0001193125-14-162300.txt : 20140428 0001193125-14-162300.hdr.sgml : 20140428 20140428134227 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-162300 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140428 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140428 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Natixis Funds Trust II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000052136 IRS NUMBER: 041990692 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00242 FILM NUMBER: 14788706 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 399 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-283-1155 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 399 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IXIS Advisor Funds Trust II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050502 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CDC NVEST FUNDS TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010503 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NVEST FUNDS TRUST II DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000202 0000052136 S000034097 Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund C000105118 Class A LSFAX C000105119 Class C LSFCX C000105120 Class Y LSFYX 0000052136 S000036453 Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund C000111612 Class A LSCAX C000111613 Class C LSCCX C000111614 Class Y LSCYX 0000052136 S000037523 Vaughan Nelson Select Fund C000115831 Class A VNSAX C000115832 Class C VNSCX C000115833 Class Y VNSYX 0000052136 S000044078 Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund C000136785 Class A LEOAX C000136786 Class C LEOCX C000136787 Class N LEONX C000136788 Class Y LEOYX N-Q 1 d678958dnq.htm NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II Natixis Funds Trust II

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00242

 

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

NGAM Distribution, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2014

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – 82.4% of Net Assets

  
   Aerospace & Defense – 1.4%   
  2,564       Northrop Grumman Corp.    $ 310,321   
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles – 1.1%   
  6,788       General Motors Co.(b)      245,726   
     

 

 

 
   Beverages – 2.6%   
  4,544       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      213,931   
  4,894       PepsiCo, Inc.      391,863   
     

 

 

 
        605,794   
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 1.1%   
  9,135       Federated Investors, Inc., Class B      250,299   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 3.6%   
  7,068       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      470,870   
  15,229       Tronox Ltd., Class A      360,775   
     

 

 

 
        831,645   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Banks – 3.0%   
  3,934       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      321,723   
  8,053       Wells Fargo & Co.      373,820   
     

 

 

 
        695,543   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.0%   
  5,290       Waste Management, Inc.      219,535   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment – 2.8%   
  12,084       Cisco Systems, Inc.      263,431   
  5,702       Motorola Solutions, Inc.(c)      377,473   
     

 

 

 
        640,904   
     

 

 

 
   Computers & Peripherals – 1.7%   
  748       Apple, Inc.      393,627   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging – 1.5%   
  10,453       Sealed Air Corp.      355,820   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Consumer Services – 1.5%   
  10,767       H&R Block, Inc.      340,668   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 2.2%   
  8,835       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      502,005   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.9%   
  9,298       Verizon Communications, Inc.      442,399   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities – 1.8%   
  5,934       Northeast Utilities      263,766   
     

 

 

 
  4,929       Portland General Electric Co.      156,742   
     

 

 

 
        420,508   


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  

   Electrical Equipment – 1.7%   
  5,239       Eaton Corp. PLC    $ 391,406   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services – 1.7%   
  2,723       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      128,798   
  3,354       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      258,392   
     

 

 

 
        387,190   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%   
  3,699       Walgreen Co.      251,347   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates – 1.5%   
  13,812       General Electric Co.      351,792   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance – 3.1%   
  7,749       MetLife, Inc.      392,642   
  3,816       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      319,933   
     

 

 

 
        712,575   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery – 0.9%   
  4,833       Terex Corp.      215,213   
     

 

 

 
   Media – 4.1%   
  4,993       Omnicom Group, Inc.      377,870   
  2,466       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      346,103   
  2,620       Viacom, Inc., Class B      229,853   
     

 

 

 
        953,826   
     

 

 

 
   Multiline Retail – 1.1%   
  4,382       Kohl’s Corp.      246,224   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.8%   
  3,904       Chevron Corp.(c)      450,248   
  2,947       HollyFrontier Corp.      134,295   
  3,627       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      350,078   
  9,614       Regency Energy Partners LP      252,368   
  6,221       Total S.A., Sponsored ADR      403,743   
  5,794       Valero Energy Partners LP      214,320   
     

 

 

 
        1,805,052   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 12.6%   
  6,658       AbbVie, Inc.      338,959   
  6,350       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      341,440   
  8,856       Eli Lilly & Co.(c)      527,906   
  4,910       GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR      274,665   
  9,352       Merck & Co., Inc.(d)      532,971   
  15,222       Pfizer, Inc.      488,778   
  7,494       Sanofi, ADR      388,489   
     

 

 

 
        2,893,208   
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Diversified – 2.5%   
  5,122       Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.      221,731   
  11,954       Weyerhaeuser Co.(d)      352,763   
     

 

 

 
        574,494   
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  
   REITs - Hotels – 1.4%   
  7,863       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.    $ 331,740   
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Office Property – 2.2%   
  18,917       Columbia Property Trust, Inc.      502,057   
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail – 1.6%   
  3,984       Norfolk Southern Corp.      366,169   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.7%   
  8,833       Texas Instruments, Inc.      397,132   
     

 

 

 
   Software – 2.0%   
  11,902       Microsoft Corp.      455,966   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 2.9%   
  20,106       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      292,140   
  7,521       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      376,276   
     

 

 

 
        668,416   
     

 

 

 
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.1%   
  18,611       People’s United Financial, Inc.      263,718   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco – 1.7%   
  4,784       Philip Morris International, Inc.      387,073   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Infrastructure – 1.0%   
  4,122       Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC      223,330   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.5%   
  8,442       Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR      350,934   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $15,510,236)

     18,983,656   
     

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

             

 

Bonds and Notes – 16.0%

  

 

Non-Convertible Bonds – 14.9%

  
   Banking – 3.1%   
  $300,000      

BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/25/2037, variable rate thereafter),

7.195%, 144A(e)

     317,625   
  100,000      

Morgan Stanley,

8.000%, 5/09/2017, (AUD)

     98,970   
  280,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC,

4.700%, 7/03/2018

     290,277   
     

 

 

 
        706,872   
     

 

 

 
   Brokerage – 0.5%   
  100,000      

Jefferies Group LLC,

6.875%, 4/15/2021

     115,750   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 0.6%   
  150,000      

Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,

9.200%, 3/15/2021(f)

     143,250   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

 

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%   
$ 45,000      

ServiceMaster Co. (The),

7.450%, 8/15/2027

   $ 40,275   
     

 

 

 
   Government Sponsored – 0.2%   
  40,000      

Eksportfinans ASA,

2.000%, 9/15/2015

     39,680   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare – 1.3%   
  125,000      

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 12/15/2023

     140,625   
  150,000      

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 11/06/2033

     153,000   
     

 

 

 
        293,625   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction – 1.5%   
  250,000      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

9.125%, 6/15/2018

     265,000   
  50,000      

Pulte Group, Inc.,

6.000%, 2/15/2035

     45,000   
  30,000      

Pulte Group, Inc.,

6.375%, 5/15/2033

     29,138   
     

 

 

 
        339,138   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable – 0.9%   
  34,000      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,

7.250%, 5/15/2018

     39,440   
  150,000      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,

8.250%, 3/15/2019

     175,125   
     

 

 

 
        214,565   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 0.7%   
  50,000      

Alcoa, Inc.,

5.900%, 2/01/2027

     51,501   
  45,000      

Alcoa, Inc.,

6.750%, 1/15/2028

     49,119   
  75,000      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,

6.250%, 10/01/2040

     64,748   
     

 

 

 
        165,368   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer – 1.1%   
  300,000      

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,

5.625%, 8/01/2033

     259,500   
     

 

 

 
   Retailers – 0.3%   
  100,000      

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,

6.375%, 10/15/2036

     72,250   
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets – 1.5%   
  400,000      

New Albertson’s, Inc.,

8.000%, 5/01/2031

     349,000   
     

 

 

 
   Textile – 0.3%   
  90,000      

Jones Group, Inc. (The),

6.125%, 11/15/2034

     67,500   
     

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

 

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

  
   Transportation Services – 0.3%   
$ 75,000      

APL Ltd.,

8.000%, 1/15/2024(f)

   $ 70,500   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 2.4%   
  100,000      

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

8.125%, 7/01/2019

     110,000   
  70,000      

Qwest Corp.,

6.875%, 9/15/2033

     69,541   
  400,000      

Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,

6.000%, 9/30/2034

     374,500   
     

 

 

 
        554,041   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $3,140,370)

     3,431,314   
     

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds – 1.1%

  
   Independent Energy – 0.8%   
  185,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

2.750%, 11/15/2035

     193,325   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified – 0.3%   
  60,000      

Jefferies Group LLC,

3.875%, 11/01/2029

     63,600   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $225,805)

     256,925   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $3,366,175)

     3,688,239   
     

 

 

 

Shares

             

 

Preferred Stocks – 0.8%

  
   Construction Machinery – 0.0%   
  74       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.250%      7,911   
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Diversified – 0.8%   
  3,251       Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A, 6.375%      177,049   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks

(Identified Cost $171,515)

     184,960   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

             

 

Short-Term Investments – 2.6%

  
  $601,981      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $601,981 on 3/03/2014 collateralized by $630,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 1.600% due 1/09/2020 valued at $614,250 including accrued interest(g)

(Identified Cost $601,981)

     601,981   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 101.8%

(Identified Cost $19,649,907)(a)

     23,458,836   
   Other assets less liabilities – (1.8)%      (418,461
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 23,040,375   
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Written Options – (0.0%)

  
   Options on Securities – (0.0%)   
  2,500       Kellogg Co., Put expiring March 22, 2014 at 57.50    $ (250
  1,000       Northrop Grumman Corp., Call expiring March 22, 2014 at 120.00      (2,650
  600       Time Warner Cable, Inc., Call expiring March 22, 2014 at 140.00      (1,725
  1,200       Viacom, Inc., Call expiring March 22, 2014 at 90.00      (720
  2,500       Zoetis, Inc., Put expiring April 19, 2014 at 28.00      (563
     

 

 

 
  

Total Written Options

(Premiums Received $5,023)

   $ (5,908
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

  Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where 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.

 

  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

 

  Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

 

  Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

 

  Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use 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 NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

 

  The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

 

  At February 28, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $19,650,626 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 4,095,113   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (286,903
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $  3,808,210   
  

 

 

 

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding options.
(d) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding options.
(e) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(f) Illiquid security. At February 28, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $213,750 or 0.9% of net assets.


(g) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of February 28, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
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 February 28, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $317,625 or 1.4% 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.
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts
AUD Australian Dollar

Fair Value Measurements

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 18,983,656       $ —         $ —         $ 18,983,656   

Bonds and Notes*

     —           3,688,239         —           3,688,239   

Preferred Stocks*

     184,960         —           —           184,960   

Short-Term Investments

     —           601,981         —           601,981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 19,168,616       $ 4,290,220       $ —         $ 23,458,836   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (5,908   $ —         $ —         $ (5,908
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended February 28, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include option contacts.

The Fund is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Fund may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use purchased call options, written call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the period ended February 28, 2014, the Fund engaged in written call option transactions for hedging purposes and written put and purchased call option transactions for investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of February 28, 2014:

 

Liabilities

   Options Written at value  

Exchange traded/cleared liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (5,908

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Industry Summary at February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

     12.6

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7.8   

Chemicals

     4.2   

Media

     4.1   

REITs - Diversified

     3.3   

Insurance

     3.1   

Banking

     3.1   

Commercial Banks

     3.0   

Specialty Retail

     2.9   

Communications Equipment

     2.8   

Beverages

     2.6   

Wirelines

     2.4   

REITs - Office Property

     2.2   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.2   

Software

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     40.9   

Short-Term Investments

     2.6   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     101.8   

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (1.8
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – 90.5% of Net Assets

  
   Argentina – 0.5%   
  $125,000      

Pan American Energy LLC/Argentine Branch,

7.875%, 5/07/2021

   $ 125,625   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil – 10.1%   
  135,000      

Banco do Brasil S.A./Cayman,

6.000%, 1/22/2020, 144A

     144,450   
  235,000      

Banco Santander Brasil S.A./Cayman Islands,

4.625%, 2/13/2017

     244,400   
  250,000      

Braskem Finance Ltd.,

6.450%, 2/03/2024

     253,750   
  285,000      

Brazilian Government International Bond,

2.625%, 1/05/2023

     251,370   
  250,000      

BRF S.A.,

5.875%, 6/06/2022

     252,500   
  245,000      

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A./Cayman Islands,

6.200%, 12/21/2021

     251,431   
  200,000      

Marfrig Holding Europe BV,

9.875%, 7/24/2017, 144A

     204,000   
  241,227      

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.,

6.750%, 10/01/2022, 144A

     248,163   
  200,000      

Samarco Mineracao S.A.,

5.750%, 10/24/2023, 144A

     201,000   
  260,000      

Telemar Norte Leste S.A.,

5.500%, 10/23/2020

     254,150   
  225,000      

Voto-Votorantim Ltd.,

6.750%, 4/05/2021

     248,063   
     

 

 

 
        2,553,277   
     

 

 

 
   Chile – 1.0%   
  270,000      

CFR International S.p.A.,

5.125%, 12/06/2022

     256,358   
     

 

 

 
   China – 7.5%   
  215,000      

Baidu, Inc.,

3.500%, 11/28/2022

     204,689   
  270,000      

Bestgain Real Estate Ltd.,

2.625%, 3/13/2018

     248,430   
  250,000      

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.,

4.500%, 4/05/2022, 144A

     248,152   
  230,000      

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.,

10.500%, 4/27/2017

     246,675   
  280,000      

CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd.,

3.000%, 5/09/2023

     253,618   
  255,000      

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,

7.250%, 4/04/2021, 144A

     243,525   
  225,000      

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.,

6.000%, 5/13/2021, 144A

     243,220   
  200,000      

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,

8.875%, 3/19/2018, 144A

     199,000   
     

 

 

 
        1,887,309   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   Colombia – 2.9%   
  $250,000      

Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P.,

5.375%, 9/27/2022

   $ 241,875   
  230,000       Ecopetrol S.A., 5.875%, 9/18/2023      249,550   
  235,000      

Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. E.S.P.,

6.125%, 11/10/2021

     250,980   
     

 

 

 
        742,405   
     

 

 

 
   Croatia – 0.9%   
  200,000       Agrokor d.d., 8.875%, 2/01/2020      216,500   
     

 

 

 
   Hong Kong – 1.5%   
  200,000      

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd., EMTN,

4.500%, 10/09/2023

     202,481   
  175,000      

Noble Group Ltd.,

6.750%, 1/29/2020

     188,125   
     

 

 

 
        390,606   
     

 

 

 
   Hungary – 1.5%   
  340,000      

Hungary Government International Bond,

6.375%, 3/29/2021(b)

     372,300   
     

 

 

 
   India – 2.9%   
  205,000      

Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV,

5.125%, 3/11/2023, 144A

     197,517   
  115,000      

ICICI Bank Ltd.,

5.750%, 11/16/2020

     121,578   
  200,000      

NTPC Ltd., EMTN,

5.625%, 7/14/2021

     205,709   
  205,000      

Vedanta Resources PLC,

6.000%, 1/31/2019, 144A

     202,694   
     

 

 

 
        727,498   
     

 

 

 
   Indonesia – 4.9%   
  200,000      

Listrindo Capital BV,

6.950%, 2/21/2019, 144A

     210,250   
  435,000      

Pertamina Persero PT, EMTN,

4.300%, 5/20/2023(b)

     398,025   
  380,000      

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

5.500%, 11/22/2021(b)

     385,700   
  255,000      

TBG Global Pte Ltd.,

4.625%, 4/03/2018, 144A

     249,900   
     

 

 

 
        1,243,875   
     

 

 

 
   Israel – 1.0%   
  230,000      

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,

5.625%, 6/21/2018, 144A

     244,488   
     

 

 

 
   Jamaica – 1.0%   
  250,000      

Digicel Ltd.,

6.000%, 4/15/2021, 144A

     251,250   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   Kenya – 1.4%   
$ 31,000,000      

Kenya Infrastructure Bond,

12.000%, 9/18/2023, (KES)

   $ 365,639   
     

 

 

 
   Korea – 4.0%   
  240,000      

GS Caltex Corp.,

3.250%, 10/01/2018, 144A

     242,936   
  230,000      

Korea Gas Corp.,

4.250%, 11/02/2020

     245,628   
  200,000      

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.,

3.375%, 5/09/2017

     207,200   
  275,000      

Woori Bank Co. Ltd.,

5.875%, 4/13/2021

     306,424   
     

 

 

 
        1,002,188   
     

 

 

 
   Lithuania – 1.0%   
  210,000      

Lithuania Government International Bond,

6.625%, 2/01/2022

     249,375   
     

 

 

 
   Luxembourg – 0.8%   
  200,000      

Altice Financing S.A.,

6.500%, 1/15/2022, 144A

     208,500   
     

 

 

 
   Malaysia – 1.3%   
  200,000      

Malayan Banking Bhd, EMTN, (fixed rate to 9/20/2017, variable rate thereafter),

3.250%, 9/20/2022

     199,848   
  100,000      

Petronas Capital Ltd.,

7.875%, 5/22/2022, 144A

     130,489   
     

 

 

 
        330,337   
     

 

 

 
   Mexico – 11.8%   
  245,000      

Alpek S.A. de CV,

5.375%, 8/08/2023, 144A

     245,000   
  195,000      

Axtel SAB de CV, (Step to 9.000% on 1/31/2015),

8.000%, 1/31/2020, 144A©

     192,075   
  250,000      

Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander,

4.125%, 11/09/2022

     245,000   
  225,000      

BBVA Bancomer S.A.,

6.750%, 9/30/2022

     246,938   
  245,000      

Cemex SAB de CV,

6.500%, 12/10/2019, 144A

     257,862   
  375,000      

Comision Federal de Electricidad,

4.875%, 1/15/2024, 144A(b)

     379,687   
  255,000      

Fresnillo PLC,

5.500%, 11/13/2023, 144A

     258,187   
  245,000      

Grupo Idesa S.A. de CV,

7.875%, 12/18/2020, 144A

     251,737   
  250,000      

Grupo KUO SAB de CV,

6.250%, 12/04/2022

     253,750   
  235,000      

Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de CV,

6.875%, 9/20/2020, 144A

     246,163   


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   Mexico – continued   
  $150,000      

Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV,

5.625%, 4/14/2018

   $ 165,000   
  250,000      

Tenedora Nemak S.A. de CV,

5.500%, 2/28/2023, 144A

     248,750   
     

 

 

 
        2,990,149   
     

 

 

 
   Morocco – 0.8%   
  200,000      

BMCE Bank,

6.250%, 11/27/2018

     204,020   
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands – 0.8%   
  200,000      

GTB Finance BV, EMTN,

6.000%, 11/08/2018

     196,500   
     

 

 

 
   Panama – 0.8%   
  140,000      

Panama Government International Bond,

8.875%, 9/30/2027

     190,575   
     

 

 

 
   Peru – 1.5%   
  200,000      

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo S.A.,

4.750%, 2/08/2022

     199,250   
  185,000      

Minsur S.A.,

6.250%, 2/07/2024, 144A

     190,550   
     

 

 

 
        389,800   
     

 

 

 
     
   Philippines – 1.0%   
  205,000      

Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.,

7.250%, 5/27/2019

     245,488   
     

 

 

 
   Poland – 0.6%   
  100,000      

Play Finance 1 S.A.,

6.500%, 8/01/2019, 144A, (EUR)

     145,456   
     

 

 

 
   Qatar – 1.2%   
  285,000      

Qtel International Finance Ltd.,

4.750%, 2/16/2021, 144A(b)

     308,869   
     

 

 

 
   Russia – 9.8%   
  390,000      

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.,

3.850%, 2/06/2020, 144A

     378,300   
  420,000      

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.,

4.950%, 2/06/2028(b)

     368,550   
  350,000      

Gazprombank OJSC Via GPB Eurobond Finance PLC, EMTN,

5.625%, 5/17/2017(b)

     369,687   
  400,000      

Mobile Telesystems OJSC Via MTS International Funding Ltd.,

5.000%, 5/30/2023, 144A(b)

     370,500   
  260,000      

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.,

5.125%, 10/29/2022

     248,300   
  340,000      

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital S.A.,

6.875%, 5/29/2018(b)

     369,750   
  345,000      

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC,

7.748%, 2/02/2021(b)

     370,444   
     

 

 

 
        2,475,531   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   South Africa – 0.8%   
$ 200,000      

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

6.750%, 8/06/2023, 144A

   $ 208,290   
     

 

 

 
   Sweden – 0.8%   
  200,000      

PKO Finance AB,

4.630%, 9/26/2022

     201,250   
     

 

 

 
   Thailand – 0.8%   
  205,000      

PTT Global Chemical PCL,

4.250%, 9/19/2022

     194,415   
     

 

 

 
   Turkey – 4.0%   
  195,000      

Akbank TAS,

3.875%, 10/24/2017

     192,075   
  230,000      

Arcelik AS,

5.000%, 4/03/2023, 144A

     201,825   
  240,000      

Coca-Cola Icecek AS,

4.750%, 10/01/2018, 144A

     249,000   
  370,000      

Turkey Government International Bond,

5.750%, 3/22/2024(b)

     377,400   
     

 

 

 
        1,020,300   
     

 

 

 
   Uganda – 2.4%   
  1,500,000,000      

Republic of Uganda Government Bond,

14.125%, 12/01/2016, (UGX)(b)

     602,791   
     

 

 

 
   Ukraine – 0.7%   
  200,000      

Ukraine Government International Bond,

9.250%, 7/24/2017

     186,000   
     

 

 

 
   United Arab Emirates – 5.0%   
  325,000      

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.,

3.625%, 1/12/2023(b)

     317,687   
  275,000      

Dolphin Energy Ltd.,

5.500%, 12/15/2021, 144A

     308,825   
  290,000      

DP World Ltd., EMTN,

6.850%, 7/02/2037

     308,850   
  260,000      

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,

7.375%, 10/21/2020, 144A(b)

     312,650   
     

 

 

 
        1,248,012   
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom – 0.8%   
  175,000      

Standard Bank PLC, GMTN,

8.125%, 12/02/2019

     200,375   
     

 

 

 
   United States – 0.9%   
  225,000      

Central American Bottling Corp.,

6.750%, 2/09/2022

     234,562   
     

 

 

 
   Venezuela – 1.8%   
  395,000      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.,

5.500%, 4/12/2037

     202,437   
  300,000      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., Series 2015,

5.000%, 10/28/2015

     248,700   
     

 

 

 
        451,137   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $22,699,170)

     22,861,050   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Short-Term Investments – 7.1%

  

  $1,802,780      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,802,780 on 3/03/2014 collateralized by $1,860,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 9/30/2017 valued at $1,842,112 including accrued interest(d)

(Identified Cost $1,802,780)

   $ 1,802,780   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 97.6%

(Identified Cost $24,501,950)(a)

     24,663,830   
   Other assets less liabilities – 2.4%      593,641   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 25,257,471   
     

 

 

 

 

(‡) Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
(†) Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows: Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. 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. Valuations from foreign markets are subject to the fair value policies described below.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and 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.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the current settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service.

Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use 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 NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At February 28, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $24,506,534 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 216,178   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (58,882
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 157,296   
  

 

 

 


(b) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts or swap agreements.
(c) Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
(d) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of February 28, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
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 February 28, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $8,423,260 or 33.3% of net assets.
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
OJSC Open Joint-Stock Company
EUR Euro
KES Kenyan Shilling
UGX Ugandan Shilling

Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Fund may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Fund has the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Fund has the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Fund may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that the Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

Swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded as fees receivable or payable. When received or paid, fees are recorded as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Fund are recorded as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund faces the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Fund’s counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Fund and the counterparty. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

At February 28, 2014, the Fund had the following open bilateral credit default swap agreements:

Sell Protection

 

Counterparty

   Reference
Obligation
   (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed Rate
    Expiration
Date
     Implied
Credit
Spread^
    Notional
Value(‡)
     Unamortized
Up Front
Premium
Paid/(Received)
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Fees
Receivable/
(Payable)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   CDX.NA.EM
Series 20,
5-Year
     5.00     12/20/2018         3.03  

 

1,750,000

  

     128,330       $ 149,408       $ 21,078      $ 17,257   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   CDX.NA.EM
Series 20,
5-Year
     5.00     12/20/2018         3.03  

 

1,000,000

  

     86,000         85,376         (624     9,861   
                  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

                   $ 234,784       $ 20,454      $ 27,118   
                  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(‡) Notional value stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
^ Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.


Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

At February 28, 2014, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to Buy/Sell

   Delivery
Date
     Currency      Units
of
Currency
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sell1

     3/19/2014         Euro         100,000       $ 138,029       $ (1,565
              

 

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Barclays Bank PLC.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the 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 the Fund depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. 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 the Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At February 28, 2014, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/19/2014         18       $ 2,241,563       $ 119   
           

 

 

 


Fair Value Measurements

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bonds and Notes*

   $ —         $ 22,861,050       $ —         $ 22,861,050   

Short-Term Investments

     —           1,802,780         —           1,802,780   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     —           24,663,830         —           24,663,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation)

     —           21,078         —           21,078   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     119         —           —           119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 119       $ 24,684,908       $ —         $ 24,685,027   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —         $ (624   $ —         $ (624

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     —           (1,565     —           (1,565
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ (2,189   $ —         $ (2,189
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

Since the Fund commenced operations during the period ended February 28, 2014, there are no transfers to recognize among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

The Fund seeks to provide high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by generally obtaining its long investment exposures through direct cash investments and derivatives and short investment exposures substantially through derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements. During the period ended February 28, 2014, the Fund used forward foreign currency contracts and credit default swap agreements (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objective.

The 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 period ended February 28, 2014, the Fund engaged in futures contracts to manage duration.


The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of February 28, 2014:

 

Assets

   Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts1
     Swap Agreements
at value
     Total  

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

           

Credit contracts

   $ —         $ —         $ 234,784       $ 234,784   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter asset derivatives

   $ —         $ —         $ 234,784       $ 234,784   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange traded/cleared asset derivatives

           

Interest rate contracts

   $ —         $ 119       $ —         $ 119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange traded/cleared asset derivatives

     —           119         —           119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ —         $ 119       $ 234,784       $ 234,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
    Unrealized
depreciation on
futures contracts1
     Swap Agreements
at value
     Total  

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

       

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (1,565   $ —         $ —         $ (1,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter liability derivatives

   $ (1,565   $ —         $ —         $ (1,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (1,565   $ —         $ —         $ (1,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of February 28, 2014, the Fund did not hold any derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty.

Timing differences may exist between when contracts under the ISDA agreement are marked-to-market and when collateral moves. The ISDA agreements include tri-party control agreements under which collateral is held for the benefit of the secured party at a third party custodian, State Street Bank.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The risk of loss to the Fund from counterparty default should be limited to the extent the Fund is under collateralized for over-the-counter derivatives; however, final settlement of the Fund’s claim against any collateral received may be subject to bankruptcy court proceedings. Additionally, cash or securities held at or pledged to counterparties for initial/variation margin for futures contracts or as collateral for over-the-counter derivatives may be subject to bankruptcy court proceedings. As of February 28, 2014, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if counterparties failed to meet their obligations, including cash held at or pledged to counterparties for initial/variation margin that could be subject to the terms of a final settlement in a bankruptcy court proceeding is $334,784 and the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting arrangements pursuant to ISDA agreements is $333,219.


Industry Summary at February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Government Owned - No Guarantee

     27.1

Banking

     9.5   

Sovereigns

     6.5   

Wireless

     5.7   

Food & Beverage

     5.2   

Treasuries

     3.8   

Chemicals

     3.8   

Metals & Mining

     3.3   

Home Construction

     2.8   

Wirelines

     2.6   

Government Guaranteed

     2.5   

Building Materials

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     15.7   

Short-Term Investments

     7.1   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.6   

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, open forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts)

     2.4   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal

Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – 90.2% of Net Assets

  

   Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%   
  $3,035,898      

Camp Systems International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 5/31/2019(b)

   $ 3,066,257   
  2,595,000      

Camp Systems International, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 1,

8.250%, 11/30/2019(b)

     2,643,656   
  600,083      

PRV Aerospace LLC, Term Loan B,

6.500%, 5/09/2018(b)

     601,331   
  10,462,054      

Sequa Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 6/18/2017(b)

     10,296,440   
  987,449      

SI Organization, Inc. (The), Term Loan B,

5.500%, 11/22/2016(b)

     967,088   
  5,873,069      

WP CPP Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 12/27/2019(b)

     5,906,135   
     

 

 

 
        23,480,907   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive – 1.8%   
  5,455,314      

Affinia Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2,

4.750%, 4/27/2020(b)

     5,459,842   
  9,055,000      

Dayco Products LLC, New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/12/2019(b)

     9,134,231   
  8,920,000      

Navistar International Corp., Term Loan B,

5.750%, 8/17/2017(b)

     9,035,246   
  3,213,715      

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 3/28/2019(b)

     3,233,801   
     

 

 

 
        26,863,120   
     

 

 

 
   Banking – 1.0%   
  1,307,040      

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Extended Term Loan B2,

5.497%, 6/30/2017(b)

     1,306,230   
  11,672,995      

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B3,

7.000%, 5/22/2018(b)

     11,789,725   
  2,154,000      

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B4,

6.000%, 8/04/2019(b)

     2,157,360   
     

 

 

 
        15,253,315   
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials – 1.5%   
  2,800,000      

Air Distribution Technologies, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 5/09/2020(b)

     2,849,000   
  6,094,375      

Contech Construction Products, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.250%, 4/29/2019(b)

     6,142,520   
  6,024,900      

CPG International, Inc., New Term Loan,

4.750%, 9/30/2020(b)

     6,028,696   
  6,104,100      

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 3/26/2021(b)

     6,279,593   
  994,413      

Roofing Supply Group LLC, Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/24/2019(b)

     997,316   
     

 

 

 
        22,297,125   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 3.9%   
  11,000,000      

Arysta LifeScience Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/30/2020(b)

     11,151,250   
  3,887,138      

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 4/10/2018(b)

     3,770,524   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  
   Chemicals – continued   
$ 682,280      

AZ Chem US, Inc., Recap Term Loan,

5.250%, 12/22/2017(b)

   $ 685,691   
  334,901      

Emerald Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 5/18/2018(b)

     336,575   
  6,800,000      

Houghton International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 12/20/2020(b)

     6,876,500   
  555,486      

Kleopatra Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B1,

4.250%, 12/21/2016(b)

     560,346   
  3,739,000      

Kronos Worldwide, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B,

4.750%, 2/12/2020(b)

     3,764,724   
  3,141,526      

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Incremental Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     3,119,944   
  4,241,303      

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     4,212,166   
  3,320,000      

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B3,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     3,315,850   
  9,067,340      

OCI Beaumont LLC, Term Loan B2,

6.250%, 8/20/2019(b)

     9,226,019   
  11,966,729      

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 6/30/2017(b)

     11,887,509   
     

 

 

 
        58,907,098   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 6.0%   
  12,329,483      

Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.750%, 10/09/2016(b)

     12,169,200   
  10,325,000      

AlixPartners LLP, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 7/10/2021(b)

     10,531,500   
  3,839,000      

AVSC Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/22/2021(b)

     3,855,815   
  4,656,000      

Inmar, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 1/27/2021(b)

     4,635,048   
  4,155,000      

Inmar, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 1/27/2022(b)

     4,155,000   
  2,533,000      

Mergermarket Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/29/2021(b)

     2,536,166   
  7,522,000      

Mergermarket Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 2/04/2022(b)

     7,540,805   
  6,053,327      

ServiceMaster Co., New Term Loan,

4.250%, 1/31/2017(b)

     6,052,056   
  3,327,699      

SGS Cayman LP, Term Loan,

7.250%, 3/06/2019(b)

     3,327,700   
  712,741      

SNL Financial LC, Term Loan,

4.500%, 10/23/2018(b)

     715,414   
  11,000,000      

SourceHov LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 4/30/2019(b)

     11,247,500   
  2,516,000      

Spin Holdco, Inc., New Term Loan B,

11/14/2019(c)

     2,518,088   
  950,173      

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., Term Loan A,

5.756%, 2/01/2018(d)

     947,797   
  7,652,963      

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.253%, 2/28/2019(d)

     7,662,529   
  7,368,477      

Sutherland Global Services Private Ltd., Term Loan,

7.250%, 3/06/2019(b)

     7,386,898   
  3,823,000      

The Active Network, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/15/2020(b)

     3,856,451   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Consumer Cyclical Services – continued   
$ 486,536      

U.S. Security Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.000%, 7/28/2017(b)

   $ 487,144   
     

 

 

 
        89,625,111   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products – 3.6%   
  754,286      

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 6/17/2018(b)

     763,247   
  5,991,983      

Catalina Marketing Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 10/11/2020(b)

     6,019,426   
  3,204,067      

FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/19/2019(b)

     3,254,146   
  547,930      

HMK Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan,

5.750%, 3/29/2019(b)

     550,669   
  10,860,780      

Information Resources, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 9/30/2020(b)

     10,896,947   
  9,822,000      

NYDJ Apparel LLC, Term Loan,

7.000%, 1/06/2020(b)

     9,772,890   
  5,641,477      

Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 6/27/2019(b)

     5,627,374   
  6,083,000      

Polymer Group, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/19/2019(b)

     6,105,811   
  777,053      

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 9/19/2019(b)

     782,880   
  3,700,000      

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 9/18/2020(b)

     3,811,000   
  6,179,857      

Visant Corp., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/22/2016(b)

     6,092,968   
     

 

 

 
        53,677,358   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing – 1.2%   
  10,866,000      

Ameriforge Group, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 12/18/2020(b)

     11,110,485   
  5,977,143      

Doncasters Finance US LLC, USD Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/09/2020(b)

     6,031,296   
  392,925      

Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.750%, 4/18/2018(b)

     393,416   
     

 

 

 
        17,535,197   
     

 

 

 
   Electric – 0.5%   
  5,029,000      

Atlantic Power LP, Term Loan B,

2/20/2021(c)

     5,047,859   
  2,947,854      

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan,

5.750%, 3/30/2018(b)

     2,966,278   
     

 

 

 
        8,014,137   
     

 

 

 
   Entertainment – 0.3%   
  5,030,000      

SMG (Stadium Management Group), 1st Lien Term Loan,

2/25/2020(c)

     5,042,575   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental – 1.0%   
  10,639,000      

Allflex Holdings III, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 7/17/2021(b)

     10,777,307   
  3,474,000      

WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 1/15/2021(b)

     3,482,685   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Environmental – continued   
$ 869,000      

WTG Holdings III Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 1/15/2022(b)

   $ 879,324   
     

 

 

 
        15,139,316   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other – 2.6%   
  5,957,000      

American Beacon Advisors, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 11/22/2019(b)

     5,957,000   
  5,098,000      

Ascensus, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/02/2019(b)

     5,136,235   
  1,788,859      

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., Term Loan B,

4.500%, 4/23/2020(b)

     1,788,859   
  4,382,000      

Eze Castle Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 4/06/2021(b)

     4,442,253   
  481,760      

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC, Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/28/2018(b)

     481,760   
  7,291,856      

ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 5/22/2020(b)

     7,331,961   
  12,347,000      

Nuveen Investments, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 2/28/2019(b)

     12,251,311   
  1,000,000      

Wall Street Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 10/25/2020(b)

     1,006,250   
     

 

 

 
        38,395,629   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage – 2.9%   
  550,000      

CPM Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 2/28/2018(b)

     555,500   
  2,579,535      

CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC, New 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 6/29/2020(b)

     2,580,618   
  7,412,000      

Del Monte Foods, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8/18/2021(c)

     7,476,855   
  8,600,445      

DS Waters of America, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.250%, 8/30/2020(b)

     8,729,452   
  1,434,334      

Milk Specialties Co., New Term Loan B,

7.000%, 11/07/2018(b)

     1,430,748   
  17,913,000      

New HB Acquisition LLC, Term Loan,

6.750%, 4/09/2020(b)

     18,607,129   
  4,656,345      

Reddy Ice Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.751%, 5/01/2019(d)

     4,633,063   
     

 

 

 
        44,013,365   
     

 

 

 
   Gaming – 0.5%   
  7,054,000      

Marina District Finance Co, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.750%, 8/15/2018(b)

     7,112,760   
     

 

 

 
   Health Insurance – 1.0%   
  15,224,000      

Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

6/12/2018(c)

     15,144,074   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare – 9.0%   
  832,590      

ATI Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.000%, 1/31/2020(b)

     843,688   
  2,865,570      

BioScrip, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan,

7.250%, 7/31/2020(b)

     2,878,121   
  4,775,950      

BioScrip, Inc., Term Loan B,

7.250%, 7/31/2020(b)

     4,796,868   
  6,274,000      

CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B,

2/13/2021(c)

     6,309,323   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  
   Healthcare – continued   
$ 5,570,652      

CHG Buyer Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 11/19/2020(b)

   $ 5,640,285   
  2,109,000      

Connolly Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 1/24/2021(b)

     2,129,204   
  5,751,000      

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 10/02/2019(b)

     5,779,755   
  457,880      

DJO Finance LLC, Term Loan B3,

4.750%, 9/15/2017(b)

     460,170   
  8,389,973      

Envision Acquisition Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 11/04/2020(b)

     8,452,897   
  4,750,000      

Healogics, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 2/05/2020(b)

     4,845,000   
  4,764,060      

Herff Jones, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/25/2019(b)

     4,803,745   
  4,824,000      

Leonardo Acquisition Corp., Term Loan,

4.250%, 1/31/2021(b)

     4,836,060   
  8,791,000      

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

6.250%, 12/18/2019(b)

     8,889,899   
  6,312,150      

MedSolutions Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.500%, 7/08/2019(b)

     6,335,821   
  2,529,000      

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 1/31/2021(b)

     2,551,129   
  9,447,636      

Plato Learning, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.500%, 5/17/2018(b)

     9,506,684   
  4,611,000      

PLATO, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11.250%, 5/09/2019(b)

     4,611,000   
  7,019,408      

Renaissance Learning, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B,

5.000%, 10/16/2020(b)

     7,050,152   
  2,607,000      

Sheridan Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 2013,

8.250%, 12/18/2021(b)

     2,665,658   
  7,680,750      

Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH, USD Term Loan B2,

5.000%, 8/14/2020(b)

     7,717,234   
  8,665,467      

Steward Health Care System LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 4/12/2020(b)

     8,611,308   
  7,450,000      

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 4/11/2020(b)

     7,338,250   
  12,628,000      

TriZetto Group, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan D,

8.500%, 3/28/2019(b)

     12,312,300   
  4,297,525      

Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.500%, 6/06/2019(b)

     4,306,120   
  1,241,148      

United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Incremental Term Loan,

4.750%, 4/03/2019(b)

     1,248,384   
     

 

 

 
        134,919,055   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other – 11.2%   
  5,033,000      

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, Refi Term Loan,

12/10/2018(c)

     5,047,696   
  3,535,250      

API Heat Transfer ThermaSys Corp., Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/03/2019(b)

     3,530,831   
  5,214,000      

Aquilex Holdings LLC, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/31/2020(b)

     5,231,363   
  8,586,480      

ARSloane Acquisition LLC, Term Loan,

7.500%, 10/01/2019(b)

     8,650,879   
  8,929,073      

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., New Term Loan B,

4.750%, 11/26/2020(b)

     8,960,681   
  10,251,000      

Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 12/18/2021(b)

     10,445,769   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Industrial Other – continued   
$ 4,030,801      

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/21/2019(b)

   $ 4,030,801   
  6,869,000      

Crosby US Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 2/15/2022(b)

     6,949,161   
  7,550,000      

Dexter Axle Co., New Term Loan,

2/28/2020(c)

     7,521,688   
  10,003,730      

Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan,

7.250%, 9/03/2019(b)

     10,063,152   
  1,561,000      

Filtration Group Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 11/21/2020(b)

     1,573,363   
  5,200,000      

Filtration Group Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/21/2021(b)

     5,310,500   
  9,975,000      

Gardner Denver, Inc., USD Term Loan,

4.250%, 7/30/2020(b)

     9,928,915   
  3,980,720      

Intelligrated, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 7/30/2018(b)

     3,988,204   
  2,506,000      

Marine Acquisition Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 1/21/2021(b)

     2,524,795   
  5,534,529      

McJunkin Red Man Corp., New Term Loan,

5.000%, 11/08/2019(b)

     5,591,258   
  7,542,563      

NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 10/03/2019(b)

     7,542,563   
  4,720,474      

New Breed, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 10/01/2019(b)

     4,724,392   
  8,944,124      

Nusil Technology LLC, New Term Loan,

5.250%, 4/07/2017(b)

     8,837,958   
  7,680,000      

Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 1/17/2020(b)

     7,891,200   
  2,834,895      

Pacific Industrial Services US Finco LLC, USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 10/02/2018(b)

     2,870,331   
  1,879,000      

Pacific Industrial Services US Finco LLC, USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 4/02/2019(b)

     1,925,975   
  5,207,929      

Pinnacle Operating Corp., Term Loan,

4.750%, 11/15/2018(b)

     5,227,458   
  1,500,000      

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 12/03/2020(b)

     1,508,745   
  5,801,000      

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 6/03/2021(b)

     5,917,020   
  1,717,000      

STS Operating, Inc., Term Loan,

4.750%, 2/12/2021(b)

     1,721,293   
  8,928,000      

Syncreon Global Finance (US), Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 10/28/2020(b)

     8,950,320   
  8,522,000      

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/27/2020(b)

     8,543,305   
  1,840,000      

Virtuoso US LLC, USD Term Loan,

2/11/2021(c)

     1,853,800   
  420,675      

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.000%, 2/15/2017(b)

     422,778   
     

 

 

 
        167,286,194   
     

 

 

 
   Lodging – 0.8%   
  8,709,556      

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 12/28/2020(b)

     8,883,747   
  3,713,000      

La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

2/21/2021(c)

     3,720,426   
     

 

 

 
        12,604,173   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Media Cable – 0.9%   
$ 6,294,000      

ION Media Networks, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/18/2020(b)

   $ 6,349,073   
  7,452,583      

TWCC Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 6/26/2020(b)

     7,210,374   
     

 

 

 
        13,559,447   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable – 5.6%   
  5,071,711      

Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/29/2019(b)

     5,097,070   
  5,795,000      

Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 6/06/2020(b)

     5,814,297   
  2,500,000      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D,

1/30/2019(c)

     2,453,125   
  7,593,616      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D,

6.905%, 1/30/2019(b)

     7,451,236   
  5,869,000      

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., Term Loan 2014,

2/28/2020(c)

     5,878,801   
  4,877,500      

Dex Media West LLC, New Term Loan,

8.000%, 12/30/2016(b)

     3,889,806   
  11,170,410      

Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/17/2020(b)

     11,216,991   
  7,588,000      

Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.500%, 2/07/2021(b)

     7,588,000   
  10,293,545      

Getty Images, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 10/18/2019(b)

     9,806,042   
  4,320,000      

Hibu (USA) LLC, New Term Loan B1,

3.905%, 7/31/2014(b)

     957,269   
  5,681,843      

Internet Brands, Inc., Term Loan,

6.250%, 3/18/2019(b)

     5,696,047   
  5,605,950      

Penton Media, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 10/01/2019(b)

     5,650,349   
  2,181,000      

Penton Media, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.000%, 10/01/2020(b)

     2,202,810   
  9,754,466      

YP LLC, USD Term Loan B,

8.015%, 6/04/2018(d)

     9,809,384   
     

 

 

 
        83,511,227   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 2.1%   
  5,549,671      

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan,

4.750%, 4/25/2017(b)

     5,617,322   
  10,843,850      

Arch Coal, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.250%, 5/16/2018(b)

     10,690,843   
  6,901,638      

Bowie Resource Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.750%, 8/14/2020(b)

     6,970,654   
  1,184,000      

Metal Services LLC, Term Loan B,

6.000%, 6/30/2017(b)

     1,190,903   
  4,310,000      

Murray Energy Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/24/2019(b)

     4,348,790   
  2,389,000      

TMS International Corp., New Term Loan B,

4.500%, 10/16/2020(b)

     2,412,890   
     

 

 

 
        31,231,402   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer – 0.4%   
  5,518,000      

Springleaf Financial Funding Co., Term Loan B2,

4.750%, 9/25/2019(b)

     5,581,457   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  
   Oil Field Services – 1.9%   
$ 10,095,000      

FTS International, Inc., Term Loan B,

8.500%, 5/06/2016(b)

   $ 10,221,187   
  450,000      

Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.500%, 7/24/2020(b)

     451,687   
  2,638,350      

Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/24/2019(b)

     2,641,648   
  5,305,000      

Seadrill Partners Finco LLC, Term Loan B,

4.000%, 2/21/2021(b)

     5,319,377   
  8,607,249      

Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd., Term Loan B,

8.000%, 6/19/2018(b)

     8,800,912   
  1,500,000      

Utex Industries, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.750%, 4/12/2021(b)

     1,518,750   
     

 

 

 
        28,953,561   
     

 

 

 
   Other Utility – 0.8%   
  11,973,000      

PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/06/2020(b)

     11,853,270   
     

 

 

 
   Packaging – 0.3%   
  4,460,415      

Pro Mach, Inc., New Term Loan B,

4.500%, 7/05/2017(b)

     4,482,717   
     

 

 

 
   Paper – 0.6%   
  5,572,000      

Appvion, Inc., Term Loan,

5.750%, 6/28/2019(b)

     5,613,790   
  2,000,000      

Hoffmaster Group, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 1/03/2018(b)

     1,990,000   
  250,000      

Hoffmaster Group, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11.000%, 1/03/2019(b)

     250,000   
  1,000,000      

Hoffmaster Group, Inc., Add on 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 1/03/2019(b)

     998,750   
     

 

 

 
        8,852,540   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 2.8%   
  4,217,000      

Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B,

8/27/2020(c)

     4,243,356   
  5,047,350      

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, New Term Loan,

5.753%, 11/01/2019(d)

     5,072,587   
  6,804,769      

eResearchTechnology, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.000%, 5/02/2018(b)

     6,813,275   
  1,375,000      

INC Research, Inc., Refi Term Loan B,

4.250%, 7/12/2018(b)

     1,379,579   
  7,968,809      

inVentiv Health, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B3,

7.750%, 5/15/2018(b)

     7,904,103   
  4,907,000      

Patheon, Inc., USD Term Loan,

3/11/2021(c)

     4,891,690   
  1,750,000      

PharMedium Healthcare Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 1/28/2021(b)

     1,751,452   
  643,500      

Phillips Plastics Corp., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 2/12/2017(b)

     647,123   
  9,675,551      

PRA Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/23/2020(b)

     9,678,453   
     

 

 

 
        42,381,618   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance – 3.0%   
  7,578,042      

AmWINS Group LLC, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/06/2019(b)

     7,625,405   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Property & Casualty Insurance – continued   
$ 9,243,478      

Applied Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

1/23/2022(c)

   $ 9,435,280   
  3,316,500      

Applied Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 1/23/2022(b)

     3,385,317   
  9,625,000      

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 10/16/2020(b)

     9,276,094   
  2,977,444      

Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/10/2019(b)

     2,962,556   
  701,591      

Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 6/10/2020(b)

     700,714   
  1,845,375      

Hub International Ltd., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 10/02/2020(b)

     1,860,747   
  2,000,000      

Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10/11/2021(c)

     2,038,340   
  7,375,000      

Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 10/11/2021(b)

     7,516,379   
     

 

 

 
        44,800,832   
     

 

 

 
   REITs – 0.1%   
  1,000,000      

Capital Automotive LP, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 4/30/2020(b)

     1,032,500   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants – 0.9%   
  2,154,623      

ARG IH Corp., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 11/15/2020(b)

     2,165,396   
  298,489      

Brasa Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 7/19/2019(b)

     301,226   
  1,060,714      

Brasa Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

11.000%, 1/20/2020(b)

     1,066,018   
  6,614,000      

Centerplate, Inc., Term Loan A,

4.750%, 11/26/2019(b)

     6,652,560   
  3,414,523      

Sagittarius Restaurants LLC, New Term Loan,

6.266%, 10/01/2018(d)

     3,420,225   
     

 

 

 
        13,605,425   
     

 

 

 
   Retailers – 3.0%   
  10,874,000      

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 3/26/2020(b)

     11,156,072   
  7,530,000      

Bob’s Discount Furniture LLC, Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/06/2021(b)

     7,511,175   
  2,207,754      

David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B,

5.000%, 10/11/2019(b)

     2,218,793   
  3,569,000      

J Crew Group, Inc., New Term Loan B,

3/05/2021(c)

     3,555,616   
  8,254,313      

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The), New Term Loan B,

5.000%, 10/25/2020(b)

     8,346,348   
  5,016,000      

Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/31/2021(b)

     5,038,973   
  7,194,845      

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., First Out Term Loan,

7.250%, 8/16/2019(b)

     7,302,768   
     

 

 

 
        45,129,745   
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets – 0.6%   
  3,423,000      

Acosta, Inc., New Term Loan B,

3/02/2018(c)

     3,434,980   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Supermarkets – continued   
$ 5,881,665      

Supervalu, Inc., Refi Term Loan B,

4.500%, 3/21/2019(b)

   $ 5,900,780   
     

 

 

 
        9,335,760   
     

 

 

 
   Technology – 12.0%   
  9,950,872      

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., USD Term Loan C,

1/30/2019(c)

     10,034,260   
  8,291,000      

Aptean, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

2/26/2020(c)

     8,208,090   
  1,911,000      

Aptean, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

2/26/2021(c)

     1,901,445   
  7,484,395      

Blackboard, Inc., Term Loan B3,

4.750%, 10/04/2018(b)

     7,538,208   
  7,450,000      

Blue Coat Systems, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 6/28/2020(b)

     7,692,125   
  4,010,000      

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     4,018,902   
  11,485,000      

BMC Software Finance, Inc., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     11,511,301   
  1,765,658      

DataPipe, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 3/15/2019(b)

     1,773,391   
  2,000,000      

DataPipe, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 9/15/2019(b)

     2,022,500   
  13,438,228      

Dell, Inc., USD Term Loan B,

4.500%, 4/29/2020(b)

     13,397,376   
  6,395,000      

Deltek, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.000%, 10/10/2019(b)

     6,490,925   
  7,495,215      

EIG Investors Corp., 2013 Term Loan,

5.000%, 11/09/2019(b)

     7,542,060   
  5,857,320      

Epiq Systems, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 8/27/2020(b)

     5,879,285   
  7,585,195      

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan B4,

5.000%, 2/28/2020(b)

     7,610,074   
  3,818,430      

Help/Systems LLC, USD Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/28/2020(b)

     3,789,792   
  8,806,000      

Internap Network Services Corp., Term Loan,

6.000%, 11/26/2019(b)

     8,850,030   
  857,350      

Ipreo Holdings LLC, Term Loan B4,

5.000%, 8/05/2017(b)

     859,494   
  4,191,000      

IQOR US, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

4/01/2022(c)

     4,086,225   
  7,872,000      

IQOR US, Inc., Term Loan B,

4/01/2021(c)

     7,714,560   
  9,754,000      

Oberthur Technologies of America Corp., USD Term Loan B2,

5.750%, 10/18/2019(b)

     9,843,444   
  3,144,000      

Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

6.250%, 10/28/2017(b)

     3,154,470   
  1,363,000      

P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 10/30/2020(b)

     1,374,926   
  3,900,000      

Rocket Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 2/08/2019(b)

     3,906,513   
  28,995      

Rocket Software, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.750%, 2/08/2018(b)

     29,002   
  7,065,000      

SafeNet, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

3/05/2021(c)

     6,998,709   
  4,291,000      

Shield Finance Co. S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 1/31/2021(b)

     4,328,546   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Technology – continued   
$ 434,108      

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,

7.000%, 11/30/2018(b)

   $ 439,534   
  6,080,886      

SumTotal Systems LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.253%, 11/16/2018(d)

     6,050,482   
  1,500,000      

SumTotal Systems LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.250%, 5/16/2019(b)

     1,488,750   
  4,067,253      

SurveyMonkey.com LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 2/05/2019(b)

     4,077,421   
  5,263,395      

Telx Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 9/26/2017(b)

     5,276,553   
  875,000      

Vision Solutions, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 7/23/2017(b)

     879,375   
  10,850,000      

Websense, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 12/24/2020(b)

     10,877,125   
     

 

 

 
        179,644,893   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services – 1.9%   
  2,154,000      

Drew Marine Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 11/19/2020(b)

     2,164,770   
  9,574,613      

FleetPride Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 11/19/2019(b)

     9,435,781   
  7,885,000      

Omnitracs, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 11/25/2020(b)

     7,960,538   
  579,500      

Road Infrastructure Investment LLC, Term Loan B,

6.250%, 3/30/2018(b)

     582,398   
  325,222      

Wabash National Corp., Term Loan B,

4.500%, 5/08/2019(b)

     326,636   
  3,344,000      

YRC Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan,

2/12/2019(c)

     3,356,540   
  4,180,000      

YRC Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan,

8.000%, 2/12/2019(b)

     4,195,675   
     

 

 

 
        28,022,338   
     

 

 

 
   Utility Other – 0.2%   
  2,365,064      

Sensus USA, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 5/09/2017(d)

     2,380,839   
  700,000      

Sensus USA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 5/09/2018(b)

     702,331   
     

 

 

 
        3,083,170   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless – 0.6%   
  2,097,000      

Asurion LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

3/03/2021(c)

     2,162,531   
  4,165,804      

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B1, 4.500%,

5/24/2019(b)

     4,171,762   
  3,785,513      

Triple Point Technology, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 7/10/2020(b)

     3,495,277   
     

 

 

 
        9,829,570   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 2.1%   
  9,217,428      

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Refi Term Loan,

7.500%, 2/14/2019(b)

     9,455,515   
  1,793,000      

Fibertech Networks LLC, Term Loan B,

12/18/2019(c)

     1,793,000   
  578,160      

Fibertech Networks LLC, Term Loan B,

4.500%, 12/18/2019(b)

     578,160   


Principal
Amount

  

Description

   Value (†)  

Senior Loans – continued

  

   Wirelines – continued   

$683,692

  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 6/06/2019(b)

   $ 686,467   

4,733,000

  

Integra Telecom, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 2/22/2020(b)

     4,852,508   

1,779,553

  

Integra Telecom, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 2/22/2019(b)

     1,795,568   

4,625,473

  

LTS Buyer LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 4/12/2021(b)

     4,679,452   

437,817

  

MegaPath Group, Inc., Term Loan B,

10.500%, 12/20/2017(b)

     402,791   

7,346,635

  

U.S. Telepacific Corp., New Term Loan B,

5.750%, 2/23/2017(b)

     7,392,552   
     

 

 

 
        31,636,013   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $1,345,683,266)

     1,351,837,994   
     

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes – 9.6%

  

   Aerospace & Defense – 0.3%   

4,000,000

  

Ducommun, Inc.,

9.750%, 7/15/2018

     4,490,000   
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials – 0.5%   

5,000,000

  

Building Materials Holding Corp.,

9.000%, 9/15/2018, 144A

     5,500,000   

1,623,000

  

Masonite International Corp.,

8.250%, 4/15/2021, 144A

     1,785,300   
     

 

 

 
        7,285,300   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 1.7%   

7,000,000

  

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,

8.875%, 2/01/2018

     7,297,500   

310,000

  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.,

5.875%, 2/15/2019, 144A

     319,300   

7,510,000

  

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.,

6.125%, 8/15/2018, 144A

     7,772,850   

1,510,000

  

Nexeo Solutions LLC / Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp.,

8.375%, 3/01/2018

     1,528,875   

8,325,000

  

Perstorp Holding AB,

11.000%, 8/15/2017, 144A

     8,959,781   
     

 

 

 
        25,878,306   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%   

2,850,000

  

ServiceMaster Co. (The),

7.100%, 3/01/2018

     2,828,625   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products – 0.2%   

3,100,000

  

Visant Corp.,

10.000%, 10/01/2017

     2,999,250   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other – 0.3%   

4,760,000

  

Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp.,

7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     4,855,200   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage – 0.2%   

3,235,000

  

Crestview DS Merger Sub II, Inc.,

10.000%, 9/01/2021, 144A

     3,574,675   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  

   Healthcare – 0.5%   
$ 5,700,000      

Emdeon, Inc.,

11.000%, 12/31/2019

   $ 6,583,500   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction – 1.1%   
  5,040,000      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

9.125%, 5/15/2019

     5,436,900   
  8,795,000      

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

7.000%, 1/15/2019, 144A

     9,058,850   
  1,000,000      

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,

8.625%, 1/15/2017

     1,122,500   
     

 

 

 
        15,618,250   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy – 0.9%   
  2,225,000      

Rex Energy Corp.,

8.875%, 12/01/2020

     2,458,625   
  8,380,000      

Sanchez Energy Corp.,

7.750%, 6/15/2021, 144A

     8,757,100   
  2,350,000      

Ultra Petroleum Corp.,

5.750%, 12/15/2018, 144A

     2,461,625   
     

 

 

 
        13,677,350   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other – 0.4%   
  6,475,000      

Permian Holdings, Inc.,

10.500%, 1/15/2018, 144A

     6,572,125   
     

 

 

 
   Media Cable – 0.2%   
  2,000,000      

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.,

10.250%, 7/15/2019

     2,290,000   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable – 0.2%   
  2,000,000      

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.,

6.750%, 6/01/2018, 144A

     2,130,000   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining – 1.5%   
  2,000,000      

APERAM,

7.750%, 4/01/2018, 144A

     2,110,000   
  10,025,000      

Barminco Finance Pty Ltd.,

9.000%, 6/01/2018, 144A

     9,423,500   
  5,100,000      

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp.,

8.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     5,329,500   
  3,000,000      

Ryerson, Inc./Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.,

9.000%, 10/15/2017

     3,270,000   
  2,335,000      

Westmoreland Escrow Corp.,

10.750%, 2/01/2018, 144A

     2,548,069   
     

 

 

 
        22,681,069   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified – 0.5%   
  7,500,000      

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.,

7.375%, 10/01/2017

     7,987,500   
     

 

 

 
   Packaging – 0.6%   
  1,280,000      

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A./Beverage Packaging Holdings II,

6.000%, 6/15/2017, 144A

     1,331,200   
  6,600,000      

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A.,

9.875%, 8/15/2019

     7,441,500   
     

 

 

 
        8,772,700   
     

 

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Bonds and Notes – continued

  
   Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.0%   
$ 300,000       White Mountains Re Group Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 7.506%, 144A(e)    $ 315,209   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines – 0.3%   
  4,000,000      

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.,

10.125%, 7/01/2020

     4,640,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $139,684,206)

     143,179,059   
     

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 8.6%

  
  10,707,714       Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 2/28/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $10,707,714 on 3/03/2014 collateralized by $11,565,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.080% due 11/02/2022 valued at $10,923,307 including accrued interest(f)      10,707,714   
  118,648,524       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $118,648,524 on 3/03/2014 collateralized by $79,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% due 6/01/2017 valued at $74,260,000; $46,075,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500% due 7/31/2017 valued at $45,441,469; $1,285,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.875% due 8/31/2017 valued at $1,326,763 including accrued interest(f)      118,648,524   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $129,356,238)

     129,356,238   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 108.4%

(Identified Cost $1,614,723,710)(a)

     1,624,373,291   
   Other assets less liabilities – (8.4)%      (125,957,765
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 1,498,415,526   
     

 

 

 

 

(†) 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:

Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchase with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value senior loans and debt 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. Short-Term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use 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 NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.


(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At February 28, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,615,526,590 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 13,341,254   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (4,494,553
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,846,701   
  

 

 

 

At November 30, 2013, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,856,583 with no expiration date and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $174,087 with no expiration date. These amounts may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of February 28, 2014 is disclosed.
(c) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at February 28, 2014 and does not take effect until settlement date.
(d) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at February 28, 2014.
(e) Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date.
(f) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of February 28, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
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 February 28, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $82,804,284 or 5.5% of net assets.
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts
USD United States Dollar

Fair Value Measurements

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Senior Loans*

   $ —         $ 1,351,837,994       $ —         $ 1,351,837,994   

Bonds and Notes*

     —           143,179,059         —           143,179,059   

Short-Term Investments

     —           129,356,238         —           129,356,238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ 1,624,373,291       $ —         $ 1,624,373,291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended February 28, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


Industry Summary at February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Technology

     12.0

Industrial Other

     11.6   

Healthcare

     9.5   

Consumer Cyclical Services

     6.2   

Media Non-Cable

     5.8   

Chemicals

     5.6   

Consumer Products

     3.8   

Metals & Mining

     3.6   

Food & Beverage

     3.1   

Retailers

     3.0   

Property & Casualty Insurance

     3.0   

Financial Other

     2.9   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.8   

Wirelines

     2.4   

Building Materials

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     22.5   

Short-Term Investments

     8.6   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     108.4   

Other assets less liabilities

     (8.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – 93.1% of Net Assets

  

   Aerospace & Defense – 8.0%   
  7,200       General Dynamics Corp.    $ 788,688   
  13,225       Honeywell International, Inc.      1,248,969   
  2,275       Precision Castparts Corp.      586,677   
     

 

 

 
     2,624,334   
     

 

 

 
   Beverages – 1.9%   
  6,025       Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sponsored ADR      630,275   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals – 2.9%   
  7,150       Praxair, Inc.      932,146   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Banks – 3.2%   
  21,125       CIT Group, Inc.      1,028,365   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance – 2.9%   
  12,950       Capital One Financial Corp.      950,919   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging – 3.6%   
  21,225       Ball Corp.      1,179,261   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 4.4%   
  10,450       CME Group, Inc., Class A      771,419   
  8,350       Moody’s Corp.      659,650   
     

 

 

 
     1,431,069   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services – 4.0%   
  13,975       Schlumberger Ltd.      1,299,675   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing – 4.9%   
  23,775       Walgreen Co.      1,615,511   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 5.1%   
  21,450       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,657,441   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance – 4.2%   
  27,675       American International Group, Inc.      1,377,385   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services – 10.5%   
  32,925       eBay, Inc.(b)      1,935,002   
  1,225       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      1,489,171   
     

 

 

 
     3,424,173   
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 3.6%   
  15,150       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,177,458   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery – 5.0%   
  11,175       Cummins, Inc.      1,630,656   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.2%   
  28,550       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      1,243,923   
  6,150       Phillips 66      460,389   
     

 

 

 
        1,704,312   
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Pharmaceuticals – 3.8%   
  8,575       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(b)    $ 1,242,175   
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail – 4.3%   
  50,650       Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,418,706   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%   
  12,700       Avago Technologies Ltd.      783,590   
     

 

 

 
   Software – 9.0%   
  40,225       Microsoft Corp.      1,541,020   
  65,050       Symantec Corp.      1,397,274   
     

 

 

 
        2,938,294   
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 3.6%   
  10,150       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      1,166,337   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.6%   
  1,775       DXP Enterprises, Inc.(b)      180,624   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $26,493,758)

     30,392,706   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

             

 

Short-Term Investments – 6.7%

  

$ 2,184,011       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 2/28/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,184,011 on 3/03/2014 collateralized by $2,220,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.670% due 11/20/2018 valued at $2,228,325 including accrued interest(c) (Identified Cost $2,184,011)      2,184,011   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 99.8%

(Identified Cost $28,677,769)(a)

     32,576,717   
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%      55,845   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 32,632,562   
     

 

 

 

 


(†) 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 subadviser 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 or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where 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.

Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and 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. Short-term obligations (purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are valued at amortized cost (which approximates market value).

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 or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use 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 NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At February 28, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $28,677,769 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 3,986,209   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (87,261
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,898,948   
  

 

 

 

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of February 28, 2014, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
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.


Fair Value Measurements

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2014, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 30,392,706       $ —         $ —         $ 30,392,706   

Short-Term Investments

     —           2,184,011         —           2,184,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 30,392,706       $ 2,184,011       $ —         $ 32,576,717   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended February 28, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Industry Summary at February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Internet Software & Services

     10.5

Software

     9.0   

Aerospace & Defense

     8.0   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.2   

Health Care Providers & Services

     5.1   

Machinery

     5.0   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4.9   

Diversified Financial Services

     4.4   

Road & Rail

     4.3   

Insurance

     4.2   

Energy Equipment & Services

     4.0   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.8   

Containers & Packaging

     3.6   

IT Services

     3.6   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.6   

Commercial Banks

     3.2   

Consumer Finance

     2.9   

Chemicals

     2.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     2.5   

Short-Term Investments

     6.7   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.8   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


ITEM 2. 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-Q 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   Certification for the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.
(a)(2)   Certification for the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.


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.

 

Natixis Funds Trust II
By:  

/s/ David L. Giunta

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   April 22, 2014

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:   April 22, 2014
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   April 22, 2014
EX-99.CERT 2 d678958dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATION Certification

Exhibit (a)(1)

Natixis Funds Trust II

Exhibit to SEC Form N-Q

Section 302 Certification

I, David L. Giunta, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Natixis Funds Trust II;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 22, 2014

 

/s/ David L. Giunta

David L. Giunta
President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit (a)(2)

Natixis Funds Trust II

Exhibit to SEC Form N-Q

Section 302 Certification

I, Michael C. Kardok, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Natixis Funds Trust II;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 22, 2014

 

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Michael C. Kardok
Treasurer