NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated December 23, 2019 to the Natixis Funds Prospectuses, each dated May 1, 2019, as
may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha 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 Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund |
(together the Funds)
Effective immediately, APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers is amended and restated as follows:
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 the Funds Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions. The minimum for the Class Y shares is waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.
NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated December 23, 2019 to the Natixis Funds Prospectus, dated April 1, 2019, as may be
revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
(together the Funds)
Effective immediately, APPENDIX B Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers is amended and restated as follows:
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 the Funds Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions. The minimum for the Class Y shares is waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.
NATIXIS FUNDS
LOOMIS SAYLES FUNDS
NATIXIS ETFs
Supplement dated December 23, 2019 to the Loomis Sayles Funds Statements of Additional Information, dated
February 1, 2019, the Natixis Funds Statements of Additional Information, dated February 1, 2019, April 1, 2019,
May 1, 2019, June 1, 2019, October 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 Growth Fund | |
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund | Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund | |
ASG Global Alternatives Fund | Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund | |
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income 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 Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund | Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund® | |
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | |
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund |
Effective January 1, 2020, Cynthia Walker has resigned as Chairperson of the Governance Committee and has been appointed as a member of the Governance Committee. Edmond J. English has been appointed as Chairperson of the Governance Committee.
Accordingly, the table of the sub-section Trustee and Officers within the section Management of the Trust(s) is being updated to reflect the above stated changes. In addition, the list of the members of the Governance Committee in the sub-section Leadership 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 | Edmond J. English Chairperson | ||
Edmond J. English | Richard A. Goglia | Richard A. Goglia | ||
Martin T. Meehan | Maureen B. Mitchell | Maureen B. Mitchell | ||
Peter J. Smail | James P. Palermo | Peter J. Smail | ||
Cynthia L. Walker | Kirk A. Sykes | Cynthia L. Walker |
As Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Drucker is an ex officio member of each Committee.
Effective January 1, 2020, the second paragraph in the sub-section Trustee Fees within the section Management of the Trust(s) in the Statements of Additional Information is hereby replaced with the following:
The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $369,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that he attends. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $199,000. Each Trustee who is not an employee, officer or director of Natixis Advisors, the Distributor or their affiliates also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, the Chairperson of the Audit Committee, the Chairperson of the Contract Review Committee, and the Chairperson of the Governance Committee, each receive an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $20,000. Each Contract Review Committee and Audit Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each committee 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 mutual fund portfolio. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.