0001193125-15-355612.txt : 20151028 0001193125-15-355612.hdr.sgml : 20151028 20151028101440 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-355612 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151028 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20151028 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: 151179279 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 Dividend 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 d23787dnq.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: August 31, 2015

 

 

 


ITEM 1 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund

 

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Value (†)

 
  Common Stocks – 78.6% of Net Assets   
  

Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%

  

  3,765      

Honeywell International, Inc.

   $ 373,752   
  1,480      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     242,335   
     

 

 

 
        616,087   
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 3.1%

  

  13,751      

General Motors Co.(b)

     404,829   
  6,496      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     364,101   
     

 

 

 
        768,930   
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 6.5%

  

  24,772      

Fifth Third Bancorp(c)

     493,458   
  10,775      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(d)

     690,678   
  8,184      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     436,453   
     

 

 

 
        1,620,589   
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 1.6%

  

  4,353      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     404,524   
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 1.1%

  

  8,694      

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

     269,514   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.1%

  

  16,217      

Chemours Co. (The)

     156,818   
  7,252      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     373,478   
     

 

 

 
        530,296   
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 3.7%

  

  17,854      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     462,061   
  8,258      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     467,238   
     

 

 

 
        929,299   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 1.8%

  

  13,470      

H&R Block, Inc.

     458,249   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.1%

  

  11,287      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     519,315   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 1.6%

  

  12,871      

PPL Corp.

     398,872   
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 1.7%

  

  7,584      

Eaton Corp. PLC(d)

     432,743   
     

 

 

 
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.7%

  

  4,425      

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     187,310   
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 1.2%

  

  3,233      

Hershey Co. (The)

     289,418   
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%

  

  26,928      

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

     479,319   
     

 

 

 


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Value (†)

 
  Common Stocks – continued   
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.0%

  
  20,295      

General Electric Co.(d)

   $ 503,722   
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 3.7%

  
  9,450      

MetLife, Inc.

     473,445   
  28,662      

Old Republic International Corp.

     450,280   
     

 

 

 
        923,725   
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure Products – 1.3%

  
  13,882      

Mattel, Inc.

     325,255   
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 2.4%

  
  6,110      

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     409,248   
  1,099      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     204,436   
     

 

 

 
        613,684   
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 1.8%

  
  9,312      

PG&E Corp.

     461,689   
     

 

 

 
  

Multiline Retail – 0.4%

  
  2,043      

Kohl’s Corp.

     104,254   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.9%

  
  4,710      

Chevron Corp.(d)

     381,463   
  6,912      

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     339,656   
  11,496      

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

     343,960   
  7,643      

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

     404,544   
     

 

 

 
        1,469,623   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 12.1%

  
  7,721      

AbbVie, Inc.

     481,867   
  4,934      

Eli Lilly & Co.(d)

     406,315   
  10,944      

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR

     447,938   
  9,340      

Merck & Co., Inc.(c)

     502,959   
  20,704      

Pfizer, Inc.(d)

     667,083   
  10,942      

Sanofi, ADR

     535,283   
     

 

 

 
        3,041,445   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 2.5%

  
  18,597      

Outfront Media, Inc.

     420,850   
  6,957      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     194,379   
     

 

 

 
        615,229   
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Hotels – 3.2%

  
  21,825      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     386,957   
  8,099      

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     414,912   
     

 

 

 
        801,869   
     

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail – 1.6%

  
  5,056      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     393,913   
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 3.7%

  
  13,108      

Microsoft Corp.

     570,460   
  17,947      

Symantec Corp.

     367,734   
     

 

 

 
        938,194   
     

 

 

 


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Value (†)

 
  Common Stocks – continued   
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.2%

  
  2,757      

Apple, Inc.

   $ 310,879   
     

 

 

 
  

Tobacco – 2.2%

  
  6,782      

Philip Morris International, Inc.(d)

     541,204   
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Infrastructure – 1.2%

  
  3,773      

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

     297,011   
     

 

 

 
  

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.8%

  
  13,045      

Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR

     449,792   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $19,901,335)

     19,695,953   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

             
  Bonds and Notes – 12.8%   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 11.8%   
  

Banking – 0.2%

  

$ 50,000      

Ally Financial, Inc.,

4.625%, 3/30/2025

     48,250   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable Satellite – 0.1%

  

  40,000      

DISH DBS Corp.,

5.875%, 11/15/2024

     36,450   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 0.6%

  

  150,000      

Hexion, Inc.,

9.200%, 3/15/2021(e)

     97,125   
  65,000      

Hexion, Inc./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC,

9.000%, 11/15/2020

     44,525   
     

 

 

 
        141,650   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%

  

  45,000      

ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The),

7.450%, 8/15/2027

     45,225   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric – 0.4%

  

  100,000      

AES Corp. (The),

5.500%, 4/15/2025

     93,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Finance Companies – 1.0%

  

  370,000      

Navient LLC, Series A, MTN,

5.625%, 8/01/2033

     251,600   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 1.2%

  

  125,000      

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 12/15/2023

     140,000   
  150,000      

HCA, Inc.,

7.500%, 11/06/2033

     162,750   
     

 

 

 
        302,750   
     

 

 

 
  

Home Construction – 0.6%

  

  125,000      

PulteGroup, Inc.,

6.000%, 2/15/2035

     122,813   


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – continued   
  

Home Construction – continued

  

$ 30,000      

PulteGroup, Inc.,

6.375%, 5/15/2033

   $ 31,200   
     

 

 

 
        154,013   
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Energy – 1.6%

  

  50,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

4.875%, 4/15/2022

     36,250   
  75,000      

Halcon Resources Corp.,

9.750%, 7/15/2020

     27,375   
  20,000      

Noble Energy, Inc.,

5.625%, 5/01/2021

     20,191   
  95,000      

Noble Energy, Inc.,

5.875%, 6/01/2022

     96,247   
  50,000      

Noble Energy, Inc.,

5.875%, 6/01/2024

     51,670   
  25,000      

Sanchez Energy Corp.,

6.125%, 1/15/2023

     18,750   
  15,000      

SM Energy Co.,

5.000%, 1/15/2024

     12,825   
  105,000      

SM Energy Co.,

6.500%, 11/15/2021

     101,850   
  50,000      

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,

5.000%, 3/15/2019

     44,750   
     

 

 

 
        409,908   
     

 

 

 
  

Media Entertainment – 0.7%

  

  185,000      

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.,

6.000%, 4/01/2024

     174,686   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.8%

  

  160,000      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.,

6.250%, 10/01/2040

     45,400   
  200,000      

United States Steel Corp.,

6.650%, 6/01/2037

     154,000   
     

 

 

 
        199,400   
     

 

 

 
  

Retailers – 1.2%

  

  365,000      

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,

6.375%, 10/15/2036

     266,450   
  90,000      

Nine West Holdings, Inc.,

6.125%, 11/15/2034

     26,775   
     

 

 

 
        293,225   
     

 

 

 
  

Supermarkets – 1.6%

  

  400,000      

New Albertson’s, Inc.,

8.000%, 5/01/2031

     400,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Services – 0.2%

  

  75,000      

APL Ltd.,

8.000%, 1/15/2024(e)

     60,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Wireless – 0.7%

  

  2,900,000      

America Movil SAB de CV,

8.460%, 12/18/2036, (MXN)

     170,020   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – continued   
  

Wirelines – 0.7%

  

$ 45,000      

CenturyLink, Inc.,

7.650%, 3/15/2042

   $ 38,475   
  10,000      

CenturyLink, Inc., Series P,

7.600%, 9/15/2039

     8,550   
  10,000      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.,

3.950%, 1/15/2025

     9,696   
  135,000      

Frontier Communications Corp.,

6.875%, 1/15/2025

     114,244   
     

 

 

 
        170,965   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $3,231,593)

     2,951,642   
     

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 1.0%   
  

Midstream – 1.0%

  

  305,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

2.500%, 5/15/2037

(Identified Cost $268,404)

     265,731   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $3,499,997)

     3,217,373   
     

 

 

 

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  Preferred Stocks – 2.6%   
  

Consumer Non-Cyclical Services – 1.2%

  

  5,642      

Tyson Foods, Inc.,

4.750%

     290,337   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 1.4%

  

  355      

Allergan PLC, Series A,

5.500%

     364,564   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks

(Identified Cost $636,518)

     654,901   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

             
  Short-Term Investments – 5.8%   
$ 1,443,623      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $1,443,623 on 9/01/2015 collateralized by $1,455,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 5/31/2021 valued at $1,476,825 including accrued interest(f) (Identified Cost $1,443,623)

     1,443,623   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 99.8%

(Identified Cost $25,481,473)(a)

     25,011,850   
  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

     39,282   
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 25,051,132   
     

 

 

 

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  Written Options(g) – (0.1%)   
  

Options on Securities – (0.1%)

  

  2,000      

Entergy Corp., Put expiring September 18, 2015 at 65

   $ (2,650
  1,500      

Kohl’s Corp., Put expiring September 18, 2015 at 52.5000

     (3,863
  1,000      

Time Warner Cable, Inc., Call expiring September 18, 2015 at 195

     (1,750


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Value (†)

 
  5,000      

Viacom, Inc., Put expiring September 18, 2015 at 40

   $ (7,125
     

 

 

 
  

Total Written Options

(Premiums Received $9,768)

   $ (15,388
     

 

 

 

 

(‡) 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:

Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Domestic exchange-traded single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.

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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine 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 that will be 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 August 31, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $25,481,604 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

   $ 1,211,150   

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

     (1,680,904
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (469,754
  

 

 

 

 

(b) A portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding options.
(c) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding options.
(d) A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding options.
(e) Illiquid security. At August 31, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to $157,125 or 0.6% of net assets. Illiquid securities are deemed to be fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.


(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 August 31, 2015, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.
(g) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument or index underlying the written option. Exchange-traded options 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. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.

 

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
MXN    Mexican Peso

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 August 31, 2015, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 19,695,953       $ —         $ —         $ 19,695,953   

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

        

Retailers

     —           266,450         26,775         293,225   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds*

     —           2,658,417         —           2,658,417   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     —           2,924,867         26,775         2,951,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds*

     —           265,731         —           265,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     —           3,190,598         26,775         3,217,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks*

     654,901         —           —           654,901   

Short-Term Investments

     —           1,443,623         —           1,443,623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,350,854       $ 4,634,221       $ 26,775       $ 25,011,850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (15,388    $ —         $ —         $ (15,388
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair values as of November 30, 2014 and/or August 31, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
November 30,
2014
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Balance as
of August 31,
2015
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
August 31,
2015
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Retailers

  $ —        $ 323      $ —        $ (29,798   $ —        $ —        $ 56,250      $ —        $ 26,775      $ (29,798
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A debt security valued at $56,250 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended August 31, 2015. At November 30, 2014, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At August 31, 2015, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include option contracts.

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 August 31, 2015, the Fund engaged in written call option transactions for hedging purposes and written put option transactions for investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2015:

 

Liabilities

   Options written at value  

Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives Equity contracts

   $ (15,388

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.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, as of August 31, 2015, is $424,100.


Industry Summary at August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Pharmaceuticals

     13.5

Banks

     6.5   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.9   

Software

     3.7   

Communications Equipment

     3.7   

Insurance

     3.7   

REITs - Hotels

     3.2   

Automobiles

     3.1   

Chemicals

     2.7   

Aerospace & Defense

     2.5   

REITs - Diversified

     2.5   

Media

     2.4   

Tobacco

     2.2   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.1   

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     34.3   

Short-Term Investments

     5.8   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.8   

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund

 

Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – 85.4% of Net Assets   
  

Argentina – 1.4%

  

$ 150,000      

Argentina Bonar Bonds, Series X,

7.000%, 4/17/2017

   $ 142,627   
  200,000      

YPF S.A.,

8.750%, 4/04/2024, 144A

     192,000   
     

 

 

 
        334,627   
     

 

 

 
  

Barbados – 0.9%

  

  200,000      

Columbus International, Inc.,

7.375%, 3/30/2021, 144A

     210,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Brazil – 5.7%

  

  135,000      

Banco do Brasil S.A.,

6.000%, 1/22/2020, 144A

     137,778   
  250,000      

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social,

5.750%, 9/26/2023, 144A(b)

     235,000   
  235,000      

Banco Santander Brasil S.A.,

4.625%, 2/13/2017(b)

     239,465   
  240,000      

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.,

6.200%, 12/21/2021(b)

     235,320   
  420,000      

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

5.375%, 1/27/2021(b)

     370,230   
  200,000      

Tupy Overseas S.A.,

6.625%, 7/17/2024, 144A

     189,250   
     

 

 

 
        1,407,043   
     

 

 

 
  

Canada – 0.7%

  

  235,000      

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.,

7.250%, 10/15/2019, 144A

     169,200   
     

 

 

 
  

Chile – 2.8%

  

  200,000      

Cencosud S.A.,

5.150%, 2/12/2025, 144A

     199,856   
  250,000      

Latam Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B,

4.500%, 8/15/2025, 144A

     243,952   
  240,000      

VTR Finance BV,

6.875%, 1/15/2024

     236,400   
     

 

 

 
        680,208   
     

 

 

 
  

China – 6.9%

  

  215,000      

Baidu, Inc.,

3.500%, 11/28/2022

     210,005   
  270,000      

Bestgain Real Estate Ltd.,

2.625%, 3/13/2018(b)

     265,418   
  250,000      

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.,

4.500%, 4/05/2022, 144A(b)

     258,186   
  280,000      

CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd.,

3.000%, 5/09/2023(b)

     262,133   
  255,000      

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,

7.250%, 4/04/2021, 144A

     256,275   
  225,000      

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.,

6.000%, 5/13/2021, 144A(b)

     244,171   


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  

China – continued

  

$ 200,000      

Tencent Holdings Ltd.,

3.375%, 5/02/2019, 144A

   $ 202,434   
     

 

 

 
        1,698,622   
     

 

 

 
  

Colombia – 2.6%

  

  235,000      

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

6.125%, 11/10/2021(b)

     246,163   
  260,000      

Oleoducto Central S.A.,

4.000%, 5/07/2021, 144A(b)

     251,550   
  275,000      

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.,

5.375%, 1/26/2019, 144A

     148,500   
     

 

 

 
        646,213   
     

 

 

 
  

Croatia – 0.9%

  

  200,000      

Agrokor d.d.,

8.875%, 2/01/2020

     212,660   
     

 

 

 
  

Dominican Republic – 1.2%

  

  295,000      

Dominican Republic International Bond,

5.500%, 1/27/2025, 144A

     292,050   
     

 

 

 
  

Guatemala – 1.0%

  

  225,000      

Central American Bottling Corp.,

6.750%, 2/09/2022

     234,563   
     

 

 

 
  

Hong Kong – 1.9%

  

  265,000      

PCCW-HKT Capital No. 5 Ltd.,

3.750%, 3/08/2023

     263,315   
  200,000      

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd., EMTN,

4.500%, 10/09/2023

     212,970   
     

 

 

 
        476,285   
     

 

 

 
  

Hungary – 1.6%

  

  400,000      

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt,

4.000%, 1/30/2020, 144A

     404,000   
     

 

 

 
  

India – 3.6%

  

  260,000      

Bharti Airtel International BV,

5.350%, 5/20/2024, 144A(b)

     277,690   
  220,000      

NTPC Ltd., EMTN,

5.625%, 7/14/2021(b)

     242,472   
  250,000      

Reliance Industries Ltd.,

4.125%, 1/28/2025, 144A

     245,638   
  200,000      

Rolta Americas LLC,

8.875%, 7/24/2019, 144A

     115,000   
     

 

 

 
        880,800   
     

 

 

 
  

Indonesia – 3.8%

  

  200,000      

Listrindo Capital BV,

6.950%, 2/21/2019, 144A

     205,000   
  340,000      

Pelabuhan Indonesia III PT,

4.875%, 10/01/2024, 144A(b)

     323,850   
  215,000      

Pertamina Persero PT, EMTN,

4.300%, 5/20/2023(b)

     198,617   


Principal

Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  

Indonesia – continued

  

$ 200,000      

TBG Global Pte Ltd.,

4.625%, 4/03/2018

   $ 197,000   
     

 

 

 
        924,467   
     

 

 

 
  

Israel – 1.0%

  

  230,000      

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,

5.625%, 6/21/2018, 144A(b)

     246,707   
     

 

 

 
  

Jamaica – 2.0%

  

  250,000      

Digicel Ltd.,

6.000%, 4/15/2021, 144A

     228,953   
  255,000      

Jamaica Government International Bond,

6.750%, 4/28/2028

     254,362   
     

 

 

 
        483,315   
     

 

 

 
  

Korea – 4.1%

  

  240,000      

GS Caltex Corp.,

3.250%, 10/01/2018, 144A(b)

     244,325   
  230,000      

Korea Gas Corp.,

4.250%, 11/02/2020(b)

     248,216   
  200,000      

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.,

3.375%, 5/09/2017

     204,612   
  275,000      

Woori Bank,

5.875%, 4/13/2021(b)

     313,630   
     

 

 

 
        1,010,783   
     

 

 

 
  

Luxembourg – 0.9%

  

  240,000      

Altice Luxembourg S.A.,

7.750%, 5/15/2022, 144A

     234,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Malaysia – 1.3%

  

  200,000      

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

3.250%, 9/20/2022

     199,854   
  100,000      

Petronas Capital Ltd.,

7.875%, 5/22/2022, 144A

     124,964   
     

 

 

 
        324,818   
     

 

 

 
  

Mexico – 7.9%

  

  250,000      

Alfa SAB de CV,

5.250%, 3/25/2024, 144A(b)

     256,875   
  225,000      

BBVA Bancomer S.A.,

6.750%, 9/30/2022(b)

     243,675   
  258,111      

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV,

6.375%, 3/30/2038, 144A(b)

     247,787   
  255,000      

Fresnillo PLC,

5.500%, 11/13/2023, 144A(b)

     264,562   
  250,000      

Grupo KUO SAB de CV,

6.250%, 12/04/2022

     250,625   
  250,000      

Nemak SAB de CV,

5.500%, 2/28/2023, 144A

     249,375   
  235,000      

Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de CV,

6.875%, 9/20/2020, 144A

     241,392   
  200,000      

Unifin Financiera S.A.P.I. de CV SOFOM ENR,

6.250%, 7/22/2019, 144A

     192,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,946,491   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  

Morocco – 0.9%

  
$ 225,000      

OCP S.A.,

5.625%, 4/25/2024, 144A

   $ 230,670   
     

 

 

 
  

Panama – 0.8%

  
  140,000      

Panama Government International Bond,

8.875%, 9/30/2027

     196,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Paraguay – 1.0%

  
  240,000      

Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A.,

6.750%, 12/13/2022

     241,800   
     

 

 

 
  

Peru – 2.7%

  
  190,000      

InRetail Consumer,

5.250%, 10/10/2021, 144A

     195,548   
  280,000      

Southern Copper Corp.,

3.875%, 4/23/2025

     266,972   
  195,000      

Union Andina de Cementos SAA,

5.875%, 10/30/2021, 144A

     193,966   
     

 

 

 
        656,486   
     

 

 

 
  

Philippines – 2.0%

  
  240,000      

Philippine Government International Bond,

4.200%, 1/21/2024(b)

     264,000   
  205,000      

Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.,

7.250%, 5/27/2019(b)

     237,800   
     

 

 

 
        501,800   
     

 

 

 
  

Qatar – 1.3%

  
  285,000      

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd.,

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

     311,585   
     

 

 

 
  

Russia – 5.3%

  
  420,000      

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.,

4.950%, 2/06/2028(b)

     347,348   
  400,000      

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond,

4.500%, 4/04/2022(b)

     381,973   
  268,750      

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond,

7.500%, 3/31/2030(c)

     314,658   
  260,000      

VimpelCom Holdings BV,

6.255%, 3/01/2017

     266,500   
     

 

 

 
        1,310,479   
     

 

 

 
  

Singapore – 1.2%

  
  300,000      

BOC Aviation Pte Ltd.,

3.000%, 3/30/2020, 144A

     295,009   
     

 

 

 
  

South Africa – 2.9%

  
  200,000      

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

6.750%, 8/06/2023, 144A

     194,000   
  320,000      

MTN (Mauritius) Investments Ltd.,

4.755%, 11/11/2024, 144A

     320,730   
  200,000      

Myriad International Holdings BV,

5.500%, 7/21/2025, 144A

     200,682   
     

 

 

 
        715,412   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  

Thailand – 0.8%

  
$ 205,000      

PTT Global Chemical PCL,

4.250%, 9/19/2022

   $ 206,872   
     

 

 

 
  

Turkey – 4.8%

  
  200,000      

Akbank TAS,

4.000%, 1/24/2020, 144A

     193,000   
  240,000      

Coca-Cola Icecek AS,

4.750%, 10/01/2018, 144A(b)

     249,978   
  200,000      

Export Credit Bank of Turkey,

5.000%, 9/23/2021, 144A

     196,500   
  275,000      

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS,

4.250%, 7/03/2019, 144A

     270,809   
  265,000      

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS,

3.750%, 6/19/2019, 144A

     261,204   
     

 

 

 
        1,171,491   
     

 

 

 
  

Ukraine – 0.6%

  
  200,000      

Ukraine Government International Bond,

9.250%, 7/24/2017

     142,900   
     

 

 

 
  

United Arab Emirates – 4.8%

  
  325,000      

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC,

3.625%, 1/12/2023(b)

     319,390   
  275,000      

Dolphin Energy Ltd.,

5.500%, 12/15/2021, 144A(b)

     311,025   
  230,000      

DP World Ltd.,

3.250%, 5/18/2020, 144A

     227,337   
  260,000      

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,

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

     313,425   
     

 

 

 
        1,171,177   
     

 

 

 
  

United States – 2.1%

  
  315,000      

Flextronics International Ltd.,

4.750%, 6/15/2025, 144A

     304,734   
  260,000      

Kosmos Energy Ltd.,

7.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A

     224,900   
     

 

 

 
        529,634   
     

 

 

 
  

Uruguay – 0.7%

  
  200,000      

ACI Airport Sudamerica S.A.,

6.875%, 11/29/2032, 144A

     184,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Venezuela – 1.3%

  
  395,000      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.,

5.500%, 4/12/2037

     130,350   
  220,000      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.,

6.000%, 11/15/2026

     73,700   
  240,000      

Venezuela Government International Bond,

12.750%, 8/23/2022

     111,840   
     

 

 

 
        315,890   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $21,496,962)

     20,998,557   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount (‡)

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – 1.4%   
  

Trinidad and Tobago – 1.0%

  
$ 255,000      

Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B,

4.250%, 6/30/2022(c)

   $ 249,900   
     

 

 

 
  

Brazil – 0.4%

  
  83,000      

Gol LuxCo S.A., 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/19/2020(d)

     82,481   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $334,661)

     332,381   
     

 

 

 

Shares

             
  Common Stocks – 0.3%   
  

Colombia – 0.3%

  
  6,500      

Ecopetrol S.A., Sponsored ADR

(Identified Cost $67,157)

     68,120   
     

 

 

 

Shares/ Units of
Currency(††)

             
  Purchased Options – 0.2%   
  

Options on Securities – 0.0%

  
  15,000      

iShares® China Large-Cap ETF, Call expiring September 04, 2015 at 37.5000(e)

     2,550   
     

 

 

 
  

Over-the-Counter Options on Currency – 0.2%

  
  1,000,000      

ZAR Put, expiring September 22, 2015 at 12.5500(e)(f)

     58,588   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Purchased Options

(Identified Cost $30,118)

     61,138   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount (‡)

             
  Short-Term Investments – 11.9%   
$ 2,936,633      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $2,936,634 on 9/01/2015 collateralized by $2,955,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 5/31/2021 valued at $2,999,325 including accrued interest(g)

(Identified Cost $2,936,633)

     2,936,633   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 99.2%

(Identified Cost $24,865,531)(a)

     24,396,829   
  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.8%

     201,018   
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 24,597,847   
     

 

 

 

Units of
Currency(††)

             
  Written Options – (0.1%)   
  

Over-the-Counter Options on Currency – (0.1%)

  
  1,000,000      

ZAR Put, expiring September 22, 2015 at 13.1000(e)(f)

(Identified Cost $11,000)

   $ (25,010
     

 

 

 


(‡) 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available.

Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans 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 name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options on exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and currency options are valued at the mid price (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Options on ETFs and currency options not priced through an independent pricing service are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers.

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.

Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearinghouse on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers.

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

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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine 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.

 

(††) Options on securities are expressed as shares. Options on currency are expressed as units of currency.
(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be 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 August 31, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $24,967,814 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

   $ 306,852   

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

     (877,837
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (570,985
  

 

 

 

 

(b) All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements or options.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate as of August 31, 2015 is disclosed.


(d) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at August 31, 2015 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(e) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument or index underlying the written option. Exchange-traded options 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. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.
(f) Counterparty is Credit Suisse International.
(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 August 31, 2015, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement 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 August 31, 2015, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $12,012,122 or 48.8% 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.
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
MXN    Mexican Peso
ZAR    South African Rand


Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into credit default and interest rate 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.

An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.

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 August 31, 2015, 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)
 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

CDX.EM*

Series 23, 5-Year

    1.00   6/20/2020     3.47   $ 1,500,000      $ (132,915   $ (157,193   $ (24,278   $ 2,958   

Citibank, N.A.

 

Republic of Brazil

    1.00   3/20/2020     3.33     350,000        (19,599     (33,640     (14,041     710   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

              $ (190,833   $ (38,319   $ 3,668   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(‡) 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.
* CDX.EM is an index composed of emerging market credit default swaps.

At August 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open bilateral interest rate swap agreements:

 

Counterparty

   Notional
Value
     Currency    Expiration
Date
   Fund Pays    

Fund Receives

   Market Value1  

Citibank, N.A.

     25,000,000       MXN    8/7/2025      6.300   28-day TIIE    $ (5,911
                

 

 

 


At August 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements:

 

    

Notional Value

     Currency    Expiration
Date
   Fund Pays     Fund Receives      Market
Value1
 
     1,300,000       USD    8/21/2025      2.224     3-month LIBOR       $ 4,800   
                

 

 

 

 

1  There are no up front payments on interest rate swap agreements; therefore unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is equal to market value.

 

LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
TIIE    Tasa de Interes de Equilibrio – Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate

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 August 31, 2015, 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)
 

Buy1

     9/30/2015       Colombian Peso      400,000,000       $ 130,890       $ (23,383

Sell1

     9/30/2015       Colombian Peso      400,000,000         130,890         20,924   

Sell2

     11/24/2015       Peruvian Nuevo Sol      1,600,000         480,577         (3,392
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ (5,851
              

 

 

 

At August 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:

 

Settlement Date

   Deliver/Units of Currency      Receive/Units of Currency      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

11/25/2015

   Euro      436,887       Polish Zloty2     1,850,000       $ (2,159

11/25/2015

   Euro      432,384       Hungarian Forint2     136,000,000         991   

11/25/2015

   Euro      222,657       Hungarian Forint2     70,000,000         390   

11/25/2015

   Euro      217,360       Polish Zloty2     920,000         (1,184
             

 

 

 

Total

              $ (1,962
             

 

 

 

 

1  Counterparty is UBS AG
2  Counterparty is Credit Suisse International


Futures Contracts

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

When 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. 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 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 August 31, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     9/18/2015         6       $ 245,250       $ 3,081   

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/21/2015         3         475,219         113   

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/21/2015         4         618,500         336   
           

 

 

 

Total

            $ 3,530   
           

 

 

 

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 August 31, 2015, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Bonds and Notes*

   $ —         $ 20,998,557       $ —         $ 20,998,557   

Senior Loans*

     —           332,381         —           332,381   

Common Stocks*

     68,120         —           —           68,120   

Purchased Options*

     2,550         58,588         —           61,138   

Short-Term Investments

     —           2,936,633         —           2,936,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     70,670         24,326,159         —           24,396,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation)

     4,800         —           —           4,800   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —           22,305         —           22,305   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     3,530         —           —           3,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 79,000       $ 24,348,464       $ —         $ 24,427,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ —         $ (25,010    $ —         $ (25,010

Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

     —           (38,319      —           (38,319

Bilateral Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation)

     —           (5,911      —           (5,911

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     —           (30,118      —           (30,118
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ (99,358    $ —         $ (99,358
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended August 31, 2015, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option 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, option contracts and swap agreements. During the period ended August 31, 2015, the Fund used forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, purchased call options 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 and interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the period ended August 31, 2015, the Fund engaged in futures contracts for hedging purposes and futures contracts and interest rate swap agreements to manage duration.

The Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts and option contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the period ended August 31, 2015, the Fund engaged in purchased and written put options for hedging purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2015:

 

Assets

   Investments
at value1
     Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts2
     Swap
agreements
at value3
     Total  

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

              

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 58,588       $ 22,305       $ —         $ —         $ 80,893   

Exchange-traded/cleared asset derivatives

              

Equity contracts

     2,550         —           3,081         —           5,631   

Interest rate contracts

     —           —           449         4,800         5,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 61,138       $ 22,305       $ 3,530       $ 4,800       $ 91,773   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Options written
at value1
     Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Swap
agreements
at value3
     Total  

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

           

Interest rate contracts

   $ —         $ —         $ (5,911    $ (5,911

Foreign exchange contracts

     (25,010      (30,118      —           (55,128

Credit contracts

     —           —           (190,833      (190,833
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (25,010    $ (30,118    $ (196,744    $ (251,872
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


1 Represents purchased options, at value.
2 Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts.
3 Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Portfolio of Investments along with the unamortized upfront premium paid (received), if any, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on each individual contract.

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.

OTC derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, options 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 August 31, 2015, the fair value of derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Derivatives      Collateral Pledged  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ (157,193    $ —     

Citibank, N.A.

     (39,551      60,000   

UBS AG

     (2,459      —     

Timing differences may exist between when contracts under the ISDA agreements 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 may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of August 31, 2015:

 

Maximum Amount
of Loss - Gross
     Maximum Amount
of Loss - Net
 
$ 320,893       $ 228,673   


Industry Summary at August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Banking

     8.3

Foreign Sovereign

     7.5   

Telecom - Wireless

     6.2   

Integrated Energy

     4.4   

Telecom - Wireline Integrated & Services

     4.4   

Electric-Integrated

     4.1   

Gas Distribution

     4.0   

Chemicals

     3.7   

Energy - Exploration & Production

     3.6   

Transportation Infrastructure/Services

     2.9   

Metals & Mining Excluding Steel

     2.9   

Oil Field Equipment & Services

     2.7   

Government Guaranteed

     2.5   

Software & Services

     2.2   

Cons/Comm/Lease Financing

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     25.9   

Short-Term Investments

     11.9   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.2   

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

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – 83.6% of Net Assets   
  

Aerospace & Defense – 0.9%

  
$ 564,951      

Cadence Aerospace LLC, Term Loan B,

6.500%, 5/09/2018(b)

   $ 556,477   
  11,988,541      

Transdigm, Inc., 2015 Term Loan E,

3.500%, 5/14/2022(b)

     11,841,202   
  6,099,361      

WP CPP Holdings LLC, Term Loan B3,

4.500%, 12/28/2019(b)

     6,045,991   
     

 

 

 
        18,443,670   
     

 

 

 
  

Automotive – 3.6%

  
  1,700,000      

ABRA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 9/19/2022(b)

     1,683,000   
  9,033,530      

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

5.250%, 9/01/2021(b)

     9,056,114   
  12,082,314      

Crowne Group LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 9/30/2020(b)

     12,006,800   
  7,015,520      

Dayco Products LLC, New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 12/12/2019(b)

     7,006,751   
  12,000,000      

Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B,

4.250%, 7/05/2021(b)

     11,475,000   
  9,138,802      

Henniges Automotive Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/12/2021(b)

     9,099,635   
  8,451,000      

IBC Capital Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 9/09/2022(b)

     8,218,597   
  4,957,000      

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

4.500%, 6/30/2022(b)

     4,924,780   
  11,444,945      

U.S. Farathane LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 12/23/2021(b)

     11,473,557   
     

 

 

 
        74,944,234   
     

 

 

 
  

Banking – 0.6%

  
  1,083,713      

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Extended Term Loan B2,

5.532%, 6/30/2017(b)

     1,080,733   
  11,229,717      

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B3,

7.000%, 5/22/2018(b)

     11,204,001   
     

 

 

 
        12,284,734   
     

 

 

 
  

Building Materials – 3.6%

  
  10,312,000      

Builders FirstSource, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 7/31/2022(b)

     10,243,219   
  6,564,000      

C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/29/2022(b)

     6,514,770   
  6,002,500      

Contech Construction Products, Inc., New Term Loan,

6.250%, 4/29/2019(b)

     6,002,500   
  10,409,192      

CPG International, Inc., New Term Loan,

4.750%, 9/30/2020(b)

     10,311,658   
  9,524,956      

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

4.750%, 4/01/2021(b)

     9,304,739   
  1,622,212      

Jeld-Wen, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.250%, 10/15/2021(b)

     1,620,833   
  8,353,620      

Munters Corp., Term Loan,

6.250%, 5/05/2021(b)

     8,244,021   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Building Materials – continued

  
$ 7,703,000      

Priso Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 5/08/2022(b)

   $ 7,635,599   
  5,397,309      

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

7.000%, 3/26/2021(b)

     5,397,309   
  7,879,723      

Roofing Supply Group LLC, Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/31/2019(b)

     7,876,414   
     

 

 

 
        73,151,062   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable Satellite – 1.1%

  
  17,862,760      

TWCC Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 6/26/2020(b)

     16,757,591   
  5,048,674      

TWCC Holding Corp., Extended Term Loan,

5.750%, 2/11/2020(b)

     5,005,558   
     

 

 

 
        21,763,149   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 2.9%

  
  2,735,200      

Aruba Investments, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

4.500%, 2/02/2022(b)

     2,721,524   
  9,014,331      

AZ Chem U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 6/12/2022(b)

     8,919,680   
  6,907,904      

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 4/28/2020(b)

     6,902,723   
  2,952,096      

KP Germany Erste GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 4/28/2020(b)

     2,949,882   
  1,594,000      

MacDermid, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

6/07/2020(c)

     1,588,278   
  8,908,000      

Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B,

4.250%, 6/30/2022(b)

     8,729,840   
  2,415,328      

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Incremental Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     2,342,869   
  3,270,200      

Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B3,

5.000%, 9/08/2017(b)

     3,172,094   
  6,568,593      

OCI Beaumont LLC, Term Loan B3,

5.500%, 8/20/2019(b)

     6,683,543   
  2,616,000      

Royal Holdings, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 6/19/2022(b)

     2,604,019   
  9,362,951      

Styrolution U.S. Holding LLC, USD Term Loan B,

6.500%, 11/07/2019(b)

     9,409,765   
  4,653,000      

Univar Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

4.250%, 7/01/2022(b)

     4,618,102   
     

 

 

 
        60,642,319   
     

 

 

 
  

Construction Machinery – 0.3%

  
  6,807,014      

Onsite U.S. Finco LLC, Term Loan,

5.500%, 7/30/2021(b)

     6,568,768   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – 6.1%

  
  9,446,164      

Access CIG LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.003%, 10/18/2021(d)

     9,398,933   
  11,858,424      

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

5.500%, 11/13/2020(b)

     11,710,194   
  6,521,120      

Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 12/17/2021(b)

     6,561,877   
  2,000,000      

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

11/04/2021(c)

     1,978,340   
  1,496,241      

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/04/2021(b)

     1,480,036   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Consumer Cyclical Services – continued

  

$ 6,396,241      

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/05/2021(c)

   $ 6,326,969   
  6,263,000      

DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 11/04/2022(b)

     6,278,658   
  2,984,887      

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

4.500%, 2/04/2021(b)

     2,925,189   
  7,522,000      

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

7.500%, 2/04/2022(b)

     6,845,020   
  8,650,316      

Miller Heiman, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.750%, 9/30/2019(d)

     8,357,330   
  7,030,741      

PODS LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 2/02/2022(b)

     7,030,741   
  11,415,710      

Rentpath, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 12/17/2021(b)

     11,330,092   
  1,261,251      

SGS Cayman LP, 2014 Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/23/2021(b)

     1,261,643   
  11,899,375      

SourceHov LLC, 2014 1st Lien Term Loan,

7.750%, 10/31/2019(b)

     10,791,305   
  9,084,684      

STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 6/30/2022(b)

     9,027,904   
  5,418,274      

Sutherland Global Services, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/23/2021(b)

     5,419,953   
  850,970      

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 5/14/2022(b)

     842,461   
  149,030      

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC, Canadian 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.250%, 5/14/2022(b)

     147,539   
  2,000,000      

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5/06/2021(c)

     1,990,000   
  5,129,190      

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/06/2021(b)

     5,103,544   
  10,072,000      

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 5/01/2022(b)

     9,719,480   
     

 

 

 
        124,527,208   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products – 2.2%

  

  8,003,000      

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.500%, 7/25/2022(b)

     7,758,909   
  1,321,688      

Bioplan USA, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

9/23/2021(c)

     1,103,609   
  9,456,300      

Bioplan USA, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

5.750%, 9/23/2021(b)

     7,896,010   
  3,155,476      

FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/19/2019(b)

     2,950,370   
  8,345,490      

NYDJ Apparel LLC, Term Loan,

7.000%, 1/06/2020(b)

     7,656,987   
  5,481,822      

Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.000%, 6/27/2019(b)

     5,454,413   
  2,814,106      

SRAM LLC, New Term Loan B,

4.021%, 4/10/2020(d)

     2,715,612   
  2,762,045      

Varsity Brands, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/11/2021(b)

     2,765,498   
  8,044,703      

Visant Corp., New Term Loan,

7.000%, 9/23/2021(b)

     7,677,703   
     

 

 

 
        45,979,111   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Diversified Manufacturing – 2.6%

  
$ 11,866,000      

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

8.750%, 12/19/2020(b)

   $ 8,009,550   
  13,015,000      

CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B,

8/17/2022(c)

     12,803,506   
  3,924,280      

Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.250%, 12/31/2021(b)

     3,924,280   
  10,807,143      

Dynacast International LLC, Term Loan B,

4.500%, 1/28/2022(b)

     10,753,108   
  12,500,000      

Linxens France S.A., USD Term Loan,

7/27/2022(c)

     12,437,500   
  7,000,000      

Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan,

4.000%, 12/13/2019(b)

     6,514,410   
     

 

 

 
        54,442,354   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric – 1.4%

  
  5,721,660      

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.750%, 3/31/2022(b)

     5,720,172   
  12,261,000      

TerraForm Private Warehouse, Term Loan B,

6/26/2022(c)

     12,138,390   
  10,503,087      

TPF II Power LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 10/02/2021(b)

     10,511,805   
     

 

 

 
        28,370,367   
     

 

 

 
  

Environmental – 1.0%

  
  7,894,881      

EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan,

6.750%, 5/29/2020(b)

     7,914,619   
  9,889,000      

Infiltrator Systems, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

5.250%, 5/27/2022(b)

     9,864,277   
  3,369,000      

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

8.500%, 1/15/2022(b)

     3,301,620   
     

 

 

 
        21,080,516   
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Other – 2.3%

  
  9,262,263      

Astro AB Borrower, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/30/2022(b)

     9,308,574   
  11,179,341      

DBRS Ltd., Term Loan,

6.250%, 3/04/2022(b)

     11,172,410   
  7,965,803      

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

7.250%, 4/04/2021(b)

     7,816,444   
  6,670,620      

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 4/30/2021(b)

     6,578,899   
  11,867,000      

ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l., Term Loan B1,

4.250%, 6/10/2021(b)

     11,726,139   
     

 

 

 
        46,602,466   
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Beverage – 1.3%

  
  9,588,000      

CPM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/11/2022(b)

     9,611,970   
  3,771,573      

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

8.250%, 8/18/2021(b)

     3,388,117   
  3,318,388      

Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC, 2014 Term Loan,

4.500%, 4/07/2021(b)

     3,193,949   
  6,384,865      

PSSI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,

5.000%, 12/02/2021(b)

     6,368,903   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Food & Beverage – continued

  

$ 4,585,972      

Reddy Ice Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.752%, 5/01/2019(d)

   $ 3,806,356   
     

 

 

 
        26,369,295   
     

 

 

 
  

Gaming – 0.6%

  

  13,431,369      

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B2,

6.000%, 10/01/2021(b)

     13,267,640   
     

 

 

 
  

Health Insurance – 0.5%

  

  11,057,000      

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Incremental 2nd Lien Term Loan,

6.750%, 2/28/2022(b)

     10,790,969   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 8.1%

  

  9,594,000      

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,

6.500%, 4/30/2022(b)

     9,174,262   
  15,294,848      

CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B,

5.500%, 3/05/2021(b)

     14,912,477   
  9,702,692      

CDRH Parent, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 7/01/2021(b)

     9,662,232   
  8,575,343      

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

5.250%, 12/01/2021(b)

     8,564,623   
  12,722,000      

eResearchTechnology, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.500%, 5/08/2022(b)

     12,706,097   
  8,951,565      

FHC Health Systems, Inc., 2014 Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/23/2021(b)

     8,772,534   
  6,101,000      

Global Healthcare Exchange LLC, 2015 Term Loan B,

8/15/2022(c)

     6,108,626   
  11,502,000      

HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/07/2022(b)

     11,521,208   
  6,666,660      

Learning Care Group (U.S.) No. 2, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/05/2021(b)

     6,647,927   
  8,659,135      

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

6.250%, 12/18/2019(b)

     8,637,487   
  2,672,000      

National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

4.500%, 6/01/2022(b)

     2,661,980   
  4,199,000      

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

8.000%, 8/14/2022(b)

     4,188,503   
  9,626,000      

Physio-Control International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 6/06/2022(b)

     9,632,064   
  9,487,066      

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

4.500%, 4/09/2021(b)

     9,242,015   
  850,000      

Renaissance Learning, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 4/11/2022(b)

     823,795   
  7,780,353      

SkillSoft Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 4/28/2021(b)

     7,435,138   
  4,333,118      

SkillSoft Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.250%, 4/28/2022(b)

     3,849,239   
  11,217,257      

Steward Health Care System LLC, Term Loan B,

6.750%, 4/12/2020(b)

     11,020,955   
  9,229,620      

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 11/03/2020(b)

     9,218,083   
  2,250,000      

Tecomet, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

12/05/2021(c)

     2,188,125   
  9,223,650      

Tecomet, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 12/05/2021(b)

     8,970,000   
     

 

 

 
        165,937,370   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Home Construction – 0.5%

  

$ 11,252,000      

U.S. LBM Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/20/2022(c)

   $ 11,026,960   
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Energy – 0.7%

  

  5,894,000      

Callon Petroleum Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 10/08/2021(b)

     5,402,853   
  8,349,903      

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 10/22/2019(b)

     8,224,654   
     

 

 

 
        13,627,507   
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Other – 8.1%

  

  8,394,436      

Aquilex Holdings LLC, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 12/31/2020(d)

     8,226,548   
  8,551,000      

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

7.500%, 12/17/2021(b)

     8,347,914   
  6,869,000      

Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 11/22/2021(b)

     5,976,030   
  9,852,920      

Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan,

7.250%, 9/03/2019(b)

     9,581,965   
  8,238,249      

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 8/06/2021(b)

     8,227,951   
  1,292,138      

Filtration Group Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/21/2021(b)

     1,288,352   
  5,638,125      

Hampton Rubber Co., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 3/27/2021(b)

     5,074,313   
  9,759,986      

Language Line LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.500%, 7/07/2021(b)

     9,714,211   
  3,456,000      

LS Newco Pty Ltd., USD Term Loan B,

5.500%, 5/21/2022(b)

     3,473,280   
  7,074,000      

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

5.250%, 4/16/2022(b)

     7,051,929   
  3,796,490      

McJunkin Red Man Corp., New Term Loan,

4.750%, 11/08/2019(b)

     3,703,970   
  12,239,000      

Merrill Communications LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

6.250%, 6/01/2022(b)

     12,162,506   
  8,981,624      

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

6.500%, 10/03/2019(b)

     8,352,910   
  8,998,562      

North American Lifting Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 11/27/2020(b)

     8,503,641   
  10,516,670      

Nusil Technology LLC, New Term Loan,

5.250%, 4/07/2017(b)

     10,444,421   
  7,680,000      

Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 1/17/2020(b)

     6,969,600   
  9,554,000      

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 7/01/2021(b)

     9,525,338   
  8,546,332      

RedTop Luxembourg S.a.r.l., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 6/03/2021(b)

     8,475,141   
  7,972,020      

Research Now Group, Inc., Term Loan,

5.500%, 3/18/2021(b)

     7,892,300   
  11,423,378      

Trojan Battery Co. LLC, 2013 Term Loan,

5.750%, 6/11/2021(b)

     11,309,144   
  744,730      

USAGM HoldCo LLC, 2015 Delayed Draw Term Loan,

1.980%, 7/28/2022(e)

     734,803   
  28,103      

USAGM HoldCo LLC, 2015 Delayed Draw Term Loan,

1.980%, 7/28/2022(b)

     27,728   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Industrial Other – continued

  

$ 10,960,167      

USAGM HoldCo LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/28/2022(b)

   $ 10,814,068   
     

 

 

 
        165,878,063   
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure – 1.4%

  

  8,259,585      

AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,

7.250%, 9/18/2021(b)

     8,238,936   
  6,569,000      

Cast and Crew Payroll, LLC, Term Loan B,

4.750%, 8/12/2022(b)

     6,515,660   
  6,778,000      

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 7/08/2022(b)

     6,769,527   
  3,931,000      

CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

10.500%, 7/10/2023(b)

     3,886,776   
  3,916,008      

World Triathlon Corp., Term Loan,

5.250%, 6/26/2021(b)

     3,906,218   
     

 

 

 
        29,317,117   
     

 

 

 
  

Lodging – 0.4%

  

  8,709,556      

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

6.250%, 12/27/2020(b)

     8,709,556   
     

 

 

 
  

Media Entertainment – 3.8%

  

  10,051,925      

ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 7/31/2020(b)

     9,750,367   
  11,979,095      

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

7.000%, 3/31/2020(b)

     11,951,064   
  11,343,616      

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D,

6.948%, 1/30/2019(b)

     9,996,562   
  8,001,101      

Dex Media West LLC, New Term Loan,

8.000%, 12/30/2016(b)

     4,840,666   
  10,557,000      

Eden Bidco Ltd., USD Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/28/2022(b)

     10,464,626   
  7,588,000      

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

10.500%, 1/24/2021(b)

     7,512,120   
  5,743,533      

Penton Media, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

5.000%, 10/03/2019(b)

     5,725,614   
  5,456,000      

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

9.000%, 10/02/2020(b)

     5,456,000   
  7,051,535      

ProQuest LLC, New Term Loan B,

5.250%, 10/24/2021(b)

     7,047,163   
  6,149,555      

YP LLC, USD Term Loan B,

8.000%, 6/04/2018(b)

     6,095,746   
     

 

 

 
        78,839,928   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

  

  1,000,000      

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5/20/2021(c)

     990,000   
  2,992,443      

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 5/20/2021(b)

     2,962,519   
  6,259,693      

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Incremental Term Loan,

4.750%, 5/20/2021(b)

     6,251,868   
     

 

 

 
        10,204,387   
     

 

 

 
  

Midstream – 0.7%

  

  11,717,000      

Chelsea Petroleum Products I, LLC, Term Loan B,

7/07/2022(c)

     11,526,599   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Midstream – continued

  

$ 2,793,891      

Targa Resources Corp., Term Loan B,

5.750%, 2/25/2022(b)

   $ 2,790,399   
     

 

 

 
        14,316,998   
     

 

 

 
  

Natural Gas – 0.5%

  

  12,408,449      

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Term Loan B,

6.000%, 8/04/2021(b)

     10,288,714   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 1.4%

  

  10,864,789      

CJ Holding Co., Term Loan B2,

7.250%, 3/24/2022(b)

     8,619,363   
  5,888,674      

KCA Deutag U.S. Finance LLC, Term Loan,

6.250%, 5/13/2020(b)

     4,701,106   
  316,667      

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

10.500%, 7/24/2020(b)

     284,208   
  2,581,445      

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

4.750%, 7/30/2019(b)

     2,323,300   
  7,241,397      

Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd., Term Loan B,

8.000%, 6/19/2018(b)

     5,213,806   
  6,212,519      

UTEX Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan 2014,

5.000%, 5/22/2021(b)

     5,311,704   
  3,501,031      

UTEX Industries, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 2014,

8.250%, 5/22/2022(b)

     2,835,835   
     

 

 

 
        29,289,322   
     

 

 

 
  

Other Utility – 0.6%

  

  11,973,000      

PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.250%, 11/06/2020(b)

     11,763,473   
     

 

 

 
  

Packaging – 0.7%

  

  8,389,840      

Hilex Poly Co. LLC, Term Loan B,

6.000%, 12/05/2021(b)

     8,360,979   
  5,562,000      

PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan,

7/10/2022(c)

     5,534,190   
     

 

 

 
        13,895,169   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%

  

  7,070,000      

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2015 Term Loan B,

4.250%, 8/18/2022(b)

     7,022,278   
     

 

 

 
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 3.3%

  

  11,252,000      

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

7/15/2022(c)

     11,202,829   
  3,996,000      

AmWINS Group LLC, 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 9/04/2020(b)

     3,996,000   
  12,559,969      

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

7.500%, 1/24/2022(b)

     12,478,329   
  9,625,000      

CGSC of Delaware Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan C,

8.250%, 10/16/2020(b)

     7,796,250   
  2,873,389      

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

5.000%, 12/10/2019(b)

     2,776,412   
  701,591      

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

9.250%, 6/10/2020(b)

     631,432   
  6,482,880      

Hub International Ltd., Term Loan B,

4.000%, 10/02/2020(b)

     6,404,567   
  9,509,168      

Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B,

5.500%, 4/29/2022(b)

     9,532,940   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – continued

  

$ 9,375,000      

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

8.500%, 10/11/2021(b)

   $ 9,324,188   
  3,714,643      

York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B,

4.750%, 10/01/2021(b)

     3,553,688   
     

 

 

 
        67,696,635   
     

 

 

 
  

Restaurants – 0.8%

  

  7,679,000      

Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 8/01/2022(b)

     7,621,408   
  8,445,183      

Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B,

6.250%, 7/28/2021(b)

     8,487,408   
     

 

 

 
        16,108,816   
     

 

 

 
  

Retailers – 5.8%

  

  12,292,000      

Academy Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B,

5.000%, 7/01/2022(b)

     12,230,540   
  5,088,010      

Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

8/21/2022(c)

     4,973,530   
  8,775,000      

Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B,

5.250%, 8/21/2022(b)

     8,577,562   
  9,862,283      

At Home Holding III, Inc., Term Loan,

5.000%, 6/03/2022(b)

     9,800,643   
  10,424,700      

BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/12/2021(b)

     10,268,329   
  12,874,000      

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

8.500%, 3/26/2020(b)

     12,745,260   
  8,111,697      

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

5.250%, 10/11/2019(b)

     7,731,501   
  10,745,377      

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP, New Term Loan,

5.000%, 7/09/2019(b)

     10,016,733   
  4,594,573      

Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B,

8/10/2022(c)

     4,594,573   
  9,461,000      

Jill Acquisition LLC, 2015 Term Loan,

6.000%, 5/08/2022(b)

     9,443,308   
  14,942,705      

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The), 2020 Term Loan,

4.250%, 10/25/2020(b)

     14,767,876   
  5,038,616      

PFS Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.500%, 1/31/2021(b)

     4,685,913   
  5,300,581      

Talbots, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 3/19/2020(b)

     5,172,466   
  3,407,000      

Talbots, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.500%, 3/19/2021(b)

     3,338,860   
     

 

 

 
        118,347,094   
     

 

 

 
  

Supermarkets – 0.4%

  

  8,187,681      

Albertson’s LLC, Term Loan B4,

5.500%, 8/25/2021(b)

     8,185,634   
     

 

 

 
  

Technology – 7.9%

  

  11,234,338      

AF Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

6.250%, 1/28/2022(b)

     11,241,415   
  9,683,575      

Aptean, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/26/2020(b)

     9,610,948   
  3,561,000      

Aptean, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 2/26/2021(b)

     3,424,507   
  9,900,037      

Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.500%, 4/14/2021(b)

     9,878,356   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Technology – continued

  

$ 9,458,000      

Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan,

4.500%, 5/20/2022(b)

   $ 9,387,065   
  3,949,850      

BMC Foreign Holding Co., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     3,610,834   
  1,416,112      

BMC Software Finance, Inc., USD Term Loan,

5.000%, 9/10/2020(b)

     1,299,793   
  3,158,070      

DataPipe, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 3/15/2019(b)

     3,142,279   
  4,053,613      

Edmentum, Inc., 2013 Term Loan,

6.750%, 5/17/2018(b)

     2,851,027   
  4,859,345      

EIG Investors Corp., 2013 Term Loan,

5.000%, 11/09/2019(b)

     4,847,197   
  7,614,141      

Help/Systems LLC, USD Term Loan B,

5.500%, 6/28/2019(b)

     7,576,070   
  2,246,000      

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

8.250%, 7/01/2023(b)

     2,231,019   
  8,019,000      

Informatica Corp., USD Term Loan,

4.500%, 8/05/2022(b)

     7,962,225   
  8,673,910      

Internap Corp., Term Loan,

6.000%, 11/26/2019(b)

     8,673,910   
  4,191,000      

IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,

9.750%, 4/01/2022(b)

     3,310,890   
  7,564,930      

IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/01/2021(b)

     6,127,593   
  4,611,353      

MA FinanceCo. LLC, Term Loan B,

5.250%, 11/19/2021(b)

     4,611,353   
  7,985,013      

MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan,

4.750%, 7/08/2021(b)

     7,968,404   
  4,243,000      

MH Sub I LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 7/08/2022(b)

     4,168,748   
  8,000,000      

MSC Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5/29/2020(c)

     7,860,000   
  2,000,000      

MSC Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.000%, 5/29/2020(b)

     1,965,000   
  2,626,835      

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

4.500%, 10/18/2019(b)

     2,610,417   
  8,057,317      

Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan,

6.250%, 10/28/2017(b)

     8,017,031   
  4,488,608      

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

5.000%, 10/30/2020(b)

     4,421,278   
  10,694,620      

Presidio, Inc., Refi Term Loan,

5.250%, 2/02/2022(b)

     10,702,641   
  9,204,059      

Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.000%, 4/24/2022(b)

     9,200,194   
  4,100,000      

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

10.250%, 2/08/2019(b)

     4,089,750   
  28,280      

Rocket Software, Inc., New Term Loan,

5.750%, 2/08/2018(b)

     28,245   
  636,258      

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,

6.250%, 12/07/2018(b)

     637,021   
     

 

 

 
        161,455,210   
     

 

 

 
  

Transportation Services – 2.8%

  

  9,429,543      

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

5.250%, 11/19/2019(b)

     9,099,509   
  9,688,963      

OSG Bulk Ships, Inc., Exit Term Loan,

5.250%, 8/05/2019(b)

     9,624,337   


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Senior Loans – continued   
  

Transportation Services – continued

  

$ 9,858,574      

OSG International, Inc., Exit Term Loan B,

5.750%, 8/05/2019(b)

   $ 9,809,281   
  1,500,000      

Quality Distribution, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

8/18/2022(c)

     1,484,070   
  8,800,000      

Quality Distribution, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.750%, 8/18/2022(b)

     8,706,544   
  3,000,000      

WP Mustang Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B,

5/29/2021(c)

     2,979,390   
  7,405,747      

WP Mustang Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B,

5.500%, 5/29/2021(b)

     7,354,870   
  9,126,786      

YRC Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan,

8.250%, 2/13/2019(b)

     8,779,968   
     

 

 

 
        57,837,969   
     

 

 

 
  

Wireless – 1.0%

  

  18,692,000      

Asurion LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.500%, 3/03/2021(b)

     18,286,944   
  2,000,000      

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B4,

8/04/2022(c)

     1,977,500   
     

 

 

 
        20,264,444   
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 2.9%

  

  13,406,311      

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B,

5.000%, 10/24/2022(b)

     12,798,871   
  3,608,146      

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Refi Term Loan,

7.500%, 2/14/2019(b)

     3,615,651   
  8,935,113      

Integra Telecom, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan,

5.250%, 8/14/2020(b)

     8,908,307   
  4,526,000      

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

9.750%, 2/21/2020(b)

     4,507,127   
  7,990,473      

LTS Buyer LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,

8.000%, 4/12/2021(b)

     7,983,840   
  10,491,030      

Nextgen Networks Pty Ltd., USD Term Loan B,

5.000%, 5/31/2021(b)

     9,127,196   
  12,647,486      

U.S. Telepacific Corp., Term Loan,

6.000%, 11/25/2020(b)

     12,635,598   
     

 

 

 
        59,576,590   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans

(Identified Cost $1,758,809,008)

     1,718,817,096   
     

 

 

 
  Bonds and Notes – 9.7%   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 9.3%   
  

Building Materials – 0.6%

  

  7,340,000      

Atrium Windows & Doors, Inc.,

7.750%, 5/01/2019, 144A

     5,468,300   
  5,370,000      

Building Materials Holding Corp.,

9.000%, 9/15/2018, 144A

     5,712,337   
     

 

 

 
        11,180,637   
     

 

 

 
  

Cable Satellite – 0.6%

  

  2,000,000      

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.,

7.750%, 6/01/2021

     1,498,500   
  11,830,000      

Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp., PIK,

8.250%, 7/15/2019, 144A(f)

     11,711,700   
     

 

 

 
        13,210,200   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – continued   
  

Chemicals – 1.3%

  

$ 8,430,000      

Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.,

6.750%, 10/15/2019, 144A

   $ 8,322,939   
  7,510,000      

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.,

6.125%, 8/15/2018, 144A

     7,519,387   
  2,297,000      

Nexeo Solutions LLC/Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp.,

8.375%, 3/01/2018

     2,130,468   
  9,295,000      

Perstorp Holding AB,

11.000%, 8/15/2017, 144A

     9,620,325   
     

 

 

 
        27,593,119   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Products – 0.4%

  

  8,100,000      

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC,

8.125%, 10/01/2020, 144A

     8,575,875   
     

 

 

 
  

Environmental – 0.4%

  

  8,311,000      

GFL Environmental, Inc.,

7.875%, 4/01/2020, 144A

     8,477,220   
     

 

 

 
  

Finance Companies – 0.4%

  

  7,100,000      

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

7.375%, 10/01/2017

     7,304,125   
  885,000      

OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc.,

6.750%, 12/15/2019, 144A

     924,825   
     

 

 

 
        8,228,950   
     

 

 

 
  

Financial Other – 0.2%

  

  3,335,000      

Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp.,

7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A

     3,435,050   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare – 0.4%

  

  7,320,000      

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.,

8.000%, 1/15/2020, 144A

     8,019,975   
     

 

 

 
  

Home Construction – 0.1%

  

  2,879,000      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

9.125%, 5/15/2019

     2,936,580   
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Energy – 1.4%

  

  6,275,000      

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.,

8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A

     5,145,500   
  15,270,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

3.539%, 4/15/2019(b)

     11,376,150   
  4,975,000      

Halcon Resources Corp.,

8.625%, 2/01/2020, 144A

     4,365,562   
  2,225,000      

Rex Energy Corp.,

8.875%, 12/01/2020

     1,335,000   
  8,660,000      

Sanchez Energy Corp.,

7.750%, 6/15/2021

     7,317,700   
     

 

 

 
        29,539,912   
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Other – 0.2%

  

  8,205,000      

Permian Holdings, Inc.,

10.500%, 1/15/2018, 144A

     4,717,875   
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Bonds and Notes – continued   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – continued   
  

Media Entertainment – 0.2%

  

$ 4,515,000      

National CineMedia LLC,

7.875%, 7/15/2021

   $ 4,706,888   
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.5%

  

  5,025,000      

Barminco Finance Pty Ltd.,

9.000%, 6/01/2018, 144A

     3,919,500   
  2,220,000      

Petra Diamonds Ltd.,

8.250%, 5/31/2020, 144A

     2,203,350   
  3,000,000      

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

9.000%, 10/15/2017

     2,737,500   
  1,441,000      

United States Steel Corp.,

7.375%, 4/01/2020

     1,311,166   
     

 

 

 
        10,171,516   
     

 

 

 
  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.3%

  

  5,410,000      

Motel 6 Trust, Series 2015-M6MZ, Class M,

8.230%, 2/05/2020, 144A(g)

     5,433,804   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil Field Services – 0.1%

  

  8,415,000      

Hercules Offshore, Inc.,

10.250%, 4/01/2019, 144A(h)

     1,935,450   
     

 

 

 
  

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.5%

  

  10,182,000      

Hockey Merger Sub 2, Inc.,

7.875%, 10/01/2021, 144A

     10,156,545   
     

 

 

 
  

Technology – 0.5%

  

  12,206,000      

Blackboard, Inc.,

7.750%, 11/15/2019, 144A

     10,924,370   
  1,068,003      

Edmentum, Inc., Junior PIK Note,

10.000%, 6/09/2020(i)(j)

     —     
     

 

 

 
        10,924,370   
     

 

 

 
  

Wirelines – 1.2%

  

  12,300,000      

FairPoint Communications, Inc.,

8.750%, 8/15/2019, 144A

     12,915,000   
  13,065,000      

Windstream Services LLC,

7.750%, 10/01/2021

     10,648,106   
     

 

 

 
        23,563,106   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

(Identified Cost $215,084,616)

     192,807,072   
     

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds – 0.4%   
  

Consumer Products – 0.4%

  

  8,450,000      

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.,

2.500%, 6/01/2016

(Identified Cost $7,913,896)

     8,027,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bonds and Notes

(Identified Cost $222,998,512)

     200,834,572   
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Preferred Stocks – 0.3%   
  

Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%

  

  6,693      

Allergan PLC, Series A,

5.500%

(Identified Cost $6,693,000)

   $ 6,873,309   
     

 

 

 
  Common Stocks – 0.0%   
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

  

  8,680      

Edmentum Ultimate Holdings LLC, Class A, Unit(j)

(Identified Cost $0)

     —     
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

             
  Short-Term Investments – 6.6%   
$ 6,046,613      

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 8/31/2015 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,046,613 on 9/01/2015 collateralized by $6,300,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.080% due 11/02/2022 valued at $6,170,066 including accrued interest(k)

     6,046,613   
  129,028,758      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $129,028,794 on 9/01/2015 collateralized by $131,450,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500% due 8/31/2016 valued at $131,614,313 including accrued interest(k)

     129,028,758   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $135,075,371)

     135,075,371   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.2%

(Identified Cost $2,123,575,891)(a)

     2,061,600,348   
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.2)%

     (4,990,495
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 2,056,609,853   
     

 

 

 


(†) 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities and senior loans 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.

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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine 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 that will be 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 August 31, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,125,461,138 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

   $ 4,035,571   

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

     (67,896,361
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (63,860,790
  

 

 

 

At November 30, 2014, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,266,544 with no expiration date and a long-term capital loss carryforward of $1,942,803 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 August 31, 2015 is disclosed.
(c) Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at August 31, 2015 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.
(d) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at August 31, 2015.
(e) Unfunded loan commitment. Represents a contractual obligation for future funding at the option of the Borrower. The Fund receives a stated coupon rate until the borrower draws on the loan commitment, at which time the rate will become the stated rate in the loan agreement.
(f) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities. For the period ended August 31, 2015, interest payments were made in cash.
(g) Illiquid security. At August 31, 2015, the value of this security amounted to $5,433,804 or 0.3% of net assets. Illiquid securities are deemed to be fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.
(h) The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(i) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.


(j) Fair valued at zero by the Fund’s adviser. At August 31, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to 0.0% of net assets.
(k) 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 August 31, 2015, 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 August 31, 2015, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $139,504,889 or 6.8% of net assets.
PIK    Payment-in-Kind

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 August 31, 2015, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Senior Loans*

   $ —         $ 1,718,817,096       $ —         $ 1,718,817,096   

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

        

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           —           5,433,804         5,433,804   

Technology**

     —           10,924,370         —           10,924,370   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds*

     —           176,448,898         —           176,448,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     —           187,373,268         5,433,804         192,807,072   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds*

     —           8,027,500         —           8,027,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     —           195,400,768         5,433,804         200,834,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks*

     6,873,309         —           —           6,873,309   

Common Stocks**

     —           —           —           —     

Short-Term Investments

     —           135,075,371         —           135,075,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,873,309       $ 2,049,293,235       $ 5,433,804       $ 2,061,600,348   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
** Fair valued at zero using level 3 inputs.

For the period ended August 31, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.


The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair values as of November 30, 2014 and/or August 31, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as
of
November 30,
2014
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases     Sales     Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance
as of
August 31,
2015
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
August 31,
2015
 

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 23,804      $ 5,410,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 5,433,804      $ 23,804   

Technology

    —          —          —          (2,045,647     2,045,647        —          —          —          —          (2,045,647

Common Stocks

                   

Diversified Consumer Services

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (2,021,843   $ 7,455,647      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 5,433,804      $ (2,021,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industry Summary at August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Healthcare

     8.5

Technology

     8.4   

Industrial Other

     8.3   

Consumer Cyclical Services

     6.1   

Retailers

     5.8   

Chemicals

     4.2   

Building Materials

     4.2   

Wirelines

     4.1   

Media Entertainment

     4.0   

Property & Casualty Insurance

     3.8   

Automotive

     3.6   

Consumer Products

     3.0   

Transportation Services

     2.8   

Diversified Manufacturing

     2.6   

Financial Other

     2.5   

Independent Energy

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     19.6   

Short-Term Investments

     6.6   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.2   

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Common Stocks – 91.9% of Net Assets   
  

Aerospace & Defense – 8.3%

  

  27,125      

General Dynamics Corp.

   $ 3,852,564   
  31,075      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     3,084,815   
     

 

 

 
     6,937,379   
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 4.7%

  

  73,175      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     3,902,423   
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 2.5%

  

  19,125      

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Sponsored ADR

     2,082,904   
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 5.2%

  

  56,500      

American Express Co.

     4,334,680   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services – 3.1%

  

  25,025      

Moody’s Corp.

     2,560,308   
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 4.7%

  

  45,250      

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     3,916,387   
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.2%

  

  60,200      

Medtronic PLC

     4,351,858   
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 9.6%

  

  37,000      

HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)

     3,204,940   
  41,525      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     4,804,442   
     

 

 

 
     8,009,382   
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 4.7%

  

  64,775      

American International Group, Inc.

     3,908,523   
     

 

 

 
  

Internet & Catalog Retail – 6.3%

  

  4,210      

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)

     5,256,774   
     

 

 

 
  

Internet Software & Services – 10.0%

  

  119,025      

eBay, Inc.(b)

     3,226,768   
  2,200      

Google, Inc., Class A(b)

     1,425,204   
  6,060      

Google, Inc., Class C(b)(c)

     3,746,595   
     

 

 

 
     8,398,567   
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 3.6%

  

  425      

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     22,436   
  21,675      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A(c)

     2,002,120   
  28,225      

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)

     987,875   
     

 

 

 
     3,012,431   
     

 

 

 
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 4.2%

  

  27,750      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     3,479,018   
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 4.0%

  

  27,650      

Cummins, Inc.

     3,366,388   
     

 

 

 


Shares

    

Description

  

Value (†)

 
  Common Stocks – continued   
  

Pharmaceuticals – 2.9%

  

  28,000      

Mallinckrodt PLC(b)

   $ 2,414,720   
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.5%

  

  29,825      

Avago Technologies Ltd.(c)

     3,757,055   
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 6.0%

  

  115,350      

Microsoft Corp.

     5,020,032   
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.4%

  

  32,450      

Fossil Group, Inc.(b)

     1,998,271   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $71,881,635)

     76,707,100   
     

 

 

 
  Closed-End Investment Companies – 2.0%   
  105,225      

Ares Capital Corp.

(Identified Cost $1,710,624)

     1,659,398   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

             
  Short-Term Investments – 6.9%   
  $5,728,612      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 8/31/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $5,728,614 on 9/01/2015 collateralized by $5,760,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 5/31/2021 valued at $5,846,400 including accrued interest(d) (Identified Cost $5,728,612)

     5,728,612   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 100.8%

(Identified Cost $79,320,871)(a)

     84,095,110   
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.8)%

     (668,455
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 83,426,655   
     

 

 

 

Shares

             
  Written Options(e) – (0.0%)   
  

Options on Securities – (0.0%)

  

  10,000      

Avago Technologies Ltd., Call expiring October 16, 2015 at 140

   $ (24,500
  5,000      

HCA Holdings, Inc., Put expiring September 18, 2015 at 80

     (2,625
  5,000      

MasterCard, Inc., Call expiring September 04, 2015 at 95

     (1,550
     

 

 

 
  

Total Written Options

(Premiums Received $21,291)

   $ (28,675
     

 

 

 


(†) 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:

Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

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

Domestic exchange-traded single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.

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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine 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 that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At August 31, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $79,320,871 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

   $ 7,525,145   

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

     (2,750,906
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,774,239   
  

 

 

 

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding options.
(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 August 31, 2015, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.


(e) The Fund may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked to market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument or index underlying the written option. Exchange-traded options 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. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.

 

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 August 31, 2015, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 76,707,100       $ —         $ —         $ 76,707,100   

Closed-End Investment Companies

     1,659,398         —           —           1,659,398   

Short-Term Investments

     —           5,728,612         —           5,728,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 78,366,498       $ 5,728,612       $ —         $ 84,095,110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options*

   $ (28,675    $ —         $ —         $ (28,675
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

For the period ended August 31, 2015, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include option contracts.

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 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 written call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the period ended August 31, 2015, the Fund engaged in written call option and written put option transactions for investment purposes.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of August 31, 2015:

 

Liabilities

   Options written at value  

Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (28,675


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.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, as of August 31, 2015, is $2,046,131.

Industry Summary at August 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Internet Software & Services

     10.0

Health Care Providers & Services

     9.6   

Aerospace & Defense

     8.3   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     6.3   

Software

     6.0   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     5.2   

Consumer Finance

     5.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4.7   

Insurance

     4.7   

Banks

     4.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.5   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     4.2   

Machinery

     4.0   

IT Services

     3.6   

Diversified Financial Services

     3.1   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.9   

Beverages

     2.5   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.4   

Closed-End Investment Companies

     2.0   

Short-Term Investments

     6.9   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.8   

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (0.8
  

 

 

 

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:   October 21, 2015

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:   October 21, 2015
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   October 21, 2015
EX-99.(CERT) 2 d23787dex99cert.htm SECTION 302 CERIFICATIONS Section 302 Cerifications

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: October 21, 2015

 

/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: October 21, 2015

 

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Michael C. Kardok
Treasurer