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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-00242

 

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

Russell L. Kane, Esq.

Natixis Distribution, L.P.

888 Boylston Street, Suite 800

Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2822

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2017

 

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

 


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ANNUAL REPORT

November 30, 2017

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Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

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Portfolio Review  page 1

Portfolio of Investments  page 21

Financial Statements  page  32

Notes to Financial Statements  page 49

 


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LOOMIS SAYLES DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

 

Manager:   Symbols:
Arthur J. Barry, CFA®   Class A    LSCAX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   Class C    LSCCX
  Class N    LDINX
  Class Y    LSCYX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund’s investment goal is high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

Low interest rates and stable global central bank policies, combined with a strong recovery in corporate earnings, appear to have led to increased investor confidence not only in the US, but worldwide. Given these factors, we witnessed unusually low volatility during the period and equity markets extended their bull run. The S&P 500® Index has not had a 5% correction since February 2016. The S&P 500® Index is now on track to generate close to 10% earnings growth for 2017, a level not seen since the initial recovery from the global financial crisis.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended November 30, 2017, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund returned 13.03%. The Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 22.87% and its secondary benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which returned 14.83%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Stock selection in the industrials, information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors proved to be the most detrimental to overall performance. Our underweight position in technology, with a tilt toward value-oriented names, also greatly detracted from relative performance as the S&P 500® technology sector was up 41% during the period. The Fund has always been underweight in the technology sector, given its low yield and the Fund’s income-oriented nature.

The largest individual detractors were General Electric, Mattel Inc. and Diebold Nixdorf Inc. Over the last year, General Electric has been a story of poor strategy, poor execution and a lack of good governance. The sweeping changes outlined by former CEO Jeff Immelt and his successor were not enough to prevent the company from cutting both its dividend and earnings guidance in half, and evaluating wholesale changes to its business mix.

Shares of toy company Mattel Inc. also faced several challenges throughout the year. Sales were pressured by retailer inventory destocking and weaker-than-expected performance of its entertainment properties. The top-line challenges, coupled with long overdue investments in

 

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the business, resulted in substantial margin degradation. This led the company to reach uncomfortable leverage ratios and forced it to eliminate the dividend.

Diebold Nixdorf underperformed due to weaker-than-expected revenue bookings in its core ATM business. The company’s primary competitor had the same issues, creating concern in the marketplace about a permanent decline in end markets. This lack of revenue pull-through was poorly timed, as Diebold also reported increased restructuring costs from its recent large acquisition of Wincor Nixdorf. The company now expects to see continued progress on expense management and better revenue dynamics later in 2018 as it continues streamlining post-acquisition.

On the positive side, stock selection during the period was strong in the energy, telecommunications, consumer staples and materials sectors. The largest individual contributors were AbbVie Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Nextera Energy Partners.

Pharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. was the top-performing stock in the Fund after announcing it will not face biosimilar competition for its immunosuppressive drug Humira until at least 2023. Continued strong earnings, cash flow growth and encouraging data on the company’s emerging oncology and immunology drug pipelines also boosted shares.

Software company Microsoft also performed well due to a solid transition to subscription revenue with its Office 365 customers, as well as success with its Azure Cloud computing platform. A combination of better-than-expected revenue, free cash flow and heightened positive sentiment about its long-term growth prospects also supported shares over the period.

Shares of power generation company Nextera Energy Partners also outperformed over the period as it continues to implement stronger corporate governance measures. In addition, Nextera’s announcement that it is well-positioned to meet management’s long-term financial expectations, without the need to sell common equity until 2020, was well received.

Outlook

Economic growth has improved globally this year, which appears to have boosted investor confidence in the sustainability of improving business fundamentals. With conditions that typically lead to recession absent, it’s possible this low-volatility uptrend could continue. However, shocks of one form or another could lead to a short-term pullback, particularly since we have experienced a relatively long period of lower price volatility. For now, the combination of improving earnings, relatively predictable central bank policies and investor confidence support a longer-term bull market, temporary price corrections notwithstanding.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares4,5

March 30, 2012 (inception) through November 30, 2017

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of November 30, 2017

 

      Security Name    % of
net assets
 
1    Wells Fargo & Co.      3.47
2    Cisco Systems, Inc.      3.13  
3    Chevron Corp.      3.11  
4    JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3.02  
5    Pfizer, Inc.      3.00  
6    QUALCOMM, Inc.      2.96  
7    Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares, Sponsored ADR      2.89  
8    MetLife, Inc.      2.81  
9    Verizon Communications, Inc.      2.70  
10    Microsoft Corp.      2.66  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — November 30, 20174,5

 

         
                       Expense Ratios6  
     1 Year     5 Years     Life of Class    

Gross

    Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 3/30/2012)         Class A/C/Y       Class N        
NAV     13.03     11.76     11.48         1.26     0.85
     
Class A (Inception 3/30/2012)              
NAV     12.76       11.50       11.21             1.51       1.10  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge     6.30       10.18       10.06              
     
Class C (Inception 3/30/2012)              
NAV     11.87       10.66       10.37             2.26       1.85  
With CDSC1     10.87       10.66       10.37              
     
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017)              
NAV                       5.26       1.18       0.80  
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P 500® Index2     22.87       15.74       14.19       13.60        
Russell 1000® Value Index3     14.83       14.17       13.12       8.48                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

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S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equities market.

 

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Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5 The Fund revised its investment strategy on October 15, 2014 and July 18, 2016; performance may have been different had the current investment strategy been in place for all periods shown.

 

6 Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND

 

Manager:   Symbols:
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA®   Class A    LSAGX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   Class C    LSCGX
  Class N    LSNGX
  Class Y    LSGGX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund’s investment goal is long-term growth of capital.

 

 

Market Conditions

World equity markets staged a strong rally in the 12-month period ended November 30, 2017, with the gains encompassing large- and small-cap stocks in the United States, as well as the developed and emerging markets worldwide. Investors responded favorably to signs of a continued improvement in global economic conditions, highlighted by rising growth in the previously stagnant European region and mounting evidence that China’s economy has begun to accelerate. The US dollar’s decline relative to non-US currencies since the beginning of 2017 was a further tailwind, bolstering performance of US multinational corporations and companies based in emerging markets. In addition, a resurgence in commodity prices provided a boost to export-dependent emerging market nations and stocks in the energy and materials sectors.

The pickup in global growth fed through to corporate results, with companies around the world reporting gains in both revenues and bottom-line profits. Corporate earnings experienced a synchronized, worldwide upturn for the first time since 2006, providing support for somewhat elevated stock market valuations. Growth stocks, particularly those in the technology sector, were key beneficiaries of this trend.

As the period drew to a close, the direction of US Federal Reserve policy remained a focus of investors against a backdrop of improved employment conditions and muted inflation. However, the markets continued to demonstrate confidence that policymakers will shift gears slowly, removing monetary accommodation over a period of years and at a pace commensurate with underlying economic fundamentals.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended November 30, 2017, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund returned 30.96%. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index (Net), which returned 24.64%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Alibaba Group, MercadoLibre, Amazon, Novo Nordisk and Facebook were among the largest contributors during the period. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary,

 

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consumer staples, financials, industrials and healthcare sectors, along with the portfolio weightings in the information technology, energy, industrials and healthcare sectors, contributed positively to relative performance.

Alibaba Group, China’s e-commerce leader, reported fundamentally strong results during the period with revenue growth exceeding consensus expectations. Demonstrating the power of its brands and network ecosytem, Alibaba’s revenue growth accelerated to the fastest rate since the IPO for what is now a much larger company. Benefiting from strong customer engagement and innovation, Alibaba’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) increased at a higher rate than the growth in China’s retail sector. During its June investor day presentation, Alibaba issued revenue growth guidance of 45% to 49% for fiscal year 2018, well above consensus expectations that were closer to 30%. Monthly mobile active users grew 22% year over year to 549 million, a number almost 70% greater than the population of the United States, and per user monetization improved. The long-term structural expansion of internet users and online shopping are drivers of secular growth for Alibaba in China, where a lack of traditional retail infrastructure is expanding consumption rather than simply replacing offline spending. Alibaba continues to execute well on its business model, allowing it to expand its already dominant market position and to invest to strengthen its competitive advantages. We believe the current market price embeds expectations for key revenue and cash flow growth drivers that are well below our long-term assumptions.

MercadoLibre, which hosts the largest online commerce platform in Latin America, was another major contributor to performance. Despite macroeconomic weakness in the region, MercadoLibre delivered strong and accelerating revenue growth, with its GMV increasing at a higher rate than the growth in regional retail sales. What’s more, the company has posted 14 consecutive quarters of revenue growth above 60% when measured in local currency. MercadoLibre accelerated its investments with a focus on greater product selection, easier payment options, wider credit availability, and lowering the cost and time for shipping. In doing so, the company continues to strengthen its powerful ecosystem and enhance customer satisfaction, by increasing the ease and convenience of transacting online. Total registered users rose to 201 million, up 21% year over year, and the company’s listings grew by 51% to over 100 million. E-commerce still accounts for less than 5% of Latin American retail sales, and we believe the structural penetration of e-commerce as a percentage of total retail sales in Latin America creates a long-term growth opportunity for MercadoLibre, powered by the expansion of internet access and greater ease and convenience of transacting online. We believe the current market price embeds expectations for key revenue and cash flow growth drivers that are well below our long-term assumptions.

Online retailer Amazon reported healthy fundamentals and strong growth in revenue. With GMV growing, we estimate, well above our expectation of growth in the teens for US e-commerce and low single-digit growth in global retail sales, the company continued to take market share. Amazon Web Services (AWS) also posted impressive revenue growth, exceeding an $18 billion annual run rate, that was many multiples higher than our estimate of single-digit growth in overall enterprise IT spending. Amazon continued rapid

 

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investment in key areas that capitalize on its strength, focusing on businesses with high, durable growth prospects and strong financial returns. Investments year to date included global fulfillment capability, AWS geographic coverage, the acquisition of organic grocer WholeFoods, Prime Video, and investments in Japan, India, China and Mexico. With an increasing shift to higher-margin product categories such as third-party sales, AWS, and advertising, gross margins expanded during the period. The company also generated strong levels of operating and free cash flow. We believe Amazon is one of the best-positioned companies in e-commerce and enterprise IT — each addressing large, underpenetrated markets — where secular growth is still in its early stages. We believe the current share price shows a lack of appreciation for Amazon’s significant long-term growth opportunities and the sustainability of its business model, and that all three contributors sell at a meaningful discount to our estimate of intrinsic value and offer compelling reward-to-risk opportunities.

Schlumberger, Shire, Under Armour, Qualcomm and Core Laboratories were among the largest detractors during the period. Stock selection in the energy and information technology sectors, along with the portfolio weighting in the consumer staples and financials sectors, detracted from relative performance.

Schlumberger, the world’s leading oil field services company, reported global sales that were lower compared with the year-ago period. In markets outside of North America, which accounted for approximately 70% of revenue at period-end, the company continued to experience low demand given the lower oil price environment. However, Schlumberger reported improved results in North America, with strong growth in regional rig-count as well as in hydraulic fracturing revenue. While the company’s margins were lower compared to the year-ago period, Schlumberger has maintained exemplary margins and cash flow for this point in the cycle, and continued to invest to strengthen its ability to offer integrated solutions to clients. We believe this highlights the company’s high-quality characteristics, its strong execution, and its proactive management of costs and resources.

We initiated a new position in Under Armour during the period. Through its focus on innovation and performance-centric sports apparel, footwear, and accessories, Under Armour has grown to be the third leading global brand in sportswear, after Nike and Adidas. We believe a key competitive advantage for Under Armour is its brand. Strong in North America with growing international recognition, Under Armour is a brand for which consumers are willing to pay a premium. The company also has the scale to compete globally through marketing, buying power and industry influence. Led by its founder Kevin Plank, we believe the company can grow well in excess of the mid-single-digit growth in the underlying $300 billion global sportswear market, driven largely by international expansion opportunities and growth in its footwear business, over our investment time horizon. We also expect operating profits will grow faster than revenues, driving long-term operating profit growth, and estimate that free cash flow growth will improve as currently elevated capital investments normalize over time. We believe the market price embeds expectations that the industry downturn that began in 2015 will persist and thereby is embedding growth and profitability assumptions for the business that are substantially below our estimates for the company’s long-term growth estimates.

 

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Shire is a specialty pharmaceutical company strategically expanding its expertise and scale to focus on high-quality and differentiated biotech therapies for rare and orphan diseases. The company reported strong, broad-based growth and fundamental results over the past year, including earnings growth that exceeded consensus expectations due primarily to better-than-expected integration of its 2016 merger with Baxalta. Nevertheless, market concerns over near-term competitive challenges stemming from Roche’s impending entrance in the hemophilia market, the loss of patent exclusivity for gastrointestinal (GI) therapy Lialda, and operational issues with its sole manufacturer for Cinryze, Shire’s therapy for hereditary angioedema, pressured the company’s share price. Shire has both mature and high-growth products, generates growing free cash flow, and possesses a robust development pipeline of both internally-developed and opportunistically-acquired therapies. Following its merger with Baxalta, Shire’s rare and orphan disease offerings account for approximately 65% of total revenues. We believe Shire has the ability to leverage its strengths and generate meaningful top-line and free cash flow growth over our investment time horizon. We believe Shire’s market price embeds a lack of appreciation for the company’s significant long-term growth opportunities and the sustainability of its high-quality and difficult-to-replicate business model. We believe the shares of Shire, Schlumberger and Under Armour are selling below our estimate of intrinsic value and offer compelling reward-to-risk opportunities.

Outlook

Our investment process is characterized by bottom-up, fundamental research and a long-term investment time horizon. The nature of the process leads to a lower turnover portfolio where sector positioning is the result of stock selection. Versus the MSCI All Country World Index as of November 30, 2017, we are overweight in the information technology, consumer staples, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors and underweight in the financials, energy and industrials sectors. We hold no positions in the utilities, real estate, materials and telecommunication services sectors.

 

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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3

March 31, 2016 (inception) through November 30, 2017

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of November 30, 2017

 

      Security Name    % of
net assets
 
1    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR      6.17
2    Amazon.com, Inc.      4.79  
3    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR      4.42  
4    Oracle Corp.      4.29  
5    Deere & Co.      4.19  
6    Novo Nordisk AS, Class B      4.11  
7    Facebook, Inc., Class A      4.06  
8    Visa, Inc., Class A      3.91  
9    Yum China Holdings, Inc.      3.86  
10    MercadoLibre, Inc.      3.75  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — November 30, 20173

 

         
                        Expense Ratios4  
     1 Year     Life of Class     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 3/31/2016)       Class A/C/Y       Class N        
NAV     30.96     21.38         2.55     1.05
     
Class A (Inception 3/31/2016)            
NAV     30.63       21.06             2.74       1.30  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge     23.14       16.84              
     
Class C (Inception 3/31/2016)            
NAV     29.67       20.11             3.18       2.05  
With CDSC1     28.67       20.11              
     
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017)            
NAV                 19.80       2.51       1.00  
   
Comparative Performance            
MSCI ACWI (Net)2     24.64       17.73       14.12                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2 The MSCI ACWI (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.

 

3 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

4 Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND

 

Managers:   Symbols:
Dennis G. Alff, CFA®   Class A    VNSAX
Chad D. Fargason, PhD   Class C    VNSCX
Chris D. Wallis, CFA®   Class N    VNSNX
Scott J. Weber, CFA®   Class Y    VNSYX
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

 

Market Conditions

US equity markets rallied materially in reaction to Donald Trump winning the presidency as investors embraced Trump’s platform of corporate tax reform, broad regulatory relief, and infrastructure spending. During the year, the Federal Reserve continued raising interest rates. Although interest rates should increase at a measured pace, the risks are heightened compared to prior rate hike cycles in light of current valuations and the leverage that remains in both private and public sectors.

In order to support current valuations and to expect further market gains, the credit environment must remain benign while companies increase capital expenditures in order to boost productivity and drive sustained earnings growth. We continue to position the portfolio for a very modest growth environment with a balanced view of capital preservation and capital growth. The market is still pricing in some tax relief, but more importantly the asymmetry is skewed to the downside should credit spreads widen or liquidity leave the market.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended November 30, 2017, Class Y shares of Vaughan Nelson Select Fund returned 23.13% at net asset value. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 22.87%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The Fund performed well during the year and outperformed the benchmark due to good stock selection. Information technology contributed the most to absolute and relative performance. Stock selection was the primary driver of relative performance with Broadcom and Broadridge Financial Solutions contributing the most to results. Broadcom continued to benefit from strong demand for its semiconductor solutions as the transition to LTE is driving content wins for the company. Broadcom also acquired Brocade during the year, which will strengthen its position in enterprise storage and networking. Broadridge benefited from increased demand for its solutions as digital delivery of investor communications and increased regulatory demands create new business opportunities.

 

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Financials also contributed to relative performance due to good stock selection. Mastercard and Moody’s added the most to returns. Mastercard continues to benefit from the ongoing secular shift to card-based and electronic payments. Moody’s benefited from a strong debt issuance environment during the year.

Healthcare was one of the best performing sectors during the year and the Fund benefited from its overweight to the sector and from good stock selection. UnitedHealth and Thermo Fisher were the strongest performers. UnitedHealth continues to benefit from a stable cost trend environment and strong organic growth rates. The company is taking share and investing heavily in technology to separate itself from the competition. Thermo Fisher reported strong organic growth numbers across all end markets including life sciences, specialty diagnostics, and lab products.

The industrials sector also generated strong returns, with Delphi Automotive contributing the most to results. Delphi was purchased in 2016 after the stock sold off due to peak auto cycle concerns. The stock has performed well as secular growth in active safety, infotainment, and connected services has driven gains.

Stock and sector selection drove the positive performance in the consumer staples sector. Consumer staples was one of the worst performing sectors in the S&P 500® over the trailing 12 months so the Fund’s underweight to the group added to relative returns. Further, stock selection was strong with Estee Lauder returning nearly 50%. The company is benefiting from a shift from lower margin retail channels such as malls to higher margin boutiques, as well as from strong international growth and developing new brands.

Stock selection was the primary driver of relative performance in the materials sector. Sherwin-Williams closed the Valspar acquisition during the year and the combination will lead to significant cost and revenue synergies. Further, the company benefited from strong single family construction trends and was able to pass through price increases during the year.

The primary detractor from relative performance during the year was stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector. Within the sector, Michaels Companies hurt performance the most as the highly promotional retail environment weighed on shares.

Other detractors for the year include Newell Brands, Halliburton, and Envision Healthcare. Newell Brands had a challenging year as top line growth was softer than expected due to a challenging retail environment, which led to inventory builds as some customers were forced to close doors as a result of the ongoing shift from bricks-and-mortar to online sales. Halliburton, an oil services and equipment company, performed poorly during the year as demand for its services were constrained by slow rig count growth and a tough pricing environment. Envision Healthcare, an ambulatory surgery center provider, struggled with weak volume growth and the shares were sold. In addition, options detracted approximately 0.63% from overall return for the year.

Outlook

Capital markets remain well supported by improving economic data, low interest rates, liquidity injections by foreign central banks, and the hope of corporate tax reform.

 

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However, we must acknowledge that margins and valuations for equities are at or near all-time highs and the business and credit cycles are quite mature. Should future earnings be dampened by slower economic growth or accelerating input costs, we would expect volatility to increase and equity markets to experience a correction.

The Federal Reserve anticipated one additional rate hike in 2017, and began shrinking its balance sheet, “quantitative tightening,” in October of 2017. Economic growth should continue at a modest pace and support the current market environment provided the Fed continues to raise rates in a manner that does not tighten liquidity conditions or dampen economic activity in key sectors such as autos or residential and non-residential construction. However, we do not expect the transition from monetary stimulus to fiscal stimulus to be flawless, and would anticipate market volatility to increase from today’s exceptionally low levels.

As the nature of the market continues to change there are still individual stocks that will perform well over the medium term. Our outlook remains balanced, stock-specific, and not reflective of opportunities in specific industries, regions of the world, or broader market indices.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3

June 29, 2012 (inception) through November 30, 2017

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of November 30, 2017

 

      Security Name    % of
net assets
 
1    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      6.06
2    Delphi Automotive PLC      5.22  
3    Microsoft Corp.      5.10  
4    Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      5.08  
5    Home Depot, Inc. (The)      5.04  
6    Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      5.01  
7    General Dynamics Corp.      4.21  
8    Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      4.11  
9    Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      3.89  
10    Snap-on, Inc.      3.83  

The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — November 30, 20173

 

         
                       Expense Ratios4  
     1 Year     5 Years     Life of Class     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 6/29/2012)         Class A/C/Y       Class N        
NAV     23.13     16.81     16.47         1.12     1.00
     
Class A (Inception 6/29/2012)              
NAV     22.86       16.50       16.16             1.37       1.25  
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge     15.78       15.13       14.90              
     
Class C (Inception 6/29/2012)              
NAV     21.96       15.65       15.32             2.12       2.00  
With CDSC1     20.96       15.65       15.32              
     
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017)              
NAV                         15.05       1.06       0.95  
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P 500® Index2     22.87       15.74       15.49       13.60                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

2

S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equities market.

 

3 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

4 Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/19. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.

ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION

This document may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively “Natixis Affiliates”) and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates services, funds or other financial products.

The index information contained herein is derived from third parties and is provided on an “as is” basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the Natixis Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on Natixis Funds’ website at im.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how Natixis Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Natixis Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

Natixis Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Funds’ prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The first line in the table of each class of Fund shares shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table for each class of Fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges. Therefore, the second line in the table of each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES DIVIDEND INCOME FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
6/1/2017
   

ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE

11/30/2017

   

EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*

6/1/2017 – 11/30/2017

 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,052.80       $5.66  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,019.55       $5.57  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,049.20       $9.50  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,015.79       $9.35  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,054.40       $4.12  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.06       $4.05  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,055.10       $4.38  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.81       $4.31  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.10%, 1.85%, 0.80% and 0.85% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND  

BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE

6/1/2017

    ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
11/30/2017
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
6/1/2017 – 11/30/2017
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,104.40       $6.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,018.60       $6.53  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,100.10       $10.74  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,014.84       $10.30  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,105.70       $5.28  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.06       $5.06  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,104.90       $5.49  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,019.85       $5.27  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.29%, 2.04%, 1.00% and 1.04% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND  

BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE

6/1/2017

   

ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE

11/30/2017

   

EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*

6/1/2017 – 11/30/2017

 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,109.90       $6.66  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,018.75       $6.38  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,106.00       $10.61  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,014.99       $10.15  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,112.90       $4.34  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.96       $4.15  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,111.70       $5.35  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,020.01       $5.11  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.26%, 2.01%, 0.82% and 1.01% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 96.1% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%   
  7,731      United Technologies Corp.    $ 938,930  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles — 2.4%  
  12,732      General Motors Co.      548,622  
  10,719      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      538,094  
     

 

 

 
        1,086,716  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 9.1%  
  23,968      BB&T Corp.      1,184,499  
  13,151      JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)      1,374,542  
  28,034      Wells Fargo & Co.(b)      1,583,080  
     

 

 

 
        4,142,121  
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 1.6%  
  6,311      PepsiCo, Inc.      735,358  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 1.6%  
  7,611      AbbVie, Inc.      737,658  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products — 2.0%  
  23,714      Johnson Controls International PLC      892,595  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 2.6%  
  16,482      DowDuPont, Inc.      1,186,045  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 3.1%  
  38,270      Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,427,471  
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging — 1.8%  
  14,220      International Paper Co.      804,994  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%  
  24,150      Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)      1,228,993  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 5.0%  
  25,189      Exelon Corp.      1,050,633  
  8,957      PG&E Corp.(b)      485,828  
  20,654      PPL Corp.      757,382  
     

 

 

 
        2,293,843  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 2.0%  
  11,524      Eaton Corp. PLC(a)      896,337  
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 1.2%  
  4,871      Hershey Co. (The)      540,340  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%  
  11,859      Medtronic PLC      973,980  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.6%  
  29,903      NextEra Energy Partners LP      1,167,114  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%  
  40,741      General Electric Co.(a)(b)      745,153  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Insurance — 4.0%  
  13,443      FNF Group    $ 543,904  
  23,887      MetLife, Inc.      1,282,254  
     

 

 

 
        1,826,158  
     

 

 

 
   Media — 1.9%  
  12,310      Omnicom Group, Inc.      879,426  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.5%  
  11,916      Chevron Corp.(a)(b)      1,417,885  
  18,490      Energy Transfer Partners LP      307,119  
  22,831      MPLX LP      818,719  
  19,988      Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares, Sponsored ADR      1,318,009  
     

 

 

 
        3,861,732  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 9.3%  
  10,786      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      681,567  
  30,003      GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR      1,051,905  
  20,951      Merck & Co., Inc.      1,157,962  
  37,746      Pfizer, Inc.(a)(b)      1,368,670  
     

 

 

 
        4,260,104  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services — 1.5%  
  18,671      Nielsen Holdings PLC      685,599  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Diversified — 3.9%  
  38,231      Outfront Media, Inc.      896,899  
  17,379      Uniti Group, Inc.      279,802  
  17,063      Weyerhaeuser Co.      603,689  
     

 

 

 
        1,780,390  
     

 

 

 
   REITs – Hotels — 4.2%  
  32,536      Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      950,051  
  14,126      Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.      981,475  
     

 

 

 
        1,931,526  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0%  
  20,316      QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,347,763  
     

 

 

 
   Software — 3.9%  
  14,377      Microsoft Corp.      1,210,112  
  11,562      Oracle Corp.      567,232  
     

 

 

 
        1,777,344  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.0%  
  4,495      Apple, Inc.      772,466  
  31,895      Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.      612,384  
     

 

 

 
        1,384,850  
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 5.7%  
  12,478      Altria Group, Inc.      846,383  
  8,495      British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR      540,537  
  11,578      Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)      1,189,639  
     

 

 

 
        2,576,559  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Transportation Infrastructure — 1.7%  
  11,461      Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.    $ 765,366  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  
  30,021      Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR      924,046  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $39,264,336)
     43,798,511  
     

 

 

 
     
  Preferred Stocks — 2.5%  
   Integrated Energy — 1.1%  
  8,945      Hess Corp., 8.000%      505,840  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%  
  1,042      Allergan PLC, Series A, 5.500%      648,447  
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,438,543)
     1,154,287  
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
$ 444,374      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 11/30/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $444,379 on 12/01/2017 collateralized by $460,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $454,295 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $444,374)      444,374  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 99.6%
(Identified Cost $41,147,253)
     45,397,172  
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.4%      164,728  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 45,561,900  
     

 

 

 
     
  Written Options — (0.0%)  
Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
   Shares     Notional
Amount
     Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Options on Securities — (0.0%)          
Nielsen Holdings PLC, Put      01/19/2018      35      (3,000   $ 110,160      $ (2,511   $ (2,025
             

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open option contracts.   
  (b)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open option contracts.  
     
  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.  
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at November 30, 2017

 

Pharmaceuticals

     10.7

Banks

     9.1  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.5  

Tobacco

     5.7  

Electric Utilities

     5.0  

REITs - Hotels

     4.2  

Insurance

     4.0  

REITs - Diversified

     3.9  

Software

     3.9  

Communications Equipment

     3.1  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     3.0  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.0  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.7  

Chemicals

     2.6  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.6  

Automobiles

     2.4  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.1  

Aerospace & Defense

     2.1  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2.0  

Electrical Equipment

     2.0  

Building Products

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     14.0  

Short-Term Investments

     1.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.6  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     0.4  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 98.9% of Net Assets  
   Argentina — 3.8%  
  2,417      MercadoLibre, Inc.    $ 665,013  
     

 

 

 
   Brazil — 4.1%  
  70,566      Ambev S.A., ADR      436,804  
  42,276      Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento      295,556  
     

 

 

 
        732,360  
     

 

 

 
   China — 10.6%  
  6,177      Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)      1,093,823  
  3,288      Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)      784,451  
     

 

 

 
        1,878,274  
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 4.1%  
  14,097      Novo Nordisk AS, Class B      728,659  
     

 

 

 
   France — 5.7%  
  7,281      Danone      614,872  
  3,094      Sodexo S.A.      403,651  
     

 

 

 
        1,018,523  
     

 

 

 
   Italy — 1.0%  
  50,700      Prada SpA      173,447  
     

 

 

 
   Sweden — 1.3%  
  27,182      Elekta AB, Class B      227,152  
     

 

 

 
   Switzerland — 6.9%  
  4,075      Nestle S.A., (Registered)      348,615  
  4,921      Novartis AG, (Registered)      422,205  
  1,823      Roche Holding AG      460,699  
     

 

 

 
        1,231,519  
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 5.7%  
  8,350      Diageo PLC      288,690  
  19,915      Experian PLC      414,376  
  5,403      Unilever NV      311,585  
     

 

 

 
        1,014,651  
     

 

 

 
   United States — 55.7%  
  638      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)      661,077  
  722      Amazon.com, Inc.(a)      849,614  
  4,267      American Express Co.      416,929  
  8,464      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      387,397  
  4,598      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      333,125  
  1,016      Core Laboratories NV      102,362  
  4,952      Deere & Co.      742,107  
  4,330      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      280,497  
  4,062      Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)      719,705  
  5,688      Microsoft Corp.      478,759  
  15,502      Oracle Corp.      760,528  
  4,836      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      435,192  
  7,470      QUALCOMM, Inc.      495,560  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   United States — continued  
  7,786      Schlumberger Ltd.    $ 489,350  
  5,619      SEI Investments Co.      395,353  
  6,105      Shire PLC      302,657  
  21,769      Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)      289,310  
  6,160      Visa, Inc., Class A      693,554  
  16,744      Yum China Holdings, Inc.      683,658  
  4,239      Yum! Brands, Inc.      353,829  
     

 

 

 
        9,870,563  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $14,254,807)
     17,540,161  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 1.2%  
$ 207,188      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 11/30/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $207,190 on 12/01/2017 collateralized by $215,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $212,334 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $207,188)
     207,188  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments — 100.1%
(Identified Cost $14,461,995)
     17,747,349  
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.1)%      (18,631
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 17,728,718  
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)      Non-income producing security.   
     
  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.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at November 30, 2017

 

Internet Software & Services

     22.2

Pharmaceuticals

     9.1  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     8.2  

Software

     7.0  

Beverages

     6.2  

IT Services

     5.6  

Food Products

     5.3  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     4.8  

Household Products

     4.3  

Machinery

     4.2  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.4  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.8  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.6  

Consumer Finance

     2.3  

Professional Services

     2.3  

Capital Markets

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     6.4  

Short-Term Investments

     1.2  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.1  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure Summary at November 30, 2017

 

United States Dollar

     72.0

Euro

     7.5  

Swiss Franc

     6.9  

British Pound

     5.6  

Danish Krone

     4.1  

Other, less than 2% each

     4.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.1  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
  Common Stocks — 94.8% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 4.2%  
  31,200      General Dynamics Corp.    $ 6,463,392  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components — 5.2%  
  76,500      Delphi Automotive PLC      8,007,255  
     

 

 

 
   Banks — 2.0%  
  40,900      Citigroup, Inc.      3,087,950  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 3.3%  
  224,625      Grifols S.A., ADR      5,110,219  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets — 2.2%  
  22,375      Moody’s Corp.      3,396,973  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 5.0%  
  19,260      Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      7,692,829  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services — 4.1%  
  32,700      Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)      6,311,427  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%  
  119,825      AT&T, Inc.      4,359,233  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.5%  
  9,775      IPG Photonics Corp.(a)      2,238,280  
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services — 3.3%  
  120,450      Halliburton Co.      5,032,401  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9%  
  35,550      Medtronic PLC      2,919,722  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services — 6.1%  
  40,750      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      9,297,927  
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 2.6%  
  129,275      Newell Brands, Inc.      4,003,647  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance — 2.1%  
  49,375      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      3,250,356  
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services — 2.3%  
  19,525      Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a)      3,457,487  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services — 5.1%  
  35,525      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      3,206,487  
  30,375      MasterCard, Inc., Class A      4,570,526  
     

 

 

 
        7,777,013  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.4%  
  18,775      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,619,069  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 3.8%  
  34,725      Snap-on, Inc.      5,883,457  
     

 

 

 
   Media — 8.8%  
  62,625      Time Warner, Inc.      5,730,814  
  250,250      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      7,795,287  
     

 

 

 
        13,526,101  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.2%  
  105,375      Enterprise Products Partners LP    $ 2,595,386  
  678,075      Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)      5,411,039  
     

 

 

 
        8,006,425  
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products — 3.9%  
  47,875      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      5,976,236  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.3%  
  11,525      Broadcom Ltd.(b)      3,203,259  
  34,725      Texas Instruments, Inc.(b)      3,378,395  
     

 

 

 
        6,581,654  
     

 

 

 
   Software — 5.1%  
  93,050      Microsoft Corp.      7,832,018  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail — 5.0%  
  42,975      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      7,727,764  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.5%  
  22,525      Apple, Inc.      3,870,921  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $117,310,205)
     145,429,756  
     

 

 

 
     
  Closed-End Investment Companies — 3.9%  
  31,875      Altaba, Inc.(a)      2,233,163  
  228,725      Ares Capital Corp.      3,709,919  
     

 

 

 
   Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $5,592,184)
     5,943,082  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Purchased Options — 1.4%
(Identified Cost $2,940,612) (see detail below)
     2,199,000  
  

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
$ 1,560,115      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 11/30/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $1,560,130 on 12/01/2017 collateralized by $1,615,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $1,594,971 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,560,115)      1,560,115  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 101.1%
(Identified Cost $127,403,116)
     155,131,953  
   Other assets less liabilities — (1.1)%      (1,688,309
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 153,443,644  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)

 

 

Purchased Options — 1.4%                 
Description    Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Contracts (††)      Notional
Amount
     Cost      Value (†)  
Index Options — 1.4%              
S&P 500® Index, Put(a)      09/21/2018        2,475        300      $ 79,427,400      $ 2,940,612      $ 2,199,000  
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Written Options — (1.1%)            
Description   Expiration
Date
    Exercise
Price
    Contracts/
Shares (††)
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
(Received)
    Value (†)  
Index Options — (1.1%)          
S&P 500® Index, Put     09/21/2018       2,375       (300   $ (79,427,400   $ (2,249,387   $ (1,669,500
Options on Securities — (0.0%)          
Broadcom Ltd., Call     01/19/2018       300       (8,800     (2,445,872     (25,428     (45,760
Texas Instruments, Inc., Call     01/19/2018       100       (17,800     (1,731,762     (10,138     (27,501
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total           $ (2,284,953   $ (1,742,761
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
  
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.
  (††)      Index options are expressed in contracts. Options on securities are expressed in shares.
  (a)      Non-income producing security.
  (b)      Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open option contracts.
  
  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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at November 30, 2017

 

Media

     8.8

Health Care Providers & Services

     6.1  

Auto Components

     5.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.2  

Software

     5.1  

IT Services

     5.1  

Specialty Retail

     5.0  

Chemicals

     5.0  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     4.3  

Aerospace & Defense

     4.2  

Diversified Financial Services

     4.1  

Personal Products

     3.9  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     3.9  

Machinery

     3.8  

Biotechnology

     3.3  

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.9  

Household Durables

     2.6  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.5  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.4  

Internet Software & Services

     2.3  

Capital Markets

     2.2  

Insurance

     2.1  

Banks

     2.0  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     4.8  

Short-Term Investments

     1.0  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     101.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including open written options)

     (1.1
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017

 

     Loomis Sayles
Dividend
Income Fund
     Loomis Sayles
Global
Growth Fund
     Vaughan
Nelson
Select Fund
 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 41,147,253      $ 14,461,995      $ 127,403,116  

Net unrealized appreciation

     4,249,919        3,285,354        27,728,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at value

     45,397,172        17,747,349        155,131,953  

Cash

     2,511                

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     3,939        11,332        86,860  

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

            3,970         

Receivable for securities sold

     271,691                

Dividends and interest receivable

     186,570        17,696        228,436  

Tax reclaims receivable

     159        14,490        9,058  

Prepaid expenses (Note 8)

     37        15        75  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     45,862,079        17,794,852        155,456,382  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Options written, at value (premiums received $2,511, $0 and $2,284,953, respectively) (Note 2)

     2,025               1,742,761  

Payable for securities purchased

     181,644                

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

                   70,165  

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     5,986               95,358  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     50,945        11,302        49,560  

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     1,646        636        5,456  

Payable to distributor (Note 6d)

     272        9        386  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     57,661        54,187        49,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     300,179        66,134        2,012,738  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 45,561,900      $ 17,728,718      $ 153,443,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 39,657,831      $ 13,908,861      $ 111,512,050  

Undistributed net investment income

     111,177        46,568        569,142  

Accumulated net realized gain on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     1,542,487        487,397        13,091,423  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

     4,250,405        3,285,892        28,271,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 45,561,900      $ 17,728,718      $ 153,443,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

     Loomis Sayles
Dividend
Income Fund
    Loomis Sayles
Global
Growth Fund
    Vaughan
Nelson
Select Fund
 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND
OFFERING PRICE:

      

Class A shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 16,517,501     $ 1,540,564     $ 22,268,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,403,410       114,594       1,197,586  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 11.77     $ 13.44     $ 18.59  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 12.49     $ 14.26     $ 19.72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1)

      

Net assets

   $ 8,525,216     $ 133,636     $ 7,428,812  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     728,599       10,046       416,502  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 11.70     $ 13.30     $ 17.84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 1,054     $ 1,199     $ 1,152  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     89       89       61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.78   $ 13.49   $ 18.73
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 20,518,129     $ 16,053,319     $ 123,745,629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,741,972       1,190,526       6,613,711  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.78     $ 13.48     $ 18.71  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Net asset value calculations have been determined utilizing fractional share and penny amounts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended November 30, 2017

 

     Loomis Sayles
Dividend
Income Fund
    Loomis Sayles
Global Growth
Fund
    Vaughan
Nelson
Select Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends

   $ 1,781,341     $ 203,735     $ 2,328,275  

Non-cash dividends (Note 2b)

           11,422        

Interest

     15,903       545       7,420  

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (4,123     (13,325     (4,961
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,793,121       202,377       2,330,734  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 6)

     274,067       112,890       1,188,698  

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     128,295       2,668       126,332  

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     20,363       6,286       62,334  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     22,861       16,453       24,925  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7)

     44,117       6,847       66,364  

Audit and tax services fees

     50,918       42,246       40,801  

Custodian fees and expenses

     7,727       49,137       7,395  

Legal fees

     1,042       283       3,132  

Registration fees

     83,630       76,834       87,339  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     16,350       3,198       12,693  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8)

     11,479       11,748       13,213  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     660,849       328,590       1,633,226  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

     (144,052     (178,691     (68,857
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     516,797       149,899       1,564,369  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,276,324       52,478       766,365  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

      

Net realized gain on:

      

Investments

     1,623,545       500,846       14,640,662  

Options written

     34,066             146,359  

Foreign currency transactions (Note 2c)

           732        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     2,196,626       3,129,987       13,105,503  

Options written

     486             542,192  

Foreign currency translations (Note 2c)

           818        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     3,854,723       3,632,383       28,434,716  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 5,131,047     $ 3,684,861     $ 29,201,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Loomis Sayles Dividend
Income Fund
 
     Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,276,324     $ 1,054,410  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     1,657,611       (236,763

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations

     2,197,112       2,094,835  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     5,131,047       2,912,482  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (366,391     (407,643

Class C

     (150,359     (115,022

Class N

     (16      

Class Y

     (525,416     (467,159

Net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (26,949     (1,185,173

Class C

     (12,460     (394,480

Class Y

     (30,883     (1,110,516
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1,112,474     (3,679,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 12)

     6,456,317       10,194,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     10,474,890       9,426,622  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the year

     35,087,010       25,660,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 45,561,900     $ 35,087,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 111,177     $ (41,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
    Vaughan Nelson Select Fund  
Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Period Ended
November 30,
2016(a)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
 
     
$ 52,478     $ 25,758     $ 766,365     $ 361,830  
 
    
501,578

 
    188,265       14,787,021       2,231,360  
 
    
3,130,805

 
    155,087       13,647,695       4,866,123  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,684,861       369,110       29,201,081       7,459,313  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
     
  (578           (9,096     (1,415
  (7                  
                     
  (44,506           (277,073     (164,168
     
  (3,916           (328,006     (323,130
  (498           (124,325     (128,464
  (200,228           (1,583,641     (1,592,857

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (249,733           (2,322,141     (2,210,034

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
4,281,483

 
    9,642,997       (5,953,310     27,384,829  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  7,716,611       10,012,107       20,925,630       32,634,108  
     
  10,012,107             132,518,014       99,883,906  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 17,728,718     $ 10,012,107     $ 153,443,644     $ 132,518,014  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
$

46,568

 
  $ 38,448     $ 569,142     $ 246,555  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class A  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.70     $ 11.35     $ 13.02     $ 12.87     $ 10.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

       

Net investment income(a)

    0.32       0.35       0.34       0.51 (b)      0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.03       0.53       (0.58     0.91       2.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    1.35       0.88       (0.24     1.42       2.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.26     (0.34     (0.33     (0.50     (0.33

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (1.19     (1.10     (0.77     (0.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.28     (1.53     (1.43     (1.27     (0.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.77     $ 10.70     $ 11.35     $ 13.02     $ 12.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    12.76     9.26     (1.89 )%      11.95 %(b)      27.35

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 16,518     $ 14,236     $ 11,329     $ 7,569     $ 5,978  

Net expenses(e)

    1.10     1.16 %(f)      1.20     1.20     1.20

Gross expenses

    1.42     1.51     1.60     1.67     1.55

Net investment income

    2.82     3.46     2.96     4.03 %(b)      2.70

Portfolio turnover rate

    40     35     51     65     45

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.33, total return would have been 10.53% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.63%.
(c) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(f) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.20% to 1.10%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class C  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.65     $ 11.30     $ 12.98     $ 12.81     $ 10.42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.24       0.27       0.26       0.44 (b)      0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.02       0.53       (0.58     0.89       2.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    1.26       0.80       (0.32     1.33       2.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.19     (0.26     (0.26     (0.39     (0.29

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (1.19     (1.10     (0.77     (0.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.21     (1.45     (1.36     (1.16     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.70     $ 10.65     $ 11.30     $ 12.98     $ 12.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    11.87     8.48     (2.64 )%      11.14 %(b)      26.40

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 8,525     $ 5,505     $ 3,744     $ 1,716     $ 5,260  

Net expenses(e)

    1.85     1.90 %(f)      1.95     1.95     1.95

Gross expenses

    2.17     2.26     2.35     2.42     2.21

Net investment income

    2.11     2.68     2.21     3.54 %(b)      2.03

Portfolio turnover rate

    40     35     51     65     45

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.21, total return would have been 9.71% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.70%.
(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(f) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.95% to 1.85%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles
Dividend
Income
Fund—Class N
 
    Period Ended
November 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.37  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.35  
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.59  
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

    (0.18

Net realized capital gains

     
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.18
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.78  
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

    5.26

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(d)(e)

    0.80

Gross expenses(e)

    14.68

Net investment income(e)

    3.16

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    40

 

* From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(f) Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended November 30, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class Y  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.71     $ 11.36     $ 13.03     $ 12.88     $ 10.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.35       0.37       0.35       0.56 (b)      0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.03       0.53       (0.56     0.90       2.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    1.38       0.90       (0.21     1.46       2.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.36     (0.36     (0.54     (0.36

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (1.19     (1.10     (0.77     (0.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.31     (1.55     (1.46     (1.31     (0.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 11.78     $ 10.71     $ 11.36     $ 13.03     $ 12.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    13.03     9.53     (1.64 )%      12.22 %(b)      27.63

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 20,518     $ 15,345     $ 10,588     $ 22,545     $ 13,917  

Net expenses(d)

    0.85     0.90 %(e)      0.95     0.95     0.95

Gross expenses

    1.16     1.26     1.32     1.41     1.34

Net investment income

    3.07     3.62     2.97     4.46 %(b)      2.97

Portfolio turnover rate

    40     35     51     65     45

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.37, total return would have been 10.80% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.91%.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 0.95% to 0.85%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Global
Growth Fund—Class A
 
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Period Ended
November 30,
2016*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.53     $ 10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.00 )(b)      0.00 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.15       0.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.15       0.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

   

Net investment income

    (0.03      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.21      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.24      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.44     $ 10.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    30.63     5.30 %(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

   

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1,541     $ 195  

Net expenses(f)

    1.29     1.30 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    2.56     2.74 %(g) 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.00 )%(h)      0.00 %(g)(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     12

 

* From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016.
(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(e) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(f) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(h) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Global
Growth Fund—Class C
 
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Period Ended
November 30,
2016*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.47     $ 10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.09     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.13       0.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.04       0.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )(b)       

Net realized capital gains

    (0.21      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.21      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.30     $ 10.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)(d)

    29.67     4.70 %(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

   

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 134     $ 25  

Net expenses(f)

    2.04     2.05 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    3.31     3.18 %(g) 

Net investment loss

    (0.73 )%      (1.09 )%(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     12

 

* From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016.
(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(e) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(f) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles
Global Growth
Fund—Class N
 
    Period Ended
November 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 11.26  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.20  
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    2.23  
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     

Net realized capital gains

     
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.49  
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

    19.80

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(d)(e)

    1.00

Gross expenses(e)

    15.78

Net investment income(e)

    0.30

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    17

 

* From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(f) Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended November 30, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Loomis Sayles Global
Growth Fund—Class Y
 
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Period Ended
November 30,
2016*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 10.55     $ 10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income(a)

    0.05       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.14       0.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.19       0.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

    (0.05      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.21      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.26      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 13.48     $ 10.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    30.96     5.50 %(c) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 16,053     $ 9,793  

Net expenses(d)

    1.04     1.05 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    2.31     2.55 %(e) 

Net investment income

    0.40     0.45 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     12

 

* From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Vaughan Nelson Select Fund—Class A  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 15.38     $ 14.82     $ 14.78     $ 14.22     $ 10.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.06       0.03       0.01       (0.01     0.01 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.41       0.83       0.47       2.01       3.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.47       0.86       0.48       2.00       3.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.01     (0.00 )(c)            (0.01      

Net realized capital gains

    (0.25     (0.30     (0.44     (1.43     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.26     (0.30     (0.44     (1.44     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 18.59     $ 15.38     $ 14.82     $ 14.78     $ 14.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(d)

    22.86 %(e)      5.91 %(e)      3.31     15.31 %(e)      38.44 %(b)(e) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 22,268     $ 20,502     $ 15,794     $ 11,182     $ 9,468  

Net expenses

    1.28 %(f)(g)      1.34 %(f)(h)      1.40     1.40 %(f)      1.40 %(f) 

Gross expenses

    1.33     1.37     1.40     1.62     1.96

Net investment income (loss)

    0.39     0.18     0.05     (0.08 )%      0.05 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    66     64     35     64     112

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.01), total return would have been 38.24%, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.07)%.
(c) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(e) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(f) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(g) Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased from 1.30% to 1.25%.
(h) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.40% to 1.30%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Vaughan Nelson Select Fund—Class C  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 14.87     $ 14.44     $ 14.52     $ 14.07     $ 10.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.06     (0.08     (0.10     (0.11     (0.08 )(b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.28       0.81       0.46       1.99       3.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.22       0.73       0.36       1.88       3.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

                             

Net realized capital gains

    (0.25     (0.30     (0.44     (1.43     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.25     (0.30     (0.44     (1.43     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 17.84     $ 14.87     $ 14.44     $ 14.52     $ 14.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(c)

    21.96 %(d)      5.14 %(d)      2.52     14.54 %(d)      37.38 %(b)(d) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 7,429     $ 7,693     $ 5,607     $ 2,955     $ 1,118  

Net expenses

    2.03 %(e)(f)      2.09 %(e)(g)      2.15     2.15 %(e)      2.15 %(e) 

Gross expenses

    2.08     2.12     2.15     2.35     2.76

Net investment loss

    (0.37 )%      (0.58 )%      (0.69 )%      (0.84 )%      (0.62 )%(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    66     64     35     64     112

 

(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09), total return would have been 37.28%, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.75)%.
(c) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(f) Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased from 2.05% to 2.00%.
(g) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 2.15% to 2.05%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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    Vaughan
Nelson Select
Fund—Class N
 
    Period Ended
November 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 16.28  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.36  
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    2.45  
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

     

Net realized capital gains

     
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 18.73  
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

    15.05

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 1  

Net expenses(d)(e)(f)

    0.97

Gross expenses(e)

    14.62

Net investment income(e)

    0.80

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    66

 

* From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(f) Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased from 1.00% to 0.95%.
(g) Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended November 30, 2017.

 

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    Vaughan Nelson Select Fund—Class Y  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 15.48     $ 14.90     $ 14.83     $ 14.24     $ 10.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.06       0.05       0.02       0.04 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3.41       0.85       0.47       2.03       3.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    3.52       0.91       0.52       2.05       3.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.04     (0.03     (0.01     (0.03     (0.02

Net realized capital gains

    (0.25     (0.30     (0.44     (1.43     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.29     (0.33     (0.45     (1.46     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 18.71     $ 15.48     $ 14.90     $ 14.83     $ 14.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    23.13 %(c)      6.22 %(c)      3.56     15.66 %(c)      38.80 %(c)(b) 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 123,746     $ 104,324     $ 78,483     $ 54,095     $ 14,211  

Net expenses

    1.03 %(d)(e)      1.09 %(d)(f)      1.15     1.15 %(d)      1.15 %(d) 

Gross expenses

    1.08     1.12     1.15     1.33     1.80

Net investment income

    0.64     0.43     0.31     0.16     0.33 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    66     64     35     64     112

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.02, total return would have been 38.61%, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.15%.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limit decreased from 1.05% to 1.00%.
(f) Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.15% to 1.05%.

 

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1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund (the “Dividend Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”)

Vaughan Nelson Select Fund (the “Select Fund”)

Each Fund is a diversified investment company, except for Select Fund, which is a non-diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N (effective March 31, 2017) and Class Y shares. Class T shares of the Funds are not currently available for purchase. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. Class N and Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Class Y shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Class Y as outlined in the relevant Fund’s prospectus.

Most expenses can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Natixis ETF Trust. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C and Class Y, and individually for Class N. In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of

 

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America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

a.  Valuation.  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 shares of 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. 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. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. 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. Option contracts on domestic indices are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations as of the close of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”).

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

 

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subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. On the last business day of the month, the Funds will fair value S&P 500® Index options using the closing rotation values published by the CBOE. The Funds 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 Funds 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 a 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.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.

As of November 30, 2017, purchased and written S&P 500® Index options held by Select Fund were fair valued at $2,199,000 and $(1,669,500), representing 1.4% and (1.1)% of net assets, respectively, using the closing rotation values published by the CBOE.

As of November 30, 2017, securities held by Global Growth Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Equity

Securities1

  

Percentage of

Net Assets

 
$4,992,164      28.2

 

1 

Certain foreign equity securities were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of those securities.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income, including income reinvested, is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividends reinvested are reflected as

 

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non-cash dividends on the Statements of Operations. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Funds 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. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations. For federal income tax purposes, net realized foreign exchange gains or losses are characterized as ordinary income, and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce or eliminate the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of the net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.

The Funds may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.

d.  Option Contracts.  Certain Funds 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

 

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exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument or index 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 a 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 or index 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 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 Funds are reduced.

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of November 30, 2017 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

A Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on investment income and taxes on capital gains on investments that are accrued and paid based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign withholding taxes on dividend and interest income are reflected on the Statements of Operations as a reduction of investment income, net of amounts eligible to be reclaimed. Dividends and interest receivable on the Statements of Assets

 

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and Liabilities are net of foreign withholding taxes. Foreign withholding taxes where reclaims have been or will be filed are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as tax reclaims receivable. Capital gains taxes paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations. Accrued but unpaid capital gains taxes are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable, and reduce unrealized gains on investments. In the event that realized gains on investments are subsequently offset by realized losses, taxes paid on realized gains may be returned to a Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.

f.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as foreign currency gains and losses and return of capital and capital gain distributions received. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, return of capital distributions received and options contract mark-to-market. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

    2017 Distributions Paid From:     2016 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital

Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital

Gains

   

Total

 

Dividend Income Fund

  $ 1,075,908     $ 36,566     $ 1,112,474     $ 1,054,752     $ 2,625,241     $ 3,679,993  

Global Growth Fund

    249,733             249,733                    

Select Fund

    286,169       2,035,972       2,322,141       165,583       2,044,451       2,210,034  

Differences between these amounts and those reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are primarily attributable to different book and tax treatment for short-term capital gains.

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Dividend
Income Fund

    

Global Growth

Fund

    

Select Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 364,593      $ 187,150      $ 618,702  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     1,458,764        405,695        12,813,818  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     1,823,357        592,845        13,432,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

     4,131,657        3,238,314        28,548,634  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

   $ 5,955,014      $ 3,831,159      $ 41,981,154  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the cost of investments (including derivatives, if applicable) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a federal tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Dividend
Income Fund

   

Global Growth

Fund

   

Select Fund

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 41,266,001     $ 14,509,573     $ 127,287,236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

     6,026,921       3,452,753       33,911,493  

Gross tax depreciation

     (1,895,264     (214,977     (5,362,859
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net tax appreciation

   $ 4,131,657     $ 3,237,776     $ 28,548,634  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Differences between these amounts and those reported in the components of distributable earnings are primarily attributable to foreign currency mark-to-market and capital gains taxes.

g.  Repurchase Agreements.  Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which each Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is each 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 a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of November 30, 2017, each Fund, as applicable, had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

h.  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The

 

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Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each 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 each 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 Funds’ investments as of November 30, 2017, at value:

Dividend Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 43,798,511      $      $   —      $ 43,798,511  

Preferred Stocks(a)

     1,154,287                      1,154,287  

Short-Term Investments

            444,374               444,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,952,798      $ 444,374      $      $ 45,397,172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options

   $       (2,025     $        —      $   —        $    (2,025)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

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Global Growth Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks

           

Brazil

   $ 436,804      $ 295,556      $   —      $ 732,360  

Denmark

            728,659               728,659  

France

            1,018,523               1,018,523  

Italy

            173,447               173,447  

Sweden

            227,152               227,152  

Switzerland

            1,231,519               1,231,519  

United Kingdom

            1,014,651               1,014,651  

United States

     9,567,906        302,657               9,870,563  

All Other Common Stocks(a)

     2,543,287                      2,543,287  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     12,547,997        4,992,164               17,540,161  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

            207,188               207,188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,547,997      $ 5,199,352      $      $ 17,747,349  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Select Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 145,429,756      $      $   —      $ 145,429,756  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     5,943,082                      5,943,082  

Purchased Options

            2,199,000               2,199,000  

Short-Term Investments

            1,560,115               1,560,115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 151,372,838      $ 3,759,115      $      $ 155,131,953  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Written Options(a)

   $   (73,261)        $(1,669,500)      $   —        $ (1,742,761)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

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4.  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 Dividend Income Fund and Select Fund used during the period include option contracts.

Dividend Income 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 year ended November 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in written put and call option transactions for both hedging and investment purposes.

Select 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 and written put options to hedge against a decline in values. The Fund may also use written call options to collect incremental income on an equity position it holds. During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Fund engaged in purchased and written put options for hedging purposes and in written call options for purposes of collecting incremental income.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Dividend Income Fund as of November 30, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Liabilities

  

Options written

at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (2,025

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Select Fund as of November 30, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Assets

  

Investments

at value1

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ 2,199,000  

 

Liabilities

  

Options written

at value

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

  

Equity contracts

   $ (1,742,761

 

1 

Represents purchased options, at value.

 

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Transactions in derivative instruments for Dividend Income Fund during the year ended November 30, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 34,066  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on:

  

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ 486  

Transactions in derivative instruments for Select Fund during the year ended November 30, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments2

   

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ (860,401   $ 146,359  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on:

  

Investments2

   

Options written

 

Equity contracts

   $ (741,612   $ 542,192  

 

2 

Represents realized loss and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for purchased options during the period.

As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Dividend Income Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended November 30, 2017:

 

Dividend Income Fund**

  

Call Options

Written

   

Put Options

Written

 

Average Market Value of Underlying Securities

     0.30     0.21

Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     1.43     1.09

Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     0.00     0.00

Market Value of Underlying Securities as of November 30, 2017

     0.00     0.24

 

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The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Select Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended November 30, 2017:

 

Select Fund**

  

Put Options

Purchased

   

Call Options

Written

   

Put Options

Written

 

Average Market Value of Underlying Securities

     13.24     9.82     13.24

Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     51.76     18.76     51.76

Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     0.00     0.00     0.00

Market Value of Underlying Securities as of November 30, 2017

     51.76     2.72     51.76

 

**

Market value of underlying instruments is determined as follows: for securities by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Policies and Procedures and for indices by multiplying option contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the option’s underlying index.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended November 30, 2017, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments, option contracts and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 24,475,471      $ 18,074,449  

Global Growth Fund

     6,287,304        2,402,467  

Select Fund

     91,324,753        89,110,576  

6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds, except Select Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on average daily net assets:

 

Fund

  

Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets

 

Dividend Income Fund

     0.60

Global Growth Fund

     0.80

Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), serves as investment adviser to the Select Fund. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P. (“Natixis”), which is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.85%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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Natixis Advisors has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”). Under the terms of the subadvisory agreement, the Fund pays a subadvisory fee at the annual rate of 0.53%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. Payments to Natixis Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to Vaughan Nelson.

Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors have given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until March 31, 2018, except for Select Fund which is in effect until March 31, 2019, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, and are reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class N

   

Class Y

 

Dividend Income Fund

     1.10     1.85     0.80     0.85

Global Growth Fund

     1.30     2.05     1.00     1.05

Select Fund

     1.25     2.00     0.95     1.00

Prior to July 1, 2017, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements for Select Fund were as follows:

 

     Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class N

   

Class Y

 

Select Fund

     1.30     2.05     1.00     1.05

Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses they have borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the annual operating expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

 

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For the year ended November 30, 2017, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

 

Gross

Management

Fees

   

Contractual

Waivers of

Management

Fees1

   

Voluntary

Waivers of

Management

Fees2

   

Net

Management

Fees

   

Percentage

of Average

Daily Net

Assets

 
         

Gross

   

Net

 

Dividend Income Fund

  $ 274,067     $ 143,960     $     $ 130,107       0.60     0.28

Global Growth Fund

    112,890       111,845       1,045             0.80    

Select Fund

    1,188,698       68,760             1,119,938       0.85     0.80

 

1 

Contractual management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2018.

2 

Voluntary management fee waivers are not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed non-class specific expenses of Global Growth Fund in the amount of $65,701 for the year ended November 30, 2017.

No expenses were recovered for any of the Funds during the year ended November 30, 2017 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis.

b.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plans”).

Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

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Also under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Service Fees      Distribution
Fees
 

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class C

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 40,264      $ 22,008      $ 66,023  

Global Growth Fund

     2,022        162        484  

Select Fund

     53,119        18,303        54,910  

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Natixis ETF Trust of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Administrative

Fees

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 20,363  

Global Growth Fund

     6,286  

Select Fund

     62,334  

d.   Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.   Natixis Distribution has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Funds primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Funds. These services would have been provided by the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds have agreed to reimburse Natixis Distribution for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to

 

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these intermediaries. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to Natixis Distribution are subject to a current per-account equivalent fee limit approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations) for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Sub-Transfer Agent

Fees

 

Dividend Income Fund

          $ 32,050  

Global Growth Fund

     981  

Select Fund

     53,179  

As of November 30, 2017, the Funds owe Natixis Distribution the following reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor):

 

Fund

  

Reimbursements of

Sub-Transfer Agent

Fees

 

Dividend Income Fund

       $ 272  

Global Growth Fund

     9  

Select Fund

     386  

Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes.

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distribution during the year ended November 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 7,921  

Global Growth Fund

     1,073  

Select Fund

     1,818  

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, Natixis or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $325,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $155,000. Each Independent Trustee also

 

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receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $10,000. Each Contract Review Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Chairperson of the Board will receive a retainer fee at the annual rate of $340,000, each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) will receive, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $170,000, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee each will receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $20,000 and the chairperson of the Governance Committee will receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $12,000. All other Trustee fees will remain unchanged.

A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Natixis ETF Trust as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

g.  Payment by Affiliates.  During the year ended November 30, 2017, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Dividend Income Fund $314 in connection with a trading error.

 

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h.  Affiliated Ownership.  As of November 30, 2017, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) and Natixis and affiliates held shares of the Funds representing the following percentages of the Funds’ net assets:

 

Fund

  

Retirement Plan

   

Natixis 

   

Total Affiliated
Ownership

 

Dividend Income Fund

     3.22     Less than 0.01     3.22%  

Global Growth Fund

           38.98%       38.98%  

Select Fund

           Less than 0.01     Less than 0.01

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.

i.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Funds to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the period March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Funds for transfer agency expenses as follows:

 

Fund

   Reimbursement
of Transfer
Agency Expenses
 
    

Class N

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 92  

Global Growth Fund

     100  

Select Fund

     97  

7.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.

For the period from March 31, 2017, commencement of Class N operations, through November 30, 2017, the Funds incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

     Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 10,669      $ 6,019      $ 92      $ 13,724  

Global Growth Fund

     328        27        100        3,855  

Select Fund

     6,292        2,124        97        33,816  

 

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8.  Line of Credit.  Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, entered into a 364-day, $400,000,000 syndicated, committed, unsecured line of credit with Citibank, N.A. to be used for temporary or emergency purposes only. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $400,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $400,000,000 limit at any time), subject to each Fund’s investment restrictions. Interest is charged to the Funds at a rate equal to the greater of the eurodollar or the federal funds rate plus 1.00%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable on the last business day of each month, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The Funds paid an arrangement fee, an upfront fee, and other fees in connection with the new line of credit agreement, which are being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected as miscellaneous expenses on the Statements of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Prior to April 13, 2017, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

9.  Brokerage Commission Recapture.  Certain Funds have entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended November 30, 2017, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Rebates

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 1,233  

Global Growth Fund

     1,026  

10.  Concentration of Risk.  Each Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.

The Select Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. Because the Fund may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Fund may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.

11.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

Funds. As of November 30, 2017, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Funds had accounts representing controlling ownership of more than 5% of the Funds’ total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Number of 5%

Non-Affiliated

Account

Holders

    

Percentage of

Non-Affiliated

Ownership

   

Percentage

of Affiliated

Ownership

(Note 6h)

   

Total

Percentage of

Ownership

 

Dividend Income Fund

     2        26.45           26.45

Global Growth Fund

     2        20.87     38.98     59.85

Omnibus shareholder accounts for which Natixis Advisors understands that the intermediary has discretion over the underlying shareholder accounts or investment models where a shareholder account may be invested for a non-discretionary customer are included in the table above. For other omnibus accounts, the Funds do not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.

 

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November 30, 2017

 

12.  Capital Shares.  Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

    
Year Ended
November 30, 2017

 
   
Year Ended
November 30, 2016

 

Dividend Income Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A  

Issued from the sale of shares

     644,788     $ 7,242,601       475,395     $ 4,758,020  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     32,753       372,907       158,404       1,559,174  

Redeemed

     (604,204     (6,827,947     (301,504     (3,051,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     73,337     $ 787,561       332,295     $ 3,266,094  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C  

Issued from the sale of shares

     466,797     $ 5,160,586       264,338     $ 2,671,001  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     13,559       153,911       43,940       431,029  

Redeemed

     (268,704     (3,044,582     (122,480     (1,238,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     211,652     $ 2,269,915       185,798     $ 1,863,295  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N(a)  

Issued from the sale of shares

     88     $ 1,001           $  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1       16              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     89     $ 1,017           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y  

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,305,162     $ 14,627,024       948,650     $ 9,537,161  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     48,460       552,167       156,717       1,546,441  

Redeemed

     (1,044,301     (11,781,367     (604,665     (6,018,858
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     309,321     $ 3,397,824       500,702     $ 5,064,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     594,399     $ 6,456,317       1,018,795     $ 10,194,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

 

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November 30, 2017

 

12.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
Year Ended
November 30, 2017

 
   
Period Ended
November 30, 2016*

 

Global Growth Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A  

Issued from the sale of shares

     110,685     $ 1,346,389       24,823     $ 256,235  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     433       4,494              

Redeemed

     (15,006     (194,373     (6,341     (68,887
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     96,112     $ 1,156,510       18,482     $ 187,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C  

Issued from the sale of shares

     9,171     $ 113,252       7,327     $ 79,960  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     49       505              

Redeemed

     (1,524     (19,643     (4,977     (51,110
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     7,696     $ 94,114       2,350     $ 28,850  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N(a)  

Issued from the sale of shares

     89     $ 1,001           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     89     $ 1,001           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y  

Issued from the sale of shares

     405,138     $ 4,736,808       964,508     $ 9,810,284  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     23,577       244,734              

Redeemed

     (166,027     (1,951,684     (36,670     (383,485
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     262,688     $ 3,029,858       927,838     $ 9,426,799  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     366,585     $ 4,281,483       948,670     $ 9,642,997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016.
(a) From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

 

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November 30, 2017

 

12.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
Year Ended
November 30, 2017

 
   
Year Ended
November 30, 2016

 

Select Fund

     Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A  

Issued from the sale of shares

     198,986     $ 3,285,770       644,994     $ 9,217,244  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     19,215       294,183       20,111       292,611  

Redeemed

     (353,261     (5,863,901     (398,309     (5,835,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (135,060   $ (2,283,948     266,796     $ 3,674,780  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     65,289     $ 1,031,341       255,593     $ 3,514,427  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     7,207       106,591       8,415       119,241  

Redeemed

     (173,330     (2,729,372     (135,064     (1,903,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (100,834   $ (1,591,440     128,944     $ 1,730,507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N(a)  

Issued from the sale of shares

     61     $ 1,001           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     61     $ 1,001           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y  

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,416,626     $ 23,320,670       3,760,483     $ 54,524,967  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     114,285       1,756,565       115,600       1,688,911  

Redeemed

     (1,657,855     (27,156,158     (2,403,148     (34,234,336
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (126,944   $ (2,078,923     1,472,935     $ 21,979,542  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (362,777   $ (5,953,310     1,868,675     $ 27,384,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund and Vaughan Nelson Select Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments in securities, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund and Vaughan Nelson Select Fund, each a series of Natixis Funds Trust II (collectively, the “Funds”) as of November 30, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the periods indicated and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of November 30, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 22, 2018

 

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2017 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to

Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction.  For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

  

Qualifying
Percentage

 

Dividend Income Fund

     79.78

Select Fund

     100.00

Capital Gains Distributions.  Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

  

Amount

 

Dividend Income Fund

   $ 36,566  

Select Fund

     2,035,972  

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2017, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

  

 

Dividend Income Fund

  

Global Growth Fund

  

Select Fund

  

 

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Additional Information

 

Special Meeting of Shareholders. (Unaudited)

A special meeting of shareholders of the Trust was held on December 4, 2017 to consider a proposal to elect thirteen Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trust. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

Natixis Funds Trust II

 

Nominee

  

Voted “FOR”*

    

Withheld*

 

Kevin P. Charleston

     869,803,137.844        5,278,477.797  

Kenneth A. Drucker

     869,573,100.272        5,508,515.369  

Edmond J. English

     869,760,094.572        5,321,521.069  

David L. Giunta

     869,722,105.493        5,359,510.148  

Richard A. Goglia

     869,845,876.582        5,235,739.059  

Wendell J. Knox

     869,633,400.572        5,448,215.069  

Martin T. Meehan

     869,982,234.293        5,099,381.348  

Maureen B. Mitchell

     869,672,122.531        5,409,493.110  

Sandra O. Moose**

     868,954,166.321        6,127,449.320  

James P. Palermo

     870,130,688.893        4,950,926.748  

Erik R. Sirri

     869,769,012.873        5,312,602.768  

Peter J. Smail

     869,714,774.773        5,366,840.868  

Cynthia L. Walker

     869,589,551.601        5,492,064.040  

 

*   Trust-wide voting results.
** Ms. Moose retired as a Trustee effective January 1, 2018.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of  Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Trustee since 2008

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)
Edmond J. English (1953)  

Trustee since 2013

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Executive Chairman; formerly, Chief Executive Officer of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

54

Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of  Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Audit Committee Member

  Retired; formerly Vice President and Treasurer of Raytheon Company (defense)  

54

None

  Experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Contract Review Committee

Member

and Governance Committee Member

  Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

54

Director, Eastern Bank (bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of  Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      
Martin T. Meehan (1956)  

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts; formerly, Chancellor and faculty member, University of Massachusetts Lowell  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

Maureen B. Mitchell3

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketingat a financial services company)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of  Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity); formerly, Chief Executive Officer of Global Client Management of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; 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)

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of the Audit Committee

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee

and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of  Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Kevin P. Charleston4

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Trustee since 2015   President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
David L. Giunta5 (1965)  

Trustee since 2011

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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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.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trust 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”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Natixis ETF (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Ms. Mitchell was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2017.

 

4 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

5 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of Office1 and

Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years2

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST    

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since July 2016   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Rosa Licea-Mailloux

(1976)

  Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since July 2016   Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s 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, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from a trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

November 30, 2017

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Financial Statements  page  25

Notes to Financial Statements  page 33

 


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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Managers:   Symbols:
Kevin J. Perry   Class A    LSFAX
John R. Bell   Class C    LSFCX
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   Class N    LSFNX
  Class Y    LSFYX

 

 

Investment Goal

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.

 

 

Market Conditions

“Risk-on” sentiment generally persisted throughout the period, except for two months with very minor negative returns. A majority of the bank loan market remains priced above par. The pattern of bank loan returns during the period was typical for a risk-on environment, as lower-rated loans outperformed higher-rated loans.

Technical demand for bank loans was generally positive. Issuance of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) was quite strong at $113.4 billion, and while retail flows began trending negative at the end of the summer, they remained positive overall at $23.8 billion. Anecdotally, institutional demand has been positive.

Because demand generally exceeded supply during the period, loan refinancing at lower nominal spreads over LIBOR and repayments were very prevalent. However, the market value of the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index continued to expand and ended the period at a record $961 billion.

Performance Results

For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2017, Class Y shares of Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund returned 5.79% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, which returned 4.91%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

We continued to focus on credit selection and generating a high level of current income rather than on defensive tactics. We maintained this focus due to the generally positive investor sentiment prevalent during the period and our fundamentally positive intermediate view of the US loan market. We made no significant shifts to our macroeconomic view during the reporting period.

We targeted a yield advantage for the Fund relative to the benchmark in most market conditions. Overall, the Fund’s best-performing industry was equipment leasing, while the worst-performing industry was electronics/electric. The Fund’s bank loan holdings with BB and B credit ratings outperformed their matching subcomponents of the bank loan index. Our allocation to high yield bonds also outperformed.

 

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The Fund is currently positioned with about 87% bank loans, 8% bonds and 5% held in cash on a trade-date basis. We slightly decreased the Fund’s allocation to bonds over the period, as we believe few short-maturity bonds can exceed our return expectations for the bank loan index. Despite a small overweight to the troubled retail sector, the Fund’s loan holdings in this industry outperformed the benchmark. We maintained the Fund’s exposure to second lien bank loans during the period, which contributed to outperformance.

Outlook

We expect CLO formation to remain a positive technical driver for loan demand into 2018. As the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raises rates, we expect to see coupon increases on loans, and believe the market will anticipate these increases. Meanwhile, we believe that low levels of loan maturities through 2018 and 2019, coupled with high rates of refinancing, should help keep default rates below historic averages.

We are wary of market sentiment that seems eager to embrace negative long-term views. Markets may temporarily turn to “risk-off” sentiment if US political gridlock prevents economic progress, the Fed fumbles, global economies weaken, or geopolitical tensions intensify to the point where there is a credible risk of war — trade or otherwise.

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares1,4

September 30, 2011 (inception) through November 30, 2017

 

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See notes to chart on page 3.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Average Annual Total Returns — November 30, 20174

 

           
                             Expense Ratios5  
     1 Year     5 Years     Life of Class     Gross     Net  
     
Class Y (Inception 9/30/11)1         Class A/C/Y       Class N        
NAV     5.79     4.84     6.40         0.88%       0.80%  
     
Class A (Inception 9/30/11)              
NAV     5.53       4.58       6.13             1.13       1.05  
With 3.50% Maximum Sales Charge     1.82       3.84       5.51              
     
Class C (Inception 9/30/11)              
NAV     4.76       3.80       5.34             1.88       1.80  
With CDSC2     3.76       3.80       5.34              
     
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017)              
NAV                       3.28       0.81       0.75  
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index3     4.91       4.11       5.23       2.53                  

Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit im.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

1 9/30/11 represents the date Class Y shares were first registered for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933. 9/16/11 represents commencement of operations for Class Y shares for accounting and financial reporting purposes only.

 

2 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

3 The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI) covers loan facilities and reflects the market-value-weighted performance of U.S. dollar-denominated institutional leveraged loans.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5 Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.

ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION

This document may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively “Natixis Affiliates”) and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates services, funds or other financial products.

The index information contained herein is derived from third parties and is provided on an “as is” basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the Natixis Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on Natixis Funds’ website at im.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Natixis Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Fund’s prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The first line in the table of each class of Fund shares shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table of each class of Fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund to other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges. Therefore, the second line in the table of each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING
RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
6/1/2017
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
11/30/2017
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
6/1/2017 – 11/30/2017
 
Class A        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,022.10       $5.32  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,019.80       $5.32  
Class C        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,018.30       $9.11  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,016.04       $9.10  
Class N        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,024.70       $3.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.31       $3.80  
Class Y        
Actual     $1,000.00       $1,023.40       $4.06  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     $1,000.00       $1,021.06       $4.05  

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.05%, 1.80%, 0.75% and 0.80% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Senior Loans — 86.6% of Net Assets  
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%   
$ 12,315,235      Advanced Integration Technology LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.100%, 3/21/2023(a)    $ 12,315,235  
  11,042,325      Constellis Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.333%, 4/21/2024(a)      11,166,551  
  4,353,000      CPI International, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 7/26/2024(a)      4,373,416  
  5,008,371      Engility Corp., Term Loan B2, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 8/12/2023(a)      5,049,841  
  46,203      Engility Corp., Term Loan B2, Prime + 2.500%, 6.750%, 8/12/2023(a)      46,585  
  1,864,000      Excelitas Technologies Corp., USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/15/2024(b)      1,875,650  
  11,228,170      MHVC Acquisitiion Corp., 2017 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.600%, 4/29/2024(a)      11,333,490  
     

 

 

 
        46,160,768  
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 4.9%   
  9,885,136      BBB Industries U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 11/03/2021(a)      9,996,344  
  11,436,338      Bright Bidco BV, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.836%, 6/30/2024(c)      11,539,951  
  16,406,474      Capital Automotive LP, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.350%, 3/24/2025(a)      16,816,636  
  14,019,144      Dayco Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.479%, 5/19/2023(a)      14,124,288  
  11,200,000      Dragon Merger Sub LLC, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.365%, 7/24/2024(a)      11,284,000  
  10,059,450      Innovative Xcessories & Services LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.080%, 11/29/2022(a)      10,109,747  
  9,849,570      K&N Engineering, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.100%, 10/19/2023(a)      9,775,698  
  9,657,406      Sage Automotive Interiors, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.350%, 10/27/2022(a)      9,633,262  
  12,643,515      Solera LLC, USD Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 3/03/2023(a)      12,700,157  
  14,310,135      Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.326%, 4/21/2024(a)      14,292,247  
  10,164,606      US Farathane LLC, 2017 Term Loan B4, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.833%, 12/23/2021(a)      10,190,018  
  13,859,091      Wand Intermediate I LP, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.603%, 9/19/2022(a)      13,870,594  
     

 

 

 
        144,332,942  
     

 

 

 
   Brokerage — 0.2%   
  7,244,000      Edelman Financial Group (The), 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.653%, 11/11/2024(a)      7,325,495  
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials — 2.2%   
  3,735,230      CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 5/03/2024(a)      3,744,568  
  14,092,680      DiversiTech Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.840%, 6/03/2024(a)      14,145,528  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Building Materials — continued   
$ 5,978,000      Encapsys LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.584%, 11/07/2024(a)    $ 6,011,656  
  10,628,475      Interior Logic Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.316%, 3/01/2024(a)      10,655,046  
  7,424,409      Mannington Mills, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 10/01/2021(a)      7,424,409  
  11,490,686      Morsco, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.350%, 10/31/2023(a)      11,691,773  
  5,233,200      VC GB Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.350%, 2/28/2025(a)      5,272,449  
  5,631,516      Wilsonart LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.590%, 12/19/2023(a)      5,669,529  
     

 

 

 
        64,614,958  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.6%   
  1,251,676      ASP Chromaflo Dutch I BV, Term Loan B2, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 11/18/2023(a)      1,256,370  
  3,030,000      ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.350%, 11/14/2024(a)      3,014,850  
  962,591      ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 11/18/2023(a)      966,201  
  2,713,609      DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 3/15/2024(a)      2,720,393  
  194,733      DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.000%, 3/15/2024(d)      195,220  
  14,677,035      Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 6/30/2022(a)      14,677,035  
  6,064,999      Plaskolite, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 11/03/2022(a)      6,080,162  
  8,042,843      Transcendia, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 5/30/2024(a)      8,083,057  
  8,792,843      Transcendia, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5/30/2024(b)      8,836,807  
     

 

 

 
        45,830,095  
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery — 0.4%   
  3,266,549      Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., PIK Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 0.000%, 1.377%, 10/26/2023(a)(e)(f)(g)(h)(n)      2,384,581  
  2,389,195      Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.829%, 10/26/2022(a)      2,329,465  
  6,629,223      Utility One Source LP, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.850%, 4/18/2023(a)      6,770,094  
     

 

 

 
        11,484,140  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services — 7.4%   
  12,444,297      Access CIG LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.328%, 10/18/2021(a)      12,518,963  
  2,651,609      Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.057%, 7/28/2022(d)      2,635,036  
  5,352,585      ASP MCS Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.033%, 5/18/2024(a)      5,365,966  

 

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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Consumer Cyclical Services — continued   
$ 7,510,000      Boing U.S. Holdco, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.885%, 10/03/2024(a)    $ 7,566,325  
  2,818,000      Boing U.S. Holdco, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.885%, 10/03/2025(a)      2,818,000  
  14,062,755      ConvergeOne Holdings Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.090%, 6/20/2024(a)      14,074,427  
  16,286,773      DTI Holdco, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.630%, 9/30/2023(c)      16,205,339  
  15,641,217      DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.693%, 11/04/2021(i)      15,367,495  
  1,128,000      DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.630%, 11/04/2022(a)      1,128,000  
  4,607,000      Duff & Phelps Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.607%, 10/14/2024(a)      4,608,428  
  5,466,606      Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.968%, 5/24/2024(a)      5,481,967  
  13,770      Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan, Prime + 2.500%, 6.750%, 5/24/2024(a)      13,809  
  14,178,510      Imagine! Print Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.090%, 6/21/2022(a)      13,753,155  
  7,454,000      LegalZoom.com, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 11/15/2024(b)      7,435,365  
  13,363,894      Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.130%, 8/20/2021(a)      13,397,303  
  14,037,818      PSAV Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.869%, 4/27/2024(i)      14,143,101  
  7,000,591      Southern Graphics, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/21/2022(b)      7,015,923  
  1,131,409      Southern Graphics, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 11/19/2021(b)      1,133,887  
  5,291,737      Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.843%, 6/20/2022(a)      5,304,966  
  4,565,076      STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.583%, 6/30/2022(a)      4,496,599  
  10,115,191      TruGreen LP, 2017 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.246%, 4/13/2023(a)      10,254,275  
  2,975,859      TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan B, 8.000%, 3/31/2020(g)(j)(n)      2,231,894  
  2,124,916      TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan C, 9.000%, 3/31/2020(g)(j)(n)      1,593,687  
  9,897,163      U.S. Security Associates Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 7/14/2023(a)      10,000,291  
  9,099,381      Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 12/19/2023(a)      9,144,877  
  332      Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, Prime + 3.000%, 7.250%, 12/19/2023(a)      334  
  9,592,246      West Corp., 2017 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 10/10/2024(a)      9,576,707  
  5,388,649      William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.640%, 5/06/2021(c)      5,398,780  
  9,854,821      William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.630%, 5/06/2022(a)      9,904,095  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of November 30, 2017

Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Consumer Cyclical Services — continued   
$ 6,343,068      Xerox Business Services LLC, USD Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 12/07/2023(a)    $ 6,378,780  
     

 

 

 
        218,947,774  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 5.3%   
  28,071,740      Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.878%, 7/25/2022(a)      24,527,683  
  7,937,006      Augusta Sportswear Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-week LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 10/26/2023(a)(e)(k)      7,381,416  
  13,226,000      Clover Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.833%, 9/26/2024(a)      12,630,830  
  7,327,000      Global Appliance, Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.340%, 9/29/2024(a)      7,349,934  
  3,043,891      Highline Aftermarket Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.625%, 3/17/2024(a)      3,059,111  
  10,651,487      Information Resources, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.617%, 1/18/2024(a)      10,713,585  
  7,001,453      Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 2-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.917%, 5/01/2024(a)      7,010,204  
  8,635,163      Ozark Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 7/01/2023(a)      8,689,133  
  14,034,243      Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.100%, 8/16/2023(a)      14,139,499  
  5,981,010      Radio Systems Corp., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 5/02/2024(a)      6,003,439  
  7,142,030      Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.848%, 11/08/2023(i)      6,892,059  
  8,735,507      Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.244%, 11/08/2024(a)      7,927,472  
  6,845,932      SRAM LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.686%, 3/15/2024(c)      6,897,276  
  132,509      SRAM LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan, Prime + 2.250%, 6.500%, 3/15/2024(a)      133,503  
  7,469,557      Strategic Partners, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 6/30/2023(a)      7,506,904  
  13,553,000      Weight Watchers International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 11/17/2024(b)      13,328,562  
  12,747,750      Wellness Merger Sub, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.083%, 6/30/2024(a)      12,891,162  
     

 

 

 
        157,081,772  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing — 1.9%   
  9,297,362      Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 11/30/2023(a)      9,336,132  
  17,342,841      CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.962%, 8/17/2022(a)      12,327,812  
  324,398      Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.250%, 7/19/2024(d)      324,398  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Diversified Manufacturing — continued   
$ 1,081,326      Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.275%, 7/19/2024(i)    $ 1,081,326  
  10,813,276      Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.559%, 7/19/2024(a)      10,813,276  
  10,624,940      NN, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, 10/19/2022(b)      10,678,065  
  10,321,339      Robertshaw U.S. Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.750%, 8/10/2024(a)      10,385,847  
     

 

 

 
        54,946,856  
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 1.6%   
  8,347,495      Anemoi Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 6/26/2022(a)      8,368,364  
  8,010,259      APLP Holdings LP, 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 4/13/2023(a)      8,130,413  
  6,675,000      ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan B, 11/07/2024(b)      6,725,063  
  14,041,489      Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.083%, 3/31/2022(a)      14,006,385  
  9,829,169      PrimeLine Utility Services LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.880%, 11/12/2022(c)      9,845,583  
     

 

 

 
        47,075,808  
     

 

 

 
   Environmental — 0.6%   
  4,286,979      EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.090%, 5/29/2020(a)      4,340,566  
  3,354,779      EWT Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 1/15/2021(a)      3,377,860  
  6,371,151      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 4/29/2022(a)      6,403,007  
  4,769,000      Zep, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.380%, 8/12/2024(c)      4,798,807  
     

 

 

 
        18,920,240  
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other — 2.7%   
  10,389,478      Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 12/03/2022(a)      10,441,425  
  11,122,512      DBRS Ltd., Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.729%, 3/04/2022(a)      11,122,512  
  7,965,803      Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.833%, 4/05/2021(a)      7,959,192  
  5,821,263      Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings LLP, 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 8/18/2023(a)      5,823,707  
  10,665,000      LifeMiles Ltd., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.934%, 8/18/2022(i)      10,904,962  
  5,676,773      NAB Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 7/01/2024(a)      5,712,252  
  4,134,807      Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 4/30/2022(a)      4,181,324  
  13,099,807      Victory Capital Management, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.583%, 10/31/2021(a)      13,263,555  
  10,187,000      Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 11/30/2024(b)      10,196,576  
     

 

 

 
        79,605,505  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Food & Beverage — 3.2%   
$ 9,127,030      AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 12/13/2023(a)    $ 9,195,483  
  2,268,000      AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 12/13/2023(a)      2,285,010  
  4,120,295      Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.600%, 3/20/2024(a)      4,161,498  
  11,816,523      ASP MSG Acquisition Co., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 8/16/2023(a)      11,846,065  
  9,939,000      Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.392%, 7/07/2024(a)      10,013,542  
  9,746,956      CPM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.600%, 4/11/2022(a)      9,860,703  
  15,083,000      Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp., 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.704%, 7/29/2023(i)      15,196,122  
  2,236,262      High Liner Foods, Inc., Refi Term Loan B, 4/24/2021(b)      2,240,467  
  3,164,371      Packers Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.743%, 12/02/2021(a)      3,169,655  
  8,771,919      Proampac PG Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.351%, 11/18/2023(c)      8,793,849  
  11,344,347      TKC Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.673%, 2/01/2023(c)      11,464,937  
  6,544,000      Utz Quality Foods LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.787%, 11/21/2024(a)      6,565,792  
     

 

 

 
        94,793,123  
     

 

 

 
   Gaming — 0.1%   
  2,621,418      Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Term Loan B1, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 2/22/2023(a)      2,648,444  
     

 

 

 
   Health Insurance — 1.2%   
  16,414,915      Highland Acquisitions Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.850%, 11/30/2022(a)      16,414,915  
  5,375,984      Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.100%, 2/28/2022(a)      5,423,024  
  14,031,478      Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Incremental 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.229%, 2/28/2022(a)      14,148,360  
     

 

 

 
        35,986,299  
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 6.7%   
  11,694,000      Argon Medical Devices, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 10/11/2024(b)      11,737,852  
  8,752,176      ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.847%, 5/10/2023(a)      8,817,817  
  10,961,915      BCPE Eagle Buyer LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.600%, 3/18/2024(a)      10,907,105  
  13,470,881      CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 3/05/2021(a)      13,487,720  
  11,590,000      Carestream Dental Equiment, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 9/01/2024(a)      11,597,302  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Healthcare — continued   
$ 3,770,000      DuPage Medical Group Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.416%, 8/15/2024(i)    $ 3,774,713  
  2,350,000      DuPage Medical Group Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.416%, 8/15/2025(a)      2,352,938  
  11,315,791      Explorer Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.130%, 5/02/2023(a)      11,386,515  
  14,893,581      FHC Health Systems, Inc., 2014 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 12/23/2021(a)      14,595,710  
  2,224,425      GHX Ultimate Parent Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 6/28/2024(a)      2,230,920  
  7,973,112      Greatbatch Ltd., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.500%, 10/27/2022(a)      8,034,904  
  17,695,209      HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.350%, 4/07/2022(a)      17,850,042  
  2,787,593      Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 5/31/2021(a)      2,585,493  
  8,521,469      NMSC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.333%, 4/19/2023(a)      8,180,610  
  11,768,347      NVA Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.333%, 8/14/2022(a)      11,832,131  
  1,001,000      NVA Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan B2, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.833%, 8/14/2021(a)      1,007,256  
  14,729,858      Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 7/31/2022(a)      14,416,848  
  11,602,000      Patterson Medical Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.229%, 8/28/2022(i)      10,905,880  
  14,534,140      Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 9/02/2024(a)      14,307,117  
  7,062,675      Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.135%, 5/01/2024(a)      7,115,645  
  17,701      Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, Prime + 2.500%, 6.750%, 5/01/2024(a)      17,834  
  3,428,408      U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 6/23/2024(a)      3,424,122  
  7,818,539      U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 12/31/2022(a)      7,609,393  
     

 

 

 
        198,175,867  
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 1.1%   
  8,852,909      Hayward Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 8/05/2024(a)      8,875,041  
  13,413,984      LBM Borrower LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.923%, 8/19/2022(c)      13,535,514  
  8,835,346      Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 12/20/2023(a)      8,857,435  
     

 

 

 
        31,267,990  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Independent Energy — 1.8%   
$ 17,670,000      California Resources Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/08/2022(b)    $ 17,369,787  
  6,160,000      California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 10.375%, 11.658%, 12/31/2021(a)      6,652,800  
  8,595,269      Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.954%, 8/23/2021(a)      9,143,217  
  17,968,712      Gavilan Resources LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.245%, 3/01/2024(a)      17,654,259  
  1,638,829      P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.400%, 10/30/2020(a)      1,600,596  
     

 

 

 
        52,420,659  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other — 6.5%   
  6,517,000      ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.833%,
9/26/2024(a)
     6,569,983  
  14,319,013      Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 7/28/2022(a)      14,226,942  
  6,341,617      Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.783%, 12/17/2021(a)      6,363,432  
  9,917,000      Capri Finance LLC, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.627%, 11/01/2024(a)      9,886,059  
  6,673,275      CIBT Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.333%, 6/03/2024(a)      6,689,958  
  4,579,333      Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.446%, 11/22/2021(a)(e)(k)      3,821,453  
  4,999,698      Duke Finance LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 2/21/2024(a)      5,037,196  
  17,320,179      Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 7.583%, 9/03/2019(a)      15,436,610  
  18,856,959      Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B7, 2-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.072%, 11/01/2023(a)      18,909,947  
  9,613,364      Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 4/26/2024(a)      9,676,427  
  11,112,749      LTI Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.100%, 5/16/2024(a)      11,182,203  
  16,040,644      Merrill Communications LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.630%, 6/01/2022(a)      16,160,949  
  7,983,666      NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.880%, 10/03/2019(a)(e)(k)      7,185,299  
  405,000      Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6/28/2023(b)      407,912  
  4,718,881      Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.069%, 6/28/2023(a)      4,752,810  
  7,184,775      Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 1/19/2020(a)      7,256,623  
  11,314,270      Power Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.363%, 12/20/2022(a)      11,413,270  
  13,873,285      Sotera Health Holdings, LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 5/15/2022(a)      13,847,342  

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Industrial Other — continued   
$ 5,244,129      Trojan Battery Co. LLC, 2013 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.079%, 6/11/2021(i)    $ 5,217,908  
  4,601,033      Unifrax Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.834%, 4/04/2024(i)      4,618,286  
  12,302,423      WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.979%, 9/30/2023(a)      12,312,634  
     

 

 

 
        190,973,243  
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Data — 3.1%   
  12,129,000      CareerBuilder LLC, Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.083%, 7/26/2023(a)      11,734,807  
  19,911,788      EIG Investors Corp., 2017 Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.458%, 2/09/2023(c)      20,032,055  
  15,079,000      GTCR Valor Cos., Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B1, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 6/16/2023(a)      15,258,139  
  14,705,000      MH Sub I LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.070%, 9/13/2024(a)      14,626,916  
  8,830,000      MH Sub I LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.820%, 9/15/2025(a)      8,712,296  
  2,178,000      NeuStar, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.397%, 8/08/2025(a)      2,197,733  
  8,414,000      NeuStar, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.147%, 8/08/2024(a)      8,489,726  
  5,425,000      Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 9/27/2023(b)      5,469,756  
  6,324,149      Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.555%, 9/27/2023(i)      6,376,324  
     

 

 

 
        92,897,752  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure — 1.6%   
  8,776,334      CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 7/08/2022(a)      8,765,364  
  3,931,000      CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.250%, 9.583%, 7/10/2023(a)      3,904,780  
  16,439,798      Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.570%, 6/28/2024(a)      16,563,096  
  9,555,927      Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.064%, 8/16/2023(a)      9,516,078  
  4,391,240      Marine Acquisition Corp., New Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 1/30/2021(a)      4,407,708  
  2,885,119      Recess Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.254%, 9/29/2024(a)      2,895,938  
  389,881      Recess Holdings, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.750%, 9/29/2024(d)      391,343  
     

 

 

 
        46,444,307  
     

 

 

 
   Media Entertainment — 3.7%   
  9,475,700      ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.833%, 7/31/2020(a)(e)(k)      8,528,130  
  7,592,253      Alpha Media LLC, 2016 Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.418%, 2/25/2022(c)      7,212,640  
  12,857,452      Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 10/03/2023(a)      12,892,295  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Media Entertainment — continued   
$ 13,473,948      Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.495%, 6/07/2023(a)    $ 12,815,207  
  1,950,193      Extreme Reach, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 6.250%, 7.590%, 2/07/2020(a)      1,938,823  
  14,278,000      Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 10.000%, 11.283%, 1/24/2021(a)(e)(k)      13,278,540  
  12,566,887      LSC Communications, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 9/30/2022(b)      12,590,513  
  15,816,270      McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 5/04/2022(a)      15,824,811  
  4,637,000      Project Sunshine IV Pty Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 8/11/2022(b)      4,648,593  
  7,314,208      Project Sunshine IV Pty Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.350%, 8/11/2022(a)      7,332,494  
  4,537,067      ProQuest LLC, New Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 10/24/2021(a)      4,584,343  
  6,052,585      Sesac Holdco II LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.622%, 2/23/2024(c)      6,045,019  
     

 

 

 
        107,691,408  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.5%   
  5,720,502      Global Brass & Copper, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.625%, 7/18/2023(a)      5,763,406  
  9,713,598      Harsco Corp., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.375%, 11/02/2023(a)      9,754,103  
     

 

 

 
        15,517,509  
     

 

 

 
   Midstream — 1.1%   
  17,073,210      BCP Raptor LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.729%, 6/24/2024(a)      17,190,674  
  9,316,617      Gulf Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.590%, 8/25/2023(a)      8,664,454  
  7,511,887      Limetree Bay Terminals LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.283%, 2/15/2024(a)      7,408,599  
     

 

 

 
        33,263,727  
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services — 0.5%   
  10,240,283      Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, New Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.833%, 3/19/2021(a)      8,407,990  
  316,667      Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 2-month LIBOR + 11.250%, 12.583%, 7/24/2020(a)      294,500  
  7,371,607      Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., Term Loan, PIK, 3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.840%, 7/30/2019(a)(j)      7,242,604  
     

 

 

 
        15,945,094  
     

 

 

 
   Packaging — 1.3%   
  11,669,000      Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 6/30/2022(a)      11,751,616  
  9,110,337      PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.825%, 7/31/2022(c)      9,174,838  
  6,174,119      PPC Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.835%, 5/08/2024(a)      6,166,401  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Packaging — continued   
$ 1,013,182      TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.037%, 11/30/2023(a)    $ 1,007,488  
  10,055,830      TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 11/30/2023(a)      9,999,316  
     

 

 

 
        38,099,659  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%   
  3,450,000      Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.625%, 4/16/2021(a)      3,458,625  
  13,919,140      Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a r.l., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.625%, 4/29/2024(a)      14,001,124  
     

 

 

 
        17,459,749  
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 3.2%   
  5,942,944      Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.578%, 8/12/2022(a)      5,965,586  
  4,506,884      AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.100%, 1/25/2025(a)      4,567,727  
  6,682,000      Broadstreet Partners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 11/08/2023(b)      6,707,058  
  16,861,784      Confie Seguros Holding II Co., 2016 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.250%, 4/19/2022(c)      16,767,020  
  11,860,017      Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 12/10/2019(a)      11,607,991  
  5,255,227      Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.333%, 6/10/2020(a)      4,696,860  
  469,000      Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.750%, 8.100%, 4/27/2025(a)      480,139  
  12,756,730      Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.375%, 4/29/2022(a)      12,862,993  
  9,375,000      Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.500%, 8.880%, 10/11/2021(a)      9,375,000  
  7,972,150      VF Holding Corp., Reprice Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 6/30/2023(a)      8,014,482  
  5,448,837      York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B, 10/01/2021(b)      5,364,380  
  9,368,870      York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.100%, 10/01/2021(a)      9,223,653  
     

 

 

 
        95,632,889  
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants — 1.5%   
  2,862,029      Big Jack Holdings LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 4/05/2024(b)      2,858,452  
  7,531,601      Big Jack Holdings LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.350%, 4/05/2024(a)      7,522,187  
  6,967,393      Golden Nugget, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan, 2-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.598%, 10/04/2023(i)      7,017,698  
  7,679,000      Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.333%, 8/01/2022(a)      7,736,592  
  15,760,497      Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.250%, 6.600%, 7/28/2021(a)      15,799,898  
  2,548,239      TriMark USA LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.880%, 9/26/2024(c)      2,563,528  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Restaurants — continued   
$ 113,761      TriMark USA LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 9/26/2024(b)    $ 114,444  
     

 

 

 
        43,612,799  
     

 

 

 
   Retailers — 5.4%   
  16,516,889      Academy Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.314%, 7/01/2022(c)      13,236,470  
  10,922,738      Array Canada, Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.333%, 2/10/2023(a)      10,963,698  
  15,642,144      Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.875%, 8/21/2022(a)      13,282,839  
  4,941,976      At Home Holding III, Inc., Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.880%, 6/03/2022(a)      4,929,621  
  15,622,129      Bass Pro Group LLC, Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.350%, 9/25/2024(a)      15,260,945  
  15,744,602      BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.100%, 2/12/2021(a)      15,488,752  
  5,699,850      David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.340%, 10/11/2019(a)      4,740,395  
  6,250,000      Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.718%, 9/30/2022(a)      6,143,250  
  18,571,317      Jill Acquisition LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.380%, 5/08/2022(a)      17,155,254  
  6,028,288      Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.785%, 6/18/2021(c)      5,963,002  
  10,269,415      Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 2020 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.492%, 10/25/2020(a)      8,366,698  
  11,737,048      PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B2, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.340%, 3/11/2022(a)      10,105,598  
  20,005,000      Staples, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.310%, 9/12/2024(a)      19,140,584  
  7,472,966      The Talbots, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 3/19/2020(a)      7,217,615  
  8,040,607      The Talbots, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 8.500%, 9.850%, 3/19/2021(a)(e)(k)      7,799,389  
     

 

 

 
        159,794,110  
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 7.7%   
  15,633,818      Almonde, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.979%, 6/13/2024(a)      15,613,181  
  11,080,000      Almonde, Inc., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.729%, 6/13/2025(a)      11,074,460  
  3,750,000      Aptean, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 10.840%, 12/14/2023(a)      3,775,012  
  15,622,495      Aptean, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.590%, 12/20/2022(a)      15,726,697  
  10,556,854      Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.746%, 4/14/2021(a)      10,580,607  
  8,988,000      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10/31/2025(b)      9,032,940  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Technology — continued   
$ 2,818,000      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.000%, 9.380%, 10/31/2025(a)    $ 2,832,090  
  2,122,000      DigiCert, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B1, 3-month LIBOR + 4.750%, 6.130%, 10/31/2024(a)      2,147,867  
  10,664,972      Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 5.083%, 12/01/2023(a)      10,720,537  
  14,143,669      Hyland Software, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 7.000%, 8.350%, 7/07/2025(a)      14,426,542  
  11,689,347      IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.750%, 10.085%, 4/01/2022(a)      11,233,462  
  13,070,417      IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.000%, 6.335%, 4/01/2021(a)      13,005,065  
  9,392,000      McAfee LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 8.500%, 9.833%, 9/29/2025(a)      9,488,832  
  7,869,452      Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, LIBOR + 6.500%, 7.880%, 7/29/2019(c)      7,898,963  
  2,208,663      Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.625%, 2/01/2024(a)      2,103,067  
  6,638,621      Presidio, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.585%, 2/02/2022(c)      6,681,175  
  1,099,000      Quest Software U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 10/31/2022(b)      1,110,902  
  12,305,000      Quest Software U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.500%, 6.919%, 10/31/2022(a)      12,438,263  
  11,645,736      Riverbed Technology, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.600%, 4/24/2022(a)      11,427,379  
  6,109,958      Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.583%, 10/14/2023(a)      6,160,854  
  5,657,835      Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 9.500%, 10.833%, 10/14/2024(a)      5,733,254  
  19,086,672      Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.600%, 10/30/2022(a)      19,150,231  
  5,889,351      SurveyMonkey, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.840%, 4/13/2024(a)      5,918,798  
  18,442,703      Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.833%, 1/27/2023(a)      18,438,093  
     

 

 

 
        226,718,271  
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 1.7%   
  12,746,945      AI Mistral Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 3/09/2024(a)      12,691,241  
  8,894,708      American Traffic Solutions, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.500%, 5.850%, 5/24/2024(a)      8,939,181  
  3,000,000      Transplace International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 10/07/2024(b)      3,026,250  
  8,626,000      Transplace International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 4.250%, 5.492%, 10/07/2024(a)      8,701,477  
  17,094,914      Uber Technologies, Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.328%, 7/13/2023(a)      17,223,126  
     

 

 

 
        50,581,275  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Utility Other — 1.0%   
$ 9,084,276      Meter Readings Holding LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 5.750%, 7.229%, 8/29/2023(a)    $ 9,220,540  
  4,746,250      PowerTeam Services LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.583%, 5/06/2020(a)      4,764,048  
  14,752,405      PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 7.250%, 8.583%, 11/06/2020(a)      14,697,084  
     

 

 

 
        28,681,672  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 1.6%   
  28,717,391      Asurion LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.350%, 8/04/2025(a)      29,442,505  
  7,508,335      GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Add on Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.625%, 1/09/2024(a)      7,555,262  
  9,702,689      LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.242%, 5/01/2023(a)      9,720,930  
     

 

 

 
        46,718,697  
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 1.1%   
  11,527,000      Avaya, Inc., Exit Term Loan B, 11/08/2024(b)      11,364,354  
  6,612,959      Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 4.350%, 10/24/2022(a)      6,360,873  
  13,615,000      Coral-U.S. Co. Borrower LLC, Term Loan B3, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.850%, 1/31/2025(a)      13,627,798  
     

 

 

 
        31,353,025  
     

 

 

 
   Total Senior Loans
(Identified Cost $2,570,470,069)
     2,553,003,921  
     

 

 

 
     
  Bonds and Notes — 8.1%  
   Cable Satellite — 0.4%   
  12,918,655      Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp., PIK, 8.250%, 7/15/2019, 144A(l)      12,915,554  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 0.2%   
  4,842,000      Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.750%, 10/15/2019, 144A      4,914,630  
     

 

 

 
   Environmental — 0.2%   
  4,860,000      GFL Environmental, Inc., 5.625%, 5/01/2022, 144A      5,005,800  
     

 

 

 
   Finance Companies — 0.5%   
  14,035,000      iStar, Inc., 6.000%, 4/01/2022      14,543,769  
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 0.8%   
  4,225,000      Select Medical Corp., 6.375%, 6/01/2021      4,335,906  
  18,905,000      Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022      18,715,950  
     

 

 

 
        23,051,856  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 1.4%   
  10,540,000      Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A      11,462,250  
  10,675,000      Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A      10,223,234  
  4,500,000      Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022      4,584,375  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
   Independent Energy — continued   
$ 13,270,000      SM Energy Co., 6.500%, 1/01/2023    $ 13,402,700  
     

 

 

 
        39,672,559  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.5%   
  6,410,000      Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/01/2022, 144A      6,618,325  
  9,375,000      Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.250%, 5/01/2022, 144A      9,433,594  
     

 

 

 
        16,051,919  
     

 

 

 
   Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%   
  9,782,835      Motel 6 Trust, Series 2017-M6MZ, Class M, 1-month LIBOR + 6.927%, 8.165%, 8/15/2019, 144A(a)      9,929,391  
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services — 0.2%   
  5,625,000      Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, 7.375%, 12/15/2020, 144A      5,051,953  
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.2%   
  14,090,000      Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC, 8.625%, 7/15/2023, 144A      14,711,933  
  19,282,000      HUB International Ltd., 7.875%, 10/01/2021, 144A      20,053,280  
     

 

 

 
        34,765,213  
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 0.4%   
  12,678,000      Blackboard, Inc., 9.750%, 10/15/2021, 144A      11,473,590  
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 0.5%   
  14,085,000      Hertz Corp. (The), 7.625%, 6/01/2022, 144A      14,538,819  
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 1.5%   
  17,475,000      Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 10/01/2018      17,343,937  
  16,445,000      Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., 7.750%, 10/15/2020      14,224,925  
  17,640,000      Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp., 7.750%, 10/01/2021      13,318,200  
     

 

 

 
        44,887,062  
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $238,556,383)
     236,802,115  
     

 

 

 
     
Shares                
  Common Stocks — 0.2%   
   Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%   
  61,854      Ameriforge Group, Inc.(e)(f)(g)(m)(n)      2,474,160  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%   
  20,609      TwentyEighty, Inc., Class A(e)(f)(g)(m)(n)       
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%   
  456,710      Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.(f)(g)(m)(n)      4,110,390  
  4,762      Rex Energy Corp.(m)      8,762  
     

 

 

 
        4,119,152  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail — 0.0%   
  1,790,825      Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd.(e)(f)(g)(m)(n)       
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $12,875,123)
     6,593,312  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
  Short-Term Investments — 7.5%   
$ 221,857,564      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 11/30/2017 at 0.340% to be repurchased at $221,859,660 on 12/01/2017 collateralized by $138,220,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.375% due 1/15/2025 valued at $206,635,445; $19,235,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500% due 5/15/2024 valued at $19,550,281 and $115,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 4/30/2024 valued at $113,574 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $221,857,564)    $ 221,857,564  
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 102.4%
(Identified Cost $3,043,759,139)
     3,018,256,912  
   Other assets less liabilities — (2.4)%      (69,601,187
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 2,948,655,725  
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)      Variable rate security. Rate as of November 30, 2017 is disclosed.   
  (b)      Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at November 30, 2017 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date.  
  (c)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at November 30, 2017. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.  
  (d)      Unfunded loan commitment. An unfunded loan commitment is 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. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (e)      Illiquid security. (Unaudited)  
  (f)      Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At November 30, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $8,969,131 or 0.3% of net assets.  
  (g)      Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (h)      Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional principal. For the period ended November 30, 2017, the issuer has not made any interest payments.  
  (i)      Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at November 30, 2017.  
  (j)      Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional principal. For the period ended November 30, 2017 interest payments were made in cash and principal.  
  (k)      Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At November 30, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $47,994,227 or 1.6% of net assets.  
  (l)      Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional principal. For the period ended November 30, 2017, interest payments were made in cash.  
  (m)      Non-income producing security.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (n)      Securities subject to restrictions on resale. At November 30, 2017, the restricted securities held by the Fund are as follows:  
       
    Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Value     % of
Net Assets
 
Ameriforge Group, Inc.     August 22, 2017     $ 2,262,602     $ 2,474,160       0.1%  
Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.     May 13, 2016       8,178,004       4,110,390       0.1%  
Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd.     November 3, 2017                    
Onsite Rental Group Pty Ltd., PIK Term Loan B     November 3, 2017       2,384,581       2,384,581       Less than 0.1%  
TwentyEighty, Inc. Class A     February 7, 2017                    
TwentyEighty, Inc. PIK Term Loan B     February 7, 2017       4,855,279       2,231,894       Less than 0.1%  
TwentyEighty, Inc. PIK Term Loan C     February 7, 2017       3,427,257       1,593,687       Less than 0.1%  
       
  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 November 30, 2017, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $136,332,353 or 4.6% of net assets.
  
  LIBOR      London Interbank Offered Rate
  PIK      Payment-in-Kind

Industry Summary at November 30, 2017

 

Technology

     8.1

Healthcare

     7.5  

Consumer Cyclical Services

     7.4  

Industrial Other

     6.5  

Retailers

     5.4  

Consumer Products

     5.3  

Automotive

     4.9  

Property & Casualty Insurance

     4.4  

Media Entertainment

     3.7  

Food & Beverage

     3.2  

Independent Energy

     3.2  

Internet & Data

     3.1  

Financial Other

     2.7  

Wirelines

     2.6  

Transportation Services

     2.2  

Building Materials

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     22.5  

Short-Term Investments

     7.5  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     102.4  

Other assets less liabilities

     (2.4
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2017

 

ASSETS

 

Investments at cost

   $ 3,043,759,139  

Net unrealized depreciation

     (25,502,227
  

 

 

 

Investments at value

     3,018,256,912  

Cash

     7,299,353  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     9,700,858  

Receivable for securities sold

     77,604,514  

Interest receivable

     15,826,723  

Prepaid expenses (Note 7)

     413,880  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     3,129,102,240  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for securities purchased

     171,496,850  

Unfunded loan commitments (Note 2)

     3,560,621  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     3,136,506  

Management fees payable (Note 5)

     1,424,837  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

     120,675  

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

     108,001  

Payable to distributor (Note 5d)

     14,051  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     584,974  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     180,446,515  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,948,655,725  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,090,702,536  

Undistributed net investment income

     1,429,439  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (117,974,023

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (25,502,227
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,948,655,725  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

 

Class A shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 450,633,121  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     45,552,503  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 9.89  
  

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/96.50 of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 10.25  
  

 

 

 

Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1)

  

Net assets

   $ 318,635,088  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     32,308,552  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.86  
  

 

 

 

Class N shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 103,921  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,501  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.90  
  

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

 

Net assets

   $ 2,179,283,595  
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     220,152,660  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.90  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

For the Year Ended November 30, 2017

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

   $ 169,250,277  

Dividends

     301,135  
  

 

 

 
     169,551,412  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fees (Note 5)

     16,403,916  

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

     4,296,102  

Administrative fees (Note 5)

     1,218,487  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

     96,895  

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

     1,785,903  

Audit and tax services fees

     84,834  

Commitment fees (Note 7)

     1,617,778  

Custodian fees and expenses

     402,579  

Legal fees

     72,482  

Registration fees

     344,175  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     158,863  

Miscellaneous expenses (Note 7)

     484,776  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     26,966,790  

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

     (798,830
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     26,167,960  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     143,383,452  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

     (15,140,236

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

     17,242,608  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2,102,372  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 145,485,824  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income

   $ 143,383,452     $ 102,561,865  

Net realized loss on investments

     (15,140,236     (47,552,361

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     17,242,608       75,122,619  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     145,485,824       130,132,123  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

     (22,962,420     (18,052,980

Class C

     (14,637,354     (14,794,620

Class N

     (3,467      

Class Y

     (110,906,925     (73,403,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (148,510,166     (106,250,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

     824,626,113       160,833,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     821,601,771       184,714,563  

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of the year

     2,127,053,954       1,942,339,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 2,948,655,725     $ 2,127,053,954  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 1,429,439     $ 676,549  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 9.88     $ 9.69     $ 10.40     $ 10.56     $ 10.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.51       0.56       0.55       0.58       0.56  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.21       (0.68     (0.14     0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.54       0.77       (0.13     0.44       0.66  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.53     (0.58     (0.58     (0.60     (0.60

Net realized capital gains

                            (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.53     (0.58     (0.58     (0.60     (0.66
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.89     $ 9.88     $ 9.69     $ 10.40     $ 10.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    5.53 %(c)      8.31 %(c)      (1.33 )%(c)      4.22 %(c)      6.43

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 450,633     $ 367,850     $ 361,834     $ 317,293     $ 421,127  

Net expenses

    1.05 %(d)      1.05 %(d)      1.07 %(d)(e)      1.10 %(d)(f)      1.10 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    1.08     1.13     1.08 %(e)      1.11 %(f)      1.10 %(g) 

Net investment income

    5.14     5.84     5.45     5.48     5.30

Portfolio turnover rate

    87     75     67     107     82

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Includes interest expense of 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.06%.
(f) Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.06%.
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 9.85     $ 9.67     $ 10.38     $ 10.53     $ 10.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.43       0.49       0.48       0.50       0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       0.20       (0.68     (0.13     0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.46       0.69       (0.20     0.37       0.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.45     (0.51     (0.51     (0.52     (0.53

Net realized capital gains

                            (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.45     (0.51     (0.51     (0.52     (0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.86     $ 9.85     $ 9.67     $ 10.38     $ 10.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return(b)

    4.76 %(c)      7.41 %(c)      (2.06 )%(c)      3.47 %(c)      5.70

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 318,635     $ 300,811     $ 287,330     $ 215,189     $ 190,618  

Net expenses

    1.80 %(d)      1.80 %(d)      1.82 %(d)(e)      1.85 %(d)(f)      1.85 %(g) 

Gross expenses

    1.83     1.88     1.83 %(e)      1.87 %(f)      1.85 %(g) 

Net investment income

    4.38     5.10     4.71     4.77     4.56

Portfolio turnover rate

    87     75     67     107     82

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Includes interest expense of 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.81%.
(f) Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.82%.
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Class N  
    Period Ended
November 30,
2017*
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 9.96  
 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.05
 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.32  
 

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

 

Net investment income

    (0.38

Net realized capital gains

     
 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.38
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.90  
 

 

 

 

Total return(b)(c)

    3.28

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 104  

Net expenses(d)(e)

    0.75

Gross expenses(e)

    0.92

Net investment income(e)

    5.63

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    87

 

* From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(d) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(f) Represents the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate for the year ended November 30, 2017.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

    Class Y  
    Year Ended
November 30,
2017
    Year Ended
November 30,
2016
    Year Ended
November 30,
2015
    Year Ended
November 30,
2014
    Year Ended
November 30,
2013
 

Net asset value, beginning of the period

  $ 9.89     $ 9.70     $ 10.41     $ 10.56     $ 10.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income(a)

    0.54       0.59       0.58       0.61       0.59  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02       0.21       (0.68     (0.13     0.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.56       0.80       (0.10     0.48       0.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:

         

Net investment income

    (0.55     (0.61     (0.61     (0.63     (0.63

Net realized capital gains

                            (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.55     (0.61     (0.61     (0.63     (0.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of the period

  $ 9.90     $ 9.89     $ 9.70     $ 10.41     $ 10.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    5.79 %(b)      8.58 %(b)      (1.08 )%(b)      4.49 %(b)      6.68

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

         

Net assets, end of the period (000’s)

  $ 2,179,284     $ 1,458,394     $ 1,293,175     $ 1,022,193     $ 760,972  

Net expenses

    0.80 %(c)      0.80 %(c)      0.82 %(c)(d)      0.85 %(c)(e)      0.85 %(f) 

Gross expenses

    0.83     0.88     0.83 %(d)      0.87 %(e)      0.85 %(f) 

Net investment income

    5.41     6.09     5.69     5.76     5.55

Portfolio turnover rate

    87     75     67     107     82

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
(c) The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
(d) Includes interest expense of 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.81%.
(e) Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.82%.
(f) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

November 30, 2017

 

1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. Information presented in this report pertains to Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund is a non-diversified investment company.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N (effective March 31, 2017) and Class Y shares. Class T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.50%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. Class N and Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class N shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Class Y shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Class Y as outlined in the Fund’s prospectus.

Most expenses can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Natixis ETF Trust. Expenses of the Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C and Class Y, and individually for Class N. In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of the Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund’s financial statements follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to year-end through the date the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

a.  Valuation.  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 shares of 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. 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

 

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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 a 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.

Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures.

As of November 30, 2017, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:

 

Securities

classified as

fair valued

  

Percentage

of Net

Assets

  

Securities fair

valued by the

Fund’s adviser

  

Percentage

of Net

Assets

$47,994,227

   1.6%    $8,969,131    0.3%

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as income. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of November 30, 2017 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Fund. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be

 

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subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on investment income and taxes on capital gains on investments that are accrued and paid based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign withholding taxes on dividend and interest income are reflected on the Statement of Operations as a reduction of investment income, net of amounts eligible to be reclaimed. Dividends and interest receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are net of foreign withholding taxes. Foreign withholding taxes where reclaims have been or will be filed are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as tax reclaims receivable. Capital gains taxes paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Accrued but unpaid capital gains taxes are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable, and reduce unrealized gains on investments. In the event that realized gains on investments are subsequently offset by realized losses, taxes paid on realized gains may be returned to the Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.

d.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as paydown gains and losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales and premium amortization. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Fund’s fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

2017 Distributions Paid From:

     2016 Distributions Paid From:  

Ordinary
Income

  

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

    

Ordinary
Income

    

Long-Term
Capital Gains

    

Total

 
$148,510,166    $   —      $ 148,510,166      $ 106,250,810      $   —      $ 106,250,810  

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,550,114  
  

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

  

Short-term:

  

No expiration date

     (22,078,683

Long-term:

  

No expiration date

     (94,401,809
  

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

     (116,480,492
  

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation

     (26,995,758
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses

   $ (141,926,136
  

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2017, the cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a federal tax basis were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 3,045,252,670  
  

 

 

 

Gross tax appreciation

     23,729,868  

Gross tax depreciation

     (50,725,626
  

 

 

 

Net tax depreciation

   $ (26,995,758
  

 

 

 

e.  Repurchase Agreements.  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 November 30, 2017, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.

f.  Unfunded Loan Commitments.  The Fund may enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding at the option of the borrower. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation, in full, and are recorded as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at par value.

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:

 

Borrower

 

Type

 

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC

  2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan   $ 2,651,609     $ 2,635,036  

DuBois Chemicals, Inc.

  2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan     194,733       195,220  

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.

  1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan     324,398       324,398  

Recess Holdings, Inc.

  2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan     389,881       391,343  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 3,560,621     $ 3,545,997  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

g.  Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

3.  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 Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may

 

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be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. All security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, are reviewed on a daily basis by the adviser, subject to oversight by Fund management and the Board of Trustees. If the adviser, in good faith, believes that the price provided by an independent pricing service is unreliable, broker-dealer bid prices may be used until the price provided by the independent pricing service is considered to be reliable. Reliability of all security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, is tested in a variety of ways, including comparison to recent transaction prices and daily fluctuations, amongst other validation procedures in place. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of November 30, 2017, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Senior Loans

       

Construction Machinery

  $     $ 9,099,559     $ 2,384,581 (b)    $ 11,484,140  

Consumer Cyclical Services

          215,122,193       3,825,581 (c)      218,947,774  

All Other Senior Loans(a)

          2,322,572,007             2,322,572,007  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Senior Loans

          2,546,793,759       6,210,162       2,553,003,921  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes(a)

          236,802,115             236,802,115  

Common Stocks

       

Energy Equipment & Services

                2,474,160 (b)      2,474,160  

Industrial Conglomerates

                (b)       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    8,762             4,110,390 (b)      4,119,152  

Specialty Retail

                (d)       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    8,762             6,584,550       6,593,312  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

          221,857,564             221,857,564  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,762     $ 3,005,453,438     $ 12,794,712     $ 3,018,256,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
(b) Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker-dealer bid prices for which the inputs are unobservable to the Fund.
(c) Valued using broker-dealer bid prices.
(d) Fair valued at zero using level 3 inputs by the Fund’s adviser.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of November 30, 2016 and/or November 30, 2017:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of

November 30,

2016

   

Accrued

Discounts

(Premiums)

   

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Senior Loans

         

Construction Machinery

  $     $ 9,784     $     $ (9,784   $ 2,384,581  

Consumer Cyclical Services

                      (4,711,850     8,537,431  

Media Entertainment

    6,353,235       3,171       44,359       (47,530      

Common Stocks

         

Energy Equipment & Services

                      211,558       2,262,602  

Industrial Conglomerates

                             

Media

    1,169,285             13,692       863,301        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                      (912,371     5,023  

Specialty Retail

                             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 7,522,520     $ 12,955     $ 58,051     $ (4,606,676   $ 13,189,637  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers

into Level 3

   

Transfers

out of

Level 3

   

Balance as of

November 30,

2017

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

from

Investments

Held at

November 30,

2017

 

Senior Loans

         

Construction Machinery

  $     $     $     $ 2,384,581     $ (9,784

Consumer Cyclical Services

                      3,825,581       (4,711,850

Media Entertainment

    (6,353,235                        

Common Stocks

         

Energy Equipment & Services

                      2,474,160       211,558  

Industrial Conglomerates

                      (a)       

Media

    (2,046,278                        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

          5,017,738             4,110,390       (912,371

Specialty Retail

                      (a)       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (8,399,513   $ 5,017,738     $     $ 12,794,712     $ (5,422,447
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Fair Valued at zero.

 

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A common stock valued at $5,017,738 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 during the period ended November 30, 2017. At November 30, 2016, 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 but was misclassified as Level 1. At November 30, 2017, 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. The effect of the misclassification is not considered material to the November 30, 2016 annual report. Management has made the necessary changes to the Fund’s controls to address the circumstances that led to the misclassification.

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

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended November 30, 2017, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were $3,114,152,616 and $2,282,720,851, respectively.

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.60%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily managed assets, which include borrowings used for leverage.

Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect until March 31, 2018, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to this undertaking.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement were as follows:

 

Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class N

  

Class Y

1.05%    1.80%    0.75%    0.80%

Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreement (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the annual operating expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated

 

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to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the management fees and waiver of management fees for the Fund were as follows:

 

Gross

Management

  

Contractual

Waivers of

Management

  

Net

Management

  

Percentage of

Average

Daily Net Assets

Fees

  

Fees1

  

Fees

  

Gross

  

Net

$16,403,916    $798,732    $15,605,184    0.60%    0.57%

 

1 

Management fee waiver is subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2018.

No expenses were recovered for the Fund during the year ended November 30, 2017 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Investment Managers, L.P. (“Natixis”), which is part of Natixis Investment Managers, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

b.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distribution, L.P. (“Natixis Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to the Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plan”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to the Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plan”).

Under the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Class C Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Also under the Class C Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.

 

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For the year ended November 30, 2017, the service and distribution fees for the Fund were as follows:

 

Service Fees

     Distribution Fees  

Class A

  

Class C

    

Class C

 

$1,081,705

   $ 803,599      $ 2,410,798  

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Fund and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis Advisors, the Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the administrative fees for the Fund were $1,218,487.

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  Natixis Distribution has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund. These services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund has agreed to reimburse Natixis Distribution for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to Natixis Distribution are subject to a current per-account equivalent fee limit approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.

For the year ended November 30, 2017, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations) for the Fund were $1,631,082.

 

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As of November 30, 2017, the Fund owes Natixis Distribution $14,051 in reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor).

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distribution during the year ended November 30, 2017 amounted to $159,839.

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distribution, Natixis or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $325,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $155,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $10,000. Each Contract Review Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Chairperson of the Board will receive a retainer fee at the annual rate of $340,000, each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) will receive, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $170,000, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee each will receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $20,000 and the chairperson of the Governance Committee will receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $12,000. All other Trustee fees will remain unchanged.

A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Natixis ETF Trust, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Fund under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

g.  Affiliated Ownership.  As of November 30, 2017, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of the Fund representing 0.42% of the Fund’s net assets.

Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Fund.

h.  Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.

For the period March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017, Natixis Advisors reimbursed the Fund $98 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.

6.  Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.

For the period from March 31, 2017, commencement of Class N operations, through November 30, 2017, the Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):

 

Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Class A

  

Class C

    

Class N

    

Class Y

 
$194,493    $ 142,770      $ 98      $ 929,511  

7.  Line of Credit.  The Fund has entered into a syndicated, committed, secured line of credit with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (the “Administrative Agent”), the Bank of Nova Scotia and National Australia Bank Limited (each a “Lender” and together with the Administrative Agent “Lenders”) under which it may borrow for investment or liquidity purposes. The commitment of the Lenders to make loans to the Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any one time. Under the terms of the agreement, the Lenders are entitled to a security interest in the assets of the Fund as collateral. Interest is charged to the Fund based upon the terms set forth in the agreement. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.400% per annum payable to the Administrative Agent

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

for the account of each Lender is accrued by the Fund based on the unused portion of the line of credit. The Fund paid the Administrative Agent an upfront fee of $400,000 and an administrative agent fee of $25,000, for a total of $425,000, which are being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected as miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings under this agreement.

8.  Concentration of Risk.  The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. Because the Fund may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Fund may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.

The senior loans in which the Fund expects to invest will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating agencies. Economic downturns generally increase non-payment rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default. Senior loans are subject to credit risk, and secured loans may not be adequately collateralized. The interest rates of senior loans reset frequently, and thus senior loans are subject to interest rate risk. There may also be less public information available about senior loans as compared to other debt securities.

Senior loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities. Transactions in senior loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time (greater than seven days) after the sale. As a result, the proceeds related to the sale of senior loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund’s redemption obligations until substantial period (greater than seven days) after the sale of the loans.

9.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of November 30, 2017, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Fund had accounts (including accounts owned by affiliates) representing controlling ownership of more than 5% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:

 

Number of 5%
Account Holders

  

Percentage of
Ownership

 
1      7.06

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

November 30, 2017

 

Omnibus shareholder accounts for which Natixis Advisors understands that the intermediary has discretion over the underlying shareholder accounts or investment models where a shareholder account may be invested for a non-discretionary customer are included in the table above. For other omnibus accounts, the Fund does not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.

10.  Capital Shares.  The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

    
Year Ended
November 30, 2017

 
   
Year Ended
November 30, 2016

 
       Shares       Amount       Shares       Amount  
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     29,869,396     $ 297,228,483       20,480,580     $ 199,904,560  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1,710,961       16,967,784       1,398,898       13,450,843  

Redeemed

     (23,253,074     (231,277,219     (21,980,682     (210,413,855
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     8,327,283     $ 82,919,048       (101,204   $ 2,941,548  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     11,034,436     $ 109,442,465       8,258,244     $ 79,805,437  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     981,126       9,700,556       928,507       8,902,661  

Redeemed

     (10,236,275     (101,473,915     (8,382,772     (80,176,657
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     1,779,287     $ 17,669,106       803,979     $ 8,531,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class N(a)         

Issued from the sale of shares

     10,151     $ 101,001           $  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     350       3,467              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     10,501     $ 104,468           $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     139,860,450     $ 1,392,541,705       91,126,186     $ 885,130,238  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,098,437       80,350,410       5,330,069       51,308,393  

Redeemed

     (75,307,409     (748,958,624     (82,293,573     (787,078,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     72,651,478     $ 723,933,491       14,162,682     $ 149,360,261  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     82,768,549     $ 824,626,113       14,865,457     $ 160,833,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments in securities, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Fund”) as of November 30, 2017, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities as of November 30, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 22, 2018

 

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2017 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017, the Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 20% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2017, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Additional Information

 

Special Meeting of Shareholders. (Unaudited)

A special meeting of shareholders of the Trust was held on December 4, 2017 to consider a proposal to elect thirteen Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trust. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

 

Nominee

  

Voted “FOR”*

    

Withheld*

 

Kevin P. Charleston

     869,803,137.844        5,278,477.797  

Kenneth A. Drucker

     869,573,100.272        5,508,515.369  

Edmond J. English

     869,760,094.572        5,321,521.069  

David L. Giunta

     869,722,105.493        5,359,510.148  

Richard A. Goglia

     869,845,876.582        5,235,739.059  

Wendell J. Knox

     869,633,400.572        5,448,215.069  

Martin T. Meehan

     869,982,234.293        5,099,381.348  

Maureen B. Mitchell

     869,672,122.531        5,409,493.110  

Sandra O. Moose**

     868,954,166.321        6,127,449.320  

James P. Palermo

     870,130,688.893        4,950,926.748  

Erik R. Sirri

     869,769,012.873        5,312,602.768  

Peter J. Smail

     869,714,774.773        5,366,840.868  

Cynthia L. Walker

     869,589,551.601        5,492,064.040  

 

* Trust-wide voting results.

 

** Ms. Moose retired as a Trustee effective January 1, 2018.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since January 2017

Ex Officio member of Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at investment companies); executive experience (including as treasurer of an aerospace, automotive, and metal manufacturing corporation)

Edmond J. English

(1953)

 

Trustee since 2013

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

  Executive Chairman; formerly, Chief Executive Officer of Bob’s Discount Furniture (retail)  

54

Director, Burlington Stores, Inc. (retail)

  Significant experience on the Board and significant experience on the boards of other business organizations (including retail companies and a bank); executive experience (including at a retail company)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

Richard A. Goglia

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2015

Audit Committee Member

  Retired; formerly Vice President and Treasurer of Raytheon Company (defense)  

54

None

  Experience on the Board and executive experience (including his role as vice president and treasurer of a defense company and experience at a financial services company)

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee since 2009

Contract Review Committee

Member

and Governance Committee Member

  Director of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

54

Director, Eastern Bank (bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations (including at a bank and at a property and casualty insurance firm); executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer of a research and consulting company)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

Martin T. Meehan

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2012

Audit Committee Member

  President, University of Massachusetts; formerly, Chancellor and faculty member, University of Massachusetts Lowell  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board and on the boards of other business organizations; experience as President of the University of Massachusetts; government experience (including as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives); academic experience

Maureen B. Mitchell3

(1951)

 

Trustee since 2017

Contract Review Committee Member

  Retired; formerly President, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Asset Management, Inc. (financial services)  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; financial services industry and executive experience (including role as president of global sales and marketing at a financial services company)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

James P. Palermo

(1955)

 

Trustee since 2016

Contract Review Committee Member

  Founding Partner, Breton Capital Management, LLC (private equity); Partner, STEP Partners, LLC (private equity); formerly, Chief Executive Officer of Global Client Management of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; 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)

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of the Audit Committee

  Professor of Finance at Babson College  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience; training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee since 2009

Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee

and Governance Committee Member

  Retired  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; mutual fund industry and executive experience (including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser)

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term

of Office1

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen2
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past

5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES continued      

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee since 2005

Chairperson of the Governance Committee and Audit Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations (including roles as dean for finance and administration)
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Kevin P. Charleston4

(1965)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Trustee since 2015   President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

54

None

  Experience on the Board; continuing service as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

David L. Giunta5

(1965)

 

Trustee since 2011

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.  

54

None

  Significant experience on the Board; experience as President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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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.

 

2 

The trustees of the Trust 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”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”) and Natixis ETF Trust (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

3 

Ms. Mitchell was appointed as a Trustee effective July 1, 2017.

 

4 

Mr. Charleston is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

5 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Distribution Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Natixis Distribution Corporation.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

 

Term of Office1 and

Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years2

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST    

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since July 2016   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.

Rosa Licea-Mailloux

(1976)

  Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since July 2016   Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distribution, L.P.; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Natixis Distribution, L.P.

 

1 

Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s 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, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distribution, L.P., Natixis Advisors, L.P. or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. are omitted, if not materially different from a trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and persons performing similar functions. There have been no amendments or waivers of the Registrant’s code of ethics during the period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has established an audit committee. As of November 30, 2017, the members of the audit committee were Mr. Edmond J. English, Mr. Richard A. Goglia, Mr. Erik R. Sirri and Ms. Cynthia L. Walker. All of these individuals have been designated as “audit committee financial experts” by the Board of Trustees. In addition, Mr. Martin T. Meehan joined the Audit Committee on January 1, 2018. Each of these individuals is also an Independent Trustee of the Registrant.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Registrant.

The table below sets forth fees billed by the principal accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, for the past two fiscal years for professional services rendered in connection with a) the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with regulatory filings; b) audit-related services (including services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements but not reported under “Audit Fees”); c) tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning; and d) all other fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the Registrant, other than the services provided reported as a part of (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

     Audit fees      Audit-related fees1      Tax fees2      All other fees  
     12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17      12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17      12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17      12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17  
Natixis Funds Trust II - Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund and Vaughan Nelson Select Fund    $ 193,194      $ 186,852      $ 306      $ 515      $ 45,878      $ 31,639      $ —        $ —    

 

  1. Audit-related fees consist of:

2016 & 2017 – performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan.

 

  2. Tax fees consist of:

2016 & 2017 – review of Registrant’s tax returns

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for non-audit services during 2016 and 2017 were $46,184 and $32,154 respectively.


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The following table sets forth the fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis”), Natixis Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis”) and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Loomis and Natixis (“Control Affiliates”) that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for engagements that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant for the last two fiscal years.

 

     Audit-related fees      Tax fees      All other fees  
     12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17      12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17      12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17  

Control Affiliates

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —    

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Natixis and Control Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for the last two fiscal years, including the fees disclosed in the table above.

 

     Aggregate Non-Audit Fees  
     12/1/15-11/30/16      12/1/16-11/30/17  

Control Affiliates

   $ 119,934      $ 85,081  

None of the services described above were approved pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies.

Annually, the Registrant’s Audit Committee reviews the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services together with the projected fees, for services proposed to be rendered to the Trust and/or other entities for which pre-approval is required during the upcoming year. Any subsequent revisions to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) and requests for pre-approval of new services would be presented for consideration quarterly as needed.

If, in the opinion of management, a proposed engagement by the Registrant’s independent accountants needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, any member of the Audit Committee who is an independent Board member is authorized to pre-approve the engagement, but only for engagements to provide audit, audit-related and tax services. This approval is subject to review of the full Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting. All other engagements require the approval of all the members of the audit committee.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.


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Item 11. 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-CSR 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 of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)      (1)   Code of Ethics required by Item 2 hereof, filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1).
  (a)      (2)   Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively.
  (a)      (3)   Not applicable.
  (b)        Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b).


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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:   January 22, 2018

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:   January 22, 2018

 

By:   /s/ Michael C. Kardok
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   January 22, 2018