ASG GLOBAL MACRO FUND
Supplement dated November 18, 2016 to the ASG Global Macro Fund Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated May 1, 2016, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time.
On November 18, 2016, the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust II, on behalf of its series ASG Global Macro Fund (the Fund), upon the recommendation of the Funds adviser, AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, approved a plan to liquidate the Fund, such liquidation to take place on or about December 21, 2016 (the Liquidation Date). Any shares of the Fund outstanding on the Liquidation Date will be automatically redeemed on that date. Effective at the close of business on November 18, 2016, redemptions will not be subject to any sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges. The proceeds from any such redemption will be the net asset value of the Funds shares after expenses and liabilities of the Fund have been paid or otherwise provided for. In addition, the Fund may make one or more distributions of income and/or net capital gains on or prior to the Liquidation Date in order to eliminate Fund-level taxes. Within approximately fifteen (15) days, the Fund will begin closing out its positions and will hold its assets in cash or high quality debt securities. For federal income tax purposes, the automatic redemption on the Liquidation Date will generally be treated like other redemptions of shares and may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If Fund shares are capital assets in the hands of a shareholder, such gain or loss, if any, generally will be taxed as short- or long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the shareholder held the shares.
At any time prior to the Liquidation Date, shareholders may redeem their shares of the Fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under Selling Shares in the Funds Prospectus. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under Exchanging Shares in the Funds Prospectus. For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of the Funds shares for shares of another Natixis Fund is generally treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized. Each shareholder should consult with his or her tax adviser for more information on his or her own situation.
Retirement Accounts. Absent an instruction to the contrary prior to the Liquidation Date, for shares of the Fund held using a Natixis Funds prototype document, in individual retirement accounts, in custodial accounts under a SEP, SIMPLE, SARSEP or 403(b) plan, or in certain other retirement accounts, NGAM Distribution, L.P. (NGAM Distribution) will exchange any shares remaining in the Fund on the Liquidation Date for shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund at net asset value. Please refer to your plan documents or contact your plan administrator or plan sponsor to determine whether the preceding sentence applies to you.
Effective at the close of business on November 18, 2016, NGAM Distribution will no longer accept investments in the Fund from new investors. Effective at the close of business on November 28, 2016, NGAM Distribution will no longer accept additional investments in the Fund from current shareholders of the Fund, including additional investments through automatic or systematic investment plans.