N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST I Natixis Funds Trust I

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: 811-04323

 

Natixis Funds Trust I

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

Natixis Distributors, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2008


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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


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INCOME FUNDS

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

March 31, 2008

 

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles High Income Fund

Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Loomis Sayles Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Municipal Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Management Discussion and Performancepage 1

 

Portfolio of Investmentspage 23

 

Financial Statementspage 53


LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks a high level of current income consistent with what the fund considers reasonable risk

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in U.S. corporate and U.S. government bonds

 

 

Fund Inception:

November 7, 1973

 

 

Managers:

Peter W. Palfrey, CFA

Richard G. Raczkowski

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFRX
Class B    NERBX
Class C    NECRX
Class Y    NERYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise.

The fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. The fund can also invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets, these risks can be significant. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

As the credit crunch gained momentum and economic conditions deteriorated during the six months ended March 31, 2008, investors put a premium on safety. The housing market continued to slump, consumer confidence fell, banks became less willing to lend money and the subprime mortgage crisis spread to the prime markets. The Federal Reserve Board’s efforts to restore normalcy by giving banks access to its lending window and cutting interest rates by 2% during the period did little to stem the tide.

 

Despite all the negative news, for the six months ended March 31, 2008, Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund provided a total return of 3.58%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.32 in reinvested dividends. Although the fund underperformed the 5.23% return on its benchmark, Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, it outperformed the 2.23% average return on the funds in its Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond peer group. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield as of March 31, 2008 was 4.60%.

 

NON-US DOLLAR HOLDINGS, HIGHER-QUALITY ISSUES PROVIDED SOME SUPPORT

As the U.S. dollar continued to slide, we built up the fund’s allocation to non-dollar securities, notably in Asian countries, reflecting our positive outlook for the region. Although the Asian markets were also volatile, the Japanese yen gained in five out of the past six months, and the net effect of our strategy was positive.

 

Domestically we were biased toward higher-quality securities, including U.S. government and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Agency-backed MBS fared relatively well, but still lagged Treasury securities, as spreads (the difference in yield available from higher-risk assets versus U.S. Treasuries) widened. Moreover, concerns about defaults pushed spreads on commercial MBS to record highs, while U.S. investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds were hurt as economic fears spread to broader markets. Bright spots included bonds issued by financial companies, which recovered somewhat after JP Morgan Chase announced plans to buy out Bear Stearns, and the energy sector, which benefited from the rise in oil and gas prices.

 

The fund’s allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) has been positive for the past several quarters. However, we believe the TIPS market peaked late in the first quarter so we sold the position, locking in significant gains. The fund’s holdings in long-duration Treasury securities added to returns as this sector rallied. We also added to the fund’s agency-backed MBS at increasingly attractive levels during the fiscal period including a significant position in GNMA MBS.

 

ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS DEPRESSED CORPORATE BONDS

Growing concerns about a U.S. recession and illiquidity in the corporate markets weighed on corporate bonds during the past six months, and investors’ risk appetite decreased markedly. In particular, long-term bonds issued by cable and telecommunications companies were hard hit, as investors grew increasingly concerned that companies’ access to capital would be limited. While higher-yielding, longer-dated issues provide more income, they lagged higher-quality and shorter-term issues during the period, as rising interest rates caused prices to fall. Our very modest exposure to the ABS home-equity sector also did poorly despite their high ratings and solid performance of the underlying assets.

 

U.S. ECONOMY APPEARS TO HAVE POCKETS OF STRENGTH

We think bond values in many sectors may already reflect a more negative scenario than is warranted, and some securities may be undervalued. Positive factors we perceive include the relative strength of industrials, the prospect that the weak U.S. dollar will stimulate exports, disciplined corporate spending and solid non-residential construction. We believe the Fed may ease interest rates once more and then hold them steady, while continuing to use other methods to support business. In fact, we believe the real economy (adjusted for inflation) may show signs of a modest recovery in momentum by the end of 2008. The shaky economic picture poses a high-risk environment, but we believe patient investors willing to accept the risks should be rewarded.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

 

 

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Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

         
      6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 11/7/73)

             

Net Asset Value1

   3.58 %    5.78 %    5.02 %    5.00 %

With Maximum Sales Charge2

   -1.06      0.98      4.05      4.51  
   

CLASS B (inception 9/13/93)

             

Net Asset Value1

   3.34      5.06      4.25      4.24  

With CDSC3

   -1.66      0.06      3.91      4.24  
   

CLASS C (Inception 12/30/94)

             

Net Asset Value1

   3.20      5.02      4.22      4.22  

With CDSC3

   2.20      4.02      4.22      4.22  
   

CLASS Y (Inception 12/30/94)

             

Net Asset Value1

   3.69      6.03      5.31      5.36  
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE    6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

   5.23 %    7.67 %    4.58 %    6.04 %

Lehman U.S. Credit Index

   2.63      3.99      4.43      5.93  

Morningstar Int.-Term Bond Fund Avg.

   2.23      3.73      3.75      5.06  

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of any dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are available to certain investors, as described in the prospectus.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
CREDIT QUALITY   3/31/08      9/30/07

Aaa

  60.5      66.4

Aa

  3.0      1.4

A

  5.1      3.4

Baa

  13.9      13.1

Ba

  5.5      6.4

B

  6.1      3.9

Caa

  0.7      0.8

Not Rated*

  2.7      1.9

Short-term and other

  2.5      2.7

 

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investors Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

    % of Net Assets as of  
EFFECTIVE DURATION   3/31/08     

9/30/07

 

1 year or less

  5.1      6.5  

1-5 years

  50.7      46.8  

5-10 years

  28.1      27.0  

10+ years

  16.1      19.7  

Average Effective Duration

  5.9  years    5.8  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio5     Net Expense Ratio6  

A

  1.09 %   0.90 %

B

  1.85     1.65  

C

  1.82     1.65  

Y

  0.75     0.65  

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.50%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

Before reductions and reimbursements.

6

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks high current income plus the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in lower-quality fixed-income securities

 

 

Fund Inception:

February 22, 1984

 

 

Managers:

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA

Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA

Elaine M. Stokes

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFHX
Class B    NEHBX
Class C    NEHCX
Class Y    NEHYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise.

The fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. The fund can also invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets, these risks can be significant. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

With the subprime mortgage debacle and ensuing credit crisis undermining the economy, investors moved out of corporate bonds and sought safety in high-quality government securities. Treasuries delivered strong performance, while lower-quality markets declined. The Federal Reserve Board cut short-term interest rates twice in the first quarter of 2008 and sought to calm markets by opening its lending operations to brokerage firms. Overseas credit markets fared better, thanks in part to the weak U.S. dollar.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the total return on Loomis Sayles High Income Fund was -2.54% based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.18 in reinvested dividends. The fund held up better than its benchmark, the Lehman High Yield Composite Index, which returned -4.27% for the period, and surpassed the -5.02% average return on the funds in Morningstar’s High Yield Bond category. As of March 31, 2008, the fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 7.25%.

 

FUND’S RETURNS BENEFITED FROM MOVING AMONG MARKETS

The fund’s flexible investment policies allowed us to shift its emphasis from U.S. Treasuries to overseas markets, where the weak dollar benefited bonds denominated in stronger currencies. Neither Treasuries nor foreign bonds are represented in the benchmark, which gave the fund an edge. Strong security selection among high-quality corporate issues also contributed to the fund’s performance. In strategic terms, we trimmed long-term Treasuries as valuations rose during the period, using the proceeds to purchase selected issues where valuations looked more attractive.

 

DOLLAR WEAKNESS BROUGHT GAINS OVERSEAS

Non-dollar issues led fund performance during the period. The U.S. dollar’s persistent weakness, combined with falling interest rates and a dimming economic outlook, fueled gains in markets whose currencies gained ground. Yen-denominated issues rode the strength of Japan’s currency, and the fund’s holdings denominated in the Brazilian real contributed, as that country’s economy continued to expand. Economic growth in Mexico aided the fund’s peso-based investments. In Asia, healthy business conditions and favorable exchange rates brought solid returns on issues denominated in Singapore’s dollar and the Malaysian ringgit.

 

Foreign government bonds did not match the strength of U.S. Treasuries in absolute terms, but when currency gains are factored in, the sector was a net positive. Domestically, successful selection among high-quality financial services issues contributed to the fund’s return despite the turmoil in the sector as a whole. Natural gas and other energy issues also rose, but the fund was underweight in these issues relative to the Index.

 

CREDIT CONCERNS UNDERCUT HIGH-YIELD ISSUES

As investors turned away from corporate issues, yield spreads – the yield difference between bonds of higher and lower quality – expanded to levels not seen in years, depressing bond prices. High-yield, lower-quality holdings were particularly hard hit, which detracted from the fund’s results. Disappointments were greatest among lower-rated financial companies, transportation firms and consumer cyclicals, but the fund’s underweight stake in these sectors relative to the benchmark partially offset their negative impact. Bonds issued by technology and telecommunications companies also declined, as a large supply of new issues found very few buyers. Chemical and electric companies were also weak, and sectors relying on consumer spending suffered, as falling housing prices and rising fuel prices shrank household wealth. Equities also lagged, due to heightened market volatility and company-specific factors.

 

DESPITE SLUGGISH OUTLOOK, MANAGER SEES OPPORTUNITIES

Although overall economic expectations remain spotty, we see enough areas of strength to doubt that a recession is inevitable. We anticipate some renewed momentum by the end of 2008. Industrial activity is fairly healthy, exporters may benefit from the weak dollar and trends in non-residential construction are solid. In addition, the upcoming federal tax rebate program could rekindle consumer spending.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

 

 

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Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

           
     6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE
INCEPTION
 

CLASS A (Inception 2/22/84)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -2.54 %   -2.04 %   9.71 %   1.42 %    

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -6.90     -6.48     8.72     0.96      
   

CLASS B (Inception 9/20/93)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -2.91     -2.79     8.87     0.68      

With CDSC3

  -7.61     -7.35     8.59     0.68      
   

CLASS C (Inception 3/2/98)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -2.90     -2.96     8.83     0.66      

With CDSC3

  -3.84     -3.87     8.83     0.66      
   

CLASS Y (Inception 2/29/08)

           

Net Asset Value1

                  -0.59 %
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE CLASS Y
INCEPTION
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Lehman High Yield Composite Index

  -4.27 %   -3.74 %   8.62 %   4.84 %   -0.34 %

Morningstar High Yield Bond Fund Avg.

  -5.02     -4.65     7.47     3.44     -0.28  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Performance history includes periods from a predecessor fund. Class Y shares are available to certain investors, as described in the prospectus.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

CREDIT QUALITY   3/31/08      9/30/07

Aaa

  11.6      15.5

Aa

  2.0      1.9

A

  0.3      0.7

Baa

  9.8      8.9

Ba

  12.9      17.4

B

  27.7      24.9

Caa

  20.4      15.9

Not Rated*

  8.2      11.7

Short-term and other

  7.1      3.1

 

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investors Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

 
EFFECTIVE MATURITY   3/31/08      9/30/07  

1 year or less

  9.2      4.2  

1-5 years

  28.4      21.9  

5-10 years

  19.9      19.4  

10+ years

  42.5      54.5  

Average Effective Maturity

  10.6  years    13.8  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio5     Net Expense Ratio6  

A

  1.43 %   1.15 %

B

  2.18       1.90    

C

  2.17       1.90    

Y

  1.16       0.90    

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.50%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

Before reductions and reimbursements.

6

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

7

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown for Class Y shares are calculated from 3/1/08.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in fixed-income securities located outside the U.S.

 

 

Fund Inception:

February 1, 2008

 

 

Managers:

Lynda L. Schweitzer, CFA

Kenneth M. Buntrock, CFA, CIC

David W. Rolley, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    LSIAX
Class C    LSICX
Class Y    LSIYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. The fund may also invest in public or private debt obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. or non-U.S. issuers. The fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade. Lower-rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher-rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Concerns about the credit markets spread throughout the global fixed-income markets early in 2008, as part of the fallout from the U.S. credit crisis. This prompted investors to seek out the highest quality securities in order to minimize credit risk. Sovereign debt of developed economies produced the best relative returns in this environment, while corporate bonds generally lagged other fixed-income sectors.

 

Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund began operations on February 1, 2008 with a strategy of investing in foreign, investment-grade, fixed-income securities. It has the flexibility to invest in fixed-income markets around the world. While the fund’s portfolio is focused on international fixed-income investments, investors may benefit from exposure to this market because, historically, it tends to have a low correlation with the performance of U.S. fixed-income and equity investments.

 

From its inception at the beginning of February through March 31, 2008, the fund’s Class A shares generated a total return of 4.82% based on net asset value and $0.04 in reinvested dividends. During the same two months, the benchmark Lehman Global Aggregate Bond ex-USD Index, returned 5.74%, while the average return on the funds in Morningstar’s World Bond category was 2.65%. Bear in mind that the fund was not fully invested during this two-month period because the portfolio was under construction.

 

FUND’S CURRENCY EXPOSURE, U.K. TREASURIES AND MATURITY WERE POSITIVE

In the fund’s first two months of investment operations, we constructed a portfolio that overweighted positions in the Singapore dollar, Mexican peso and Swiss franc, all of which contributed positively to performance. The fund’s top-performing securities during the two-month period included U.K. Treasury securities and currency-linked notes denominated in the Malaysian ringgit. Relative to its benchmark, the fund was overweight in corporate and government-related securities and underweight both in Treasury securities of sovereign governments and in securitized fixed-income issues.

 

EMPHASIS ON CORPORATE BONDS DETRACTED

The fund’s emphasis on higher-yielding corporate bonds, particularly those issued by European companies, detracted from its performance during the period. The potential for a worldwide economic slowdown, stemming largely from a tightening of bank lending standards, remains a concern, as even major companies have difficulty raising capital to fund expansion. The fund’s underweight in the Japanese yen also detracted as the currency rose sharply. However, we believe the yen’s strength primarily reflected technical market conditions rather than any economic fundamentals. In fact, we are anticipating a softening of the Japanese economy, with decelerating manufacturing activity and declining consumer confidence.

 

OUTLOOK FAVORS CORPORATE BONDS

We believe the U.S. economy will experience a slowdown before returning to a cycle of positive growth. Consequently, we favor corporate securities in general, including high-yield bonds issued by companies with the potential to sustain consistent cash flows. We have been rotating out of the securitized sector and adding to corporate bonds. Securitized investments are collections of similar debt instruments, like mortgages, that are sold as negotiable securities. Because they are diversified over multiple loans, securitized investments may pose less risk of default than a single security, but they may also cut into returns.

 

We are approaching a duration-neutral position in the euro and the Japanese yen. We also expect to maintain an overweight position in Asian currencies (other than Japan) where we anticipate the strongest growth.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

 

The table comparing the fund’s performance to an index and a Morningstar average provides a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, an index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

 

   
     SINCE
INCEPTION
 

CLASS A (Inception 2/1/08)

   

Net Asset Value1

  4.82 %

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  0.11  
   

CLASS C (Inception 2/1/08)

   

Net Asset Value1

  4.74  

With CDSC3

  3.74  
   

CLASS Y (Inception 2/1/08)

   

Net Asset Value1

  4.84  
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   SINCE
INCEPTION
7
 

Lehman Global Aggregate Bond ex-USD Index

  5.74 %

Morningstar World Bond Fund Avg.

  2.65  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Performance history includes periods from a predecessor fund. Class Y shares are available to certain investors, as described in the prospectus.

The table does not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

      

% of Net
Assets

as of

 

CREDIT QUALITY

     3/31/08  

Aaa

     71.0  

Aa

     14.1  

A

     8.4  

Baa

     3.0  

Ba

     0.2  

Caa

     0.4  

Not Rated*

     0.0  

Short-term and other

     2.9  

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investors Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

  

       % of Net
Assets
as of
 
EFFECTIVE MATURITY      3/31/08  

1 year or less

     5.8  

1-5 years

     46.3  

5-10 years

     36.4  

10+ years

     11.5  

Average Effective Maturity

     7.2  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio5     Net Expense Ratio6  

A

  1.15 %   1.10 %

C

  1.90     1.85  

Y

  0.90     0.85  

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.50%.

3

Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

Before reductions and reimbursements.

6

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

7

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown for Class Y shares are calculated from 2/1/08.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks a high current return consistent with preservation of capital

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities

 

 

Fund Inception:

January 3, 1989

 

 

Managers:

John Hyll

Clifton V. Rowe, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFLX
Class B    NELBX
Class C    NECLX
Class Y    NELYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise. Securities issued by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. government if held to maturity; mutual funds that invest in these securities are not guaranteed. Securities issued by U.S. government agencies may not be government guaranteed.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

As the credit crunch gained momentum and economic conditions deteriorated during the six months ended March 31, 2008, investors put a premium on safety. The housing market continued to slump, consumer confidence fell, banks became less willing to lend money and the subprime mortgage crisis spread to prime markets. This occurred despite the Federal Reserve Board’s efforts to restore normalcy by giving banks access to its lending window and cutting the federal funds rate to 2.25% as of the end of the fiscal period.

 

For the fiscal period ended March 31, 2008, Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund’s total return was 3.75% based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.26 in reinvested dividends. However, the fund lagged its benchmark and a peer group of mutual funds for the period. The Lehman 1-5 Year Government Bond Index returned 6.41%, and the average return on the funds in Morningstar’s Short Government category was 4.16%. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 3.57% as of March 31, 2008.

 

SHORTER-TERM SECURITIES DETRACTED FROM PERFORMANCE

The Fed’s recent rate cuts caused bond prices to rise, and short-term Treasury securities were among the first to respond, followed by intermediate- and long-term bonds. For the period as a whole, Treasury bonds with relatively long maturities were the best performers as their prices are more sensitive to interest rate moves. The fund’s emphasis on high quality was a positive, but its orientation toward shorter-term, more liquid securities limited its participation in the rally and contributed to its performance lag.

 

REAL ESTATE MARKET WOES HURT MORTGAGE-BACKED MARKETS

The principal reason the fund underperformed its benchmark was its emphasis on mortgage-backed securities (MBS). During the fiscal period, credit concerns spread from the subprime mortgage market to higher quality mortgages and corporate bonds. MBS fell from favor partly because they are associated with the troubled mortgage market. This was true even for MBS issued by government-sponsored entities (GSEs). While the U.S. government does not guarantee GSE MBS, their credit is enhanced by guarantees from the issuing government agency and, like other government agency securities, they are viewed as having very low default risk. Although MBS issued by government agencies outperformed privately issued MBS, they still underperformed U.S. Treasuries as the real estate market continued to languish. By the end of March 2008, MBS backed by commercial issuers had partially recovered, but the market as a whole appears undervalued.

 

FUND STRATEGY SEEKS COMBINATION OF CURRENT INCOME AND SAFETY

During the period we emphasized mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs because we appreciate the combination of strong credit quality and their yield advantage over Treasuries. We also added to the fund’s position in short-duration, high-quality, asset-backed securities, including bonds backed by automobile loans and credit-card receivables, as well as some high-quality, commercial mortgage-backed securities at attractive yields.

 

SELECTIVITY WILL BE KEY IF MARKET OUTLOOK IMPROVES

As a result of the Federal Reserve rate cuts, the yield curve is steep by historical standards, so that longer-maturity issues now offer an unusually wide yield advantage over shorter alternatives. Consequently, we are looking for specific opportunities to take advantage of this situation.

 

We believe bond valuations in many sectors may already reflect the possibility of a recession, or something close to it. We view this as an overreaction typical in periods of uncertainty and we are anticipating a recovery, with improving risk appetites. However, we expect the recovery to focus on specific market sectors, as numerous sector-specific hurdles remain. Although the outlook is brightening, the ride is likely to remain a bumpy one.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Class A (Inception 1/3/89)

            

Net Asset Value1

  3.75 %    5.87 %    2.96 %    4.33 %

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  0.64      2.70      2.33      4.01  
   

Class B (Inception 9/27/93)

            

Net Asset Value1

  3.37      5.09      2.21      3.61  

With CDSC3

  -1.63      0.09      1.85      3.61  
   

Class C (Inception 12/30/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  3.36      4.99      2.21      3.61  

With CDSC3

  2.36      3.99      2.21      3.61  
   

Class Y (Inception 3/31/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  3.87      6.04      3.22      4.68  
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Lehman 1-5 Yr Gov’t Bond Index

  6.41 %    9.98 %    3.93 %    5.37 %

Morningstar Short Gov’t Fund Avg.

  4.16      6.71      2.95      4.38  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Performance history includes periods from a predecessor fund. Class Y shares are available to certain investors, as described in the prospectus.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

 

    % of Net Assets as of  
FUND COMPOSITION   3/31/08      9/30/07  

Mortgage Related

  57.6      60.7  

Treasuries

  9.1      9.3  

Asset-Backed Securities

  5.7      5.7  

Agency

  3.4      3.3  

Hybrid ARMs

  2.4      2.5  

Mortgage Backed Securities

  2.4      1.1  

Credit Card ABS

  1.6       

Automotive

  1.0       

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

  0.2      0.2  

Short Term Investments & Other

  16.6      17.2  
    % of Net Assets as of  
EFFECTIVE MATURITY   3/31/08      9/30/07  

1 year or less

  24.7      20.9  

1-5 years

  56.2      63.2  

5-10 years

  19.1      15.9  

10+ years

  n/a      n/a  

Average Effective Maturity

  3.4  years    3.2  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio5     Net Expense Ratio6  

A

  1.10 %   0.90 %

B

  1.85     1.65  

C

  1.85     1.65  

Y

  0.75     0.65  

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 3.00%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

Before reductions and reimbursements.

6

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

 

8


LOOMIS SAYLES MASSACHUSETTS TAX FREE INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks to maintain a high level of current income exempt from federal and Massachusetts personal income taxes

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in Massachusetts municipal bonds, including general obligation bonds and issues secured by specific revenue streams

 

 

Inception Date:

March 23, 1984

 

 

Manager:

Martha A. Strom

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFMX
Class B    NEMBX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise. This fund concentrates in a single geographic region, which can affect your fund’s performance. Some income may be subject to federal and state taxes. Realized capital gains are fully taxable. Some investors may be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Lower-rated bonds entail higher risks.

 

Special Notice to Shareholders

On February 29, 2008, the fund’s Board of Trustees approved the liquidation and termination of the fund. After extensive analysis, the Trustees concluded that this fund’s small asset level does not provide the scale needed to remain viable for shareholders. It is expected that the sale of the fund’s assets and the corresponding liquidating distributions will be completed on or about June 13, 2008. The following is a discussion of the factors that materially affected the fund’s performance during the six months ended March 31, 2008. Because the fund is being liquidated, the discussion does not include forward-looking comments.

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the total return on Loomis Sayles Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund was -0.37%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.32 in reinvested dividends. The fund’s results were below the 0.75% return on the fund’s benchmark, the Lehman Municipal Bond Index, and about the same as the -0.38% average return on Morningstar’s Muni Massachusetts category. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield at the end of March was 3.86%, equivalent to a taxable yield of 6.31% based on the combined maximum federal income tax rate and the Massachusetts income tax rate of 38.45%.

 

NEGATIVE PRESS ABOUT INSURERS UNDERMINES INSURED MUNICIPAL BONDS

Recent news stories regarding monoline insurers caused safety-conscious investors to retreat from municipal bonds. Monoline insurers – so named because they provide services to only one industry – guarantee the timely repayment of bond principal and interest if an issuer defaults. AMBAC Financial and MBIA are two of the biggest U.S. insurers of municipal bonds. In exchange for their premium payments, the insured municipalities receive the benefit of the insurers’ AAA rating, which helps them attract safety-conscious investors. However, monoline insurers started covering collateralized debt obligations, which are mortgage-related securities. As the mortgage crisis eroded the credit status of mortgagors, ratings companies like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services began cutting ratings of monoline insurers, including AMBAC, MBIA and other similar companies. Even though defaults by municipalities are rare, the credit ratings and market value of many insured municipal bonds declined as safety-oriented investors retreated to Treasuries and other top-rated (but taxable) securities.

 

INSURED LONG-TERM BONDS AND HOUSING-RELATED ISSUES DECLINED

Insured bonds issued for Simmons College had the most negative impact on fund performance due to news stories about monoline insurers’ rating downgrades. Municipal bonds issued for housing also declined in value because their exposure to a troubled industry and their longer maturity structure caused them to fall out of favor with investors. The fund’s healthcare bonds issued in Texas were also poor performers because they were long-term and lower rated. In general, this fund’s relatively aggressive posture did not work in its favor during the fiscal period.

 

UTILITIES AND SHORT-TERM BONDS WERE POSITIVE

The utilities sector benefited the fund during the six-month period because their relatively high income and short maturity structure appealed to safety-conscious investors. Some of the fund’s shorter maturity, higher coupon bonds issued by municipalities in Puerto Rico also found favor during the first quarter of 2008, recovering from poor performance late in 2007. Although the fund was underweight in shorter maturity bonds relative to the Index, the issues in the portfolio provided price support during a difficult period for the market.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MASSACHUSETTS TAX FREE INCOME FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

         
      6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 3/23/84)

             

Net Asset Value1

   -0.37 %    -0.24 %    3.18 %    3.78 %

With Maximum Sales Charge2

   -4.59      -4.50      2.29      3.34  
   

CLASS B (Inception 9/13/93)

             

Net Asset Value1

   -0.75      -0.94      2.45      3.08  

With CDSC3

   -5.64      -5.74      2.10      3.08  
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE    6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

   0.75 %    1.90 %    3.92 %    4.99 %

Morningstar Muni Massachusetts Fund Avg.

   -0.38      0.18      3.07      4.03  

 

Yields as of March 31, 2008

 

     
     CLASS A        CLASS B  

SEC 30-Day Yield5

  3.86 %      3.33 %

Taxable Equivalent Yield6

  6.31        5.47  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

CREDIT QUALITY  

3/31/08

     9/30/07

Aaa

  27.3      38.7

Aa

  20.4      18.0

A

  27.4      16.1

Baa

  12.8      12.2

Ba

  5.4      4.7

Not Rated*

  2.3      8.4

Short-term and other

  4.4      1.9

 

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investors Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

 
EFFECTIVE MATURITY   3/31/08      9/30/07  

1 year or less

  4.4      1.0  

1-5 years

  31.4      31.1  

5-10 years

  24.6      40.6  

10+ years

  39.6      27.3  

Average Effective Maturity

  11.6  years    8.9  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio7   Net Expense Ratio8

A

  1.16%   0.90%

B

  1.91      1.65   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.25%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

SEC Yield is based on the fund’s net investment income over a 30-day period and is calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines.

6

Taxable equivalent yield is based on the maximum combined federal and MA income tax bracket of 38.45%. A portion of income may be subject to federal, state and/or alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax.

7

Before reductions and reimbursements.

8

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

 

10


LOOMIS SAYLES MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with reasonable risk and protection of shareholders’ capital

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax other than the alternative minimum tax

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 9, 1977

 

 

Managers:

Martha A. Strom

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFTX
Class B    NETBX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise. Some income may be subject to federal and state taxes. Realized capital gains are fully taxable. Some investors may be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Lower-rated bonds entail higher risks.

 

Special Notice to Shareholders

On February 29, 2008, the fund’s Board of Trustees approved the liquidation and termination of the fund. After extensive analysis, the Trustees concluded that this fund’s small asset level does not provide the scale needed to remain viable for shareholders. It is expected that the sale of the fund’s assets and the corresponding liquidating distributions will be completed on or about June 13, 2008. The following is a discussion of the factors that materially affected the fund’s performance during the six months ended March 31, 2008. Because the fund is being liquidated, the discussion does not include forward-looking comments.

 

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the total return on Loomis Sayles Municipal Income Fund was -2.34%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares, $0.14 in dividends and $0.06 in capital gains reinvested during the period. The fund’s results were below the 0.75% return on its benchmark, the Lehman Municipal Bond Index, and the -1.08% average return on Morningstar’s Muni National Long category. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield at the end of March was 3.91%, equivalent to a taxable yield of 6.04% based on the maximum federal income tax rate of 35.00%.

 

NEGATIVE PRESS ABOUT INSURERS UNDERMINES INSURED MUNICIPAL MARKETS

Recent news stories regarding monoline insurers caused safety-conscious investors to retreat from municipal bonds. Monoline insurers – so named because they provide services to only one industry – guarantee the timely repayment of bond principal and interest if an issuer defaults. AMBAC Financial and MBIA are two of the biggest U.S. insurers of municipal bonds. In exchange for their premium payments, the insured municipalities receive the benefit of the insurers’ AAA rating, which help them attract safety-conscious investors. However, monoline insurers started covering collateralized debt obligations, which are mortgage-related securities. As the credit crisis and rising mortgage default rates eroded the credit status of mortgagors, ratings companies like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services began cutting ratings of monoline insurers, including AMBAC, MBIA and other similar companies. Even though defaults by municipalities are rare, the credit ratings and market value of many insured municipal bonds declined as safety-oriented investors fled to Treasuries and other top-rated (but taxable) securities.

 

LONG-MATURITY, INSURED BONDS HURT FUND PERFORMANCE

Not surprisingly, long maturity, insured municipal bonds had the most negative impact on fund performance, as their maturity structure and the controversy surrounding monoline insurers caused investors to look elsewhere. Relative to its national benchmark, the fund was underweight in higher-quality, shorter-term bonds, which provide lower yields but are regarded as safer. Industrial development bonds issued for corporations had the most negative impact on fund performance, as demand for this type of issue declined. The fund’s healthcare bonds issued in Texas were the worst performers, because they were long-term and lower-rated. In general, this fund’s relatively aggressive posture did not work in its favor during the period.

 

HIGHER EDUCATION AND TWO SHORTER-TERM NEW YORK BONDS WERE POSITIVE

The higher education sector contributed most to the fund’s performance during the six-month period because their higher income and shorter maturity structure appealed to retail investors. Two higher-yielding New York municipal bonds were also positive contributors over the period, as their shorter maturity structure and short supply combined to stimulate demand. Although the fund was underweight in shorter maturity bonds relative to the index, those held in the fund provided price support in a volatile market environment.

 

11


LOOMIS SAYLES MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20086

 

         
      6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 5/9/77)

             

Net Asset Value1

   -2.34 %    -2.77 %    3.01 %    3.50 %

With Maximum Sales Charge2

   -6.79      -7.10      2.05      3.03  
   

CLASS B (Inception 9/13/93)

             

Net Asset Value1

   -2.70      -3.48      2.24      2.71  

With CDSC3

   -7.46      -8.13      1.89      2.71  
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE    6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Lehman Municipal Bond Index

   0.75 %    1.90 %    3.92 %    4.99 %

Morningstar Muni National Long Fund Avg.

   -1.08      -0.87      3.13      3.91  

 

Yields as of March 31, 2008

 

     
      CLASS A      CLASS B  

SEC 30-Day Yield4

   3.91 %    3.33 %

Taxable Equivalent Yield5

   6.04      5.16  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

 

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. Performance history includes performance from a predecessor fund. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

CREDIT QUALITY   3/31/08      9/30/07

Aaa

  26.2      31.2

Aa

  21.6      18.3

A

  28.8      22.5

Baa

  10.1      12.9

Ba

  4.0      3.7

Not Rated*

  5.4      10.2

Short-term and other

  3.9      1.2

 

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investors Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

 
EFFECTIVE MATURITY   3/31/08      9/30/07  

1 year or less

  3.9      0.2  

1-5 years

  18.9      12.1  

5-10 years

  31.1      58.4  

10+ years

  46.1      29.3  

Average Effective Maturity

  12.7  years    10.1  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio7   Net Expense Ratio8

A

  1.03%   0.90%

B

  1.78      1.65   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.50%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%.

4

SEC Yield is based on the fund’s net investment income over a 30-day period and is calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines.

5

Taxable equivalent yield is based on the maximum federal income tax bracket of 35%. A portion of income may be subject to federal, state and/or alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax.

6

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

7

Before reductions and reimbursements.

8

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

 

12


LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks high current income, with a secondary objective of capital growth

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in income-producing securities in the U.S. and around the world

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 1, 1995

 

 

Managers:

Daniel J. Fuss, CFA, CIC

Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA

 

 

Associate Managers:

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA

Elaine M. Stokes

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFZX
Class B    NEZBX
Class C    NECZX
Class Y    NEZYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk; their value generally rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when rates rise.

The fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. The fund can also invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets, these risks can be significant. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Risk aversion has characterized investors for the past several months, as the credit crisis in the United States intensified and the economy slowed. Investors sought greater safety by moving out of corporate issues and into Treasury securities, while the weakening U.S. dollar boosted bonds denominated in stronger foreign currencies. In an effort to stabilize the markets, the Federal Reserve Board cut the federal funds rate twice in the past six months and opened its lending facility to brokerage firms.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund’s total return was -1.34%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.52 in reinvested dividends. The fund’s results trailed those of its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 5.23% for the period. Its results also lagged Morningstar’s Multisector Bond category, which had an average return of 0.20%. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield on March 31, 2008 was 6.47%.

 

TREASURIES, BETTER-GRADE CORPORATES AND NON-DOLLAR HOLDINGS WERE POSITIVE

As concerns mounted that the slowing economy would increase default risks for some issuers, demand for higher-quality bonds grew. Heavy demand enhanced returns in the Treasury markets, but led to falling prices for corporate issues in most rating categories. Investors in lower-rated market tiers continued to demand wider spreads (extra yield) over Treasuries, extending the decline in high-yield issues that began last year.

 

We increased the fund’s emphasis on Treasuries and higher-grade corporate bonds during the period, and this defensive positioning helped. However, this was not sufficient to overcome declines among the fund’s lower-quality holdings. The financial sector was especially hard hit, although the price recovery in Bear Stearns securities that followed its takeover by JP Morgan Chase had a positive effect on this sector, and rising energy prices powered positive results among energy providers.

 

Despite weakness in municipal bonds and selected real estate investment trusts (REITs), our security selection in these areas provided some price support. Overseas, bonds denominated in Singapore’s dollar and Malaysia’s ringgit added to the fund’s returns as the U.S. dollar slid further. Record commodity prices keyed the strong performance of bonds denominated in the Mexican peso and the Australian dollar. However, the fund’s commitment to Canadian securities, which was large relative to the benchmark, detracted from performance as Canada’s close ties to the sagging U.S. economy had a negative impact on its currency.

 

A RANGE OF CORPORATE ISSUES HELD BACK PERFORMANCE

High-yield issues, especially those rated BB and B, were important detractors from the fund’s performance during the period. Our sizeable stake among lower-rated industrial holdings hurt results, as economic uncertainty meant diminishing order flow for many manufacturers. Even some better-rated industrial issues suffered, as turmoil in the credit markets undercut investment-grade financial issuers. Communications companies were weighed down by concerns over reduced access to capital. Consumer cyclicals – companies whose profits tend to track economic cycles – fell victim to wavering consumer confidence and rising energy prices, which also dampened consumer spending. In addition, the portfolio was underweight in AAA-rated issues relative to its benchmark, which detracted from performance comparisons.

 

DESPITE SLOWING ECONOMY, MANAGERS SEE AREAS OF STRENGTH

Although overall economic expectations remain spotty, we see enough areas of strength to doubt that a recession is inevitable. We also believe there could be some recovery by year-end. We believe the Federal Reserve Board may cut interest rates once more, and a lower cost of capital could stimulate corporate spending. Persistent dollar weakness brightens the outlook for U.S. exports, and the upcoming federal rebate program could rekindle consumer spending. Although housing remains in a slump, non-residential construction is strong. Selected U.S. high-yield bonds appear to offer compelling value, but there are many good reasons for caution.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Investment Results through March 31, 2008

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — March 31, 20084

 

           
     6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE
INCEPTION
 

CLASS A (Inception 5/1/95)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -1.34 %   3.40 %   11.74 %   8.44 %    

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -5.80     -1.24     10.71     7.94      
   

CLASS B (Inception 5/1/95)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -1.71     2.61     10.89     7.62      

With CDSC3

  -6.47     -2.25     10.63     7.62      
   

CLASS C (Inception 5/1/95)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -1.63     2.62     10.91     7.63      

With CDSC3

  -2.59     1.65     10.91     7.63      
   

CLASS Y (Inception 12/1/99)

           

Net Asset Value1

  -1.15     3.67     12.04         10.34 %
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE
CLASS Y
INCEPTION
5
 

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

  5.23 %   7.67 %   4.58 %   6.04 %   6.46 %

Lehman U.S. Universal Bond Index

  4.37     6.57     4.96     6.06     6.60  

Morningstar Multisector Bond Fund Avg.

  0.20     2.09     7.29     5.35     6.59  

 

See page 15 for a description of the indexes.

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. Performance history includes periods from a predecessor fund. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are available to certain investors, as described in the prospectus.

The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
CREDIT QUALITY   3/31/08      9/30/07

Aaa

  21.9      32.6

Aa

  4.4      2.7

A

  11.0      6.5

Baa

  26.1      22.7

Ba

  8.9      9.9

B

  10.8      9.5

Caa

  7.7      5.6

Not Rated*

  5.8      7.4

Short-term and other

  3.4      3.1

 

Credit quality is based on ratings from Moody’s Investor Service.

* Securities that are not rated by Moody’s may be rated by another rating agency or by Loomis Sayles.

 

    % of Net Assets as of  
EFFECTIVE MATURITY   3/31/08      9/30/07  

1 year or less

  11.7      10.9  

1-5 years

  17.4      17.6  

5-10 years

  26.1      19.4  

10+ years

  44.8      52.1  

Average Effective Maturity

  14.3  years    15.6  years

 

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio6   Net Expense Ratio7

A

  1.01%   1.01%

B

  1.77   1.77

C

  1.75   1.75

Y

  0.74   0.74

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes maximum sales charge of 4.50%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum of 5% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

5

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown for Class Y are calculated from 12/1/99.

6

Before reductions and reimbursements.

7

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/09.

 

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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.

 

For more complete information on any Natixis Fund, contact your financial professional or call Natixis Funds and ask for a free prospectus, which contains more complete information including charges and other ongoing expenses. Investors should consider a fund’s objective, risks and expenses carefully before investing. This and other fund information can be found in the prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

INDEX/AVERAGE DESCRIPTIONS

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade bonds with one- to ten-year maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and U.S. corporations.

 

Lehman Global Aggregate Bond ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index which provides a broad-based measure of the international investment-grade bond market.

 

Lehman High Yield Composite Index is a market-weighted, unmanaged index of fixed-rate, non-investment grade debt.

 

Lehman Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of bonds issued by municipalities and other government entities having maturities of more than one year.

 

Lehman 1-5 Year Government Bond Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted index of bonds issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, with maturities between one and five years.

 

Lehman U.S. Credit Index is an unmanaged index that includes all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, dollar-denominated, SEC-registered, U.S. investment-grade corporate debt, and foreign debt that meets specific maturity, liquidity and quality requirements.

 

Lehman U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing a blend of the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, the High Yield Index, and the Emerging Market Index, among other indexes.

 

Morningstar Fund Averages are the average performance without sales charge of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the funds’ website at www.funds.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2007 is available from the funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   MAY LOSE VALUE   NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, redemption fees and certain exchange fees and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, each fund assesses a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the funds’ prospectus. The examples below 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 October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. 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 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, redemption fees, or exchange fees. 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.

LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,035.80      $4.94

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.15      $4.90

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,033.40      $8.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.35      $8.72

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,032.00      $8.69

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.45      $8.62

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,036.90      $3.67

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,021.40      $3.64

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement) :0.97%, 1.73%, 1.71% and 0.72% for Class A, B, C 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, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $974.60      $5.68

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.25      $5.81

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $970.90      $9.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,015.50      $9.57

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $971.00      $9.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,015.50      $9.57

CLASS Y1

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $994.10      $0.76

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,003.47      $0.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.15%, 1.90%, 1.90% and 0.90%, for Class A, B, C, 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, or from commencement of operations for Class Y, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

1

Class Y commenced operations on February 29, 2008.

 

LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
2/1/2008
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
2/1/2008 – 3/31/08
1

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,048.20      $1.82

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,006.29      $1.78

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,047.40      $3.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,005.08      $2.99

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,048.40      $1.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,006.69      $1.37

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.10%, 1.85% and .85% for Class A, Class C and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by the number of days from commencement of operations, divided by 366 (to reflect the period the fund was in operation).

1

Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2008.

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND
AGENCY FUND
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,037.50      $4.74

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.35      $4.70

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,033.70      $8.54

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.60      $8.47

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,033.60      $8.54

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.60      $8.47

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,038.70      $3.47

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,021.60      $3.44

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.93%, 1.68%, 1.68% and 0.68% for Class A, B, C 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, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

LOOMIS SAYLES MASSACHUSETTS TAX FREE
INCOME FUND
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $996.30      $4.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.35      $4.70

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $992.50      $8.37

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.60      $8.47

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.93% and 1.68% for Class A and B, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

LOOMIS SAYLES MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $976.60      $4.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.35      $4.70

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $973.00      $8.29

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.60      $8.47

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.93% and 1.68% for Class A and B, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
10/1/2007
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
3/31/2008
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
10/1/2007 – 3/31/2008

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $986.60      $4.87

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.10      $4.95

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $982.90      $8.58

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.35      $8.72

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $983.70      $8.58

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.35      $8.72

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $988.50      $3.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,021.35      $3.69

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.98%, 1.73%, 1.73% and 0.73% for Class A, B, C 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, divided by 366 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR

LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

 

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. The Contract Review and Governance Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements.

 

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment advisers believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., adviser to each of the Funds (the “Adviser”), and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Funds’ assets, (v) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, and (vii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser.

 

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about each Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against its peer group. The portfolio management team for each Fund makes periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and Funds identified as presenting possible performance concerns may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio.

 

At the June 2007 Board meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, authorized the extension of the Advisory Agreement for the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund (the “Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement”) through November 30, 2007. At the meeting held in November 2007, the Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement through June 30, 2008. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. In considering the continuation of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement in November 2007, the Trustees considered the information that had been provided to them in the spring in connection with their regularly scheduled consideration of the Agreements, updates to that information, and their discussions at such meetings. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement included the following:

 

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, including recent or planned investments by the Adviser in additional personnel or other resources. They also took note of the competitive market for talented personnel, in particular, for personnel who have contributed to the generation of strong investment performance. They considered the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel. The Trustees also recalled that at the June 2007 Board meeting, they discussed the following factors pertaining to the Fund: (1) the additional efforts required to manage the Fund’s portfolio in periods of rapid growth (including the need to

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR

LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

 

identify additional portfolio securities for investment as the Fund’s assets grow), (2) the additional personnel and other resources required to manage the portfolio in such circumstances, (3) the possible effects of such cash inflows on the Fund’s ability to achieve attractive investment returns and (4) the benefits to the Fund of such net cash inflows and asset growth (including lower expense ratios).

 

The Trustees also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors (an affiliate of the Adviser) and its affiliates to the Fund.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits to Fund shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a variety of fund and shareholder services.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreement.

 

Investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including information which compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of peer groups of funds and the Fund’s respective performance benchmarks. In addition, the Trustees also reviewed data prepared by an independent third party which analyzed the performance of the Fund using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics which also measured the performance of the Fund on a risk adjusted basis.

 

The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally, and the historical responsiveness of the Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the performance of the Fund and the Adviser supported the renewal of the Agreement.

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from its relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage mutual fund assets. In evaluating the Fund’s advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund has an expense cap in place, and they considered the amount waived or reimbursed by the Adviser under the cap.

 

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates relationships with the Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and Fund growth on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities and the increase in net sales for the family of funds. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, and that the Adviser had implemented an expense cap for the Fund.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreement.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers. The Trustees noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap. The Trustees noted that in connection with the

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR

LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

 

June 2007 meeting, they had received a report and presentation from management on the effect of recent growth in net assets of the Fund and the benefits of economies of scale realized and expected to be realized by the Fund (including decreases in the Fund’s expense ratio resulting from increases in assets). The Trustees also noted that at the June 2007 meeting, they approved the continuation of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement for the Fund for five months rather than a full year to allow further review of the growth of the Fund’s net assets and the effects of such growth on the Fund and the Adviser, and considered updated information on such growth. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees considered, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreement.

 

The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:

 

·  

whether the Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Fund and the Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Fund.

 

·  

the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Adviser and its affiliates, both under the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement and under a separate agreement covering administrative services.

 

·  

so-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Fund, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention. of affiliated advisers and other service providers, including the Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest

 

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund Agreement should be continued through June 30, 2008.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Bonds and Notes — 98.5% of Net Assets   
   Asset-Backed Securities — 3.4%   
$ 261,268    AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2005-CF, Class A-3,
4.470%, 5/06/2010
   $ 261,405
  294,100    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A2,
3.872%, 3/25/2020
     281,890
  1,095,000    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3,
4.615%, 2/25/2035
     870,509
  3,315,000    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S4, Class A3,
5.804%, 7/25/2034
     2,545,935
  1,345,340    Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 2003-KS10, Class AI4,
4.470%, 3/25/2032
     1,283,323
  402,976    WFS Financial Owner Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A4,
3.440%, 5/17/2012
     402,618
         
        5,645,680
         
   Automotive — 0.8%   
  955,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031(c)
     630,300
  810,000    Ford Motor Credit Co.,
8.000%, 12/15/2016
     634,072
         
        1,264,372
         
   Banking — 0.5%   
  735,000    HSBC Finance Corp.,
7.000%, 5/15/2012
     762,351
         
   Brokerage — 1.9%   
  625,000    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.300%, 2/14/2012(c)
     633,135
  1,040,000    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
6.150%, 4/01/2018
     1,038,457
  810,000    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,
5.625%, 1/24/2013
     787,616
  800,000    Morgan Stanley,
4.000%, 1/15/2010(c)
     790,420
         
        3,249,628
         
   Building Materials — 0.7%   
  815,000    Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
     589,324
  795,000    USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
     628,050
         
        1,217,374
         
   Construction Machinery — 1.0%   
  1,645,000    Caterpillar Financial Service Corp.,
5.450%, 4/15/2018
     1,673,478
         
   Data Processing & Management — 0.7%   
  1,180,000    Fiserv, Inc.,
6.125%, 11/20/2012
     1,216,007
         
   Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%   
  22,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.400%, 1/30/2016
     17,409
  138,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.650%, 2/13/2017
     107,012
  440,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series A, MTN,
6.000%, 4/01/2036
     334,400
  890,000    Citigroup Inc,
6.875%, 3/05/2038
     889,371
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Diversified Financial Services — continued   
$ 3,135,000    General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.625%, 9/15/2017
   $ 3,207,917
  825,000    JPMorgan Chase & Co,
6.000%, 1/15/2018
     860,327
  1,230,000    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.450%, 2/05/2013
     1,210,146
         
        6,626,582
         
   Diversified Manufacturing — 0.7%   
  1,200,000    Crane Co.,
6.550%, 11/15/2036
     1,115,408
         
   Electric — 2.7%   
  290,000    AES Corp.,
7.750%, 10/15/2015(c)
     292,175
  570,000    AES Corp.,
8.000%, 10/15/2017
     577,125
  635,000    Duke Energy Corp., Senior Note,
4.200%, 10/01/2008
     637,232
  950,000    Enersis SA, Chile,
7.375%, 1/15/2014(c)
     1,047,974
  1,325,000    Ipalco Enterprises, Inc., Senior Secured Note,
8.375%, 11/14/2008
     1,341,563
  590,000    Southern California Edison Co.,
7.625%, 1/15/2010
     627,288
         
        4,523,357
         
   Food — 0.8%   
  410,000    Dean Foods Co.,
7.000%, 6/01/2016(c)
     358,750
  925,000    Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.875%, 2/01/2038
     910,288
         
        1,269,038
         
   Government Guaranteed — 5.6%   
  138,000,000    Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
1.850%, 9/20/2010 (JPY)
     1,419,879
  472,000,000    Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Series EMTN,
2.050%, 9/21/2009(c) (JPY)
     4,819,623
  303,000,000    Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG,
1.800%, 3/22/2010 (JPY)
     3,100,102
         
        9,339,604
         
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 0.7%   
  1,098,000    Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,
7.875%, 2/01/2009
     1,137,178
         
   Healthcare — 1.0%   
  575,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
     451,488
  485,000    Hospira, Inc.,
6.050%, 3/30/2017
     480,697
  670,000    Medco Health Solutions,
7.250%, 8/15/2013
     752,861
         
        1,685,046
         
   Hybrid ARMs — 0.5%   
  873,314    JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 1A3,
5.929%, 1/25/2037(b)
     882,686
         
   Independent Energy — 0.9%   
  65,000    Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
     66,193

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Independent Energy — continued   
$ 290,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
   $ 279,850
  385,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
     373,450
  830,000    Teppco Partners L P,
7.550%, 4/15/2038
     836,832
         
        1,556,325
         
   Media Cable — 2.5%   
  1,470,000    Comcast Corp.,
6.950%, 8/15/2037
     1,472,947
  755,000    Cox Communications, Inc.,
6.750%, 3/15/2011
     786,541
  1,085,000    CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Note, Series B,
7.625%, 4/01/2011
     1,072,794
  873,000    Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
6.550%, 5/01/2037
     824,095
         
        4,156,377
         
   Metals & Mining — 0.9%   
  890,000    Steel Dynamics, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, 11/01/2012
     898,900
  710,000    United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
     600,165
         
        1,499,065
         
   Mortgage Backed Securities — 4.8%   
  795,000    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A2,
5.165%, 9/10/2047
     789,329
  850,000    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-1, Class A2,
5.334%, 9/10/2045
     840,694
  1,305,000    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A2,
5.634%, 4/10/2049
     1,283,459
  1,245,000    Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-PW10, Class A2,
5.270%, 12/11/2040
     1,239,066
  710,000    Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD2, Class A2,
5.408%, 1/15/2046
     703,231
  1,500,000    GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A,
4.751%, 7/10/2039
     1,455,656
  1,710,000    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A3,
4.647%, 7/15/2030
     1,659,161
         
        7,970,596
         
   Mortgage Related — 35.1%   
  1,951,303    FHLMC,
4.000%, 7/01/2019
     1,910,401
  2,194,925    FHLMC,
4.500%, 12/01/2034
     2,117,930
  5,164,078    FHLMC,
5.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2035(d)
     5,132,686
  7,349,471    FHLMC,
5.500%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2037(d)(e)
     7,449,669
  1,779,956    FHLMC,
5.947%, 11/01/2036
     1,813,662
  193,335    FHLMC,
6.000%, 6/01/2035
     199,340
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Mortgage Related — continued   
$ 782,459    FNMA,
4.000%, 6/01/2019
   $ 766,108
  5,368,148    FNMA,
4.500%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2035(d)(e)
     5,289,820
  3,747,488    FNMA,
5.500%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2034(d)
     3,808,847
  4,574,788    FNMA,
6.000%, with various maturities from 2016 to 2036(d)
     4,700,852
  1,428,415    FNMA,
6.048%, 2/01/2037(b)
     1,457,687
  3,822,645    FNMA,
6.500%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2037(d)
     3,966,174
  250,173    FNMA,
7.000%, with various maturities in 2030(d)
     266,348
  225,061    FNMA,
7.500%, with various maturities from 2024 to 2032(d)
     242,987
  3,440,000    GNMA, TBA,
5.000%, 3/01/2034
     3,438,927
  2,595,868    GNMA,
5.500%, with various maturities from 2034 to 2038(d)
     2,649,393
  3,275,000    GNMA, TBA,
5.500%, 8/01/2034
     3,338,453
  6,380,902    GNMA,
6.000%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2037(d)
     6,596,303
  726,586    GNMA,
6.500%, with various maturities from 2028 to 2032(d)
     759,053
  409,442    GNMA,
7.000%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2029(d)
     438,500
  131,757    GNMA,
7.500%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2030(d)
     142,174
  88,516    GNMA,
8.000%, 11/15/2029
     97,107
  122,950    GNMA,
8.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2023(d)
     135,468
  21,699    GNMA,
9.000%, with various maturities in 2016(d)
     23,689
  45,565    GNMA,
11.500%, with various maturities from 2013 to 2015(d)
     54,139
  1,800,000    Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2,
5.117%, 4/10/2037
     1,788,885
         
        58,584,602
         
   Non Captive Consumer — 0.4%   
  245,000    SLM Corp., (MTN),
5.050%, 11/14/2014
     178,183
  420,000    SLM Corp., (MTN),
5.625%, 8/01/2033
     290,850
  215,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 10/01/2013
     161,831
  120,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 6/15/2018
     85,800
  35,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.375%, 5/15/2014
     26,266
         
        742,930
         
   Non-Captive Diversified — 1.1%   
  1,520,000    GMAC LLC,
6.625%, 5/15/2012
     1,149,853
  930,000    GMAC LLC,
8.000%, 11/01/2031(c)
     666,523
         
        1,816,376
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

24


LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Oil Field Services — 0.5%   
$ 190,000    Nabors Industries, Inc., 144A,
6.150%, 2/15/2018
   $ 194,500
  750,000    Weatherford International, Ltd.,
6.500%, 8/01/2036
     714,579
         
        909,079
         
   Paper — 1.2%   
  565,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.375%, 12/01/2025(c)
     468,950
  755,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
     634,200
  735,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)
     646,800
  365,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
     324,850
         
        2,074,800
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%   
  1,095,000    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Senior Note,
7.000%, 12/15/2011
     1,042,987
         
   Pipelines — 0.7%   
  1,150,000    NGPL Pipeco LLC, 144A,
6.514%, 12/15/2012
     1,194,326
         
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.3%   
  475,000    Willis North America, Inc.,
6.200%, 3/28/2017
     474,024
         
   Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.0%   
  195,000    Colonial Realty, LP, Senior Note,
4.750%, 2/01/2010
     192,019
  640,000    Colonial Realty, LP, Senior Note,
5.500%, 10/01/2015
     522,355
  1,250,000    iStar Financial, Inc., Senior Note,
6.000%, 12/15/2010
     975,000
         
        1,689,374
         
   Sovereigns — 1.8%   
  296,000,000    Canadian Government,
1.900%, 3/23/2009(c) (JPY)
     2,999,756
         
   Supermarkets — 0.8%   
  1,245,000    Kroger Co.,
6.900%, 4/15/2038
     1,263,961
         
   Supranational — 0.9%   
  140,000,000    Inter-American Development Bank,
1.900%, 7/08/2009 (JPY)
     1,423,806
         
   Technology — 3.4%   
  745,000    Corning, Inc.,
7.250%, 8/15/2036
     803,630
  540,000    Equifax, Inc.,
7.000%, 7/01/2037
     482,257
  1,660,000    Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, 12/15/2016(c)
     1,120,500
  70,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028(c)
     54,614
  85,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
     65,742
  295,000    Nortel Networks Corp.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023
     181,425
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Technology — continued   
$ 920,000    Northern Telecom Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026
   $ 575,000
  1,715,000    Pitney Bowes, Inc.,
5.250%, 1/15/2037
     1,697,360
  683,000    Xerox Corp.,
6.400%, 3/15/2016
     706,583
         
        5,687,111
         
   Tobacco — 0.7%   
  1,185,000    Reynolds American, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/15/2037
     1,173,039
         
   Treasuries — 10.3%   
  4,570,000    U.S Treasury Bond,
4.375%, 2/15/2038(c)
     4,624,269
  3,106,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.500%, 2/15/2036(c)
     3,208,644
  1,790,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.750%, 2/15/2037(c)
     1,925,229
  1,090,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
5.000%, 5/15/2037(c)
     1,219,352
  715,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
5.375%, 2/15/2031(c)
     826,942
  5,270,000    U.S Treasury Note,
3.500%, 2/15/2018(c)
     5,300,466
         
        17,104,902
         
   Wireless — 2.8%   
  10,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
     7,700
  5,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
     3,700
  1,385,000    SK Telecom Co., Ltd., 144A,
6.625%, 7/20/2027
     1,293,894
  520,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.125%, 11/15/2008
     516,100
  1,990,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
     1,482,550
  15,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019(c)
     11,812
  1,420,000    True Move Co., Ltd., 144A,
10.750%, 12/16/2013
     1,334,800
         
        4,650,556
         
   Wirelines — 2.8%   
  935,000    Citizens Communications Co.,
7.875%, 1/15/2027
     801,763
  1,785,000    Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
     1,630,164
  210,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
     170,100
  850,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
     739,500
  255,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 10/15/2035
     210,375
  1,190,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
     1,038,275
         
        4,590,177
         
   Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $165,529,261)      164,211,958
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)  
     
   Short-Term Investments — 17.4%   
  24,906,801    State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio(f)    $ 24,906,801  
$ 4,183,283    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/08 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $4,183,428 on 4/1/08, collateralized by $4,255,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.375% due 3/05/10 valued at $4,270,956, including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements)      4,183,283  
           
   Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $29,090,084)      29,090,084  
           
     
   Total Investments — 115.9%
(Identified Cost $194,619,345)(a)
     193,302,042  
   Other assets less liabilities — (15.9)%      (26,526,165 )
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 166,775,877  
           
     
  (‡)    Principal amount is in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $194,970,476 for federal

income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 3,838,393  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (5,506,827 )
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (1,668,434 )
           
  (b)    Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2008 is disclosed.  
  (c)    All or a portion of this security was on loan to brokers at March 31, 2008.  
  (d)    The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the portfolio of investments.      
  (e)    All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover collateral requirements on TBA obligations.   
  (f)    Represents investment of securities lending collateral.  
     
  144A    Securities 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 the period end, the value of these amounted to $4,916,420 or 2.9% of net assets.     
  ARMs    Adjustable Rate Mortgages  
  EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note  
  FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  
  FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association  
  GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association  
  MTN    Medium Term Note  
  TBA    To Be Announced  
     
  JPY    Japanese Yen  

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Mortgage Related    35.1 %
Treasuries    10.3  
Government Guaranteed    5.6  
Mortgage Backed Securities    4.8  
Diversified Financial Services    4.0  
Asset-Backed Securities    3.4  
Technology    3.4  
Wireless    2.8  
Wirelines    2.8  
Electric    2.7  
Media Cable    2.5  
Other, less than 2% each    21.1  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Bonds and Notes — 87.3% of Net Assets   
   Airlines — 0.2%   
$ 62,381    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4, Class 4B,
6.900%, 1/02/2017
   $ 56,143
  27,077    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class C,
6.954%, 8/02/2009
     25,452
         
        81,595
         
   Automotive — 3.2%   
  420,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
     252,000
  65,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
     39,650
  1,220,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 10/01/2028
     744,200
  210,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031
     138,600
  40,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
     25,600
  10,000    General Motors Corp.,
8.250%, 7/15/2023
     7,000
  10,000    General Motors Corp.,
8.375%, 7/15/2033(b)
     7,050
  130,000    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
7.000%, 3/15/2028
     105,950
         
        1,320,050
         
   Banking — 3.4%   
  250,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.060%, 9/16/2010 (KRW)
     262,887
  400,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.470%, 12/04/2011 (KRW)
     430,353
  500,000    HSBC Bank USA, 144A,
3.310%, 8/25/2010
     603,600
  1,436,358,000    JPMorgan Chase & Co., 144A,
Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011 (IDR)
     114,986
         
        1,411,826
         
   Brokerage — 0.5%   
  5,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
4.650%, 7/02/2018(b)
     4,268
  5,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
5.300%, 10/30/2015
     4,694
  15,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
6.400%, 10/02/2017
     14,811
  120,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),
7.250%, 2/01/2018
     124,007
  55,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), Series MTN,
3.190%, 5/18/2010(c)
     51,151
         
        198,931
         
   Building Materials — 0.4%   
  185,000    USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
     146,150
         
   Chemicals — 2.5%   
  450,000    Borden, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/2023
     279,000
  550,000    Borden, Inc.,
9.200%, 3/15/2021
     368,500
  130,000    Georgia Gulf Corp.,
10.750%, 10/15/2016(b)
     85,150
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Chemicals — continued   
$ 380,000    Hercules, Inc., Subordinated Note,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
   $ 304,000
         
        1,036,650
         
   Construction Machinery — 1.0%   
  500,000    United Rentals North America, Inc.,
7.000%, 2/15/2014
     392,500
         
   Electric — 4.1%   
  375,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.125%, 5/15/2018
     337,500
  180,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 10/15/2026
     152,550
  165,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/01/2019
     154,275
  140,000    NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027
     120,050
  205,000    NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, 1/15/2017
     199,362
  75,000    TXU Corp.,
5.550%, 11/15/2014
     58,563
  590,000    TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
     418,946
  370,000    TXU Corp., Series R,
6.550%, 11/15/2034
     261,212
         
        1,702,458
         
   Financial Services — 0.2%   
  135,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.500%, 4/17/2013
     65,475
         
   Food & Beverage — 1.6%   
  200,000    Aramark Services, Inc.,
5.000%, 6/01/2012
     174,000
  315,000    Dean Foods Co.,
7.000%, 6/01/2016(b)
     275,625
  230,000    Dole Food Co., Inc.,
8.625%, 5/01/2009
     200,100
         
        649,725
         
   Gaming — 0.8%   
  45,000    Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.,
5.750%, 10/01/2017
     25,200
  365,000    Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 144A,
10.750%, 2/01/2016
     307,513
         
        332,713
         
   Government Guaranteed — 2.3%   
  28,000,000    Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
1.850%, 9/20/2010 (JPY)
     288,091
  1,205,000    Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Series E, (MTN),
8.500%, 7/16/2010 (ZAR)
     140,857
  51,000,000    Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG,
1.800%, 3/22/2010 (JPY)
     521,800
         
        950,748
         
   Government Sponsored — 0.4%   
  160,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.625%, 10/25/2012(b)
     169,744
         
   Healthcare — 4.2%   
  5,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.450%, 6/15/2014
     4,588

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Healthcare — continued   
$ 105,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.400%, 6/15/2016
   $ 97,913
  95,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
7.000%, 11/15/2035
     82,650
  220,000    Community Health Systems, Inc.,
8.875%, 7/15/2015
     220,825
  25,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
     21,156
  205,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016(b)
     172,712
  15,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
     10,938
  220,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
     172,743
  700,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
     540,750
  315,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
     246,564
  35,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
     27,739
  40,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
     30,715
  40,000    HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
     33,203
  40,000    Invitrogen Corp.,
1.500%, 2/15/2024
     40,600
  60,000    Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
     42,000
         
        1,745,096
         
   Home Construction — 4.5%   
  410,000    Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV,
7.500%, 9/28/2015
     406,925
  385,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
6.250%, 1/15/2015(b)
     257,950
  365,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Senior Note,
6.250%, 1/15/2016
     246,375
  30,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.500%, 1/15/2014(b)
     20,250
  100,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
5.875%, 1/15/2015
     86,500
  590,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
7.250%, 6/15/2018
     528,050
  5,000    Lennar Corp., Series B, Guaranteed Note,
5.600%, 5/31/2015
     3,700
  5,000    Lennar Corp. Series B,
5.125%, 10/01/2010
     4,350
  155,000    Pulte Homes, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
     119,350
  230,000    Pulte Homes, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
     179,400
         
        1,852,850
         
   Independent Energy — 3.1%   
  625,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
     603,125
  175,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
     169,750
  10,000    Hilcorp Energy I LP, 144A,
7.750%, 11/01/2015
     9,375
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Independent Energy — continued   
$ 170,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
6.875%, 5/01/2018
   $ 161,073
  385,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
     334,658
         
        1,277,981
         
   Industrial Other — 0.3%   
  140,000    Ranhill Labuan Ltd., 144A,
12.500%, 10/26/2011
     112,000
         
   Media Non-Cable — 1.4%   
  25,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
4.900%, 5/15/2015
     16,750
  50,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.500%, 12/15/2016
     33,000
  175,000    Intelsat Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/2028
     138,250
  75,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/2013
     45,750
  15,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
8.875%, 1/15/2016(b)
     9,487
  155,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., 144A,
8.875%, 10/15/2017(b)
     96,875
  15,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-1,
6.875%, 1/15/2013
     9,150
  540,000    Tribune Co.,
5.250%, 8/15/2015(b)
     207,900
         
        557,162
         
   Metals & Mining — 2.7%   
  740,000    Algoma Acquistion Corp., 144A,
9.875%, 6/15/2015
     640,100
  285,000    Steel Dynamics, Inc., 144A,
7.375%, 11/01/2012
     287,850
  195,000    Vale Overseas, Ltd.,
6.875%, 11/21/2036
     190,264
         
        1,118,214
         
   Non-Captive Consumer — 2.0%   
  70,000    Countrywide Financial Corp., Convertible,
0.758%, 4/15/2037(b)(c)
     61,950
  60,000    Countrywide Financial Corp., Convertible,
0.815%, 5/15/2037(c)
     51,300
  35,000    Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Series L, MTN,
4.000%, 3/22/2011
     31,215
  90,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
4.000%, 1/15/2010
     75,640
  60,000    SLM Corp., (MTN),
5.050%, 11/14/2014
     43,637
  5,000    SLM Corp., (MTN),
5.625%, 8/01/2033
     3,462
  20,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 10/01/2013
     15,054
  10,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 6/15/2018
     7,150
  735,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
6.500%, 6/15/2010 (NZD)
     504,463
         
        793,871
         
   Non-Captive Diversified — 4.4%   
  1,300,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, (MTN),
2.960%, 5/18/2012 (SGD)
     946,870

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Non-Captive Diversified — continued   
$ 430,000    GMAC LLC,
6.000%, 12/15/2011
   $ 321,422
  330,000    GMAC LLC,
6.625%, 5/15/2012
     249,639
  385,000    GMAC LLC, (MTN),
6.750%, 12/01/2014
     272,465
  20,000    GMAC LLC,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
     14,334
         
        1,804,730
         
   Packaging — 0.3%   
  135,000    Owens-Illinois, Inc., Senior Note,
7.800%, 5/15/2018
     133,650
         
   Paper — 3.7%   
  485,000    Bowater, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/15/2013
     320,100
  75,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
     61,125
  155,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.375%, 12/01/2025(b)
     128,650
  375,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
     315,000
  270,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
     237,600
  530,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
     471,700
         
        1,534,175
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 6.5%   
  110,000    Elan Finance PLC,
8.875%, 12/01/2013
     103,400
  755,000    Elan Finance PLC, Senior Note,
7.750%, 11/15/2011
     702,150
  127,000    EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Senior Note, Convertible,
3.000%, 6/15/2024
     63,500
  215,000    Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
     155,875
  245,000    Incyte Corp., Convertible,
3.500%, 2/15/2011
     260,619
  96,000    Nektar Therapeutics,
3.250%, 9/28/2012
     74,160
  345,000    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Subordinated Note, Convertible,
5.500%, 10/17/2008
     343,706
  190,000    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Subordinated Note, Convertible,
3.000%, 8/16/2010
     172,900
  505,000    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Subordinated Note, Convertible,
4.000%, 11/15/2013
     419,781
  305,000    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Convertible,
4.750%, 2/15/2013(b)
     363,713
         
        2,659,804
         
   Pipelines — 0.9%   
  415,000    El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
     388,024
         
   Retailers — 3.5%   
  500,000    Blockbuster, Inc.,
9.000%, 9/01/2012(b)
     407,500
Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description    Value (†)
    
  Retailers — continued   
$ 250,000     Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018(b)
   $ 187,500
  105,000     Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.130%, 8/01/2018
     81,375
  30,000     Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.790%, 7/15/2027
     24,611
  1,070,000     Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
     740,975
  20,000     Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.875%, 4/15/2013(b)
     15,000
        
       1,456,961
        
  Sovereigns — 5.5%   
  44,200 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023 (MXN)
     432,375
  148,500 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012 (MXN)
     1,484,756
  1,050,000     Republic of South Africa,
13.000%, 8/31/2011 (ZAR)
     138,322
  3,993,436     Republic of Uruguay,
4.250%, 4/05/2027 (UYU)
     196,755
        
       2,252,208
        
  Supermarkets — 2.9%   
  190,000     Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
     179,172
  750,000     Albertson’s, Inc., Senior Note,
7.450%, 8/01/2029
     690,605
  130,000     Albertson’s, Inc., Senior Note,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
     123,924
  245,000     Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, (MTN),
6.625%, 6/01/2028
     208,429
        
       1,202,130
        
  Supranational — 2.7%   
  700,000     Eurofima, Series EMTN,
10.000%, 11/03/2008 (ISK)
     9,168
  1,900,000     Inter-American Development Bank, Series EMTN,
Zero Coupon, 5/11/2009 (BRL)
     913,889
  13,400,000     Inter-American Development Bank,
13.000%, 6/20/2008 (ISK)
     176,007
  800,000     Nordic Investment Bank, Series EMTN,
11.250%, 4/16/2009 (ISK)
     10,518
        
       1,109,582
        
  Technology — 5.4%   
  75,000     Amkor Technology, Inc.,
7.750%, 5/15/2013
     68,438
  325,000     Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, 12/15/2016(b)
     219,375
  345,000     JDS Uniphase Corp., Convertible,
1.000%, 5/15/2026
     272,981
  215,000     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Convertible,
0.500%, 11/30/2008
     201,025
  35,000     Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Convertible,
1.000%, 6/30/2010
     27,650
  910,000     Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
     650,650
  243,000     Maxtor Corp., Subordinated Note,
5.750%, 3/01/2012(d)
     228,420
  200,000     Nortel Networks Corp., 144A, Convertible,
2.125%, 4/15/2014
     124,250

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Technology — continued   
$ 530,000    Nortel Networks Corp.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023
   $ 325,950
  40,000    Northern Telecom Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026
     25,000
  85,000    Unisys Corp., Senior Note,
8.000%, 10/15/2012
     73,100
         
        2,216,839
         
   Telecommunications — 1.0%   
  205,000    Fairpoint Communications, Inc., 144A,
13.125%, 4/01/2018
     196,800
  30,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
     23,100
  5,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
     3,700
  230,000    NII Holdings, Inc.,
3.125%, 6/15/2012(b)
     182,563
         
        406,163
         
   Textile — 0.3%   
  210,000    Jones Apparel Group, Inc.,
6.125%, 11/15/2034
     142,800
         
   Transportation Services — 1.2%   
  275,000    APL Ltd., Senior Note,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(d)
     223,437
  300,000    Overseas Shipholding Group, Senior Note,
7.500%, 2/15/2024
     261,750
         
        485,187
         
   Wireless — 1.2%   
  160,000    ALLTEL Corp.,
7.875%, 7/01/2032
     105,600
  193,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
     143,786
  70,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
     55,125
  200,000    True Move Co. Ltd., 144A,
10.375%, 8/01/2014
     176,000
         
        480,511
         
   Wirelines — 9.0%   
  255,000    Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035 (CAD)
     181,788
  5,000    Bell Canada, 144A,
6.550%, 5/01/2029 (CAD)
     3,681
  65,000    Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co.,
6.300%, 12/01/2028
     52,000
  50,000    Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
8.375%, 1/15/2014(b)
     46,875
  95,000    Citizens Communications Co.,
7.000%, 11/01/2025
     68,875
  410,000    Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
     374,435
  435,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc., Convertible,
2.875%, 7/15/2010
     303,956
  350,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc., Convertible,
6.000%, 9/15/2009
     310,625
  320,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc., Convertible,
6.000%, 3/15/2010(b)
     258,400
  145,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
     110,200
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Wirelines — continued   
$ 125,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014
   $ 102,188
  1,890,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
     1,587,600
  375,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.875%, 7/15/2028(b)
     294,375
         
        3,694,998
         
   Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $37,827,599)      35,883,501
         
Shares            
  Common Stocks — 2.3%   
   Biotechnology — 0.5%   
  8,147    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(e)      194,632
         
   Chemicals — 0.5%   
  11,695    Hercules, Inc.(b)      213,902
         
   Household Durables — 0.1%   
  1,775    KB Home(b)      43,896
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%   
  6,875    Merck & Co., Inc.(b)      260,906
  1,717    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      79,308
         
        340,214
         
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%   
  5,500    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(b)      139,260
         
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $838,628)      931,904
         
  Preferred Stocks — 2.0%   
   Electric Utilities — 0.7%   
  6,475    AES Trust III, Convertible,
6.750%
     301,087
         
   Machinery — 0.1%   
  650    United Rentals Trust I, Convertible,
6.500%
     19,541
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%   
  9,500    El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, Convertible,
4.750%
     345,800
         
   Technology — 0.4%   
  249    Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, Convertible,
7.750%
     174,300
         
   Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $856,761)      840,728
         
  Closed-End Investment Companies — 0.1%   
  3,835    Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.      36,815
  2,175    Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.      12,311
         
   Total Closed-End Investment Companies (Identified Cost $45,443)      49,126
         
Shares/
Principal
Amount (‡)
           
  Short-Term Investments — 16.3%   
  3,750,635    State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio(f)      3,750,635
$ 2,936,065    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2008 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $2,936,167 on 4/01/2008, collateralized by $2,985,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.375% due 3/05/2010 valued at $2,996,194, including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements)      2,936,065
         
   Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $6,686,700)      6,686,700
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

          Value (†)  
   Total Investments — 108.0%
(Identified Cost $46,255,131)(a)
   $      44,391,959  
   Other assets less liabilities —(8.0)%      (3,280,212 )
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 41,111,747  
           
(‡)    Principal amount is in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
(††)    Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.   
(a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $46,269,359 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 1,823,024  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (3,700,424 )
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (1,877,400 )
           
(b)    All or a portion of this security was on loan to brokers at March 31, 2008.   
(c)   

Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2008 is disclosed.

  
(d)    Illiquid security. At March 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $451,857 or 1.1% of net assets.   
(e)    Non-income producing security.   
(f)    Represents investment of securities lending collateral.   
     
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 are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note   
MTN    Medium Term Note   
144A    Securities 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 the period end, the value of these amounted to $3,366,270 or 8.2% of net assets.   
     
BRL    Brazilian Real   
CAD    Canadian Dollar   
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah   
ISK    Iceland Krona   
JPY    Japanese Yen   
KRW    South Korean Won   
MXN    Mexican Peso   
NZD    New Zealand Dollar   
SGD    Singapore Dollar   
UYU    Uruguayan Peso   
ZAR    South African Rand   

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Wirelines    9.0 %
Pharmaceuticals    7.3  
Technology    5.8  
Sovereigns    5.5  
Home Construction    4.5  
Non-Captive Diversified    4.4  
Healthcare    4.2  
Electric    4.1  
Paper    3.7  
Banking    3.4  
Automotive    3.2  
Independent Energy    3.1  
Chemicals    3.0  
Supermarkets    2.9  
Metals & Mining    2.7  
Supranational    2.7  
Retailers    2.5  
Government Guaranteed    2.3  
Non-Captive Consumer    2.0  
Other, less than 2% each    15.4  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description    Value (†)
    
Bonds and Notes — 96.4% of Net Assets   
Non-Convertible Bonds — 96.4%   
  Austria — 0.9%   
105,000     Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG,
2.750%, 6/14/2011, (CHF)
   $ 105,697
        
  Belgium — 8.0%   
210,000     Kingdom of Belgium,
3.750%, 3/28/2009, (EUR)
     331,088
360,000     Kingdom of Belgium,
5.500%, 9/28/2017, (EUR)
     624,553
        
       955,641
        
  Canada — 2.5%   
300,000     Canadian Government,
4.250%, 9/01/2009, (CAD)
     298,816
        
  France — 2.9%   
20,000     Alcatel-Lucent, Series EMTN,
6.375%, 4/07/2014, (EUR)
     25,102
35,000     France Telecom SA, Series EMTN,
3.625%, 10/14/2015, (EUR)
     49,782
50,000     France Telecom SA, Series EMTN,
4.750%, 2/21/2017, (EUR)
     75,412
40,000     Lafarge SA, Series EMTN,
4.750%, 3/23/2020, (EUR)
     52,200
20,000     PPR, Series EMTN,
4.000%, 1/29/2013, (EUR)
     28,534
35,000     Veolia Environnement, Series EMTN,
5.125%, 5/24/2022, (EUR)
     48,929
50,000     Wendel,
4.875%, 5/26/2016, (EUR)
     62,014
        
       341,973
        
  Germany — 35.3%   
205,000     Hypothekenbank in Essen AG, Series REGS,
3.000%, 9/28/2009, (EUR)
     318,400
24,000,000     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
2.050%, 2/16/2026, (JPY)
     248,424
275,000     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
2.500%, 10/11/2010, (EUR)
     420,312
5,000,000     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
2.600%, 6/20/2037, (JPY)
     51,703
260,000     Muenchener Hypothekenbank eG,
5.000%, 1/16/2012, (EUR)
     423,877
820,000     Republic of Germany,
3.750%, 1/04/2017, (EUR)
     1,278,651
680,000     Republic of Germany,
4.000%, 4/13/2012, (EUR)
     1,089,706
265,000     Republic of Germany,
4.000%, 1/04/2037, (EUR)
     382,033
        
       4,213,106
        
  Japan — 3.9%   
26,000,000     Development Bank of Japan,
1.750%, 6/21/2010, (JPY)
     266,492
20,800,000     Japan Government,
0.800%, 3/10/2016, (JPY)
     204,495
        
       470,987
        
  Mexico — 0.8%   
10,000 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
     97,822
        
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Singapore — 7.6%   
390,000    Government of Singapore,
3.625%, 7/01/2011, (SGD)
   $ 305,018
770,000    Government of Singapore,
4.625%, 7/01/2010, (SGD)
     604,772
         
        909,790
         
   Spain — 3.5%   
42,000,000    Instituto de Credito Oficial, Series EMTN,
0.800%, 9/28/2009, (JPY)
     421,347
         
   Supranational — 13.7%   
67,600,000    European Investment Bank,
1.400%, 6/20/2017, (JPY)
     688,093
52,000,000    Inter-American Development Bank,
1.900%, 7/08/2009, (JPY)
     528,843
40,000,000    Nordic Investment Bank,
1.700%, 4/27/2017, (JPY)
     417,164
         
        1,634,100
         
   United Kingdom — 6.4%   
50,000    BAT International Finance PLC, Series EMTN,
5.375%, 6/29/2017, (EUR)
     73,661
50,000    BP Capital Markets PLC, Series EMTN,
5.750%, 2/26/2010, (GBP)
     100,689
50,000    BSKYB Finance UK PLC, Series EMTN,
5.750%, 10/20/2017, (GBP)
     91,395
65,000    Lloyds TSB Group PLC,
5.875%, 7/08/2014, (EUR)
     106,589
50,000    Network Rail MTN Finance PLC, Series EMTN,
4.875%, 3/06/2009, (GBP)
     99,381
20,000    United Kingdom Treasury,
4.000%, 3/07/2009, (GBP)
     39,674
55,000    United Kingdom Treasury,
4.000%, 9/07/2016, (GBP)
     107,654
75,000    United Kingdom Treasury,
4.250%, 3/07/2036, (GBP)
     145,440
         
        764,483
         
   United States — 10.9%   
25,000    Ahold Finance USA, Inc., Series EMTN,
6.500%, 3/14/2017, (GBP)
     47,284
100,000    AT&T, Inc., Series EMTN,
6.125%, 4/02/2015, (EUR)
     158,767
97,930,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
5.780%, 3/23/2009, (KRW)
     101,515
50,000    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
4.625%, 11/15/2021, (EUR)
     69,635
50,000    Cargill, Inc., Series EMTN,
5.375%, 3/02/2037, (GBP)
     81,060
50,000    Cit Group, Inc., Series EMTN,
3.800%, 11/14/2012, (EUR)
     47,916
50,000    Cit Group, Inc., Series GMTN,
4.250%, 9/22/2011, (EUR)
     50,620
35,000    General Motors Corp.,
7.250%, 7/03/2013, (EUR)
     43,652
50,000    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
6.875%, 1/18/2038, (GBP)
     92,997
100,000    HSBC Bank USA, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 11/28/2011
     69,500
400,000    HSBC Bank USA, Series MYR, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 5/17/2012, (MYR)
     122,545

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 91,600,000    JPMorgan Chase & Co., 144A,
Zero Coupon, 11/01/2012
   $ 73,171  
  336,500    JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series EMTN, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 11/01/2012, (MYR)
     92,497  
  25,000    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Series EMTN,
5.000%, 1/26/2010, (GBP)
     46,106  
  25,000    Morgan Stanley,
5.375%, 11/14/2013, (GBP)
     45,538  
  50,000    Textron, Inc.,
3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)
     75,471  
  50,000    Wells Fargo & Co.,
4.625%, 11/02/2035, (GBP)
     76,834  
           
        1,295,108  
           
   Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $11,083,491)      11,508,870  
           
                
  Short-Term Investments — 2.9%   
  349,000    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2008 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $349,012 on 4/1/2008, collateralized by $345,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.400% due 12/14/2022 valued at $360,094 including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $349,000)      349,000  
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.3%
(Identified Cost $11,432,491)(a)
     11,857,870  
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.7%      83,297  
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 11,941,167  
           
     
  (‡)    Principal amount is in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.  
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (††)    Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.  
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information: (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.)

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $11,439,820 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

   

  

   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 467,908  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (49,858 )
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 418,050  
           
  (b)    Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2008 is disclosed.  
     
  144A    Securities 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 March 31, 2008, the total value of these securities amounted to $459,228 or 3.8% of net assets.     
  EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note  
  GMTN    Global Medium Term Note  
     
  CAD    Canadian Dollar  
  CHF    Swiss Franc  
  EUR    Euro  
  GBP    British Pound  
  JPY    Japanese Yen  
  KRW    South Korean Won  
  MXN    Mexican Peso  
  MYR    Malaysian Ringgit  
  SGD    Singapore Dollar  

 

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Sovereigns    46.1 %
Supranational Bank    13.7  
Special Purpose Banks    10.5  
Mortgage Banks    6.2  
Finance-Investment Banker/Broker    2.9  
Telephone-Integrated    2.4  
Sovereign Agency    2.2  
Other, less than 2% each    12.4  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Bonds and Notes — 83.4% of Net Assets   
   Agency — 3.4%   
$ 4,200,000    Federal Home Loan Bank,
3.625%, 11/14/2008
   $ 4,233,562
         
   Asset-Backed Securities — 5.7%   
  905,000    Americredit Automobiles Receivables Trust, Series 2007-DF, Class A2A,
5.660%, 1/06/2011
     904,059
  615,000    Americredit Prime Automobile, Series 2007-2M, Class A2B,
3.438%, 11/08/2010(b)
     611,676
  1,155,000    CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2007-B, Class A2A,
5.460%, 6/15/2010
     1,163,566
  1,035,000    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3,
4.615%, 2/25/2035
     822,810
  2,026,244    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S1, Class A2,
5.549%, 8/25/2021
     1,976,454
  238,489   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 2004-HI3,

Class A4,
4.630%, 1/25/2020

     226,468
  660,000   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 2005-HI3,

Class A4,
5.490%, 9/25/2035

     553,829
  853,476   

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 2002-HI5,

Class A7,
5.700%, 1/25/2028

     850,213
         
        7,109,075
         
   Automotive — 1.0%   
  1,200,000    USAA Auto Owner Trust,
4.270%, 10/15/2010
     1,207,622
         
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation — 0.2%   
  178,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Series 3145, Class KA,
5.000%, 8/15/2024
     181,221
         
   Credit Card Asset Backed Securities — 1.6%   
  2,000,000    Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
3.770%, 5/18/2011(b)
     2,000,000
         
   Hybrid ARMs — 2.4%   
  1,122,832    JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 1A3,
5.929%, 1/25/2037(b)
     1,134,881
  1,875,656    Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A,
5.588%, 7/25/2035(b)
     1,889,133
         
        3,024,014
         
   Mortgage Backed Securities — 2.4%   
  1,400,000    Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, Class A4,
5.961%, 6/10/2046(b)
     1,416,711
  1,560,000    GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A2,
5.479%, 11/10/2039
     1,541,467
         
        2,958,178
         
   Mortgage Related — 57.6%   
  786,454    FHLMC,
4.500%, 5/01/2034
     758,866
  6,405,105    FHLMC,
5.000%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2030(c)
     6,501,829
  2,367,779    FHLMC,
5.500%, 12/01/2034
     2,396,892
  5,856,937    FHLMC,
6.000%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2021(c)
     6,031,898
Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Mortgage Related — continued   
$ 9,609,672    FHLMC,
6.500%, with various maturities from 2014 to 2034(c)
   $ 10,031,378
  229,856    FHLMC,
7.000%, 2/01/2016
     241,659
  34,873    FHLMC,
7.500%, with various maturities from 2012 to 2026(c)
     36,519
  17,872    FHLMC,
8.000%, with various maturities from 2010 to 2015(c)
     18,962
  5,662    FHLMC,
10.000%, 7/01/2019
     6,727
  219,589    FHLMC,
11.500%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2020(c)
     249,055
  12,653,106    FNMA,
4.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2019(c )
     12,414,027
  2,590,648    FNMA,
4.500%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2035(c)
     2,536,232
  1,966,931    FNMA,
5.000%, 6/01/2035
     1,949,642
  4,322,478    FNMA,
5.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2036(c)
     4,384,693
  10,072,729    FNMA,
6.000%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2034(c)
     10,374,350
  3,258,430    FNMA,
6.051%, 2/01/2037(b)
     3,325,202
  6,500,677    FNMA,
6.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2037(c)
     6,749,624
  600,000    FNMA,
6.625%, 9/15/2009(d)
     637,277
  286,363    FNMA,
7.000%, 12/01/2022
     304,275
  527,113    FNMA,
7.500%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2032(c)
     563,456
  86,257    FNMA,
8.000%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2016(c)
     91,225
  123,185    GNMA,
6.000%, 12/15/2031
     127,713
  469,942    GNMA,
6.500%, 5/15/2031
     491,115
  327,932    GNMA,
7.000%, 10/15/2028
     350,823
  8,384    GNMA,
9.000%, with various maturities from 2008 to 2009(c)
     8,534
  3,209    GNMA,
9.500%, 8/15/2009
     3,342
  7,830    GNMA,
12.500%, with various maturities from 2014 to 2015(c)
     9,356
  97,793    GNMA,
16.000%, with various maturities from 2011 to 2012(c)
     116,047
  32,053    GNMA,
17.000%, with various maturities in 2011(c)
     38,294
  985,000   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5,

Class A2,
5.117%, 4/10/2037

     978,918
         
        71,727,930
         
   Treasuries — 9.1%   
  4,285,000    U.S. Treasury Notes,
4.250%, 11/15/2017(d)
     4,571,894
  2,335,000    U.S. Treasury Notes,
4.500%, 11/30/2011(d)
     2,534,570

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)  
     
   Treasuries — continued   
$ 4,000,000    U.S. Treasury STRIPS,
Zero Coupon, 11/15/2009
   $ 3,894,468  
  360,000    U.S. Treasury Notes,
3.625%, 12/31/2012(d)
     379,322  
           
        11,380,254  
           
   Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $102,847,082)      103,821,856  
           
Shares/
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 36.0%   
  24,412,261    State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio(e)      24,412,261  
$     2,900,000    Federal Home Loan Bank, Discount Notes, Zero Coupon, 4/14/2008      2,897,696  
  15,000,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Discount Notes, Zero Coupon, 4/3/2008(d)      14,997,734  
  1,000,000    Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Notes, 1.000%, 4/2/2008(d)      999,926  
  1,502,061    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2008 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $1,502,113 on 4/01/2008, collateralized by $1,530,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.210% due 3/03/2023 valued at $1,533,917 including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements)      1,502,061  
           
   Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $44,809,678)      44,809,678  
           
   Total Investments — 119.4%
(Identified Cost $147,656,760)(a)
     148,631,534  
   Other assets less liabilities —(19.4)%      (24,145,865 )
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 124,485,669  
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $147,722,921 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

   

  

   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 1,333,295  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (424,682 )
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 908,613  
           
  (b)    Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2008 is disclosed.  
  (c)    The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.      
  (d)    All or a portion of this security was on loan to brokers at March 31, 2008.  
  (e)    Represents investment of securities lending collateral.  
     
  ARMs    Adjustable Rate Mortgages  
  FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  
  FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association  
  GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association  
  STRIPS    Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities  

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Mortgage Related    57.6 %
Treasuries    9.1  
Asset-Backed Securities    5.7  
Agency    3.4  
Hybrid ARMs    2.4  
Mortgage Backed Securities    2.4  
Other, less than 2% each    2.8  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Tax Exempt Obligations — 94.9% of Net Assets   
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts — 3.6%   
$ 2,000,000    Consolidated Loan, Series C,
5.250%, 8/01/2022 (FSA insured)
   $ 2,135,100
         
   Martha’s Vineyard, MA — 1.7%   
  1,000,000    Land Bank Revenue,
5.000%, 5/01/2032 (AMBAC insured)
     998,570
         
   Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority — 4.5%   
  2,200,000    Series A, Unrefunded,
6.500%, 11/01/2014 (AMBAC insured)
     2,640,484
         
   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency — 13.8%   
  1,000,000    Cambridge Street Development, Series A,
5.125%, 2/01/2034 (MBIA insured)
     997,800
  1,000,000    Hampshire College,
5.625%, 10/01/2024
     999,460
  2,000,000    Simmons College, Series H,
5.250%, 10/01/2033 (XLCA Insured)
     1,972,500
  2,800,000    Springfield Resource Recovery, Series A,
5.625%, 6/01/2019
     2,873,416
  1,100,000    Visual and Performing Arts,
6.000%, 8/01/2021
     1,280,279
         
        8,123,455
         
   Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority — 39.2%
  1,160,000    Baystate Medical Center, Series F,
5.700%, 7/01/2027
     1,174,686
  1,500,000    Berklee College of Music, Series A,
5.000%, 10/01/2032
     1,402,500
  2,000,000    Boston University, Series S,
5.000%, 10/01/2039 (FGIC insured)
     1,905,640
  1,000,000    Catholic Health East,
5.500%, 11/15/2032
     1,112,010
  2,200,000    Harvard University, Series N,
6.250%, 4/01/2020
     2,646,952
  1,000,000    Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Series D,
5.250%, 8/15/2037
     979,410
  750,000    Milford Regional Medical Center, Series E,
5.000%, 7/15/2032
     632,760
  2,568,000    Nichols College, Series C,
6.000%, 10/01/2017
     2,588,056
  2,000,000    Partners Healthcare Systems, Series B,
5.250%, 7/01/2029
     2,024,800
  2,500,000    Partners Healthcare Systems, Series C,
5.750%, 7/01/2021
     2,621,750
  1,500,000    Sterling & Francine Clark, Series A,
5.000%, 7/01/2036
     1,502,895
  2,000,000    University of Massachusetts, Series C,
5.125%, 10/01/2034 (FGIC insured)
     1,987,080
  1,315,000    Wheaton College, Series E,
5.000%, 7/01/2017
     1,367,784
  1,030,000    Williams College, Series H,
5.000%, 7/01/2017
     1,092,233
         
        23,038,556
         
   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency — 3.6%   
  545,000    Series A,
5.200%, 12/01/2037
     496,806
  1,985,000    Single Family Housing, Series 126,
4.700%, 6/01/2038(b)
     1,663,092
         
        2,159,898
         
Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)  
     
   Massachusetts Port Authority — 5.0%   
$ 1,750,000    Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project, Series A,
5.500%, 1/01/2019 (AMBAC insured)
   $ 1,778,805  
  1,200,000    Series A,
5.000%, 7/01/2033 (MBIA insured)
     1,198,200  
           
        2,977,005  
           
   Massachusetts Water Resources Authority — 6.3%   
  1,000,000    General, Series A,
5.250%, 8/01/2020 (MBIA insured)
     1,088,340  
  2,200,000    Series A,
6.500%, 7/15/2019 (FGIC insured)
     2,613,336  
           
        3,701,676  
           
   Michigan Hospital Finance Authority — 1.8%   
  1,000,000    Oakwood Obligated Group,
5.500%, 11/01/2017
     1,053,340  
           
   New Jersey Economic Development Authority — 1.7%   
  1,000,000    Cigarette Tax,
5.625%, 6/15/2018
     1,001,230  
           
   Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority — 5.9%  
  3,000,000    Aqueduct & Sewer Authority,
6.250%, 7/01/2013
     3,471,300  
           
   Puerto Rico Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing Authority — 2.4%  
  1,500,000    Series B,
5.000%, 7/01/2031
     1,395,675  
           
   Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. — 5.4%  
  3,000,000    Commonwealth Appropriation, Series A,
5.750%, 8/01/2027(b)
     3,156,150  
           
   Total Tax Exempt Obligations (Identified Cost $55,482,794)      55,852,439  
           
                
  Short-Term Investments — 4.4%   
  2,570,418    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2008 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $2,570,508 on 4/01/2008, collateralized by $2,615,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.375% due 3/05/2010 valued at $2,624,806 including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $2,570,418)      2,570,418  
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.3%
(Identified Cost $58,053,212)(a)
     58,422,857  
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.7%      403,066  
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 58,825,923  
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Accretion of market discount on debt securities and straddle loss deferrals are excluded for tax purposes):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $58,053,196 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

   

  

   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 1,813,367  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (1,443,706 )
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 369,661  
           

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MASSACHUSETTS TAX FREE INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

(b)    Variable rate security whose interest rate varies with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate) on a specified date (such as coupon date or interest payment date). The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.
     
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
FGIC    Financial Guarantee Insurance Company
FSA    Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
MBIA    Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.
XLCA    XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

College & Universities    28.5 %
Water & Sewer    14.6  
Hospital    14.5  
State Appropriation    13.5  
Airport    5.1  
Resource Recovery    4.9  
Single-Family Housing    3.7  
Insurance    3.4  
Other, less than 2% each    6.7  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Tax Exempt Obligations — 95.4% of Net Assets   
   California — 9.6%   
$ 1,000,000    California Health Facilities Financing Authority (Catholic Healthcare West), Series I,
4.950%, 7/01/2026(b)
   $ 1,042,990
  1,000,000    California Health Facilities Financing Authority (Cedar-Sinai Medical Center),
5.000%, 11/15/2027
     977,940
  2,655,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority (California Endowment),
5.250%, 7/01/2023
     2,755,704
  1,500,000    California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Sutter Health), Series A,
5.000%, 11/15/2043
     1,403,220
  1,200,000    Long Beach California Bond Financing Authority (Natural Gas Purchase), Series A,
5.500%, 11/15/2027
     1,115,676
         
        7,295,530
         
   Colorado — 2.8%   
  2,500,000    Colorado Health Facilities Authority,
5.000%, 12/01/2035
     2,093,775
         
   District of Columbia — 3.8%   
  3,000,000    Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority,
5.125%, 10/01/2029 (FGIC insured)
     2,848,290
         
   Florida — 1.3%   
  1,000,000    Jacksonville, FL, Economic Development Community Health Care Facilities (Mayo Clinic),
5.000%, 11/15/2036
     966,000
         
   Guam — 1.2%   
  1,000,000    Guam Government Waterworks Authority,
5.875%, 7/01/2035
     913,450
         
   Louisiana — 2.5%   
  2,000,000    DeSoto Parish, LA, Environmental Improvement,
5.000%, 11/01/2018
     1,856,420
         
   Massachusetts — 2.5%   
  1,000,000    Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons College), Series H,
5.250%, 10/01/2033 (XLCA Insured)
     986,250
  1,045,000    Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Lahey Clinic Medical Center),
4.500%, 8/15/2035 (FGIC insured)
     933,937
         
        1,920,187
         
   Michigan — 7.4%   
  1,500,000    Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue (Henry Ford Health System), Series A,
5.000%, 11/15/2038
     1,359,900
  1,100,000    Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue (Oakwood Obligated Group),
5.500%, 11/01/2014
     1,172,666
  1,000,000    Taylor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, MI,
5.000%, 5/01/2025 (MBIA insured)
     1,011,840
  2,000,000    University of Michigan Hospital,
5.250%, 12/01/2020
     2,063,160
         
        5,607,566
         
   Minnesota — 4.1%   
  1,000,000    Chaska Minnesota Electric Revenue,
5.250%, 10/01/2025
     1,026,140
Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Minnesota — continued   
$ 2,000,000    Minnesota State Municipal Power Agency,
5.250%, 10/01/2024
   $ 2,055,320
         
        3,081,460
         
   Mississippi — 4.7%   
  2,500,000    Lowndes County, MS, Solid Waste Disposal & Pollution Control,
6.800%, 4/01/2022
     2,600,925
  1,000,000    Mississippi, Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority (Delta Regional Medical Center),
5.000%, 2/01/2035 (MBIA, FHA insured)
     948,590
         
        3,549,515
         
   New Jersey — 4.2%   
  1,000,000    New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, Cigarette Tax, 5.625%, 6/15/2018      1,001,230
  2,000,000    New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Series A,
5.500%, 12/15/2023
     2,166,840
         
        3,168,070
         
   New York — 18.4%   
  1,020,000    New York, NY,
6.000%, 1/15/2020
     1,102,865
  1,000,000    New York, NY, City Health & Hospital Corp.,
5.000%, 2/15/2020 (FSA insured)
     1,034,360
  1,000,000    New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agency,
5.500%, 1/01/2024(b)
     1,003,660
  2,000,000    New York, NY, City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Series C,
5.000%, 6/15/2025 (MBIA insured)
     2,041,060
  1,000,000    New York, NY, City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Series A,
5.125%, 6/15/2034 (FSA insured)
     1,009,890
  2,000,000    New York State Dormitory Authority,
5.500%, 5/15/2013
     2,181,860
  2,200,000    New York State Dormitory Authority,
5.750%, 7/01/2013
     2,389,706
  3,000,000    New York State Municipal Bond Bank Agency, Series C,
5.250%, 6/01/2020
     3,138,960
         
        13,902,361
         
   North Carolina — 1.8%   
  1,300,000    North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Series A,
5.500%, 1/01/2012
     1,384,318
         
   Oregon — 3.6%   
  1,750,000    Multnomah County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority (Providence Health System),
5.250%, 10/01/2012
     1,867,338
  500,000    Oregon, Western Generation Agency, Wauna Cogeneration Project, Series A,
5.000%, 1/01/2020
     452,360
  485,000    Oregon, Western Generation Agency, Wauna Cogeneration Project, Series A,
5.000%, 1/01/2021
     432,620
         
        2,752,318
         
   Pennsylvania — 3.5%   
  2,500,000    Pennsylvania State Industrial Development Authority,
5.500%, 7/01/2019 (AMBAC insured)
     2,662,000
         
   Puerto Rico — 4.1%   
  1,000,000    Puerto Rico Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing Authority, Series A,
5.500%, 10/01/2040
     1,036,130

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

   Description    Value (†)
     
   Puerto Rico — continued   
$ 2,000,000   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp., Commonwealth Appropriation,

Series A, 5.750%, 8/01/2027(b)

   $ 2,104,100
         
        3,140,230
         
   South Carolina — 4.0%   
  1,100,000    Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp.,
5.250%, 12/01/2030
     1,088,417
  1,155,000    Lexington One School Facilities Corp.,
5.000%, 12/01/2026
     1,114,171
  800,000    Newberry Investing in Children’s Education (Newberry County School District),
5.250%, 12/01/2022
     794,288
         
        2,996,876
         
   South Dakota — 1.6%   
  1,250,000    South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Sioux Valley Hospital),
5.250%, 11/01/2027
     1,225,975
         
   Tennessee — 5.2%   
  2,000,000    Knox County, TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Series A,
Zero Coupon, 1/01/2035
     358,340
  2,500,000    Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue, Series A,
5.250%, 9/01/2026
     2,309,375
  1,285,000    Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Series A,
5.200%, 7/01/2023
     1,296,976
         
        3,964,691
         
   Texas — 6.2%   
  1,130,000    Conroe, TX, Independent School District,
4.500%, 2/15/2030
     1,039,871
  1,260,000    Keller, TX, Independent School District, Series A,
4.500%, 8/15/2031
     1,159,011
  1,650,000    SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., Texas Gas Supply Revenue,
5.500%, 8/01/2027
     1,558,739
  1,000,000    Tarrant County, TX,Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue (Texas Health Resources), Series A,
5.000%, 2/15/2036
     934,460
         
        4,692,081
         
   Washington — 2.9%   
  2,000,000    Energy Northwest, WA, Electric, Project No. 1, Series A,
5.500%, 7/01/2014
     2,229,640
         
   Total Tax Exempt Obligations (Identified Cost $74,663,312)      72,250,753
         
              
  Short-Term Investments — 3.9%   
  2,941,215    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/08 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $2,941,317 on 4/01/08, collateralized by $2,980,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.500% due 2/12/10 valued at $3,002,350, including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $2,941,215)      2,941,215
         
     
   Total Investments — 99.3%
(Identified Cost $77,604,527)(a)
     75,191,968
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.7%      533,904
         
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 75,725,872
         
(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.  
(a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Accretion of market discount on debt securities and straddle loss deferrals are excluded for tax purposes.):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $77,300,033 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

   

  

   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 1,276,074  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (3,384,139 )
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (2,108,065 )
           
(b)    Variable rate security whose interest rate varies with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate) on a specified date (such as coupon date or interest payment date). The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.    
  
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.  
FGIC    Financial Guarantee Insurance Company  
FHA    Federal Housing Administration  
FSA    Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA    Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.  
XLCA    XL Capital Assurance, Inc.  

 

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Hospital    10.2 %
Hospital Obligated Group    10.0  
Electric    10.0  

Corporate Backed/Industrial Revenue/Pollution Control

   9.4  
College & Universities    6.0  
State Appropriation    5.6  
Lease    5.3  
Water & Sewer    5.2  
Gas    5.1  
Bond Bank/Pooled Loan Program    4.1  
Airport    3.8  
Non-Profit    3.6  
School District    2.9  
City & Town    2.8  
Senior Living    2.8  
Other, less than 2% each    8.6  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
Bonds and Notes — 89.3% of Net Assets   
Non-Convertible Bonds — 85.5%   
   Australia — 2.6%   
119,520,000    New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 10RG,
7.000%, 12/01/2010, (AUD)
   $ 109,643,051
61,765,000    New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG,
6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)
     54,722,558
1,500,000    Qantas Airways, Ltd., 144A,
5.125%, 6/20/2013
     1,583,118
32,710,000    Qantas Airways, Ltd., 144A,
6.050%, 4/15/2016
     34,936,471
50,000,000    Queensland Treasury Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, (NZD)
     38,697,039
79,205,000    Queensland Treasury Corp. Series 11G,
6.000%, 6/14/2011, (AUD)
     70,786,792
         
        310,369,029
         
   Bermuda — 0.1%   
11,855,000    Weatherford International, Ltd.,
6.500%, 8/01/2036
     11,295,112
         
   Brazil — 1.7%   
9,922,000    Republic of Brazil,
8.250%, 1/20/2034
     11,856,790
6,000,000    Republic of Brazil,
8.875%, 4/15/2024(b)
     7,440,000
55,200,000    Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
     29,287,742
140,235,000    Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2016, (BRL)
     85,825,706
107,840,000    Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2022, (BRL)
     66,681,712
         
        201,091,950
         
   Canada — 8.9%   
250,000    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
6.000%, 6/20/2013
     122,500
8,125,000    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
7.400%, 4/01/2018
     3,575,000
12,310,000    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
7.500%, 4/01/2028
     5,047,100
2,960,000    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
8.500%, 8/01/2029
     1,346,800
39,846,000    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
8.850%, 8/01/2030(b)
     17,731,470
9,785,000    Algoma Acquistion Corp., 144A,
9.875%, 6/15/2015
     8,464,025
750,000    Avenor, Inc.,
10.850%, 11/30/2014, (CAD)
     365,980
4,370,000    Bell Canada, 144A,
6.550%, 5/01/2029, (CAD)
     3,217,056
5,925,000    Bell Canada, (MTN),
5.000%, 2/15/2017, (CAD)
     4,515,515
8,445,000    Bell Canada, (MTN),
7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)
     6,729,919
33,455,000    Bell Canada, Series M-17,
6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)
     23,849,867
1,950,000    Bombardier, Inc., 144A,
6.300%, 5/01/2014
     1,852,500
2,795,000    Bombardier, Inc.,
7.350%, 12/22/2026, (CAD)
     2,536,780
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Canada — continued   
$ 15,600,000    Bombardier, Inc., 144A,
7.450%, 5/01/2034
   $ 14,586,000
  121,095,000    Canada Housing Trust,
4.100%, 12/15/2008, (CAD)
     119,212,126
  14,525,000    Canadian Government,
4.000%, 6/01/2016, (CAD)
     14,842,825
  137,895,000    Canadian Government,
4.250%, 9/01/2008, (CAD)
     135,311,610
  436,930,000    Canadian Government,
4.250%, 12/01/2008, (CAD)
     430,472,571
  21,565,000    Canadian Government,
4.250%, 9/01/2009, (CAD)
     21,479,912
  35,580,000    Canadian Government,
5.750%, 6/01/2033, (CAD)
     44,574,743
  24,200,000    Canadian Government,
6.000%, 6/01/2008, (CAD)(b)
     23,727,293
  9,870,000    Canadian Pacific Railway Co.,
5.950%, 5/15/2037
     8,185,369
  6,067,000    CIT Group Funding Co., Canada,
5.200%, 6/01/2015
     4,538,019
  30,000,000    Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 144A,
10.250%, 12/15/2015
     30,225,000
  335,000    GMAC Canada, Ltd., Series E, (MTN),
6.625%, 12/17/2010, (GBP)
     531,886
  945,000    GMAC Canada, Ltd.,
7.750%, 9/26/2008, (NZD)
     714,786
  9,790,000    Kinder Morgan Finance Co. ULC, Guaranteed Note,
5.700%, 1/05/2016
     9,276,025
  11,570,000    Nortel Networks Corp.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023
     7,115,550
  25,890,000    Nortel Networks Ltd,
10.125%, 7/15/2013
     23,689,350
  22,930,000    North American Energy Partners, Inc., Senior Note,
8.750%, 12/01/2011
     22,700,700
  9,365,000    Northern Telecom Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026
     5,853,125
  2,525,000    Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Note,
6.375%, 3/01/2014
     2,503,439
  2,085,000    Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., Senior Note,
7.625%, 12/15/2011, (CAD)(b)
     2,244,150
  10,000,000    Shaw Communications, Inc.,
5.700%, 3/02/2017, (CAD)
     8,988,163
  9,170,000    Talisman Energy, Inc.,
5.850%, 2/01/2037
     8,039,944
  24,260,000    Talisman Energy, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/01/2038
     22,351,078
  31,690,000    Telus Corp.,
4.950%, 3/15/2017, (CAD)
     28,594,324
         
        1,069,112,500
         
   Cayman Islands — 0.0%   
  555,000    Enersis SA, Cayman Island,
7.400%, 12/01/2016
     599,822
         
   Chile — 0.1%   
  4,875,000    Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, Chile,
7.875%, 2/01/2027(b)
     5,369,423
  250,000    Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, Chile,
8.350%, 8/01/2013
     287,864
         
        5,657,287
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
    Description    Value (†)
    
  Finland — 0.4%   
62,300,000     Nordic Investment Bank, Series E, (MTN),
11.250%, 4/16/2009, (ISK)
   $ 819,083
3,680,200,000     Nordic Investment Bank,
13.000%, 9/12/2008, (ISK)
     48,295,185
        
       49,114,268
        
  France — 0.1%   
224,520,000,000     BNP Paribas SA, Series E, (MTN), 144A,
Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, (IDR)
     17,512,804
        
  Germany — 0.1%   
565,300,000     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Series E, (MTN),
10.000%, 10/27/2008, (ISK)
     7,422,524
60,000,000     Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Series E, (MTN),
10.750%, 2/01/2010, (ISK)
     784,844
        
       8,207,368
        
  India — 0.1%   
9,090,000     ICICI Bank Ltd., 144A,
6.375%, 4/30/2022(d)
     7,817,355
        
  Indonesia — 0.2%   
104,626,000,000     Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR43,
10.250%, 7/15/2022, (IDR)
     10,007,326
10,000,000,000     Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR47,
10.000%, 2/15/2028, (IDR)
     910,252
272,460,000,000     Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series ZCE,
0.010%, 11/20/2012, (IDR)
     18,545,898
        
       29,463,476
        
  Ireland — 0.6%   
32,520,000     Elan Finance PLC,
8.875%, 12/01/2013
     30,568,800
46,445,000     Elan Finance PLC, Senior Note,
7.750%, 11/15/2011
     43,193,850
        
       73,762,650
        
  Luxembourg — 0.3%   
23,000,000     Telecom Italia Capital,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
     19,439,278
19,635,000     Telecom Italia Capital,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
     17,168,392
        
       36,607,670
        
  Malaysia — 0.1%   
20,000,000     Ranhill Labuan Ltd., 144A,
12.500%, 10/26/2011
     16,000,000
        
  Mexico — 3.0%   
11,265,000     Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV,
7.500%, 9/28/2015(b)
     11,180,513
3,245,000 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
8.000%, 12/17/2015, (MXN)
     31,520,810
27,728,881 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
     271,250,739
4,738,000 (††)   Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10,
9.000%, 12/20/2012, (MXN)
     47,372,209
        
       361,324,271
        
  Netherlands — 1.3%   
1,800,000     Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, Series G, (MTN),
4.000%, 6/22/2015, (EUR)
     2,476,015
1,120,000     Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, Series E, (MTN),
5.750%, 3/18/2016, (GBP)
     2,063,878
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Netherlands — continued   
$ 8,098,000    Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV,
8.375%, 10/01/2030
   $ 9,266,452
  1,450,000    OI European Group BV, 144A,
6.875%, 3/31/2017, (EUR)
     2,151,835
  460,000,000    Rabobank Nederland, Series E, (MTN),
12.500%, 2/17/2009, (ISK)
     6,042,339
  9,984,000,000    Rabobank Nederland, 144A,
14.000%, 1/28/2009, (ISK)
     132,469,734
         
        154,470,253
         
   Philippines — 0.1%   
  3,700,000    Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Series E, (MTN),
8.350%, 3/06/2017
     4,116,250
  1,628,875    Quezon Power (Philippines), Ltd., Senior Secured Note,
8.860%, 6/15/2017
     1,645,164
         
        5,761,414
         
   Republic of Korea — 0.1%   
  5,470,000    Hanarotelecom, Inc., 144A,
7.000%, 2/01/2012
     5,558,888
  300,000    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 144A,
7.700%, 10/01/2027
     326,427
         
        5,885,315
         
   Scotland — 1.6%   
  169,620,000    Astrazeneca PLC,
6.450%, 9/15/2037
     181,999,546
  6,500,000    FCE Bank PLC, Series E, (MTN),
7.125%, 1/16/2012, (EUR)
     8,209,494
  4,500,000    FCE Bank PLC, Series E, (MTN),
7.125%, 1/15/2013, (EUR)
     5,612,452
         
        195,821,492
         
   Singapore — 0.0%   
  1,050,000    SP PowerAssets, Ltd., Series E, (MTN),
3.730%, 10/22/2010, (SGD)
     790,948
         
   Spain — 1.0%   
  113,785,000    Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Guaranteed Note,
7.045%, 6/20/2036
     118,967,679
         
   Supranational — 2.0%   
  15,543,570    European Investment Bank, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 9/12/2008, (BRL)
     8,394,963
  128,250,000    European Investment Bank, Senior Note,
Zero Coupon, 3/10/2021, (AUD)
     50,004,762
  134,330,000    European Investment Bank, 144A,
4.600%, 1/30/2037, (CAD)
     126,654,561
  80,000,000    Inter-American Development Bank,
Series E, (MTN),
Zero Coupon, 5/11/2009, (BRL)
     38,479,512
  24,450,000    Inter-American Development Bank,
Series E, (MTN),
6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)
     17,296,102
         
        240,829,900
         
   Switzerland — 0.1%   
  403,600,000    Eurofima, Series E, (MTN),
10.000%, 11/03/2008, (ISK)
     5,286,044
  175,000,000    Eurofima, Series E, (MTN),
11.000%, 2/05/2010, (ISK)
     2,330,830
         
        7,616,874
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Thailand — 0.2%   
$ 28,355,000    True Move Co., Ltd., 144A,
10.750%, 12/16/2013
   $ 26,653,700
         
   United Kingdom — 0.1%   
  76,496,404,750    JPMorgan Chase Bank, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 10/21/2010, (IDR)
     6,458,773
  1,000,000    Virgin Media Finance PLC,
9.125%, 8/15/2016
     895,000
  4,570,000    Virgin Media Finance PLC,
9.750%, 4/15/2014, (GBP)
     7,698,038
  1,605,000    Vodafone Group PLC,
6.150%, 2/27/2037
     1,496,014
         
        16,547,825
         
   United States — 60.7%   
  5,565,000    AES Corp. (The),
8.375%, 3/01/2011, (GBP)
     10,889,957
  4,020,000    AES Corp. (The), Senior Note,
7.750%, 3/01/2014
     4,045,125
  1,190,000    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.,
5.200%, 6/01/2015
     990,675
  41,705,000    Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/01/2017
     41,849,383
  19,060,000    Albertson’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/15/2026
     17,973,809
  72,866,000    Albertson’s, Inc., Senior Note,
7.450%, 8/01/2029(b)
     67,095,450
  4,895,000    Albertson’s, Inc., Senior Note,
8.000%, 5/01/2031
     4,666,208
  1,510,000    Albertson’s, Inc., Senior Note,
8.700%, 5/01/2030
     1,515,274
  13,242,000    Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, (MTN),
6.625%, 6/01/2028
     11,265,380
  4,785,000    Allstate Corp.,
5.950%, 4/01/2036
     4,278,824
  2,075,000    ALLTEL Corp.,
6.500%, 11/01/2013
     1,525,125
  8,065,000    ALLTEL Corp.,
6.800%, 5/01/2029
     5,161,600
  23,685,000    ALLTEL Corp.,
7.000%, 7/01/2012
     18,948,000
  2,225,000    ALLTEL Corp.,
7.000%, 3/15/2016
     1,602,000
  67,525,000    ALLTEL Corp., Senior Note,
7.875%, 7/01/2032
     44,566,500
  825,000    American Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.324%, 4/15/2011
     791,505
  995,863    American Airlines, Inc., Series 93A6,
8.040%, 9/16/2011
     962,253
  218,655,000    American General Finance Corp.,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
     213,685,846
  6,950,000    Amkor Technology, Inc., Senior Note,
7.125%, 3/15/2011
     6,533,000
  10,070,000    Amkor Technology, Inc.,
7.750%, 5/15/2013
     9,188,875
  37,190,000    Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
5.950%, 9/15/2016
     38,459,964
  45,910,000    Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,
6.450%, 9/15/2036
     46,752,586
  10,503,000    APL Ltd., Senior Note,
8.000%, 1/15/2024(f)
     8,533,688
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 2,085,000    Aramark Services, Inc.,
5.000%, 6/01/2012
   $ 1,813,950
  4,640,000    Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
6.875%, 6/01/2018
     4,784,782
  8,000,000    ASIF Global Financing, 144A,
2.380%, 2/26/2009, (SGD)
     5,811,309
  10,245,000    AT&T Corp.,
6.500%, 3/15/2029
     9,922,733
  8,500,000    AT&T, Inc.,
6.150%, 9/15/2034
     8,164,514
  127,100,000    AT&T, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2037
     125,726,303
  17,574,841    Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class 1B,
7.680%, 1/02/2014(g)
     20,386,815
  320,321    Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class A2,
6.880%, 7/02/2009
     313,915
  12,740,207    Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.630%, 1/02/2015(g)
     14,014,228
  4,744,556    Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class C,
8.770%, 1/02/2011(g)
     4,697,110
  5,323,737    Atlas Air, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class B,
9.057%, 7/02/2017(g)
     6,335,247
  6,862,758    Atlas Air, Inc., Series C,
8.010%, 1/02/2010(g)
     5,901,972
  30,125,000    Avnet, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2014
     31,158,860
  35,630,000    Avnet, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/01/2015
     35,715,227
  11,345,000    Avnet, Inc.,
6.625%, 9/15/2016
     11,710,593
  22,125,000    BAC Capital Trust VI,
5.625%, 3/08/2035
     18,575,641
  17,310,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.060%, 9/16/2010, (KRW)
     18,202,286
  1,006,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.160%, 2/22/2010, (THB)
     32,677,799
  21,340,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.460%, 9/23/2010, (KRW)
     22,651,192
  56,650,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, 144A,
4.470%, 12/04/2011, (KRW)
     60,948,730
  135,000,000    Barclays Financial LLC, Series E, (MTN), 144A,
4.100%, 3/22/2010, (THB)
     4,382,185
  380,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.(The),
4.650%, 7/02/2018
     324,385
  1,004,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.(The),
5.300%, 10/30/2015
     942,496
  2,220,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.(The),
6.400%, 10/02/2017
     2,192,030
  17,430,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.(The),
7.250%, 2/01/2018
     18,012,005
  7,755,000    Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.(The), Series B, (MTN),
3.190%, 5/18/2010(d)
     7,212,313
  15,195,000    BellSouth Corp.,
6.000%, 11/15/2034(b)
     14,268,819
  23,584,000    Borden, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/2023
     14,622,080
  6,920,000    Borden, Inc.,
8.375%, 4/15/2016
     4,705,600
  8,757,000    Borden, Inc.,
9.200%, 3/15/2021
     5,867,190

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 2,765,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
5.450%, 6/15/2014
   $ 2,536,888
  10,590,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
6.400%, 6/15/2016
     9,875,175
  16,510,000    Boston Scientific Corp.,
7.000%, 11/15/2035
     14,363,700
  2,685,000    Bowater, Inc.,
6.500%, 6/15/2013(b)
     1,772,100
  71,400,000    Bruce Mansfield Unit,
6.850%, 6/01/2034
     76,706,448
  13,020,000    Camden Property Trust,
5.700%, 5/15/2017
     11,273,601
  2,840,000    Centex Corp.,
5.250%, 6/15/2015
     2,201,000
  4,185,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.250%, 1/15/2017, (EUR)
     5,979,393
  21,390,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.500%, 8/15/2017
     20,641,350
  22,690,000    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2020
     22,009,300
  15,325,000    CIGNA Corp.,
6.150%, 11/15/2036
     13,340,351
  425,000    Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,
8.375%, 1/15/2014(b)
     398,438
  14,910,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series E, (MTN),
3.800%, 11/14/2012, (EUR)
     14,288,520
  18,360,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series G, (MTN),
4.250%, 9/22/2011, (EUR)
     18,587,771
  12,950,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series E, (MTN),
4.650%, 9/19/2016, (EUR)
     12,243,428
  4,495,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.000%, 2/13/2014
     3,537,358
  2,555,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series G, (MTN),
5.000%, 5/13/2014, (EUR)
     2,581,856
  205,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.000%, 2/01/2015(b)
     160,584
  205,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.400%, 1/30/2016
     162,220
  20,050,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series E, Senior Note, (MTN),
5.500%, 12/01/2014, (GBP)
     24,547,956
  8,050,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series E, (MTN),
5.500%, 12/20/2016, (GBP)
     9,967,572
  2,000,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.600%, 4/27/2011
     1,613,196
  840,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.650%, 2/13/2017
     651,375
  850,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
5.800%, 10/01/2036(b)
     661,450
  246,450,000    CIT Group, Inc.,
7.625%, 11/30/2012(b)
     204,833,221
  20,095,000    CIT Group, Inc. (MTN),
4.250%, 3/17/2015, (EUR)
     18,675,594
  10,100,000    CIT Group, Inc.,, Series (MTN),
5.125%, 9/30/2014
     7,777,000
  3,055,000    CIT Group, Inc., Series A, (MTN),
6.000%, 4/01/2036
     2,321,800
  18,650,000    Citibank NA, 144A,
15.000%, 7/02/2010, (BRL)
     11,506,360
  35,260,000    Citizens Communications Co.,
7.875%, 1/15/2027
     30,235,450
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 10,685,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
4.900%, 5/15/2015
   $ 7,158,950
  4,970,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.500%, 9/15/2014
     3,578,400
  14,240,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.500%, 12/15/2016(b)
     9,398,400
  2,080,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
5.750%, 1/15/2013
     1,653,600
  585,000    Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,
6.875%, 6/15/2018
     424,125
  20,720,000    Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.,
5.950%, 12/15/2036
     17,852,642
  2,935,000    Colonial Realty LP,
6.050%, 9/01/2016
     2,405,541
  766,000    Colorado Interstate Gas Co.,
5.950%, 3/15/2015
     758,260
  2,670,000    Colorado Interstate Gas Co.,
6.800%, 11/15/2015
     2,752,789
  49,030,000    Comcast Corp.,
5.650%, 6/15/2035
     41,635,246
  33,675,000    Comcast Corp.,
6.450%, 3/15/2037
     31,733,266
  20,175,000    Comcast Corp.,
6.500%, 11/15/2035
     19,081,192
  166,000,000    Comcast Corp.,
6.950%, 8/15/2037
     166,332,830
  14,824,000    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series B,
6.903%, 4/19/2022
     12,378,040
  5,589,326    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4, Class 4B,
6.900%, 1/02/2017
     5,030,393
  5,992,300    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class 1B,
6.748%, 3/15/2017
     5,393,070
  6,643,125    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class B,
6.795%, 8/02/2018
     5,978,813
  1,748,369    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class C,
6.954%, 8/02/2009
     1,643,467
  4,322,115    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-2, Class B,
7.566%, 3/15/2020
     3,976,346
  7,533,087    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019
     7,043,436
  2,549,134    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
     2,306,966
  235,419    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 96-A,
6.940%, 10/15/2013
     228,356
  5,682,266    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 971A,
7.461%, 4/01/2015
     5,284,508
  14,420,000    Continental Airlines, Inc., Series A,
5.983%, 4/19/2022
     12,846,922
  23,710,000    Corn Products International, Inc.,
6.625%, 4/15/2037
     24,893,579
  6,225,000    Corning, Inc.,
5.900%, 3/15/2014
     6,527,566
  6,220,000    Corning, Inc.,
6.200%, 3/15/2016
     6,455,800
  6,150,000    Corning, Inc.,
6.850%, 3/01/2029(b)
     6,266,389
  4,725,000    Corning, Inc.,
7.250%, 8/15/2036
     5,096,848
  4,110,000    Countrywide Financial Corp.,
2.849%, 12/19/2008(d)
     3,760,650

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 11,799,000    Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Series L, (MTN),
4.000%, 3/22/2011
   $ 10,522,915
  18,130,000    Covidien International Finance SA, 144A,
6.000%, 10/15/2017
     18,686,645
  18,265,000    Covidien International Finance SA, 144A,
6.550%, 10/15/2037
     18,667,561
  400,000    CSC Holdings, Inc., Senior Note,
7.875%, 2/15/2018
     370,000
  250,000    CSC Holdings, Inc., Series B, Senior Note,
8.125%, 7/15/2009
     252,500
  37,345,000    CSX Corp.,
6.000%, 10/01/2036(b)
     32,149,713
  5,000,000    CSX Corp.,
6.250%, 3/15/2018
     4,934,375
  2,145,000    Cummings Engine, Inc.,
7.125%, 3/01/2028
     2,116,776
  1,853,000    Cummins, Inc.,
6.750%, 2/15/2027
     1,843,029
  19,745,000    DCP Midstream LP, 144A
6.450%, 11/03/2036
     18,563,992
  14,195,000    Dean Foods Co.,
7.000%, 6/01/2016(b)
     12,420,625
  972,839    Delta Air Lines, Inc., Class A, 144A,
6.821%, 8/10/2022
     914,469
  32,897,438    Delta Air Lines, Inc., Class C, 144A,
8.954%, 8/10/2014
     30,594,617
  8,758,000    Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018(b)
     6,568,500
  4,187,000    Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.130%, 8/01/2018
     3,244,925
  1,500,000    Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2026
     1,110,000
  425,000    Dillard’s, Inc.,
7.875%, 1/01/2023
     327,250
  3,325,000    Dillard’s, Inc., Class A,
7.000%, 12/01/2028
     2,252,688
  1,935,000    Dole Food Co., Inc.,
8.625%, 5/01/2009(b)
     1,683,450
  8,180,000    Dominion Resources, Inc., Senior Note, Series B,
5.950%, 6/15/2035(b)
     7,724,636
  7,955,000    Domtar Corp.,
5.375%, 12/01/2013
     6,960,625
  43,470,000    DR Horton, Inc., Senior Note,
5.250%, 2/15/2015
     36,080,100
  4,335,000    DR Horton, Inc.,
5.625%, 9/15/2014
     3,684,750
  16,160,000    DR Horton, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
5.625%, 1/15/2016
     13,493,600
  1,625,000    DR Horton, Inc.,
6.500%, 4/15/2016
     1,446,250
  4,030,000    Duke Realty LP,
5.950%, 2/15/2017
     3,494,824
  11,275,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.125%, 5/15/2018(b)
     10,147,500
  10,185,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 10/15/2026
     8,631,788
  500,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
7.750%, 6/01/2019
     467,500
  7,455,000    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,
8.375%, 5/01/2016(b)
     7,380,450
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 95,200,000    Edison Mission Energy,
7.625%, 5/15/2027(b)
   $ 89,488,000
  15,685,000    El Paso Corp.,
6.950%, 6/01/2028
     14,665,444
  1,500,000    El Paso Corp.,
7.420%, 2/15/2037
     1,462,755
  750,000    El Paso Corp., Senior Note, (MTN),
7.800%, 8/01/2031
     770,054
  1,000,000    El Paso Energy Corp., (MTN),
7.750%, 1/15/2032
     1,027,035
  5,330,000    Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
     4,867,660
  5,255,000    Energy Transfer Partners LP,
6.125%, 2/15/2017
     5,112,936
  11,315,000    Energy Transfer Partners LP,
6.625%, 10/15/2036
     10,492,535
  13,175,000    Enterprise Products Operating LP,
6.300%, 9/15/2017
     13,239,558
  14,385,000    Equifax, Inc.,
7.000%, 7/01/2037
     12,846,798
  3,300,000    ERP Operating LP,
5.125%, 3/15/2016
     2,858,853
  23,725,000    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.625%, 10/25/2012(b)
     25,169,876
  35,900,000    Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.290%, 2/19/2009, (SGD)
     26,236,381
  17,816,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.375%, 2/01/2029
     10,689,600
  1,705,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.500%, 8/01/2018(b)
     1,142,350
  500,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 2/15/2028
     305,000
  73,114,000    Ford Motor Co.,
6.625%, 10/01/2028
     44,599,540
  1,940,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.125%, 11/15/2025
     1,280,400
  86,090,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.450%, 7/16/2031(b)
     56,819,400
  800,000    Ford Motor Co.,
7.500%, 8/01/2026
     512,000
  1,645,000    Ford Motor Credit Co LLC,
9.750%, 9/15/2010
     1,465,322
  46,122,000    Ford Motor Credit Co.,
5.700%, 1/15/2010
     40,068,395
  14,595,000    Ford Motor Credit Co.,
8.000%, 12/15/2016
     11,425,039
  7,640,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Series E, (MTN),
4.875%, 1/15/2010, (EUR)
     10,148,761
  10,685,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.000%, 10/01/2013
     8,334,503
  15,465,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.250%, 10/25/2011
     12,703,322
  1,030,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
7.875%, 6/15/2010
     898,095
  10,625,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.625%, 11/01/2010
     9,257,520
  29,605,000    Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
10.125%, 12/15/2016(b)
     19,983,375
  60,900,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series G, (MTN),
2.960%, 5/18/2012, (SGD)
     44,357,207

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
243,057,000    General Electric Capital Corp.,
6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)
   $ 176,641,269
30,350,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, (MTN),
6.625%, 2/04/2010, (NZD)
     23,210,571
500,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series E, (MTN),
1.725%, 6/27/2008, (SGD)
     363,304
3,100,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series E, (MTN),
6.125%, 5/17/2012, (GBP)
     6,326,894
79,035,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series E, (MTN),
6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)
     58,674,093
115,000,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series G, (MTN),
3.485%, 3/08/2012, (SGD)
     84,967,743
2,005,000    General Motors Corp.,
7.250%, 7/03/2013, (EUR)(b)
     2,500,659
7,365,000    General Motors Corp.,
7.400%, 9/01/2025(b)
     4,934,550
52,725,000    General Motors Corp.,
8.250%, 7/15/2023(b)
     36,907,500
2,530,000    General Motors Corp.,
8.375%, 7/15/2033(b)
     1,783,650
6,745,000    Georgia Gulf Corp.,
10.750%, 10/15/2016(b)
     4,417,975
11,720,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.250%, 6/01/2028
     9,551,800
11,605,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.375%, 12/01/2025
     9,632,150
120,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.700%, 6/15/2015(b)
     112,800
42,425,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
     35,637,000
15,555,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.000%, 1/15/2024
     13,688,400
18,378,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.875%, 5/15/2031
     16,356,420
37,130,000    GMAC LLC, Series E, (MTN),
5.375%, 6/06/2011, (EUR)
     40,561,201
54,070,000    GMAC LLC,
6.000%, 12/15/2011
     40,416,947
24,015,000    GMAC LLC,
6.625%, 5/15/2012
     18,166,915
35,424,000    GMAC LLC, (MTN),
6.750%, 12/01/2014
     25,069,600
6,585,000    GMAC LLC,
6.875%, 9/15/2011
     5,039,922
4,655,000    GMAC LLC,
6.875%, 8/28/2012
     3,537,474
12,165,000    GMAC LLC,
7.000%, 2/01/2012
     9,251,227
42,272,000    GMAC LLC,
8.000%, 11/01/2031(b)
     30,296,004
4,902,000    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
7.000%, 3/15/2028
     3,995,130
2,590,000    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., Senior Subordinated Note,
7.750%, 12/15/2013(b)
     2,369,850
5,790,000    GTE Corp.,
6.940%, 4/15/2028
     5,844,235
867,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.250%, 2/15/2013
     754,290
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 15,930,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.375%, 1/15/2015
   $ 13,480,762
  49,350,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.500%, 2/15/2016(b)
     41,577,375
  2,074,000    HCA, Inc.,
6.750%, 7/15/2013
     1,835,490
  14,405,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
     10,503,896
  4,775,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.190%, 11/15/2015
     4,062,255
  15,637,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
     12,278,125
  18,745,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
     14,480,512
  13,015,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
     10,187,400
  39,203,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
     31,070,181
  6,920,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
     5,313,737
  22,778,000    HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
     18,907,585
  17,510,000    HCA, Inc., Senior Note,
5.750%, 3/15/2014
     14,445,750
  14,550,000    Hercules, Inc., Subordinated Note,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
     11,640,000
  45,430,000    Highwoods Properties, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
     38,806,170
  6,495,000    Hilcorp Energy I LP, 144A,
7.750%, 11/01/2015
     6,089,063
  108,005,000    Home Depot, Inc.,
5.875%, 12/16/2036
     88,171,826
  11,370,000    Hospira, Inc.,
6.050%, 3/30/2017
     11,269,114
  66,372,000    HSBC Bank PLC, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 4/18/2012, (MYR)
     20,481,214
  119,806,078    HSBC Bank USA, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 11/28/2011
     83,265,224
  16,050,000    HSBC Bank USA, 144A,
3.310%, 8/25/2010
     19,375,560
  225,000    Intelsat Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/2028
     177,750
  20,645,000    International Lease Finance Corp.,
6.375%, 3/25/2013
     20,629,083
  23,752,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.150%, 3/01/2012
     17,576,480
  5,255,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.375%, 4/15/2010(b)
     4,151,450
  1,660,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.500%, 6/15/2012
     1,228,400
  17,150,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.650%, 9/15/2011
     13,034,000
  4,040,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.800%, 3/15/2011
     3,151,200
  1,565,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
     1,079,850
  7,970,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.875%, 3/15/2016
     5,579,000
  3,890,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
6.050%, 4/15/2015
     2,761,900

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 1,780,000    iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.125%, 4/01/2011
   $ 1,370,600
  27,710,000    iStar Financial, Inc., Series B,
5.950%, 10/15/2013
     20,228,300
  5,310,000    ITC Holdings Corp., 144A,
6.375%, 9/30/2036
     4,852,230
  3,685,000    J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
5.750%, 2/15/2018
     3,402,331
  71,200,000    J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., Senior Note,
6.375%, 10/15/2036
     60,507,682
  350,000    J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,
7.125%, 11/15/2023(b)
     363,416
  3,445,000    Jefferson Smurfit Corp.,
7.500%, 6/01/2013(b)
     2,962,700
  1,425,000    Joy Global, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2036
     1,321,229
  709,038,100,000    JPMorgan Chase & Co., 144A
Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011 , (IDR)
     56,753,249
  229,157,783,660    JPMorgan Chase & Co., 144A,
Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, (IDR)
     16,092,079
  150,760,200    JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series E, (MTN), 144A,
1.000%, 6/08/2012, (MYR)
     42,011,120
  92,000,000    JPMorgan Chase Bank, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 5/17/2010, (BRL)
     41,796,271
  1,235,000    K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
8.875%, 4/01/2012(b)
     685,425
  4,830,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.250%, 1/15/2015(b)
     3,236,100
  16,075,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Senior Note,
6.250%, 1/15/2016(b)
     10,850,625
  6,040,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.375%, 12/15/2014(b)
     4,077,000
  2,490,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.500%, 1/15/2014(b)
     1,680,750
  6,290,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.500%, 5/15/2016(b)
     4,371,550
  1,935,000    K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.750%, 5/15/2013(b)
     1,025,550
  1,685,000    KB Home,
5.750%, 2/01/2014
     1,449,100
  8,340,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
5.875%, 1/15/2015
     7,214,100
  5,805,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
6.250%, 6/15/2015(b)
     5,144,681
  11,315,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
7.250%, 6/15/2018
     10,126,925
  10,360,000    KB Home,
7.750%, 2/01/2010(b)
     9,906,750
  7,515,000    Kellwood Co.,
7.625%, 10/15/2017(f)
     4,884,750
  500,000    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP,
5.800%, 3/15/2035
     422,918
  11,288,000    Kinder Morgan, Inc., Senior Note,
5.150%, 3/01/2015
     10,384,960
  1,650,000    Koppers Holdings, Inc., (step to
9.875% on 11/15/2009),
Zero Coupon, 11/15/2014(e)
     1,431,375
  37,705,000    Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.500%, 8/11/2017
     38,683,407
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 30,680,000    Kraft Foods, Inc.,
7.000%, 8/11/2037
   $ 30,676,226
  6,015,000    Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2012
     4,150,350
  4,795,000    Lennar Corp., Series B, Guaranteed Note,
5.600%, 5/31/2015
     3,548,300
  23,885,000    Lennar Corp., Series A,
6.500%, 4/15/2016
     18,152,600
  3,495,000    Lennar Corp.,
7.625%, 3/01/2009
     3,355,200
  2,720,000    Lennar Corp. Series B,
5.125%, 10/01/2010
     2,366,400
  13,715,000    Lennar Corp., Series B,
5.500%, 9/01/2014(b)
     10,423,400
  35,110,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
2.875%, 7/15/2010
     24,533,112
  33,440,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
3.500%, 6/15/2012(b)
     22,906,400
  12,604,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
5.250%, 12/15/2011
     9,894,140
  32,435,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
     24,650,600
  13,010,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014(b)
     10,635,675
  41,535,000    Lowes Cos., Inc.,
6.650%, 9/15/2037
     41,639,917
  41,104,000    Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
     29,389,360
  2,840,000    Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028
     2,030,600
  15,135,000    Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/15/2037
     11,984,483
  8,855,000    Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.790%, 7/15/2027
     7,264,421
  5,785,000    Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.900%, 4/01/2029
     4,895,591
  6,365,000    Marks & Spencer PLC, Series 144A,
7.125%, 12/01/2037
     5,744,413
  2,660,000    Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
5.375%, 7/15/2014
     2,569,818
  11,710,000    Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
5.750%, 9/15/2015
     11,464,992
  9,075,000    Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, 8/01/2033(b)
     7,608,816
  2,520,000    MBIA Insurance Co., 144A,
14.000%, 1/15/2033(b)(d)
     2,469,600
  1,250,000    McDonalds Corp., Series E, (MTN),
3.628%, 10/10/2010, (SGD)
     942,114
  176,070,000    Medco Health Solutions, Inc.,
7.125%, 3/15/2018
     180,408,189
  51,500,000    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
10.710%, 3/08/2017, (BRL)
     26,121,274
  5,350,000    Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
     5,189,500
  13,405,000    Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Taxable Turbo Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034
     13,019,874
  1,000,000    MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.,
6.125%, 4/01/2036
     966,536

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 40,255,000    MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.,
6.500%, 9/15/2037
   $ 40,342,555
  1,153,000    Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045
     749,450
  33,015,000    Morgan Stanley, Inc., Series F, (MTN),
6.625%, 4/01/2018
     33,026,621
  6,465,000    Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc.,
7.300%, 1/15/2028
     6,400,350
  5,820,000    Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc.,
7.375%, 8/01/2018
     5,936,400
  9,739,000    Motorola, Inc.,
5.220%, 10/01/2097
     5,251,074
  7,655,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.500%, 9/01/2025
     6,286,018
  11,368,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028(b)
     8,869,348
  11,315,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
     8,751,440
  3,346,000    New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
7.875%, 11/15/2029
     3,668,136
  54,190,000    News America, Inc.,
6.150%, 3/01/2037
     51,189,608
  11,140,000    News America, Inc.,
6.200%, 12/15/2034
     10,609,535
  14,360,000    News America, Inc.,
6.400%, 12/15/2035
     13,936,653
  7,975,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
     6,140,750
  4,305,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E,
6.875%, 10/31/2013
     3,400,950
  27,110,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
     20,061,400
  31,735,000    NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027
     27,212,762
  84,710,000    NGPL Pipeco LLC, 144A,
7.119%, 12/15/2017
     87,627,412
  12,515,000    NII Holdings, Inc.,
3.125%, 6/15/2012(b)
     9,933,781
  48,500,000    Nisource Finance Corp.,
6.400%, 3/15/2018
     48,570,082
  745,000    Nortel Networks Corp., 144A
1.750%, 4/15/2012
     502,875
  26,990,000    Northwest Airlines, Inc., Series 07-1,
Class B,
8.028%, 11/01/2017(b)
     25,370,600
  2,500,000    NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.250%, 2/01/2014
     2,468,750
  5,000,000    NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, 2/01/2016
     4,900,000
  4,530,000    ONEOK Partners LP,
6.650%, 10/01/2036
     4,371,577
  3,260,000    Owens & Minor, Inc.,
6.350%, 4/15/2016
     3,294,582
  500,000    Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
6.750%, 12/01/2014, (EUR)
     749,906
  14,610,000    Owens Corning, Inc.,
6.500%, 12/01/2016
     12,111,778
  34,690,000    Owens Corning, Inc.,
7.000%, 12/01/2036
     25,084,235
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 42,043,000    Owens-Illinois, Inc., Senior Note,
7.800%, 5/15/2018
   $ 41,622,570
  7,175,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
5.875%, 7/15/2016(b)
     6,534,366
  1,760,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
6.875%, 5/01/2018
     1,667,581
  4,798,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
     4,170,618
  20,770,000    Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.125%, 1/15/2017
     21,112,954
  44,730,000    Plains All American Pipeline LP,
6.650%, 1/15/2037(b)
     42,373,713
  3,733,000    Ply Gem Industries, Inc.,
9.000%, 2/15/2012(b)
     2,725,090
  1,880,000    Prologis,
5.625%, 11/15/2015
     1,716,002
  1,535,000    Prologis,
5.750%, 4/01/2016
     1,409,310
  4,240,000    Pulte Homes, Inc.,
5.200%, 2/15/2015
     3,604,000
  46,260,000    Pulte Homes, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
     35,620,200
  13,190,000    Pulte Homes, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033(b)
     10,288,200
  32,155,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,
7.750%, 2/15/2031
     27,010,200
  16,335,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.500%, 11/15/2018
     13,231,350
  44,630,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.875%, 7/15/2028(b)
     35,034,550
  10,675,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
     9,020,375
  21,670,000    Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
     17,336,000
  1,290,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.200%, 11/10/2026
     1,086,825
  3,689,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 9/15/2025
     3,209,430
  3,543,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.500%, 6/15/2023
     3,091,268
  1,090,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-2,
6.875%, 1/15/2013
     664,900
  470,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-3,
8.875%, 1/15/2016
     297,275
  4,845,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., 144A,
8.875%, 10/15/2017
     3,028,125
  4,335,000    R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-1,
6.875%, 1/15/2013
     2,644,350
  25,230,000    Reliant Energy, Inc., Senior Note,
7.875%, 6/15/2017(b)
     25,103,850
  895,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.125%, 11/21/2008(b)(d)
     617,550
  4,170,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.375%, 6/30/2010(d)
     2,095,425
  39,170,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.375%, 5/17/2013, (GBP)(d)
     33,427,670
  2,740,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.500%, 6/01/2012(d)
     1,342,600
  121,645,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.500%, 4/17/2013(d)
     58,997,825

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 12,335,000    Residential Capital LLC,
8.875%, 6/30/2015(b)
   $ 5,982,475
  19,055,000    Residential Capital LLC, Series E, (MTN),
9.875%, 7/01/2014, (GBP)
     16,261,533
  52,930,000    Reynolds American, Inc.,
6.750%, 6/15/2017
     53,536,737
  13,400,000    Reynolds American, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/15/2037(b)
     13,264,740
  14,120,000    Sara Lee Corp.,
6.125%, 11/01/2032(b)
     13,308,862
  2,435,000    Simon Property Group LP,
5.750%, 12/01/2015
     2,316,335
  10,690,000    Six Flags, Inc.,
9.625%, 6/01/2014(b)
     6,039,850
  2,785,000    Six Flags, Inc.,
9.750%, 4/15/2013(b)
     1,601,375
  7,160,000    SLM Corp.,
4.000%, 1/15/2010
     6,017,622
  37,670,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 4/15/2015
     26,840,666
  20,890,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.375%, 5/15/2014
     15,677,318
  20,590,000    SLM Corp., (MTN),
5.050%, 11/14/2014
     14,974,613
  48,768,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 10/01/2013
     36,707,722
  13,370,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.000%, 6/15/2018
     9,559,550
  19,385,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.375%, 1/15/2013
     15,120,300
  28,150,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
5.625%, 8/01/2033
     19,493,875
  6,100,000    SLM Corp., Series A, (MTN),
6.500%, 6/15/2010, (NZD)
     4,186,698
  1,900,000    SLM Corp., Series E, (MTN), Series 7,
4.750%, 3/17/2014, (EUR)
     1,944,745
  2,550,000    Southern Natural Gas Co.,
7.350%, 2/15/2031
     2,611,636
  30,186,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
     22,488,570
  16,480,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2019
     12,978,000
  11,309,000    Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
     8,792,748
  4,035,000    Stanley-Martin Communities LLC,
9.750%, 8/15/2015(b)
     1,936,800
  148,785,000    Target Corp.,
7.000%, 1/15/2038
     152,929,853
  25,754,000    Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2031
     18,027,800
  4,480,000    Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
9.250%, 2/01/2015(b)
     4,188,800
  7,872,000    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
7.000%, 10/15/2028(b)
     7,843,700
  9,240,000    Time Warner, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2036
     8,477,072
  11,145,000    Time Warner, Inc.,
6.625%, 5/15/2029
     10,450,198
  4,795,000    Time Warner, Inc.,
6.950%, 1/15/2028
     4,657,566
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 3,150,000    Time Warner, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/15/2031
   $ 3,294,613
  2,025,000    Time Warner, Inc.,
7.700%, 5/01/2032
     2,131,934
  8,785,000    Toledo Edison Co.,
6.150%, 5/15/2037
     7,779,451
  4,245,000    Toll Brothers Financial Corp.,
5.150%, 5/15/2015
     3,839,598
  5,245,000    Toll Corp.,
8.250%, 12/01/2011
     4,772,950
  32,675,000    Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018(b)
     22,627,437
  8,355,000    Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.875%, 4/15/2013(b)
     6,266,250
  31,135,000    Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), (MTN),
6.250%, 6/15/2037
     28,859,125
  4,000,000    Travelers Cos., Inc. (The),
6.750%, 6/20/2036
     3,963,484
  1,000,000    Travelers Property Casualty Corp.,
6.375%, 3/15/2033(b)
     969,048
  36,080,000    Tribune Co.,
5.250%, 8/15/2015(b)
     13,890,800
  25,455,000    TXU Corp., 5.550%,
11/15/2014
     19,876,308
  101,030,000    TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
     71,739,180
  4,870,000    TXU Corp., Series R,
6.550%, 11/15/2034
     3,438,113
  109,685,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
4.500%, 2/15/2036(b)
     113,309,760
  150,750,000    U.S. Treasury Bond,
5.375%, 2/15/2031(b)
     174,351,721
  16,032,011    United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1,
Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024
     14,909,770
  12,959,000    United Rentals North America, Inc.,
7.000%, 2/15/2014
     10,172,815
  7,000,000    United States Steel Corp.,
6.050%, 6/01/2017
     6,474,804
  5,375,000    United States Steel Corp.,
6.650%, 6/01/2037
     4,543,504
  16,435,000    United States Steel Corp.,
7.000%, 2/01/2018(b)
     16,053,642
  28,355,000    USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
     22,400,450
  12,880,000    USG Corp.,
8.000%, 1/15/2018
     11,463,200
  51,815,000    Verizon Global Funding Corp., Senior Note,
5.850%, 9/15/2035
     47,201,030
  6,230,000    Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series B,
5.125%, 6/15/2033
     4,990,074
  12,050,000    Verizon New York, Inc., Series A,
7.375%, 4/01/2032(b)
     12,596,046
  32,790,000    Viacom, Inc., Senior Note,
6.875%, 4/30/2036
     31,575,327
  132,865,000    Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1,
6.706%, 6/01/2046
     120,533,799
  50,000,000    WellPoint, Inc.,
6.375%, 6/15/2037(b)
     44,823,550

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 101,985,000    Western Union Co.,
6.200%, 11/17/2036
   $ 93,349,420
  7,300,000    White Pine Hydro LLC,
6.310%, 7/10/2017(f)
     7,158,957
  10,935,000    White Pine Hydro LLC,
6.960%, 7/10/2037(f)
     9,401,716
  4,000,000    White Pine Hydro LLC,
7.260%, 7/20/2015(f)
     4,101,588
  600,000    Williams Cos., Inc.,
7.875%, 9/01/2021
     650,250
  965,000    Williams Cos., Inc., Senior Note,
7.750%, 6/15/2031
     1,025,313
  8,600,000    Williams Cos., Inc., Series A,
7.500%, 1/15/2031
     8,965,500
  11,205,000    Willis North America, Inc.,
6.200%, 3/28/2017
     11,181,985
  10,270,000    Woolworth Corp.,
8.500%, 1/15/2022
     9,037,600
  18,050,000    Xerox Capital Trust I, Guaranteed Note,
8.000%, 2/01/2027
     17,817,390
  1,730,000    Xerox Corp., (MTN),
7.200%, 4/01/2016(b)
     1,850,114
  8,885,000    XTO Energy, Inc.,
6.750%, 8/01/2037
     9,502,890
         
        7,279,484,012
         
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $10,472,244,288)      10,250,764,974
         
  Convertible Bonds — 3.1%   
   Canada — 0.0%   
  2,185,000    Nortel Networks Corp., Guaranteed Senior Note,
4.250%, 9/01/2008
     2,157,687
         
   United States — 3.1%   
  12,755,000    Avnet, Inc.,
2.000%, 3/15/2034(b)
     14,349,375
  200,000    Builders Transport, Inc., Subordinated Note,
6.500%, 5/01/2011(c)
    
  1,000,000    Builders Transport, Inc., Subordinated Note,
8.000%, 8/15/2005(c)
    
  8,330,000    Countrywide Financial Corp.,
0.758%, 4/15/2037(b)(d)
     7,372,050
  23,395,000    Countrywide Financial Corp.,
0.815%, 5/15/2037(d)
     20,002,725
  139,000    Dixie Group, Inc., Subordinated Note,
7.000%, 5/15/2012
     129,965
  5,111,000    EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Senior Note, Convertible,
3.000%, 6/15/2024
     2,555,500
  19,513,000    Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 144A,
2.625%, 4/15/2027
     16,342,138
  29,610,000    Human Genome Sciences, Inc.,
2.250%, 8/15/2012
     21,467,250
  30,860,000    Incyte Corp., Convertible,
3.500%, 2/15/2011(b)
     32,827,325
  12,005,000    Invitrogen Corp.,
1.500%, 2/15/2024
     12,185,075
  44,035,000    iStar Financial, Inc.,
5.229%, 10/01/2012(b)(d)
     30,978,622
  15,995,000    Kellwood Co., (step to 0.000% on 6/15/2011),
3.500%, 6/15/2034(e)
     16,074,975
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 6,670,000    Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Convertible,
0.500%, 11/30/2008
   $ 6,236,450
  3,790,000    Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Convertible,
1.000%, 6/30/2010
     2,994,100
  28,648,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/15/2009
     25,425,100
  35,920,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
6.000%, 3/15/2010(b)
     29,005,400
  7,846,542    Liberty Media LLC, Convertible,
3.500%, 1/15/2031
     5,482,772
  4,196,000    Maxtor Corp., Subordinated Note,
5.750%, 3/01/2012(f)
     3,944,240
  24,081,000    Nektar Therapeutics,
3.250%, 9/28/2012
     18,602,572
  625,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Senior Note,
5.250%, 1/15/2010
     573,438
  28,237,000    Nortel Networks Corp., 144A,
2.125%, 4/15/2014(b)
     17,542,236
  500,000    Preston Corp., Subordinated Note,
7.000%, 5/01/2011
     473,855
  20,000,000    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Subordinated Note, Convertible,
5.500%, 10/17/2008
     19,925,000
  311,000    Richardson Electronics Ltd.,
7.750%, 12/15/2011
     286,120
  7,716,000    Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., (step to
2.000% on 1/15/2011),
4.875%, 7/15/2018(b)(e)
     7,021,560
  22,735,000    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Subordinated Note, Convertible,
3.000%, 8/16/2010
     20,688,850
  28,222,000    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Subordinated Note,
4.000%, 11/15/2013
     23,459,537
  11,035,000    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.750%, 2/15/2013      13,159,238
         
        369,105,468
         
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $396,916,871)
     371,263,155
         
  Municipals — 0.7% of Net Assets   
   United States — 0.7%   
  3,270,000    Alabama Public School & College Authority ( Capital Improvement),
4.500%, 12/01/2026
     3,088,646
  5,650,000    Chicago Board of Education, Series B, (FSA insured),
4.750%, 12/01/2031
     5,409,592
  1,725,000    Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Series A, (FSA insured),
4.500%, 1/01/2038
     1,569,767
  9,320,000    County of Harris TX, Series B,
4.500%, 10/01/2031
     8,365,073
  3,270,000    District of Columbia, Series A, (FGIC insured),
4.750%, 6/01/2036
     3,005,065
  3,270,000    Florida State Turnpike Authority (Department of Transportation), Series A, (MBIA insured),
3.500%, 7/01/2027
     2,564,236
  4,645,000    Green Bay Wisconsin Water System Revenue, (FSA insured),
3.500%, with various maturities to 2029(b)
     3,669,638

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 1,975,000    Grosse Pointe Public School System, (FGIC insured),
3.000%, 5/01/2027
   $ 1,395,338
  3,275,000    Massachusetts School Building Authority, Series A, (AMBAC insured),
4.750%, 8/15/2032
     3,137,974
  8,175,000    Omaha Public Power District, Series AA, (FGIC insured),
4.500%, 2/01/2034
     7,342,785
  3,435,000    San Diego Unified School District (Election 1998), Series F-1, (FSA insured),
4.500%, 7/01/2029
     3,195,374
  1,530,000    San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), Series C,
3.750%, 8/01/2028
     1,273,618
  4,170,000    San Jose Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area), Series C, (MBIA insured),
3.750%, 8/01/2028
     3,298,095
  5,175,000    State of California, (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 8/01/2027
     4,827,809
  14,415,000    State of California, (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 10/01/2029
     13,008,096
  4,190,000    State of California, (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 8/01/2030
     3,791,866
  3,620,000    State of California,
4.500%, 8/01/2030
     3,256,190
  2,680,000    State of California (Various Purpose), (MBIA insured),
3.250%, 12/01/2027
     2,010,188
  12,645,000    State of California (Various Purpose), (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 12/01/2033
     11,296,411
  3,270,000    State of Louisiana, Series C, (FSA insured),
3.250%, 5/01/2026
     2,436,379
  895,000    University of California Regents Medical Center,
Series A, (MBIA Insured),
4.750%, 5/15/2031
     855,047
  835,000    Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Series E,
4.900%, 11/01/2035
     778,830
         
   Total Municipals (Identified Cost $89,583,593)      89,576,017
         
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $10,958,744,752)
     10,711,604,146
         
  Bank Loans — 0.8% of Net Assets   
   United States — 0.8%   
  11,164,436    ALLTEL Corp., Term Loan B2,
5.5500%, 5/16/2015(h)
     10,031,692
  20,937,525    Calpine Corp., Dip Term Loan,
5.575%, 3/29/2009(h)
     18,676,900
  2,964,059    Community Health System, Term Loan B,
5.335%, 7/25/2014(h)
     2,729,839
  255,926    Dole Food Co., Inc.,
LOC, 4/12/2013(i)
     219,457
  560,440    Dole Food Co., Inc., Term
Loan, 4/12/2013(i)
     480,577
  1,862,229    Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche C Term
Loan, 4/12/2013(i)
     1,596,862
  2,485,000    Dresser, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan,
8.820%, 5/04/2015(h)
     2,207,500
  1,245,000    Dresser, Inc., Term Loan B,
5.556%, 5/04/2014(h)
     1,161,996
  1,645,833    Freescale Semiconductor, Term Loan B,
4.869%, 12/01/2013(h)
     1,387,536
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   United States — continued   
$ 14,851,237    Georgia Pacific Corp., First Lien Term Loan,
4.727%, 12/20/2012(h)
   $ 13,774,523
  2,059,785    Georgia Pacific Corp., Term Loan B2,
4.684%, 12/29/2012(h)
     1,914,323
  8,425,000    Hawaiian Telecom Communications, Inc., Term Loan
C, 4.946%, 6/01/2014(h)
     6,360,875
  8,254,104    HCA, Inc., Term Loan B,
4.946%, 11/17/2013(h)
     7,590,639
  1,655,000    Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B,
11/17/2014(i)
     1,321,518
  11,595,791    Nuance Communication, Inc., Term Loan B2,
5.210%, 6/30/2008(h)
     9,943,391
  19,396,654    TXU Tech Co., Term Loan B2,
6.579%, 10/10/2014(h)
     17,655,029
         
   Total Bank Loans (Identified Cost $96,867,234)      97,052,657
         
Shares            
  Common Stocks — 2.3% of Net Assets   
   Israel — 0.0%   
  2,288    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      105,683
         
   United States — 2.3%   
  209,757    Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(b)      7,511,398
  889,730    Associated Estates Realty Corp., (REIT)(b)      10,178,511
  2,845,662    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b)      60,612,601
  53,260    Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)      2,457,949
  2,309,175    ConAgra Foods, Inc.(b)      55,304,741
  41,343    Corning, Inc.(b)      993,886
  182,500    Developers Diversified Realty Corp., (REIT)(b)      7,643,100
  282,500    Duke Energy Corp.(b)      5,042,625
  460,000    Equity Residential, (REIT)(b)      19,085,400
  1,450,636    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(b)      36,730,103
  477,725    KB Home(b)      11,814,139
  549,450    Lennar Corp., Class A(b)      10,335,154
  460,656    Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)(g)      25,994,818
  117,700    Simon Property Group, Inc., (REIT)(b)      10,935,507
  141,249    Spectra Energy Corp.(b)      3,213,415
  359,449    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(g)      8,587,237
         
        276,440,584
         
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $282,708,444)      276,546,267
         
  Preferred Stocks — 2.6%   
   United States — 2.6%   
  366,477    AES Trust III, Convertible,
6.750%(b)
     17,041,180
  278,685    Chesapeake Energy Corp., Convertible,
4.500%
     36,441,575
  52,020    Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
5.000%(b)
     6,063,451
  107,725    CMS Energy Trust I, Convertible,
7.750%
     4,847,625
  154,977    El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, Convertible,
4.750%
     5,641,163
  393    Entergy New Orleans, Inc.,
4.750%
     29,929
  2,200,803    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series Z,
8.375%(b)
     53,699,593
  373,500    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.570%
     7,133,850
  92,200    Federal National Mortgage Association
5.125%(b)
     3,273,100

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
  4,385,000    Federal National Mortgage Association
8.250%(b)
   $ 105,459,250  
  42,700    FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., (REIT) Convertible,
1.950%
     842,898  
  1,458,359    Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, Convertible,
6.500%(b)
     42,759,086  
  26,419    Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, Convertible,
7.750%
     18,493,300  
  81,975    Newell Financial Trust I, Convertible,
5.250%
     3,709,369  
  332,275    Six Flags, Inc.,
7.250%(b)
     4,037,141  
  57,205    Sovereign Capital Trust,
4.375%
     1,744,753  
  43,931    United Rentals Trust I, Convertible,
6.500%
     1,320,676  
           
   Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $328,016,437)      312,537,939  
           
  Closed-End Investment Companies — 0.3%   
  199,046    BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.      969,354  
  1,033,275    Dreyfus High Yield Strategies      3,585,464  
  177,910    DWS High Income Trust      813,049  
  860,000    Highland Credit Strategies Fund      11,197,200  
  110,211    Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.      1,058,025  
  141,612    Van Kampen High Income Trust II(b)      504,139  
  2,055,800    Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.      11,635,828  
  1,368,400    Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.(b)      7,498,831  
           
   Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $41,292,759)
     37,261,890  
           

Shares/
Principal

Amount (‡)

             
  Short-Term Investments — 10.0% of Net Assets  
  783,942,770    State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio(j)      783,942,770  
$ 411,842,318    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2008 at 1.250% to be repurchased at $411,856,618 on 4/01/2008, collateralized by $251,600,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Discount Note, Zero Coupon due 6/30/2008 valued at $250,971,000; $49,395,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.250% due 6/25/2008 valued at $50,408,141; $93,555,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Note, Zero Coupon due 6/13/2008 valued at $93,204,169; $25,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.250% due 6/15/2008 valued at $25,500,000 including accrued interest (Note 2g of Notes to Financial Statements)      411,842,318  
           
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $1,195,785,088)
     1,195,785,088  
           
     
   Total Investments — 105.3%
(Identified Cost $12,903,414,714)(a)
     12,630,787,987  
   Other assets less liabilities — (5.3)%      (640,936,953 )
           
   Net Assets — 100%    $ 11,989,851,034  
           
     
  (‡)    Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
(††)    Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.   
(a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to return of capital dividends received from the Fund’s investments in REITs. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.):

At March 31, 2008, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $12,907,538,028 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 486,020,062  
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (762,770,103 )
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (276,750,041 )
           
(b)    All or a portion of this security was on loan to brokers at March 31, 2008.   
(c)    Bankrupt issuer. Security remains in the Portfolio of Investments pending final resolution of bankruptcy proceedings.   
(d)   

Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2008 is disclosed.

  
(e)    Step Bond: Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period and then resets at a specified date and rate.   
(f)    Illiquid security. At March 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $38,024,939 or 0.3% of net assets.   
(g)    Non-income producing security.   
(h)    Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2008.   
(i)    Security has not settled. Contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.   
(j)    Represents investment of securities lending collateral.   
     
144A    Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $1,151,140,203 or 9.6% of net assets.   
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 are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note   
FGIC    Financial Guarantee Insurance Company   
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation   
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association   
FSA    Financial Security Assurance, Inc.   
LOC    Letter of Credit   
MBIA    Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.   
MTN    Medium Term Note   
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust   
     
AUD    Australian Dollar   
BRL    Brazilian Real   
CAD    Canadian Dollar   
EUR    Euro   
GBP    British Pound   
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah   
ISK    Iceland Krona   
KRW    South Korean Won   
MXN    Mexican Peso   
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit   
NZD    New Zealand Dollar   
SGD    Singapore Dollar   
THB    Thailand Baht   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

51


LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Holdings at March 31, 2008 as a Percentage of Net Assets (unaudited)

 

Sovereigns    13.4 %
Banking    5.4  
Pharmaceuticals    5.4  
Wirelines    5.2  
Electric    4.3  
Diversified Financial Services    3.8  
Non-Captive Consumer    3.8  
Retailers    3.5  
Non-Captive Finance    3.3  
Supranational    2.5  
Healthcare    2.5  
Treasuries    2.4  
Media Cable    2.3  
Technology    2.3  
Pipelines    2.1  
Automotive    2.1  
Other, less than 2% each    31.0  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

52


STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

     Core Plus Bond Fund     High Income Fund     International
Bond Fund
 
                        

ASSETS

      

Investments at cost

   $ 194,619,345     $ 46,255,131     $ 11,432,491  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,317,303 )     (1,863,172 )     425,379  
                        

Investments at value(a)

     193,302,042       44,391,959       11,857,870  

Cash

     14       322,466       893  

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $68,193, $4,602, $290,641, $0, $0, $0, $7,978,846)

     68,220       4,605       290,390  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     875,876       232,854       68,323  

Receivable for securities sold

     7,934,449             124,744  

Receivable from investment advisor (Note 4)

     15,943       7,211       8,866  

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,697,891       740,575       148,365  

Tax reclaims receivable

                  

Receivable for open forward currency contracts

                 25,911  

Securities lending income receivable

     26,643       2,566        

Other assets

                  
                        

TOTAL ASSETS

     203,921,078       45,702,236       12,525,362  
                        

LIABILITIES

      

Collateral on securities loaned, at value (Note 2)

     24,906,801       3,750,635        

Payable for securities purchased

     11,492,261       690,988       549,275  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     305,479       31,446       800  

Dividends payable

                  

Management fees payable (Note 4)

     74,912       23,558       5,707  

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 4)

     276,828       83,191       1,780  

Administrative fees payable (Note 4)

     14,559       3,693       3,553  

Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts

                 10,017  

Deferred foreign taxes payable

                  

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     74,361       6,978       13,063  
                        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     37,145,201       4,590,489       584,195  
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 166,775,877     $ 41,111,747     $ 11,941,167  
                        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 187,774,654     $ 123,851,199     $ 11,479,005  

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

     (424,849 )     (85,472 )     (7,728 )

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (19,260,805 )     (80,786,942 )     22,938  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

     (1,313,123 )     (1,867,038 )     446,952  
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 166,775,877     $ 41,111,747     $ 11,941,167  
                        

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

      

Class A shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 116,439,506     $ 31,976,906     $ 887,307  
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,220,867       6,647,246       84,956  
                        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 11.39     $ 4.81     $ 10.44  
                        

Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 11.93     $ 5.04     $ 10.93  
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $ 15,432,279     $ 3,202,159     $  
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,351,242       664,678        
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 11.42     $ 4.82     $  
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $ 16,800,720     $ 5,931,689     $ 269,564  
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,473,277       1,232,178       25,811  
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 11.40     $ 4.81     $ 10.44  
                        

Class Y shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 18,103,372     $ 993     $ 10,784,296  
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,581,637       207       1,032,541  
                        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.45     $ 4.81     $ 10.44  
                        

(a) Including securities on loan with market values of:

   $ 24,368,052     $ 3,735,821     $  
                        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

53


 

Limited Term Government
and Agency Fund
    Massachusetts
Tax Free
Income Fund
    Municipal
Income Fund
    Strategic
Income Fund
 
     
     
$ 147,656,760     $ 58,053,212     $ 77,604,527     $ 12,903,414,714  
  974,774       369,645       (2,412,559 )     (272,626,727 )
                             
  148,631,534       58,422,857       75,191,968       12,630,787,987  
                    478,033  
                    7,978,846  
  393,234       2,577       6,536       53,880,585  
                    677,633  
  15,066       11,624       6,024        
  558,634       949,795       1,211,565       194,612,482  
                    24,415  
                     
  15,406                   509,381  
                    1,611  
                             
  149,613,874       59,386,853       76,416,093       12,888,950,973  
                             
     
  24,412,261                   783,942,770  
  126,666                   88,903,011  
  93,394       352,744       359,214       17,054,058  
  145,106       48,783       85,469        
  45,192       34,857       33,417       5,664,396  
  242,096       94,454       170,212       445,608  
  10,550       5,687       7,487       1,013,673  
                     
                    126,137  
  52,940       24,405       34,422       1,950,286  
                             
  25,128,205       560,930       690,221       899,099,939  
                             
$ 124,485,669     $ 58,825,923     $ 75,725,872     $ 11,989,851,034  
                             
     
$ 140,969,940     $ 59,064,246     $ 78,298,023     $ 12,092,740,832  
  (457,885 )     15,445       243,229       (11,542,775 )
  (17,001,160 )     (623,413 )     (402,821 )     182,507,465  
  974,774       369,645       (2,412,559 )     (273,854,488 )
                             
$ 124,485,669     $ 58,825,923     $ 75,725,872     $ 11,989,851,034  
                             
     
     
$ 106,055,735     $ 57,548,356     $ 72,985,978     $ 6,494,293,930  
                             
  9,512,164       3,612,363       10,471,265       448,989,556  
                             
$ 11.15     $ 15.93     $ 6.97     $ 14.46  
                             
$ 11.49     $ 16.64     $ 7.30     $ 15.14  
                             
     
$ 5,957,276     $ 1,277,567     $ 2,739,894     $ 207,028,003  
                             
  534,899       80,374       392,622       14,244,581  
                             
$ 11.14     $ 15.90     $ 6.98     $ 14.53  
                             
     
$ 6,885,346     $     $     $ 4,442,404,635  
                             
  617,207                   305,803,005  
                             
$ 11.16     $     $     $ 14.53  
                             
     
$ 5,587,312     $     $     $ 846,124,466  
                             
  499,628                   58,524,716  
                             
$ 11.18     $     $     $ 14.46  
                             
$ 23,983,418     $     $     $ 769,257,993  
                             

 

 

54


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

     Core Plus Bond Fund     High Income Fund     International
Bond Fund (a)
 
      
      

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends

   $     $ 51,487     $  

Interest

     4,482,169       1,566,712       52,271  

Securities lending income (Note 2)

     130,601       21,433        

Less net foreign taxes withheld

           (427 )      
                        
     4,612,770       1,639,205       52,271  
                        

Expenses

      

Management fees (Note 4)

     371,350       125,181       10,267  

Service fees - Class A (Note 4)

     139,411       40,515       120  

Service and distribution fees - Class B (Note 4)

     106,416       18,493        

Service and distribution fees - Class C (Note 4)

     74,362       28,082       142  

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 4)

     5,603       4,015       1,262  

Administrative fees (Note 4)

     43,543       11,033       3,553  

Custodian fees and expenses

     16,993       10,539       3,031  

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class A (Note 4)

     94,879       23,285       451  

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class B (Note 4)

     20,390       2,666        

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class C (Note 4)

     12,547       4,025       134  

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class Y (Note 4)

     12,207       2       165  

Audit fees

     19,910       19,711       12,190  

Legal fees

     4,350       1,383       32  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     28,559       5,395       1,723  

Registration fees

     28,001       22,458       805  

Miscellaneous expenses

     8,006       3,676       169  
                        

Total expenses

     986,527       320,459       34,044  

Less fee reduction and/or reimbursement (Note 4)

     (75,783 )     (45,600 )     (19,237 )
                        

Net expenses

     910,744       274,859       14,807  
                        

Net investment income

     3,702,026       1,364,346       37,464  
                        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investments

     1,807,224       535,049       32,411  

Foreign currency transactions

     9,988       648       (9,473 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments (including change in foreign capital gains tax accrual of ($126,137) for Strategic Income Fund)

     (98,462 )     (3,005,166 )     425,379  

Foreign currency translations

     (3,894 )     (5,405 )     21,573  
                        

Total net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     1,714,856       (2,474,874 )     469,890  
                        

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 5,416,882     $ (1,110,528 )   $ 507,354  
                        

 

 

(a) From commencement of operations on February 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

55


 

Limited Term Government
and Agency Fund
    Massachusetts Tax
Free Income Fund
    Municipal
Income Fund
    Strategic
Income Fund
 
     
     
     
$     $     $     $ 17,058,661  
  3,086,606       1,612,139       1,973,602       393,008,988  
  43,295                   4,550,819  
                    (328,835 )
                             
  3,129,901       1,612,139       1,973,602       414,289,633  
                             
     
  308,514       198,658       208,938       32,110,216  
  133,304       80,942       100,262       7,850,865  
  30,406       7,330       16,828       1,110,081  
  27,890                   21,061,568  
  4,758       4,247       4,403       91,496  
  32,623       17,513       22,103       3,032,693  
  13,559       9,542       9,856       372,335  
  67,608       20,650       21,555       2,930,624  
  3,859       469       909       104,144  
  3,527                   1,964,018  
  422                   340,591  
  20,011       18,278       17,162       21,411  
  2,493       1,416       1,890       142,458  
  9,004       5,743       3,400       488,628  
  29,611       9,884       18,435       244,177  
  5,616       4,322       4,551       110,090  
                             
  693,205       378,994       430,292       71,975,395  
  (79,817 )     (64,190 )     (27,322 )     (143,903 )
                             
  613,388       314,804       402,970       71,831,492  
                             
  2,516,513       1,297,335       1,570,632       342,458,141  
                             
     
     
  100,482       (127,409 )     (297,469 )     191,846,621  
                    2,484,969  
     
  1,913,582       (1,395,345 )     (3,235,656 )     (719,421,935 )
                    (3,181,323 )
                             
  2,014,064       (1,522,754 )     (3,533,125 )     (528,271,668 )
                             
$ 4,530,577     $ (225,419 )   $ (1,962,493 )   $ (185,813,527 )
                             

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Core Plus Bond Fund     High Income Fund     International Bond
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)(a)
 
          
          

FROM OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment income

   $ 3,702,026     $ 8,937,252     $ 1,364,346     $ 2,616,602     $ 37,464  

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

     1,817,212       3,057,453       535,697       2,071,153       22,938  

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

     (102,356 )     (455,077 )     (3,010,571 )     (1,570,220 )     446,952  
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,416,882       11,539,628       (1,110,528 )     3,117,535       507,354  
                                        

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

          

Net investment income

          

Class A

     (3,138,795 )     (4,791,156 )     (1,188,078 )     (2,276,050 )     (1,855 )

Class B

     (405,910 )     (4,164,404 )     (118,515 )     (385,580 )      

Class C

     (368,823 )     (393,045 )     (187,449 )     (290,234 )     (455 )

Class Y

     (500,276 )     (746,123 )     (6 )           (42,882 )

Net realized capital gain

          

Class A

                              

Class B

                              

Class C

                              

Class Y

                              
                                        

Total distributions

     (4,413,804 )     (10,094,728 )     (1,494,048 )     (2,951,864 )     (45,192 )
                                        

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 8)

     (55,755,313 )     (150,880 )     1,637,146       2,103,465       11,479,005  
                                        

Redemption fees

          

Class A

     6,599       4,164       231       1,239        

Class B

     1,035       3,852       26       221        

Class C

     897       451       40       191        

Class Y

     1,015       627                    
                                        
     9,546       9,094       297       1,651        
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (54,742,689 )     1,303,114       (967,133 )     2,270,787       11,941,167  
                                        

NET ASSETS

          

Beginning of the period

     221,518,566       220,215,452       42,078,880       39,808,093        
                                        

End of the period

   $ 166,775,877     $ 221,518,566     $ 41,111,747     $ 42,078,880     $ 11,941,167  
                                        

UNDISTRIBUTED (OVERDISTRIBUTED) NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (424,849 )   $ 286,929     $ (85,472 )   $ 44,230     $ (7,728 )
                                        

 

(a) From commencement of operations on February 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Limited Term Government and Agency Fund     Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund     Municipal Income Fund     Strategic Income Fund  
Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2007
 
             
             
$ 2,516,513     $ 5,111,524     $ 1,297,335     $ 2,742,720     $ 1,570,632     $ 3,455,146     $ 342,458,141     $ 404,960,779  

 

100,482

 

    65,262       (127,409 )     915,434       (297,469 )     635,763       194,331,590       72,055,207  

 

1,913,582

 

    261,814       (1,395,345 )     (2,461,854 )     (3,235,656 )     (2,985,337 )     (722,603,258 )     228,448,541  
                                                             
  4,530,577       5,438,600       (225,419 )     1,196,300       (1,962,493 )     1,105,572       (185,813,527 )     705,464,527  
                                                             
             
             
  (2,489,791 )     (4,778,111 )     (1,276,223 )     (2,677,791 )     (1,513,104 )     (3,282,541 )     (217,032,888 )     (239,664,878 )
  (119,112 )     (288,517 )     (23,323 )     (60,488 )     (51,014 )     (136,525 )     (6,658,488 )     (10,008,544 )
  (108,275 )     (166,306 )                             (129,403,235 )     (137,066,220 )
  (126,798 )     (164,290 )                             (27,508,266 )     (26,439,067 )
             
                          (610,790 )     (425,469 )     (5,233,811 )      
                          (25,089 )     (23,297 )     (183,665 )      
                                      (3,481,864 )      
                                      (634,289 )      
                                                             
  (2,843,976 )     (5,397,224 )     (1,299,546 )     (2,738,279 )     (2,199,997 )     (3,867,832 )     (390,136,506 )     (413,178,709 )
                                                             

 

(1,985,826

)

    (6,079,674 )     (7,893,764 )     (5,036,768 )     (6,052,879 )     (9,932,346 )     2,100,045,497       5,126,647,863  
                                                             
             
                                      181,728       182,774  
                                      6,366       8,908  
                                      121,959       122,627  
                                      22,162       19,120  
                                                             
                                      332,215       333,429  
                                                             
  (299,225 )     (6,038,298 )     (9,418,729 )     (6,578,747 )     (10,215,369 )     (12,694,606 )     1,524,427,679       5,419,267,110  
                                                             
             
  124,784,894       130,823,192       68,244,652       74,823,399       85,941,241       98,635,847       10,465,423,355       5,046,156,245  
                                                             
$ 124,485,669     $ 124,784,894     $ 58,825,923     $ 68,244,652     $ 75,725,872     $ 85,941,241     $ 11,989,851,034     $ 10,465,423,355  
                                                             

$

(457,885

)

  $ (130,422 )   $ 15,445     $ 17,656     $ 243,229     $ 236,715     $ (11,542,775 )   $ 26,601,961  
                                                             

 

 

58


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

          Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:     Less Distributions:      
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income (c)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Total
distributions
    Redemption
fees (e)
                

CORE PLUS BOND FUND

                

Class A

                

3/31/2008(j)

   $ 11.31    $ 0.27    $ 0.13     $ 0.40     $ (0.32 )   $ (0.32 )   $ 0.00

9/30/2007

     11.23      0.50      0.14       0.64       (0.56 )     (0.56 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     11.41      0.50      (0.07 )     0.43       (0.61 )     (0.61 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     11.69      0.46      (0.18 )     0.28       (0.56 )     (0.56 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     11.63      0.47      0.13       0.60       (0.54 )     (0.54 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     11.28      0.37      0.34       0.71       (0.36 )     (0.36 )    

12/31/2002

     11.59      0.63      (0.32 )     0.31       (0.62 )     (0.62 )    

Class B

                

3/31/2008(j)

     11.31      0.21      0.16       0.37       (0.26 )     (0.26 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     11.24      0.41      0.13       0.54       (0.47 )     (0.47 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     11.41      0.41      (0.05 )     0.36       (0.53 )     (0.53 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     11.70      0.37      (0.18 )     0.19       (0.48 )     (0.48 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     11.62      0.38      0.14       0.52       (0.44 )     (0.44 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     11.28      0.30      0.34       0.64       (0.30 )     (0.30 )    

12/31/2002

     11.59      0.55      (0.32 )     0.23       (0.54 )     (0.54 )    

Class C

                

3/31/2008(j)

     11.32      0.22      0.14       0.36       (0.28 )     (0.28 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     11.25      0.41      0.13       0.54       (0.47 )     (0.47 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     11.42      0.41      (0.05 )     0.36       (0.53 )     (0.53 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     11.71      0.37      (0.18 )     0.19       (0.48 )     (0.48 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     11.63      0.38      0.14       0.52       (0.44 )     (0.44 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     11.29      0.30      0.34       0.64       (0.30 )     (0.30 )    

12/31/2002

     11.60      0.55      (0.32 )     0.23       (0.54 )     (0.54 )    

Class Y

                

3/31/2008(j)

     11.36      0.28      0.14       0.42       (0.33 )     (0.33 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     11.29      0.54      0.13       0.67       (0.60 )     (0.60 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     11.46      0.51      (0.04 )     0.47       (0.64 )     (0.64 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     11.74      0.49      (0.18 )     0.31       (0.59 )     (0.59 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     11.69      0.50      0.13       0.63       (0.58 )     (0.58 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     11.33      0.41      0.35       0.76       (0.40 )     (0.40 )    

12/31/2002

     11.63      0.69      (0.32 )     0.37       (0.67 )     (0.67 )    

HIGH INCOME FUND*

                

Class A

                

3/31/2008(j)

   $ 5.12    $ 0.17    $ (0.30 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.18 )   $ 0.00

9/30/2007

     5.09      0.33      0.08       0.41       (0.38 )     (0.38 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     4.98      0.34      0.11       0.45       (0.34 )     (0.34 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     4.82      0.33      0.16       0.49       (0.33 )     (0.33 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     4.65      0.33      0.17       0.50       (0.33 )     (0.33 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     4.12      0.25      0.53       0.78       (0.25 )     (0.25 )    

12/31/2002

     4.94      0.39      (0.82 )     (0.43 )     (0.39 )     (0.39 )    

Class B

                

3/31/2008(j)

     5.13      0.15      (0.30 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.16 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     5.10      0.29      0.07       0.36       (0.33 )     (0.33 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     4.98      0.30      0.12       0.42       (0.30 )     (0.30 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     4.83      0.29      0.15       0.44       (0.29 )     (0.29 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     4.65      0.30      0.18       0.48       (0.30 )     (0.30 )     0.00

9/30/2003(i)

     4.12      0.23      0.53       0.76       (0.23 )     (0.23 )    

12/31/2002

     4.95      0.36      (0.83 )     (0.47 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )    

 

(a) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(b) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Represents the total expenses prior to fee reductions and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s expenses.
(e) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(f) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total return would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (a)(f)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (b)(g)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (b)(d)
    Net investment
income
(%) (b)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 11.39   3.6     $ 116,440   0.97     1.06     4.66   33
  11.31   5.7       105,780   1.04     1.09     4.41   69
  11.23   4.0       91,464   1.05     1.08     4.46   91
  11.41   2.4       105,111   1.13     1.18     3.93   64
  11.69   5.3       120,009   1.19     1.22     4.05   69
  11.63   6.4       133,887   1.28     1.28     4.31   61
  11.28   2.8       147,647   1.18     1.18     5.65   65
           
  11.42   3.3       15,432   1.73     1.81     3.71   33
  11.31   4.9       87,101   1.79     1.85     3.64   69
  11.24   3.3       109,782   1.80     1.83     3.72   91
  11.41   1.6       132,221   1.88     1.93     3.18   64
  11.70   4.6       148,556   1.94     1.97     3.29   69
  11.62   5.8       161,317   2.03     2.03     3.55   61
  11.28   2.1       141,188   1.93     1.93     4.90   65
           
  11.40   3.2       16,801   1.71     1.81     3.92   33
  11.32   4.9       12,690   1.78     1.82     3.66   69
  11.25   3.3       6,983   1.80     1.82     3.63   91
  11.42   1.6       6,065   1.88     1.93     3.17   64
  11.71   4.6       6,162   1.94     1.98     3.30   69
  11.63   5.8       7,612   2.03     2.03     3.55   61
  11.29   2.1       9,024   1.93     1.93     4.90   65
           
  11.45   3.7       18,103   0.72     0.79     4.91   33
  11.36   6.1       15,946   0.70     0.75     4.75   69
  11.29   4.3       11,986   0.80 (h)   0.80 (h)   4.58   91
  11.46   2.7       9,060   0.88     0.99     4.18   64
  11.74   5.5       10,941   0.94     0.98     4.30   69
  11.69   6.9       17,889   0.73     0.73     4.85   61
  11.33   3.5       18,346   0.67     0.67     6.15   65
           
           
$ 4.81   (2.5 )   $ 31,977   1.15     1.37     6.69   17
  5.12   8.1       32,603   1.18     1.43     6.40   41
  5.09   9.4       29,069   1.31     1.48     6.70   41
  4.98   10.3       25,817   1.58     1.72     6.60   42
  4.82   11.1       24,641   1.65     1.65     6.97   51
  4.65   19.5       23,809   1.71     1.71     7.62   41
  4.12   (8.9 )     22,454   1.58     1.58     8.85   114
           
  4.82   (2.9 )     3,202   1.90     2.12     5.90   17
  5.13   7.2       4,201   1.94     2.18     5.63   41
  5.10   8.8       7,283   2.08     2.25     6.00   41
  4.98   9.3       12,034   2.33     2.47     5.85   42
  4.83   10.5       17,967   2.40     2.40     6.22   51
  4.65   18.8       23,405   2.46     2.46     6.89   41
  4.12   (9.7 )     23,031   2.33     2.33     8.10   114

 

(g) The investment adviser and/or administrator has agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, expenses would have been higher.
(h) Includes expense recapture of 0.06%.
(i) For the nine months ended September 30, 2003.
(j) For the six months ended March 31,2008 (Unaudited).
* The financial information for periods prior to September 30, 2004 reflects the financial information for the CDC Nvest High Income Fund’s Class A and Class B shares, which were reorganized into Class A and Class B shares, respectively, of the Loomis Sayles High Income Fund, effective September 12, 2003. Prior to September 1, 2003, the predecessor Fund was advised by CDC IXIS Asset Management Advisers, L.P. and subadvised by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the Fund’s current adviser) and, prior to September 12, 2003, had a December 31 fiscal year end. The Fund’s current fiscal year end is September 30.

 

60


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

          Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:     Less Distributions:      
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income (c)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Total
distributions
    Redemption
fees (e)
                

HIGH INCOME FUND* (continued)

                

Class C

                

3/31/2008(i)

   $ 5.12    $ 0.15    $ (0.30 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.16 )   $ 0.00

9/30/2007

     5.09      0.29      0.07       0.36       (0.33 )     (0.33 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     4.98      0.30      0.11       0.41       (0.30 )     (0.30 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     4.83      0.29      0.15       0.44       (0.29 )     (0.29 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     4.65      0.30      0.18       0.48       (0.30 )     (0.30 )     0.00

9/30/2003(h)

     4.12      0.23      0.53       0.76       (0.23 )     (0.23 )    

12/31/2002

     4.94      0.36      (0.82 )     (0.46 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )    

Class Y

                

3/31/2008(j)

     4.87      0.03      (0.06 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )    

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

                

Class A

                

3/31/2008(k)

   $ 10.00    $ 0.04    $ 0.44     $ 0.48     $ (0.04 )   $ (0.04 )   $

Class C

                

3/31/2008(k)

     10.00      0.03      0.44       0.47       (0.03 )     (0.03 )    

Class Y

                

3/31/2008(k)

     10.00      0.04      0.44       0.48       (0.04 )     (0.04 )    

 

(a) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(b) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) Represents the total expenses prior to fee reduction and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s expenses.
(e) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(f) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total return would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(g) The investment adviser and/or administrator has agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

61


 

              Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (a)(f)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (b)(g)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (b)(d)
  Net investment
income
(%) (b)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 4.81   (2.9 )   $ 5,932   1.90   2.12   5.95   17
  5.12   7.2       5,275   1.93   2.17   5.63   41
  5.09   8.6       3,457   2.07   2.23   5.96   41
  4.98   9.3       3,554   2.33   2.47   5.82   42
  4.83   10.5       2,608   2.40   2.40   6.22   51
  4.65   18.8       2,858   2.46   2.46   6.89   41
  4.12   (9.5 )     2,605   2.33   2.33   8.10   114
           
  4.81   (0.6 )     1   0.90   2.39   6.94   17
           
           
$ 10.44   4.8     $ 887   1.10   3.11   2.54   19
           
  10.44   4.7       270   1.85   3.75   1.55   19
           
  10.44   4.8       10,784   0.85   1.94   2.18   19

 

(h) For the nine months ended September 30, 2003.
(i) For the six months ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited).
(j) From commencement of class operations on February 29, 2008 through March 31, 2008.
(k) For the period February 1, 2008 (inception) through March 31, 2008.
* The financial information for periods prior to September 30, 2004 reflects the financial information for the CDC Nvest High Income Fund’s Class C shares, which were reorganized into Class C shares of the Loomis Sayles High Income Fund, effective September 12, 2003. Prior to September 1, 2003, the predecessor Fund was advised by CDC IXIS Asset Management Advisers, L.P. and subadvised by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the Fund’s current adviser) and, prior to September 12, 2003, had a December 31 fiscal year end. The Fund’s current fiscal year end is September 30.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

          Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:    Less Distributions:  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income (c)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
   Dividends from
net investment
income
    Total
distributions
 
               

LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND*

               

Class A

               

3/31/2008(i)

   $ 11.00    $ 0.23    $ 0.18     $ 0.41    $ (0.26 )   $ (0.26 )

9/30/2007

     11.00      0.45      0.03       0.48      (0.48 )     (0.48 )

9/30/2006

     11.09      0.39      (0.05 )     0.34      (0.43 )     (0.43 )

9/30/2005

     11.30      0.28      (0.16 )     0.12      (0.33 )     (0.33 )

9/30/2004

     11.51      0.30      (0.09 )     0.21      (0.42 )     (0.42 )

9/30/2003(d)

     11.73      0.21      (0.07 )     0.14      (0.36 )     (0.36 )

12/31/2002

     11.36      0.42      0.49       0.91      (0.54 )     (0.54 )

Class B

               

3/31/2008(i)

     10.99      0.19      0.18       0.37      (0.22 )     (0.22 )

9/30/2007

     10.98      0.37      0.03       0.40      (0.39 )     (0.39 )

9/30/2006

     11.07      0.31      (0.05 )     0.26      (0.35 )     (0.35 )

9/30/2005

     11.28      0.20      (0.17 )     0.03      (0.24 )     (0.24 )

9/30/2004

     11.49      0.22      (0.09 )     0.13      (0.34 )     (0.34 )

9/30/2003(d)

     11.71      0.15      (0.06 )     0.09      (0.31 )     (0.31 )

12/31/2002

     11.34      0.35      0.48       0.83      (0.46 )     (0.46 )

Class C

               

3/31/2008(i)

     11.00      0.19      0.19       0.38      (0.22 )     (0.22 )

9/30/2007

     10.99      0.37      0.03       0.40      (0.39 )     (0.39 )

9/30/2006

     11.08      0.31      (0.05 )     0.26      (0.35 )     (0.35 )

9/30/2005

     11.30      0.20      (0.18 )     0.02      (0.24 )     (0.24 )

9/30/2004

     11.50      0.22      (0.08 )     0.14      (0.34 )     (0.34 )

9/30/2003(d)

     11.72      0.15      (0.06 )     0.09      (0.31 )     (0.31 )

12/31/2002

     11.35      0.35      0.48       0.83      (0.46 )     (0.46 )

Class Y

               

3/31/2008(i)

     11.03      0.24      0.18       0.42      (0.27 )     (0.27 )

9/30/2007

     11.03      0.49      0.03       0.52      (0.52 )     (0.52 )

9/30/2006

     11.13      0.43      (0.06 )     0.37      (0.47 )     (0.47 )

9/30/2005

     11.34      0.31      (0.17 )     0.14      (0.35 )     (0.35 )

9/30/2004

     11.55      0.32      (0.09 )     0.23      (0.44 )     (0.44 )

9/30/2003(d)

     11.78      0.25      (0.08 )     0.17      (0.40 )     (0.40 )

12/31/2002

     11.41      0.48      0.48       0.96      (0.59 )     (0.59 )

 

(a) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(b) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) For the nine months ended September 30, 2003.
(e) Represents the total expenses prior to reduction of a portion of the class’s transfer agent expenses
(f) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total return would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

63


 

            Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (a)(f)
  Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (b)(h)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (b)(g)
    Net investment
income
(%) (b)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 11.15   3.8   $ 106,056   0.93   1.07     4.14   26
  11.00   4.5     108,536   0.99   1.10     4.13   45
  11.00   3.2     114,180   1.04   1.09     3.57   50
  11.09   1.1     141,417   1.24   1.24     2.50   93
  11.30   1.9     106,701   1.32   1.32     2.60   80
  11.51   1.2     117,225   1.37   1.37     2.41   53
  11.73   8.2     106,013   1.35   1.35     3.66   88
           
  11.14   3.4     5,957   1.68   1.82     3.39   26
  10.99   3.7     6,787   1.74   1.85     3.37   45
  10.98   2.4     9,952   1.79   1.84     2.79   50
  11.07   0.3     15,114   1.99   1.99     1.75   93
  11.28   1.2     10,107   2.00   2.00     1.95   80
  11.49   0.7     14,637   2.02   2.02     1.77   53
  11.71   7.5     16,263   2.00   2.00     3.01   88
           
  11.16   3.4     6,885   1.68   1.82     3.38   26
  11.00   3.6     5,261   1.74   1.85     3.38   45
  10.99   2.5     4,230   1.79   1.84     2.81   50
  11.08   0.2     5,715   1.99   1.99     1.75   93
  11.30   1.3     6,949   2.00   2.00     1.94   80
  11.50   0.7     8,704   2.02   2.02     1.77   53
  11.72   7.5     8,079   2.02   2.00     3.01   88
           
  11.18   3.9     5,587   0.68   0.71     4.38   26
  11.03   4.8     4,201   0.71   0.75     4.43   45
  11.03   3.4     2,461   0.74   0.74     3.89   50
  11.13   1.2     2,533   1.02   1.59 (e)   2.77   93
  11.34   2.1     4,233   1.13   1.13     2.82   80
  11.55   1.5     6,886   0.93   0.93     2.87   53
  11.78   8.6     8,529   0.88   0.88     4.14   88

 

(g) Represents the total expenses prior to fee reduction and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s expenses, if applicable.
(h) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, expenses would have been higher.
(i) For the six months ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited).
* The financial information for periods prior to September 30, 2004 reflects the financial information for the CDC Nvest Limited Term U.S. Government Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Y shares which were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Y shares, respectively, of the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, effective September 12, 2003. Prior to September 1, 2003, the predecessor Fund was advised by CDC IXIS Asset Management Advisers, L.P. and subadvised by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the Fund’s current adviser) and, prior to September 12, 2003, had a December 31 fiscal year end. The Fund’s current fiscal year end is September 30.

 

64


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

          Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:     Less Distributions:  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Total
distributions
 
               

MASSACHUSETTS TAX FREE INCOME FUND

               

Class A

               

3/31/2008(i)

   $ 16.31    $ 0.32 (h)   $ (0.38 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.32 )   $     $ (0.32 )

9/30/2007

     16.67      0.64 (h)     (0.36 )     0.28       (0.64 )           (0.64 )

9/30/2006

     16.62      0.64       0.05       0.69       (0.64 )           (0.64 )

9/30/2005

     16.58      0.60       0.04       0.64       (0.60 )           (0.60 )

9/30/2004

     16.41      0.61       0.17       0.78       (0.61 )           (0.61 )

9/30/2003(e)

     16.40      0.49       0.01       0.50       (0.49 )           (0.49 )

12/31/2002

     15.82      0.67       0.59       1.26       (0.68 )           (0.68 )

Class B

               

3/31/2008(i)

     16.28      0.26 (h)     (0.38 )     (0.12 )     (0.26 )           (0.26 )

9/30/2007

     16.64      0.52 (h)     (0.36 )     0.16       (0.52 )           (0.52 )

9/30/2006

     16.58      0.51       0.06       0.57       (0.51 )           (0.51 )

9/30/2005

     16.54      0.46       0.05       0.51       (0.47 )           (0.47 )

9/30/2004

     16.37      0.49       0.18       0.67       (0.50 )           (0.50 )

9/30/2003(e)

     16.36      0.41       0.01       0.42       (0.41 )           (0.41 )

12/31/2002

     15.78      0.57       0.58       1.15       (0.57 )           (0.57 )

MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

               

Class A

               

3/31/2008(i)

   $ 7.33    $ 0.14 (h)   $ (0.30 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.20 )

9/30/2007

     7.55      0.28 (h)     (0.19 )     0.09       (0.28 )     (0.03 )     (0.31 )

9/30/2006

     7.48      0.28       0.07       0.35       (0.28 )           (0.28 )

9/30/2005

     7.47      0.28       0.01       0.29       (0.28 )           (0.28 )

9/30/2004

     7.41      0.29       0.06       0.35       (0.29 )           (0.29 )

9/30/2003(e)

     7.43      0.23       (0.02 )     0.21       (0.23 )           (0.23 )

12/31/2002

     7.25      0.34       0.18       0.52       (0.34 )           (0.34 )

Class B

               

3/31/2008(i)

     7.34      0.11 (h)     (0.30 )     (0.19 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.17 )

9/30/2007

     7.56      0.22 (h)     (0.19 )     0.03       (0.22 )     (0.03 )     (0.25 )

9/30/2006

     7.49      0.23       0.07       0.30       (0.23 )           (0.23 )

9/30/2005

     7.48      0.22       0.01       0.23       (0.22 )           (0.22 )

9/30/2004

     7.41      0.24       0.07       0.31       (0.24 )           (0.24 )

9/30/2003(e)

     7.44      0.19       (0.03 )     0.16       (0.19 )           (0.19 )

12/31/2002

     7.25      0.29       0.19       0.48       (0.29 )           (0.29 )

 

(a) A sales charge for Class A and contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(b) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Represents the total expenses prior to fee reduction and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s expenses, if applicable.
(d) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total return would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(e) For the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

65


 

              Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (a)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (b)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (b)(c)
    Net investment
income
(%) (b)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 15.93   (0.4 )   $ 57,548   0.93     1.13     3.94   0
  16.31   1.7       66,585   0.95     1.16     3.89   23
  16.67   4.2       72,479   1.02 (g)   1.14 (g)   3.86   8
  16.62   3.9       77,018   1.22     1.22     3.59   5
  16.58   4.9       81,427   1.33     1.33     3.74   21
  16.41   3.1       86,368   1.38     1.38     3.99   9
  16.40   8.1       92,053   1.34     1.34     4.19   33
           
  15.90   (0.8 )     1,278   1.68     1.88     3.17   0
  16.28   0.9       1,660   1.70     1.91     3.13   23
  16.64   3.5       2,345   1.77 (g)   1.89 (g)   3.10   8
  16.58   3.1       3,207   1.97     1.97     2.84   5
  16.54   4.2       4,435   2.00     2.00     3.08   21
  16.37   2.6       6,185   2.03     2.03     3.34   9
  16.36   7.4       6,742   1.99     1.99     3.54   33
           
           
$ 6.97   (2.3 )   $ 72,986   0.93     1.00     3.79   0
  7.33   1.2       82,144   0.95     1.03     3.72   17
  7.55   4.8       93,448   0.97     0.99     3.83   14
  7.48   3.9       102,255   1.07     1.07     3.65   29
  7.47   4.9       111,801   1.11     1.11     4.00   35
  7.41   2.9       126,906   1.10     1.10     4.14   42
  7.43   7.3       133,005   1.06     1.06     4.67   33
           
  6.98   (2.7 )     2,740   1.68     1.75     3.03   0
  7.34   0.4       3,797   1.70     1.78     2.97   17
  7.56   4.0       5,188   1.72     1.75     3.07   14
  7.49   3.1       7,610   1.82     1.82     2.90   29
  7.48   4.2       9,087   1.86     1.86     3.25   35
  7.41   2.2       10,884   1.85     1.85     3.39   42
  7.44   6.7       12,326   1.81     1.81     3.92   33

 

(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator has agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(g) Includes expense recapture of 0.01%.
(h) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(i) For the six months ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited).

 

66


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

          Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:     Less Distributions:      
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income (c)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Total
distributions
    Redemption
fees (f)
                  

STRATEGIC INCOME FUND*

                  

Class A

                  

3/31/2008(i)

   $ 15.18    $ 0.47    $ (0.67 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.51 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.52 )   $ 0.00

9/30/2007

     14.60      0.80      0.60       1.40       (0.82 )           (0.82 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     14.17      0.71      0.53       1.24       (0.81 )           (0.81 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     13.57      0.66      0.70       1.36       (0.76 )           (0.76 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     12.57      0.75      1.11       1.86       (0.86 )           (0.86 )     0.00

9/30/2003(d)

     10.72      0.57      1.93       2.50       (0.65 )           (0.65 )    

12/31/2002

     9.88      0.75      0.72       1.47       (0.63 )           (0.63 )    

Class B

                  

3/31/2008(i)

     15.25      0.41      (0.66 )     (0.25 )     (0.46 )     (0.01 )     (0.47 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     14.66      0.69      0.60       1.29       (0.70 )           (0.70 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     14.22      0.61      0.52       1.13       (0.69 )           (0.69 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     13.60      0.56      0.71       1.27       (0.65 )           (0.65 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     12.59      0.65      1.10       1.75       (0.74 )           (0.74 )     0.00

9/30/2003(d)

     10.71      0.51      1.92       2.43       (0.55 )           (0.55 )    

12/31/2002

     9.88      0.67      0.73       1.40       (0.57 )           (0.57 )    

Class C

                  

3/31/2008(i)

     15.24      0.41      (0.65 )     (0.24 )     (0.46 )     (0.01 )     (0.47 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     14.65      0.69      0.60       1.29       (0.70 )           (0.70 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     14.22      0.61      0.51       1.12       (0.69 )           (0.69 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     13.60      0.55      0.72       1.27       (0.65 )           (0.65 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     12.58      0.64      1.11       1.75       (0.73 )           (0.73 )     0.00

9/30/2003(d)

     10.70      0.50      1.93       2.43       (0.55 )           (0.55 )    

12/31/2002

     9.87      0.67      0.73       1.40       (0.57 )           (0.57 )    

Class Y

                  

3/31/2008(i)

     15.17      0.49      (0.66 )     (0.17 )     (0.53 )     (0.01 )     (0.54 )     0.00

9/30/2007

     14.59      0.85      0.59       1.44       (0.86 )           (0.86 )     0.00

9/30/2006

     14.17      0.76      0.51       1.27       (0.85 )           (0.85 )     0.00

9/30/2005

     13.57      0.70      0.70       1.40       (0.80 )           (0.80 )     0.00

9/30/2004

     12.58      0.78      1.11       1.89       (0.90 )           (0.90 )     0.00

9/30/2003(d)

     10.74      0.60      1.93       2.53       (0.69 )           (0.69 )    

12/31/2002

     9.90      0.80      0.71       1.51       (0.67 )           (0.67 )    

 

(a) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(b) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(d) For the nine months ended September 30, 2003.
(e) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total return would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(f) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (a)(e)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (b)(h)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (b)(g)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (b)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 14.46   (1.3 )   $ 6,494,294   0.98   0.98   6.24   21
  15.18   9.9       5,749,315   1.00   1.00   5.39   22
  14.60   9.0       2,782,887   1.05   1.05   5.01   21
  14.17   10.2       977,198   1.18   1.18   4.71   14
  13.57   15.2       343,586   1.23   1.23   5.66   28
  12.57   23.7       140,576   1.28   1.31   6.49   27
  10.72   15.5       92,303   1.33   1.33   7.38   30
           
  14.53   (1.7 )     207,028   1.73   1.73   5.45   21
  15.25   9.1       233,418   1.76   1.76   4.61   22
  14.66   8.2       179,927   1.79   1.79   4.26   21
  14.22   9.5       144,081   1.93   1.93   3.98   14
  13.60   14.3       128,714   1.98   1.98   4.91   28
  12.59   23.0       118,217   2.03   2.06   5.73   27
  10.71   14.6       98,501   2.08   2.08   6.63   30
           
  14.53   (1.6 )     4,442,405   1.73   1.73   5.49   21
  15.24   9.1       3,843,823   1.75   1.75   4.63   22
  14.65   8.1       1,812,278   1.79   1.79   4.24   21
  14.22   9.5       765,200   1.93   1.93   3.93   14
  13.60   14.3       255,705   1.98   1.98   4.87   28
  12.58   23.0       66,394   2.03   2.06   5.73   27
  10.70   14.7       27,727   2.08   2.08   6.63   30
           
  14.46   (1.2 )     846,124   0.73   0.73   6.52   21
  15.17   10.2       638,868   0.74   0.74   5.67   22
  14.59   9.3       271,065   0.78   0.78   5.30   21
  14.17   10.5       50,369   0.91   0.91   4.98   14
  13.57   15.5       10,833   1.00   1.08   5.93   28
  12.58   24.0       2,193   0.97   0.97   6.83   27
  10.74   15.9       1,039   0.94   0.94   7.77   30

 

(g) Represents the total expenses prior to fee reduction and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s expenses, if applicable.
(h) The investment adviser and/or administrator has agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, expenses would have been higher.
(i) For the six months ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited).
* The financial information for periods prior to September 30, 2004 reflects the financial information for CDC Nvest Strategic Income Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, which were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund, effective September 12, 2003. Prior to September 1, 2003, the predecessor Fund was advised by CDC IXIS Asset Management Advisers, L.P. and subadvised by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the Fund’s current adviser) and, prior to September 12, 2003, had a December 31 fiscal year end. The Fund’s current fiscal year end is September 30.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Natixis Funds Trust I:

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Core Plus Bond Fund”)

 

Natixis Funds Trust II:

Loomis Sayles Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund (the “Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund”)

 

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

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

Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund (the “International Bond Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (the “Limited Term Government and Agency Fund”)

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

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

 

Core Plus Bond Fund, High Income Fund, International Bond Fund, Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, and Strategic Income Fund each offer Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund and Municipal Income Fund each offer Class A shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends into Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Natixis Funds subject to existing exchange privileges as described in the Prospectus. On February 29, 2008, High Income Fund began offering Class Y Shares.

 

On February 29, 2008, the Board of Trustees approved the liquidation and termination of the Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund and the Municipal Income Fund. Effective at the close of business on March 14, 2008, no new accounts may be opened in Class A shares of the Massachusetts Tax Free Income and Municipal Income Funds. Effective at the close of business on April 11, 2008, no additional investments may be made in Class A shares of the Massachusetts Tax Free Income and Municipal Income Funds. It is expected that the sale of the Massachusetts Tax Free Income and Municipal Income Funds’ assets and the corresponding liquidating distributions to shareholders will be completed by June 13, 2008.

 

Class A shares of all Funds except Limited Term Government and Agency Fund and Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class A shares of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% and Class A shares of Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.25%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, but pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for eight years (at which point they automatically convert to Class A shares), and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other Class of shares and pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. They are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are excepted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

Most expenses of the Trusts 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 the Trusts. 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 (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agent fees applicable to such class). 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 dividends 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 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.

 

a.  Security Valuation.   Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Equity securities, including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. 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 a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ market. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.

 

Certain Funds may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Funds may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Funds calculate their net asset values.

 

b.  Security Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Security transactions are accounted for 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. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when 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 value 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 on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Since the values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, it is not practical to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates from fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of the investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized 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 and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

Each Fund 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.

 

Each Fund (except Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund and Municipal Income Fund) may purchase investments of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and the risk of appropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the prices of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.

 

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  International Bond Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge a fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end.

 

All contracts are “marked-to-market” daily at the applicable exchange rates and any gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. At March 31, 2008, the International Bond Fund had the following open forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Contract to

Buy/Sell

    

Delivery
Date

    

Currency

    

Units

    


Value

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
                        

Buy

     6/18/2008     

Australian Dollar

     220,000      $ 198,731      $ (5,143 )

Sell

     6/18/2008     

Australian Dollar

     220,000        198,730        5,097  

Sell

     6/18/2008     

Canadian Dollar

     300,000        291,519        9,901  

Buy

     6/18/2008     

Iceland Krona

     5,500,000        72,163        2,521  

Sell

     6/18/2008     

New Zealand Dollar

     252,087        195,482        8,392  
Buy      6/18/2008     

New Zealand Dollar

     256,564        198,953        (4,874 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trusts treat each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 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. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (“FIN 48”) was issued and became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has performed an analysis of the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns that remain subject to examinations (tax years ended September 30, 2004-2007) and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. Fund Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Fund. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

A Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and gains on investments that are accrued based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign governments may also impose taxes or other payments on investments with respect to foreign securities. Such taxes are accrued as applicable.

 

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 annually 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 transactions, premium amortization, paydowns gains and losses, expired capital loss carryforwards, return of capital and capital gains distributions from REITS and market discount adjustments. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization accruals, dividends payable, straddle loss deferrals, REIT basis adjustments, TIP discount accretion, defaulted bond interest, capital loss carryforwards and post-October capital loss deferrals. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be 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 year ended September 30, 2007 was as follows:

 

      2007 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

  

Ordinary

Income

    

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Exempt
Interest
Dividends

  

Total

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 10,094,728      $    $    $ 10,094,728

High Income Fund

     2,951,864                  2,951,864

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     5,397,224                  5,397,224

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     42,308             2,695,971      2,738,279

Municipal Income Fund

     80,874        448,766      3,338,192      3,867,832

Strategic Income Fund

     413,178,709                  413,178,709

 

As of September 30, 2007, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward

  

Core Plus
Bond Fund

  

High Income
Fund

  

Limited Term
Government
and Agency
Fund

  

Massachusetts
Tax Free

Income Fund

  

Municipal
Income
Fund

  

Strategic
Income
Fund

Expires September 30, 2008

   $    $ 11,101,868    $ 4,165,768    $    $    $

Expires September 30, 2009

          43,374,721      4,128,091               

Expires September 30, 2010

     20,430,847      26,826,634      663,109      204,147          

Expires September 30, 2011

               425,323               

Expires September 30, 2012

               193,904               

Expires September 30, 2013

                    154,156          

Expires September 30, 2014

     181,728           2,770,324               

Expires September 30, 2015

               4,336,746               
                                         

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ 20,612,575    $ 81,303,223    $ 16,683,265    $ 358,303    $    $

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2006)

               368,090               

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

g.  Repurchase Agreements.  Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. The repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held at the custodian bank 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.

 

h.  Securities Lending.  The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value of loaned securities for U.S. government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent. The value of securities on loan to borrowers and the value of collateral held by the Funds with respect to such loans at March 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Value of
Securities on Loan

   Value of Collateral
Received

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 24,368,052    $ 24,906,801

High Income Fund

     3,735,821      3,750,635

International Bond Fund

         

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     23,983,418      24,412,261

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

         

Municipal Income Fund

         

Strategic Income Fund

     769,257,993      783,942,770

 

i.  Delayed Delivery Commitments.  Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. Payment and delivery may take place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Collateral consisting of liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents is maintained in an amount at least equal to these commitments with the custodian.

 

j.  Indemnifications.  Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability 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 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.

 

k.  New Accounting Pronouncements.  In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management has evaluated the impact the adoption of FAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statements and believes that such impact will be limited to expanded disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements regarding inputs used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments and will not have a material impact on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations.

 

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”), was issued and will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

3.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended March 31, 2008, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

      U.S. Government and Agency Securities      Other Securities

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

    

Purchases

    

Sales

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 37,052,238      $ 74,090,035      $ 18,143,638      $ 34,075,298

High Income Fund

     515,073        4,400,440        6,384,095        3,297,374

International Bond Fund

                   13,065,047        2,009,458

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     21,128,653        27,537,953        5,512,243        677,374

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

                          9,495,079

Municipal Income Fund

                          8,973,755

Strategic Income Fund

     214,163,354        827,165,920        3,365,273,883        1,530,202,491

 

4.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each 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 each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

      Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets

Fund

  

First

$100 million

  

Next

$100 million

  

Next

$1.8 billion

  

Over

$2 billion

Core Plus Bond Fund

   0.2500%    0.1875%    0.1875%    0.1875%

High Income Fund

   0.6000%    0.6000%    0.6000%    0.6000%

International Bond Fund

   0.6000%    0.6000%    0.6000%    0.6000%

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

   0.5000%    0.5000%    0.5000%    0.5000%

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

   0.3000%    0.2500%    0.2500%    0.2500%

Municipal Income Fund

   0.5000%    0.3750%    0.3750%    0.3750%

Strategic Income Fund

   0.6500%    0.6500%    0.6000%    0.5500%

 

Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), serves as the advisory administrator to Core Plus Bond Fund and Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund. Under the terms of the advisory administration agreements, each pays an advisory administration fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on its average daily net assets:

 

      Percentage of Average Daily
Net Assets

Fund

  

First

$100 million

  

Over

$100 million

Core Plus Bond Fund

   0.2500%    0.1875%

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

   0.3000%    0.2500%

 

Management and advisory administration fees are presented in the Statements of Operations as management fees.

 

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Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the Funds to reduce its management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with these Funds to limit their operating expenses. These undertakings are in effect until January 31, 2009 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. For the period from February 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008, 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 B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.90 %    1.65 %    1.65 %    0.65 %

High Income Fund

     1.15 %    1.90 %    1.90 %    0.90 %

International Bond Fund

     1.10 %         1.85 %    0.85 %

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.90 %    1.65 %    1.65 %    0.65 %

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     0.90 %    1.65 %          

Municipal Income Fund

     0.90 %    1.65 %          

Strategic Income Fund

     1.25 %    2.00 %    2.00 %    1.00 %

 

Prior to February 1, 2008, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets were as follows:

 

Fund

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     1.00 %    1.75 %    1.75 %    0.75 %

High Income Fund

     1.15 %    1.90 %    1.90 %     

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.95 %    1.70 %    1.70 %    0.70 %

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     0.95 %    1.70 %          

Municipal Income Fund

     0.95 %    1.70 %          

Strategic Income Fund

     1.25 %    2.00 %    2.00 %    1.00 %

 

Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors have agreed to equally bear the fee reductions and/or expense reimbursements for the Core Plus Bond Fund and Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the management fees and reductions of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Gross
Management
Fee

  

Reduction of
Management
Fee

  

Net
Management
Fee

  

Percentage of
Average Daily Net
Assets

           

Gross

  

Net

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 185,675    $    $ 185,675    0.226%    0.226%

High Income Fund

     125,181      15,201      109,980    0.600%    0.527%

International Bond Fund

     10,267      10,267         0.600%   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     308,514      3,387      305,127    0.500%    0.495%

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     99,329      21,129      78,200    0.300%    0.236%

Municipal Income Fund

     208,938      3,830      205,108    0.500%    0.490%

Strategic Income Fund

     32,110,216           32,110,216    0.560%    0.560%

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the advisory administration fees and fee reductions for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Gross
Advisory
Administration

Fee

  

Reduction of

Advisory
Administration

Fee

  

Net

Advisory
Administration

Fee

  

Percentage of
Average Daily Net
Assets

           

Gross

  

Net

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 185,675    $    $ 185,675    0.226%    0.226%

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     99,329      21,129      78,200    0.300%    0.236%

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2008, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

Fund

  

Reimbursement

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 73,719

High Income Fund

     29,878

International Bond Fund

     8,970

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     74,887

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     21,104

Municipal Income Fund

     22,446

 

Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses they have borne under the expense limitation agreement (whether through a reduction of its fee or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such reduced fees/expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee/expense was reduced. The amounts subject to possible reimbursement under the expense limitation agreements at March 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

       

Expenses Subject to Possible Reimbursement until September 30, 2008

Fund

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Total

Core Plus Bond Fund

     $ 53,063      $ 63,776      $ 3,785      $ 7,570      $ 128,194

High Income Fund

       77,322        14,686        11,135               103,143

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

       123,524        9,302        5,322        1,520        139,668

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

       145,281        4,112                      149,393

Municipal Income Fund

       72,756        3,765                      76,521
      

Expenses Subject to Possible Reimbursement until September 30, 2009

Fund

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Total

Core Plus Bond Fund

     $ 51,872      $ 9,147      $ 7,037      $ 5,663      $ 73,719

High Income Fund

       35,036        3,970        6,071        2        45,079

International Bond

       962               272        18,003        19,237

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

       70,042        3,992        3,680        560        78,274

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

       61,972        1,390                      63,362

Municipal Income Fund

       25,231        1,045                      26,276

 

Certain officers and directors of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors are also Trustees of the Funds. Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors are both limited partnerships whose sole general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

b.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and subcontracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), the Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0675% of the first $5 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, 0.0625% of the next $5 billion, 0.0500% of the next $20 billion and 0.045% of such assets in excess of $30 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts , Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series of $5 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New Funds are subject to an annual fee of $50,000 plus $12,500 per class and an additional $50,000 if managed by multiple subadvisors in their first calendar year of operations.

 

Effective October 1, 2007, State Street Bank reduced the fees it receives from Natixis Advisors for serving as sub-administrator to the Funds. Also, effective October 1, 2007, Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Funds to waive the administrative fees paid by the Fund in an amount equal to the reduction in sub-administrative fees discussed above. The waiver is in effect through June 30, 2008.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2008, amounts paid to Natixis Advisors for administrative fees were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Gross

Administrative

Fees

  

Waiver of
Administrative

Fees

  

Net
Administrative

Fees

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 43,543    $ 2,064    $ 41,479

High Income Fund

     11,033      521      10,512

International Bond Fund

     3,553           3,553

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     32,623      1,543      31,080

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     17,513      828      16,685

Municipal Income Fund

     22,103      1,046      21,057

Strategic Income Fund

     3,032,693      143,903      2,888,790

 

c.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of each fund.

 

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

 

Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors 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 Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Class B and Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors 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 B and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided and expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

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

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

        Service Fee      Distribution Fee

Fund

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class B

    

Class C

                        

Core Plus Bond Fund

     $ 139,411      $ 26,604      $ 18,591      $ 79,812      $ 55,771

High Income Fund

       40,515        4,623        7,021        13,870        21,061

International Bond Fund

       120               35               107

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

       133,304        7,602        6,973        22,804        20,917

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

       80,942        1,832               5,498       

Municipal Income Fund

       100,262        4,207               12,621       

Strategic Income Fund

       7,850,865        277,520        5,265,392        832,561        15,796,176

 

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses.  Natixis Distributors has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide certain recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and have agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediary (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Funds would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediary. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees. Listed below are the fees incurred by the Funds which are included in the transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

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        Sub-Transfer Agent Expense

Fund

    

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

Core Plus Bond Fund

     $ 30,386      $ 11,144      $ 4,766      $ 11,563

High Income Fund

       12,263        1,387        2,168       

International Bond Fund

                           

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

       13,399        807        670        365

Massachusetts Tax Free
Income Fund

       2,086        58              

Municipal Income Fund

       1,582        76              

Strategic Income Fund

       1,543,148        63,663        1,172,828        254,851

 

e.  Commissions.  The Funds have been informed that commissions (including CDSC) on Fund shares paid to Natixis Distributors by investors in shares of the Funds during the six months ended March 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Fund

   Commission

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 59,568

High Income Fund

     40,529

International Bond Fund

    

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     39,620

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

     16,952

Municipal Income Fund

     73,069

Strategic Income Fund

     6,026,957

 

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Fund does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US, or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $200,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $65,000. Each independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $7,500 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chair receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $10,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $5,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $2,500 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,250 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,125 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 the Hansberger International Series 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.

 

Prior to January 1, 2008, each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $55,000. Each Independent Trustee also received a meeting attendance fee of $6,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attended in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attended telephonically. In addition, each Contract Review and Governance Committee member received $4,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attended in person and $2,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attended telephonically. Each Audit Committee member received $5,000 for each committee meeting that he or she attended in person and $2,500 for each committee meeting that he or she attended telephonically. The Chairperson of the Board and committee chair retainers were $200,000 and $10,000, respectively.

 

A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Each participating Trustee will receive an amount equal to the value that such deferred compensation would have been had it been invested in a designated Fund or certain other Funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series on the normal payment date. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the Plan.

 

g.  Redemption Fees.  Shareholders of Class A shares of Core Plus Bond Fund, High Income Fund, International Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund and shareholders of Class Y shares of Core Plus Bond Fund, International Bond Fund and Strategic Income Fund are charged a 2% redemption fee if they redeem, including redeeming by exchange, Class A shares and Class Y shares within 60 days of their acquisition (including acquisition by exchange). The redemption fee is intended to offset the costs to the Funds of short-term trading, such as portfolio transaction and market impact costs associated with redemption activity and administrative costs associated with processing redemptions. The redemption fee is deducted from the shareholder’s redemption or exchange proceeds and is paid to the Fund. The “first-in, first-out” method is used to determine the holding period of redeemed or exchanged shares, which means that if a shareholder acquired shares on different days, the shares acquired first will be redeemed or exchanged first for

 

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purposes of determining whether the redemption fee applies. A new holding period begins with each purchase or exchange. These fees are accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are presented on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

5.  Line of Credit.  Each Fund except Municipal Income Fund and Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.09% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit. For the six months ended March 31, 2008, the Funds had no borrowings under this agreement.

 

Prior to March 12, 2008, High Income Fund and Strategic Income Fund together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participated in a $75,000,000 committed line of credit provided by State Street Bank.

 

6.  Concentrations.  Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund primarily invests in debt obligations issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities to obtain funds for various public purposes. The Fund is more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of Massachusetts municipal securities than is a comparable municipal bond fund that is not so concentrated. Uncertain economic and fiscal conditions may affect the ability of issuers of Massachusetts municipal securities to meet their financial obligations.

 

International Bond Fund is a non-diversified fund. Compared with diversified mutual funds, the International Bond Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular company. Therefore, the International Bond Fund’s returns could be significantly affected by the performance of any one of the small number of bonds in its portfolio.

 

7.  Shareholders.  At March 31, 2008, the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held 36,703 shares of beneficial interest of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund.

 

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

 

   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

Core Plus Bond Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,826,424     $ 20,848,544      2,862,355     $ 32,253,428  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   210,266       2,389,787      327,958       3,693,825  

Redeemed

   (1,169,444 )     (13,318,471 )    (1,977,946 )     (22,285,053 )
                             

Net change

   867,246     $ 9,919,860      1,212,367     $ 13,662,200  
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   62,203     $ 707,859      2,199,092     $ 24,806,440  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   25,513       290,676      70,968       800,778  

Redeemed

   (6,434,926 )     (72,725,481 )    (4,340,292 )     (48,938,825 )
                             

Net change

   (6,347,210 )   $ (71,726,946 )    (2,070,232 )   $ (23,331,607 )
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   610,921     $ 6,975,458      686,381     $ 7,745,373  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   11,631       132,281      13,038       146,800  

Redeemed

   (270,247 )     (3,076,386 )    (199,397 )     (2,240,505 )
                             

Net change

   352,305     $ 4,031,353      500,022     $ 5,651,668  
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   345,813     $ 3,953,494      598,492     $ 6,770,657  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   20,992       239,666      36,251       410,202  

Redeemed

   (188,873 )     (2,172,740 )    (293,171 )     (3,314,000 )
                             

Net change

   177,932     $ 2,020,420      341,572     $ 3,866,859  
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (4,949,727 )   $ (55,755,313 )    (16,271 )   $ (150,880 )
                             

 

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   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

High Income Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,187,514     $ 5,909,935      2,247,757     $ 11,689,925  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   173,875       860,495      295,946       1,539,928  

Redeemed

   (1,081,769 )     (5,374,201 )    (1,884,840 )     (9,783,658 )
                             

Net change

   279,620     $ 1,396,229      658,863     $ 3,446,195  
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,077     $ 5,391      106,656     $ 557,060  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   14,974       74,291      39,879       208,208  

Redeemed

   (170,635 )     (851,933 )    (756,563 )     (3,941,404 )
                             

Net change

   (154,584 )   $ (772,251 )    (610,028 )   $ (3,176,136 )
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   367,618     $ 1,828,190      479,271     $ 2,499,368  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   20,224       100,100      30,663       159,675  

Redeemed

   (185,138 )     (916,128 )    (159,243 )     (825,637 )
                             

Net change

   202,704     $ 1,012,162      350,691     $ 1,833,406  
                             
Class Y*          

Issued from the sale of shares

   205     $ 1,000          $  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   2       6             

Redeemed

                     
                             

Net change

   207     $ 1,006          $  
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   327,947     $ 1,637,146      399,526     $ 2,103,465  
                             

 

* From commencement of operations on February 29, 2008 through March 31, 2008.

 

   Period EndedMarch 31, 2008**       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007

International Bond Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares      Amount
Class A           

Issued from the sale of shares

   84,777     $ 873,366         $

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   179       1,855          

Redeemed

                  
                          

Net change

   84,956     $ 875,221         $
                          
Class C           

Issued from the sale of shares

   25,852     $ 266,332         $

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   36       369          

Redeemed

   (77 )     (800 )        
                          

Net change

   25,811     $ 265,901         $
                          
Class Y           

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,028,328     $ 10,295,001         $

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   4,213       42,882          

Redeemed

                  
                          

Net change

   1,032,541     $ 10,337,885         $
                          

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   1,143,308     $ 11,479,005         $
                          

 

** From commencement of operations on February 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.

 

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   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   410,336     $ 4,547,548      1,309,019     $ 14,378,605  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   144,935       1,609,250      292,426       3,213,916  

Redeemed

   (911,251 )     (10,094,561 )    (2,117,193 )     (23,272,778 )
                             

Net change

   (355,980 )   $ (3,937,763 )    (515,748 )   $ (5,680,257 )
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   41,436     $ 461,491      52,757     $ 579,223  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   9,366       103,824      22,869       251,120  

Redeemed

   (133,670 )     (1,477,192 )    (364,484 )     (3,999,981 )
                             

Net change

   (82,868 )   $ (911,877 )    (288,858 )   $ (3,169,638 )
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   255,216     $ 2,839,915      217,432     $ 2,387,379  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   5,679       63,076      9,729       106,924  

Redeemed

   (121,800 )     (1,353,114 )    (133,821 )     (1,470,673 )
                             

Net change

   139,095     $ 1,549,877      93,340     $ 1,023,630  
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   201,113     $ 2,233,241      217,392     $ 2,396,763  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   7,492       83,420      12,038       132,694  

Redeemed

   (89,807 )     (1,002,724 )    (71,670 )     (782,866 )
                             

Net change

   118,798     $ 1,313,937      157,760     $ 1,746,591  
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (180,955 )   $ (1,985,826 )    (553,506 )   $ (6,079,674 )
                             
   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

Massachusetts Tax Free Income Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   58,204     $ 948,659      138,166     $ 2,283,448  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   58,965       951,382      122,828       2,029,190  

Redeemed

   (586,547 )     (9,443,916 )    (526,246 )     (8,703,580 )
                             

Net change

   (469,378 )   $ (7,543,875 )    (265,252 )   $ (4,390,942 )
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,640     $ 25,977      5,884     $ 96,247  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   997       16,046      2,630       43,409  

Redeemed

   (24,246 )     (391,912 )    (47,481 )     (785,482 )
                             

Net change

   (21,609 )   $ (349,889 )    (38,967 )   $ (645,826 )
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (490,987 )   $ (7,893,764 )    (304,219 )   $ (5,036,768 )
                             
   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

Municipal Income Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   533,273     $ 3,795,732      441,328     $ 3,284,696  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   209,100       1,498,785      348,809       2,605,901  

Redeemed

   (1,473,828 )     (10,455,189 )    (1,967,484 )     (14,568,025 )
                             

Net change

   (731,455 )   $ (5,160,672 )    (1,177,347 )   $ (8,677,428 )
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,505     $ 10,867      23,490     $ 176,022  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   5,701       40,958      13,044       97,685  

Redeemed

   (131,775 )     (944,032 )    (205,834 )     (1,528,625 )
                             

Net change

   (124,569 )   $ (892,207 )    (169,300 )   $ (1,254,918 )
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (856,024 )   $ (6,052,879 )    (1,346,647 )   $ (9,932,346 )
                             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

   Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2008       Year EndedSeptember 30, 2007   

Strategic Income Fund

   Shares       Amount      Shares       Amount  
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   111,604,410     $ 1,676,415,779      227,999,564     $ 3,401,598,542  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   10,882,089       162,328,505      11,338,684       169,415,802  

Redeemed

   (52,237,695 )     (779,243,539 )    (51,264,181 )     (764,388,527 )
                             

Net change

   70,248,804     $ 1,059,500,745      188,074,067     $ 2,806,625,817  
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   221,465     $ 3,336,904      5,257,203     $ 78,803,755  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   208,942       3,134,928      304,859       4,574,346  

Redeemed

   (1,492,466 )     (22,509,646 )    (2,532,198 )     (37,899,012 )
                             

Net change

   (1,062,059 )   $ (16,037,814 )    3,029,864     $ 45,479,089  
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   68,092,393     $ 1,026,263,085      144,314,933     $ 2,160,951,327  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   3,283,539       49,174,923      3,151,961       47,297,035  

Redeemed

   (17,722,779 )     (265,711,718 )    (19,028,982 )     (284,966,223 )
                             

Net change

   53,653,153     $ 809,726,290      128,437,912     $ 1,923,282,139  
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   23,405,297     $ 351,024,555      29,854,706     $ 445,418,950  

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   435,015       6,482,671      346,573       5,174,756  

Redeemed

   (7,420,418 )     (110,650,950 )    (6,672,173 )     (99,332,888 )
                             

Net change

   16,419,894     $ 246,856,276      23,529,106     $ 351,260,818  
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   139,259,792     $ 2,100,045,497      343,070,949     $ 5,126,647,863  
                             

 

10.  Unfunded Loan Commitments.  As of March 31, 2008, the Strategic Income Fund had one unfunded loan commitment which could be funded at the option of the following Borrower, pursuant to the loan agreement:

 

Borrower

  

Unfunded Loan Commitment

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   $ 150,489

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

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 Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

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 was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)  

(1)    Not applicable.

(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).


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 I
By:    /s/ David Giunta
Name:    David Giunta
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:    May 22, 2008

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 Giunta
Name:    David Giunta
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:    May 22, 2008

 

By:    /s/ Michael C. Kardok
Name:    Michael C. Kardok
Title:    Treasurer
Date:    May 22, 2008