NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 30, 2015 to the Natixis Funds Statements of Additional Information dated February 1, 2015, April 1, 2015, and May 1, 2015, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds.
AEW Real Estate Fund | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | |
ASG Global Macro Fund | Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | |
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Loomis Sayles Value Fund | |
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Gateway Fund | Natixis Diversified Income Fund | |
Gateway International Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund |
Effective at close of business on June 30, 2015, Robert J. Blanding has resigned from the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II and Gateway Trust (the Trusts). Mr. Blanding has also resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II. Accordingly, at the close of business on June 30, 2015, all references to Mr. Blanding are hereby deleted.
Effective July 1, 2015, Kevin Charleston has been appointed as an Interested Trustee to the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II and Gateway Trust (the Trusts). Mr. Charleston has also been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I, effective July 1, 2015. Accordingly, the following is hereby added to the Interested Trustees table located in the sub-section Trustees and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s):
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen2 and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years |
Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEES |
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Kevin P. Charleston3 (1965) One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 |
Trustee since 2015 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds II and Gateway Trust | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | 42
None |
Continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
3 | Mr. Charleston became a trustee effective July 1, 2015. He is deemed an interested person of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
As of June 1, 2015 Kevin Charleston had the following ownership in the Natixis Funds:
Interested Trustees
Dollar Range of Fund Shares* |
Kevin Charleston | |
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund |
E | |
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund |
E | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund |
E | |
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund |
E | |
Loomis Sayles Value Fund |
E | |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee |
E |
*A. | None |
B. | $1 - 10,000 |
C. | $10,001 - $50,000 |
D. | $50,001 - $100,000 |
E. | over $100,000 |
Effective July 1, 2015, David L. Giunta has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II. Accordingly, the second row in the Interested Trustees table located in the sub-section Trustees and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s)is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with the Trusts, Length of Time Served and Term of Office1 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen2 and Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years |
Experience, Qualifications, Attributes, Skills for Board Membership | ||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEES |
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David L. Giunta4 (1965) |
Trustee since 2011 for Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds II and Gateway Trust
President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust since 2008.
President of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2015. |
President and Chief Executive Officer NGAM Distribution Corporation, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P. | 42
None |
Significant experience on the Board; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P. |
4 | Mr. Giunta is deemed an interested person of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer of NGAM Distribution Corporation, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P. |