NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 30, 2016 to the Natixis Funds Statements of Additional Information, dated February 1, 2016, March 31, 2016, April 1, 2016 and May 1, 2016 as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds.
AEW Real Estate Fund | Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | |
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | |
ASG Global Macro Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Loomis Sayles Value Fund | |
Gateway Fund | McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund | SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Effective July 1, 2016, James P. Palermo has been appointed as an Independent Trustee to the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II and Gateway Trust (the Trusts). Accordingly, the following is hereby added to the Independent Trustees table located in the sub-section Trustees and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s):
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held |
Principal |
Number of and Other |
Experience, | ||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||||||
James P. Palermo (1955) |
Trustee since 2016 Contract Review Committee Member |
Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); formerly, Chief Executive Officer of Global Client Management of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | 43
None |
Financial services industry and executive experience, including roles as chief executive officer of client management and asset servicing for a banking and financial services company |
1 | Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board. The current retirement age is 75. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a three-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional three-year term as the Chairperson of the Board on December 13, 2013. |
2 | The Trustees of the Trusts serve as Trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the Natixis Funds Trusts) and, Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts) (collectively, the Fund Complex). |
Effective July 1, 2016, Coleen Downs Dineen has resigned as Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer of the Trusts. Russell L. Kane has been appointed as Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer of the Trusts and Rosa Licea-Mailloux has been appointed as Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Trusts. Accordingly, the Officers of the Trust table located in the sub-section Trustees and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Name and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with the |
Term of
Office1 and |
Principal Occupation(s) | |||
OFFICERS OF THE TRUST | ||||||
Daniel J. Fuss (1933) One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 |
Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II | Since June 2003 | Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | |||
Russell L. Kane (1969) |
Secretary, Clerk, and Chief Legal Officer | Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer since July 2016 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, NGAM Distribution Corporation, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, NGAM Distribution Corporation, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P. | |||
Michael C. Kardok (1959) |
Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Since October 2004 | Senior Vice President, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P. | |||
Rosa Licea-Mailloux (1976) |
Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Since July 2016 | Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, NGAM Distribution Corporation, NGAM Advisors, L.P. and NGAM Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Associate General Counsel, NGAM Distribution, L.P. |
1 | Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified. |
2 | Each person listed above holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts. Previous positions during the past five years with NGAM Distribution, L.P., NGAM Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from a trustees or officers current position with such entity. |
Effective July 1, 2016, James P. Palermo has become a member of the Contract Review Committee. Accordingly, the list of the members of the Contract Review Committee in the sub-section Leadership and Structure of the Board within the section Management of the Trust(s)/Funds is hereby replaced with the following:
Contract Review Committee |
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Peter J. Smail Chairman | ||||
Wendell J. Knox | ||||
Martin T. Meehan | ||||
James P. Palermo | ||||
Cynthia L. Walker |
As of March 31, 2016 James P. Palermo had the following ownership in the Natixis Funds:
Independent Trustee
Dollar Range of Fund Shares1 |
James P. Palermo | |
AEW Real Estate Fund | A | |
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | A | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | E | |
ASG Global Macro Fund | A | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | A | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | A | |
Gateway Fund | A | |
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | A | |
Loomis Sayles Value Fund | A | |
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | A | |
Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund | A | |
Natixis Oakmark Fund | A | |
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | A | |
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | A | |
Seeyond Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | A | |
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | A | |
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | A | |
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | A | |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Fund Shares in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee |
E |
1 | A. None |
B. $1 - $10,000 |
C. $10,001 - $50,000 |
D. $50,001 - $100,000 |
E. over $100,000 |
LOOMIS SAYLES DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
Effective July 1, 2016, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.10%, 1.85% and 0.85% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits in the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended for the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund |
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Class A |
1.10 | % | July 1, 2016 | |||
Class C |
1.85 | % | July 1, 2016 | |||
Class Y |
0.85 | % | July 1, 2016 |
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
Effective July 1, 2016, NGAM Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund |
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Class A |
1.30 | % | July 1, 2016 | |||
Class C |
2.05 | % | July 1, 2016 | |||
Class Y |
1.05 | % | July 1, 2016 |
SEEYONDSM MULTI-ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Effective July 1, 2016, Natixis Asset Management U.S., LLC (Natixis AM US) has reduced the advisory fee for the Fund. Accordingly, the fourth table in the subsection Advisory Fees within the section Fund Charges and Expenses is revised as follows with regard to the Fund.
Fund |
Advisory fee payable by Fund to Natixis AM US (as a % of average daily net assets of the Fund) |
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SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund |
0.80 | % |
Effective July 1, 2016, Natixis AM US has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.25%, 2.00%, and 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2018. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits in the sub-section Advisory Fees within the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund |
July 1, 2016 | |||||
Class A |
1.25 | % | ||||
Class C |
2.00 | % | ||||
Class Y |
1.00 | % |
LOOMIS SAYLES EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Effective immediately, the first paragraph under Distributions is hereby amended and restated as follows:
As described in the Prospectuses, it is the policy of each Fund to pay shareholders at least annually according to the schedule specified in each Funds Prospectus, as dividends, all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually (or, in the case of short-term gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders) all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any, after offsetting any capital loss carryforwards. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Funds distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Funds distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.
LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND
Effective immediately, the first paragraph under Distributions is hereby amended and restated as follows:
As described in the Prospectuses, it is the policy of each Fund to pay to its shareholders at least annually according to the schedule specified in the Funds Prospectuses, as dividends, all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized long-term and short-term capital gains, if any, after offsetting any capital loss carryovers. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Funds distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Funds distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses potentially reduce, and have in the past reduced, regularly scheduled distributions for certain funds.