NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated November 29, 2011 to the Natixis Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) dated May 1, 2011, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
| Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | Natixis Oakmark Global Fund | |
| AEW Real Estate Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
| CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Natixis U.S. Multi-Cap Equity Fund | |
| Hansberger International Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
| Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |
| Natixis Diversified Income Fund | Westpeak ActiveBeta® Equity Fund |
Effective immediately, the following information hereby replaces the commission and sales charges charts under the sub-section “Distribution Agreements and Rule 12b-1 Plans” within the “Investment Advisory and Other Services” section of the SAI:
The commissions and sales charges for the last three fiscal years were allocated as follows:
| NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I† |
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| 12/31/08 |
12/31/09 |
12/31/10 |
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| Total commissions on sales of Class A shares |
$ | 1,856,740 | $ | 1,166,119 | $ | 731,044 | ||||||||
| Amount reallowed to other securities dealers |
$ | 1,616,934 | $ | 1,058,405 | $ | 645,377 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor |
$ | 239,806 | $ | 107,714 | $ | 85,667 | ||||||||
| Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A, B and C shares |
$ | 291,052 | $ | 148,176 | $ | 99,545 | ||||||||
| Amount paid to SG Constellation LLC |
$ | 203,058 | $ | 73,676 | $ | 58,108 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor* |
$ | 87,994 | $ | 74,500 | $ | 41,437 | ||||||||
† Information is only provided for the Funds in this Statement as listed on the cover page.
*See the section “Other Arrangements” for information about amounts received by the Distributor from Natixis Funds Trust I’s investment advisers and subadvisers or the Funds directly for providing certain administrative services relating to Natixis Funds Trust I.
| NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II† |
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| 12/31/08 |
12/31/09 |
12/31/10 |
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| Total commissions on sales of Class A shares |
$ | 44,524 | $ | 53,335 | $ | 43,481 | ||||||||
| Amount reallowed to other securities dealers |
$ | 38,718 | $ | 47,840 | $ | 39,567 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor |
$ | 5,807 | $ | 5,495 | $ | 3,914 | ||||||||
| Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A, B and C shares |
$ | 43,301 | $ | 13,186 | $ | 8,261 | ||||||||
| Amount paid to SG Constellation LLC |
$ | 41,229 | $ | 10,768 | $ | 7,088 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor* |
$ | 2,072 | $ | 2,418 | $ | 1,173 | ||||||||
† Information is only provided for the Funds in this Statement as listed on the cover page.
*See the section “Other Arrangements” for information about amounts received by the Distributor from Natixis Funds Trust II’s investment advisers and subadvisers or the Funds directly for providing certain administrative services relating to Natixis Funds Trust II.
| NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST IV |
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| 1/31/09 |
1/31/10 |
1/31/11 |
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| Total commissions on sales of Class A shares |
$ | 87,186 | $ | 107,854 | $ | 44,869 | ||||||||
| Amount reallowed to other securities dealers |
$ | 75,752 | $ | 93,746 | $ | 40,702 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor |
$ | 11,434 | $ | 14,108 | $ | 4,167 | ||||||||
| Total CDSCs on redemptions of Classes A, B and C shares |
$ | 21,318 | $ | 5,693 | $ | 3,844 | ||||||||
| Amount paid to SG Constellation LLC |
$ | 17,695 | $ | 4,837 | $ | 3,585 | ||||||||
| Amount retained by Distributor* |
$ | 3,623 | $ | 856 | $ | 259 | ||||||||
*See the section “Other Arrangements” for information about amounts received by the Distributor from Natixis Funds Trust IV’s investment adviser or the Funds directly for providing certain administrative services relating to Natixis Funds Trust IV.