NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 28, 2019 to the Natixis Funds Prospectus and Summary Prospectuses, each dated April 1, 2019, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses in the Summary Prospectus are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses1 |
0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.52 | %2 | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.57 | % | 2.32 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.32 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement3,4 |
0.32 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.32 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
1 | Other expenses have been restated to reflect current custodian fees for the Fund effective October 1, 2018. |
2 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
3 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles or the Adviser) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25%, and 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
4 | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2020 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 695 | $ | 989 | $ | 1,330 | $ | 2,289 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 303 | $ | 669 | $ | 1,188 | $ | 2,612 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 97 | $ | 350 | $ | 653 | $ | 1,513 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 374 | $ | 679 | $ | 1,031 | $ | 2,023 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 102 | $ | 362 | $ | 669 | $ | 1,540 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 203 | $ | 669 | $ | 1,188 | $ | 2,612 |
The biographical information for Aziz V. Hamzaogullari in the subsection Meet the Funds Portfolio Managers under the section Management Team in the Prospectus is amended to include the following:
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari is an Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, the Funds Board of Trustees approved a proposal to reduce the management fee rate on assets from 0.80% to 0.75%. In addition, Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.15%, 1.90%, 0.85%, 1.15% and 0.90% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees1 |
0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses |
0.22 | % | 0.21 | % | 12.74 | % | 0.22 | %2 | 0.21 | % | ||||||||||
Acquired fund fees and expenses3 |
0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.31 | % | 2.05 | % | 13.58 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement4,5 |
0.07 | % | 0.06 | % | 12.64 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.24 | % | 1.99 | % | 0.94 | % | 1.24 | % | 0.99 | % |
1 | The Funds operating expenses have been restated to reflect a reduction in management fees, effective July 1, 2019. |
2 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
3 | The expense information shown in the table above differs from the expense information disclosed in the Funds financial highlights table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
4 | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.15%, 1.90%, 0.85%, 1.15% and 0.90% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Funds investment adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
5 | Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2020 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be high or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 694 | $ | 955 | $ | 1,241 | $ | 2,053 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 302 | $ | 632 | $ | 1,093 | $ | 2,371 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 96 | $ | 1,885 | $ | 4,274 | $ | 8,668 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 373 | $ | 643 | $ | 939 | $ | 1,779 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 101 | $ | 323 | $ | 569 | $ | 1,273 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 202 | $ | 632 | $ | 1,093 | $ | 2,371 |
LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
(each a Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, the following is added to the Prospectus as APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers:
APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers
UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS-FS)
Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Class Y shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in each Funds Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions. Shares of each Fund are available in other share classes that have different fees and expenses.
The initial and subsequent investment minimums for Class Y shares are waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.
NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 28, 2019 to the Natixis Funds Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, each dated May 1, 2019, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L,P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.00%, 1.75%, 0.70%, 1.00% and 0.75% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses |
0.42 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.29 | % | 0.42 | %1 | 0.42 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.27 | % | 2.02 | % | 0.89 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.02 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3 |
0.27 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.27 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.00 | % | 1.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.75 | % |
1 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles or the Adviser) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.00%, 1.75%, 0.70%, 1.00% and 0.75% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
3 | Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2020 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 523 | $ | 763 | $ | 1,046 | $ | 1,851 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 278 | $ | 585 | $ | 1,041 | $ | 2,307 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 72 | $ | 248 | $ | 458 | $ | 1,063 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 349 | $ | 594 | $ | 882 | $ | 1,702 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 77 | $ | 274 | $ | 514 | $ | 1,202 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 178 | $ | 585 | $ | 1,041 | $ | 2,307 |
LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 0.76%, 1.51%, 0.46%, 0.76%, 0.51% and 1.01% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T, Y and Admin Class shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | Admin Class | |||||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Other expenses |
0.17 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.17 | %1 | 0.17 | % | 0.42 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.82 | % | 1.57 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.57 | % | 1.07 | % | ||||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement3 |
0.06 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
0.76 | % | 1.51 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.51 | % | 1.01 | % |
1 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
2 | Other expenses include an administrative services fee of 0.25% for Admin Class shares. |
3 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (Loomis Sayles or the Adviser) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 0.76%, 1.51%, 0.46%, 0.76%, 0.51% and 1.01% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T, Y and Admin Class shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T, Y and Admin Class shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 499 | $ | 665 | $ | 850 | $ | 1,385 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 254 | $ | 485 | $ | 845 | $ | 1,858 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 47 | $ | 150 | $ | 265 | $ | 600 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 326 | $ | 494 | $ | 683 | $ | 1,228 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 52 | $ | 171 | $ | 307 | $ | 703 | ||||||||
Admin Class |
$ | 103 | $ | 329 | $ | 579 | $ | 1,295 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 154 | $ | 485 | $ | 845 | $ | 1,858 |
GATEWAY FUND
(the Fund)
The text of the last footnote to the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table in the Fund Fees & Expenses sub-section of the Fund Summary section of the Funds prospectus is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N shares via a prospectus provision that allows Natixis Distribution, L.P., at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through June 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees.
LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND
LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND
LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND
The biographical information for Matthew J. Eagan, under Loomis Sayles in the subsection Meet the Funds Portfolio Managers under the section Management Team in the Prospectus is amended to include the following:
Matthew J. Eagan is an Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Loomis Sayles.
LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND
LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND
The biographical information for Elaine M. Stokes under Loomis Sayles in the subsection Meet the Funds Portfolio Managers under the section Management Team in the Prospectus is amended to include the following:
Elaine M. Stokes is an Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Loomis Sayles.
NATIXIS OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, the Funds Board of Trustees approved a proposal to revise the advisory fee rate from 0.85% on all assets to 0.85% on the first $150 million in assets, 0.75% on the next $850 million in assets and 0.70% on assets thereafter. Additionally, the Funds Board of Trustees approved a proposal to revise the sub-advisory fee rate from 0.60% on all assets to 0.60% on the first $150 million in assets, 0.50% on the next $850 million in assets and 0.45% on assets thereafter. In addition, effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.37%, 2.12%, 1.07%, 1.37% and 1.12% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees1 |
0.76 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.76 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses2 |
0.20 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.20 | %3 | 0.21 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.21 | % | 1.97 | % | 0.92 | % | 1.21 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement4,5 |
0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.21 | % | 1.97 | % | 0.89 | % | 1.21 | % | 0.97 | % |
1 | The Funds operating expenses have been restated to reflect a reduction in management fees, effective July 1, 2019. |
2 | Other expenses have been restated to reflect current custodian fees for the Fund effective October 1, 2018. |
3 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
4 | The Funds investment adviser has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.37%, 2.12%, 1.07%, 1.37% and 1.12% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Funds investment adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
5 | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2020 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example for Class N is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 691 | $ | 937 | $ | 1,202 | $ | 1,957 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 300 | $ | 618 | $ | 1,062 | $ | 2,296 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 91 | $ | 290 | $ | 506 | $ | 1,128 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 370 | $ | 624 | $ | 898 | $ | 1,679 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 99 | $ | 309 | $ | 536 | $ | 1,190 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 200 | $ | 618 | $ | 1,062 | $ | 2,296 |
VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.34%, 2.09%, 1.04%, 1.34% and 1.09% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses |
0.23 | % | 0.22 | % | 14.27 | % | 0.23 | %1 | 0.22 | % | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2 |
0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.50 | % | 2.24 | % | 15.29 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.24 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement3,4 |
0.04 | % | 0.03 | % | 14.21 | % | 0.04 | % | 0.03 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.46 | % | 2.21 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.21 | % |
1 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
2 | The expense information shown in the table above differs from the expense information disclosed in the Funds financial highlights table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
3 | The Funds investment adviser has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.34%, 2.09%, 1.04%, 1.34% and 1.09% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T, and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Funds investment adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T, and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
4 | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2020 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 715 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 2,256 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 324 | $ | 695 | $ | 1,195 | $ | 2,570 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 111 | $ | 2,007 | $ | 4,613 | $ | 9,113 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 395 | $ | 705 | $ | 1,041 | $ | 1,989 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 123 | $ | 388 | $ | 676 | $ | 1,495 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 224 | $ | 695 | $ | 1,195 | $ | 2,570 |
VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
(the Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90%, 1.20% and 0.95% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021.
Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section Fund Fees & Expenses are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees |
0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses |
0.19 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.19 | %1 | 0.19 | % | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2 |
0.21 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.21 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses |
1.45 | % | 2.19 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement3 |
0.04 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.04 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement |
1.41 | % | 2.16 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.16 | % |
1 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
2 | The expense information shown in the table above differs from the expense information disclosed in the Funds financial highlights table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
3 | The Funds investment adviser has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses to 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90%, 1.20% and 0.95% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, |
substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds Board of Trustees. The Funds investment adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same, except that the example for Class A, C, T and Y shares is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waivers and/or reimbursements will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
If shares are redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class A |
$ | 710 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,315 | $ | 2,204 | ||||||||
Class C |
$ | 319 | $ | 680 | $ | 1,169 | $ | 2,519 | ||||||||
Class N |
$ | 111 | $ | 347 | $ | 601 | $ | 1,329 | ||||||||
Class T |
$ | 390 | $ | 690 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 1,936 | ||||||||
Class Y |
$ | 118 | $ | 374 | $ | 652 | $ | 1,448 |
If shares are not redeemed: |
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1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | |||||||||||||
Class C |
$ | 219 | $ | 680 | $ | 1,169 | $ | 2,519 |
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Mirova Global Green Bond Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund | |
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | |
Gateway Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund |
(each a Fund)
Effective July 1, 2019, the following is added to the Prospectus as APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers.
APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers
UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS-FS)
Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Class Y shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in each Funds Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions. Shares of each Fund are available in other share classes that have different fees and expenses.
The initial and subsequent investment minimums for Class Y shares are waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.
LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS
NATIXIS FUNDS
NATIXIS ETFs
Supplement dated June 28, 2019 to the Loomis Sayles Funds Statements of Additional Information, dated February 1, 2019, Natixis Funds Statements of Additional Information, dated February 1, 2019, April 1, 2019, May 1, 2019 and June 1, 2019, and the Natixis ETFs Statements of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2019, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
AEW Global Focused Real Estate Fund | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | |
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | |
Gateway Fund | Mirova Global Green Bond Fund | |
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Natixis Loomis Sayles Short Duration Income ETF | |
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund | Natixis Seeyond International Minimum Volatility ETF | |
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income | Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund |
Effective July 1, 2019, Peter J. Smail has resigned as Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, Wendell J. Knox has been appointed as Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and Richard A. Goglia has resigned from the Audit Committee and has been appointed as a member of the Contract Review Committee.
Accordingly, the table in the sub-section Trustees and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s) is hereby updated to reflect the above stated changes. In addition, the list of the members of the Audit Committee, Contract Review Committee and Governance Committee in the sub-section Leadership and Structure of the Board within the section Management of the Trust(s) is hereby replaced with the following:
Audit Committee | Contract Review Committee | Governance Committee | ||
Erik R. Sirri Chairperson | Wendell J. Knox Chairperson | Cynthia L. Walker Chairperson | ||
Edmond J. English | Richard A. Goglia | Edmond J. English | ||
Martin T. Meehan | Maureen B. Mitchell | Wendell J. Knox | ||
Peter J. Smail | James P. Palermo | Peter J. Smail | ||
Cynthia L. Walker |
As Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Drucker is an ex officio member of each Committee.
LOOMIS SAYLES BOND FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 0.67%, 0.92%, 1.17% and 0.62% of the Funds average daily net assets for Institutional Class, Retail Class, Admin Class and Class N shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding advisory fee expense limits within the section Investment Advisory and Other Services is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund |
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Institutional |
0.67 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Retail |
0.92 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Admin |
1.17 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.62 | % | July 1, 2019 |
LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Global Growth Fund |
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Class A |
1.25 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
2.00 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.95 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.25 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
1.00 | % | July 1, 2019 |
LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.00%, 1.75%, 0.70%, 1.00% and 0.75% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
High Income Fund* |
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Class A |
1.00 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
1.75 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.70 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.00 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
0.75 | % | July 1, 2019 |
* | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) will bear a portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement. The Natixis Advisors portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement will be equal to the ratio of the Natixis Advisors Support Services Fee divided by the management fee earned by Loomis Sayles. |
LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 0.76%, 1.51%, 0.46%, 0.76%, 0.51% and 1.01% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T, Class Y and Admin Class shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Investment Grade Bond Fund* |
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Class A |
0.76 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
1.51 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.46 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
0.76 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
0.51 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Admin Class |
1.01 | % | July 1, 2019 |
* | Natixis Advisors, L.P. (Natixis Advisors) will bear a portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement. The Natixis Advisors portion of the waiver and/or expense reimbursement will be equal to the ratio of the Natixis Advisors Support Services Fee divided by the management fee earned by Loomis Sayles. |
NATIXIS OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, the table regarding advisory fee rates within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Advisory fee payable by Fund to Natixis | |
Natixis Oakmark International Fund |
0.85% of the first $150 million 0.75% of the next $850 million 0.70% of the amounts in excess of $1 billion |
Effective July 1, 2019, the table regarding sub-advisory fee rates within the sub-section Sub-Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Subadvisory fee payable to Subadviser (as a % | |
Natixis Oakmark International Fund |
0.60% of the first $150 million 0.50% of the next $850 million 0.45% of the amounts in excess of $1 billion |
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.37%, 2.12%, 1.07%, 1.37% and 1.12% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund**** |
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Class A |
1.37 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
2.12 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
1.07 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.37 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
1.12 | % | July 1, 2019 |
**** | Harris Associates L.P. (Harris Associates) and Natixis Advisors have agreed to bear the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement jointly on a pro rata basis relative to their advisory and sub-advisory fees, respectively. |
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, the table regarding advisory fee rates within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Date of Agreement |
Advisory Fee Payable by Fund to | ||
Select Fund |
June 29, 2012, as amended July 1, 2019 | 0.75% |
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expenses on securities sold short, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.15%, 1.90%, 0.85%, 1.15% and 0.90% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Select Fund |
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Class A |
1.15 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
1.90 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.85 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.15 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
0.90 | % | July 1, 2019 |
VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, substitute dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.34%, 2.09%, 1.04%, 1.34% and 1.09% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Small Cap Value Fund***** |
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Class A |
1.34 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
2.09 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
1.04 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.34 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
1.09 | % | July 1, 2019 |
***** | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (Vaughan Nelson) and Natixis Advisors have agreed to bear the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement jointly on a pro rata basis relative to their advisory and sub-advisory fees, respectively. |
VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Effective July 1, 2019, Natixis Advisors L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Funds total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90%, 1.20% and 0.95% of the Funds average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the table regarding expense limits within the sub-section Advisory Fees in the section Fund Charges and Expenses is amended with respect to the Fund as follows:
Fund |
Expense Limit | Date of Undertaking | ||||||
Value Opportunity Fund***** |
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Class A |
1.20 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class C |
1.95 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class N |
0.90 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class T |
1.20 | % | July 1, 2019 | |||||
Class Y |
0.95 | % | July 1, 2019 |
***** | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (Vaughan Nelson) and Natixis Advisors have agreed to bear the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement jointly on a pro rata basis relative to their advisory and sub-advisory fees, respectively. |
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Mirova Global Green Bond Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |
Mirova International Sustainable Equity Fund |
Effective immediately, the second paragraph within the section Transfer Agency Expenses is replaced with the following:
Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Funds for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund |
Effective immediately, the second paragraph in the sub-section Transfer Agency Expenses within the section Other Arrangements is replaced with the following:
Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Funds for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |
Gateway Fund | McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund |
Effective immediately, the fourth paragraph in the sub-section Transfer Agency Expenses within the section Other Arrangements is replaced with the following:
Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Funds for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.
AEW GLOBAL FOCUSED REAL ESTATE FUND
Effective immediately, the second paragraph in the sub-section Transfer Agency Expenses within the section Fund Charges and Expenses is replaced with the following:
Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to reimburse the Class N shares of the Funds for any and all transfer agency expenses attributable to accounts admitted to Class N via a prospectus provision that allows the Distributor, at its sole discretion, to waive the investment minimum for accounts as to which the relevant financial intermediary has provided assurances, in writing, that the accounts will be held in omnibus fashion beginning no more than two years following the establishment date of such accounts in Class N. Such reimbursement will be in effect during the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Board.