other Bonds and Notes(a)

          305,351,117             305,351,117  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

          312,301,925       7,685       312,309,610  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

          6,885,577             6,885,577  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

          319,187,502       7,685       319,195,187  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

    27,507                   27,507  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 27,507     $ 319,187,502     $ 7,685     $ 319,222,694  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liability Valuation Inputs                        

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

  $ (14,348   $     $     $ (14,348
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

   

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

          

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   $   —      $ 182,589,845      $ 2,501,798 (b)    $ 185,091,643  

All Other Bonds and Notes(a)

            743,541,421              743,541,421  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

            926,131,266        2,501,798       928,633,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

            64,091,480              64,091,480  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $      $ 990,222,746      $ 2,501,798     $ 992,724,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser.

 

 

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September 30, 2020

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2019 and/or September 30, 2020:

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2019

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Bonds and Notes

         

ABS Car Loan

  $ 660,000     $     $     $     $  

ABS Home Equity

    16,609             (53     596        

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

                (223     352        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 676,609     $     $ (276   $ 948     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2020

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020

 

Bonds and Notes

         

ABS Car Loan

  $     $     $ (660,000   $     $  

ABS Home Equity

    (13,509                 3,643        

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    (19,582     23,495             4,042       352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (33,091   $ 23,495     $ (660,000   $ 7,685     $ 352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A debt security valued at $660,000 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the security. At September 30, 2020 this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

A debt security valued at $23,495 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020 this security was valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2019

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  $ 1,744,293     $     $ (220,975   $ 233,933     $ 635,051  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2020

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2020

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  $ (6,090,654   $ 6,200,150     $     $ 2,501,798     $ 211,625  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt securities valued at $6,200,150 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2019, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At September 30, 2020 these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities.

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 Intermediate Duration Bond Fund used during the period include futures contracts.

 

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Intermediate Duration Bond Fund is subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities. A Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage its duration in order to control interest rate risk without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the year ended September 30, 2020, Intermediate Duration Bond Fund used futures contracts to manage duration.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund as of September 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Assets

  

Unrealized
appreciation
on futures
contracts

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 27,507  

Liabilities

  

Unrealized
depreciation
on futures
contracts

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

     $(14,348)  

Transactions in derivative instruments for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund during the year ended September 30, 2020, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Futures
contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 897,346  

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures
contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 127,503  

As the Fund values its derivatives at fair value and recognizes changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, it does not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

The volume of futures contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, based on gross month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2020:

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

  

Futures

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     8.63

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     10.58

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     7.91

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2020

     7.91

Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.

Unrealized gain and/or loss on open futures is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of futures contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Funds’ net assets.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by each Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund:

 

Fund

  

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross

    

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   $ 165,000      $ 165,000  

 

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5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended September 30, 2020, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government/Agency
Securities
     Other Securities  

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

    

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Credit Income Fund

   $ 861,014      $      $ 22,936,069      $  

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     126,439,297        115,589,112        262,167,673        208,106,677  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     2,396,433,481        2,470,976,424        398,722,091        64,212,759  

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Loomis Sayles is a limited partnership whose sole general partner, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Inc., is indirectly owned by 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
$500 million
    Over
$500 million
 

Credit Income Fund

     0.4200     0.4200

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     0.2500     0.2500

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.3250     0.3000

Prior to July 1, 2020, Limited Term Government and Agency Fund paid a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets
 

Fund

   First
$500 million
    Next
$1.5 billion
    Over
$2 billion
 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.3750     0.3500     0.3000

 

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September 30, 2020

 

Loomis Sayles 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 January 31, 2022, except for Intermediate Duration Bond Fund, which is in effect until January 31, 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, 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 year ended September 30, 2020 the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class N

   

Class Y

 

Credit Income Fund

     0.82     1.57     0.52     0.57

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     0.65     1.40     0.35     0.40

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.75     1.50     0.45     0.50

Prior to July 1, 2020, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement for Limited Term Government and Agency Fund were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class N

   

Class Y

 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.80     1.55     0.50     0.55

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

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2020, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

    Gross
Management
Fees
    Contractual
Waivers of
Management
Fees
1
    Net
Management
Fees
     Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Gross

    

Net

 

Credit Income Fund

  $ 287     $ 287     $        0.42     

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

    666,934       173,820       493,114        0.25      0.18

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

    3,080,893             3,080,893        0.35      0.35

 

1

Waiver/expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

In addition, Loomis Sayles reimbursed non-class specific expenses of Credit Income Fund in the amount of $18,431. Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2021.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

Fund

  

Recovered Expenses

 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

   $ 13,326  

b.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trusts.

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

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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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.

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Service Fees     Distribution
Fees
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class C

 

Credit Income Fund

   $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     53,217       1,424       4,272  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     770,258       54,884       164,651  

 

1  

Less than $1.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Natixis Distribution refunded Limited Term Government and Agency Fund $1,420 of prior year Class A service fees paid to Natixis Distribution in excess of amounts subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries. Service and distribution fees on the Statements of Operations have been reduced by these amounts.

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with 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 Trusts 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 Trusts, 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 Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

 

Credit Income Fund

   $ 30  

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     117,918  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     390,053  

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  Natixis Distribution has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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 year ended September 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

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   $ 180,962  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     450,370  

As of September 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

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   $ 2,517  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     12,954  

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 year ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

   $ 63,379  

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trusts do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, Natixis or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees

 

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September 30, 2020

 

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 Trusts based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Prior to January 1, 2020, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $360,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $190,000, and the chairperson of the Governance Committee received an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.

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 Trusts as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Certain officers and employees of Natixis Advisors and Loomis Sayles are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts.

 

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g.  Affiliated Ownership.  As of September 30, 2020, the percentage of each Fund’s net assets owned by affiliates is as follows:

 

Credit Income Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Natixis and Affiliates

     100

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

     0.84

 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan

     0.19

Loomis Sayles Distribution

     0.13

Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund

     0.08

Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund

     0.05

Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund

     0.05

Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund

     0.04

Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund

     0.03

Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund

     0.01

Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund

     0.01

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.

h.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Funds to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2021, except for Credit Income Fund, which is in effect until January 31, 2022, and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the year ended September 30, 2020, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Funds for transfer agency expenses as follows:

 

     Reimbursement of
Transfer Agency
Expenses
 

Fund

  

Class N

 

Credit Income Fund

   $ 4  

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     1,310  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     1,425  

 

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September 30, 2020

 

i.  Payment by Affiliates.  For the year ended September 30, 2020, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Limited Term Government and Agency Fund $25,439 in connection with a trading error. This amount is included in realized gains in the Statement of Operations.

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 year ended September 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

 

Credit Income Fund

   $ 3      $ 3      $ 4      $ 2  

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     15,484        409        1,310        175,225  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     261,787        18,560        1,425        457,219  

8.  Line of Credit.  Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trusts, 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 year ended September 30, 2020, neither Fund had borrowings under this agreement.

9.  Risk.  Limited Term Government and Agency Fund’s investments in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks not associated with investments in other securities. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risk that unexpected changes in interest rates will have a direct effect on expected maturity. A shortened maturity may result in the reinvestment of prepaid

 

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September 30, 2020

 

amounts in securities with lower yields than the original obligations. An extended maturity may result in a reduction of a security’s value.

Global markets have experienced periods of high volatility triggered by the ongoing public health emergency known as coronavirus (“Covid-19”). As the situation continues, 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.

10.  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 September 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 Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

    

Number of 5%
Account Holders

    

Percentage of
Ownership

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     5        74.66

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.

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:

 

    
Period Ended
September 30, 2020(a)

 

Credit Income Fund

     Shares        Amount  
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

    
Period Ended
September 30, 2020(a)

 

Credit Income Fund

     Shares        Amount  
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,500,000      $ 25,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     2,500,000      $ 25,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

     2,500,300      $ 25,003,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on September 29, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

11.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
Year Ended
September 30, 2020

 
   
Year Ended
September 30, 2019(a)

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     324,729     $ 3,474,978       398,531     $ 4,099,679  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     46,350       490,629       47,051       480,510  

Redeemed

     (592,250     (6,368,788     (328,671     (3,334,024
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (221,171   $ (2,403,181     116,911     $ 1,246,165  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     19,815     $ 211,443       43,629     $ 442,533  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     773       8,198       435       4,496  

Redeemed

     (4,252     (45,689     (3     (26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     16,336     $ 173,952       44,061     $ 447,003  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     8,686     $ 92,320       336,294     $ 3,517,593  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,959       94,763       1,393       14,658  

Redeemed

     (54,098     (585,173            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (36,453   $ (398,090     337,687     $ 3,532,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     12,426,531     $ 132,862,309       10,382,829     $ 104,956,223  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     557,209       5,914,095       500,421       5,110,711  

Redeemed

     (6,797,325     (71,873,949     (5,211,508     (52,921,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     6,186,415     $ 66,902,455       5,671,742     $ 57,145,052  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

     5,945,127     $ 64,275,136       6,170,401     $ 62,370,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on February 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 for Class N shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

11.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
Year Ended
September 30, 2020

 
   
Year Ended
September 30, 2019

 

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     8,119,093     $ 93,051,564       6,604,468     $ 73,758,793  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     294,326       3,364,566       468,020       5,253,188  

Redeemed

     (9,910,542     (113,643,142     (9,509,963     (106,560,526
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (1,497,123   $ (17,227,012     (2,437,475   $ (27,548,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,390,000     $ 15,896,924       1,272,362     $ 14,195,722  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,812       100,557       21,420       240,567  

Redeemed

     (1,649,132     (18,865,977     (1,445,466     (16,189,983
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (250,320   $ (2,868,496     (151,684   $ (1,753,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     719,991     $ 8,232,916       351,754     $ 3,935,676  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     12,962       148,889       10,232       115,280  

Redeemed

     (242,561     (2,793,313     (183,979     (2,066,729
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     490,392     $ 5,588,492       178,007     $ 1,984,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     54,197,489     $ 624,437,973       26,296,159     $ 295,778,178  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     574,408       6,596,941       623,009       7,019,684  

Redeemed

     (35,196,219     (404,652,972     (19,697,925     (220,982,548
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     19,575,678     $ 226,381,942       7,221,243     $ 81,815,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

     18,318,627     $ 211,874,926       4,810,091     $ 54,497,302  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund:

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds I), Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (two of the funds constituting Loomis Sayles Funds II) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2020, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2020, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund Name    Statements of operation      Statements of changes in
net assets

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   For the year ended September 30, 2020      For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund

   For the period from September 29, 2020 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2020      For the period from September 29, 2020 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2020

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

   For the year ended September 30, 2020      For the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 20, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Natixis Investment Company Complex since at least 1995. We have not determined the specific year we began serving as auditor.

 

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2020 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to

Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Capital Gains Distributions.  Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Fund paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

  

Amount

 

Intermediate Duration Bond Fund

   $ 27,607  

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2020, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

  

 

 

Credit Income Fund

  

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trusts and is available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)

Edmond J. English

(1953)

 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

54

Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired;  

54

Director of Triumph Group (aerospace industry)

  Significant experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of Contract Review Committee

  Retired  

54

Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance); formerly, Director, Eastern Bank (bank)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Martin T. Meehan

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

Maureen B. Mitchell

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

54

Director, Sterling Bancorp (bank)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity)  

54

Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Kirk A. Sykes

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2019

Contract Review Committee Member

  Managing Director of Accordia Partners, LLC (real estate development); President of Primary Corporation (real estate development); Managing Principal of Merrick Capital Partners (infrastructure finance); formerly, President of Urban Strategy America Fund (real estate fund manager)  

54

Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); formerly Director, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (real estate investment trust)

  Experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including real estate companies and banks)

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2

and Other
Directorships Held
During Past
5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

Kevin P. Charleston3

(1965)

One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111

 

Trustee since 2015

President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2015

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

David L. Giunta4

(1965)

 

Trustee since 2011

President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2015

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation

 

1 

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Mr. Drucker was appointed to serve an additional one year term as the Chairperson of the Board on June 12, 2019.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

4 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts

 

Term of Office1 and

Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years2

OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II   Since 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since 2016

 

Since 2020

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

2 

Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from an officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and persons performing similar functions. There have been no amendments or waivers of the Registrant’s code of ethics during the period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has established an audit committee. Mr. Edmond J. English, Mr. Martin T. Meehan, Mr. Peter Smail, Mr. Erik R. Sirri and Ms. Cynthia L. Walker are members of the audit committee and have been designated as “audit committee financial experts” by the Board of Trustees. Each of these individuals is also an Independent Trustee of the Registrant.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Registrant.

The table below sets forth fees billed by the principal accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, for the past two fiscal years for professional services rendered in connection with a) the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with regulatory filings; b) audit-related services (including services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and but not reported under “Audit Fees”); c) tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning and d) all other fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the Registrant, other than the services reported as a part of (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

     Audit fees      Audit-related fees1      Tax fees2      All other fees  
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
 

Loomis Sayles Funds I

   $ 442,185      $ 446,607      $ 3,035      $ 2,896      $ 89,924      $ 86,682      $ —        $ —    

 

1.

Audit-related fees consist of:

2019 & 2020 - performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan.

 

2.

Tax fees consist of:

2019 & 2020 – review of Registrant’s tax returns.

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for non-audit services during 2019 and 2020 were $92,959 and $89,578 respectively.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Adviser and Control Affiliates.

The following table sets forth the fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Control Affiliates”) that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for engagements that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant for the last two fiscal years.

 

     Audit-related fees      Tax fees      All other fees  
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
     10/1/18-
9/30/19
     10/1/19-
9/30/20
 

Control Affiliates

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    


The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and Control Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for the last two fiscal years, including the fees disclosed in the table above.

 

     Aggregate Non-Audit Fees  
     10/1/18-9/30/19      10/1/19-9/30/20  

Control Affiliates

   $ 32,252      $ 1,646  

None of the services described above were approved pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Audit Committee Pre Approval Policies.

Annually, the Registrant’s Audit Committee reviews the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services together with the projected fees, for services proposed to be rendered to the Trust and/or other entities for which pre-approval is required during the upcoming year. Any subsequent revisions to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) and requests for pre-approval of new services would be presented for consideration quarterly as needed.

If, in the opinion of management, a proposed engagement by the Registrant’s independent accountants needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, any member of the Audit Committee who is an Independent Trustee of the Registrant is authorized to pre-approve the engagement, but only for engagements to provide audit, audit related and tax services. This approval is subject to review of the full Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting. All other engagements require the approval of all the members of the Audit Committee.

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)    Code of Ethics required by Item 2 hereof, filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1).
(a)    (2)    Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant 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)       Certification 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.

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I
By:   /s/ Kevin Charleston
Name:   Kevin Charleston
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 23, 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/ Kevin Charleston
Name:   Kevin Charleston
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 23, 2020

 

By:   /s/ Michael C. Kardok
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:   November 23, 2020