XML 13 R3.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Label Element Value
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Natixis Funds Trust II
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate May 01, 2012
Supplement [Text Block] nft4_SupplementTextBlock

ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND

Supplement dated November 19, 2012 to the ASG Global Alternatives Fund Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated May 1, 2012, as each may be revised and supplemented from time to time.

Effective immediately, the Barclay Fund of Funds Index will replace the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index as the ASG Global Alternatives Fund’s primary benchmark.

Effective immediately, the “Average Annual Total Returns” chart in the Fund’s Summary Prospectus is amended and restated as follows:

 

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)

    Past 1
Year		     Life of Fund
(9/30/08)		  

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

Class A – Return Before Taxes

      -8.85 %      1.00 % 
Return After Taxes on Distributions      -8.96 %      0.45 % 
Return After Taxes on Distributions & Sale of Fund Shares      -5.68 %      0.61 % 
Class C – Return Before Taxes      -4.96 %      2.11 % 
Class Y – Return Before Taxes      -3.00 %      3.12 % 
Barclay Fund of Funds Index (Calculated from October 1, 2008)1      -6.22 %      -0.95 % 
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (Calculated from October 1, 2008)      -5.72 %      -0.03 % 

 

1Effective November 19, 2012 the Barclay Fund of Funds Index replaced the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index as the Fund's primary benchmark because AlphaSimplex believes the index is an appropriate representation of hedge fund industry performance. 
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement [Text Block] nft4_SupplementTextBlock

ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND

Supplement dated November 19, 2012 to the ASG Global Alternatives Fund Summary Prospectus and Prospectus, each dated May 1, 2012, as each may be revised and supplemented from time to time.

Effective immediately, the Barclay Fund of Funds Index will replace the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index as the ASG Global Alternatives Fund’s primary benchmark.

Effective immediately, the “Average Annual Total Returns” chart in the Fund’s Summary Prospectus is amended and restated as follows:

 

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)

    Past 1
Year		     Life of Fund
(9/30/08)		  

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

Class A – Return Before Taxes

      -8.85 %      1.00 % 
Return After Taxes on Distributions      -8.96 %      0.45 % 
Return After Taxes on Distributions & Sale of Fund Shares      -5.68 %      0.61 % 
Class C – Return Before Taxes      -4.96 %      2.11 % 
Class Y – Return Before Taxes      -3.00 %      3.12 % 
Barclay Fund of Funds Index (Calculated from October 1, 2008)1      -6.22 %      -0.95 % 
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (Calculated from October 1, 2008)      -5.72 %      -0.03 % 

 

1Effective November 19, 2012 the Barclay Fund of Funds Index replaced the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index as the Fund's primary benchmark because AlphaSimplex believes the index is an appropriate representation of hedge fund industry performance. 
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.85%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 1.00%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 30, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Class C
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.96%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.11%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 30, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Class Y
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.00%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.12%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 30, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (8.96%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 0.45%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 30, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions & Sale of Fund Shares | Class A
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (5.68%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 0.61%
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Sep. 30, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Barclay Fund of Funds Index
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (6.22%) [1]
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (0.95%) [1]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 01, 2008
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index
  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Past 1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (5.72%)
Life of Fund rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception (0.03%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 01, 2008
[1] Effective November 19, 2012 the Barclay Fund of Funds Index replaced the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index as the Fund's primary benchmark because AlphaSimplex believes the index is an appropriate representation of hedge fund industry performance.