N-CSR 1 d13457dncsr.htm GATEWAY TRUST Gateway Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22099

 

 

Gateway Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Natalie Wagner, Esq.

Natixis Distribution, LLC

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2021

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

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


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Annual Report

December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

Mirova Global Green Bond Fund

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund

Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund

Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Table of Contents

Portfolio Review     1  
Portfolio of Investments     28  
Financial Statements     45  
Notes to Financial Statements     74  

 

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GATEWAY FUND

 

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

 

 

Investment Goal

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

 

 

Management Discussion

2021 was the third consecutive year of double-digit return for the S&P 500® Index, powering its three-year cumulative return above 100% for the first time since early March 2012, a three-year period that began at the bear market bottom of the Great Financial Crisis. Additionally, returns were positive in each quarter of 2021, though the September equity market pullback brought that streak to the brink. The equity market started the year in impressive fashion with returns of 6.17% and 8.55% in the first and second quarters, respectively. Macroeconomic stabilization and improvement driven by a relaxation of pandemic mitigation policies and additional fiscal stimulus helped investors digest concerns surrounding the outlook for inflation, labor market imbalances, and rising interest rates. Equity market strength continued in July and August, but the S&P 500® Index eked out a third quarter return of just 0.58% as the market pulled back, surrendering to a growing list of investor concerns including new Covid-19 variants, the outlook for inflation and uncertainty surrounding fiscal and monetary policy. September’s decline carried into early October as the S&P 500® Index lost 5.12% from September 2 to October 4, its largest peak-to-trough drawdown of the year. The equity market’s fourth quarter was the strongest of all, with a return of 11.03%, but was not the smoothest as inflation and monetary policy concerns drove a short but intense bout of volatility mid-quarter. The S&P 500® Index ended the year just shy of its all-time high reached on December 29.

The downtrend in implied volatility that began after the Cboe® Volatility Index (the VIX®) peaked at record levels in March 2020 continued over the first half of 2021. The VIX® spent most of the year ranging from the mid-teens to the low 20s while posting 21 days of closing values above 25, including six days when it closed above 30. The result was an average closing value of 19.66 for the year, slightly above its long-term average of 19.48. While the downtrend brought the measure to below-average levels at various points throughout the year, it never closed below 15, thus establishing a Covid-19 era low that was above the low readings that persisted for several years prior to the pandemic. Specifically, the VIX® averaged 14.86 during the seven-year period from 2013 to 2019. Although implied volatility was elevated in 2021, realized volatility, as measured by the standard deviation of daily returns for the S&P 500® Index, was below-average at 13.09% for the year. The spread between S&P 500® Index realized volatility and average implied volatility, often referred to as the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP), was positive in 2021, as is typical. However, the spread was consistently wider than normal as VRP ended the year on a 15-month trend of readings that have been above the historical monthly average of 4.15%.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Gateway Fund returned 11.49% at net asset value. The Fund’s primary benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, returned 28.71% for the same period, while its secondary benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned -1.54%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks that is designed to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index, while also selling index call options and purchasing index put options. The Fund seeks to generate returns by creating cash flow through writing at-the-money index call options against the full value of its underlying equity portfolio. The written call options, premium levels of which have a high correlation to volatility, provide cash flow into the Fund, yet may limit upside participation in an equity market advance. The Fund uses some of the cash flow from index call option writing to purchase out-of-the-money index put options to mitigate sudden and severe price declines in the equity portfolio. An index call option is considered at-the-money when the price of the underlying index is the same as the option’s strike price. Additionally, an index put option is deemed out-of-the money when its strike price is below the price of the underlying index. It is the net premium-to-earn from selling index call options less the price of protective index put options that is a significant factor in determining how much participation the Fund will have in a rising

 

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market and how much downside mitigation is delivered in a declining market. In the long term, the combination of the diversified stock portfolio, steady cash flow from the sale of index call options and downside mitigation from index put options is intended to provide the Fund with a majority of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk.

The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for the year while achieving the risk component of its objective by exhibiting less than half the risk of the equity market. 2021 marked the Fund’s highest calendar year return since 2003. Returns for the year were buoyed by relatively elevated implied volatility and active management focused on the higher volatility priced into longer-dated call option contracts and a persistently above-average VRP. The Fund’s two-part option strategy delivered significant risk mitigation during market declines and equity market participation during the periods in which the equity market advanced. Specifically, the Fund had smaller losses than the S&P 500® Index when equity market returns were negative in January, September and November and provided 2.51 percentage points of risk mitigation with a return of -2.61% during the max drawdown period for the S&P 500® Index from September 2 through October 4. The Fund’s positive but lagging returns of 3.23%, 3.98% and 4.32% in the first, second and fourth quarters of 2021 led to underperformance for the year as the Fund was unable to keep pace with the S&P 500® Index’s strong advances. When the equity market advances at an above-average rate, underperformance is expected, as the risk-reducing option strategy generates losses that detract from return. Consequently, the fourth quarter, which was the strongest equity market quarter of the year, produced the most significant period of lagging performance for the Fund. From October 4 through November 18, the equity market’s recovery from its largest loss of the year developed into a rally to new highs and the S&P 500® Index advanced 9.60%, while the Fund generated a return of 4.06%. Over the remainder of the year, the S&P 500® Index added 1.47% to its return while the Fund returned 0.43%.

The Fund’s equity portfolio returned 28.38% in 2021, a performance differential of (0.33) percentage points versus the S&P 500® Index. Consistent with its investment objective, the measured risk of the Fund was low relative to the US equity market, as its standard deviation of daily returns for 2021 was 6.12% versus 13.09% for the S&P 500® Index.

The Fund began the year with index put option coverage in a range of 80% to 95%, a positioning that had been maintained since August 2020. The investment team incrementally added index put options in January, restoring put coverage to greater than 95% by the end of the month. The increases in put coverage in January were executed in conjunction with adjustments to the Fund’s written call option positions with the goal of maintaining a consistent risk profile while benefiting from lower put costs. Amid heightened equity market volatility in late November and early December, Gateway’s investment team opportunistically monetized higher volatility being priced into index put contracts and preserved index put gains in the event of a sudden and sharp market recovery, while maintaining the Fund’s typical risk profile. The investment team closed out one index put option position on December 3, lowering put coverage to a range of 80% to 95%. This position was maintained until December 16 when the investment team restored put coverage to greater than 95% as index put options became more reasonably priced when VIX® levels declined from their relatively elevated levels earlier in the month. The Fund maintained a portfolio of written index call options on the full value of its equity holdings over the course of the year, while making active adjustments to positions in response to changing market conditions and opportunistically taking advantage of the higher implied volatility that was priced into longer-dated contracts.

Outlook

Gateway’s investment philosophy is informed by its long history and maintains that the equity market is the most reliable source of attractive long-term returns, despite its high volatility relative to other asset classes and tendency to periodically deliver significant short-term losses. Gateway’s investment philosophy also holds that consistency is key to long-term success and that generating cash flow with index options, rather than seeking to forecast the market, can lower the risk of participating in equity markets. By staying true to this philosophy and continuing to manage strategies consistent with the firm’s historical approach, Gateway assists Fund shareholders in managing risk while pursuing long-term returns in an uncertain environment. Rather than attempting to anticipate how events will unfold, Gateway will continue to focus on making prudent adjustments to its option portfolios to maintain the risk profile of the Fund in response to changing market conditions.

 

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GATEWAY FUND

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares4

December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2021

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

   
Security Name    % of Net
Assets
 
  1    

Apple, Inc.

     7.07
  2    

Microsoft Corp.

     6.37  
  3    

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.70  
  4    

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     3.21  
  5    

Tesla, Inc.

     2.12  
  6    

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     2.10  
  7    

NVIDIA Corp.

     1.88  
  8    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.70  
  9    

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     1.58  
  10    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1.54  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20214

 

           
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      Life of
Class N
     Expense Ratios5  
   Gross      Net  
     
Class Y                    
NAV      11.49      6.94      5.96             0.72      0.70
     
Class A                    
NAV      11.24        6.69        5.71               0.97        0.94  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      4.85        5.43        5.09                 
     
Class C                    
NAV      10.41        5.89        5.07               1.72        1.70  
With CDSC1      9.41        5.89        5.07                 
     
Class N (Inception 5/1/17)                    
NAV      11.57                      6.66        0.65        0.65  
   
Comparative Performance                    
S&P 500® Index2      28.71        18.47        16.55        18.02          
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3      -1.54        3.57        2.90        3.51                    

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

 

1

Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase, and includes automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

4

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

 

5

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 4/30/22. 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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GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND

 

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

 

 

Investment Goal

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

 

 

Management Discussion

2021 was the third consecutive year of double-digit return for the S&P 500® Index, powering its three-year cumulative return above 100% for the first time since early March 2012, a three-year period that began at the bear market bottom of the Great Financial Crisis. Additionally, returns were positive in each quarter of 2021, though the September equity market pullback brought that streak to the brink. The equity market started the year in impressive fashion with returns of 6.17% and 8.55% in the first and second quarters, respectively. Macroeconomic stabilization and improvement driven by a relaxation of pandemic mitigation policies and additional fiscal stimulus helped investors digest concerns surrounding the outlook for inflation, labor market imbalances, and rising interest rates. Equity market strength continued in July and August, but the S&P 500® Index eked out a third quarter return of just 0.58% as the market pulled back, surrendering to a growing list of investor concerns including new Covid-19 variants, the outlook for inflation and uncertainty surrounding fiscal and monetary policy. September’s decline carried into early October as the S&P 500® Index lost 5.12% from September 2 to October 4, its largest peak-to-trough drawdown of the year. The equity market’s fourth quarter was the strongest of all, with a return of 11.03%, but was not the smoothest as inflation and monetary policy concerns drove a short but intense bout of volatility mid-quarter. The S&P 500® Index ended the year just shy of its all-time high reached on December 29.

The downtrend in implied volatility that began after the Cboe® Volatility Index (the VIX®) peaked at record levels in March 2020 continued over the first half of 2021. The VIX® spent most of the year ranging from the mid-teens to the low 20s while posting 21 days of closing values above 25, including 6 days when it closed above 30. The result was an average closing value of 19.66 for the year, slightly above its long-term average of 19.48. While the downtrend brought the measure to below-average levels at various points throughout the year, it never closed below 15, thus establishing a Covid-19 era low that was above the low readings that persisted for several years prior to the pandemic. Specifically, the VIX® averaged 14.86 during the seven-year period from 2013 to 2019. Although implied volatility was elevated in 2021, realized volatility, as measured by the standard deviation of daily returns for the S&P 500® Index, was below-average at 13.09% for the year. The spread between S&P 500® Index realized volatility and average implied volatility, often referred to as the Volatility Risk Premium (VRP), was positive in 2021, as is typical. However, the spread was consistently wider than normal as VRP ended the year on a 15-month trend of readings that have been above the historical monthly average of 4.15%.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund returned 19.43% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM), which returned 20.47% for the period. The Fund also underperformed its secondary benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, returned 28.71%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks that is designed to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index and support its index option-based risk management strategy as efficiently as possible while seeking to enhance the Fund’s after-tax total return. The Fund seeks to generate returns by writing at- and near-the-money index call options against the full value of its underlying equity portfolio. The steady cash flow from call option writing is intended to be an important source of the Fund’s return, although it reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. The index call options written by the Fund often have similar characteristics to the single index call option present in the BXMSM at any given time. However, unlike the BXMSM, the Fund employs an active strategy that gives its management team discretion to diversify expiration dates and strike prices across a portfolio of index call options and to opportunistically pursue attractive call premiums while maintaining a relatively consistent risk profile.

The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark for the year while achieving the risk component of its objective by exhibiting less risk than the equity market. 2021 marked the Fund’s highest calendar-year return since its inception in 2014. Returns for the year were buoyed by relatively elevated implied volatility and active management focused on the higher volatility priced into longer-dated call option contracts and a persistently above-average VRP. The Fund’s diversified and active index call option writing approach

 

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generated risk reducing cash flow throughout 2021 while delivering equity market participation during periods in which the equity market advanced and downside risk mitigation during market declines. Specifically, the Fund produced positive returns in all four quarters while incurring smaller losses than the S&P 500® Index in January, September, and November when equity market returns were negative. Furthermore, the Fund provided loss mitigation of 2.28 percentage points during the maximum drawdown period for the S&P 500® Index with a return of -2.84% from September 2 through October 4. After outperforming the BXMSM in the first half of the year with a return of 11.41% compared to the BXM’sSM return of 11.10%, the Fund underperformed in the second half with a return of 7.20%, compared to the BXM’sSM return of 8.43%. This was due primarily to the Fund’s performance during the equity market’s recovery and rally to new highs after its brief but sharp decline from late November to early December. As the equity market began to recover, the BXMSM was better positioned for a market advance, having more market exposure than usual because the index call option it wrote in November was far out-of-the-money after the equity market decline. The Fund, in contrast, had less market exposure than the BXMSM because its actively managed approach lowered the weighted-average strike price of its written call option portfolio as the market declined in order to maintain its typical risk profile. Consequently, as the market advanced over the remainder of December, the BXMSM returned 4.86%, while the Fund returned 3.64%, underperforming by 1.22%. Prior to December’s equity market advance, the Fund had outperformed the BXMSM in 2021, as its year-to-date return through December 1 was 15.23% compared to 14.89% for the BXMSM. .

The Fund’s equity portfolio returned 28.87% for the year, a performance differential of positive 0.16 percentage points versus the S&P 500® Index. The measured risk of the Fund was lower than that of the US equity market and the BXMSM, as its standard deviation of daily returns for 2021 was 8.50%, versus 13.09% and 8.61% for the S&P 500® Index and the BXMSM, respectively.

Outlook

Gateway’s investment philosophy is informed by its long history and maintains that the equity market is the most reliable source of attractive long-term returns, despite its high volatility relative to other asset classes and tendency to periodically deliver significant short-term losses. Gateway’s investment philosophy also holds that consistency is key to long-term success and that generating cash flow with index options, rather than seeking to forecast the market, can lower the risk of participating in equity markets. By staying true to this philosophy and continuing to manage strategies consistent with the firm’s historical approach, Gateway assists Fund shareholders in managing risk while pursuing long-term returns in an uncertain environment. Rather than attempting to anticipate how events will unfold, Gateway will continue to focus on making prudent adjustments to its option portfolios to maintain the risk profile of the Fund in response to changing market conditions.

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares4

September 30, 2014 (inception) through December 31, 2021

 

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GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

   
Security Name    % of Net
Assets
 
  1    

Apple, Inc.

     6.84
  2    

Microsoft Corp.

     6.26  
  3    

Amazon.com, Inc.

     3.68  
  4    

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     2.17  
  5    

Tesla, Inc.

     2.13  
  6    

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2.04  
  7    

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     2.00  
  8    

NVIDIA Corp.

     1.88  
  9    

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     1.55  
  10    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     1.46  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.

Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20214

 

         
      1 Year      5 Years      Life of Class      Expense Ratios5  
   Gross      Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 9/30/14)            Class Y/A/C        Class N          
NAV      19.43      9.91      8.45             1.10      0.68
     
Class A (Inception 9/30/14)                    
NAV      19.20        9.63        8.19               1.36        0.93  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      12.32        8.34        7.31                 
     
Class C (Inception 9/30/14)                    
NAV      18.28        8.80        7.39               2.10        1.68  
With CDSC1      17.28        8.80        7.39                 
     
Class N (Inception 5/1/17)                    
NAV      19.49                      9.67        1.22        0.63  
   
Comparative Performance                    
Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM)2      20.47        7.84        6.97        7.28          
S&P 500® Index3      28.71        18.47        15.08        18.02                    

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

 

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Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase, and includes automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

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

 

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

 

4

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

 

5

Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense limitations set to expire on 4/30/23. 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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MIROVA GLOBAL GREEN BOND FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Marc Briand   Class A    MGGAX
Charles Portier   Class N    MGGNX
Bertrand Rocher   Class Y    MGGYX
Mirova US LLC  

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks to provide total return, through a combination of capital appreciation and current income, by investing in green bonds.

 

 

Market Conditions

In wake of 2020, we anticipated that 2021 would be i) far less impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and ii) marked by inflation blips as a result of a combination of central banks’ balance sheet expansion, production bottlenecks, and consumers’ willingness to spend the cash reserves they had accumulated over lockdowns and curfews. The Delta variant has derailed this scenario, except for inflation, which has driven rates far higher on the back of fears that central banks would little by little have to accept that surging prices could last longer than they were previously claiming. This is what has driven the German Bund from -0.60% to -0.18% and US 10-year rates from 0.90% to 1.50% over the year, with dramatic swings which were largely attributable to Delta. Credit markets rallied up to the end of November when the discovery of the Omicron variant ignited a wave of panic that quickly dissipated due to the variants’ lack of severity.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Mirova Global Green Bond Fund returned -2.69% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index – USD Hedged, which returned -2.30%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The duration and curve strategy detracted from performance as the Fund’s global duration was set lower than the index during February on the long end of the curve when yields globally went down due to the Delta variant. Furthermore, the curve flattening had negative performance implications for the Fund.

From an allocation perspective, the Fund’s strategy was positive. The long position in corporates versus other asset classes paid off. Since the beginning of the year, we saw value in this asset class, which had full support from central banks. Credit exposure represented approximately 50% of the Fund during the year.

Security selection decisions brought value, mainly within the corporate sector. The main contributors were Baywa, Vena Energy and Orsted. Baywa is a German group specialized in energy, agriculture and building materials. Credit spreads on the Fund’s holdings contracted by 100 basis points (bps), due to their positive business, driving performance. Vena Energy is a utility company from Singapore, whose credit spreads on the Fund’s holdings contracted, due to the issuer’s high beta profile, resulting in positive contributions to overall returns., Orsted, which is one of the leaders in offshore wind turbines in Europe, benefited from spreads contracting.

Outlook

As Omicron is reportedly less aggressive than the Delta variant it is beginning to overcome, there is a decent probability that the Covid-19 crisis loses further traction, which may fuel even more positive momentum for the economy, especially for the lowest paid workers, provided central banks manage to curb inflation without jeopardizing the growth prospects we think are very solid. We believe central bankers will have the means to reach that target, which means 2022 might be constructive. The only real cloud on the horizon remains whether Russia’s Putin and the Western leaders might find an agreement to avoid prompting any kind of intervention of either NATO or Russia, if not both, in Ukraine.

 

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MIROVA GLOBAL GREEN BOND FUND

 

 

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

February 28, 2017 (inception) through December 31, 2021

 

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Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20212

 

       
      1 Year      Life of Fund      Expense Ratios3  
      Gross      Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 2/28/17)                
NAV      -2.69      3.43      1.14      0.68
     
Class A (Inception 2/28/17)                
NAV      -3.02        3.17        1.39        0.93  
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge      -7.16        2.26          
     
Class N (Inception 2/28/17)                
NAV      -2.73        3.49        1.03        0.63  
   
Comparative Performance              
Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index – USD Hedged1      -2.30        3.85                    

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

 

1

The Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index - USD Hedged provides a broad-based measure of global fixed-income securities issued to fund projects with direct environmental benefits according to MSCI ESG Research’s green bond criteria. The green bonds are primarily investment-grade, or may be classified by other sources when bond ratings are not available. The Index may include green bonds from the corporate, securitized, Treasury, or government-related sectors.

 

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 4/30/23. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense limitations.

 

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Managers   Symbols
Jens Peers, CFA®   Class A    ESGMX
Hua Cheng, CFA®, PhD   Class C    ESGCX
Amber Fairbanks, CFA®   Class N    ESGNX
Mirova US LLC   Class Y    ESGYX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

2021 was generally a very positive year for global equity investors, albeit with high levels of volatility. Low interest rates and central bank support through bond buy-back programs provided an almost endless level of money supply for the economy and markets. This has pushed up valuations in equity markets, especially in high growth sectors and the US market in general. Inflation and concerns that this favorable low interest rate environment may soon end have led to a sector and style rotation during 2021. Traditional energy companies and banks benefited the most, also helped by higher oil prices and higher interest rates, respectively. Renewable energy stocks underperformed significantly, having entered the year with relatively high valuations. Increased competition from oil and gas companies, combined with supply chain issues (raw material price inflation and transportation issues), further impacted margins negatively in the wind sector, and less favorable proposed regulation in California adversely impacted solar companies. Growth stocks posted generally strong results, but we saw that many large technology stocks are also not immune to wage inflation and supply chain issues.

In the real world, natural disasters caused human and economic tragedies. Wildfires in southern Europe and California, floods in Germany, Austria and Belgium, and Hurricane Ida are major examples of this year’s climate change-related disasters, with a combined economic cost of well over $100 billion. Markets didn’t blink, at least not until September when it became clear that Chinese property developer China Evergrande, a group with $260 billion in debt, was in financial trouble; fears of another Lehman scenario led to a quick correction in equity prices globally. Elsewhere in the market, oil and gas prices continued their upward trajectory as demand increased while supply did not follow the same path, even causing some bankruptcies in the UK utility sector. A shortage of drivers in the transportation sector and a general lack of employees in other sectors created shortages and wage inflation. Nonetheless, earnings growth in developed markets was, on average, stronger than expected in 2021, pushing global equity markets to all-time highs in November. However, the year ended as it started, with high volatility as some economies found themselves again in lockdown because of concerns around the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.

 

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund returned 18.06% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI World Index (Net), which returned 21.82%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

There were a few drivers of the strategy’s underperformance in 2021. The strategy focuses on investing in companies positively exposed to long-term secular trends, resulting in less cyclical exposure compared to the broad market. The strategy has no exposure to traditional energy and is underweight financials, particularly large banks as the team doesn’t see them as being positively exposed to secular trends. Energy and financials performed very strongly during the year, and the lack of exposure in these sectors hurt relative performance.

Alternative energy stocks Orsted and Vestas declined significantly during the year. Given a strong outlook for the long-term demand environment for renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and with both stocks having sustainable competitive advantages, the team remains comfortable continuing to hold them. Although competition has increased, updated valuation analysis incorporating significantly increased competition in their markets shows both stocks are trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value.

Stock selection in Communication Services, coupled with a significant underweight to the sector, positively impacted performance. Additionally, stock selection within Health Care benefitted performance driven by continued strong performance from healthcare equipment providers ThermoFisher and Danaher, along with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.

The portfolio invests in companies offering solutions to and/or expecting to benefit from the demographic, technological, environmental and governance-related transitions that are expected to transform the world’s economies and societies during the next decade.

 

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From a geographical standpoint, the portfolio is underweight the U.S. This regional allocation is driven by bottom-up valuation; the U.S. is on its 12th year of outperforming international markets and the team continues to find better valued opportunities outside the U.S.

The portfolio continues to have a bias to European names while being underweight US names; this bias is a result of bottom-up fundamental analysis where the team is finding more attractively priced securities outside of the US, given US outperformance over international markets since 2011. In terms of sector exposure, the portfolio currently has no exposure to energy (oil and gas extraction) or real estate and is underweight financials. This is mainly driven by valuation (real estate) and the team’s thematic and sustainability approach as trends like the digitalization of our economy, which saw strong Covid-19-related growth, are expected to continue to grow strongly. Similarly, support for the health care sector is expected to show solid growth as a reaction to COVID-19 in the short-term, and as a result of an aging population and continued focus on health and well-being in the longer-term; as such, the portfolio remains overweight health care. There is also an underweight position in the more defensive consumer staples sector, which to some extent is offset by an overweight position in materials (mainly natural food ingredients). With many governments still committed to keeping global warming limited to a 2-degree Celsius scenario, we expect climate change to remain a driver of political debate, and the portfolio will continue to shy away from fossil fuel extraction in favor of renewables and companies focused on energy efficiency. The team continues to prefer companies with strong balance sheets, solid management teams, and positive exposure to long-term secular trends.

During the first quarter of 2021, the investment team trimmed several stocks where they did not see as much upside in valuation after strong stock runs including Signature Bank, Aptiv, Novo Nordisk, and Alphabet. The proceeds were used to add to Takeda, the Japanese pharmaceutical company, and technology company Adobe. We also initiated positions in Nvidia Corp. and Eli Lilly & Co.

In the second quarter, the investment team exited positions in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, Coloplast, and Danone, and added to Bright Horizons and NVIDIA.

During the third quarter the team added to their position in AIA Group Ltd. AIA is the leader in the Asian life insurance market with business in more than 15 Asian countries. It is uniquely positioned to benefit from the structural long-term opportunities driven by higher population growth, stronger income growth and lower life insurance penetration in Asian countries. Its stock price was recently hurt, partly by new Delta variant concerns, and its valuation became more attractive, presenting a great opportunity for the investment team to add to the position.

Over the course of the fourth quarter, the team exited positions in both Alphabet Inc. and Eaton Corp., added new positions in Iberdola, MercadoLibre, Sunrun, and Xylem, while also trimming their position in Nvidia Corp., and adding to Ball Corp., Mastercard, Ecolab, Eli Lilly, and Oracle.

Outook

Covid-19 stimulus spending is expected to provide a robust platform for long-term economic growth, as many governments try to stimulate their local economies by targeting infrastructure investments. Areas like water infrastructure, sustainable and local energy production, health care, education and transport infrastructure cannot be outsourced to other low-cost countries, thus creating local jobs while offering the additional benefit of providing platforms for companies to innovate and grow. The Covid-19 crisis has also accelerated the transition toward a more digital economy. While many companies are facing high costs to deal with this transition, others are expected to benefit from it, especially solution providers in areas like cloud computing, e-retail, and fintech. Fintech could also be disruptive for traditional banking models, offering solutions for financial inclusion of the poorest of our population, particularly in emerging markets. Climate change awareness is high, especially after the natural disasters that have hit many parts of the world in the past several months. With November’s 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), we would expect many governments and multinational companies to announce strong and increased targets for renewable energy production, with multiple opportunities for renewable and traditional energy players, as the latter are also increasing their footprint in the renewable energy and hydrogen space.

Even after the recent correction in equity markets, valuations still do not look cheap. Risks are visible at many levels which could create high volatility. A potential collapse of the Chinese property market and financial system could have serious ripple effects in the rest of the world. The Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19 are very contagious and not enough people in developing countries are vaccinated yet, while in many emerging countries vaccination has barely started. Problems in global supply chains, including shortages in the labor market, put upward pressure on prices while possibly also negatively impacting revenue growth, as growth may be slower than expected even if demand is increasing. Wage inflation and higher raw material and energy prices may put pressure on profit margins, especially in sectors where wages are typically not high such as hospitality and manufacturing. Higher inflation typically leads to higher interest rates. The political impasse on the US debt ceiling may also push interest rates higher. All this could have a negative impact on equity valuations, especially for companies with high earnings and cash flow growth as future earnings are worth less in a high interest rate environment. A potential interest rate-driven correction could provide a good buying opportunity if the fundamental outlook of companies has not changed, but for some companies higher interest rates could also mean higher costs and lower growth.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3

March 31, 2016 (inception) through December 31, 2021

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

   
Security Name   

% of Net
Assets

 
  1    

Microsoft Corp.

     4.74
  2    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     4.46  
  3    

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     4.01  
  4    

Danaher Corp.

     4.00  
  5    

eBay, Inc.

     3.85  
  6    

Ecolab, Inc.

     3.83  
  7    

Symrise AG

     3.42  
  8    

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     2.99  
  9    

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2.88  
  10    

Orsted A/S

     2.84  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.

See notes to chart on page 13.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20213

 

         
      1 Year      5 Years      Life of Class      Expense Ratios4  
   Gross      Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 3/31/16)            Class Y/A/C        Class N          
NAV      18.06      20.56      17.50             0.99%        0.95
     
Class A (Inception 3/31/16)                    
NAV      17.82        20.26        17.22               1.24        1.20  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      11.06        18.86        16.02                 
     
Class C (Inception 3/31/16)                    
NAV      16.85        19.35        16.33               1.99        1.95  
With CDSC1      15.85        19.35        16.33                 
     
Class N (Inception 5/1/17)                    
NAV      18.17                      18.87        0.93        0.90  
   
Comparative Performance                    
MSCI World Index (Net)2      21.82        15.03        14.39        14.17                    

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

 

1

Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase, and includes automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

MSCI World Index (Net) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. It is composed of common stocks of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific Region. The index is calculated without dividends, with net or with gross dividends reinvested, in both U.S. dollars and local currencies.

 

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 4/30/22. 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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MIROVA INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Jens Peers, CFA®   Class A    MRVAX
Hua Cheng, CFA® PhD   Class N    MRVNX
Amber Fairbanks, CFA®   Class Y    MRVYX
Mirova US LLC

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

2021 was generally a very positive year for global equity investors, albeit with high levels of volatility. Low interest rates and central bank support through bond buy-back programs provided an almost endless level of money supply for the economy and markets. This has pushed up valuations in equity markets, especially in high growth sectors and the US market in general. Inflation and concerns that this favorable low interest rate environment may soon come to an end have led to a sector and style rotation during 2021. Traditional energy companies and banks benefited the most, also helped by higher oil prices and higher interest rates, respectively. Renewable energy stocks underperformed significantly, having entered the year with relatively high valuations. Increased competition from oil and gas companies, combined with supply chain issues (raw material price inflation and transportation issues), further impacted margins negatively in the wind sector, and less favorable proposed regulation in California adversely impacted solar companies. Growth stocks posted generally strong results, but we also saw that many of the large technology stocks are not immune to wage inflation and supply chain issues either.

In the real world, natural disasters caused human and economic tragedies. Wildfires in southern Europe and California, floods in Germany, Austria and Belgium, and Hurricane Ida are major examples of this year’s climate change-related disasters, with a combined economic cost of well over $100 billion. Markets didn’t blink, at least not until September when it became clear that Chinese property developer China Evergrande, a group with $260 billion in debt, was in financial trouble; fears of another Lehman scenario led to a quick correction in equity prices globally. Elsewhere in the market, oil and gas prices continued their upward trajectory as demand increased while supply did not follow the same path, leading to some bankruptcies in the UK utility sector. A shortage of drivers in the transportation sector and a general lack of employees in many sectors created shortages and wage inflation. Despite all of this, earnings growth in developed markets was, on average, stronger than expected in 2021, pushing global equity markets to all-time high levels in November. However, the year ended as it started, with high volatility as some economies found themselves again in lockdown because of concerns around the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.

Overview

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund returned 6.39% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) which returned 11.26%.

Performance Results

There were a few drivers of the strategy’s underperformance in 2021. The strategy focuses on investing in companies positively exposed to long-term secular trends, resulting in less cyclical exposure compared to the broad market. The strategy has no exposure to traditional energy and has little exposure to large banks within the financials sector as the team doesn’t see those companies as being positively exposed to secular trends.-Energy and large banks performed very strongly in the year and lack of exposure hurt relative performance.

Alternative energy stocks Orsted and Vestas declined significantly during the year. With a strong outlook for the long-term demand environment for renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and with both stocks having sustainable competitive advantages, the team remains comfortable continuing to hold them. Although competition has increased, updated valuation analysis incorporating significantly increased competition in their markets shows both stocks are trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value.

Over the course of 2021, we saw positive contribution from ASML, increasing sharply on solid earnings reports and attractive growth opportunities as economic activity begins to accelerate, and Novo Nordisk with high single digit revenue growth at constant currency and high single digit diluted earnings growth. Throughout the year, Novo Nordisk increased its full year revenue guidance based on early 2021 results and a more favorable outlook.

The portfolio invests in companies offering solutions to and/or expecting to benefit from the demographic, technological, environmental, and governance-related transitions that are expected to transform the world’s economies and societies during the next decade.

 

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As trends like the digitalization of our economy, which saw strong growth as a result of Covid-19, are expected to continue to grow strongly, the portfolio remains overweight technology. There is also an underweight position in the more defensive consumer staples sector, which to some extent is offset by an overweight position in materials (mainly natural food ingredients). With many governments still committed to keeping global warming limited to a 2-degree Celsius scenario, we expect climate change to remain a driver of political debate, and the portfolio will continue to shy away from fossil fuel extraction in favor of renewables and companies focused on energy efficiency. Although cyclical exposure increased modestly during the fourth quarter because of portfolio adjustments (see below), the team continues to like the downside protection that companies with strong balance sheets, solid management teams and positive exposure to long-term secular trends potentially offer.

During the second quarter of 2021 the investment team made several changes to the portfolio including adding to existing positions in Adyen, Kubota Corp., and Prudential.

In the third quarter the team added to existing positions in Kubota Corp. and Shimano Inc. and trimmed their position in ASML Holding NV.

Portfolio changes during the fourth quarter included exited positions in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S, Coloplast A/S, Danone SA, and Brambles Ltd.

Notable new positions in 2021 included Iberdrola, MercadoLibre, , and Sanofi. Iberdrola is the world’s leading utility in wind and solar generation with about 20% of generation capacity coming from alternative energy. The company has divested completely from coal and has doubled its offshore wind pipeline in the last 18 months and expects to double its renewable capacity by 2030. It’s very well positioned to address increasing demand for alternative energy. The company has a very strong forward thinking and stable management team with a strong track record; the spread between the company’s return on capital employed (ROCE) and cost of capital has been increasing as a result of the de-risking of its generation capacity; the investment team expects this spread differential to continue to increase, leading to higher returns. The company has strong customer relationships and diversified geographic end markets. From a valuation perspective, the company is trading at an attractive valuation in absolute and relative terms, offers an attractive dividend, and is trading at what the team believes is a very significant discount to intrinsic value. Additionally, a potential spin-off of the company’s alternative energy generation assets later this year could unlock value for shareholders.

From a thematic perspective, MercadoLibre, another new position, is positively exposed to long-term secular growth in e-commerce and fintech. The company is the largest e-commerce company in Latin America, controlling 28% of the market. Penetration of e-commerce in Latin America is low at 6%, relative to the rest of the world at 18%; the region is seeing strong growth and MercadoLibre is well positioned to address this. Within fintech, almost 50% of the Latin American population is unbanked with currently 80% of transactions being paid for in cash. Access to affordable financial services is critical for poverty reduction and economic growth and MercadoLibre addresses this long-term secular trend with an integrated digital platform. From a fundamental perspective, the company benefits from economies of scale, being the largest in its market and has built up customer trust and a strong brand image. Additionally, the company has built an extensive shipping service that is both significantly faster and cheaper. Further, its integrated marketplace and payment platform increases customer convenience leading to more loyal customers. From a sustainability perspective, although some percentage of its sales are of used goods (benefiting a circular economy) and its digital payment platform allows for access to affordable financial services (reducing poverty, providing for decent work and economic growth), the impact the company creates is currently fairly low. From a risk perspective, the company manages risks around privacy and the environment adequately. From a valuation perspective, the market is underestimating the long-term revenue growth potential for the company both with regards to growth of e-commerce and digital payments in the region. Additionally, the company has spent significantly in recent years to build its shipping and logistic capabilities; as the capex spend declines in future years, margin expansion opportunity is significant given the scalability of the company’s operations.

Sanofi is a global pharmaceutical company based in France. It has a diversified business with General Medicines including Diabetes and Cardiovascular (41% sales), Specialty Care including rare diseases, oncology and immunology (30% sales), Consumer Healthcare (12% sales), and Vaccines (16% sales) in 2020.

Sanofi is well positioned to benefit from the long-term Transition Demographics. Aging populations in developed countries and high population growth in emerging countries provide long-term structural demand for medicines. For example, it is estimated that there will be more than 640 million diabetes patients by 2040 (up from 415 million in 2015), and diabetes is associated with 15% of global all-cause mortality among people 20-79 years old.

From a sustainability analysis point of view, Sanofi clearly contributes favorably to global health, and thus the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Health & Well-being), with the development and production of pharmaceutical products improving quality of life and reducing global disease burden. In particular, it addresses the Access To Medicine (ATM) and Rare and Tropical Diseases sustainability opportunities, with a strategy aimed at rare diseases and vaccines for tropical conditions. The vaccine business accounted for around 16% of its total revenue in 2020 (up from around 10% in 2011). From a risk perspective, Sanofi is aware

 

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of the key sustainability challenges it is exposed to - in particular, ethical issues in R&D, marketing and product safety - and succeeds in showing responsible management policies for most of them. Its Sustainability Opinion is “Positive” within Mirova.

With its new management team from 2019, Sanofi initialized a long-term business plan to drive top line revenue growth, improve operating margins and enhance its R&D and pipeline. Its top line growth is expected to be mainly driven by existing leading medicines, vaccines and late-stage pipeline assets. It complements internal R&D investment within its innovative platform with M&A and collaboration with other pharmaceutical companies. It has also set a clear margin target of 32%+ in 2025.

We are starting to see initial encouraging progress on this strategic plan. These long-term turnaround opportunities are not yet taken into account by the actual very attractive valuation. We took this opportunity to introduce a small position into the portfolio.

Outlook

2022 looks like it will be another positive but volatile year. While the global economy is expected to continue its recovery, many uncertainties remain the same, with no real improvement in sight for probably another six months. Covid-19, inflation and supply chain issues, central bank action, and geopolitical issues (Russia/Ukraine and US/China) are expected to be main sources of bad news for equity markets.

The Omicron variant drives the number of Covid-19 cases past previous peaks in most countries, despite higher vaccination rates. The severeness of the variant is not yet fully known, but the fact that it is far more contagious than any previous variant is expected to put more pressure on health care systems, which may lead many countries to take restrictive actions. While many sectors are now adjusted to working from home, others need clients and employees to be on-premises to function properly, and will no doubt feel the financial consequences. Eventually, we will need to learn how to live with the presence of Covid-19, but even if and when things go back to some level of normality, many of the sectors which have been hit hardest may find it difficult to secure enough employees, and even if they do it will likely be at much higher wages. Shortages in the labor market mean that there will not only be a war for talent, but high competition for employees in general. Wage inflation will put pressure on margins, especially in areas where wages are traditionally relatively low, which means that the expected economic recovery may not translate into similar earnings growth. Inflation and supply chain issues (bottlenecks in production and transportation) are expected to ease somewhat during the second half of 2022 but will likely continue to negatively impact revenue and earnings growth during the first half of the year across most sectors.

Much of the strong equity market performance of the past few years has been driven by a combination of low interest rates and central banks injecting money into the economy. Higher valuation levels in all asset classes were the result, but we expect this support to be weaker in 2022. A slowing of the rate at which central banks buy back bonds (tapering), combined with higher inflation for longer should create upward pressure on interest rates. This in turn could push equity valuations lower, reversing the trend of the past few years. On a relative basis, this could benefit the traditional Energy and Financials sectors. Regionally, this could be short-term bad news for the US market. The US has significantly outperformed Europe and emerging markets in the past few years, and its valuation premium over those markets is at a very high level. Even considering that the US economy is more flexible than the European markets and may show higher growth, one needs to be aware that many US companies are active globally, and equally that many European companies are generating revenues from the US as well.

We do expect that many of the issues which may impact 2022 will ease in the second half of the year. Covid-19 vaccination rates and development of vaccines that are more effective against new variants should allow economies to fully reopen. This in turn may ease the pressure on inflation and the supply chains more generally. With interest rates expected to stabilize or normalize at that stage, we expect the focus will return to structural, less cyclical growth. The recent United National Climate Change Conference (COP26) may have been disappointing in terms of hard short-term commitments, but it still provided a strong pathway for growth in renewable energy for decades to come. Many fossil fuel companies are now entering the space and creating more competition, but the pie is more than big enough to share with additional players. Renewable energy companies have significantly underperformed in 2021, due to a combination of high valuations coming into the year, less favorable regulation in some key markets, and supply chain issues impacting margins in the wind sector. These issues are expected to persist somewhat during the first half of the year but should ease during the second half. The underperformance during 2021 and resulting lower valuation levels provide, in our opinion, an excellent opportunity to add to those positions. Health care remains another high conviction sector. Political pressure on drug prices has eased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a greater focus on R&D provides many growth opportunities, including for manufacturers of analytical and testing equipment. Many traditional pharma companies have not benefited from the higher general market valuation levels during the past few years, which could also offer some protection during a period of rising interest rates. We do expect the transition of our economy to a more digital model to continue and anticipate e-retail and digital payment solutions to continue to benefit. We also expect that supply chain issues in the car manufacturing sector will ease during the year, and that the transition of the car fleet towards more electric cars will continue to offer good opportunities for manufacturers of energy-efficient car components. But generally, given the expected high volatility and continued high risks to a quick but sustained economic recovery, we remain prudent, and prefer companies with high quality characteristics such as relatively low levels of debt and high visibility on recurring revenue streams.

 

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Covid-19 stimulus spending is expected to provide a robust platform for long-term economic growth, as many governments try to stimulate their local economies by targeting investments in infrastructure. Areas like water infrastructure, sustainable and local energy production, health care, education and transport infrastructure cannot be outsourced to other low-cost countries, thus creating local jobs while offering the additional benefit of providing platforms for companies to innovate and grow. The Covid-19 crisis has also accelerated the transition toward a more digital economy. While many companies are facing high costs to deal with this transition, others are expected to benefit from it, especially solution providers in areas like cloud computing, e-retail, and fin tech. Fin tech could also be disruptive for traditional banking models, offering solutions for financial inclusion of the poorest of our population, particularly in emerging markets. Climate change awareness is high, especially after the natural disasters which have hit many parts of the world in the past several months. With November’s 2021 COP 26, we would expect many governments and multinational companies to announce strong and increased targets for renewable energy production, with multiple opportunities for renewable and traditional energy players, as the latter are also increasing their footprint in the renewable energy and hydrogen space.

Even after the recent correction in equity markets, valuations still don’t look cheap. Risks are visible at many levels which could create high volatility. A potential collapse of the Chinese property market and financial system could have serious ripple effects in the rest of the world. The Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19 are very contagious and not enough people in developing countries are vaccinated yet, while in many emerging countries vaccination has barely started. Problems in global supply chains, including shortages in the labor market, put upward pressure on prices while possibly also having a negative impact on revenue growth, as growth may be slower than expected even if demand is increasing. Wage inflation and higher raw material and energy prices may put pressure on profit margins, especially in sectors where wages are typically not high, such as hospitality and manufacturing. Higher inflation typically leads to higher interest rates. The political impasse on the debt ceiling in the US may also push interest rates higher. All this could have a negative impact on equity valuations, especially for companies with high earnings and cash flow growth as future earnings are worth less in a high interest rate environment. A potential interest rate-driven correction could provide a good buying opportunity if the fundamental outlook of companies has not changed, but for some companies higher interest rates could also mean higher costs and lower growth.

 

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

December 28, 2018 (inception) through December 31, 2021

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

   
Security Name    % of Net
Assets
 
  1    

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     5.08
  2    

ASML Holding NV

     5.06  
  3    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     4.39  
  4    

KBC Group NV

     4.20  
  5    

Adyen NV

     3.89  
  6    

Kubota Corp.

     3.66  
  7    

Legal & General Group PLC

     3.55  
  8    

AIA Group Ltd.

     3.41  
  9    

Croda International PLC

     3.19  
  10    

Kingspan Group PLC

     3.15  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.

Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20212

 

       
      1 Year      Life of Fund      Expense Ratios3  
      Gross      Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 12/28/18)              
NAV      6.39      18.46      6.51      1.00
     
Class A (Inception 12/28/18)              
NAV      6.22        18.19        5.69        1.26  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      0.12        15.88          
     
Class N (Inception 12/28/18)              
NAV      6.47        18.52        1.83        0.93  
   
Comparative Performance              
MSCI EAFE Index (Net)1      11.26        13.61                    

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

 

1

The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure large and mid-cap equity performance in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Index includes countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.

 

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 4/30/22. 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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MIROVA U.S. SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND

 

Managers   Symbols
Jens Peers, CFA®   Class A    MUSAX
Hua Cheng, CFA® PhD   Class C    MUSCX
Amber Fairbanks, CFA®   Class N    MUSNX
Mirova US LLC   Class Y    MUSYX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

2021 was generally a very positive year for global equity investors, albeit with high levels of volatility. Low interest rates and central bank support through bond buy-back programs provided an almost endless level of money supply for the economy and markets. This has pushed up valuations in equity markets, especially in high growth sectors and the U.S. market in general. Inflation and concerns that this favorable low interest rate environment may soon come to an end have led to a sector and style rotation during 2021. Traditional energy companies and banks benefited the most, also helped by the higher oil prices and higher interest rates respectively. Renewable energy stocks underperformed significantly, having entered the year with relatively high valuations. Increased competition from oil and gas companies, combined with supply chain issues (raw material price inflation and transportation issues), further impacted margins negatively in the wind sector, and less favorable proposed regulation in California adversely impacted solar companies. Growth stocks posted generally strong results, but we also saw that many of the large technology stocks are not immune to wage inflation and supply chain issues either.

In the real world, natural disasters caused human and economic tragedies. Wildfires in southern Europe and California, floods in Germany, Austria and Belgium, and Hurricane Ida are major examples of this year’s climate change-related disasters, with a combined economic cost of well over 100 billion U.S. dollars. Markets didn’t blink, at least not until September when it became clear that Chinese property developer China Evergrande, a group with 260 billion U.S. dollars in debt, was in financial trouble; fears of another Lehman scenario led to a quick correction in equity prices globally. Elsewhere in the market, oil and gas prices continued their upward trajectory as demand increased while supply did not follow the same path. This caused some bankruptcies in the U.K. utility sector. A shortage of drivers in the transportation sector and a general lack of employees in many sectors created shortages and wage inflation. Despite all of this, earnings growth in developed markets was, on average, stronger than expected in 2021, pushing global equity markets to all-time high levels in November. However, the year ended as it started, with high volatility as some economies found themselves again in lockdown because of concerns around the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, Class Y shares of the Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund returned 29.97% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark the S&P 500® Index, which returned 28.71%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Outperformance of the strategy is attributable to solid stock selection, particularly in Health Care. Eli Lilly performed strongly after positive trial results of its Alzheimer’s drug, and Thermo Fisher and Danaher rose on continued spending on healthcare during the pandemic and positive outlooks for longer-term healthcare spending. Stock selection in Industrials also contributed positively, with water flow and regulation product manufacturer Watts Water and waste disposal company Waste Management both performing well for the year.

Over the course of 2021, detracting from performance were First Solar and Sunrun who both declined along with other solar stocks on a proposed California decrease in net metering rates, potentially reducing the attractive economics for installing residential solar panels for California residents. Additionally, corporate sponsored childcare provider Bright Horizons, detracted from performance. While the earnings for the quarter were stronger than expected, a lack of visibility into the trajectory of occupancy levels at their childcare centers pressured the stock.

The portfolio invests in companies offering solutions to and/or expected to benefit from the demographic, technological, environmental and governance-related transitions that are expected to transform the world’s economies and societies during the next decade.

The portfolio remains overweight in Technology and Health Care. due to trends like the digitalization of our economy, which saw strong growth as a result of Covid-19, are expected to continue to grow strongly Also, support for the health care sector is expected to

 

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show solid growth as a reaction to Covid-19 in the short-term and due to an aging population and continued focus on health and well-being in the longer-term. There is also an underweight position in the more defensive Consumer Staples sector, which to some extent is offset by an overweight position in Materials (mainly natural food ingredients). With many governments still committed to keeping global warming limited to a 2-degree Celsius scenario, we expect climate change to remain a driver of political debate and the portfolio will continue to shy away from fossil fuel extraction in favor of renewables and companies focused on energy efficiency. The team continues to prefer companies with strong balance sheets, solid management teams, and positive exposure to long-term secular trends.

During the second quarter of 2021 the investment team made several changes to the portfolio, they exited their position in Ormat Technologies Inc. and added both Sunrun Inc. and Avalara.

During the fourth quarter of 2021 the investment team took opportunities to make several changes to the portfolio, they exited positions in both Alphabet Inc. and Eaton Corp., while taking the opportunity to trim their position in both Adobe and Nvidia Corp., and adding to existing positions in Ball Corp., Mastercard, Avalara Inc., Roper Technologies Inc., Sunrun, and Xylem.

Outlook

2022 looks like it will be another positive but volatile year. While the global economy is expected to continue its recovery, many uncertainties remain the same, with no real improvement in sight for probably another six months. Covid-19, inflation and supply chain issues, central bank action, and geopolitical issues (Russia/Ukraine and U.S./China) are expected to be main sources of bad news for equity markets.

The Omicron variant drives the number of Covid-19 cases past previous peaks in most countries, despite higher vaccination rates. The severeness of the variant is not yet fully known, but the fact that it is far more contagious than any previous variant is expected to put more pressure on health care systems, which may lead many countries to take restrictive actions. While many sectors are now adjusted to working from home, others need clients and employees to be on-premises to function properly, and will no doubt feel the financial consequences. Eventually, we will need to learn how to live with the presence of Covid-19, but even if and when things go back to some level of normality, many of the sectors which have been hit hardest may find it difficult to secure enough employees, and even if they do it will likely be at much higher wages. Shortages in the labor market mean that there will not only be a war for talent, but high competition for employees in general. Wage inflation will put pressure on margins, especially in areas where wages are traditionally relatively low, which means that the expected economic recovery may not translate into similar earnings growth. Inflation and supply chain issues (bottlenecks in production and transportation) are expected to ease somewhat during the second half of 2022 but will likely continue to have a negative impact on revenue and earnings growth during the first half of the year across most sectors.

Much of the strong equity market performance of the past few years has been driven by a combination of low interest rates and central banks injecting money into the economy. Higher valuation levels in all asset classes were the result, but we expect this support to be weaker in 2022. A slowing of the rate at which central banks buy back bonds (tapering), combined with higher inflation for longer should create upward pressure on interest rates. This in turn could push equity valuations lower, reversing the trend of the past few years. On a relative basis, this could benefit the traditional energy and financials sectors. Regionally, this could be short-term bad news for the U.S. market. The U.S. has significantly outperformed Europe and emerging markets during the past few years, and its valuation premium over those markets is at a very high level. Even considering that the U.S. economy is more flexible than the European markets and may show higher growth, one needs to be aware that many U.S. companies are active globally, and equally that many European companies are generating revenues from the U.S. as well.

We do expect that many of the issues which may impact 2022 will ease in the second half of the year. Covid-19 vaccination rates and the development of vaccines that are more effective against the new variants should allow economies to fully reopen. This in turn may ease the pressure on inflation and the supply chains more generally. With interest rates expected to stabilize or normalize at that stage, we expect that the focus will return to structural, less cyclical growth. The recent COP26 climate conference may have been disappointing in terms of hard short-term commitments, but it still provided a strong pathway for growth in renewable energy for decades to come. Many fossil-fuel companies are now entering the space and creating more competition, but the pie is more than big enough to share with additional players. Renewable energy companies have significantly underperformed in 2021, due to a combination of high valuations coming into the year, less favorable regulation in some key markets, and supply chain issues impacting margins in the wind sector. These issues are expected to persist somewhat during the first half of the year but should ease during the second half. The underperformance during 2021 and resulting lower valuation levels provide in our opinion an excellent opportunity to add to those positions. Health Care remains another high conviction sector. Political pressure on drug prices has eased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a greater focus on R&D provides many growth opportunities, including for manufactures of analytical and testing equipment. Many traditional pharma companies have not benefited from the higher general market valuation levels during the past few years, which could also offer some protections during a period of rising interest rates. We do expect the transition of our economy to a more digital model to continue and anticipate e-retail and digital payment solutions to continue to benefit. We also

 

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expect that supply chain issues in the car manufacturing sector will ease during the year, and that the transition of the car fleet towards more electric cars will continue to offer good opportunities for manufactures of energy-efficient car components. But generally, given the expected high volatility and continued high risks to a quick but sustained economic recovery, we remain prudent, and prefer companies with high quality characteristics such as relatively low levels of debt and high visibility on recurring revenue streams.

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3

December 15, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2021

 

LOGO

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2021

 

   
Security Name   

% of Net
Assets

 
  1    

Microsoft Corp.

     7.92
  2    

Danaher Corp.

     6.37  
  3    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     6.18  
  4    

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     4.70  
  5    

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     4.68  
  6    

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     4.60  
  7    

NVIDIA Corp.

     4.59  
  8    

eBay, Inc.

     4.36  
  9    

Ecolab, Inc.

     4.04  
  10    

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     3.97  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns – December 31, 20213

 

       
      1 Year      Life of Fund      Expense Ratios4  
      Gross      Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 12/15/20)              
NAV      29.97      31.13      2.03      0.80
     
Class A (Inception 12/15/20)              
NAV      29.65        30.82        2.28        1.05  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      22.22        23.60          
     
Class C (Inception 12/15/20)              
NAV      28.62        29.82        3.03        1.80  
With CDSC1      27.62        29.82          
     
Class N (Inception 12/15/20)              
NAV      29.99        31.15        1.88        0.75  
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P 500® Index2      28.71        29.25                    

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

 

1

Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase, and includes automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

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

 

3

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 4/30/22. 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’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Natixis Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during 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 a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. First and third quarter schedules of portfolio holdings are also available at im.natixis.com/funddocuments. A hard copy may be requested from the Fund at no charge by calling 800-225-5478.

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

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the 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 July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown 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 and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

 

GATEWAY FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,037.40        $4.83  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.47        $4.79  
Class C           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,033.50        $8.71  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,016.64        $8.64  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,039.00        $3.34  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.93        $3.31  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,038.70        $3.60  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.68        $3.57  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.94%, 1.70%, 0.65% and 0.70% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,071.30        $4.75  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.62        $4.63  
Class C           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,066.50        $8.65  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,016.84        $8.44  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,072.20        $3.29  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,022.03        $3.21  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,072.00        $3.45  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.88        $3.36  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.91%, 1.66%, 0.63% and 0.66% 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 (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

MIROVA GLOBAL GREEN BOND FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $989.40        $4.71  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.47        $4.79  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $990.90        $3.21  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.98        $3.26  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $990.70        $3.46  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.73        $3.52  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.94%, 0.64% and 0.69% for Class A, 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 (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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MIROVA GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,077.90        $6.34  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,019.11        $6.16  
Class C           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,073.40        $10.24  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,015.33        $9.96  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,079.80        $4.77  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.62        $4.63  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,079.20        $5.03  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.37        $4.89  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.21%, 1.96%, 0.91% and 0.96% 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 (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

MIROVA INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,015.20        $6.15  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,019.11        $6.16  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,016.40        $4.63  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.62        $4.63  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,015.60        $4.88  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,020.37        $4.89  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.21%, 0.91% and 0.96% for Class A, 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 (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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MIROVA U.S. SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
7/1/2021
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
12/31/2021
     EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
7/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
 
Class A           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,135.20        $5.65  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,019.91        $5.35  
Class C           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,131.10        $9.67  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,016.13        $9.15  
Class N           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,136.30        $4.04  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.43        $3.82  
Class Y           
Actual      $1,000.00        $1,137.10        $4.31  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)      $1,000.00        $1,021.17        $4.08  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.05%, 1.80%, 0.75% and 0.80% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 99.8% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

 

  148,078      Boeing Co. (The)(a)(b)    $ 29,811,063  
  41,278      HEICO Corp.(b)      5,953,113  
  552,963      Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)      47,587,996  
  24,274      TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)(b)      15,445,061  
     

 

 

 
        98,797,233  
     

 

 

 
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

 

  36,648      GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      3,328,738  
  216,722      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b)      46,452,193  
     

 

 

 
        49,780,931  
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 0.3%

 

  153,012      Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)(b)      7,971,925  
  714,692      JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)      10,177,214  
  144,851      United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      6,341,577  
     

 

 

 
        24,490,716  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components — 0.1%

 

  36,852      Autoliv, Inc.(b)      3,810,865  
  106,265      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)      2,265,570  
     

 

 

 
        6,076,435  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles — 2.7%

 

  1,177,145      Ford Motor Co.(b)      24,449,302  
  339,114      General Motors Co.(a)(b)      19,882,254  
  164,484      Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)      173,823,401  
     

 

 

 
        218,154,957  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 4.1%

 

  266,138      Associated Banc-Corp(b)      6,012,057  
  2,206,566      Bank of America Corp.(b)      98,170,121  
  607,150      Citigroup, Inc.(b)      36,665,789  
  876,691      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)      138,824,020  
  16,401      Signature Bank(b)      5,305,232  
  980,841      Wells Fargo & Co.(b)      47,060,751  
     

 

 

 
        332,037,970  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 1.4%

 

  494,297      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.(b)      18,219,787  
  245,539      Monster Beverage Corp.(a)(b)      23,581,566  
  429,766      PepsiCo, Inc.(b)      74,654,652  
     

 

 

 
        116,456,005  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 1.8%

 

  431,146      AbbVie, Inc.(b)      58,377,168  
  151,355      Amgen, Inc.(b)      34,050,334  
  42,405      Biogen, Inc.(a)(b)      10,173,808  
  25,167      Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)      1,958,748  
  83,007      Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      2,525,903  
  61,950      Moderna, Inc.(a)(b)      15,734,061  
  21,063      Seagen, Inc.(a)(b)      3,256,340  
  86,533      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      19,002,647  
     

 

 

 
        145,079,009  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products — 0.3%

 

  355,197      Carrier Global Corp.(b)      19,265,885  
  20,800      Lennox International, Inc.(b)      6,746,688  
     

 

 

 
        26,012,573  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets — 2.2%

 

  404,895      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(b)      34,051,669  
  17,521      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(b)      8,515,381  
  247,065      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.(b)      33,791,080  
  507,716      Morgan Stanley(b)      49,837,403  
  41,804      MSCI, Inc.(b)      25,612,893  
  63,999      S&P Global, Inc.(b)      30,203,048  
     

 

 

 
        182,011,474  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.6%

 

  83,434      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(b)    $ 8,982,504  
  104,391      Celanese Corp.(b)      17,543,952  
  335,148      Corteva, Inc.(b)      15,845,797  
  357,600      Dow, Inc.(b)      20,283,072  
  125,392      Eastman Chemical Co.(b)      15,161,147  
  63,650      Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)      4,563,705  
  167,820      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A(b)      15,478,039  
  192,960      Mosaic Co. (The)(b)      7,581,398  
  115,834      Olin Corp.(b)      6,662,772  
  95,921      RPM International, Inc.(b)      9,688,021  
  195,010      Valvoline, Inc.(b)      7,271,923  
     

 

 

 
        129,062,330  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

  122,157      Copart, Inc.(a)(b)      18,521,444  
  69,341      Waste Connections, Inc.(b)      9,449,098  
  244,724      Waste Management, Inc.(b)      40,844,436  
     

 

 

 
        68,814,978  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 1.0%

 

  1,336,023      Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)      84,663,777  
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials — 0.3%

 

  48,861      Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(b)      21,524,248  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance — 0.6%

 

  121,623      Ally Financial, Inc.(b)      5,790,471  
  180,444      Discover Financial Services(b)      20,852,108  
  445,997      Synchrony Financial(b)      20,689,801  
     

 

 

 
        47,332,380  
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging — 0.5%

 

  73,855      Avery Dennison Corp.(b)      15,994,777  
  86,722      Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      9,593,188  
  120,587      Sonoco Products Co.(b)      6,980,782  
  213,615      WestRock Co.(b)      9,475,961  
     

 

 

 
        42,044,708  
     

 

 

 
   Distributors — 0.2%

 

  107,529      Genuine Parts Co.(b)      15,075,566  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

 

  67,454      Service Corp. International(b)      4,788,559  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%

 

  432,825      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(b)      129,414,675  
  133,431      Voya Financial, Inc.(b)      8,847,810  
     

 

 

 
        138,262,485  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%

 

  319,876      Liberty Global PLC, Class C(a)(b)      8,985,317  
  541,642      Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)      6,797,607  
  1,053,394      Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)      54,734,352  
     

 

 

 
        70,517,276  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 1.0%

 

  323,243      Alliant Energy Corp.(b)      19,869,747  
  396,896      American Electric Power Co., Inc.(b)      35,311,837  
  138,237      Evergy, Inc.(b)      9,484,441  
  349,526      FirstEnergy Corp.(b)      14,536,786  
  153,399      OGE Energy Corp.(b)      5,887,454  
     

 

 

 
        85,090,265  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 0.6%

 

  197,284      Eaton Corp. PLC(b)      34,094,621  
  50,567      Hubbell, Inc.(b)      10,531,589  
     

 

 

 
        44,626,210  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%

 

  97,069      CDW Corp.(b)    $        19,877,790  
  375,436      Corning, Inc.(b)      13,977,482  
  26,442      Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      11,552,245  
  33,350      Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)      19,849,920  
     

 

 

 
        65,257,437  
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%

 

  681,335      Halliburton Co.(b)      15,582,132  
  273,059      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b)      6,471,498  
     

 

 

 
        22,053,630  
     

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 1.8%

 

  81,510      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)      9,755,932  
  108,915      Netflix, Inc.(a)(b)      65,614,753  
  7,222      Roku, Inc.(a)      1,648,060  
  447,756      Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)(b)      69,352,927  
     

 

 

 
        146,371,672  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

 

  26,487      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.(b)      5,227,209  
  128,445      Costco Wholesale Corp.(b)      72,918,227  
  115,434      U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)      4,020,566  
  396,050      Walmart, Inc.(b)      57,304,475  
     

 

 

 
        139,470,477  
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 0.8%

 

  94,003      Bunge Ltd.(b)      8,776,120  
  74,762      Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.      4,738,416  
  698,295      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(b)      46,303,941  
  52,500      Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      5,918,325  
     

 

 

 
        65,736,802  
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities — 0.0%

 

  76,973      UGI Corp.(b)      3,533,830  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%

 

  481,273      Abbott Laboratories(b)      67,734,362  
  221,229      Baxter International, Inc.(b)      18,990,297  
  554,460      Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)      23,553,461  
  257,529      Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)      33,362,882  
  13,103      Insulet Corp.(a)(b)      3,486,315  
  124,239      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)      44,639,073  
  277,192      Medtronic PLC(b)      28,675,512  
  55,109      STERIS PLC(b)      13,414,082  
  24,419      Teleflex, Inc.(b)      8,021,153  
     

 

 

 
        241,877,137  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%

 

  83,702      Anthem, Inc.(b)      38,799,225  
  391,630      CVS Health Corp.(b)      40,400,551  
  109,787      HCA Healthcare, Inc.(b)      28,206,476  
  16,707      Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)      5,314,163  
  250,704      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b)      125,888,506  
  65,316      Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B(b)      8,468,873  
     

 

 

 
        247,077,794  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

  35,189      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      8,990,086  
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%

 

  10,433      Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      25,031,167  
  153,850      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)(b)      8,017,123  
  168,770      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      26,326,432  
  228,480      McDonald’s Corp.(b)      61,248,634  
  174,700      Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)      1,778,446  
  163,196      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(b)      9,902,733  
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued

 

  12,225      Vail Resorts, Inc.(b)    $ 4,008,578  
  208,390      Wendy’s Co. (The)(b)      4,970,101  
     

 

 

 
             141,283,214  
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 0.3%

 

  2,420      NVR, Inc.(a)(b)      14,299,465  
  129,073      Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      9,343,595  
     

 

 

 
        23,643,060  
     

 

 

 
   Household Products — 1.5%

 

  104,647      Clorox Co. (The)(b)      18,246,251  
  644,259      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(b)      105,387,887  
     

 

 

 
        123,634,138  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 1.3%

 

  205,207      3M Co.(b)      36,450,920  
  265,630      General Electric Co.(b)      25,094,066  
  213,732      Honeywell International, Inc.(b)      44,565,259  
     

 

 

 
        106,110,245  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance — 1.9%

 

  577,052      Aflac, Inc.(b)      33,694,066  
  62,761      American Financial Group, Inc.(b)      8,618,340  
  99,871      Aon PLC, Class A(b)      30,017,228  
  117,173      Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)(b)      5,208,340  
  187,556      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.(b)      31,822,626  
  161,064      Brown & Brown, Inc.(b)      11,319,578  
  74,687      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.(b)      3,897,168  
  229,450      Lincoln National Corp.(b)      15,662,257  
  3,155      Markel Corp.(a)(b)      3,893,270  
  25,430      RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(b)      4,306,062  
  329,593      Unum Group(b)      8,098,100  
     

 

 

 
        156,537,035  
     

 

 

 
   Interactive Media & Services — 6.5%

 

  28,078      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      81,343,089  
  90,761      Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      262,625,122  
  71,062      Match Group, Inc.(a)(b)      9,397,950  
  511,335      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      171,987,527  
  205,999      Twitter, Inc.(a)(b)      8,903,277  
     

 

 

 
        534,256,965  
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.7%

 

  90,698      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)      302,417,969  
  2,538      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)(b)      3,422,239  
     

 

 

 
        305,840,208  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services — 4.0%

 

  147,645      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(b)      36,406,304  
  24,277      Block, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      3,920,978  
  114,609      DXC Technology Co.(a)      3,689,264  
  19,886      EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      13,292,797  
  187,497      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(b)      67,371,422  
  190,802      Paychex, Inc.(b)      26,044,473  
  300,792      PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      56,723,355  
  2,346      Shopify, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      3,231,357  
  12,519      Twilio, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      3,296,753  
  84,449      VeriSign, Inc.(a)(b)      21,434,845  
  423,256      Visa, Inc., Class A(b)      91,723,808  
     

 

 

 
        327,135,356  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Products — 0.0%

 

  19,460      Polaris, Inc.(b)      2,138,849  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%

 

  151,143      Danaher Corp.(b)      49,727,558  
  19,491      ICON PLC(a)(b)      6,036,363  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

29  |


Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — continued

 

  50,834      Illumina, Inc.(a)(b)    $        19,339,287  
  92,656      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      61,823,789  
     

 

 

 
        136,926,997  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 1.5%

 

  183,760      Caterpillar, Inc.(b)      37,990,542  
  89,903      Cummins, Inc.(b)      19,611,441  
  93,353      Deere & Co.(b)      32,009,810  
  62,061      Parker-Hannifin Corp.(b)      19,742,845  
  121,067      Pentair PLC(b)      8,841,523  
  63,733      Timken Co. (The)(b)      4,416,060  
     

 

 

 
        122,612,221  
     

 

 

 
   Media — 0.8%

 

  1,105,162      Comcast Corp., Class A(b)      55,622,803  
  33,220      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a)(b)      5,351,742  
  532,406      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,380,778  
     

 

 

 
        64,355,323  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.3%

 

  116,378      Southern Copper Corp.(b)      7,181,686  
  137,093      Steel Dynamics, Inc.(b)      8,509,363  
  127,374      Worthington Industries, Inc.(b)      6,962,263  
     

 

 

 
        22,653,312  
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities — 1.4%

 

  318,845      Ameren Corp.(b)      28,380,394  
  480,848      Consolidated Edison, Inc.(b)      41,025,951  
  335,214      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(b)      22,368,830  
  249,784      WEC Energy Group, Inc.(b)      24,246,533  
     

 

 

 
        116,021,708  
     

 

 

 
   Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

  101,909      Nordstrom, Inc.(a)(b)      2,305,181  
  182,363      Target Corp.(b)      42,206,093  
     

 

 

 
        44,511,274  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4%

 

  61,621      Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      6,249,602  
  470,720      Chevron Corp.(b)      55,238,992  
  503,248      ConocoPhillips(b)      36,324,441  
  1,182,931      Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)      72,383,548  
  61,365      HollyFrontier Corp.(b)      2,011,545  
  340,048      Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)      9,857,991  
  254,599      ONEOK, Inc.(b)      14,960,237  
     

 

 

 
        197,026,356  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products — 0.0%

 

  77,900      Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)      3,188,447  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%

 

  630,571      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)      39,316,102  
  187,963      Eli Lilly & Co.(b)      51,919,140  
  14,229      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)      1,812,775  
  581,508      Johnson & Johnson(b)      99,478,573  
  597,588      Merck & Co., Inc.(b)      45,799,144  
  1,319,317      Pfizer, Inc.(b)      77,905,669  
     

 

 

 
        316,231,403  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services — 0.3%

 

  29,915      Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.(b)      2,536,493  
  97,840      CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b)      7,732,295  
  63,383      ManpowerGroup, Inc.(b)      6,169,067  
  66,920      TransUnion(b)      7,935,374  
     

 

 

 
        24,373,229  
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

 

  56,375      Zillow Group, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      3,599,544  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Apartments — 0.7%

 

  252,006      American Homes 4 Rent, Class A(b)    $        10,989,982  
  85,332      Camden Property Trust(b)      15,247,122  
  409,105      Invitation Homes, Inc.(b)      18,548,821  
  265,036      UDR, Inc.(b)      15,899,509  
     

 

 

 
        60,685,434  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Diversified — 0.8%

 

  115,876      American Tower Corp.(b)      33,893,730  
  361,090      Duke Realty Corp.(b)      23,701,947  
  100,874      W.P. Carey, Inc.(b)      8,276,712  
     

 

 

 
        65,872,389  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Health Care — 0.3%

 

  260,504      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.(b)      8,242,347  
  453,565      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(b)      10,717,741  
  450,523      Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.(b)      6,100,081  
     

 

 

 
        25,060,169  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Manufactured Homes — 0.3%

 

  143,552      Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.(b)      12,583,768  
  68,343      Sun Communities, Inc.(b)      14,349,980  
     

 

 

 
        26,933,748  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Mortgage — 0.1%

 

  515,972      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)      4,034,901  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Office Property — 0.1%

 

  188,262      Douglas Emmett, Inc.(b)      6,306,777  
  61,813      Kilroy Realty Corp.(b)      4,108,092  
     

 

 

 
        10,414,869  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Single Tenant — 0.1%

 

  221,497      National Retail Properties, Inc.(b)      10,647,361  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Storage — 0.1%

 

  127,880      CubeSmart(b)      7,277,651  
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail — 1.1%

 

  115,540      Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.(b)      8,311,948  
  1,067,511      CSX Corp.(b)      40,138,414  
  47,741      J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(b)      9,758,260  
  47,143      Lyft, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      2,014,420  
  62,946      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      22,558,587  
  53,335      Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      2,236,337  
  36,648      XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      2,837,655  
     

 

 

 
        87,855,621  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.5%

 

  326,538      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)(b)      46,988,818  
  170,421      Analog Devices, Inc.(b)      29,954,899  
  201,281      Applied Materials, Inc.(b)      31,673,578  
  100,260      Broadcom, Inc.(b)      66,714,007  
  899,017      Intel Corp.(b)      46,299,376  
  83,719      Marvell Technology, Inc.(b)      7,324,575  
  304,535      Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      28,367,435  
  522,599      NVIDIA Corp.(b)      153,701,592  
  297,317      QUALCOMM, Inc.(b)      54,370,360  
  106,600      Teradyne, Inc.(b)      17,432,298  
  258,807      Texas Instruments, Inc.(b)      48,777,355  
     

 

 

 
        531,604,293  
     

 

 

 
   Software — 9.9%

 

  140,675      Adobe, Inc.(a)(b)      79,771,166  
  38,046      Black Knight, Inc.(a)      3,153,633  
  161,194      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      30,038,502  
  63,098      Fortinet, Inc.(a)(b)      22,677,421  
  1,550,337      Microsoft Corp.(b)      521,409,340  
  101,347      Nuance Communications, Inc.(a)(b)      5,606,516  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Software — continued

 

  417,592      Oracle Corp.(b)    $        36,418,198  
  15,761      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)      8,775,094  
  214,136      salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)      54,418,382  
  52,154      ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)      33,853,683  
  50,394      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,131,300  
  27,624      VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      3,201,069  
  24,757      Workday, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      6,763,117  
  13,721      Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(a)      2,523,429  
     

 

 

 
        812,740,850  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

  169,038      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(b)      4,280,042  
  17,696      Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)(b)      5,158,561  
  106,125      Foot Locker, Inc.(b)      4,630,234  
  262,502      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(b)      108,940,955  
  234,164      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(b)      60,526,711  
     

 

 

 
        183,536,503  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.1%

 

  3,257,367      Apple, Inc.(b)      578,410,658  
  63,335      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      3,557,527  
     

 

 

 
        581,968,185  
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

  16,507      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)(b)      6,461,665  
  301,320      NIKE, Inc., Class B(b)      50,221,004  
     

 

 

 
        56,682,669  
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 0.5%

 

  835,913      Altria Group, Inc.(b)      39,613,917  
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

 

  38,324      GATX Corp.(b)      3,992,978  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $2,885,578,416)
     8,172,069,372  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Purchased Options — 0.6%
(Identified Cost $80,664,612) (see detail below)
     46,998,365  
  

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 1.9%   
$ 153,204,394      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $153,204,394 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $112,278,300 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $156,268,601 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $153,204,394)
     153,204,394  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 102.3%
(Identified Cost $3,119,447,422)
     8,372,272,131  
   Other assets less liabilities — (2.3)%      (187,729,566
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 8,184,542,565  
     

 

 

 
     

 

Purchased Options — 0.6%

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
  Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Cost     Value (†)  
Index Options — 0.6%

 

S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     2/18/2022     4,050     2,447     $ 1,166,284,246     $ 10,259,047     $ 2,801,815  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     2/18/2022     4,100     2,446       1,165,807,628       10,555,713       3,130,880  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     2/18/2022     4,125     2,336       1,113,379,648       10,937,151       3,200,320  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     2/18/2022     4,150     2,427       1,156,751,886       10,248,008       3,531,285  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     3/18/2022     4,100     2,446       1,165,807,628       11,844,755       7,068,940  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     3/18/2022     4,300     2,447       1,166,284,246       10,863,457       10,901,385  
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)     4/14/2022     4,300     2,446       1,165,807,628       15,956,481       16,363,740  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ 80,664,612     $ 46,998,365  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Written Options — (2.4%)

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
  Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (2.4%)

 

S&P 500® Index, Call     1/21/2022     4,700     (1,898   $ (904,620,964   $ (19,071,916   $ (20,175,740
S&P 500® Index, Call     1/21/2022     4,775     (1,899     (905,097,582     (16,234,311     (9,950,760
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,600     (1,888     (899,854,784     (23,740,596     (42,121,280
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,650     (1,889     (900,331,402     (24,965,277     (34,436,470
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,700     (1,899     (905,097,582     (28,392,396     (27,345,600
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,800     (1,873     (892,705,514     (18,350,717     (14,497,020
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,800     (1,888     (899,854,784     (19,383,152     (20,862,400
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,850     (1,888     (899,854,784     (20,283,728     (15,604,320
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,900     (1,873     (892,705,514     (13,450,827     (11,125,620
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ (183,872,920   $ (196,119,210
         

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

  (a)      Non-income producing security.

 

  (b)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

 

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

 

  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Software

     9.9

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     7.1  

Interactive Media & Services

     6.5  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.5  

Banks

     4.1  

IT Services

     4.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     3.9  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     3.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.0  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.0  

Automobiles

     2.7  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.4  

Specialty Retail

     2.2  

Capital Markets

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     39.2  

Short-Term Investments

     1.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     102.3  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (2.3
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 97.7% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

 

  1,971      Boeing Co. (The)(a)(b)    $ 396,802  
  1,204      Lockheed Martin Corp.(b)      427,914  
  5,526      Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)      475,567  
     

 

 

 
        1,300,283  
     

 

 

 
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 

  1,605      FedEx Corp.(b)      415,117  
  492      GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      44,689  
     

 

 

 
        459,806  
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 0.2%

 

  3,720      Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)(b)      145,378  
  5,618      JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)      80,000  
     

 

 

 
        225,378  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components — 0.2%

 

  858      Adient PLC(a)(b)      41,081  
  1,374      Gentex Corp.(b)      47,884  
  343      Lear Corp.(b)      62,752  
  507      Magna International, Inc.(b)      41,036  
     

 

 

 
        192,753  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles — 2.5%

 

  18,282      Ford Motor Co.(b)      379,717  
  2,131      Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)      2,251,998  
     

 

 

 
        2,631,715  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 4.0%

 

  21,899      Bank of America Corp.(b)      974,287  
  5,696      Citigroup, Inc.(b)      343,981  
  1,199      Comerica, Inc.(b)      104,313  
  491      East West Bancorp, Inc.(b)      38,632  
  7,331      Fifth Third Bancorp(b)      319,265  
  1,351      First Republic Bank(b)      278,995  
  8,675      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)      1,373,686  
  375      SVB Financial Group(a)(b)      254,340  
  11,396      Wells Fargo & Co.(b)      546,780  
     

 

 

 
        4,234,279  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 1.5%

 

  12,930      Coca-Cola Co. (The)(b)      765,585  
  4,770      PepsiCo, Inc.(b)      828,597  
     

 

 

 
        1,594,182  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 1.5%

 

  5,522      AbbVie, Inc.(b)      747,679  
  414      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)      70,206  
  2,150      Amgen, Inc.(b)      483,686  
  585      Biogen, Inc.(a)(b)      140,353  
  417      Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)      32,455  
  488      Seagen, Inc.(a)(b)      75,445  
     

 

 

 
        1,549,824  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products — 0.9%

 

  1,115      A.O. Smith Corp.(b)      95,723  
  3,686      Carrier Global Corp.(b)      199,928  
  1,240      Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(b)      132,556  
  5,487      Johnson Controls International PLC(b)      446,148  
  203      Lennox International, Inc.(b)      65,845  
     

 

 

 
        940,200  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets — 2.9%

 

  4,133      Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(b)      240,045  
  606      BlackRock, Inc.(b)      554,829  
  833      Blackstone, Inc.(b)      107,782  
  5,269      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(b)      443,123  
  237      FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(b)      115,184  
   Capital Markets — continued

 

  1,366      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b)    $ 522,563  
  1,479      KKR & Co., Inc.(b)      110,186  
  5,055      Morgan Stanley(b)      496,199  
  429      MSCI, Inc.(b)      262,844  
  2,437      Raymond James Financial, Inc.(b)      244,675  
     

 

 

 
        3,097,430  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.6%

 

  849      AdvanSix, Inc.(b)      40,115  
  922      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(b)      280,528  
  729      Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      78,484  
  2,066      Huntsman Corp.(b)      72,062  
  1,996      Linde PLC(b)      691,474  
  1,043      Nutrien Ltd.(b)      78,434  
  1,644      PPG Industries, Inc.(b)      283,492  
  848      RPM International, Inc.(b)      85,648  
  1,880      Valvoline, Inc.(b)      70,105  
     

 

 

 
        1,680,342  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%

 

  1,131      Waste Connections, Inc.(b)      154,122  
  2,587      Waste Management, Inc.(b)      431,770  
     

 

 

 
        585,892  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 0.9%

 

  1,006      Ciena Corp.(a)(b)      77,432  
  13,997      Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)      886,990  
  3,169      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sponsored ADR(b)      34,447  
     

 

 

 
        998,869  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

  4,484      Ally Financial, Inc.(b)      213,483  
  6,190      Synchrony Financial(b)      287,154  
     

 

 

 
        500,637  
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

 

  975      Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      107,855  
  1,388      Packaging Corp. of America(b)      188,976  
  2,565      WestRock Co.(b)      113,783  
     

 

 

 
        410,614  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

 

  5,498      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)(b)      1,643,902  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%

 

  16,542      Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)      859,522  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 1.3%

 

  4,416      Alliant Energy Corp.(b)      271,451  
  5,574      American Electric Power Co., Inc.(b)      495,919  
  1,669      OGE Energy Corp.(b)      64,056  
  8,308      Southern Co. (The)(b)      569,763  
     

 

 

 
        1,401,189  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

 

  378      Acuity Brands, Inc.(b)      80,030  
  3,379      Emerson Electric Co.(b)      314,146  
  403      Hubbell, Inc.(b)      83,933  
  1,368      Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)      84,392  
     

 

 

 
        562,501  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

 

  712      Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b)      95,600  
  1,274      Avnet, Inc.(b)      52,527  
  1,111      CDW Corp.(b)      227,511  
  4,536      Flex Ltd.(a)(b)      83,145  
  1,991      Trimble, Inc.(a)(b)      173,595  
     

 

 

 
        632,378  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
   Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

 

  6,809      NOV, Inc.(b)    $ 92,262  
     

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 1.6%

 

  760      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)      90,964  
  200      Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)      14,068  
  475      Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)      82,522  
  1,207      Netflix, Inc.(a)(b)      727,145  
  51      Roku, Inc.(a)(b)      11,638  
  4,931      Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)(b)      763,763  
     

 

 

 
        1,690,100  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

 

  1,407      Costco Wholesale Corp.(b)      798,754  
  2,216      Sysco Corp.(b)      174,067  
  4,334      Walmart, Inc.(b)      627,086  
     

 

 

 
        1,599,907  
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 0.7%

 

  1,103      Bunge Ltd.(b)      102,976  
  1,836      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)      78,232  
  614      Ingredion, Inc.(b)      59,337  
  4,997      Kellogg Co.(b)      321,907  
  854      Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      96,271  
  1,107      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)(b)      44,867  
     

 

 

 
        703,590  
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities — 0.1%

 

  1,531      UGI Corp.(b)      70,288  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9%

 

  5,859      Abbott Laboratories(b)      824,596  
  1,359      Alcon, Inc.      118,396  
  329      Align Technology, Inc.(a)(b)      216,212  
  479      Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      200,672  
  1,558      Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)      119,280  
  504      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)      331,864  
  201      Insulet Corp.(a)(b)      53,480  
  5,308      Medtronic PLC(b)      549,113  
  898      ResMed, Inc.(b)      233,911  
  1,061      STERIS PLC(b)      258,258  
  362      Teleflex, Inc.(b)      118,910  
     

 

 

 
        3,024,692  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%

 

  1,050      Anthem, Inc.(b)      486,717  
  2,900      Centene Corp.(a)(b)      238,960  
  1,572      Cigna Corp.(b)      360,978  
  2,386      MEDNAX, Inc.(a)(b)      64,923  
  260      Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)      82,701  
  3,073      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b)      1,543,076  
     

 

 

 
        2,777,355  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

  428      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      109,345  
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%

 

  149      Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      357,485  
  4,286      Carnival Corp.(a)(b)      86,234  
  222      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(b)      125,281  
  1,238      Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)(b)      64,512  
  1,489      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      232,269  
  2,281      McDonald’s Corp.(b)      611,468  
  2,401      MGM Resorts International(b)      107,757  
  1,408      Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(b)      85,438  
  3,705      Starbucks Corp.(b)      433,374  
  905      Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR(a)(b)      22,281  
  205      Vail Resorts, Inc.(b)      67,220  
     

 

 

 
        2,193,319  
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 0.3%

 

  2,869      PulteGroup, Inc.(b)    $ 163,992  
  2,218      Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      160,561  
     

 

 

 
        324,553  
     

 

 

 
   Household Products — 1.4%

 

  1,269      Clorox Co. (The)(b)      221,263  
  7,968      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(b)      1,303,405  
     

 

 

 
        1,524,668  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

 

  2,621      3M Co.(b)      465,568  
  2,911      Honeywell International, Inc.(b)      606,973  
     

 

 

 
        1,072,541  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance — 1.2%

 

  3,115      Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)(b)      138,462  
  1,950      Chubb Ltd.(b)      376,955  
  1,138      Cincinnati Financial Corp.(b)      129,652  
  5,403      Manulife Financial Corp.(b)      103,035  
  2,758      Prudential Financial, Inc.(b)      298,526  
  301      RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(b)      50,968  
  801      Willis Towers Watson PLC(b)      190,230  
     

 

 

 
        1,287,828  
     

 

 

 
   Interactive Media & Services — 6.3%

 

  794      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      2,300,250  
  745      Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      2,155,724  
  1,048      Match Group, Inc.(a)(b)      138,598  
  6,280      Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      2,112,278  
     

 

 

 
        6,706,850  
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.7%

 

  1,169      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)      3,897,843  
  454      JD.com, Inc., ADR(a)(b)      31,812  
  29      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)(b)      39,104  
     

 

 

 
        3,968,759  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services — 4.2%

 

  2,469      Accenture PLC, Class A(b)      1,023,524  
  458      Block, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      73,972  
  274      EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      183,155  
  615      FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)      137,662  
  1,125      Global Payments, Inc.(b)      152,077  
  3,003      International Business Machines Corp.(b)      401,381  
  600      Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)      10,860  
  2,633      MasterCard, Inc., Class A(b)      946,090  
  51      Shopify, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      70,247  
  138      Twilio, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      36,341  
  1,088      VeriSign, Inc.(a)(b)      276,156  
  5,136      Visa, Inc., Class A(b)      1,113,022  
     

 

 

 
        4,424,487  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Products — 0.1%

 

  590      Brunswick Corp.(b)      59,431  
  515      Polaris, Inc.(b)      56,603  
     

 

 

 
        116,034  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%

 

  3,235      Avantor, Inc.(a)(b)      136,323  
  264      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      199,470  
  384      ICON PLC(a)(b)      118,925  
  760      Illumina, Inc.(a)(b)      289,134  
  1,323      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      882,759  
     

 

 

 
        1,626,611  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 1.4%

 

  471      AGCO Corp.(b)      54,646  
  2,087      Caterpillar, Inc.(b)      431,466  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
   Machinery — continued

 

  1,140      Cummins, Inc.(b)    $ 248,680  
  1,260      Deere & Co.(b)      432,041  
  616      IDEX Corp.(b)      145,573  
  2,533      Otis Worldwide Corp.(b)      220,548  
     

 

 

 
        1,532,954  
     

 

 

 
   Media — 0.9%

 

  12,562      Comcast Corp., Class A(b)      632,245  
  1,800      Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)      42,372  
  2,292      Fox Corp., Class B(b)      78,547  
  605      Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(a)(b)      97,466  
  10,823      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)      68,726  
     

 

 

 
        919,356  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.4%

 

  1,700      Alcoa Corp.(b)      101,286  
  3,584      Barrick Gold Corp.(b)      68,096  
  929      Rio Tinto PLC, Sponsored ADR(b)      62,187  
  590      Southern Copper Corp.(b)      36,409  
  1,435      Steel Dynamics, Inc.(b)      89,070  
  4,124      Vale S.A., Sponsored ADR(b)      57,819  
     

 

 

 
        414,867  
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities — 0.8%

 

  4,959      Ameren Corp.(b)      441,401  
  5,513      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(b)      367,882  
     

 

 

 
        809,283  
     

 

 

 
   Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

  2,476      Nordstrom, Inc.(a)(b)      56,007  
  2,049      Target Corp.(b)      474,221  
     

 

 

 
        530,228  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%

 

  2,853      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(b)      120,539  
  1,002      Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      101,623  
  6,328      Chevron Corp.(b)      742,591  
  5,654      ConocoPhillips(b)      408,106  
  1,376      Devon Energy Corp.(b)      60,613  
  542      Enbridge, Inc.(b)      21,181  
  1,230      EQT Corp.(a)(b)      26,826  
  12,758      Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)      780,662  
  1,235      HollyFrontier Corp.(b)      40,483  
  1,124      Ovintiv, Inc.(b)      37,879  
  1,177      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b)      214,073  
  3,117      Suncor Energy, Inc.(b)      78,018  
  1,014      TC Energy Corp.      47,192  
     

 

 

 
        2,679,786  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%

 

  1,543      AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR(b)      89,880  
  7,839      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)      488,762  
  2,239      Eli Lilly & Co.(b)      618,457  
  331      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)      42,169  
  7,283      Johnson & Johnson(b)      1,245,903  
  7,817      Merck & Co., Inc.(b)      599,095  
  454      Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR(b)      39,711  
  16,562      Pfizer, Inc.(b)      977,986  
  1,500      Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)(b)      12,015  
  5,916      Viatris, Inc.(b)      80,043  
     

 

 

 
        4,194,021  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services — 0.5%

 

  869      CoStar Group, Inc.(a)(b)      68,677  
  739      Leidos Holdings, Inc.(b)      65,697  
  342      ManpowerGroup, Inc.(b)      33,287  
   Professional Services — continued

 

  810      TransUnion(b)    $ 96,050  
  998      Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)      228,272  
     

 

 

 
        491,983  
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

 

  176      Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)(b)      47,404  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Apartments — 0.9%

 

  1,056      American Campus Communities, Inc.(b)      60,498  
  836      Camden Property Trust(b)      149,377  
  566      Essex Property Trust, Inc.(b)      199,362  
  5,655      Invitation Homes, Inc.(b)      256,398  
  1,125      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.(b)      258,120  
     

 

 

 
        923,755  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Diversified — 1.1%

 

  1,679      Crown Castle International Corp.(b)      350,475  
  1,197      Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(b)      211,714  
  2,963      Duke Realty Corp.(b)      194,491  
  723      Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.(b)      35,181  
  698      SBA Communications Corp.(b)      271,536  
  846      VICI Properties, Inc.(b)      25,473  
  724      W.P. Carey, Inc.(b)      59,404  
     

 

 

 
        1,148,274  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Health Care — 0.1%

 

  2,686      Medical Properties Trust, Inc.(b)      63,470  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Hotels — 0.1%

 

  2,742      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)(b)      51,769  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Mortgage — 0.0%

 

  4,312      Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)      33,720  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Office Property — 0.1%

 

  1,073      Kilroy Realty Corp.(b)      71,312  
  370      Orion Office REIT, Inc.(a)(b)      6,908  
     

 

 

 
        78,220  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Single Tenant — 0.3%

 

  461      National Retail Properties, Inc.(b)      22,160  
  3,708      Realty Income Corp.(b)      265,456  
     

 

 

 
        287,616  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Storage — 0.2%

 

  984      Extra Space Storage, Inc.(b)      223,102  
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail — 1.2%

 

  1,142      Norfolk Southern Corp.(b)      339,985  
  778      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      278,820  
  2,250      Union Pacific Corp.(b)      566,842  
  492      XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)      38,096  
     

 

 

 
        1,223,743  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.1%

 

  3,949      Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)(b)      568,261  
  2,341      Analog Devices, Inc.(b)      411,478  
  3,515      Applied Materials, Inc.(b)      553,120  
  134      ASML Holding NV, (Registered)(b)      106,683  
  560      Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)(b)      102,446  
  377      First Solar, Inc.(a)(b)      32,859  
  11,487      Intel Corp.(b)      591,580  
  1,569      Marvell Technology, Inc.(b)      137,272  
  6,761      NVIDIA Corp.(b)      1,988,478  
  1,256      NXP Semiconductors NV(b)      286,092  
  2,536      ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)      172,245  
  3,473      QUALCOMM, Inc.(b)      635,107  
  1,424      Teradyne, Inc.(b)      232,867  
  3,476      Texas Instruments, Inc.(b)      655,122  
     

 

 

 
        6,473,610  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
   Software — 9.7%

 

  1,531      Adobe, Inc.(a)(b)    $ 868,169  
  1,549      Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)(b)      288,656  
  470      CDK Global, Inc.(b)      19,618  
  331      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)      38,581  
  703      Fortinet, Inc.(a)(b)      252,658  
  19,698      Microsoft Corp.(b)      6,624,831  
  5,019      Oracle Corp.(b)      437,707  
  282      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)      157,006  
  2,777      salesforce.com, Inc.(a)(b)      705,719  
  695      ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)      451,132  
  498      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)      40,826  
  745      Synopsys, Inc.(a)(b)      274,533  
  441      VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      51,103  
  287      Workday, Inc., Class A(a)(b)      78,403  
     

 

 

 
        10,288,942  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail — 2.0%

 

  858      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(b)      205,817  
  346      Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)(b)      100,862  
  933      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(b)      107,286  
  1,370      Foot Locker, Inc.(b)      59,773  
  3,410      Home Depot, Inc. (The)(b)      1,415,184  
  392      Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)(b)      161,637  
  298      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(b)      50,401  
     

 

 

 
        2,100,960  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.2%

 

  40,771      Apple, Inc.(b)      7,239,706  
  1,296      Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(a)(b)      72,796  
  7,897      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(b)      124,536  
  6,261      HP, Inc.(b)      235,852  
     

 

 

 
        7,672,890  
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%

 

  579      Carter’s, Inc.(b)      58,606  
  232      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)(b)      90,816  
  3,968      NIKE, Inc., Class B(b)      661,347  
  800      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b)      34,720  
  2,600      Under Armour, Inc., Class C(a)      46,904  
     

 

 

 
        892,393  
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 0.9%

 

  7,499      Altria Group, Inc.(b)      355,378  
  1,544      British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR(b)      57,761  
  6,154      Philip Morris International, Inc.(b)      584,630  
     

 

 

 
        997,769  
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities — 0.3%

 

  1,833      American Water Works Co., Inc.(b)      346,180  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

  3,935      America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, ADR(b)      83,068  
  8,169      Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR(b)      121,963  
     

 

 

 
        205,031  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $53,082,361)
     103,446,211  
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Short-Term Investments — 2.8%   
$ 2,970,605      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,970,605 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $2,177,100 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $3,030,081 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $2,970,605)
   $ 2,970,605  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.5%
(Identified Cost $56,052,966)
     106,416,816  
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)%      (549,175
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 105,867,641  
     

 

 

 
     

 

Written Options — (2.3%)

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
  Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (2.3%)

 

S&P 500® Index, Call     1/21/2022     4,700     (24   $ (11,438,832   $ (241,193   $ (255,120
S&P 500® Index, Call     1/21/2022     4,775     (24     (11,438,832     (206,868     (125,760
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,600     (24     (11,438,832     (300,732     (535,440
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,650     (24     (11,438,832     (316,980     (437,520
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,700     (24     (11,438,832     (357,772     (345,600
S&P 500® Index, Call     2/18/2022     4,800     (23     (10,962,214     (225,343     (178,020
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,800     (24     (11,438,832     (246,396     (265,200
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,850     (24     (11,438,832     (257,844     (198,360
S&P 500® Index, Call     3/18/2022     4,900     (24     (11,438,832     (172,354     (142,560
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ (2,325,482   $ (2,483,580
         

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

  (a)      Non-income producing security.

 

  (b)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

 

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

 

  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Software

     9.7

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     7.2  

Interactive Media & Services

     6.3  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.1  

IT Services

     4.2  

Banks

     4.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     4.0  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     3.7  

Capital Markets

     2.9  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.9  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.6  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.5  

Automobiles

     2.5  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.1  

Specialty Retail

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     35.0  

Short-Term Investments

     2.8  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.5  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.5
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Mirova Global Green Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
  Bonds and Notes — 88.9% of Net Assets  
   Canada — 1.8%

 

  1,000,000      Province of Ontario Canada, 1.950%, 1/27/2023, (CAD)(a)    $ 800,530  
  50,000      Province of Quebec Canada, 2.600%, 7/06/2025, (CAD)(a)      41,141  
     

 

 

 
        841,671  
     

 

 

 
   Chile — 2.3%

 

  500,000      Chile Government International Bond, 1.250%, 1/29/2040, (EUR)(a)      552,172  
  500,000      Chile Government International Bond, 3.500%, 1/25/2050(a)      517,420  
     

 

 

 
        1,069,592  
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 1.0%

 

  400,000      Orsted A/S, (fixed rate to 9/09/2027, variable rate thereafter), 1.750%, 12/09/3019, (EUR)(a)      465,077  
     

 

 

 
   Finland — 1.2%

 

  500,000      Citycon OYJ, (fixed rate to 11/24/2024, variable rate thereafter), 4.496%, (EUR)(a)(b)      565,615  
     

 

 

 
   France — 16.7%

 

  400,000      Altarea SCA, 1.750%, 1/16/2030, (EUR)(a)      446,040  
  400,000      Covivio, 1.125%, 9/17/2031, (EUR)(a)      461,908  
  500,000      Derichebourg S.A., 2.250%, 7/15/2028, (EUR)(a)      582,343  
  800,000      Electricite de France S.A., 3.625%, 10/13/2025(a)      853,518  
  400,000      Faurecia SE, 2.375%, 6/15/2029, (EUR)(a)      457,677  
  2,500,000      France Government Bond OAT, 1.750%, 6/25/2039, 144A, (EUR)(a)      3,437,409  
  100,000      Getlink SE, 3.500%, 10/30/2025, (EUR)(a)      117,220  
  600,000      ICADE, 1.500%, 9/13/2027, (EUR)(a)      717,726  
  600,000      Societe du Grand Paris EPIC, EMTN, 1.700%, 5/25/2050, (EUR)(a)      790,417  
     

 

 

 
        7,864,258  
     

 

 

 
   Germany — 4.0%

 

  500,000      BayWa AG, EMTN, 3.125%, 6/26/2024, (EUR)(a)      602,602  
  300,000      E.ON SE, EMTN, 0.350%, 2/28/2030, (EUR)(a)      338,562  
  500,000      EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG, (fixed rate to 3/30/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.875%, 6/29/2080, (EUR)(a)      581,347  
  300,000      Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Series 809, MTN, 0.375%, 7/29/2026, (EUR)(a)      343,377  
     

 

 

 
        1,865,888  
     

 

 

 
   Hungary — 1.7%

 

  700,000      Hungary Government International Bond, 1.750%, 6/05/2035, (EUR)(a)      828,707  
     

 

 

 
   Indonesia — 2.2%

 

  500,000      Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 3.750%, 3/01/2023(a)      516,475  
  500,000      Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, MTN, 3.900%, 8/20/2024(a)      535,230  
     

 

 

 
        1,051,705  
     

 

 

 
   Ireland — 0.8%

 

  300,000      AIB Group PLC, EMTN, (fixed rate to 5/30/2026, variable rate thereafter), 2.875%, 5/30/2031, (EUR)(a)      360,031  
     

 

 

 
   Italy — 7.3%

 

  400,000      A2A SpA, EMTN, 1.000%, 7/16/2029, (EUR)(a)      467,828  
  600,000      Assicurazioni Generali SpA, EMTN, 2.124%, 10/01/2030, (EUR)(a)      713,898  
  2,100,000      Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.500%, 4/30/2045, 144A, (EUR)(a)      2,243,268  
     

 

 

 
        3,424,994  
     

 

 

 
   Korea — 3.2%

 

  400,000      Kia Corp., 1.750%, 10/16/2026(a)    $ 394,689  
  600,000      Korea International Bond, Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 10/15/2026, (EUR)(a)(c)      682,106  
  400,000      Korea Water Resources Corp., EMTN, 3.875%, 5/15/2023(a)      415,577  
     

 

 

 
        1,492,372  
     

 

 

 
   Lithuania — 2.3%

 

  500,000      AB Ignitis Grupe, EMTN, 1.875%, 7/10/2028, (EUR)(a)      608,869  
  400,000      AB Ignitis Grupe, EMTN, 2.000%, 7/14/2027, (EUR)(a)      489,271  
     

 

 

 
        1,098,140  
     

 

 

 
   Luxembourg — 0.7%

 

  300,000      Eurofins Scientific SE, (fixed rate to 8/11/2022, variable rate thereafter), 2.875%, (EUR)(b)      345,229  
     

 

 

 
   Mexico — 2.0%

 

  800,000      Mexico Government International Bond, 1.350%, 9/18/2027, (EUR)(a)      927,905  
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands — 8.2%

 

  700,000      ABB Finance BV, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 0.271%-0.282%, 1/19/2030, (EUR)(a)(d)      765,607  
  400,000      CTP NV, EMTN, 2.125%, 10/01/2025, (EUR)(a)      477,416  
  600,000      de Volksbank NV, EMTN, (fixed rate to 10/22/2025, variable rate thereafter), 1.750%, 10/22/2030, (EUR)(a)      707,412  
  700,000      Signify NV, 2.375%, 5/11/2027, (EUR)(a)      863,398  
  150,000      TenneT Holding BV, EMTN, 1.250%, 10/24/2033, (EUR)(a)      179,483  
  700,000      TenneT Holding BV, EMTN, 1.875%, 6/13/2036, (EUR)(a)      888,610  
     

 

 

 
        3,881,926  
     

 

 

 
   Singapore — 1.5%

 

  700,000      Vena Energy Capital Pte Ltd., EMTN, 3.133%, 2/26/2025(a)      713,411  
     

 

 

 
   Spain — 7.0%

 

  400,000      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., 1.000%, 6/21/2026, (EUR)(a)      466,293  
  500,000      Bankinter S.A., 0.625%, 10/06/2027, (EUR)(a)      566,927  
  500,000      Iberdrola International BV, (fixed rate to 2/22/2023, variable rate thereafter), 1.875%, (EUR)(a)(b)      580,362  
  900,000      Spain Government Bond, 1.000%, 7/30/2042, 144A, (EUR)(a)      997,645  
  600,000      Telefonica Europe BV, (fixed rate to 2/05/2027, variable rate thereafter), 2.502%, (EUR)(a)(b)      686,944  
     

 

 

 
        3,298,171  
     

 

 

 
   Supranationals — 7.8%

 

  3,500,000      European Investment Bank, 2.375%, 5/24/2027(a)      3,672,105  
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 6.9%

 

  500,000      Anglian Water Services Financing PLC, EMTN, 1.625%, 8/10/2025, (GBP)(a)      683,789  
  500,000      SSE PLC, EMTN, 1.375%, 9/04/2027, (EUR)(a)      598,895  
  1,500,000      United Kingdom Gilt, 0.875%, 7/31/2033, (GBP)(a)      1,994,325  
     

 

 

 
        3,277,009  
     

 

 

 
   United States — 10.3%

 

  500,000      Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2.050%, 5/15/2030(a)      502,933  
  300,000      Arizona Public Service Co., 2.650%, 9/15/2050(a)      270,529  
  600,000      Digital Dutch Finco BV, 1.500%, 3/15/2030, (EUR)(a)      708,037  
  400,000      Digital Euro Finco LLC, 2.500%, 1/16/2026, (EUR)(a)      491,585  
  300,000      Digital Intrepid Holding BV, 0.625%, 7/15/2031, (EUR)(a)      322,054  
  400,000      Ford Motor Co., 3.250%, 2/12/2032(a)      409,600  
  400,000      Southern Power Co., 4.150%, 12/01/2025(a)      435,019  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of December 31, 2021

Mirova Global Green Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
   United States — continued

 

  200,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 4.100%, 8/15/2047(a)    $ 246,695  
  700,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.875%, 2/08/2029(a)      775,721  
  600,000      Wabtec Transportation Netherlands BV, 1.250%, 12/03/2027, (EUR)(a)      689,231  
     

 

 

 
        4,851,404  
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $42,412,324)
     41,895,210  
     

 

 

 
     
  Short-Term Investments — 6.7%  
  3,173,547      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,173,547 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $2,325,800 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $3,237,041 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $3,173,547)      3,173,547  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 95.6%
(Identified Cost $45,585,871)
     45,068,757  
   Other assets less liabilities — 4.4%      2,056,317  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 47,125,074  
     

 

 

 

 

  (‡)      Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

  (†)      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)      Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.

 

  (c)      Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

 

  (d)      Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. The Fund’s investment in this security is comprised of various lots with differing annualized yields.

 

     
  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 December 31, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $6,678,322 or 14.2% of net assets.

 

  EMTN      Euro Medium Term Note

 

  MTN      Medium Term Note

 

     
  CAD      Canadian Dollar

 

  EUR      Euro

 

  GBP      British Pound

 

At December 31, 2021, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures   Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

    3/22/2022       2     $ 387,953     $ 394,250     $ 6,297  

UK Long Gilt

    3/29/2022       7       1,181,703       1,183,408       1,705  

German Euro Bund

    3/08/2022       16       3,177,222       3,121,675       (55,547

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

    3/08/2022       6       1,480,687       1,412,240       (68,447
         

 

 

 

Total

          $ (115,992
         

 

 

 

At December 31, 2021, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and
Currency Futures
  Expiration
Date
    Contracts     Notional
Amount
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

    3/22/2022       20     $ 2,599,531     $ 2,609,375     $ (9,844

British Pound

    3/14/2022       27       2,257,369       2,283,356       (25,987

Canadian Dollar

    3/15/2022       11       864,413       869,550       (5,137

Euro

    3/14/2022       217       30,612,011       30,929,281       (317,270
         

 

 

 

Total

 

  $ (358,238
         

 

 

 

Industry Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Government National

     25.9

Industrial

     13.1  

Utility-Electric

     12.1  

Financial

     9.3  

Supranational

     7.8  

Special Purpose

     7.7  

Bank

     5.2  

Government Regional

     3.5  

Telephone

     3.1  

Government Agency

     0.9  

Transportation-Non Rail

     0.3  

Short-Term Investments

     6.7  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     95.6  

Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts)

     4.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Euro

     59.8

United States Dollar

     28.4  

British Pound

     5.6  

Canadian Dollar

     1.8  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     95.6  

Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts)

     4.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments — as of December 31, 2021

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 95.5% of Net Assets  
   Argentina — 1.1%

 

  9,099      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)    $ 12,269,092  
     

 

 

 
   Belgium — 1.8%

 

  230,272      KBC Group NV      19,785,254  
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 8.2%

 

  297,813      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      33,452,103  
  248,124      Orsted A/S, 144A      31,776,513  
  882,863      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      26,887,703  
     

 

 

 
        92,116,319  
     

 

 

 
   France — 3.0%

 

  88,019      EssilorLuxottica S.A.      18,737,202  
  72,849      Orpea S.A.      7,305,893  
  265,612      Valeo S.A.      8,009,894  
     

 

 

 
        34,052,989  
     

 

 

 
   Germany — 5.1%

 

  49,206      Allianz SE, (Registered)      11,605,659  
  51,806      SAP SE      7,291,150  
  258,847      Symrise AG      38,282,083  
     

 

 

 
        57,178,892  
     

 

 

 
   Hong Kong — 2.0%

 

  2,201,751      AIA Group Ltd.      22,221,922  
     

 

 

 
   Japan — 4.7%

 

  829,500      Sekisui House Ltd.      17,847,304  
  607,350      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      16,585,690  
  436,600      Terumo Corp.      18,442,244  
     

 

 

 
        52,875,238  
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands — 4.1%

 

  9,649      Adyen NV, 144A(a)      25,328,621  
  25,269      ASML Holding NV      20,240,970  
     

 

 

 
        45,569,591  
     

 

 

 
   Spain — 2.6%

 

  2,457,429      Iberdrola S.A.      29,095,900  
     

 

 

 
   Switzerland — 1.3%

 

  18,497      Geberit AG, (Registered)      15,077,527  
     

 

 

 
   Taiwan — 2.7%

 

  249,621      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sponsored ADR      30,031,903  
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 4.3%

 

  4,625,696      Legal & General Group PLC      18,679,905  
  1,110,417      Prudential PLC      19,202,269  
  184,236      Unilever PLC      9,876,196  
     

 

 

 
        47,758,370  
     

 

 

 
   United States — 54.6%

 

  55,755      Adobe, Inc.(a)      31,616,430  
  85,967      American Water Works Co., Inc.      16,235,728  
  168,015      Aptiv PLC(a)      27,714,074  
  182,528      Ball Corp.      17,571,971  
  70,480      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a)      8,872,022  
  136,144      Danaher Corp.      44,792,737  
  648,468      eBay, Inc.      43,123,122  
  182,747      Ecolab, Inc.      42,870,619  
  86,442      Eli Lilly & Co.      23,877,009  
  40,259      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      14,903,882  
  37,493      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)      13,471,235  
  125,134      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      44,963,149  
  157,943      Microsoft Corp.      53,119,390  
  188,503      NextEra Energy, Inc.      17,598,640  
  99,607      NVIDIA Corp.      29,295,415  
   United States — continued

 

  140,490      Oracle Corp.    $ 12,252,133  
  65,594      Roper Technologies, Inc.      32,263,065  
  67,577      Signature Bank      21,859,132  
  266,006      Sunrun, Inc.(a)      9,124,006  
  74,980      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      50,029,655  
  126,999      Visa, Inc., Class A      27,521,953  
  66,349      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Series A      12,882,985  
  133,389      Xylem, Inc.      15,996,009  
     

 

 

 
        611,954,361  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $907,416,405)
     1,069,987,358  
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 2.1%  
$ 23,460,001      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $23,460,001 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $17,193,100 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $23,929,305 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $23,460,001)
     23,460,001  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 97.6%
(Identified Cost $930,876,406)
     1,093,447,359  
   Other assets less liabilities — 2.4%      27,234,632  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 1,120,681,991  
     

 

 

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

 

  (a)      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 December 31, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $57,105,134 or 5.1% of net assets.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments — as of December 31, 2021

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Software

     9.3

IT Services

     8.8  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     8.5  

Chemicals

     7.2  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     7.1  

Electric Utilities

     7.0  

Pharmaceuticals

     6.6  

Insurance

     6.4  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.9  

Banks

     3.8  

Electrical Equipment

     3.2  

Auto Components

     3.2  

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.9  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.8  

Machinery

     2.6  

Personal Products

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     9.0  

Short-Term Investments

     2.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     2.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at December 31, 2021

 

United States Dollar

     60.5

Euro

     17.5  

Danish Krone

     8.2  

Japanese Yen

     4.7  

British Pound

     3.4  

Hong Kong Dollar

     2.0  

Swiss Franc

     1.3  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     2.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments — as of December 31, 2021

Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 96.8% of Net Assets  
   Argentina — 1.2%

 

  268      MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)    $ 361,371  
     

 

 

 
   Australia — 1.0%

 

  92,274      Stockland      284,667  
     

 

 

 
   Belgium — 5.0%

 

  14,550      KBC Group NV      1,250,154  
  6,132      Umicore S.A.      250,151  
     

 

 

 
        1,500,305  
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 11.1%

 

  13,450      Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      1,510,783  
  6,904      Orsted A/S, 144A      884,175  
  30,081      Vestas Wind Systems A/S      916,121  
     

 

 

 
        3,311,079  
     

 

 

 
   France — 15.1%

 

  2,227      Air Liquide S.A.      388,398  
  35,415      Credit Agricole S.A.      504,923  
  10,545      Dassault Systemes SE      625,797  
  2,345      EssilorLuxottica S.A.      499,196  
  1,086      L’Oreal S.A.      517,819  
  4,518      Orpea S.A.      453,102  
  3,103      Sanofi      311,367  
  18,779      Suez S.A.      423,535  
  12,348      Valeo S.A.      372,371  
  6,891      Worldline S.A., 144A(a)      383,554  
     

 

 

 
        4,480,062  
     

 

 

 
   Germany — 6.4%

 

  2,356      Allianz SE, (Registered)      555,683  
  6,047      SAP SE      851,052  
  3,287      Symrise AG      486,129  
     

 

 

 
        1,892,864  
     

 

 

 
   Hong Kong — 3.4%

 

  100,595      AIA Group Ltd.      1,015,289  
     

 

 

 
   Ireland — 4.9%

 

  7,862      Kingspan Group PLC      937,819  
  9,360      Smurfit Kappa Group PLC      515,889  
     

 

 

 
        1,453,708  
     

 

 

 
   Japan — 11.9%

 

  4,200      Kao Corp.      219,972  
  48,900      Kubota Corp.      1,087,343  
  22,400      Sekisui House Ltd.      481,952  
  1,700      Shimano, Inc.      452,743  
  18,238      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      498,048  
  14,600      Terumo Corp.      616,713  
  4,400      West Japan Railway Co.      184,021  
     

 

 

 
        3,540,792  
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands — 8.9%

 

  441      Adyen NV, 144A(a)      1,157,625  
  1,877      ASML Holding NV      1,503,514  
     

 

 

 
        2,661,139  
     

 

 

 
   Norway — 0.5%

 

  8,573      Telenor ASA      134,759  
     

 

 

 
   Spain — 2.7%

 

  68,951      Iberdrola S.A.      816,378  
     

 

 

 
   Switzerland — 2.9%

 

  1,052      Geberit AG, (Registered)      857,521  
     

 

 

 
   Taiwan — 4.4%

 

  10,850      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sponsored ADR      1,305,363  
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 17.4%

 

  6,924      Croda International PLC    $ 948,390  
  21,396      Halma PLC      927,706  
  6,966      Johnson Matthey PLC      193,571  
  32,165      Land Securities Group PLC      339,468  
  261,344      Legal & General Group PLC      1,055,383  
  47,802      Prudential PLC      826,633  
  2,104      Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC      457,895  
  7,669      Unilever PLC      411,106  
     

 

 

 
        5,160,152  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $23,105,413)
     28,775,449  
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 0.9%  
$ 259,707      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $259,707 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $190,400 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $264,998 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $259,707)
     259,707  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 97.7%
(Identified Cost $23,365,120)
     29,035,156  
   Other assets less liabilities — 2.3%      696,790  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 29,731,946  
     

 

 

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

 

  (a)      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 December 31, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $2,425,354 or 8.2% of net assets.

 

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

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments — as of December 31, 2021

Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Insurance

     11.7

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     9.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     7.9  

Chemicals

     7.6  

Building Products

     6.1  

Banks

     5.9  

Electric Utilities

     5.6  

Machinery

     5.2  

IT Services

     5.2  

Software

     5.0  

Personal Products

     3.8  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     3.1  

Electrical Equipment

     3.1  

REITs - Diversified

     2.1  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.1  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     13.0  

Short-Term Investments

     0.9  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.7  

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at December 31, 2021

 

Euro

     44.4

British Pound

     16.0  

Japanese Yen

     11.9  

Danish Krone

     11.1  

United States Dollar

     6.5  

Hong Kong Dollar

     3.4  

Swiss Franc

     2.9  

Other, less than 2% each

     1.5  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.7  

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments — as of December 31, 2021

Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 100.6% of Net Assets  
   Auto Components — 2.8%

 

  851      Aptiv PLC(a)    $ 140,373  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 3.3%

 

  522      Signature Bank      168,851  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 4.0%

 

  869      Ecolab, Inc.      203,859  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.6%

 

  1,087      Waste Management, Inc.      181,420  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 1.0%

 

  833      Cisco Systems, Inc.      52,787  
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging — 2.0%

 

  1,037      Ball Corp.      99,832  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Consumer Services — 1.3%

 

  517      Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a)      65,080  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

  936      Verizon Communications, Inc.      48,635  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 4.7%

 

  2,545      NextEra Energy, Inc.      237,601  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 0.9%

 

  1,377      Sunrun, Inc.(a)      47,231  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.4%

 

  817      Trimble, Inc.(a)      71,234  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.2%

 

  457      Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)      164,200  
     

 

 

 
   Household Products — 1.2%

 

  735      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      62,725  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 4.7%

 

  481      Roper Technologies, Inc.      236,585  
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.4%

 

  3,315      eBay, Inc.      220,448  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services — 8.1%

 

  183      Accenture PLC, Class A      75,862  
  646      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      232,121  
  456      Visa, Inc., Class A      98,820  
     

 

 

 
        406,803  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 12.6%

 

  978      Danaher Corp.      321,772  
  468      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      312,268  
     

 

 

 
        634,040  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 6.3%

 

  700      Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Series A      135,919  
  1,517      Xylem, Inc.      181,919  
     

 

 

 
        317,838  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products — 3.3%

 

  445      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      164,739  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 2.8%

 

  521      Eli Lilly & Co.      143,911  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.5%

 

  967      First Solar, Inc.(a)      84,284  
  788      NVIDIA Corp.      231,758  
  1,358      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sponsored ADR      163,381  
     

 

 

 
        479,423  
     

 

 

 
   Software — 14.5%

 

  348      Adobe, Inc.(a)      197,337  
  399      Avalara, Inc.(a)      51,515  
   Software — continued

 

  1,189      Microsoft Corp.    $ 399,884  
  976      Oracle Corp.      85,117  
     

 

 

 
        733,853  
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities — 4.0%

 

  1,062      American Water Works Co., Inc.      200,569  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $3,952,393)
     5,082,037  
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 0.2%  
$ 9,874      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $9,874 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $7,300 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $10,160 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $9,874)
     9,874  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.8%
(Identified Cost $3,962,267)
     5,091,911  
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.8)%      (41,086
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 5,050,825  
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)      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 December 31, 2021

 

Software

     14.5

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     12.6  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     9.5  

IT Services

     8.1  

Machinery

     6.3  

Electric Utilities

     4.7  

Industrial Conglomerates

     4.7  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.4  

Chemicals

     4.0  

Water Utilities

     4.0  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     3.6  

Banks

     3.3  

Personal Products

     3.3  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.2  

Pharmaceuticals

     2.8  

Auto Components

     2.8  

Containers & Packaging

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     6.8  

Short-Term Investments

     0.2  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.8  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.8
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  44


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2021

 

     Gateway
Fund
     Gateway Equity
Call Premium
Fund
     Mirova Global
Green Bond
Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 3,119,447,422      $ 56,052,966      $ 45,585,871  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     5,252,824,709        50,363,850        (517,114
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

     8,372,272,131        106,416,816        45,068,757  

Cash

     463,379        5,769         

Due from brokers (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2)

                   1,394,440  

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0 and $652,314, respectively)

                   657,831  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     13,334,486        2,039,612        257,483  

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

                   17,789  

Dividends and interest receivable

     4,024,003        67,203        296,927  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (Note 2)

                   8,002  

Prepaid expenses (Note 9)

     448        5        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     8,390,094,447        108,529,405        47,701,231  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $183,872,920, $2,325,482 and $0, respectively) (Note 2)

     196,119,210        2,483,580         

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     3,467,099        20,349        15,655  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (Note 2)

                   482,232  

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     4,008,908        32,194         

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     1,284,573        58,421        20,549  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     292,814        3,691        1,700  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

     48,323        264        386  

Audit and tax services fees payable

     51,957        50,701        42,724  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     278,998        12,564        12,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     205,551,882        2,661,764        576,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,184,542,565      $ 105,867,641      $ 47,125,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 4,654,096,993      $ 70,919,980      $ 47,424,262  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

     3,530,445,572        34,947,661        (299,188
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,184,542,565      $ 105,867,641      $ 47,125,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Class A shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 1,073,713,024      $ 2,612,894      $ 6,797,979  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     26,378,724        156,857        670,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 40.70      $ 16.66      $ 10.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 43.18      $ 17.68      $ 10.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

        

Net assets

   $ 114,019,045      $ 813,543      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     2,821,874        49,258         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 40.41      $ 16.52      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 504,299,257      $ 436,979      $ 8,109,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     12,396,372        26,273        797,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 40.68      $ 16.63      $ 10.17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 6,492,511,239      $ 102,004,225      $ 32,217,458  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     159,620,167        6,127,780        3,172,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 40.67      $ 16.65      $ 10.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

December 31, 2021

 

     Mirova Global
Sustainable
Equity Fund
     Mirova
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
     Mirova U.S.
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 930,876,406      $ 23,365,120      $ 3,962,267  

Net unrealized appreciation

     162,570,953        5,670,036        1,129,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

     1,093,447,359        29,035,156        5,091,911  

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $8,656,601, $574,019 and $0, respectively)

     8,618,760        575,675         

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     16,848,786        112,562         

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

                   5,112  

Receivable for securities sold

     4,791,932                

Dividends receivable

     241,865        27,810        1,314  

Tax reclaims receivable

     672,883        58,363         

Prepaid expenses (Note 9)

     65        1         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     1,124,621,650        29,809,567        5,098,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for securities purchased

     2,347,143                

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     785,255        1,241         

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     616,319        10,308         

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     39,300        11,585        2,950  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     39,641        1,075        188  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

     7,730        14        8  

Audit and tax services fees payable

     42,486        42,323        41,932  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     61,785        11,075        2,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     3,939,659        77,621        47,512  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,120,681,991      $ 29,731,946      $ 5,050,825  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 917,159,229      $ 24,310,970      $ 3,755,687  

Accumulated earnings

     203,522,762        5,420,976        1,295,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,120,681,991      $ 29,731,946      $ 5,050,825  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Class A shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 43,116,668      $ 379,860      $ 12,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     2,100,413        26,480        985  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 20.53      $ 14.35      $ 12.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 21.78      $ 15.23      $ 13.34  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

        

Net assets

   $ 17,248,198      $      $ 101,223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     878,907               8,117  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 19.62      $      $ 12.47  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 219,678,737      $ 27,569,056      $ 4,892,755  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,604,351        1,914,478        388,535  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 20.72      $ 14.40      $ 12.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 840,638,388      $ 1,783,030      $ 44,466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     40,585,735        123,975        3,533  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 20.71      $ 14.38      $ 12.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  46


Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

     Gateway Fund      Gateway Equity
Call Premium
Fund
     Mirova Global
Green Bond
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends

   $ 105,816,473      $ 1,197,085      $  

Interest

                   579,048  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (73,408      (4,324       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     105,743,065        1,192,761        579,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

     45,948,325        502,249        225,596  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     3,797,535        12,414        16,115  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     3,226,022        35,084        18,346  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     385,249        21,669        16,092  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 8)

     4,298,979        29,262        35,859  

Audit and tax services fees

     51,768        50,702        42,726  

Custodian fees and expenses (Note 7)

     206,340        34,825        12,370  

Interest expense (Note 11)

     1,036               15,665  

Legal fees (Note 9)

     253,242        2,477        1,414  

Registration fees

     166,017        74,622        84,612  

Regulatory filing fees (Note 7)

     13,000        13,000        13,000  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     336,361        5,011        9,220  

Miscellaneous expenses

     185,536        16,865        14,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     58,869,410        798,180        505,472  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Notes 6 and 7)

     (2,382,973      (144,520      (188,408
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     56,486,437        653,660        317,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     49,256,628        539,101        261,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

     24,159,462        816,922        499,144  

Futures contracts

                   1,890,964  

Options written

     (573,866,563      (6,218,472       

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

     265        (51      (71,202

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     1,271,357,435        18,758,911        (3,920,415

Futures contracts

                   134,931  

Options written

     42,892,077        308,851         

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

     101        3        (36,583
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     764,542,777        13,666,164        (1,503,161
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 813,799,405      $ 14,205,265      $ (1,241,177
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

47  |


Statements of Operations (continued)

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

     Mirova Global
Sustainable
Equity Fund
     Mirova
International
Sustainable
Equity Fund
     Mirova U.S.
Sustainable
Equity Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends

   $ 12,408,368      $ 558,518      $ 45,305  

Non-cash dividends (Note 2b)

     766,475        29,875         

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (856,412      (53,714      (605
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,318,431        534,679        44,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

     8,404,452        231,931        35,955  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     251,362        560        179  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     447,480        12,350        2,356  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     48,563        14,657        12,790  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 8)

     856,657        3,998        3,136  

Audit and tax services fees

     42,643        42,328        41,934  

Custodian fees and expenses (Note 7)

     101,758        23,680        1,874  

Interest expense (Note 11)

     60,684        2,889        64  

Legal fees (Note 9)

     35,582        885        202  

Registration fees

     121,105        52,857        66,036  

Regulatory filing fees (Note 7)

     13,000        13,000        13,000  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     86,644        5,313        3,990  

Miscellaneous expenses

     56,373        17,115        14,570  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     10,526,303        421,563        196,086  

Fee/expense recovery (Note 6)

     11,260                

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Notes 6 and 7)

     (320,689      (156,481      (154,335
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

     10,216,874        265,082        41,751  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,101,557        269,597        2,949  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

     150,957,057        274,548        433,439  

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

     (649,118      (48,805       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     23,642,041        1,058,413        1,023,001  

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

     (95,079      (16,102       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     173,854,901        1,268,054        1,456,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 175,956,458      $ 1,537,651      $ 1,459,389  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

|  48


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Gateway Fund     Gateway Equity Call
Premium Fund
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 49,256,628     $ 76,153,992     $ 539,101     $ 498,208  

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

     (549,706,836     46,860,691       (5,401,601     (3,316,965

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

     1,314,249,613       276,701,398       19,067,765       5,853,897  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     813,799,405       399,716,081       14,205,265       3,035,140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Class A

     (4,616,139     (8,569,381     (7,926     (11,504

Class C

           (262,085     (75     (567

Class N

     (3,190,505     (4,232,561     (4,105     (5,747

Class Y

     (41,377,637     (63,649,192     (532,807     (479,450
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (49,184,281     (76,713,219     (544,913     (497,268
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 13)

     294,964,158       (1,355,251,327     32,303,743       (7,048,972
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,059,579,282       (1,032,248,465     45,964,095       (4,511,100

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     7,124,963,283       8,157,211,748       59,903,546       64,414,646  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 8,184,542,565     $ 7,124,963,283     $ 105,867,641     $ 59,903,546  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

49  |


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

     Mirova Global
Green Bond Fund
    Mirova Global Sustainable
Equity Fund
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 261,984     $ 336,331     $ 2,101,557     $ 99,557  

Net realized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     2,318,906       479,266       150,307,939       14,487,944  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations

     (3,822,067     1,935,396       23,546,962       109,269,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,241,177     2,750,993       175,956,458       123,857,074  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Class A

     (196,254     (169,497     (4,789,380     (119,993

Class C

                 (1,953,531     (49,885

Class N

     (286,884     (504,197     (22,974,524     (227,737

Class Y

     (956,524     (699,849     (94,376,354     (2,280,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1,439,662     (1,373,543     (124,093,789     (2,678,294
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 13)

     10,270,116       1,227,038       191,048,671       609,269,464  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     7,589,277       2,604,488       242,911,340       730,448,244  

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     39,535,797       36,931,309       877,770,651       147,322,407  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 47,125,074     $ 39,535,797     $ 1,120,681,991     $ 877,770,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

     Mirova International
Sustainable Equity Fund
    Mirova U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Period Ended
December 31,
2020(a)
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 269,597     $ 96,908     $ 2,949     $ (864

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     225,743       1,661,085       433,439        

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

     1,042,311       1,732,345       1,023,001       106,643  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,537,651       3,490,338       1,459,389       105,779  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Class A

     (8,864     (6,930     (623      

Class C

                 (5,097      

Class N

     (929,817     (1,544,820     (264,825      

Class Y

     (41,940     (6,899     (2,393      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (980,621     (1,558,649     (272,938      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 13)

     12,545,607       (2,508,593     (1,244,405     5,003,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     13,102,637       (576,904     (57,954     5,108,779  

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     16,629,309       17,206,213       5,108,779        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 29,731,946     $ 16,629,309     $ 5,050,825     $ 5,108,779  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Gateway Fund—Class A  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 36.76     $ 34.69      $ 31.65      $ 33.47      $ 30.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.18       0.30        0.37        0.34        0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.93       2.08        3.05        (1.80      2.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     4.11       2.38        3.42        (1.46      2.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.31      (0.38      (0.36      (0.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 40.70     $ 36.76      $ 34.69      $ 31.65      $ 33.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

     11.24     6.92      10.84      (4.39 )%       9.66

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 1,073,713     $ 987,702      $ 1,125,464      $ 1,177,641      $ 1,669,272  

Net expenses(d)

     0.94 %(e)      0.94      0.94      0.94      0.94

Gross expenses

     0.98 %(e)      1.02      1.01      1.01      1.02

Net investment income

     0.46     0.88      1.12      1.03      1.20

Portfolio turnover rate

     11     22      12      10      34

 

(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)

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

(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 refund of prior year service fee of 0.01%. See Note 6b of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Gateway Fund—Class C  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
     Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 36.60      $ 34.54      $ 31.50      $ 33.32      $ 30.72  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.11      0.04        0.12        0.09        0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.92        2.07        3.03        (1.80      2.57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.81        2.11        3.15        (1.71      2.71  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

            (0.05      (0.11      (0.11      (0.11
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 40.41      $ 36.60      $ 34.54      $ 31.50      $ 33.32  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

     10.41      6.13      10.02      (5.15 )%       8.85

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 114,019      $ 142,623      $ 215,947      $ 272,904      $ 336,891  

Net expenses(d)

     1.70      1.70      1.70      1.70      1.70

Gross expenses

     1.73      1.77      1.76      1.76      1.77

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.30 )%       0.12      0.37      0.27      0.44

Portfolio turnover rate

     11      22      12      10      34

 

 

(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)

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

(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.

 

    Gateway Fund—Class N  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 36.74     $ 34.68     $ 31.63     $ 33.46     $ 31.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.29       0.40       0.47       0.44       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.94       2.07       3.06       (1.81     1.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    4.23       2.47       3.53       (1.37     1.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.41     (0.48     (0.46     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 40.68     $ 36.74     $ 34.68     $ 31.63     $ 33.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    11.57     7.25     11.17     (4.13 )%      5.93 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 504,299     $ 369,829     $ 369,793     $ 179,727     $ 126,262  

Net expenses(d)

    0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    0.67     0.70     0.69     0.70     0.74 %(e) 

Net investment income

    0.74     1.17     1.40     1.32     1.42 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    11     22     12     10     34 %(f) 

 

 

*

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

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Gateway Fund—Class Y  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
     Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 36.73      $ 34.67      $ 31.63      $ 33.46      $ 30.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.27        0.38        0.46        0.43        0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.94        2.07        3.04        (1.81      2.58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     4.21        2.45        3.50        (1.38      3.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.27      (0.39      (0.46      (0.45      (0.42
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 40.67      $ 36.73      $ 34.67      $ 31.63      $ 33.46  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     11.49      7.19      11.12      (4.18 )%       9.93

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 6,492,511      $ 5,624,810      $ 6,446,007      $ 6,508,061      $ 6,392,640  

Net expenses(c)

     0.70      0.70      0.70      0.70      0.70

Gross expenses

     0.73      0.77      0.76      0.76      0.77

Net investment income

     0.70      1.12      1.37      1.28      1.44

Portfolio turnover rate

     11      22      12      10      34

 

 

(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.

 

     Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class A  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 14.03     $ 13.07      $ 11.32      $ 12.08      $ 10.89  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.07       0.09        0.10        0.09        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.62       0.95        1.76        (0.76      1.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     2.69       1.04        1.86        (0.67      1.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.06     (0.08      (0.11      (0.09      (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 16.66     $ 14.03      $ 13.07      $ 11.32      $ 12.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

     19.20     8.06      16.46      (5.60 )%       11.80

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 2,613     $ 1,456      $ 2,363      $ 2,375      $ 7,085  

Net expenses(d)

     1.03 %(e)(f)      1.20      1.20      1.20      1.20

Gross expenses

     1.20     1.43      1.42      1.44      1.30

Net investment income

     0.43     0.69      0.82      0.73      0.85

Portfolio turnover rate

     5     15      17      58      19

 

 

(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.

(e)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 1.20% to 0.93%.

(f)

Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class C  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 13.96     $ 13.03      $ 11.29      $ 12.05      $ 10.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.05     (0.01      0.01        0.00 (b)       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.61       0.95        1.74        (0.75      1.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     2.56       0.94        1.75        (0.75      1.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.00 )(b)      (0.01      (0.01      (0.01      (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 16.52     $ 13.96      $ 13.03      $ 11.29      $ 12.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

     18.28     7.23      15.54      (6.24 )%       10.95

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 814     $ 741      $ 727      $ 849      $ 648  

Net expenses(e)

     1.79 %(f)(g)      1.95      1.95      1.95      1.95

Gross expenses

     1.96     2.17      2.17      2.19      2.05

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.33 )%      (0.10 )%       0.07      0.02      0.10

Portfolio turnover rate

     5     15      17      58      19

 

 

(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)

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)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 1.95% to 1.68%.

(g)

Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class N  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 14.01     $ 13.06     $ 11.32     $ 12.09     $ 11.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.12       0.13       0.13       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.61       0.95       1.76       (0.77     0.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    2.72       1.07       1.89       (0.64     0.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

    (0.10     (0.12     (0.15     (0.13     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 16.63     $ 14.01     $ 13.06     $ 11.32     $ 12.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    19.49     8.36     16.73     (5.32 )%      7.50 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 437     $ 728     $ 530     $ 1     $ 1  

Net expenses(d)

    0.77 %(e)      0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90 %(f) 

Gross expenses

    1.08     1.29     1.63     15.41     14.26 %(f) 

Net investment income

    0.70     0.95     1.03     1.04     1.22 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    5     15     17     58     19 %(g) 

 

 

*

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

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.90% to 0.63%.

(f)

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

(g)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class Y  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 14.02     $ 13.07      $ 11.32      $ 12.09      $ 10.89  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.10       0.11        0.13        0.12        0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.63       0.96        1.76        (0.76      1.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     2.73       1.07        1.89        (0.64      1.32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.10     (0.12      (0.14      (0.13      (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 16.65     $ 14.02      $ 13.07      $ 11.32      $ 12.09  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     19.43     8.38      16.67      (5.37 )%       12.21

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 102,004     $ 56,979      $ 60,794      $ 67,125      $ 73,255  

Net expenses(c)

     0.78 %(d)(e)      0.95      0.95      0.95      0.95

Gross expenses

     0.95     1.17      1.17      1.19      1.05

Net investment income

     0.67     0.90      1.06      1.01      1.10

Portfolio turnover rate

     5     15      17      58      19

 

 

(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)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.95% to 0.68%.

(e)

Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Green Bond—Class A  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.77     $ 10.36     $ 9.71     $ 9.96     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.04       0.07       0.09       0.08       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.37     0.71       0.80       (0.02     0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.33     0.78       0.89       0.06       0.15  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.14     (0.18     (0.10     (0.31     (0.19

Net realized capital gains

     (0.16     (0.19     (0.14            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.30     (0.37     (0.24     (0.31     (0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 10.14     $ 10.77     $ 10.36     $ 9.71     $ 9.96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

     (3.02 )%      7.61     9.16     0.64     1.46 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 6,798     $ 5,674     $ 2,549     $ 814     $ 139  

Net expenses(e)

     0.96 %(f)(g)      0.97 %(h)      0.96 %(i)      0.96 %(j)      0.96 %(k)(l) 

Gross expenses

     1.41 %(g)      1.43 %(h)      1.56 %(i)      1.75 %(j)      5.23 %(k)(l) 

Net investment income

     0.39     0.69     0.86     0.85     0.49 %(k) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     37     53     25     46     46

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on February 28, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e)

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

(f)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.95% to 0.90%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.92% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.37%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.41%.

(i)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.55%.

(j)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.74%.

(k)

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

(l)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 5.22%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Green Bond—Class N  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.80     $ 10.39     $ 9.73     $ 9.98     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.07       0.10       0.12       0.11       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.36     0.71       0.80       (0.02     0.12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.29     0.81       0.92       0.09       0.18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.21     (0.12     (0.34     (0.20

Net realized capital gains

     (0.16     (0.19     (0.14            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.34     (0.40     (0.26     (0.34     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 10.17     $ 10.80     $ 10.39     $ 9.73     $ 9.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     (2.73 )%      7.89     9.52     0.93     1.77 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 8,110     $ 11,781     $ 27,322     $ 27,050     $ 25,805  

Net expenses(d)

     0.67 %(e)(f)      0.67 %(g)      0.66 %(h)      0.66 %(i)      0.67 %(j)(k) 

Gross expenses

     1.05 %(f)      1.07 %(g)      1.08 %(h)      1.12 %(i)      1.11 %(j)(k) 

Net investment income

     0.69     0.96     1.17     1.13     0.75 %(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     37     53     25     46     46

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on February 28, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.65% to 0.60%.

(f)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.63% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.02%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.65% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.05%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.65% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.07%.

(i)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.65% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.11%.

(j)

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

(k)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.65% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.10%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Green Bond—Class Y  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.79     $ 10.37     $ 9.72     $ 9.97     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.07       0.10       0.11       0.12       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.37     0.72       0.80       (0.03     0.11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.30     0.82       0.91       0.09       0.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.21     (0.12     (0.34     (0.20

Net realized capital gains

     (0.16     (0.19     (0.14            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.33     (0.40     (0.26     (0.34     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 10.16     $ 10.79     $ 10.37     $ 9.72     $ 9.97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     (2.69 )%      7.85     9.38     0.89     1.66 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 32,217     $ 22,081     $ 7,060     $ 1,205     $ 43  

Net expenses(d)

     0.71 %(e)(f)      0.72 %(g)      0.71 %(h)      0.71 %(i)      0.71 %(j)(k) 

Gross expenses

     1.16 %(f)      1.18 %(g)      1.28 %(h)      1.39 %(i)      3.62 %(j)(k) 

Net investment income

     0.63     0.94     1.10     1.19     0.71 %(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     37     53     25     46     46

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on February 28, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.70% to 0.65%.

(f)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.67% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.13%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.70% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.16%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.70% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.27%.

(i)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.70% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.39%.

(j)

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

(k)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.70% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 3.62%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund—Class A  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 19.57     $ 14.92     $ 11.45     $ 12.77     $ 9.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.01     (0.02     0.03       0.00 (b)      (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.45       4.77       3.69       (0.84     3.06  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.44       4.75       3.72       (0.84     3.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.00 )(b)      (0.00 )(b)      (0.03     (0.00 )(b)      (0.03

Net realized capital gains

     (2.48     (0.10     (0.22     (0.48     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.48     (0.10     (0.25     (0.48     (0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 20.53     $ 19.57     $ 14.92     $ 11.45     $ 12.77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

     17.82     32.07     32.63     (6.54 )%      30.44

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 43,117     $ 33,625     $ 12,884     $ 6,360     $ 3,260  

Net expenses(e)

     1.21 %(f)      1.20     1.21 %(g)      1.30 %(h)(i)      1.29

Gross expenses

     1.24 %(f)      1.24     1.39 %(g)      1.39 %(h)      1.43

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.03 )%      (0.14 )%      0.21     0.03     (0.36 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     40 %(j)      11     23     19     20

 

 

(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)

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

(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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.24%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.38%.

(h)

Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%.

(i)

Effective December 28, 2018, the expense limit decreased from 1.30% to 1.20%.

(j)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to an increase in shareholder activity.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund—Class C  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 18.95     $ 14.56     $ 11.24     $ 12.63     $ 9.85  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

     (0.16     (0.13     (0.07     (0.09     (0.12

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.31       4.62       3.61       (0.82     3.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.15       4.49       3.54       (0.91     2.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.00 )(b)      (0.00 )(b)                   

Net realized capital gains

     (2.48     (0.10     (0.22     (0.48     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.48     (0.10     (0.22     (0.48     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 19.62     $ 18.95     $ 14.56     $ 11.24     $ 12.63  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

     16.85     31.07     31.66     (7.20 )%      29.40

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 17,248     $ 11,196     $ 5,406     $ 2,706     $ 1,164  

Net expenses(e)

     1.96 %(f)      1.95     1.96 %(g)      2.05 %(h)(i)      2.04

Gross expenses

     1.99 %(f)      1.99     2.14 %(g)      2.14 %(h)      2.18

Net investment loss

     (0.79 )%      (0.84 )%      (0.52 )%      (0.72 )%      (1.02 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     40 %(j)      11     23     19     20

 

 

(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)

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

(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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.99%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.13%.

(h)

Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%.

(i)

Effective December 28, 2018, the expense limit decreased from 2.05% to 1.95%.

(j)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to an increase in shareholder activity.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund—Class N  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
     Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Period Ended
December 31,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 19.71     $ 14.99      $ 11.49     $ 12.81     $ 11.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.05       0.01        0.06       (0.01     0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.49       4.82        3.72       (0.79     1.66  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.54       4.83        3.78       (0.80     1.68  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.05     (0.01      (0.06     (0.04     (0.04

Net realized capital gains

     (2.48     (0.10      (0.22     (0.48     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.53     (0.11      (0.28     (0.52     (0.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 20.72     $ 19.71      $ 14.99     $ 11.49     $ 12.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

     18.17     32.44      33.05     (6.26 )%      14.81 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 219,679     $ 72,768      $ 11,000     $ 2,842     $ 1  

Net expenses(d)

     0.91 %(e)(f)      0.90      0.90 %(g)      1.01 %(h)(i)      1.00 %(j) 

Gross expenses

     0.91 %(e)(f)      0.93      1.08 %(g)      1.08 %(h)      14.30 %(j) 

Net investment income (loss)

     0.24     0.08      0.46     (0.08 )%      0.29 %(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     40 %(k)      11      23     19     20 %(l) 

 

 

*

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

(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)

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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.90% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.90%.

(f)

Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.

(g)

Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.99% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.07%.

(i)

Effective December 28, 2018, the expense limit decreased from 1.00% to 0.90%.

(j)

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

(k)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to an increase in shareholder activity.

(l)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund—Class Y  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 19.71     $ 14.99     $ 11.49     $ 12.81     $ 9.91  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.05       0.01       0.07       0.04       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.46       4.81       3.70       (0.85     3.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.51       4.82       3.77       (0.81     3.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.03     (0.00 )(b)      (0.05     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized capital gains

     (2.48     (0.10     (0.22     (0.48     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.51     (0.10     (0.27     (0.51     (0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 20.71     $ 19.71     $ 14.99     $ 11.49     $ 12.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     18.06     32.42     32.99     (6.32 )%      30.75

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 840,638     $ 760,181     $ 118,032     $ 69,705     $ 63,359  

Net expenses(d)

     0.96 %(e)      0.95     0.96 %(f)      1.05 %(g)(h)      1.04

Gross expenses

     0.99 %(e)      0.99     1.14 %(f)      1.15 %(g)      1.16

Net investment income

     0.22     0.06     0.50     0.29     0.26

Portfolio turnover rate

     40 %(i)      11     23     19     20

 

 

(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 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.99%.

(f)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.13%.

(g)

Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%.

(h)

Effective December 28, 2018, the expense limit decreased from 1.05% to 0.95%.

(i)

The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2020 to 2021 was primarily due to an increase in shareholder activity.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund—Class A  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Period Ended
December 31,
2018*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 13.95     $ 12.51     $ 10.03     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.08       (0.01     0.12       (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.78       2.87       2.48       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.86       2.86       2.60       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.09     (0.12     (0.12      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.37     (1.30            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.46     (1.42     (0.12      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 14.35     $ 13.95     $ 12.51     $ 10.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

     6.22     23.18     25.97     0.30 %(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 380     $ 76     $ 4     $ 1  

Net expenses(f)

     1.21 %(g)      1.26 %(h)      1.21 %(i)      1.20 %(j) 

Gross expenses

     2.08 %(g)      5.69 %(h)      107.91 %(i)      22.87 %(j) 

Net investment income (loss)

     0.57     (0.04 )%      1.09     (1.20 )%(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     8     11     8     0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 28, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

(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 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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.07%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 5.64%.

(i)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 107.90%.

(j)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund—Class N  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Period Ended
December 31,
2018*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 13.99     $ 12.51     $ 10.03     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.14       0.07       0.15       (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.76       2.84       2.49       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.90       2.91       2.64       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.12     (0.13     (0.16      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.37     (1.30            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.49     (1.43     (0.16      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 14.40     $ 13.99     $ 12.51     $ 10.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     6.47     23.60     26.31     0.30 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 27,569     $ 16,478     $ 17,193     $ 10,035  

Net expenses(e)

     0.91 %(f)      0.93 %(g)      0.92 %(h)      0.90 %(i) 

Gross expenses

     1.44 %(f)      1.83 %(g)      1.99 %(h)      22.55 %(i) 

Net investment income (loss)

     0.94     0.58     1.36     (0.90 )%(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     8     11     8     0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 28, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

(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)

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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.90% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.43%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.90% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.80%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.75% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.22%.

(i)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund—Class Y  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Period Ended
December 31,
2018*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 13.98     $ 12.50     $ 10.03     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.08       0.03       0.15       (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.80       2.88       2.48       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.88       2.91       2.63       0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.11     (0.13     (0.16      

Net realized capital gains

     (0.37     (1.30            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.48     (1.43     (0.16      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 14.38     $ 13.98     $ 12.50     $ 10.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     6.39     23.60     26.21     0.30 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 1,783     $ 75     $ 9     $ 1  

Net expenses(e)

     0.96 %(f)      1.00 %(g)      0.96 %(h)      0.95 %(i) 

Gross expenses

     1.83 %(f)      6.51 %(g)      94.13 %(h)      22.51 %(i) 

Net investment income (loss)

     0.52     0.21     1.36     (0.95 )%(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     8     11     8     0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 28, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

(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)

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)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.82%.

(g)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 6.46%.

(h)

Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 94.12%.

(i)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund—Class A
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
    Period Ended
December 31,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.21     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

     (0.04     (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.06       0.21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.02       0.21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.00 )(b)       

Net realized capital gains

     (0.66      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.66      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 12.57     $ 10.21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

     29.65     2.10 %(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 12     $ 1  

Net expenses(f)

     1.05     1.05 %(g) 

Gross expenses

     8.99     23.61 %(g) 

Net investment loss

     (0.31 )%      (0.73 )%(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     9     0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 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)

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

(e)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund—Class C
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
     Period Ended
December 31,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.21      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)

     (0.12      (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.04        0.22  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     2.92        0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net realized capital gains

     (0.66       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 12.47      $ 10.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

     28.62      2.10 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 101      $ 1  

Net expenses(e)

     1.80      1.80 %(f) 

Gross expenses

     9.37      24.34 %(f) 

Net investment loss

     (0.91 )%       (1.45 )%(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     9      0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

(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)

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

(d)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e)

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

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund—Class N
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
     Period Ended
December 31,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.21      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.01        (0.00 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.05        0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.06        0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.02       

Net realized capital gains

     (0.66       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.68       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 12.59      $ 10.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     29.99      2.10 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 4,893      $ 5,106  

Net expenses(e)

     0.75      0.75 %(f) 

Gross expenses

     3.50      17.07 %(f) 

Net investment income (loss)

     0.06      (0.39 )%(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     9      0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

(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)

Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(e)

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

(f)

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

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

     Mirova U.S. Sustainable
Equity Fund—Class Y
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2021
     Period Ended
December 31,
2020*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

   $ 10.21      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss(a)(b)

     (0.00      (0.00

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.06        0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     3.06        0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     (0.02       

Net realized capital gains

     (0.66       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.68       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

   $ 12.59      $ 10.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return(c)

     29.97      2.10 %(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

   $ 44      $ 1  

Net expenses(e)

     0.80      0.80 %(f) 

Gross expenses

     8.79      23.24 %(f) 

Net investment loss

     (0.01 )%       (0.36 )%(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     9      0

 

 

*

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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1.  Organization.  Gateway Trust and Natixis Funds Trust I (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:

Gateway Trust:

Gateway Fund

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

Natixis Funds Trust I:

Mirova Global Green Bond Fund (the “Global Green Bond Fund”)

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund (the “Global Sustainable Equity Fund”)

Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund (the “International Sustainable Equity Fund”)

Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund (the “U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund”)

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, except for Global Green Bond Fund and International Sustainable Equity Fund, which do not offer Class C shares.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% for all Funds except for Global Green Bond Fund which are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.25%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for eight years (at which point they automatically convert to Class A shares) (prior to May 1, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares after ten years) 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 the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C and Class Y, and individually for Class N. In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of the Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

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

 

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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. 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. Domestic exchange-traded index option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority.

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

As of December 31, 2021, securities held by the Funds were fair valued as follows:

 

Fund

  

Equity securities1

    

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

   $ 415,732,002        37.1

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     26,685,180        89.8

 

1

Certain foreign equity securities were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of those securities.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income (including income reinvested) and foreign withholding tax, if applicable, are 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. Dividends reinvested and stock dividends are reflected as non-cash dividends on the Statements of Operations. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as income. 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

 

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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 the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

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.  Futures Contracts.  A Fund 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. Gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability). The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded 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 outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

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

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

When a Fund purchases an index put option, it pays a premium and the index put option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value until the option expires or a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction. Premiums paid for purchasing index put options which expire are treated as realized losses. When a Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing index put options is limited to the premium paid. Option contracts outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

f.  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 a Fund and the various broker/dealers. The due from brokers balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Global Green Bond Fund represents cash pledged as collateral for futures contracts (including variation margin, as applicable). In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

 

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g.  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 December 31, 2021 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 that have been or are expected to be reclaimed and paid. 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 are expected to be filed and paid 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.

Certain Funds have filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries (EU reclaims) and may continue to make such filings when it is determined to be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. These filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions’ tax authorities within the European Union, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. EU reclaims are recognized by a Fund when deemed more likely than not to be collected, and are reflected as a reduction of foreign taxes withheld in the Statements of Operations. Any related receivable is reflected as tax reclaims receivable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Under certain circumstances, EU reclaims may be subject to closing agreements with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which may materially reduce the reclaim amounts realized by the Funds. Fees and expenses associated with closing agreements will be reflected in the Statements of Operations when it is determined that a closing agreement with the IRS is required.

h.  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, futures contract mark-to-market, non-deductible expenses, capital gain distribution received, return of capital distributions received, distribution re-designations and foreign currency 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 wash sales, deferred Trustees’ fees, premium amortization, foreign currency gains and losses, future contract mark-to-market, capital gain distribution received and return of capital distributions received. 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 considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

 

    

2021 Distributions

   

2020 Distributions

 

Fund

 

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Total

 

Gateway Fund

  $ 49,184,281     $     $ 49,184,281     $ 76,713,219     $     $ 76,713,219  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

    544,913             544,913       497,268             497,268  

Global Green Bond Fund

    901,804       537,858       1,439,662       703,410       670,133       1,373,543  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

    14,908,515       109,185,274       124,093,789       262,732       2,415,562       2,678,294  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

    409,826       570,795       980,621       508,537       1,050,112       1,558,649  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

    272,938             272,938                    

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

As of December 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Gateway
Fund

    

Gateway
Equity Call
Premium Fund

    

Global
Green
Bond Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 808,164      $ 10,661      $ 137,521  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

                   453,642  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     808,164        10,661        591,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

 

Short-term:

 

No expiration date

     (1,184,785,617      (8,151,305       

Long-term:

 

No expiration date

     (573,854,387      (7,210,074       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

     (1,758,640,004      (15,361,379       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     5,289,561,985        50,356,798        (869,802
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

   $ 3,531,730,145      $ 35,006,080      $ (278,639
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     

Global
Sustainable
Equity Fund

    

International
Sustainable
Equity Fund

    

U.S.
Sustainable
Equity Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 18,048,604      $      $ 154,457  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     23,761,658               13,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     41,810,262               168,444  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

            (189,581       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

     161,751,800        5,622,142        1,129,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

   $ 203,562,062      $ 5,432,561      $ 1,298,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Under current tax law, capital losses, foreign currency losses, and losses on passive foreign investment companies and contingent payment debt instruments after October 31 or December 31, as applicable, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following taxable year. International Sustainable Equity Fund is deferring capital and foreign currency losses.

 

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As of December 31, 2021, the tax cost of investments (including derivatives, if applicable) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a federal tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Gateway
Fund

   

Gateway
Equity Call
Premium Fund

   

Global
Green
Bond Fund

   

Global
Sustainable
Equity Fund

   

International
Sustainable
Equity Fund

   

U.S.
Sustainable
Equity Fund

 

Federal tax cost

  $ 3,035,711,922     $ 56,060,028     $ 45,935,323     $ 931,638,259     $ 23,414,371     $ 3,962,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

  $ 5,308,496,463     $ 50,559,616     $ 819,146     $ 188,575,557     $ 6,623,867     $ 1,181,466  

Gross tax depreciation

    (18,934,619     (202,828     (1,685,712     (26,766,457     (1,003,082     (51,822
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 5,289,561,844     $ 50,356,788     $ (866,566   $ 161,809,100     $ 5,620,785     $ 1,129,644  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The difference between these amounts and those reported in the components of distributable earnings are primarily attributable to foreign currency mark-to-market.

i.  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 December 31, 2021, 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.

j.  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.

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 December 31, 2021, at value:

Gateway Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

 

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

  $ 8,172,069,372      $   —      $   —     $ 8,172,069,372  

Purchased Options(a)

    46,998,365                     46,998,365  

Short-Term Investments

           153,204,394              153,204,394  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,219,067,737      $ 153,204,394      $   —     $ 8,372,272,131  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options(a)

   $ (196,119,210    $               —      $   —      $ (196,119,210
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 103,446,211      $   —      $   —      $ 103,446,211  

Short-Term Investments

            2,970,605               2,970,605  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 103,446,211      $  2,970,605      $   —      $ 106,416,816  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options(a)

   $  (2,483,580    $            —      $   —      $  (2,483,580
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

Global Green Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $   —      $ 41,895,210      $   —      $ 41,895,210  

Short-Term Investments

            3,173,547               3,173,547  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     8,002                      8,002  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $          8,002      $ 45,068,757      $   —      $ 45,076,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $     (482,232    $               —      $   —      $   (482,232
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks

           

Belgium

   $      $ 19,785,254      $   —      $ 19,785,254  

Denmark

            92,116,319               92,116,319  

France

            34,052,989               34,052,989  

Germany

            57,178,892               57,178,892  

Hong Kong

            22,221,922               22,221,922  

Japan

            52,875,238               52,875,238  

Netherlands

            45,569,591               45,569,591  

Spain

            29,095,900               29,095,900  

Switzerland

            15,077,527               15,077,527  

United Kingdom

            47,758,370               47,758,370  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     654,255,356                      654,255,356  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     654,255,356        415,732,002               1,069,987,358  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

            23,460,001               23,460,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 654,255,356      $ 439,192,003      $      $ 1,093,447,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

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International Sustainable Equity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $      $ 284,667      $      $ 284,667  

Belgium

            1,500,305               1,500,305  

Denmark

            3,311,079               3,311,079  

France

     423,535        4,056,527               4,480,062  

Germany

            1,892,864               1,892,864  

Hong Kong

            1,015,289               1,015,289  

Ireland

            1,453,708               1,453,708  

Japan

            3,540,792               3,540,792  

Netherlands

            2,661,139               2,661,139  

Norway

            134,759               134,759  

Spain

            816,378               816,378  

Switzerland

            857,521               857,521  

United Kingdom

            5,160,152               5,160,152  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     1,666,734                      1,666,734  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     2,090,269        26,685,180          —        28,775,449  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

            259,707               259,707  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,090,269      $ 26,944,887      $   —      $ 29,035,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 5,082,037      $      $   —      $ 5,082,037  

Short-Term Investments

            9,874               9,874  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,082,037      $ 9,874      $      $ 5,091,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

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

Through the use of index options, Gateway Fund and Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund intends that its risk management strategy will reduce the volatility inherent in equity investments while also allowing for more participation in equity returns than hybrid investments. Each Fund seeks to provide an efficient trade-off between risk and reward, where risk is characterized by volatility or fluctuations in value over time. To meet this objective, the Funds invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also writing index call options and, for Gateway Fund, purchasing index put options. Writing index call options can reduce a Fund’s volatility, provide a steady cash flow and be an important source of a Fund’s return, although it also may reduce a Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. Buying index put options, can protect a Fund from a significant market decline that may occur over a short period of time. The value of an index put option generally increases as the prices of stocks constituting the index decrease and decreases as those stocks increase in price. For Gateway Fund, the combination of the diversified stock portfolio, the steady cash flow from writing of index call options and the downside protection from purchased index put options is intended to provide the Fund with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. For Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, the combination of the diversified stock portfolio and the steady cash flow from writing of index call options is intended to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all-equity portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Gateway Fund used written index call options and purchased index put options and Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund used written index call options in accordance with these strategies.

 

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Global Green Bond Fund seeks to provide total return, through a combination of capital appreciation and current income, by investing in green bonds. The Fund pursues its objective by primarily investing in fixed-income securities. In connection with its principal investment strategies, the Fund may also invest in various types of futures contracts for investment purposes. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Global Green Bond Fund used U.S. and foreign government bond futures to gain yield curve exposure.

Global Green 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. 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 to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Global Green Bond Fund used U.S. and foreign government bond futures to manage duration.

Global Green Bond Fund is also 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 use futures contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Global Green Bond Fund used currency futures for hedging purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway Fund as of December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Assets

  

Investments
at value1

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ 46,998,365  

Liabilities

  

Options written
at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ (196,119,210

 

1 

Represents purchased options, at value.

Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway Fund during the year ended December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments2

    

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ (461,819,950    $ (573,866,563

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investments2

    

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 4,084,260      $ 42,892,077  

 

2 

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

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund as of December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Liabilities

  

Options written
at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Equity contracts

   $ (2,483,580

Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund during the year ended December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ (6,218,472

Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 308,851  

 

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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Green Bond Fund as of December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Assets

  

Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 8,002  

Liabilities

  

Unrealized
depreciation on
futures contracts

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ (133,838

Foreign exchange contracts

     (348,394
  

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ (482,232
  

 

 

 

Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Green Bond Fund during the year ended December 31, 2021, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Futures contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ (119,015

Foreign exchange contracts

     2,009,979  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,890,964  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized

Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ (142,394

Foreign exchange contracts

     277,325  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 134,931  
  

 

 

 

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

The volume of option contract activity as a percentage of investments in common stocks, for Gateway Fund based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

Gateway Fund

  

Call Options
Written*

   

Put Options
Purchased*

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     99.02     97.53

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     99.19     99.19

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.87     96.40

Notional Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021

     99.12     99.12

The volume of option contract activity as a percentage of investments in common stocks, for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

  

Call Options

Written*

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.83

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     99.17

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     98.40

Notional Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021

     99.06

 

*

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

 

 

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The volume of futures contract activity as a percentage of net assets for Global Green Bond Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2021:

 

Global Green Bond Fund

  

Futures

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     84.67

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     90.83

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     79.87

Notional Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021

     90.83

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 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 typically are required to segregate customer margin for exchange-traded derivatives 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 customers, 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. 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 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, as of December 31, 2021:

 

Fund

  

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross

    

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net

 

Global Green Bond Fund

   $ 1,410,378      $ 1,410,378  

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended December 31, 2021, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments, option contracts and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 823,695,993      $ 1,476,587,250  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     27,648,578        3,846,923  

Global Green Bond Fund

     25,412,093        14,372,915  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     470,797,470        398,055,920  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     13,675,597        2,043,549  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     491,893        1,814,524  

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

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

 

     

Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets

 

Fund

  

First

$5 billion

   

Next

$5 billion

   

Over

$10 billion

 

Gateway Fund

     0.60     0.55     0.53

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     0.58     0.58     0.58

 

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Prior to July 1, 2021, Gateway Fund and Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund paid a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     

Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets

 

Fund

  

First

$5 billion

   

Next

$5 billion

   

Over

$10 billion

 

Gateway Fund

     0.65     0.60     0.58

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     0.65     0.65     0.65

Mirova US LLC (“Mirova US”) serves as investment adviser to Global Green Bond Fund, Global Sustainable Equity Fund, International Sustainable Equity Fund and U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund. Mirova US is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirova, which is in turn a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers. 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

 

Global Green Bond Fund

     0.50

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     0.80

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     0.80

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     0.65

Prior to July 1, 2021, Global Green Bond Fund paid a management fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, calculated daily and payable monthly.

Gateway Advisers and Mirova US have given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2022, except for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund and Global Green Bond Fund, which are in effect until April 30, 2023, 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 December 31, 2021, 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  

Gateway Fund

     0.94     1.70     0.65     0.70

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     0.93     1.68     0.63     0.68

Global Green Bond Fund

     0.90           0.60     0.65

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     1.20     1.95     0.90     0.95

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     1.20           0.90     0.95

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     1.05     1.80     0.75     0.80

Prior to July 1, 2021, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund and Global Green Bond Fund were as follows:

 

     

Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

 

Fund

   Class A     Class C     Class N     Class Y  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     1.20     1.95     0.90     0.95

Global Green Bond Fund

     0.95           0.65     0.70

Gateway Advisers and Mirova US shall be permitted to recover expenses borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of management fee or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the annual operating expenses

 

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of a class fall below (1) a class’ expense limitation ratio in place at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) a class’ current applicable expense limitation ratio, 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 December 31, 2021, the management fees and waiver of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Gross
Management
Fees

    

Contractual
Waivers of
Management
Fees1

    

Voluntary
Waivers of
Management
Fees2

    

Net
Management
Fees

    

Percentage
of Average
Daily Net Assets

 
  

Gross

    

Net

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 45,948,325      $ 2,279,676      $      $ 43,668,649        0.61      0.58

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     502,249        130,647        12,840        358,762        0.61      0.44

Global Green Bond Fund

     225,596        187,094               38,502        0.52      0.09

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     8,404,452                      8,404,452        0.80      0.80

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     231,931        155,291               76,640        0.80      0.26

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     35,955        35,955                      0.65     

For the year ended December 31, 2021, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

     

Reimbursement1

 

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

    

Total

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 103,297      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 103,297  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     14,967        5,809               298,555        319,331  

 

1 

Waiver/expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2022.

2

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

In addition, Mirova US reimbursed non-class-specific expenses of U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund in the amount of $103,989 for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

Fund

  

Recovered
Expenses

 

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

   $ 11,260  

b.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distribution, LLC (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, 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 Funds’ Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

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

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

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2021, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     

Service Fees

    

Distribution Fees

 

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class C

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 2,552,779      $ 311,189      $ 933,567  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     4,823        1,898        5,693  

Global Green Bond Fund

     16,115                

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     101,135        37,557        112,670  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     560                

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     12        42        125  

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Natixis Distribution refunded Gateway Fund $29,640 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, LLC (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. 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 December 31, 2021, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 3,226,022  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     35,084  

Global Green Bond Fund

     18,346  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     447,480  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     12,350  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     2,356  

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 December 31, 2021, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations) for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Sub-Transfer
Agent Fees

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 3,792,321  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     18,839  

Global Green Bond Fund

     29,514  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     832,556  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     662  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     18  

 

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As of December 31, 2021, the Funds owe Natixis Distribution the following reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor):

 

Fund

  

Reimbursements
of Sub-Transfer
Agent Fees

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 48,323  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     264  

Global Green Bond Fund

     386  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     7,730  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     14  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     8  

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 December 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 48,857  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     412  

Global Green Bond Fund

     739  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     14,716  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     72  

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 Investment Managers, LLC 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.

Effective January 1, 2022, each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) will receive, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $210,000. All other Trustees fees will remain 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 affiliates are also officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts.

 

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g.  Affiliated Ownership.  As of December 31, 2021, the percentage of each Fund’s net assets owned by Natixis and affiliates is as follows:

 

Global Green Bond Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund

     1.11

Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund

     1.01

Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund

     1.95

Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund

     2.19

Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund

     1.46

Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund

     0.96

Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund

     0.49

Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund

     0.35

Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund

     0.27

Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund

     0.18

Natixis Sustainable Future 2065 Fund

     0.09
  

 

 

 
     10.06

 

International Sustainable Equity Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund

     0.64

Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund

     0.74

Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund

     1.98

Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund

     3.14

Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund

     3.22

Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund

     3.09

Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund

     3.36

Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund

     3.31

Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund

     2.58

Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund

     1.73

Natixis Sustainable Future 2065 Fund

     0.94

Natixis and affiliates

     67.97
  

 

 

 
     92.70

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

  

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Natixis and affiliates

     96.88

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

h.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, Global Green Bond Fund, Global Sustainable Equity Fund, International Sustainable Equity Fund and U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2022, and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Funds for transfer agency expenses as follows:

 

     

Reimbursement of
Transfer Agency
Expenses

 

Fund

  

Class N

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

   $ 1,033  

Global Green Bond Fund

     1,314  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     1,358  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     1,190  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     751  

 

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7.  Custodian and Regulatory Filing Fees and Expenses.  State Street Bank, custodian and sub-administrator to the Funds, agreed to waive its fees and expenses for the first 12 months of operations for U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2021, total fees waived for the Fund were $13,640.

8.  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 December 31, 2021, the Funds incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

     

Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses

 

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

 

Gateway Fund

   $ 621,241      $ 75,103      $ 2,483      $ 3,600,152  

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     680        268        1,033        27,281  

Global Green Bond Fund

     6,701               1,314        27,844  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     38,780        14,547        1,358        801,972  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     881               1,190        1,927  

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     269        899        751        1,217  

9.  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 $500,000,000 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 $500,000,000 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 certain 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 on the Statements of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Prior to April 8, 2021, each Fund (except U.S. Sustainable Equity 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.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Global Sustainable Equity Fund had an average daily balance on the line of credit (for those days on which there were borrowings) of $27,575,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.17%. Interest expense incurred on the line of credit was $3,585.

10.  Risk.  The Funds’ 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 Covid-19 pandemic. The impact of this pandemic and any other epidemic or pandemic that may arise in the future could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy and the financial performance of individual issuers, sectors, industries, asset classes, and markets in significant and unforeseen ways. Such effects could impair the Funds’ ability to maintain operational standards, disrupt the operations of the Funds’ service providers, adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

11.  Interest Expense.  The Funds incur interest expense on cash (including foreign currency) overdrafts at the custodian bank and, for Global Green Bond Fund, foreign currency debit balances at brokers. Interest expense incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021 is reflected on the Statements of Operations.

12.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of December 31, 2021, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Funds had accounts

 

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

 

Fund

  

Number of 5%
Non-Affiliated
Account Holders

    

Percentage of
Non-Affiliated
Ownership

    

Percentage
of Affiliated
Ownership
(Note 6g)

    

Total
Percentage of
Ownership

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     1        75.12             75.12

Global Green Bond Fund

     4        37.54      10.06      47.60

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     1        15.80             15.80

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     1        5.38      92.70      98.08

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.

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

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

 

Gateway Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     4,103,014      $ 159,384,742        4,933,210      $ 166,881,524  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     100,047        3,909,189        226,078        7,452,654  

Redeemed

     (4,696,532      (182,041,657      (10,728,981      (357,437,934
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (493,471    $ (18,747,726      (5,569,693    $ (183,103,756
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     455,601      $ 17,700,327        309,182      $ 10,611,120  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                   6,581        207,158  

Redeemed

     (1,530,271      (58,832,782      (2,670,540      (90,111,982
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (1,074,670    $ (41,132,455      (2,354,777    $ (79,293,704
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     5,482,060      $ 215,874,763        3,665,849      $ 124,426,497  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     44,030        1,726,281        59,627        1,984,767  

Redeemed

     (3,197,125      (126,136,905      (4,322,136      (146,692,114
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     2,328,965      $ 91,464,139        (596,660    $ (20,280,850
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     37,955,789      $ 1,477,701,403        41,200,429      $ 1,389,182,842  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     867,558        33,970,801        1,586,091        52,425,527  

Redeemed

     (32,342,708      (1,248,292,004      (75,560,637      (2,514,181,386
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     6,480,639      $ 263,380,200        (32,774,117    $ (1,072,573,017
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     7,241,463      $ 294,964,158        (41,295,247    $ (1,355,251,327
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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13.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

 

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     119,601      $ 1,838,974        89,776      $ 1,165,671  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     486        7,707        973        11,345  

Redeemed

     (67,014      (1,010,211      (167,721      (2,061,010
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     53,073      $ 836,470        (76,972    $ (883,994
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     5,571      $ 83,540        9,094      $ 114,580  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     5        75        49        567  

Redeemed

     (9,350      (135,497      (11,920      (161,150
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (3,774    $ (51,882      (2,777    $ (46,003
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,094      $ 31,390        16,338      $ 204,818  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     263        4,105        475        5,747  

Redeemed

     (28,036      (439,160      (5,480      (64,140
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (25,679    $ (403,665      11,333      $ 146,425  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,374,121      $ 36,711,691        870,053      $ 10,700,287  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,278        130,618        12,901        152,845  

Redeemed

     (318,518      (4,919,489      (1,471,881      (17,118,532
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     2,063,881      $ 31,922,820        (588,927    $ (6,265,400
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     2,087,501      $ 32,303,743        (657,343    $ (7,048,972
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

 

Global Green Bond Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     330,121      $ 3,478,742        357,151      $ 3,820,987  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     18,695        191,969        14,237        152,385  

Redeemed

     (205,158      (2,165,159      (90,528      (963,417
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     143,658      $ 1,505,552        280,860      $ 3,009,955  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     402,160      $ 4,252,330        445,619      $ 4,757,851  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     27,746        286,884        47,406        504,197  

Redeemed

     (723,427      (7,634,063      (2,032,767      (21,682,527
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (293,521    $ (3,094,849      (1,539,742    $ (16,420,479
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,803,141      $ 19,007,559        1,588,312      $ 16,962,425  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     84,947        873,670        59,234        635,148  

Redeemed

     (763,186      (8,021,816      (280,739      (2,960,011
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     1,124,902      $ 11,859,413        1,366,807      $ 14,637,562  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

     975,039      $ 10,270,116        107,925      $ 1,227,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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13.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

 

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     730,171      $ 15,268,213        1,075,867      $ 18,317,282  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     137,134        2,803,008        4,893        76,869  

Redeemed

     (484,741      (10,404,320      (226,251      (3,533,077
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     382,564      $ 7,666,901        854,509      $ 14,861,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     335,039      $ 6,688,657        317,242      $ 4,892,971  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     35,331        691,330        1,026        15,301  

Redeemed

     (82,377      (1,707,925      (98,713      (1,588,779
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     287,993      $ 5,672,062        219,555      $ 3,319,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     7,851,561      $ 166,251,848        3,265,184      $ 55,475,365  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1,098,456        22,677,782        13,079        223,484  

Redeemed

     (2,037,482      (42,874,998      (320,345      (5,566,304
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     6,912,535      $ 146,054,632        2,957,918      $ 50,132,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     23,278,352      $ 494,418,241        33,728,583      $ 589,402,217  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     3,260,207        67,203,764        100,746        1,724,842  

Redeemed

     (24,519,480      (529,966,929      (3,134,944      (50,170,707
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     2,019,079      $ 31,655,076        30,694,385      $ 540,956,352  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase from capital share transactions

     9,602,171      $ 191,048,671        34,726,367      $ 609,269,464  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Year Ended
December 31, 2020

 

International Sustainable Equity Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     20,848      $ 301,831        4,616      $ 62,533  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     621        8,864        505        6,930  

Redeemed

     (427      (6,066      (25      (337
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     21,042      $ 304,629        5,096      $ 69,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,061,665      $ 15,350,795        180,706      $ 2,022,459  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     32,137        457,863        113,091        1,544,820  

Redeemed

     (356,899      (5,294,442      (490,369      (6,206,793
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     736,903      $ 10,514,216        (196,572    $ (2,639,514
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     129,002      $ 1,885,986        4,191      $ 54,896  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     2,927        41,940        502        6,899  

Redeemed

     (13,329      (201,164              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     118,600      $ 1,726,762        4,693      $ 61,795  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     876,545      $ 12,545,607        (186,783    $ (2,508,593
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

December 31, 2021

 

13.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

     

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

    

Period Ended
December 31, 2020(a)

 

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

  

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

 
Class A

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     835      $ 10,270        100      $ 1,000  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     50        623                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     885      $ 10,893        100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     7,608      $ 99,355        100      $ 1,000  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     409        5,097                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     8,017      $ 104,452        100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class N

 

Issued from the sale of shares

          $   —        500,000      $ 5,000,000  

Redeemed

     (111,465      (1,400,000              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     (111,465    $ (1,400,000      500,000      $ 5,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y

 

Issued from the sale of shares

     16,848      $ 195,494        100      $ 1,000  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     190        2,393                

Redeemed

     (13,605      (157,637              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change

     3,433      $ 40,250        100      $ 1,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (99,130    $ (1,244,405      500,300      $ 5,003,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

From commencement of operations on December 15, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Gateway Trust and Natixis Funds Trust I and Shareholders of Gateway Fund, Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund, Mirova Global Green Bond Fund, Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund, Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund and Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Gateway Fund and Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund (two of the funds constituting Gateway Trust), Mirova Global Green Bond Fund, Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund, Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund and Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund (four of the funds constituting Natixis Funds Trust I) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2021, 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 December 31, 2021, 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   Statements of operations   Statements of changes in net assets

Gateway Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Mirova Global Green Bond Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

Mirova U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

  For the year ended December 31, 2021   For the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from December 15, 2020 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2020

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 December 31, 2021 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

February 22, 2022

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

 

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2021 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, 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

 

Gateway Fund

     100.00

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     100.00

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     10.86

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     8.57

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 December 31, 2021.

 

Fund

  

Amount

 

Global Green Bond Fund

   $ 537,858  

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     109,185,274  

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     570,795  

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, a percentage of the ordinary income dividends paid by the Funds are considered 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 paid a distribution during calendar year 2021, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV. These percentages are noted below:

 

Fund

  

Qualifying
Percentage

 

Gateway Fund

     100.00

Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund

     100.00

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

     85.73

International Sustainable Equity Fund

     100.00

U.S. Sustainable Equity Fund

     16.52

Foreign Tax Credit.  For the year ended December 31, 2021, 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

 

International Sustainable Equity Fund

   $ 44,473      $ 597,050  

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

The tables below provide certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of Natixis Funds Trust I and Gateway Trust (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      
Edmond J. English
(1953)
 

Trustee since 2013

Chairperson of the Governance Committee and Contract Review Committee Member

  Executive Chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

55

Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail) and Director, Rue Gilt Groupe, Inc. (e-commerce 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  

55

Formerly, 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 the Contract Review Committee

  Retired  

55

Director, 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 and Governance Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts  

55

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

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

55

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

Audit Committee Member

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

55

Director, FutureFuel.io (chemicals and biofuels)

  Significant 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)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2021

Trustee since 2009

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

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

55

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

 

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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      

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Retired  

55

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 and Governance 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)  

55

Trustee, Eastern Bank (bank); Director, Apartment Investment and Management Company (real estate investment trust); 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 for Natixis Funds Trust I and 2007 for Gateway Trust

Chairperson of the Audit Committee

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

55

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, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

55

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

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC  

55

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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.

 

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, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC.

 

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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

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since 2004 for Natixis Funds Trust I and 2007 for Gateway Trust   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC

Natalie R. Wagner

(1979)

 

Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Chief Legal Officer

 

Since May 2021

 

Since July 2021

  Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, LLC and Natixis Distribution, LLC; Formerly, Vice President, Head of Corporate Compliance, Global Atlantic Financial Group

 

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, LLC, Natixis Advisors, LLC 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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(b)

Not Applicable.

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. Martin T. Meehan, Ms. Maureen Mitchell, Mr. James Palermo, Mr. Peter J. Smail 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 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 provided as reported as a part of (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

     Audit fees      Audit-related fees1      Tax fees2      All other fees  
    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

Gateway Trust

   $ 83,712      $ 83,712      $ 1,516      $ 1,286      $ 17,664      $ 17,664      $ —        $ —    

 

  1.

Audit-related fees consist of:

2020 & 2021 – performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan.

 

  2.

Tax fees consist of:

2020 & 2021 – review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for non-audit services during 2020 and 2021 were $19,180 and $18,950, 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 Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway”) and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Gateway (“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  
    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

    

1/1/20-

12/31/20

 

 

    

1/1/21-

12/31/21

 

 

Control Affiliates

   $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —  


The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Gateway 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
 
     1/1/20-
12/31/20
     1/1/21-
12/31/21
 

Control Affiliates

     $—        $ —    

None of the services described above were approved pursuant to paragraph (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 Registrant 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 by 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.
(b)       Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith as Exhibit (b).


SIGNATURES

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

 

Gateway Trust
By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   February 22, 2022

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

 

By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   February 22, 2022
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:   February 22, 2022