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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04323

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: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010

 

 

 


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

June 30, 2010

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Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund

 

Absolute Asia Asset Management Limited

 

CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund

Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership

 

Hansberger International Fund

Hansberger Global Investors, Inc.

 

Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

Harris Associates L.P.

 

Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.

 

Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.

 

Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Harris Associates L.P.

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Management Discussion and Performance page 1

 

Portfolio of Investments page 26

 

Financial Statements page 43


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ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks to maximize total return

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in a concentrated portfolio of equity securities of issuers domiciled or principally operating throughout Asia, excluding Japan. May invest in companies with any market capitalization although, at times, it may focus its investment in small-capitalization companies

 

 

Inception Date:

February 26, 2010

 

 

Managers:

Bill Sung

Joyce Toh

 

 

Symbols:

Class A:   DEFAX
Class C:   DEFCX
Class Y:   DEFYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

The fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities, which have special risks. These may include political, economic, regulatory and currency risks. Emerging markets may be more subject to these risks than developed markets. Investors should be aware that small-cap companies are more volatile than the overall market. These risks affect your investment’s value. Because the fund is non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the fund’s total return, and may make the fund’s returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.

 

Market Conditions

During the period, investor sentiment was dominated by concerns about the euro zone debt crisis, a potential economic slowdown in China and increasing uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. In this environment, Asian financial markets generally declined, with Southeast Asian markets outperforming Northern Asia and defensive stocks doing better than cyclical stocks.

 

Performance Results

For the period beginning February 26, 2010 (the date of the fund’s inception) through June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund returned -5.30% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net), which returned -2.04% for the period from March 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. The fund’s return was lower than the -0.08% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock category.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Stock selection in China, Korea and, to a lesser extent, Taiwan was largely responsible for the shortfall relative to the benchmark. Most of the underperformance occurred during the period immediately following the fund’s launch. The fund’s main exposure was to natural resources and consumption-related stocks. As concerns arose about the prospects for global economic growth, the euro zone debt crisis and a tighter monetary policy in China, materials and natural resources stocks declined.

 

Rio Tinto, a mining and exploration company in Australia, and POSCO, a steel company in Korea, were among the detractors from fund performance. Their relatively large weights in the portfolio, and sharp declines in the Australian and Korean currencies, were largely responsible for their negative impact on fund performance. Both stocks remain in the portfolio, as their valuations continue to be attractive and our long-term outlook for the natural resources sector remains positive. Weakness in these positions was partially offset by good performance from Newcrest Mining, an Australian gold mining company.

 

The fund’s position in stocks related to domestic consumption did well, as macroeconomic data in Asia was strong. China was the exception to this trend. The best performers in the portfolio included Astra International, a diversified corporation engaged in a variety of industries in Indonesia, and Parkway Holdings, a provider of healthcare services in Singapore. Astra International was aided by an environment of low interest rates, a strong economy and robust domestic consumption. Parkway Holdings was buoyed by a “medical tourism” boom in Singapore – the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain healthcare – and a takeover tussle between two large shareholders, which helped bid up the share price.

 

Outlook

Even though the overall outlook for growth in Asia remains encouraging, we have become slightly more cautious because of ongoing concerns about the European sovereign debt crisis and the somewhat fragile state of the U.S. recovery. While problems in Europe are likely to lead to a postponement of interest rate hikes in most markets, the level of risk and investor caution on the growth outlook for the second half may keep the natural resources sector under pressure in the near term. We remain positive in our view of the domestic consumption sector, as we see rising affluence among Asian consumers over the long term and supportive government incentives in the short term. Industrial companies that will benefit from infrastructure spending will be another area of focus for the fund, as we expect infrastructure spending to be strong over the next few years, helping support the rapid growth of Asian economies. Although resources may face near-term pressure, we intend to maintain our position in the sector since a global economic recovery and significant ongoing expenditure on infrastructure in Asia should foster good medium- to long-term demand.

 

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ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The table comparing the fund’s performance to an index 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, 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.

 

Total Returns — June 30, 20106

 

   
      Since Inception7  
   
Class A (Inception 2/26/10)     
Net Asset Value1    -5.30
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -10.74   
   
Class C (Inception 2/26/10)     
Net Asset Value1    -5.30   
With CDSC3    -6.25   
   
Class Y (Inception 2/26/10)     
Net Asset Value1    -5.00   
   
Comparative Performance     
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net)4    -2.04
Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock Fund Avg.5    -0.08   

 

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 noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Common Stocks   87.5
Warrants   0.0
Short-Term Investments and Other   12.5
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Singapore Airlines Ltd.   5.2
Rio Tinto Ltd.   4.6
Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR   4.5
BHP Billiton Ltd.   4.5
PT Astra International Tbk   4.2
Hyundai Motor Co.   3.9
POSCO   3.5
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.   3.4
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.   3.3
Newcrest Mining Ltd.   3.3
Five Largest Countries   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Australia   17.8
China   15.2
Hong Kong   13.2
Korea   13.1
Singapore   7.9

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  
A   6.63   1.75
C   7.38      2.50   
Y   6.38      1.50   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Class C shares performance assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.
4 MSCI All Country (AC) Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance in the developed and emerging markets of the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan. The index calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates.
5 Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
6 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
7 The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 3/1/10.
8 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
9 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of companies whose earnings are expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall U.S. economy

 

 

Strategy:

Generally invests in a focused portfolio of common stocks of large-cap companies

 

 

Inception Date:

November 27, 1968

 

 

Manager:

G. Kenneth Heebner

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   NEFGX
Class B   NEBGX
Class C   NEGCX
Class Y   NEGYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

The fund invests in a small number of securities, which may result in greater volatility than more diversified funds. Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their prices are based in part on future expectations. The fund may invest in foreign securities that involve risks not associated with domestic securities.

 

 

Market Conditions

An economic recovery, albeit a fragile one, was underway early in the year. However, U.S. economic data seemed to take a turn for the worse after months of improvement. Stock markets around the world fell as fears of slowing worldwide economic growth and talk of a possible double-dip recession in the United States sparked substantial selling. At mid-year, we entered a time of lackluster growth and uncertainty in the financial markets.

 

Performance Results

Faced with volatility in the global equity markets during the period, Class A shares of CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund returned -10.48% at net asset value for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned -6.65% and also underperformed the average return of funds in Morningstar’s Large Growth category, which returned -8.24% for the same period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

The fund entered 2010 fully invested in companies positioned to benefit from a continued recovery in global economies. The fund had significant concentrations in banks, as well as mining, technology and transportation companies.

 

During the first half of the period, the fund maintained its exposure to global economies but shifted positions slightly. New holdings were established in airlines, agricultural equipment and entertainment. We also increased the fund’s weight in technology. Sales of shares of banks, mining, tobacco and drug companies provided funds for these purchases.

 

Goldman Sachs, a full-service global investment banking and securities firm, proved disappointing. The company’s stock declined sharply with the announcement of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud allegations, as well as initiation of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. We sold the stock because of uncertainties created by these events. Freeport-McMoRan, a global leader in the copper mining industry, also hampered fund results. The company saw its stock price decline as copper prices were pressured by a slowdown in global growth. We sold the issue. We reduced our position in Banco Bradesco, one of Brazil’s largest banks, selling at a loss to provide funds for other investments. The stock price fell due to concerns over a slowdown in the Brazilian economy.

 

One of the top contributors to fund performance was smartphone and computer maker Apple. A new addition to the fund’s portfolio, Apple has benefited from its continued leadership in innovative products. Initial sales of the iPad have vastly exceeded expectations, the iPhone has been a spectacular success and Macintosh computers have continued to gain market share. Baidu, a leading Chinese internet search company, also performed strongly. Baidu saw its stock price rise due to increased use of internet search in China, as well as a decision by its major competitor, Google, to withdraw from the Chinese market. We sold the stock to capture gains. Hotel giant Marriott experienced a cyclical recovery in its global hotel operations, aiding fund results. The hotel industry, which suffered a major decline in 2009 due to the global recession, is now rebounding. Marriott is benefiting from its leadership position in this industry.

 

Although it was not one of the fund’s biggest gainers this period, Ford remains the fund’s largest position. Despite slowing automobile sales, the company continues to gain market share because of its innovative products and consolidation by competitors. In addition, the company has posted significant and growing earnings at the bottom of the worst recession in 30 years.

 

Outlook

Looking ahead, we believe that the global economy will continue to grow at a moderate rate, providing opportunities for profits in well-positioned companies. In the near term, we expect to continue to emphasize companies in the airline, agriculture, entertainment and technology industries and maintain our focus on those firms we believe can significantly grow their earnings.

 

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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 Shares

June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010

 

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Average Annual Returns — June 30, 2010

 

         
      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 11/27/68)              
Net Asset Value1    -10.48    11.49    1.99    1.17
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -15.61       5.08       0.79       0.58   
   
Class B (Inception 2/28/97)              
Net Asset Value1    -10.80       10.83       1.23       0.41   
With CDSC3    -15.26       5.83       0.89       0.41   
   
Class C (Inception 9/1/98)              
Net Asset Value1    -10.85       10.76       1.25       0.41   
With CDSC3    -11.74       9.76       1.25       0.41   
   
Class Y (Inception 6/30/99)              
Net Asset Value1    -10.43       11.78       2.25       1.53   
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P 500 Index4    -6.65    14.43    -0.79    -1.59
Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg5    -8.24       12.41       -0.18       -3.37   

 

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 noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Common Stocks   99.0
Short-Term Investments and Other   1.0
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Ford Motor Co.   9.7
Apple, Inc.   7.2
FedEx Corp.   6.3
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   6.2
Marriott International, Inc., Class A   5.9
Intel Corp.   5.5
3M Co.   5.5
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   5.5
Prudential Financial, Inc.   5.4
Walt Disney Co. (The)   5.2
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Air Freight & Logistics   12.4
Automobiles   9.7
Commercial Banks   9.0
Computers & Peripherals   8.2
Media   7.7

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio     Net Expense Ratio  
A   1.19   1.19
B   1.94      1.94   
C   1.95      1.95   
Y   0.94      0.94   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% 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 S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors.
5 Morningstar Large Growth Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in common stocks of small-, mid- and large-cap companies located outside the United States. Assets are invested across developed and emerging markets

 

 

Inception Date:

December 29, 1995

 

 

Managers:

Growth:

Trevor Graham

Barry A. Lockhart

Patrick H. Tan

Thomas R.H. Tibbles

Value:

Ronald Holt

Lauretta Reeves

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   NEFDX
Class B   NEDBX
Class C   NEDCX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Foreign securities involve risks not associated with domestic securities, such as currency fluctuations, differing political and economic conditions and different accounting standards. Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their prices are based in part on future expectations. Value stocks may fall out of favor and underperform the overall market during any given period.

 

Market Conditions

After a positive start to the year, international stock markets plunged in the second quarter as equity markets were hit by a European sovereign debt crisis, a possible slowdown in Chinese economic growth and increased concerns of a faltering global economic recovery. International equity markets underperformed the U.S. market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, which returned -6.65% for the six month period. The United Kingdom, France, Spain and Australia were the weakest performers of the major markets, and U.S. investors who owned internationally diversified portfolios were also negatively impacted by a strengthening U.S. dollar.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Hansberger International Fund returned -14.13% at net asset value. By comparison the fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, returned -12.93%, expressed in U.S. dollars. The average performance of the fund’s Morningstar peer group, the Foreign Large Blend category, was -12.23%. Neither the fund nor its benchmark include U.S. stocks, and the Morningstar category has only limited exposure to domestic equities.

 

Two teams of Hansberger’s international equity specialists manage the fund. One team focuses on value and the other seeks growth potential. Growth investors fared better than value investors in the first half of 2010.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

In the first half of the year, the value portfolio’s holdings in the three sectors which had performed best in 2009 all produced significant negative returns. Financials were weak, with AXA and Banco Santander the most significant losers as attention returned to the European debt crisis. AXA was sold. Materials investments also hampered the portfolio as commodity prices decreased after China took steps to cool down its economy. ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company, was the leading detractor in the portfolio for the period. Energy stocks, such as Total and ENI, also gave back some of last year’s gains as the crude oil price fell in the second quarter.

 

The value portfolio’s holdings in the information technology sector made a positive contribution to return for the period, with good performance from Nintendo and Ericsson.

 

After a very strong year in 2009, the growth portfolio gave up some of its gains in the first half of 2010. Financials were one of the key contributors to underperformance, with European banks and financial institutions such as BNP Paribas and Prudential hit badly in the period. Energy holding Cameco and materials stock Vedanta Resources also detracted from performance. However, growth holdings in the information technology sector outperformed, led by ARM Holdings and Autonomy Corp of the United Kingdom.

 

Outlook

We believe that the recent decline in international equity markets has been caused primarily by concerns over the sustainability of global economic growth. This has led to increased volatility and a de-risking shift to more defensive areas of the market in the second quarter.

 

In our opinion, while the pace of economic growth is slowing, the long-term outlook for many economies – especially the emerging markets – is still very much alive. Although China is slowing down, it is from a very high annual growth rate of 10%. The slowdown is mainly due to policy measures by the Chinese government to engineer an economic soft landing. Inflation worldwide is still not an issue at this point, although Central Banks in Australia and Canada have been proactive in raising interest rates. As government economic stimulus packages gradually phase out, it will be up to the private sector to continue to drive growth. Corporate earnings have been recovering and the upcoming earnings season is eagerly awaited. Maintaining a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality international companies should prove beneficial as investors return to equities and risk aversion subsides.

 

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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 Shares 7

June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20107

 

         
      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 12/29/95)              
Net Asset Value1    -14.13    6.33    2.04    2.18
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -19.09       0.23       0.83       1.57   
   
Class B (Inception 12/29/95)              
Net Asset Value1    -14.44       5.60       1.29       1.42   
With CDSC3    -18.71       0.60       0.99       1.42   
   
Class C (Inception 12/29/95)              
Net Asset Value1    -14.46       5.55       1.28       1.41   
With CDSC3    -15.31       4.55       1.28       1.41   
   
Comparative Performance              
MSCI EAFE Index4    -12.93    6.38    1.35    0.59
MSCI ACWI ex USA5    -10.80       10.87       3.84       2.29   
Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Fund Avg.6    -12.23       7.05       1.13       -0.39   

 

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.ga.natixis.com.

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

 

Fund Composition  

% of Net
Assets as of

6/30/10

Common Stocks   98.0
Preferred Stocks   0.5
Exchange Traded Funds   0.5
Short-Term Investments and Other   1.0
Ten Largest Holdings  

% of Net
Assets as of

6/30/10

Standard Chartered PLC   1.7
Nestle SA, (Registered)   1.7
Bank of Nova Scotia   1.6
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.   1.5
Roche Holding AG   1.5
BNP Paribas   1.5
Suncor Energy, Inc.   1.5
Canon, Inc.   1.4
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR   1.4
ABB Ltd., (Registered)   1.4
Five Largest Countries   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
United Kingdom   16.0
Japan   13.2
China   9.9
Switzerland   8.4
France   7.3

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio     Net Expense Ratio  
A   1.70   1.70
B   2.45      2.45   
C   2.45      2.45   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% 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 MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada.
5 MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.
6 Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
7 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

 

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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks opportunities for long-term capital growth and income

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in common stock of large- and mid-cap companies in any industry

 

 

Inception Date:

May 6, 1931

 

 

Managers:

Edward S. Loeb

Michael J. Mangan

Diane L. Mustain

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   NEFOX
Class B   NEGBX
Class C   NECOX
Class Y   NEOYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.

 

Market Conditions

The stock market rally that began in March of 2009 faltered in the second quarter of 2010. Investors were shaken by the European sovereign debt crisis, the Gulf oil spill and the uncertain impact of new financial regulations under consideration by the U.S. Congress. In addition, indications of a slowing economic recovery amid stubborn unemployment and a stagnant housing market kept investors off balance, leading to profit-taking and a renewed flight to bonds.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund returned -8.34% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned -5.12% and also lagged the -7.07% average return of funds in its peer group, Morningstar’s Large Blend category.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

A weak stock market generally accounted for the fund’s negative performance. Stock selection was the primary reason the fund underperformed its benchmark. Results in financials, energy, healthcare and technology were especially weak. We purchased shares of Transocean Ltd. just days before a disastrous explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; shares have fallen dramatically since that time. However, even after taking into account insurance recovery and the potential for very large sums for liability losses, Transocean’s recently low prices seem to anticipate a much greater financial impact than is likely to be the case. Baxter International was another notable disappointment. Shares fell over investor concerns that the commoditization of the blood plasma business was a significant threat to margins. We believe this view is overstated. We sold Monsanto after a brief holding period, based on disappointing earnings reports. Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, both large positions, hurt results as capital expenditures for technology lagged. Investment manager Franklin Resources came under pressure as individual savings trends seem to be changing. We sold American Express when shares reached our price target, but the holding had a negative impact on the fund’s return.

 

The fund’s performance leaders for the past six months were found in a variety of sectors. Hotel operators Marriott International and Starwood Hotels were among the period’s top five contributors. Both companies benefited as business and leisure travel bounced back from the recession, bringing higher room occupancy rates and firmer prices. We bought shares of Boeing when doubt about the much-delayed 787 airliner was at its peak and the price of its stock was greatly depressed. Boeing’s shares recovered as investors grew more confident that the plane would soon be in production. We took profits in Union Pacific, a long-time holding, and locked in sizeable gains. Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar continued to prosper amid continued global growth. Caterpillar boosted its dividend during the period. Sara Lee also contributed positively to the fund’s return. However, shares rose too quickly for us to establish a meaningful position and we eliminated the holding.

 

Outlook

After several quarters of low interest rates, cost cuts and cautious spending, corporate America is now cash-rich and buttressed by strong balance sheets. Although earnings have been coming in at exceptional levels, we believe there is room for them to expand further. We are finding extremely attractive investment opportunities and most of the fund’s holdings are modestly valued by historical standards. Purchases during the first half of 2010 include MasterCard, Allstate, Lockheed, Boston Scientific and Calpine – strong businesses that we believe are selling at prices that understate their earnings potential. And, we think the market has already factored in the potential impact of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. On the cautionary side, individual investors have left the equity markets in large numbers, and the massive debt overhang in the United States remains a long-term concern.

 

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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 Shares 6

June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010

 

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Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106

 

         
      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 5/6/31)              
Net Asset Value1    -8.34    17.59    -1.59    -1.80
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -13.62       10.83       -2.75       -2.38   
   
Class B (Inception 9/13/93)              
Net Asset Value1    -8.66       16.68       -2.34       -2.53   
With CDSC3    -13.22       11.68       -2.73       -2.53   
   
Class C (Inception 5/1/95)              
Net Asset Value1    -8.60       16.74       -2.34       -2.53   
With CDSC3    -9.52       15.74       -2.34       -2.53   
   
Class Y (Inception 11/18/98)              
Net Asset Value1    -8.23       17.84       -1.27       -1.40   
   
Comparative Performance              
Russell 1000 Value Index4    -5.12    16.92    -1.64    2.38
Morningstar Large Blend Fund Avg.5    -7.07       13.43       -0.85       -0.78   

 

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.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

 

Fund Composition  

% of Net

Assets as of

6/30/10

Common Stocks   97.4
Short-Term Investments and Other   2.6
Ten Largest Holdings  

% of Net

Assets as of
6/30/10

Intel Corp.   6.2
Carnival Corp.   5.1
Hewlett-Packard Co.   4.4
Boeing Co. (The)   3.7
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   3.6
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3.4
Applied Materials, Inc.   3.4
Baxter International, Inc.   3.3
Caterpillar, Inc.   3.3
Williams Cos., Inc.   3.2
Five Largest Industries  

% of Net

Assets as of

6/30/10

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   11.4
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   9.5
Media   7.0
Food & Staples Retailing   6.9
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   6.8

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio7     Net Expense Ratio8  
A   1.50   1.30
B   2.25      2.05   
C   2.25      2.05   
Y   1.25      1.05   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% 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 Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
5 Morningstar Large Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
6 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
7 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
8 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in small-cap companies with a focus on absolute return, using a bottom-up value-oriented investment process.

 

 

Inception Date:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Managers:

Chris D. Wallis

Scott J. Weber

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   NEFJX
Class B   NEJBX

Class C

Class Y

  NEJCX

NEJYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Investing in small-cap stocks carries special risk, including narrower markets, limited financial and management resources, less liquidity and greater volatility than large company stocks. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.

 

Effective July 31, 2009, the Fund was closed to new investors.

 

Market Conditions

After an extended rebound from the March 2009 lows, stocks began to move erratically over the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and China’s apparent slowdown compounded domestic concerns over a wavering economic recovery and the potential consequences of the Gulf oil spill. Profit-taking also pressured prices, as investors headed for low-risk havens such as Treasury bills. The possible impact of pending financial legislation added to investor concerns. We reduced the fund’s exposure to the economic cycle as we seek a clearer sense of the economy’s direction.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund returned -2.48% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned -1.64% and was in line with the -2.24% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Small Blend category.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

While sector results over this period were not very different from those in the fund’s benchmark, stock selection was disappointing. Results in materials were positive, but financials were notably weak. Energy exposures brought a mixed picture, and there were some positive results among information technology holdings.

 

Disappointing performance from Assured Guaranty, a credit guarantee company, depressed results in the financial sector. Assured proved unable to build market share as aggressively as expected, and we eliminated the stock. We also sold Mississippi-based BancorpSouth when it had to restate its earnings and loan loss reserves. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were underrepresented in the portfolio because we believed that valuations were high and the outlook for real estate prices was uncertain. Our below-benchmark weight, combined with lower performance from the REITs we held, hurt results when the sector surged higher.

 

In May, Sybase, a provider of enterprise and mobile software, agreed to be acquired by SAP (not in the portfolio) at a substantial premium, making it one of the fund’s top performers relative to the benchmark for the period. In materials, results got a boost from the announcement that Airgas was the target of a takeover bid from a competitor. We took profits in Airgas when the price neared our sell target. Kraton Performance Polymers, maker of specialty thermoplastics for a range of products was a positive contributor to results. The company enjoys good earnings leverage as it continues to gain market share under a skilled management team. In the energy sector, Concho Resources rose based on increased production and reserve growth. We sold Arena Resources, an onshore driller that announced a reduction in its proved reserve levels. Our emphasis in this sector is on land-based oil drillers as well as on shale and other unconventional approaches. In consumer stocks, clothing manufacturer Phillips-Van Heusen, which licenses the Calvin Klein brand, rose on solid earnings amid a pickup in retail spending, combined with positive expectations from the recent acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger.

 

We have attempted to temper the portfolio’s sensitivity to economic swings as a halting recovery continues. We pared back consumer discretionary stocks after prices rose in the spring. In addition, we added selectively in the industrial sector; and in materials, we discovered attractive opportunities among producers of food packaging and fragrances and flavoring. Overall, we continue to position the portfolio in companies that have better pricing power, lower earnings variability, higher profitability and stronger balance sheets than the broader investment universe.

 

Outlook

In our opinion the U.S. economic recovery remains sluggish. Without better employment trends, the durability of the rebound is questionable. We believe consumer confidence will waver as long as job creation lags and foreclosures continue. This will constrain consumer spending, a major economic driver. However, as long as credit is available and financial markets are functioning, a repeat of the recent global crisis seems unlikely.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 Shares 6

June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106

 

           
      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      Since
Inception7
 
   
Class A (Inception 12/31/96)                 
Net Asset Value1    -2.48    21.49    5.69    1.00      
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -8.09       14.53       4.44       0.40         
   
Class B (Inception 12/31/96)                 
Net Asset Value1    -2.86       20.58       4.90       0.24         
With CDSC3    -7.69       15.58       4.57       0.24         
   
Class C (Inception 12/31/96)                 
Net Asset Value1    -2.86       20.57       4.90       0.25         
With CDSC3    -3.83       19.57       4.90       0.25         
   
Class Y (Inception 8/31/06)                 
Net Asset Value1    -2.38       21.77                   3.95   
   
Comparative Performance                 
Russell 2000 Value Index4    -1.64    25.07    -0.51    7.48    -4.53
Morningstar Small Blend Fund Avg.5    -2.24       21.97       0.16       5.08       -2.89   

 

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.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Common Stocks   93.2
Exchange Traded Funds   4.1
Short-Term Investments and Other   2.7
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund   4.1
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)   2.7
Waste Connections, Inc.   2.4
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   2.3
Unit Corp.   2.1
Packaging Corp. of America   2.0
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.   1.9
WESCO International, Inc.   1.9
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A   1.9
MEDNAX, Inc.   1.8
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Insurance   8.5
Capital Markets   5.5
Commercial Banks   5.3
Machinery   5.2
REITs   4.8

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Exp ense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  
A   1.51   1.47
B   2.26      2.22   
C   2.26      2.22   
Y   1.20      1.20   

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% 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 Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
5 Morningstar Small Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
6 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
7 The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 9/1/06.
8 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
9 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in medium capitalization companies with a focus on absolute return, using a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process

 

 

Inception Date:

October 31, 2008

 

 

Managers:

Dennis G. Alff

Chris D. Wallis

Scott J. Weber

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   VNVAX

Class C

Class Y

  VNVCX

VNVYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.

 

Market Conditions

After a vigorous year-long rally, Europe’s sovereign debt crisis tipped the balance for a market that was vulnerable to bad news. Funds flowed back into lower-risk assets such as Treasury bills, as the strength and sustainability of the recovery came into question. Profit-taking accounted for some of the pullback. However, the Gulf oil spill, China’s efforts to control growth and contentious debate over financial regulation all added to investor discomfort. As uncertainties multiplied, we eased back on the fund’s sensitivity to the economic cycle until a clearer picture emerges of the recovery’s durability.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund returned -7.14% at net asset value. The fund underperformed both its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned -0.88%, and the -3.16% average return of the funds in its peer group, Morningstar’s Mid-Cap Blend category.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

There were bright spots despite the fund’s disappointing returns over this period. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp was a positive contributor to performance, thanks to our timely purchase in the summer of 2009 when valuations appeared unduly depressed. A sharp rally into 2010 allowed us to book solid gains, and the fund now holds a reduced position. We also took profits in Darden Restaurants, operators of Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other chains. Apparel manufacturer Phillips-Van Heusen, which licenses the Calvin Klein brand, rose on solid earnings amid a pickup in consumer spending and positive expectations from the recent acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger. The absence of stocks in the weak utilities sector for most of the period was also beneficial to performance.

 

In broad terms, the fund underperformed its benchmark because it had higher exposure to companies that are linked to global growth. Stock selection in the financials, consumer discretionary and energy sectors also detracted from relative returns, while results in telecommunications and healthcare were favorable. In financials, we have avoided Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) because of concerns about real estate values and the valuations of many of the stocks; we are beginning to see better values develop. That underexposure hurt results when REIT stocks climbed. Credit guarantee company Assured Guaranty suffered increasing loss levels and failed to gain market share as aggressively as expected, leading us to eliminate the stock. The fund’s consumer discretionary holdings trailed lower-quality, highly leveraged companies such as hotel, leisure and media companies that stood out in the index. Retailer Collective Brands, which owns Payless Shoes, had a disappointing first quarter. Payless enjoys good cash flow, and we expect year-to-year sales figures to improve. Gaming machine maker Bally Technologies weakened as the doubtful economy caused casinos to postpone an anticipated cycle of replacing and updating machines. However, we continue to own the stock and expect improved results.

 

Outlook

With the economy moving ahead fitfully, we continue to seek companies that can prosper in the slow growth environment that we anticipate. An example is utilities, where we have raised our exposure to a sizeable commitment, although still lower than the benchmark’s. We favor those whose major capital outlays are behind them, with good cash flows and dividends, operating in favorable regulatory settings. The fund has come from under- to overweight in consumer staples, reducing exposure to consumer discretionary and materials companies and maintaining an overweight in healthcare. Overall, we continue to position the portfolio in companies that we believe have better pricing power, lower earnings variability, higher profitability and stronger balance sheets than the broader investment universe.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6

October 31, 2008 (inception) through June 30, 2010

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106

 

       
      6 Months      1 Year      Since Inception7  
   
Class A (Inception 10/31/08)           
Net Asset Value1    -7.14    15.14    9.94
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -12.48       8.50       6.09   
   
Class C (Inception 10/31/08)           
Net Asset Value1    -7.42       14.27       9.15   
With CDSC3    -8.34       13.27       9.15   
   
Class Y (Inception 10/31/08)           
Net Asset Value1    -6.96       15.48       10.28   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell Midcap Value Index4    -0.88    28.91    14.54
Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend Fund Avg.5    -3.16       21.26       14.26   

 

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.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/10
Common Stocks   95.7
Short-Term Investments and Other   4.3
Ten Largest Holdings  

% of Net

Assets as of
6/30/10

XL Capital Ltd., Class A   2.6
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.   2.1
Apollo Investment Corp.   2.0
DaVita, Inc.   2.0
MEDNAX, Inc.   2.0
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.   1.9
Kroger Co. (The)   1.9
Packaging Corp. of America   1.8
EQT Corp.   1.8
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   1.8
Five Largest Industries  

% of Net

Assets as of
6/30/10

Insurance   8.6
Machinery   5.7
Capital Markets   4.8
Multi Utilities   4.7
Containers & Packaging   4.6

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Exp ense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  
A   4.69   1.40
C   5.44      2.15   
Y   4.44      1.15   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
3 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.
4 Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
5 Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
6 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
7 The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 11/1/08.
8 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
9 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

Features growth and value investments through a diversified portfolio of complementary equity investment disciplines provided by specialized money managers

 

 

Inception Date:

July 7, 1994

 

 

Subadvisors:

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Harris Associates L.P.

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   NEFSX
Class B   NESBX
Class C   NECCX
Class Y   NESYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their values are based on future expectations. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market. Small-cap stocks carry special risks, including narrower markets, limited financial and management resources, less liquidity and greater volatility than large-cap stocks.

 

Market Conditions

While prices of most stocks declined during the six months ended June 30, 2010, the market is still significantly above its March 2009 lows. Skepticism about higher-risk assets, such as common stocks, is understandable given the geopolitical events of recent months, including an economic crisis in Europe, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and ongoing conflict in the Middle East. During the second quarter, many investors ignored the fact that some common stocks offered higher dividend yields than bonds, turning instead to low-yielding Treasury securities in pursuit of safety. Basic materials companies were hardest hit, followed by financials.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio returned -5.51% at net asset value. For the same period the S&P 500 Index returned -6.65% and the S&P MidCap 400 Index returned -1.36%. The Wilshire 4500 Index returned -1.11% and the average return of the funds in Morningstar’s Large Growth category was -8.24%.

 

Explanation of Portfolio Performance

Each of Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s four segments uses a distinct investment style, providing shareholders with exposure to a spectrum of stocks and strategies. BlackRock seeks long-term growth of capital in companies of any size, with an emphasis on those with capitalizations greater than $2 billion. The segment managed by Harris Associates invests primarily in common stocks of large- and mid-cap companies that the manager believes are trading at a substantial discount to their “true business value.” Loomis Sayles manages two segments. One invests in mid-cap growth stocks; the other focuses on small-cap value stocks.

 

BlackRock Segment

Stock selection in certain sectors detracted from performance. Wireless telecommunications company QUALCOMM traded lower on earnings disappointments, and the position was eliminated. Palm fell sharply on poor sales expectations from its new smartphone and the company’s downward revision of its earnings forecast. The stock was sold. A recently added position in rating agency Moody’s fell in price in response to Congressional investigations of the company’s role in rating certain debt obligations, combined with the acceleration of the financial reform debate in Congress. BlackRock believes that fears about the outcome of financial reform are overblown and that the anticipated wave of debt refinancing will create increased demand for Moody’s services, so the stock remains in the portfolio.

 

Positive performers during the period included Baidu, China’s leading search engine. The stock performed exceptionally well after Google, Baidu’s closest competitor, announced its intention to exit the Chinese market and the company’s advertising platform proved more successful than anticipated. Cummins, which makes truck engines, appreciated sharply during the period, as the company continued to benefit from a truck replacement cycle. Shares of Apple rose sharply and the stock remains the segment’s largest holding. In addition to benefiting from the spring launch of the iPad, Apple continues to benefit from sales strength of the iPhone.

 

Harris Associates Segment

Stock selection detracted from performance. The world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, Transocean, leases the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to British Petroleum and its stock declined on concerns about its potential liability. Although Harris Associates is concerned about the risk/reward factors, they believe Transocean’s long-term outlook remains sound in light of the continued increase in deep-water drilling globally. Baxter International declined on worries about its revenue growth and market share. Although Harris Associates expects Baxter to face continued obstacles in its plasma business, they believe the company has long-term advantages over its competition. Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) shares fell on concerns about the growth of the global technology market, despite HP’s double-digit revenue increase. Harris Associates believes strongly in the company’s management and global growth potential.

 

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Management Discussion

 

Two industrial holdings, Union Pacific and Boeing, were top performers during the period. Boeing responded to an increase in demand for commercial aircraft. Union Pacific did well in 2009 and was sold in the second quarter. Two hotel chains, Marriott International and Starwood Hotels, also provided strong returns for the period. Harris Associates believes revenue generated by Marriott’s range of brands, from Courtyard to Ritz-Carlton, should allow the company to profit in a range of economic scenarios. They took profits on Sara Lee and a portion of the fund’s Starwood holdings, both long-term success stories.

 

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Segment

Strong stock selection, coupled with an emphasis on the technology sector, contributed to the segment’s positive performance for the first half of 2010. The segment’s consumer discretionary and producer durables holdings also performed well. The strongest individual performer, Netflix, exceeded earnings and revenue expectations. Baidu, the leading Chinese language internet search platform, has been in the fast lane ever since Google announced it would leave the Chinese market. Internet services provider Akamai Technologies exceeded Wall Street’s estimates for both earnings and revenues and was another positive selection.

 

Consumer staples, energy and healthcare were among this segment’s weakest sectors, although two stocks were responsible for most of the poor performance. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which makes the Keurig coffee brewers, and NBTY, which makes vitamins and nutritional supplements, were both above-average performers in the first quarter but fell on disappointing results in April. Both stocks were sold. This portfolio’s weak showing in healthcare is attributable to its biotech holdings, which were trimmed. In energy, Brigham Exploration, one of the leading onshore oil plays in the United States, fell when oil prices corrected sharply and the portfolio manager’s sell discipline forced the sale of the stock. Shares of Alpha Natural Resources declined on lower prices for metallurgical coal and steel when prices of both commodities fell. And Varian Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures equipment used to make integrated circuits, fell on fears that bookings were decelerating. Both stocks were sold.

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Segment

Three of this segment’s largest holdings at the start of 2010 were utility companies, led by Questar Corporation. The stock of this diversified energy utility advanced after the company announced a plan to split into two companies. The segment’s three best-performing stocks were Perrigo, PHH and HSN. Perrigo, which provides over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, is benefiting from the attractive value its products offer consumers, as well as from a growing pipeline of new drugs that are switching to over-the-counter status. Perrigo also recently announced it would acquire a private label infant formula producer. PHH provides outsourced residential mortgage services and fleet management. Positive earnings announcements and its low valuations helped the stock rally sharply during the period. HSN operates the Home Shopping Network. The company was able to leverage its unique retailing format to post strong earnings.

 

Poor results from technology, materials and processing, and financial services detracted from performance, primarily as a result of its sensitivity to the worldwide economy. Brocade Communications, a dominant provider of switching equipment, declined on disappointing earnings and was sold. ON Semiconductor, an international provider of semiconductors, declined late in the second quarter on concerns about surplus inventory, but it remains in the portfolio. This segment had a relatively small position in the materials and processing sector, although the largest holding was Reliance Steel and Aluminum, a leading national steel service center operator. Reliance reacted negatively to the market’s concerns about slowing global economic activity. However, the stock remains in the portfolio. Within financial services, Lender Processing Services, an outsourcer of document processing primarily for mortgages, hurt performance. Slowing foreclosure rates threatened to reduce demand for Lender’s services, but Loomis expects demand to remain positive and the stock remains in the portfolio.

 

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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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 Shares 8

June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20108

 

         
      6 Months      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 7/7/94)              
Net Asset Value1    -5.51    18.71    1.52    0.06
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -10.94       11.91       0.32       -0.53   
   
Class B (Inception 7/7/94)              
Net Asset Value1    -5.83       17.88       0.77       -0.69   
With CDSC3    -10.54       12.88       0.38       -0.69   
   
Class C (Inception 7/7/94)              
Net Asset Value1    -5.82       17.87       0.77       -0.69   
With CDSC3    -6.76       16.87       0.77       -0.69   
   
Class Y (Inception 11/15/94)              
Net Asset Value1    -5.39       18.97       1.84       0.50   
   
Comparative Performance              
S&P 500 Index4    -6.65    14.43    -0.79    -1.59
S&P MidCap 400 Index5    -1.36       24.93       2.21       5.30   
Wilshire 4500 Index6    -1.11       23.76       1.63       1.62   
Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg.7    -8.24       12.41       -0.18       -3.37   

 

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.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

Fund Composition  

% of Net

Assets as of

6/30/10

 
Common Stocks   98.0   
Put Options   0.4   
Put Options Written   (0.2
Call Options Written   (0.0
Short-Term Investments and Other   1.8   
Ten Largest Holdings  

% of Net

Assets as of
6/30/10

 
Intel Corp.   2.0   
Hewlett-Packard Co.   1.8   
Carnival Corp.   1.6   
Microsoft Corp.   1.4   
UGI Corp.   1.2   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1.2   
Discover Financial Services   1.2   
Apple, Inc.   1.2   
Boeing Co. (The)   1.1   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   1.1   
Five Largest Industries  

% of Net

Assets as of
6/30/10

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   6.0   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   6.0   
Machinery   5.8   
Software   4.5   
Media   4.5   

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio9     Net Expense Ratio10  
A   1.56   1.40
B   2.31      2.15   
C   2.31      2.15   
Y   1.22      1.15   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

  1 Does not include a sales charge.
  2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
  3 Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% 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 S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors.
  5 S&P MidCap 400 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equities market.
  6 Wilshire 4500 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. small- and mid-cap stocks.
  7 Morningstar Large Growth Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
  8 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
  9 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
10 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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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.

 

Before investing, consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Visit www.ga.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus and/or a summary prospectus, both of which contain this and other information. Read it carefully

 

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.ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010 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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As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, each fund may assess 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 January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. 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 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.

ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND   BEGINNING ACCOUNT  VALUE
1/1/2010
1
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD
1/1/2010
1 – 6/30/2010
 

Class A

             

Actual

  $1,000.00   $947.00   $5.79 1  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,016.12   $8.75

Class C

             

Actual

  $1,000.00   $947.00   $8.27 1  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,012.40   $12.47

Class Y

             

Actual

  $1,000.00   $950.00   $4.97 1  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.36   $7.50

 

* Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.75%, 2.50% and 1.50% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).
1

Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2010. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.75%, 2.50% and 1.50% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (124), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period).

 

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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $895.20   $5.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.04   $5.81

Class B

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $892.00   $8.96

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,015.32   $9.54

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $891.50   $8.96

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,015.32   $9.54

Class Y

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $895.70   $4.23

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,020.33   $4.51

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.16%, 1.91%, 1.91% 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, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $858.70   $7.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,016.56   $8.30

Class B

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $855.60   $11.09

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,012.84   $12.03

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $855.40   $11.09

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,012.84   $12.03

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.66%, 2.41% and 2.41% for Class A, B and C, 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $916.60   $6.18

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.35   $6.51

Class B

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $913.40   $9.73

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.63   $10.24

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $914.00   $9.73

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.63   $10.24

Class Y

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $917.70   $4.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.59   $5.26

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05%, 2.05% and 1.05% 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $975.20   $6.86

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.85   $7.00

Class B

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $971.40   $10.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.13   $10.74

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $971.40   $10.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.13   $10.74

Class Y

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $976.20   $5.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.09   $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio : 1.40%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 1.15% 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE
OPPORTUNITY FUND
  BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $928.60   $6.69

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.85   $7.00

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $925.80   $10.27

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.13   $10.74

Class Y

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $930.40   $5.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.09   $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15% and 1.15%, for Class A, 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $944.90   $6.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.85   $7.00

Class B

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $941.70   $10.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.13   $10.74

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $941.80   $10.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.13   $10.74

Class Y

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $946.10   $5.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.09   $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 1.15% 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE INITIAL ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) requires that both the full Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, initially approve for a two-year term any new investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for a registered investment company, including a newly formed fund such as the Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the proposed investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements (together, the “Agreements”) for the Fund at an in-person meeting held on November 20, 2009.

 

In connection with this review, Fund management and other representatives of the Fund’s adviser, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), and the Fund’s subadviser, Absolute Asia Asset Management Limited (“Absolute Asia” and, together with Natixis Advisors, the “Advisers”) distributed to the Trustees materials including, among other items, (i) information on the proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees and other expenses to be charged to the Fund, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of peer groups and categories of funds and information on fees charged to other accounts sub-advised by Absolute Asia and the proposed expense cap, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies, (iii) the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ investment staff and the investment strategies proposed to be used in managing the Fund, (iv) proposed arrangements for the distribution of the Fund’s shares, (v) the procedures proposed to be employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (vi) the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about the Advisers’ performance, and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Because the Fund is newly formed and had not commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review, certain information, including data relating to Fund performance, was not available, and therefore could not be distributed to the Trustees. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional materials from, the Advisers.

 

In considering whether to initially approve the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the following:

 

The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisers and their respective affiliates to the Fund, and the resources to be dedicated to the Fund by the Advisers and their respective affiliates. The Trustees considered the fact that both Advisers are affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. In this regard, the Trustees considered not only the advisory and sub-advisory services proposed to be provided by the Advisers to the Fund, but also the monitoring and oversight services proposed to be provided to the Fund, as well as the administrative services proposed to be provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Fund.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides 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 Agreements, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreements seemed consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements, and that the Advisers had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory and sub-advisory services that would be required by the Fund. The Trustees determined that the nature, extent and quality of services proposed to be provided under the Agreements supported approval of the Agreements.

 

Investment performance of the Fund and the Advisers. Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, performance information for the Fund was not considered, although the Board considered the performance of other funds and accounts managed by the Advisers. Based on this and other information, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the Advisers’ performance record and/or other relevant factors supported approval of the Agreements.

 

The costs of the services to be provided by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. Although the Fund had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review of the Agreements, the Trustees reviewed information comparing the proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees and estimated total expenses of the Fund’s share classes with the fees and expenses of comparable share classes of comparable funds identified by the Advisers and information about fees charged to other accounts sub-advised by Absolute Asia. In evaluating 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 proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the Fund would have an expense cap in place. In addition, the Trustees considered information regarding the administrative and distribution fees to be paid by the Fund to the Advisers’ affiliates.

 

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Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, historical profitability information with respect to the Fund was not considered. However, the Trustees noted the information provided in court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the estimated expense level of the Fund, and that the Fund was subject to an expense cap.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the advisory and sub-advisory fees proposed to be charged to the Fund were fair and reasonable, and supported the approval of the Agreements.

 

Economies of scale. The Trustees considered the extent to which the Advisers may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing the Fund, and whether those economies could be shared with the Fund through breakpoints in the advisory and sub-advisory fees or other means. The Trustees noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale might be shared with the Fund supported the approval of the Agreements.

 

The Trustees also considered other factors, including but not limited to the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their respective affiliates would provide to the Fund and the potential so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution and administrative services to the Fund and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company would benefit from the retention of affiliated advisers. 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 Agreements should be approved.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND, HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND, HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

 

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, 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, typically for an additional one-year period. 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 and sub-advisers (collectively, the “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 and categories of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory fees, if any, and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Advisers and 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 the Advisers and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Advisers (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) each Adviser’s financial results and/or financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ respective investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Funds’ assets, (v) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers 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, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) 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 Advisers.

 

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual 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 the Funds’ 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 (and segment, in the case of Funds managed by multiple sub-advisers) based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s category of funds, 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 category. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Advisers make 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. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.

 

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at their meeting held in June 2010. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period for the Funds. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

 

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates.

 

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Advisers to the Funds, but also the monitoring and oversight services provided by Natixis Advisors with respect to sub-advised Funds. They also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND, HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND, HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

 

For each Fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.

 

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

 

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

 

With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group and/or category for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the long term; (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; (4) that the Fund had a limited operating history; and (5) that although the Fund’s performance lagged that of its relevant peer group for certain periods, performance was stronger when compared to the Fund’s relevant performance benchmark or on an absolute basis.

 

The Trustees also considered each Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally (as noted by certain financial publications), and the historical responsiveness of the Advisers to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Advisers to take steps intended to improve performance.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of the Funds and the Advisers supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and sub-advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Advisers to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees. 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 and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund and the need for the Advisers to offer competitive compensation. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that, as of December 31, 2009, four of the six Natixis Equity Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisers under these caps. The Trustees noted that several Funds had total expense ratios or advisory fee rates that were above the median of a peer group of Funds. The Trustees considered the circumstances that accounted for such relatively higher expenses. These factors varied from Fund to Fund, but included one or more of the following: (1) that the Fund’s advisory fee rate and/or total expense ratio was only slightly above its peer group median; (2) that although the Fund’s advisory fee rate was above its peer group median, it is subject to an expense cap which resulted in the reduction of the advisory fee; (3) that the Fund’s investment discipline was capacity restrained and (4) that the Fund’s relatively higher total expense ratio in relation to the median for its peer group of funds resulted to a significant extent from relatively higher expenses relating to items other than advisory fees or resulting from the Fund’s asset size. The Trustees further noted that Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s advisory fees and gross expense ratio were above the median of a peer group of funds, noting that the Fund employs a more complex multiple manager structure, whereas its peer group consists of mostly Large Cap Growth strategies.

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND, HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND, HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

 

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, 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 changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the relevant Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, and whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each of the Funds were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that four Funds had breakpoints in their advisory fees and that the remaining Funds were subject to an expense cap. 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 Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.

 

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

 

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

 

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the effect of recent market and economic turmoil on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of each Fund.

 

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whether each 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 Funds and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Funds.

 

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the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Advisers and their affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements covering administrative services.

 

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so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of affiliated Advisers. 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.

 

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the Trustees’ review and discussion of the Funds’ advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years.

 

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 each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2011.

 

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Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 87.5% of Net Assets
   Australia — 17.8%
3,447    BHP Billiton Ltd.    $ 107,235
25,639    Incitec Pivot Ltd.      57,984
2,695    Newcrest Mining Ltd.      78,631
23,497    Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)      69,966
2,008    Rio Tinto Ltd.      110,429
         
        424,245
         
   China — 15.2%
70,000    Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd.      42,729
24,000    China Resources Land Ltd.      45,065
32,000    CNOOC Ltd.      54,227
31,000    Digital China Holdings Ltd.      47,125
30,400    Shanghai Friendship Group, Inc., Co., Class B      39,439
27,300    Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Co. Ltd., Class B      35,517
52,000    Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.      34,335
10,000    Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H      64,381
         
        362,818
         
   Hong Kong — 13.2%
11,163    Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.      65,382
4,000    Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd.      53,786
4,500    Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.      70,299
30,000    Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.      58,045
5,000    Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.      68,443
         
        315,955
         
   India — 4.5%
1,800    Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR      107,838
         
   Indonesia — 6.5%
19,000    PT Astra International Tbk      100,386
27,000    PT United Tractors Tbk      55,341
         
        155,727
         
   Korea — 13.1%
787    Hyundai Motor Co.      92,086
1,620    Korea Electric Power Corp.(b)      41,804
278    Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.      79,827
222    POSCO      84,118
190    Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.      16,093
         
        313,928
         
   Malaysia — 3.2%
15,300    Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad      77,298
         
   Singapore — 7.9%
25,000    Parkway Holdings Ltd.      63,270
12,000    Singapore Airlines Ltd.      124,429
         
        187,699
         
   Taiwan — 6.1%
15,000    Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.      81,296
25,000    Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.      65,407
         
        146,703
         
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $2,217,832)
     2,092,211
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
  Warrants — 0.0%   
   Hong Kong — 0.0%   
  2,200    Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd., Expiration on 6/1/2011(b)
(Identified Cost $0)
   $ 373   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 13.4%   
$ 318,652    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $318,652 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $295,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.125% due 4/15/2014 valued at $325,385 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $318,652)      318,652   
           
   Total Investments — 100.9%
(Identified Cost $2,536,484)(a)
     2,411,236   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.9)%      (20,613
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 2,390,623   
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,536,484 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    $ 79,340   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (204,588
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (125,248
           
     
  (b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
  ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.       

 

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Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Metals & Mining    15.9
Automobiles    8.1   
Real Estate Management & Development    7.5   
Multiline Retail    5.8   
Airlines    5.2   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    5.2   
Chemicals    5.1   
Food Products    5.0   
Machinery    5.0   
IT Services    4.5   
Computers & Peripherals    3.4   
Diversified Financial Services    2.9   
Health Care Providers & Services    2.7   
Transportation Infrastructure    2.3   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    6.9   
Short-Term Investments    13.4   
      
Total Investments    100.9   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.9
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

Currency Exposure at June 30, 2010 as a Percentage of Net Assets (Unaudited)

 

Hong Kong Dollar    25.3
United States Dollar    21.0   
Australian Dollar    17.8   
South Korean Won    13.1   
Singapore Dollar    7.9   
Indonesian Rupiah    6.5   
New Taiwan Dollar    6.1   
Malaysian Ringgit    3.2   
      
Total Investments    100.9   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.9
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 99.0% of Net Assets   
   Air Freight & Logistics — 12.4%   
  720,000    FedEx Corp.    $ 50,479,200   
  875,000    United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      49,778,750   
           
        100,257,950   
           
   Airlines — 5.5%   
  3,750,000    Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)      44,062,500   
           
   Automobiles — 9.7%   
  7,800,000    Ford Motor Co.(b)      78,624,000   
           
   Commercial Banks — 9.0%   
  2,098,880    Banco Bradesco SA, Sponsored ADR      33,288,237   
  2,206,705    Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR      39,742,757   
           
        73,030,994   
           
   Communications Equipment — 4.9%   
  1,850,000    Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)      39,423,500   
           
   Computers & Peripherals — 8.2%   
  230,000    Apple, Inc.(b)      57,851,900   
  200,000    Hewlett-Packard Co.      8,656,000   
           
        66,507,900   
           
   Diversified Financial Services — 4.4%   
  2,450,000    Bank of America Corp.      35,206,500   
           
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.9%   
  1,598,110    Marriott International, Inc., Class A      47,847,413   
           
   Industrial Conglomerates — 5.5%   
  560,000    3M Co.      44,234,400   
           
   Insurance — 5.4%   
  810,000    Prudential Financial, Inc.      43,464,600   
           
   Machinery — 5.0%   
  720,000    Deere & Co.      40,089,600   
           
   Media — 7.7%   
  1,600,000    CBS Corp., Class B      20,688,000   
  1,330,000    Walt Disney Co. (The)      41,895,000   
           
        62,583,000   
           
   Multiline Retail — 5.2%   
  850,000    Target Corp.      41,794,500   
           
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%   
  960,000    Peabody Energy Corp.      37,564,800   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.5%   
  2,300,000    Intel Corp.      44,735,000   
           
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $767,948,385)
     799,426,657   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 1.3%   
$ 10,695,000    American Express Credit Corp., Commercial Paper,
0.050%, 7/01/2010,
(Identified Cost $10,695,000)
     10,695,000   
           
   Total Investments — 100.3%
(Identified Cost $778,643,385)(a)
     810,121,657   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.3)%      (2,589,443
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 807,532,214   
           
     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $778,643,385 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    $ 79,082,127   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (47,603,855
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 31,478,272   
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.       

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Air Freight & Logistics    12.4
Automobiles    9.7   
Commercial Banks    9.0   
Computers & Peripherals    8.2   
Media    7.7   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    5.9   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    5.5   
Industrial Conglomerates    5.5   
Airlines    5.5   
Insurance    5.4   
Multiline Retail    5.2   
Machinery    5.0   
Communications Equipment    4.9   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    4.7   
Diversified Financial Services    4.4   
Short-Term Investments    1.3   
      
Total Investments    100.3   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.3
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

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Hansberger International Fund

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 98.0% of Net Assets   
   Australia — 4.6%
23,925    BHP Billiton Ltd.    $ 744,296
182,293    BlueScope Steel Ltd.(b)      316,910
12,131    Commonwealth Bank of Australia      490,426
20,438    CSL Ltd.      558,028
14,681    Macquarie Group Ltd.      451,242
13,799    Rio Tinto Ltd.      758,868
32,538    Westpac Banking Corp.      573,530
         
        3,893,300
         
   Belgium — 0.9%
15,611    Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      750,596
         
   Brazil — 5.7%
80,724    Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored Preference ADR      1,184,221
39,341    Gafisa SA, ADR      476,419
37,113    Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference ADR      668,405
16,861    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR      578,670
13,220    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored Preference ADR      393,956
33,059    Vale SA, Sponsored ADR      804,987
32,408    Vale SA, Sponsored Preference ADR      681,216
         
        4,787,874
         
   Canada — 5.7%
28,742    Bank of Nova Scotia      1,323,685
32,659    Cameco Corp.      694,983
7,893    Canadian National Railway Co.      452,900
41,924    Manulife Financial Corp.      611,252
41,441    Suncor Energy, Inc.      1,220,023
17,481    Teck Resources Ltd., Class B      517,088
         
        4,819,931
         
   Chile — 0.5%
13,588    Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Sponsored ADR      443,105
         
   China — 9.9%
728,000    Agile Property Holdings Ltd.      746,477
533,000    China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H      483,603
581,000    China Construction Bank Corp., Class H      467,712
223,000    China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H      533,483
165,000    China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H      595,271
1,363,200    China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.      414,276
1,188,410    Denway Motors Ltd.      559,591
1,400,000    GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.(b)      420,706
1,353,000    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H      985,154
8,368    New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)      779,814
416,000    PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H      459,074
60,000    Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd., Class H(c)      492,596
35,500    Tencent Holdings Ltd.      588,137
121,600    Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H      782,869
         
        8,308,763
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Denmark — 1.3%
6,802    Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B    $ 549,552
13,270    Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b)      552,245
         
        1,101,797
         
   France — 7.3%
18,282    ArcelorMittal      490,356
33,988    AXA SA      519,238
22,687    BNP Paribas, 144A      1,220,577
12,128    Carrefour SA      481,087
13,722    Electricite de France      522,075
11,754    GDF Suez      334,408
9,796    Groupe Danone      525,165
7,777    Iliad SA      603,913
3,792    PPR      471,053
13,222    Total SA      590,214
9,429    Total SA, Sponsored ADR      420,911
         
        6,178,997
         
   Germany — 5.5%
22,798    Adidas AG      1,103,762
17,979    Aixtron AG      425,047
6,449    Bayer AG      360,379
8,247    Deutsche Boerse AG      501,034
15,728    SAP AG      699,380
8,607    Siemens AG, (Registered)      769,807
5,440    Wacker Chemie AG      787,999
         
        4,647,408
         
   Hong Kong — 2.0%
185,673    Esprit Holdings Ltd.      999,666
158,000    Li & Fung Ltd.      708,899
         
        1,708,565
         
   India — 0.9%
5,343    HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR      763,889
         
   Israel — 0.7%
10,896    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      566,483
         
   Italy — 1.3%
30,656    ENI SpA      562,723
16,652    Saipem SpA      507,190
         
        1,069,913
         
   Japan — 13.2%
97,000    Bank of Yokohama (The) Ltd.      443,723
32,100    Canon, Inc.      1,196,349
6,800    FANUC Ltd.      767,873
3,800    Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.      574,995
46,500    Mitsui & Co. Ltd.      542,459
29,000    NGK Insulators Ltd.      451,676
2,500    Nintendo Co. Ltd.      734,023
86,000    Nomura Holdings, Inc., 144A      469,860
24,900    Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.      1,157,730
4,300    SMC Corp.      575,218
219    Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.      730,531
55,100    Sumitomo Corp.      550,284
87,000    Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.      442,931
27,300    THK Co. Ltd.      564,810
19,100    Toyota Motor Corp.      656,250
19,610    Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.      1,281,313
         
        11,140,025
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Hansberger International Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Korea — 2.4%
13,353    KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR    $ 505,945
1,257    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.      788,408
2,354    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, (Registered), 144A      745,629
         
        2,039,982
         
   Mexico — 1.4%
13,826    America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, ADR      656,735
25,271   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV,

Series V, Sponsored ADR

     557,984
         
        1,214,719
         
   Norway — 0.6%
35,256    Subsea 7, Inc.(b)      528,581
         
   Russia — 2.4%
51,334    Gazprom, Sponsored ADR      965,592
8,946    LUKOIL, Sponsored ADR      460,719
39,198    MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR      569,155
         
        1,995,466
         
   Singapore — 0.7%
60,000    DBS Group Holdings Ltd.      582,293
         
   South Africa — 1.1%
73,623    MTN Group Ltd.      964,840
         
   Spain — 1.6%
87,901    Banco Santander Central Hispano SA      921,745
7,500    Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Inditex)      427,660
         
        1,349,405
         
   Sweden — 3.1%
41,717    Atlas Copco AB, Class A      609,930
10,370    Millicom International Cellular SA      840,696
49,897    Sandvik AB      608,641
48,891   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,

Class B

     542,309
         
        2,601,576
         
   Switzerland — 8.4%
67,757    ABB Ltd., (Registered)(b)      1,179,690
23,994    Credit Suisse Group, (Registered)      902,108
37,744    Logitech International SA, (Registered)(b)      506,147
6,313    Lonza Group AG, (Registered)      420,316
29,879    Nestle SA, (Registered)      1,440,730
19,198    Novartis AG, (Registered)      930,395
9,091    Roche Holding AG      1,251,300
1,737    Syngenta AG, (Registered)      401,275
         
        7,031,961
         
   Taiwan — 0.8%
336,927    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      629,731
         
   United Kingdom — 16.0%
11,892    Anglo American PLC(b)      414,379
191,078    ARM Holdings PLC      790,850
42,998    Autonomy Corp. PLC(b)      1,172,055
153,889    Barclays PLC      614,249
41,404    BG Group PLC      615,795
26,070    BHP Billiton PLC      675,957
78,468    British Sky Broadcasting PLC      819,346
1,101,548    DSG International PLC(b)      404,117
45,163    Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.      574,693
55,976    HSBC Holdings PLC      513,207
12,084    HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR      550,910
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   United Kingdom — (continued)
  111,171    ICAP PLC    $ 666,328
  194,227    Man Group PLC      643,845
  88,772    Prudential PLC      669,572
  56,212    Smith & Nephew PLC      531,066
  59,776    Standard Chartered PLC      1,455,570
  171,515    Tesco PLC      967,587
  28,001    Vedanta Resources PLC      879,774
  251,575    Vodafone Group PLC      518,368
         
        13,477,668
         
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $87,258,544)
     82,596,868
         
   Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
   Germany — 0.5%
  9,040    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
(Identified Cost $325,970)
     441,430
         
   Exchange Traded Funds — 0.5%
   United States — 0.5%
  6,562    iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund      305,199
  2,816    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index      105,093
         
   Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Identified Cost $406,667)
     410,292
         
Principal
Amount
           
   Short-Term Investments — 0.6%
$ 471,302    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $471,302 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $485,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $485,606 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $471,302)      471,302
         
   Total Investments — 99.6%
(Identified Cost $88,462,483)(a)
     83,919,892
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.4%      338,714
         
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 84,258,606
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Hansberger International Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $88,673,990 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    $ 8,056,179   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (12,810,277
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (4,754,098
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
(c)    Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At June 30, 2010 the value of this security amounted to $492,596 or 0.6% of net assets.     
  
144A    All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $405,391 or 0.5% of net assets.       
ADR/GDR    An American Depositary Receipt or Global 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 and GDRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.       

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Banks    15.5
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    9.0   
Metals & Mining    8.8   
Machinery    5.1   
Specialty Retail    4.9   
Pharmaceuticals    4.3   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    4.0   
Capital Markets    3.8   
Insurance    3.6   
Wireless Telecommunication Services    3.5   
Chemicals    3.4   
Software    3.1   
Food & Staples Retailing    2.4   
Food Products    2.3   
Electrical Equipment    2.1   
Electric Utilities    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    21.2   
Short-Term Investments    0.6   
      
Total Investments    99.6   
Other assets less liabilities    0.4   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

Currency Exposure at June 30, 2010 as a Percentage of Net Assets (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar    22.6
Euro    16.6   
British Pound    14.7   
Japanese Yen    13.2   
Hong Kong Dollar    11.6   
Swiss Franc    7.8   
Australian Dollar    4.6   
Swedish Krona    2.1   
Other, less than 2% each    6.4   
      
Total Investments    99.6   
Other assets less liabilities    0.4   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 97.4% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 6.2%
71,900    Boeing Co. (The)    $ 4,511,725
17,800    General Dynamics Corp.      1,042,368
25,800    Lockheed Martin Corp.      1,922,100
         
        7,476,193
         
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%
12,200    FedEx Corp.      855,342
         
   Capital Markets — 6.5%
176,200    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      4,350,378
40,800    Franklin Resources, Inc.      3,516,552
         
        7,866,930
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 4.4%
123,700    Hewlett-Packard Co.      5,353,736
         
   Consumer Finance — 2.2%
190,550    Discover Financial Services      2,663,889
         
   Diversified Financial Services — 4.4%
4,300    CME Group, Inc., Class A      1,210,665
113,100    JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4,140,591
         
        5,351,256
         
   Electrical Equipment — 1.7%
41,300    Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,027,417
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 3.5%
58,900    National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.      1,947,823
48,900    Transocean Ltd.(b)      2,265,537
         
        4,213,360
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 6.9%
179,400    Kroger Co. (The)      3,532,386
168,500    Safeway, Inc.      3,312,710
57,000    Walgreen Co.      1,521,900
         
        8,366,996
         
   Food Products — 1.1%
38,400    General Mills, Inc.      1,363,968
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.8%
99,800    Baxter International, Inc.      4,055,872
158,200    Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      917,560
90,200    Medtronic, Inc.      3,271,554
         
        8,244,986
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 9.5%
205,700    Carnival Corp.      6,220,368
82,000    Marriott International, Inc., Class A      2,455,080
20,400    McDonald’s Corp.      1,343,748
37,100    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      1,537,053
         
        11,556,249
         
   Household Products — 1.6%
25,200    Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,984,752
         
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8%
79,500    Calpine Corp.(b)      1,011,240
         
   Insurance — 2.5%
104,600    Allstate Corp. (The)      3,005,158
         
   IT Services — 1.1%
6,900    MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,376,757
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Machinery — 6.2%   
  66,700    Caterpillar, Inc.    $ 4,006,669   
  85,600    Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      3,533,568   
           
        7,540,237   
           
   Media — 7.0%   
  213,600    Comcast Corp., Special Class A      3,509,448   
  107,800    Omnicom Group, Inc.      3,697,540   
  41,600    Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,310,400   
           
        8,517,388   
           
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.6%   
  35,200    Apache Corp.      2,963,488   
  211,000    Williams Cos., Inc.      3,857,080   
           
        6,820,568   
           
   Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%   
  23,600    Abbott Laboratories      1,104,008   
  20,900    Johnson & Johnson      1,234,354   
           
        2,338,362   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 11.4%   
  342,600    Applied Materials, Inc.      4,118,052   
  386,900    Intel Corp.      7,525,205   
  94,800    Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,206,944   
           
        13,850,201   
           
   Software — 2.0%   
  105,100    Microsoft Corp.      2,418,351   
           
   Specialty Retail — 2.6%   
  92,500    Best Buy Co., Inc.      3,132,050   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%   
  14,500    NIKE, Inc., Class B      979,475   
           
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $136,921,243)
     118,314,861   
           
Principal
Amount
             
   Short-Term Investments — 3.4%   
$ 4,099,339    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $4,099,339 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $4,180,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $4,185,225 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $4,099,339)      4,099,339   
           
   Total Investments — 100.8%
(Identified Cost $141,020,582)(a)
     122,414,200   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.8)%      (946,729
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 121,467,471   
           

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $141,020,582 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    $ 1,448,711   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (20,055,093
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (18,606,382
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    11.4
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    9.5   
Media    7.0   
Food & Staples Retailing    6.9   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    6.8   
Capital Markets    6.5   
Machinery    6.2   
Aerospace & Defense    6.2   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    5.6   
Computers & Peripherals    4.4   
Diversified Financial Services    4.4   
Energy Equipment & Services    3.5   
Specialty Retail    2.6   
Insurance    2.5   
Consumer Finance    2.2   
Software    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    9.7   
Short-Term Investments    3.4   
      
Total Investments    100.8   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.8
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 93.2% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%   
372,850    Hexcel Corp.(b) $    $ 5,782,903
88,350    TransDigm Group, Inc.      4,508,501
         
        10,291,404
         
   Auto Components — 1.5%   
346,850    Tenneco, Inc.(b)      7,304,661
         
   Building Products — 1.1%   
116,875    A.O. Smith Corp.      5,632,206
         
   Capital Markets — 5.5%   
817,250    Apollo Investment Corp.      7,624,942
619,850    Ares Capital Corp.      7,766,720
466,000    Fifth Street Finance Corp.      5,139,980
620,250    Gleacher & Co., Inc.(b)      1,581,638
871,500    MF Global Holdings Ltd.(b)      4,976,265
         
        27,089,545
         
   Chemicals — 4.4%   
254,875    Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)      4,789,101
207,900    Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      9,232,839
289,250    Sensient Technologies Corp.      7,500,253
         
        21,522,193
         
   Commercial Banks — 5.3%   
615,250    Associated Banc-Corp      7,542,965
111,050    Bank of Hawaii Corp.      5,369,268
194,325    Danvers Bancorp, Inc.      2,807,996
250,280    FirstMerit Corp.      4,287,296
176,250    Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      6,124,688
         
        26,132,213
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.2%   
63,125    Consolidated Graphics, Inc.(b)      2,729,525
320,925    Corrections Corp. of America(b)      6,123,249
334,752    Waste Connections, Inc.(b)      11,679,497
         
        20,532,271
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 1.2%   
341,575    QLogic Corp.(b)      5,676,977
         
   Construction & Engineering — 0.7%   
208,175    MYR Group, Inc.(b)      3,474,441
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.4%   
303,500    First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      6,616,300
         
   Containers & Packaging — 4.3%   
446,250    Packaging Corp. of America      9,826,425
399,950    Silgan Holdings, Inc.      11,350,581
         
        21,177,006
         
   Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%   
216,750    Regis Corp.      3,374,798
         
   Electric Utilities — 2.9%   
258,525    Cleco Corp.      6,827,645
375,750    El Paso Electric Co.(b)      7,270,763
         
        14,098,408
         
   Electrical Equipment — 1.0%   
332,875    GrafTech International Ltd.(b)      4,866,633
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 3.4%   
162,075    Oil States International, Inc.(b)      6,414,928
251,325    Unit Corp.(b)      10,201,282
         
        16,616,210
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3%   
152,475    Teleflex, Inc.    $ 8,276,343
86,625    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      3,160,946
         
        11,437,289
         
   Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%   
161,600    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      8,986,576
         
   Insurance — 8.5%   
223,475    Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      5,528,772
1,533,850    CNO Financial Group, Inc.(b)      7,592,557
298,500    Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      12,984,750
384,487    HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      9,519,898
275,050    Tower Group, Inc.      5,921,827
         
        41,547,804
         
   IT Services — 2.5%   
159,000    CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      6,754,320
284,850    SRA International, Inc., Class A(b)      5,602,999
         
        12,357,319
         
   Machinery — 5.2%   
452,425    Actuant Corp., Class A      8,519,162
111,950    Kaydon Corp.      3,678,677
112,225    Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      5,722,353
104,250    Valmont Industries, Inc.      7,574,805
         
        25,494,997
         
   Media — 2.6%   
174,975    John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      6,766,283
449,750    Regal Entertainment Group, Class A      5,864,740
         
        12,631,023
         
   Metals & Mining — 0.9%   
483,975    Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.(b)      4,200,903
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9%   
279,775    Brigham Exploration Co.(b)      4,302,940
46,775    Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)      1,296,603
89,450    Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      4,949,268
285,464    Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      4,139,228
368,950    Resolute Energy Corp.(b)      4,515,948
         
        19,203,987
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%   
231,775    Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      1,550,575
         
   Professional Services — 1.8%   
221,100    Towers Watson & Co., Class A      8,589,735
         
   REITs — 4.8%   
742,008    DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(b)      6,099,306
233,550    Government Properties Income Trust      5,960,196
115,300    Kilroy Realty Corp.      3,427,869
281,700    LaSalle Hotel Properties      5,794,569
48,225    Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      2,482,141
         
        23,764,081
         
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.3%   
150,825    Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      6,117,462
489,400    Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      8,217,026
1,078,575    TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)      6,590,093
         
        20,924,581
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Software — 0.8%   
  39,725    Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)    $ 1,012,590
  192,675    Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      2,990,316
         
        4,002,906
         
   Specialty Retail — 2.6%   
  386,847    Aaron Rents, Inc.      6,603,478
  141,650    Gymboree Corp. (The)(b)      6,049,872
         
        12,653,350
         
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.0%   
  174,346    Carter’s, Inc.(b)      4,576,582
  232,950    Hanesbrands, Inc.(b)      5,604,777
  109,400    Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.      5,061,938
  181,700    Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      4,582,474
         
        19,825,771
         
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 4.2%   
  76,525    Capitol Federal Financial      2,537,569
  577,230    Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      6,620,828
  82,025    Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      1,554,374
  143,500    United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      1,958,775
  502,275    Washington Federal, Inc.      8,126,809
         
        20,798,355
         
   Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.9%   
  279,175    WESCO International, Inc.(b)      9,399,822
         
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%   
  262,900    Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,376,305
         
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $433,499,809)
     457,150,645
         
  Exchange Traded Funds — 4.1%   
  349,350    iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund
(Identified Cost $22,466,228)
     19,926,924
         
Principal
Amount
           
  Short-Term Investments — 1.4%   
$ 7,048,682    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,048,682 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $6,350,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.750%, due 11/17/2015 valued at $7,191,375 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $7,048,682)      7,048,682
         
   Total Investments — 98.7%
(Identified Cost $463,014,719)(a)
     484,126,251
   Other assets less liabilities — 1.3%      6,329,681
         
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 490,455,932
         
     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $463,014,719 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    $ 38,947,502   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (17,835,970
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 21,111,532   
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts   

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance    8.5
Capital Markets    5.5   
Commercial Banks    5.3   
Machinery    5.2   
REITs    4.8   
Chemicals    4.4   
Containers & Packaging    4.3   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    4.3   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    4.2   
Commercial Services & Supplies    4.2   
Exchange Traded Funds    4.1   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    4.0   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    3.9   
Energy Equipment & Services    3.4   
Electric Utilities    2.9   
Specialty Retail    2.6   
Media    2.6   
IT Services    2.5   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    2.3   
Aerospace & Defense    2.1   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    16.2   
Short-Term Investments    1.4   
      
Total Investments    98.7   
Other assets less liabilities    1.3   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 95.7% of Net Assets   
   Auto Components — 1.6%   
7,275    Autoliv, Inc.(b)    $ 348,109
10,475    Tenneco, Inc.(b)      220,603
         
        568,712
         
   Beverages — 1.0%   
9,175    Hansen Natural Corp.(b)      358,834
         
   Capital Markets — 4.8%   
73,600    Apollo Investment Corp.      686,688
91,825    MF Global Holdings Ltd.(b)      524,321
30,225    TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b)      462,442
         
        1,673,451
         
   Chemicals — 2.4%   
12,700    Cabot Corp.      306,197
20,500    Celanese Corp., Series A      510,655
         
        816,852
         
   Commercial Banks — 3.6%   
43,475    Associated Banc-Corp      533,003
26,300    Fifth Third Bancorp      323,227
11,750    Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      408,313
         
        1,264,543
         
   Communications Equipment — 1.6%   
18,050    Polycom, Inc.(b)      537,709
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 1.1%   
30,225    Seagate Technology(b)      394,134
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.0%   
25,325    Discover Financial Services      354,044
         
   Containers & Packaging — 4.6%   
18,050    Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      477,423
27,775    Packaging Corp. of America      611,605
18,702    Pactiv Corp.(b)      520,851
         
        1,609,879
         
   Electric Utilities — 1.5%   
16,525    American Electric Power Co., Inc.      533,758
         
   Electrical Equipment — 2.5%   
12,175    Cooper Industries PLC      535,700
22,125    GrafTech International Ltd.(b)      323,467
         
        859,167
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 3.5%   
14,550    Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)      459,052
30,225    Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b)      564,301
14,550    Weatherford International Ltd.(b)      191,187
         
        1,214,540
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%   
32,600    Kroger Co. (The)      641,894
         
   Food Products — 2.6%   
8,100    J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      487,782
7,275    Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(b)      398,670
         
        886,452
         
   Gas Utilities — 1.8%   
16,900    EQT Corp.      610,766
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%   
13,325    Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      720,216
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Health Care Providers & Services — 4.4%   
10,875    DaVita, Inc.(b)    $ 679,035
3,400    Emergency Medical Services Corp. Class A(b)      166,702
12,175    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      677,052
         
        1,522,789
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%   
7,700    Bally Technologies, Inc.(b)      249,403
         
   Household Durables — 1.4%   
17,750    Jarden Corp.      476,943
         
   Household Products — 1.2%   
8,425    Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)      423,609
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%   
16,150    McDermott International, Inc.(b)      349,809
         
   Insurance — 8.6%   
9,650    ACE Ltd.      496,782
17,675    Allstate Corp. (The)      507,803
13,325    Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      609,086
15,675    Willis Group Holdings PLC      471,034
55,475    XL Capital Ltd., Class A      888,154
         
        2,972,859
         
   IT Services — 1.5%   
19,275    Amdocs Ltd.(b)      517,534
         
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%   
10,875    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      533,419
         
   Machinery — 5.7%   
18,050    Actuant Corp., Class A      339,882
1,975    Barnes Group, Inc.      32,370
3,525    Eaton Corp.      230,676
5,975    Flowserve Corp.      506,680
12,175    Kennametal, Inc.      309,610
5,975    SPX Corp.      315,540
7,350    WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      231,378
         
        1,966,136
         
   Media — 1.3%   
13,325    Omnicom Group, Inc.      457,048
         
   Multi Utilities — 4.7%   
36,275    CMS Energy Corp.      531,429
12,925    PG&E Corp.      531,218
10,875    Wisconsin Energy Corp.      551,797
         
        1,614,444
         
   Multiline Retail — 1.1%   
12,400    Big Lots, Inc.(b)      397,916
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.3%   
8,425    Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      466,155
53,100    El Paso Corp.      589,941
10,875    Range Resources Corp.      436,631
         
        1,492,727
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%   
5,975    Weyerhaeuser Co.      210,320
         
   Professional Services — 1.1%   
9,650    Towers Watson & Co., Class A      374,903
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   REITs — 4.0%   
  31,375    Annaly Capital Management, Inc.    $ 538,081   
  42,939    DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(b)      352,959   
  38,023    Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      512,550   
           
        1,403,590   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0%   
  21,725    Altera Corp.      538,997   
  29,000    Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      486,910   
           
        1,025,907   
           
   Software — 1.9%   
  4,975    Intuit, Inc.(b)      172,981   
  2,450    Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      62,450   
  28,300    Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      423,085   
           
        658,516   
           
   Specialty Retail — 2.1%   
  24,100    Collective Brands, Inc.(b)      380,780   
  8,275    Gymboree Corp. (The)(b)      353,425   
           
        734,205   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%   
  8,425    Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.      389,825   
           
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.0%   
  5,300    Capitol Federal Financial      175,748   
  38,625    People’s United Financial, Inc.      521,437   
           
        697,185   
           
   Tobacco — 1.7%   
  8,425    Lorillard, Inc.      606,431   
           
   Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.3%   
  13,325    WESCO International, Inc.(b)      448,653   
           
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%   
  32,600    Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b)      666,670   
           
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $36,092,058)
     33,235,792   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 4.4%   
$ 1,529,618    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,529,618 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $1,560,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $1,561,950 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,529,618)      1,529,618   
           
   Total Investments — 100.1%
(Identified Cost $37,621,676)(a)
     34,765,410   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.1)%      (40,878
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 34,724,532   
           

 

     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $37,621,676 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    $ 308,709   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (3,164,975
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (2,856,266
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.       
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts   

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance    8.6
Machinery    5.7   
Capital Markets    4.8   
Multi Utilities    4.7   
Containers & Packaging    4.6   
Health Care Providers & Services    4.4   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    4.3   
REITs    4.0   
Commercial Banks    3.6   
Energy Equipment & Services    3.5   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    3.0   
Food Products    2.6   
Electrical Equipment    2.5   
Chemicals    2.4   
Specialty Retail    2.1   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    2.1   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    30.8   
Short-Term Investments    4.4   
      
Total Investments    100.1   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.1
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 98.0% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%   
55,200    Boeing Co. (The)    $ 3,463,800
13,800    General Dynamics Corp.      808,128
62,176    GeoEye, Inc.(b)      1,936,161
19,900    Lockheed Martin Corp.      1,482,550
         
        7,690,639
         
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%   
9,600    FedEx Corp.      673,056
19,750    United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,123,578
         
        1,796,634
         
   Airlines — 0.5%   
94,750    Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)      1,113,313
19,700    UAL Corp.(b)      405,032
         
        1,518,345
         
   Auto Components — 0.6%   
28,530    Lear Corp.(b)      1,888,686
         
   Beverages — 1.2%   
17,908    Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,024,875
26,500    Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,328,180
38,409    Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      1,436,112
         
        3,789,167
         
   Biotechnology — 0.9%   
15,398    Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      788,224
10,950    Amgen, Inc.(b)      575,970
23,268    Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(b)      527,253
28,392    Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b)      314,299
15,170    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      499,093
         
        2,704,839
         
   Building Products — 0.3%   
25,159    Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      759,299
20,700    Masco Corp.      222,732
         
        982,031
         
   Capital Markets — 3.2%   
105,302    Ares Capital Corp.      1,319,434
136,800    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      3,377,592
30,800    Franklin Resources, Inc.      2,654,652
26,585    Legg Mason, Inc.      745,178
61,739    Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,524,336
17,514    Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(b)      327,862
         
        9,949,054
         
   Chemicals — 0.3%   
10,375    Ecolab, Inc.      465,941
17,042    Quaker Chemical Corp.      461,668
         
        927,609
         
   Commercial Banks — 1.7%   
57,204    Comerica, Inc.      2,106,823
36,094    Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      1,299,023
96,376    First Horizon National Corp.(b)      1,103,506
30,650    Wells Fargo & Co.      784,640
         
        5,293,992
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%   
23,651    Rollins, Inc.      489,339
20,266    Stericycle, Inc.(b)      1,329,044
         
        1,818,383
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Communications Equipment — 1.9%   
49,650    Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 1,058,042
26,488    Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(b)      792,786
42,253    F5 Networks, Inc.(b)(c)      2,897,288
38,073    Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)      1,051,576
         
        5,799,692
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 4.4%   
14,200    Apple, Inc.(b)      3,571,726
130,375    Hewlett-Packard Co.      5,642,630
72,471    NetApp, Inc.(b)      2,703,893
31,950    Seagate Technology(b)      416,628
45,871    Teradata Corp.(b)      1,398,148
         
        13,733,025
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.3%   
7,225    American Express Co.      286,833
260,194    Discover Financial Services      3,637,512
         
        3,924,345
         
   Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%   
21,865    CBOE Holdings, Inc.(b)      711,706
3,300    CME Group, Inc., Class A      929,115
11,869    IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(b)      1,341,553
100,125    JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3,665,576
39,025    Moody’s Corp.      777,378
69,559    PHH Corp.(b)      1,324,403
         
        8,749,731
         
   Electrical Equipment — 1.1%   
22,518    Baldor Electric Co.      812,449
51,441    Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,525,239
         
        3,337,688
         
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%   
39,029    Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,533,059
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%   
51,915    Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)      914,742
45,300    National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.      1,498,071
14,650    Schlumberger Ltd.      810,731
37,300    Transocean Ltd.(b)      1,728,109
         
        4,951,653
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 3.1%   
11,559    BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.(b)      427,799
137,800    Kroger Co. (The)      2,713,282
129,500    Safeway, Inc.      2,545,970
23,975    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1,152,478
43,800    Walgreen Co.      1,169,460
44,207    Whole Foods Market, Inc.(b)      1,592,336
         
        9,601,325
         
   Food Products — 1.5%   
17,293    Corn Products International, Inc.      523,978
29,500    General Mills, Inc.      1,047,840
11,919    J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      717,762
49,245    Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A      2,468,159
         
        4,757,739
         
   Gas Utilities — 2.2%   
65,147    Questar Corp.      2,963,537
146,164    UGI Corp.      3,718,412
         
        6,681,949
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.5%   
76,200    Baxter International, Inc.    $ 3,096,768
122,200    Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      708,760
35,828    DENTSPLY International, Inc.      1,071,615
22,010    Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      1,233,000
29,015    Haemonetics Corp.(b)      1,552,883
4,085    Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      1,289,308
13,846    Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.(b)      369,134
69,200    Medtronic, Inc.      2,509,884
21,041    Teleflex, Inc.      1,142,106
15,600    Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      843,180
         
        13,816,638
         
   Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%   
7,796    CorVel Corp.(b)      263,427
25,650    Express Scripts, Inc.(b)      1,206,063
19,946    HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      1,081,472
22,612    Lincare Holdings, Inc.(b)      735,116
15,364    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      854,392
45,965    WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      1,091,209
         
        5,231,679
         
   Health Care Technology — 0.7%   
9,375    Cerner Corp.(b)      711,469
19,207    SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b)      1,406,913
         
        2,118,382
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.0%   
157,800    Carnival Corp.      4,771,872
7,072    CEC Entertainment, Inc.(b)      249,359
9,762    Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      1,335,539
46,718    Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(b)      1,754,728
11,175    Darden Restaurants, Inc.      434,149
60,822    Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(b)      757,234
34,225    Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b)      757,741
62,866    Marriott International, Inc., Class A      1,882,208
15,700    McDonald’s Corp.      1,034,159
110,439    O’Charleys, Inc.(b)      585,327
14,376    Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      1,082,369
28,750    Starbucks Corp.      698,625
39,825    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      1,649,950
73,045    Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      1,471,126
         
        18,464,386
         
   Household Durables — 0.9%   
65,047    Leggett & Platt, Inc.      1,304,843
36,515    Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b)      1,122,836
4,500    Whirlpool Corp.      395,190
         
        2,822,869
         
   Household Products — 1.0%   
19,400    Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,527,944
24,375    Procter & Gamble Co.      1,462,012
         
        2,989,956
         
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2%   
60,800    Calpine Corp.(b)      773,376
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%   
81,980    McDermott International, Inc.(b)      1,775,687
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Insurance — 1.1%   
80,300    Allstate Corp. (The)    $ 2,307,019
92,797    Old Republic International Corp.      1,125,628
         
        3,432,647
         
   Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6%   
12,425    Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      1,357,555
34,268    HSN, Inc.(b)      822,432
24,263    NetFlix, Inc.(b)(c)      2,636,175
         
        4,816,162
         
   Internet Software & Services — 3.4%   
45,297    Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      1,837,699
23,040    AOL, Inc.(b)      479,001
39,785    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)      2,708,563
2,600    Google, Inc., Class A(b)      1,156,870
27,086    GSI Commerce, Inc.(b)      780,077
68,393    IAC/InterActiveCorp(b)      1,502,594
24,260    MercadoLibre, Inc.(b)      1,274,863
18,342    OpenTable, Inc.(b)      760,643
         
        10,500,310
         
   IT Services — 2.9%   
23,515    Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      1,399,613
76,715    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      1,461,421
44,712    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      2,238,283
20,411    Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      547,423
38,386    Lender Processing Services, Inc.      1,201,865
5,200    MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,037,556
39,465    Wright Express Corp.(b)      1,172,110
         
        9,058,271
         
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9%   
19,250    Covance, Inc.(b)      987,910
12,800    Illumina, Inc.(b)      557,184
33,028    Life Technologies Corp.(b)      1,560,573
12,353    Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      1,378,966
53,403    Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.      1,356,970
         
        5,841,603
         
   Machinery — 5.8%   
76,252    Actuant Corp., Class A      1,435,825
51,200    Caterpillar, Inc.      3,075,584
41,203    Cummins, Inc.      2,683,551
40,600    Danaher Corp.      1,507,072
29,527    Harsco Corp.      693,885
66,200    Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2,732,736
72,430    John Bean Technologies Corp.      1,104,557
21,950    Joy Global, Inc.      1,099,476
29,641    Kadant, Inc.(b)      516,346
13,343    Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      709,714
29,500    PACCAR, Inc.      1,176,165
20,134    SPX Corp.      1,063,277
         
        17,798,188
         
   Marine — 0.4%   
30,992    Kirby Corp.(b)      1,185,444
         
   Media — 4.5%   
42,058    Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      1,009,813
51,050    CBS Corp., Class B      660,076
26,875    Comcast Corp., Class A      466,819
164,000    Comcast Corp., Special Class A      2,694,520
27,815    Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      993,274
72,298    E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      537,174

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Media — continued   
36,874    Liberty Media-Starz, Series A(b)    $ 1,911,548
41,896    Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)      437,813
56,191    Madison Square Garden, Inc., Class A(b)      1,105,277
82,700    Omnicom Group, Inc.      2,836,610
10,371    SuperMedia, Inc.(b)      189,686
31,900    Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,004,850
         
        13,847,460
         
   Metals & Mining — 2.3%   
27,346    Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.      1,662,090
106,606    Eldorado Gold Corp.      1,914,644
4,925    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.      291,215
10,411    Randgold Resources Ltd, ADR      986,443
49,401    Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      1,785,846
9,575    United States Steel Corp.      369,116
         
        7,009,354
         
   Multiline Retail — 1.5%   
34,877    Big Lots, Inc.(b)      1,119,203
35,643    Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      1,483,818
25,730    Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      969,764
20,850    Kohl’s Corp.(b)      990,375
         
        4,563,160
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.7%   
27,000    Apache Corp.      2,273,130
60,943    Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)      808,104
32,479    Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      1,797,063
12,075    EOG Resources, Inc.      1,187,818
17,000    Massey Energy Co.      464,950
58,024    Penn Virginia Corp.      1,166,863
43,950    Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)      870,649
161,900    Williams Cos., Inc.      2,959,532
         
        11,528,109
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%   
35,931    Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,264,771
         
   Personal Products — 0.4%   
25,950    Avon Products, Inc.      687,675
84,975    Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      601,623
         
        1,289,298
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 2.0%   
44,100    Abbott Laboratories      2,062,998
16,100    Johnson & Johnson      950,866
43,285    Perrigo Co.      2,556,845
11,025    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      573,190
         
        6,143,899
         
   Professional Services — 0.3%   
45,739    CBIZ, Inc.(b)      290,900
12,025    Manpower, Inc.      519,240
         
        810,140
         
   Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%   
81,705   

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.,

Class A(b)

     1,112,005
48,839    Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      877,148
         
        1,989,153
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   REITs — 1.0%   
276,433    Chimera Investment Corp.    $ 997,923
60,249    Potlatch Corp.      2,152,697
         
        3,150,620
         
   Road & Rail — 0.3%   
61,421    Celadon Group, Inc.(b)      868,493
         
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.0%   
22,600    Altera Corp.      560,706
262,800    Applied Materials, Inc.      3,158,856
68,345    ARM Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR      847,478
19,450    Broadcom Corp., Class A      641,266
32,030    Cree, Inc.(b)(c)      1,922,761
311,350    Intel Corp.      6,055,757
16,400    Lam Research Corp.(b)      624,184
82,125    Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      697,241
218,539    ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      1,394,279
72,700    Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,692,456
28,222    Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b)      808,843
         
        18,403,827
         
   Software — 4.5%   
27,250    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)      803,330
38,791    McAfee, Inc.(b)      1,191,659
48,248    MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      1,537,664
193,250    Microsoft Corp.      4,446,682
25,050    Oracle Corp.      537,573
36,925    Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)      3,168,903
44,907    SuccessFactors, Inc.(b)      933,617
22,335    VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      1,397,948
         
        14,017,376
         
   Specialty Retail — 2.3%   
5,297    AutoZone, Inc.(b)      1,023,486
70,700    Best Buy Co., Inc.      2,393,902
19,400    CarMax, Inc.(b)      386,060
25,500    Home Depot, Inc.      715,785
24,440    J. Crew Group, Inc.(b)      899,637
140,265    Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,150,173
95,786    Stein Mart, Inc.(b)      596,747
         
        7,165,790
         
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3%   
64,123    Fossil, Inc.(b)      2,225,068
26,497    Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)      986,218
11,100    NIKE, Inc., Class B      749,805
         
        3,961,091
         
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.5%   
40,121    MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      276,434
102,530    People’s United Financial, Inc.      1,384,155
         
        1,660,589
         
   Water Utilities — 0.8%   
117,854    American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,427,792
         
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%   
11,575    NII Holdings, Inc.(b)      376,419
         
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $276,834,384)
     302,532,524
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Contracts    Description    Value (†)  
     
  Put Options — 0.4%   
  238    Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring November 20, 2010 at 44    $ 170,170   
  69    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring December 18, 2010 at 68      73,830   
  167    Cree, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 65      200,400   
  264    F5 Networks, Inc. expiring January 22, 2011 at 70      278,520   
  139    NetFlix, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 115      299,197   
           
   Total Put Options
(Identified Cost $762,236)
     1,022,117   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 2.1%   
$ 6,544,259    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,544,259 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $3,350,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $3,354,188; $2,940,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.750% due 11/17/2015 valued at $3,329,550 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $6,544,259)      6,544,259   
           
   Total Investments — 100.5%
(Identified Cost $284,140,879)(a)
     310,098,900   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)%      (1,428,717
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 308,670,183   
           
     
Contracts              
  Put Options Written — (0.2%)   
  238    Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring November 20, 2010 at 36      (78,540
  69    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring December 18, 2010 at 55      (34,845
  167    Cree, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 55      (115,648
  264    F5 Networks, Inc. expiring January 22, 2011 at 55      (116,160
  139    NetFlix, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 90      (139,000
           
   Total Put Options Written
(Premiums Received $321,367)
     (484,193
           
  Call Options Written — (0.0%)   
  238    Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 50      (12,733
  69    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring August 21, 2010 at 80      (16,215
  167    Cree, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 80      (6,847
  264    F5 Networks, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 85      (19,140
  139    NetFlix, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 135      (29,468
           
   Total Call Options Written
(Premiums Received $181,028)
     (84,403
           
     
(†)    See Note 2 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. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):     
   At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $284,143,607 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    $ 42,892,412   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (16,937,119
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 25,955,293   
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
(c)    All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for outstanding options.    
     
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.       
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts   

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    6.0
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    6.0   
Machinery    5.8   
Software    4.5   
Media    4.5   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    4.5   
Computers & Peripherals    4.4   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    3.7   
Internet Software & Services    3.4   
Capital Markets    3.2   
Food & Staples Retailing    3.1   
IT Services    2.9   
Diversified Financial Services    2.8   
Aerospace & Defense    2.5   
Specialty Retail    2.3   
Metals & Mining    2.3   
Gas Utilities    2.2   
Pharmaceuticals    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    32.3   
Short-Term Investments    2.1   
      
Total Investments    100.5   
Other assets less liabilities (including options written)    (0.5
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

     Absolute Asia
Dynamic Equity Fund
    CGM Advisor
Targeted Equity Fund
    Hansberger
International Fund
 
                        

ASSETS

      

Investments at cost

   $ 2,217,832      $ 778,643,385      $ 87,991,181   

Repurchase agreement(s) at cost

     318,652               471,302   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (125,248     31,478,272        (4,542,591
                        

Investments at value

     2,411,236        810,121,657        83,919,892   

Cash

            3,645        32,053   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0, $104,185, $0, $0, $0 and $0)

                   104,409   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

            1,023,754        43,333   

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

     18,259                 

Receivable for securities sold

            4,222,975        443,509   

Dividends and interest receivable

     4,248        674,432        292,703   

Tax reclaims receivable

                   95,497   
                        

TOTAL ASSETS

     2,433,743        816,046,463        84,931,396   
                        

LIABILITIES

      

Options written, at value (premiums received $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $502,395) (Note 2)

                     

Payable for securities purchased

            5,290,720        333,999   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

            1,949,069        96,422   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

            494,649        57,742   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     2,408        586,908        109,143   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     8,377        38,536        5,292   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     32,335        154,367        70,192   
                        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     43,120        8,514,249        672,790   
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,390,623      $ 807,532,214      $ 84,258,606   
                        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,518,356      $ 914,827,925      $ 108,448,640   

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income/Accumulated net investment (loss)

     (402     (31,129     40,060   

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

     (2,094     (138,742,854     (19,689,216

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

     (125,237     31,478,272        (4,540,878
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,390,623      $ 807,532,214      $ 84,258,606   
                        

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

      

Class A shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 2,084      $ 603,669,510      $ 66,613,688   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     220        70,659,772        4,908,071   
                        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 9.47      $ 8.54      $ 13.57   
                        

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

   $ 10.05      $ 9.06      $ 14.40   
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $      $ 8,942,454      $ 6,256,448   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

            1,164,843        519,180   
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $      $ 7.68      $ 12.05   
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $ 13,218      $ 65,895,330      $ 11,388,470   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,396        8,624,672        951,066   
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.47      $ 7.64      $ 11.97   
                        

Class Y shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 2,375,321      $ 129,024,920      $   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     250,000        14,726,951          
                        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.50      $ 8.76      $   
                        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris Associates
Large Cap Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Small Cap Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Value Opportunity Fund
    Natixis U.S.
Diversified Portfolio
 
                             
     
$ 136,921,243      $ 455,966,037      $ 36,092,058      $ 277,596,620   
  4,099,339        7,048,682        1,529,618        6,544,259   
  (18,606,382     21,111,532        (2,856,266     25,958,021   
                             
  122,414,200        484,126,251        34,765,410        310,098,900   
                       37,114   
                         
  40,261        363,244        277,691        205,833   
                         
  105,275        14,263,962        359,376        1,932,115   
  150,621        523,488        68,291        300,195   
                       5,258   
                             
  122,710,357        499,276,945        35,470,768        312,579,415   
                             
     
                       568,596   
  770,271        7,461,949        692,727        2,327,493   
  33,448        764,531        7,628        316,515   
  67,559        387,003        16,508        216,940   
  303,053        116,945        12,782        338,810   
  6,371        22,500        1,432        14,779   
  62,184        68,085        15,159        126,099   
                             
  1,242,886        8,821,013        746,236        3,909,232   
                             
$ 121,467,471      $ 490,455,932      $ 34,724,532      $ 308,670,183   
                             
     
$ 184,788,375      $ 393,151,615      $ 37,759,465      $ 342,976,666   
  (146,373     (665,202     (9,458     (1,029,502
  (44,568,149     76,857,987        (169,209     (59,168,801
  (18,606,382     21,111,532        (2,856,266     25,891,820   
                             
$ 121,467,471      $ 490,455,932      $ 34,724,532      $ 308,670,183   
                             
     
     
$ 101,329,425      $ 247,381,209      $ 7,253,008      $ 254,168,490   
                             
  8,798,146        11,432,078        627,756        13,006,354   
                             
$ 11.52      $ 21.64      $ 11.55      $ 19.54   
                             
$ 12.22      $ 22.96      $ 12.25      $ 20.73   
                             
     
$ 5,802,388      $ 8,227,074      $      $ 27,849,942   
                             
  545,815        424,703               1,656,941   
                             
$ 10.63      $ 19.37      $      $ 16.81   
                             
     
$ 6,609,445      $ 34,159,492      $ 433,100      $ 25,093,079   
                             
  623,823        1,762,550        37,826        1,492,208   
                             
$ 10.60      $ 19.38      $ 11.45      $ 16.82   
                             
     
$ 7,726,213      $ 200,688,157      $ 27,038,424      $ 1,558,672   
                             
  648,477        9,197,182        2,331,976        73,974   
                             
$ 11.91      $ 21.82      $ 11.59      $ 21.07   
                             

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

     Absolute Asia Dynamic
Equity Fund (a)
    CGM Advisor Targeted
Equity Fund
    Hansberger
International Fund
    Harris Associates
Large Cap Value Fund
 
                                

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends

   $ 13,675      $ 6,417,688      $ 1,474,838      $ 1,113,932   

Interest

            6,955                 

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (897     (152,497     (142,984       
                                
     12,778        6,272,146        1,331,854        1,113,932   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fees (Note 6)

     8,740        3,332,325        384,460        481,765   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     69        1,284,427        198,001        216,395   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     4,665        25,806        9,793        13,522   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     33,972        234,996        23,238        33,278   

Custodian fees and expenses

     15,724        22,293        76,877        12,092   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6)

     59        533,903        106,594        144,499   

Audit and tax services fees

     22,143        23,000        27,368        21,419   

Legal fees

     18        8,141        867        1,136   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     480        177,351        17,034        24,197   

Registration fees

     11,326        31,815        22,302        29,833   

Miscellaneous expenses

     2,750        16,830        9,625        5,802   
                                

Total expenses

     99,946        5,690,887        876,159        983,938   

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

     (86,766                   (44,895
                                

Net expenses

     13,180        5,690,887        876,159        939,043   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     (402     581,259        455,695        174,889   
                                

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

            134,823,103        1,369,050        513,799   

Options written

                            

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,094            (14,188       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (125,248     (223,860,715     (15,939,744     (11,786,479

Options written

                            

Foreign currency translations

     11               (2,924       
                                

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

     (127,331     (89,037,612     (14,587,806     (11,272,680
                                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (127,733   $ (88,456,353   $ (14,132,111   $ (11,097,791
                                

 

 

(a) From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Vaughan Nelson
Small Cap Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Value Opportunity Fund
    Natixis U.S.
Diversified Portfolio
 
                     
   
$ 3,437,955      $ 165,714      $ 1,963,379   
                  
                (1,311
                     
  3,437,955        165,714        1,962,068   
                     
   
  2,626,409        109,230        1,549,110   
  624,001        9,618        659,399   
  14,024        7,370        15,925   
  141,105        6,599        83,228   
  18,680        18,687        27,140   
  386,226        6,063        353,111   
  20,473        19,793        26,964   
  4,946        140        3,143   
  82,909        1,721        50,179   
  53,034        24,432        29,374   
  13,029        4,374        10,807   
                     
  3,984,836        208,027        2,808,380   
         (41,391     (169,110
                     
  3,984,836        166,636        2,639,270   
                     
  (546,881     (922     (677,202
                     
   
   
  81,828,143        (156,179     19,876,415   
                47,618   
                74   
   
  (86,202,050     (3,458,499     (36,843,983
                (77,404
                  
                     
  (4,373,907     (3,614,678     (16,997,280
                     
$ (4,920,788   $ (3,615,600   $ (17,674,482
                     

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Absolute Asia
Dynamic Equity Fund
    CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund     Hansberger International Fund  
     Period Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited) (a)
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
 
                                        

FROM OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (402   $ 581,259      $ 5,551,317      $ 455,695      $ 474,846   

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

     (2,094     134,823,103        (131,349,648     1,354,862        (14,907,900

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

     (125,237     (223,860,715     340,263,229        (15,942,668     46,126,182   
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (127,733     (88,456,353     214,464,898        (14,132,111     31,693,128   
                                        

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

          

Net investment income

          

Class A

            (21,668     (3,442,148     (186,097     (56,901

Class B

            (375            (21,344       

Class C

            (2,612     (24,644     (35,852       

Class Y

            (4,413     (2,130,058              

Net realized capital gains

          

Class A

                                   

Class B

                                   

Class C

                                   

Class Y

                                   
                                        

Total distributions

            (29,068     (5,596,850     (243,293     (56,901
                                        

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

     2,518,356        (150,308,643     (76,443,252     (7,754,854     (6,383,119
                                        

Increase from regulatory settlements (Note 7)

                          93,153        613,370   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,390,623        (238,794,064     132,424,796        (22,037,105     25,866,478   

NET ASSETS

          

Beginning of the period

            1,046,326,278        913,901,482        106,295,711        80,429,233   
                                        

End of the period

   $ 2,390,623      $ 807,532,214      $ 1,046,326,278      $ 84,258,606      $ 106,295,711   
                                        

UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS)

   $ (402   $ (31,129   $ (583,320   $ 40,060      $ (172,342
                                        

 

 

(a) From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris Associates
Large Cap Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Small Cap Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Value Opportunity Fund
    Natixis U.S.
Diversified Portfolio
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
 
                                                             
             
$ 174,889      $ 516,160      $ (546,881   $ 1,443,633      $ (922   $ 30,415      $ (677,202   $ (606,271
  513,799        (6,269,463     81,828,143        24,060,952        (156,179     128,499        19,924,107        (41,536,585
  (11,786,479     48,393,988        (86,202,050     121,362,923        (3,458,499     630,349        (36,921,387     138,842,435   
                                                             
  (11,097,791     42,640,685        (4,920,788     146,867,508        (3,615,600     789,263        (17,674,482     96,699,579   
                                                             
             
             
  (120,840     (440,347            (570,459     (441     (9,290              
  (7,875     (5,383                                          
  (8,448     (4,285                   (28     (7              
  (8,515     (42,386            (994,314     (1,683     (27,753              
             
                (1,837,109            (13,079     (19,482              
                (59,969                                   
                (246,630            (823     (1,919              
                (1,306,941            (51,747     (47,246              
                                                             
  (145,678     (492,401     (3,450,649     (1,564,773     (67,801     (105,697              
                                                             
  (3,121,600     (12,340,877     (107,398,828     183,337,945        25,767,687        10,938,928        (25,873,024     (43,650,516
                                                             
         8,806        493,744                             61,116          
  (14,365,069     29,816,213        (115,276,521     328,640,680        22,084,286        11,622,494        (43,486,390     53,049,063   
             
  135,832,540        106,016,327        605,732,453        277,091,773        12,640,246        1,017,752        352,156,573        299,107,510   
                                                             
$ 121,467,471      $ 135,832,540      $ 490,455,932      $ 605,732,453      $ 34,724,532      $ 12,640,246      $ 308,670,183      $ 352,156,573   
                                                             
$ (146,373   $ (175,584   $ (665,202   $ (118,321   $ (9,458   $ (6,384   $ (1,029,502   $ (352,300
                                                             

 

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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
(loss) (a)(b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income (b)
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Total
distributions (b)
 
               

ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND

               

Class A

               

6/30/2010(g)

   $ 10.00    $ (0.02   $ (0.51   $ (0.53   $      $      $   

Class C

               

6/30/2010(g)

     10.00      (0.03     (0.50     (0.53                     

Class Y

               

6/30/2010(g)

     10.00      (0.00     (0.50     (0.50                     

CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

               

Class A

               

6/30/2010(h)

   $ 9.54    $ 0.01      $ (1.01   $ (1.00   $ (0.00   $      $ (0.00

12/31/2009

     7.66      0.05        1.88        1.93        (0.05            (0.05

12/31/2008

     13.01      0.09        (4.94     (4.85     (0.06     (0.44     (0.50

12/31/2007

     10.70      0.05        3.54        3.59        (0.13     (1.15     (1.28

12/31/2006

     10.22      0.08        0.78        0.86        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38

12/31/2005

     9.05      0.07        1.12        1.19        (0.02            (0.02

Class B

               

6/30/2010(h)

     8.61      (0.03     (0.90     (0.93     (0.00            (0.00

12/31/2009

     6.92      (0.01     1.70        1.69                        

12/31/2008

     11.81      (0.00     (4.45     (4.45     (0.00     (0.44     (0.44

12/31/2007

     9.84      (0.04     3.24        3.20        (0.08     (1.15     (1.23

12/31/2006

     9.48      0.00        0.74        0.74        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38

12/31/2005

     8.45      0.00        1.04        1.04        (0.01            (0.01

Class C

               

6/30/2010(h)

     8.57      (0.03     (0.90     (0.93     (0.00            (0.00

12/31/2009

     6.89      (0.01     1.69        1.68        (0.00            (0.00

12/31/2008

     11.79      0.02        (4.46     (4.44     (0.02     (0.44     (0.46

12/31/2007

     9.84      (0.03     3.22        3.19        (0.09     (1.15     (1.24

12/31/2006

     9.48      0.00        0.74        0.74        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38

12/31/2005

     8.45      0.00        1.04        1.04        (0.01            (0.01

Class Y

               

6/30/2010(h)

     9.78      0.02        (1.04     (1.02     (0.00            (0.00

12/31/2009

     7.84      0.06        1.96        2.02        (0.08            (0.08

12/31/2008

     13.32      0.13        (5.09     (4.96     (0.08     (0.44     (0.52

12/31/2007

     10.93      0.09        3.61        3.70        (0.16     (1.15     (1.31

12/31/2006

     10.42      0.11        0.82        0.93        (0.11     (0.31     (0.42

12/31/2005

     9.23      0.10        1.14        1.24        (0.05            (0.05

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) A sales charge for Class A 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.
(e) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                    Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Redemption
fees (b)
    Net asset
value, end
of the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
             
$      $ 9.47   (5.30   $ 2   1.75   11.39   (0.64   0
             
         9.47   (5.30     13   2.50   12.88   (0.78   0
             
         9.50   (5.00     2,375   1.50   11.43   (0.03   0
             
             
$      $ 8.54   (10.48   $ 603,670   1.16   1.16   0.12      80
         9.54   25.19        693,386   1.19   1.19   0.69      170
  0.00 (i)      7.66   (38.36     796,146   1.10   1.10   0.83      211
  0.00        13.01   34.42        826,867   1.17   1.17   0.45      179
  0.00        10.70   8.52        679,897   1.16   1.16   0.76      171
  0.00        10.22   13.19        694,121   1.28   1.28   0.78      196
             
         7.68   (10.80     8,942   1.91   1.91   (0.62   80
         8.61   24.42        12,401   1.94   1.94   (0.11   170
  0.00 (i)      6.92   (38.90     13,971   1.85   1.85   (0.03   211
  0.00        11.81   33.41        32,297   1.92   1.92   (0.34   179
  0.00        9.84   7.83        43,032   1.91   1.91   0.02      171
  0.00        9.48   12.35        53,005   2.03   2.03   0.03      196
             
         7.64   (10.85     65,895   1.91   1.91   (0.63   80
         8.57   24.42        75,098   1.95   1.95   (0.14   170
  0.00 (i)      6.89   (38.85     59,544   1.85   1.85   0.17      211
  0.00        11.79   33.47        19,753   1.93   1.93   (0.24   179
  0.00        9.84   7.72        8,688   1.90   1.90   0.04      171
  0.00        9.48   12.35        5,133   2.04   2.04   0.03      196
             
         8.76   (10.43     129,025   0.90   0.90   0.45      80
         9.78   25.75        265,441   0.94   0.94   0.64      170
  0.00 (i)      7.84   (38.28     44,240   0.85   0.85   1.21      211
  0.00        13.32   34.75        17,520   0.90   0.90   0.74      179
  0.00        10.93   8.99        11,714   0.87   0.87   1.05      171
  0.00        10.42   13.41        11,181   1.07   1.07   0.99      196

 

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(g) For the period February 26, 2010 (inception) through June 30, 2010.
(h) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(i) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.

 

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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
(loss) (a)(b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Distributions
from paid-in
capital
    Total
distributions
 
                 

HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

  

           

Class A

                 

6/30/2010(e)

   $ 15.84    $ 0.08      $ (2.32   $ (2.24   $ (0.04   $      $      $ (0.04

12/31/2009

     10.88      0.09        4.79        4.88        (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2008

     22.17      0.26        (10.63     (10.37     (0.15     (0.68     (0.09     (0.92

12/31/2007

     21.50      0.18        3.29        3.47        (0.40     (2.40            (2.80

12/31/2006

     19.88      0.16        4.51        4.67        (0.35     (2.70            (3.05

12/31/2005

     17.12      0.11        2.65        2.76                               

Class B

                 

6/30/2010(e)

     14.12      0.02        (2.06     (2.04     (0.04                   (0.04

12/31/2009

     9.76      0.00        4.27        4.27                               

12/31/2008

     19.88      0.12        (9.48     (9.36     (0.03     (0.68     (0.05     (0.76

12/31/2007

     19.51      0.01        2.98        2.99        (0.22     (2.40            (2.62

12/31/2006

     18.27      0.01        4.11        4.12        (0.18     (2.70            (2.88

12/31/2005

     15.85      0.00        2.42        2.42                               

Class C

                 

6/30/2010(e)

     14.03      0.03        (2.06     (2.03     (0.04                   (0.04

12/31/2009

     9.70      (0.00     4.24        4.24                               

12/31/2008

     19.81      0.11        (9.43     (9.32     (0.03     (0.68     (0.08     (0.79

12/31/2007

     19.48      0.01        2.97        2.98        (0.25     (2.40            (2.65

12/31/2006

     18.28      0.00        4.11        4.11        (0.21     (2.70            (2.91

12/31/2005

     15.86      (0.02     2.44        2.42                               

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) A sales charge for Class A 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                        Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Increase
from
regulatory
settlements
  Redemption
fees (b)
    Net asset
value, end
of the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (d)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (d)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
               
               
               
$ 0.01   $      $ 13.57   (14.13   $ 66,614   1.66   1.66   1.11      20
  0.09            15.84   45.82        83,183   1.69   1.69   0.71      46
      0.00 (f)      10.88   (47.63     60,091   1.49   1.49   1.48      47
      0.00        22.17   16.38        128,224   1.45   1.45   0.79      47
      0.00        21.50   24.08        112,814   1.49   1.49   0.75      49
      0.00        19.88   16.12        89,663   1.81   1.81   0.62      45
               
  0.01            12.05   (14.44     6,256   2.41   2.41   0.30      20
  0.09            14.12   44.67        9,157   2.44   2.44   0.01      46
      0.00 (f)      9.76   (48.03     9,328   2.23   2.23   0.72      47
      0.00        19.88   15.63        29,770   2.20   2.20   0.06      47
      0.00        19.51   23.15        33,016   2.25   2.25   0.03      49
      0.00        18.27   15.27        33,388   2.55   2.55   (0.02   45
               
  0.01            11.97   (14.46     11,388   2.41   2.41   0.38      20
  0.09            14.03   44.64        13,956   2.44   2.44   (0.03   46
      0.00 (f)      9.70   (48.00     11,010   2.24   2.24   0.73      47
      0.00        19.81   15.54        26,414   2.20   2.20   0.04      47
      0.00        19.48   23.14        23,541   2.25   2.25   0.01      49
      0.00        18.28   15.26        19,388   2.56   2.56   (0.11   45

 

(d) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(e) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(f) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.

 

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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
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Increase from
regulatory
settlements (b)
             

HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

             

Class A

             

6/30/2010(g)

   $ 12.58    $ 0.02      $ (1.07   $ (1.05   $ (0.01   $

12/31/2009

     8.77      0.05 (h)      3.81        3.86        (0.05     0.00

12/31/2008

     14.97      0.13        (6.20     (6.07     (0.13    

12/31/2007

     15.49      0.05        (0.48 )(i)      (0.43     (0.09    

12/31/2006

     13.33      0.06        2.13        2.19        (0.03    

12/31/2005

     13.37      0.05        (0.08     (0.03     (0.01    

Class B

             

6/30/2010(g)

     11.65      (0.03     (0.98     (1.01     (0.01    

12/31/2009

     8.16      (0.02 )(h)      3.52        3.50        (0.01     0.00

12/31/2008

     13.84      0.03        (5.70     (5.67     (0.01    

12/31/2007

     14.39      (0.06     (0.45 )(i)      (0.51     (0.04    

12/31/2006

     12.48      (0.04     1.98        1.94        (0.03    

12/31/2005

     12.62      (0.04     (0.09     (0.13     (0.01    

Class C

             

6/30/2010(g)

     11.61      (0.03     (0.97     (1.00     (0.01    

12/31/2009

     8.13      (0.02 )(h)      3.51        3.49        (0.01     0.00

12/31/2008

     13.82      0.03        (5.69     (5.66     (0.03    

12/31/2007

     14.37      (0.06     (0.45 )(i)      (0.51     (0.04    

12/31/2006

     12.46      (0.04     1.98        1.94        (0.03    

12/31/2005

     12.60      (0.04     (0.09     (0.13     (0.01    

Class Y

             

6/30/2010(g)

     12.99      0.04        (1.11     (1.07     (0.01    

12/31/2009

     9.05      0.08 (h)      3.93        4.01        (0.07     0.00

12/31/2008

     15.47      0.19        (6.42     (6.23     (0.19    

12/31/2007

     16.01      0.12        (0.51 )(i)      (0.39     (0.15    

12/31/2006

     13.72      0.12        2.20        2.32        (0.03    

12/31/2005

     13.74      0.09        (0.10     (0.01     (0.01    

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) A sales charge for Class A 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.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
     
Net asset
value, end
of the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 11.52   (8.34   $ 101,329   1.30      1.37      0.32      16
  12.58   44.03        113,309   1.30      1.50      0.53      131
  8.77   (40.45     85,761   1.28      1.28      1.04      38
  14.97   (2.94     172,468   1.28 (j)(k)    1.28 (j)    0.35      30
  15.49   16.50        195,714   1.30      1.30      0.44      23
  13.33   (0.19     188,763   1.30      1.46      0.40      39
           
  10.63   (8.66     5,802   2.05      2.11      (0.43   16
  11.65   42.88        7,864   2.05      2.25      (0.22   131
  8.16   (40.87     8,191   2.03      2.04      0.25      38
  13.84   (3.68     23,916   2.04 (j)(k)    2.04 (j)    (0.44   30
  14.39   15.61        42,894   2.05      2.07      (0.33   23
  12.48   (0.99     59,035   2.05      2.21      (0.35   39
           
  10.60   (8.60     6,609   2.05      2.12      (0.43   16
  11.61   42.91        7,208   2.05      2.25      (0.22   131
  8.13   (40.90     6,222   2.03      2.03      0.26      38
  13.82   (3.69     15,616   2.04 (j)(k)    2.04 (j)    (0.41   30
  14.37   15.64        18,089   2.05      2.06      (0.32   23
  12.46   (0.99     20,308   2.05      2.21      (0.35   39
           
  11.91   (8.23     7,726   1.05      1.12      0.57      16
  12.99   44.39        7,450   1.05      1.12      0.77      131
  9.05   (40.18     5,842   0.84      0.84      1.47      38
  15.47   (2.59     11,840   0.91 (k)    0.91      0.72      30
  16.01   16.97        14,057   0.91 (j)    0.91 (j)    0.82      23
  13.72   (0.04     14,226   1.05      1.09      0.65      39

 

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.01 per share.
(i) Includes a litigation payment of $0.02 per share.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01% and 0.04% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively.
(k) Effect of voluntary waiver of expenses by adviser was less than 0.005%.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Class A

                 

6/30/2010(g)

   $ 22.31    $ (0.03   $ (0.53   $ (0.56   $      $ (0.13   $ (0.13   $ 0.02

12/31/2009

     17.42      0.05 (h)      4.88        4.93        (0.04            (0.04    

12/31/2008

     22.11      0.03        (4.69     (4.66            (0.03     (0.03    

12/31/2007

     20.90      (0.02     1.23        1.21                            

12/31/2006

     17.69      (0.05     3.26        3.21                            

12/31/2005

     16.07      (0.08     1.70        1.62                            

Class B

                 

6/30/2010(g)

     20.06      (0.10     (0.48     (0.58            (0.13     (0.13     0.02

12/31/2009

     15.76      (0.09 )(h)      4.39        4.30                            

12/31/2008

     20.15      (0.14     (4.22     (4.36            (0.03     (0.03    

12/31/2007

     19.19      (0.17     1.13        0.96                            

12/31/2006

     16.36      (0.20     3.03        2.83                            

12/31/2005

     14.97      (0.19     1.58        1.39                            

Class C

                 

6/30/2010(g)

     20.07      (0.10     (0.48     (0.58            (0.13     (0.13     0.02

12/31/2009

     15.76      (0.08 )(h)      4.39        4.31                            

12/31/2008

     20.16      (0.13     (4.24     (4.37            (0.03     (0.03    

12/31/2007

     19.19      (0.17     1.14        0.97                            

12/31/2006

     16.37      (0.19     3.01        2.82                            

12/31/2005

     14.98      (0.19     1.58        1.39                            

Class Y

                 

6/30/2010(g)

     22.47      0.00        (0.54     (0.54            (0.13     (0.13     0.02

12/31/2009

     17.55      0.12 (h)      4.90        5.02        (0.10            (0.10    

12/31/2008

     22.20      0.12        (4.74     (4.62            (0.03     (0.03    

12/31/2007

     20.91      0.04        1.25        1.29                            

12/31/2006(l)

     19.02      0.02        1.87        1.89                            

VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

Class A

                 

6/30/2010(g)

   $ 12.46    $ (0.01   $ (0.88   $ (0.89   $ (0.00   $ (0.02   $ (0.02   $

12/31/2009

     9.60      0.09        2.88        2.97        (0.04     (0.07     (0.11    

12/31/2008(m)

     10.00      0.03        (0.41     (0.38     (0.02            (0.02    

Class C

                 

6/30/2010(g)

     12.39      (0.06     (0.86     (0.92     (0.00     (0.02     (0.02    

12/31/2009

     9.59      (0.02     2.89        2.87        (0.00     (0.07     (0.07    

12/31/2008(m)

     10.00      0.02        (0.41     (0.39     (0.02            (0.02    

Class Y

                 

6/30/2010(g)

     12.49      0.00        (0.88     (0.88     (0.00     (0.02     (0.02    

12/31/2009

     9.60      0.10        2.90        3.00        (0.04     (0.07     (0.11    

12/31/2008(m)

     10.00      0.03        (0.40     (0.37     (0.03            (0.03    

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) A sales charge for Class A 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.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
     
Redemption
fees (b)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
             
$      $ 21.64   (2.48   $ 247,381   1.40      1.40      (0.23   50
         22.31   28.30        322,961   1.45      1.49      0.27      102
  0.00 (i)      17.42   (21.11     171,875   1.45      1.51      0.13      124
  0.00        22.11   5.84        103,719   1.49      1.57      (0.11   78
  0.00        20.90   18.09        85,285   1.59      1.59      (0.28   88
  0.00        17.69   10.08        58,963   1.92      1.92      (0.47   80
             
         19.37   (2.86     8,227   2.15      2.15      (0.99   50
         20.06   27.28        10,630   2.20      2.24      (0.56   102
  0.00 (i)      15.76   (21.67     11,788   2.20      2.26      (0.78   124
  0.00        20.15   5.06        25,076   2.24      2.31      (0.84   78
  0.00        19.19   17.24        32,606   2.37      2.37      (1.10   88
  0.00        16.36   9.28        38,732   2.66      2.66      (1.24   80
             
         19.38   (2.86     34,159   2.15      2.15      (0.97   50
         20.07   27.35        39,238   2.20      2.24      (0.48   102
  0.00 (i)      15.76   (21.71     21,861   2.20      2.26      (0.68   124
  0.00        20.16   5.05        21,765   2.24      2.32      (0.85   78
  0.00        19.19   17.23        18,186   2.35      2.35      (1.04   88
  0.00        16.37   9.28        13,667   2.67      2.67      (1.23   80
             
         21.82   (2.38     200,688   1.15      1.15      0.03      50
         22.47   28.61        232,903   1.18 (j)    1.18 (j)    0.60      102
  0.00 (i)      17.55   (20.81     71,568   1.20      1.21      0.65      124
  0.00        22.20   6.12        1,241   1.19 (k)    1.19 (k)    0.17      78
  0.00        20.91   9.94        427   1.35      1.90      0.35      88
             
             
$      $ 11.55   (7.14   $ 7,253   1.40      1.73      (0.21   81
         12.46   30.98        3,645   1.40      5.24      0.79      45
         9.60   (3.75     16   1.40      39.61      1.92      12
             
         11.45   (7.42     433   2.15      2.51      (0.99   81
         12.39   30.01        370   2.15      8.54      (0.14   45
         9.59   (3.90     41   2.15      40.36      1.62      12
             
         11.59   (6.96     27,038   1.15      1.44      0.07      81
         12.49   31.37        8,626   1.15      7.22      0.90      45
         9.60   (3.74     960   1.15      38.91      1.41      12

 

(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.03 per share.
(i) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.
(k) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.04%.
(l) From commencement of Class operations on August 31, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
(m) For the period October 31, 2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008.

 

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

NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

             

Class A

             

6/30/2010(g)

   $ 20.68    $ (0.03   $ (1.11   $ (1.14   $      $ 0.00

12/31/2009

     15.16      (0.01     5.53        5.52              

12/31/2008

     25.76      0.02 (h)      (10.20     (10.18     (0.42    

12/31/2007

     22.94      (0.06     3.19        3.13        (0.31    

12/31/2006

     20.17      0.04        2.73        2.77              

12/31/2005

     18.75      (0.11     1.53        1.42              

Class B

             

6/30/2010(g)

     17.85      (0.09     (0.95     (1.04            0.00

12/31/2009

     13.19      (0.12     4.78        4.66              

12/31/2008

     22.63      (0.13 )(h)      (8.89     (9.02     (0.42    

12/31/2007

     20.33      (0.22     2.83        2.61        (0.31    

12/31/2006

     18.01      (0.11     2.43        2.32              

12/31/2005

     16.87      (0.22     1.36        1.14              

Class C

             

6/30/2010(g)

     17.86      (0.09     (0.95     (1.04            0.00

12/31/2009

     13.19      (0.12     4.79        4.67              

12/31/2008

     22.65      (0.13 )(h)      (8.91     (9.04     (0.42    

12/31/2007

     20.36      (0.22     2.82        2.60        (0.31    

12/31/2006

     18.03      (0.11     2.44        2.33              

12/31/2005

     16.89      (0.22     1.36        1.14              

Class Y

             

6/30/2010(g)

     22.27      (0.01     (1.19     (1.20            0.00

12/31/2009

     16.29      0.04        5.94        5.98              

12/31/2008

     27.58      0.07 (h)      (10.94     (10.87     (0.42    

12/31/2007

     24.45      0.03        3.41        3.44        (0.31    

12/31/2006

     21.41      0.14        2.90        3.04              

12/31/2005

     19.82      (0.03     1.62        1.59              

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) A sales charge for Class A 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Net asset
value, end
of the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 19.54   (5.51   $ 254,168   1.40   1.50   (0.26   43
  20.68   36.41        280,846   1.40   1.56   (0.05   115
  15.16   (40.05     228,549   1.43   1.43   0.08      110
  25.76   13.69        407,228   1.47   1.47   (0.24   82
  22.94   13.68        393,430   1.46   1.46   0.17      83
  20.17   7.57        386,084   1.73   1.73   (0.57   97
           
  16.81   (5.83     27,850   2.15   2.25   (1.02   43
  17.85   35.33        37,406   2.15   2.31   (0.80   115
  13.19   (40.47     40,868   2.18   2.19   (0.70   110
  22.63   12.83        119,028   2.21   2.21   (1.00   82
  20.33   12.88        147,819   2.22   2.22   (0.60   83
  18.01   6.76        174,745   2.48   2.48   (1.32   97
           
  16.82   (5.82     25,093   2.15   2.25   (1.01   43
  17.86   35.41        28,580   2.15   2.31   (0.80   115
  13.19   (40.53     24,079   2.18   2.18   (0.68   110
  22.65   12.82        47,239   2.22   2.22   (0.99   82
  20.36   12.87        46,064   2.22   2.22   (0.59   83
  18.03   6.75        48,262   2.48   2.48   (1.32   97
           
  21.07   (5.39     1,559   1.15   1.24   (0.09   43
  22.27   36.71        5,325   1.15   1.22   0.20      115
  16.29   (39.89     5,611   1.17   1.23   0.31      110
  27.58   14.02        16,649   1.12   1.12   0.10      82
  24.45   14.20        21,155   1.03   1.03   0.60      83
  21.41   8.02        20,445   1.32   1.32   (0.16   97

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Portfolio’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.

 

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1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust 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 (“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. The financial statements for certain 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:

Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund (the “Dynamic Equity Fund”)

CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund (the “Targeted Equity Fund”)

Hansberger International Fund (the “International Fund”)

Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)

Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio (the “U.S. Diversified Portfolio”)

Natixis Funds Trust II:

Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund (the “Large Cap Value Fund”)

Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund (the “Value Opportunity Fund”)

The Dynamic Equity Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2010 via contribution by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”) and its affiliates of $2,502,000.

Each Fund offers Class A and Class C shares. Dynamic Equity Fund, Targeted Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Value Opportunity Fund and U.S. Diversified Portfolio also offer Class Y 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.

Effective July 31, 2009, the Small Cap Value Fund was closed to new investors.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. 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 ongoing 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. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectuses.

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). 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. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosures in the Notes to Financial Statements.

a.  Valuation.  Equity securities, including shares of 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 subadvisers 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

 

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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. 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 the subadvisers 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. 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. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser or subadviser 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. As of June 30, 2010, the following percentages of the Funds’ total market value of investments were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees:

 

Fund

  

Percentage

 

Dynamic Equity Fund

   82

International Fund

   76

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 a 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. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. 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 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

 

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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.

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The International Fund and the U.S. Diversified Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency 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 Funds’ 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 a Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. 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. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash or securities to or from the counterparty as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

At June 30, 2010, there were no open forward foreign currency contracts.

e.  Option Contracts.  Certain Funds may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid.

When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value until the option expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. When a written option expires on its stipulated expiration date or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option.

Exchange-traded options have standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are limited. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option. The Funds do not hold any over-the-counter options at June 30, 2010.

f.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

A Fund may be subject to foreign 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.

g.  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

 

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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 for items such as net operating losses, distribution redesignations, return of capital & capital gain distributions from REITs, foreign currency transactions, non-deductible expenses, gains realized from passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), expiring capital loss carryforwards and regulatory settlements. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, straddle loss deferrals, wash sales, return of capital distributions from REITs and PFIC unrealized gains. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

 

      2009 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

  

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Total

        

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 5,596,850    $    $ 5,596,850

International Fund

     56,901           56,901

Large Cap Value Fund

     492,401           492,401

Small Cap Value Fund

     1,564,773           1,564,773

Value Opportunity Fund

     105,697           105,697

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

              

As of December 31, 2009, capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

     

Targeted
Equity Fund

   

International
Fund

   

Large Cap
Value Fund

   

Small Cap
Value Fund

  

Value
Opportunity
Fund

  

U.S.
Diversified
Portfolio

 
              

Capital loss carryforward:

              

Expires December 31, 2010

   $      $      $ (24,633,843 )*    $    $    $   

Expires December 31, 2011

                   (9,965,466                 

Expires December 31, 2016

     (81,851,673                             (11,926,148

Expires December 31, 2017

     (187,561,344     (18,831,362     (9,203,027               (62,968,578
                                              

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (269,413,017   $ (18,831,362   $ (43,802,336   $    $    $ (74,894,726
                                              

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009)

   $ (29,753   $      $      $    $    $ (335,580
                                              

* Some of the Large Cap Value Fund carryforward losses expiring in 2010 were obtained in the Fund’s merger with the Nvest Balanced Fund on June 7, 2003. The losses obtained in this merger are subject to limitations.

h.  Repurchase Agreements.  It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

i.  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 (including accrued interest) 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 (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) 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

 

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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.

As of June 30, 2010, there were no securities on loan.

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

3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs for situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2010, at value:

Dynamic Equity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $    $ 424,245    $    $ 424,245

China

          362,818           362,818

Hong Kong

          315,955           315,955

India

     107,838                107,838

Indonesia

          155,727           155,727

Korea

     16,093      297,835           313,928

Malaysia

          77,298           77,298

Singapore

          187,699           187,699

Taiwan

          146,703           146,703
                           

Total Common Stocks

     123,931      1,968,280           2,092,211
                           

Warrants(a)

     373                373

Short-Term Investments

          318,652           318,652
                           

Total

   $ 124,304    $ 2,286,932    $    $ 2,411,236
                           

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Targeted Equity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

   $ 799,426,657    $    $    $ 799,426,657

Short-Term Investments

          10,695,000           10,695,000
                           

Total

   $ 799,426,657    $ 10,695,000    $    $ 810,121,657
                           

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

International Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $    $ 3,893,300    $    $ 3,893,300

Belgium

          750,596           750,596

Brazil

     4,787,874                4,787,874

Canada

     4,819,931                4,819,931

Chile

     443,105                443,105

China

     779,814      7,528,949           8,308,763

Denmark

          1,101,797           1,101,797

France

     420,911      5,758,086           6,178,997

Germany

          4,647,408           4,647,408

Hong Kong

          1,708,565           1,708,565

India

     763,889                763,889

Israel

     566,483                566,483

Italy

          1,069,913           1,069,913

Japan

          11,140,025           11,140,025

Korea

     1,251,574      788,408           2,039,982

Mexico

     1,214,719                1,214,719

Norway

          528,581           528,581

Russia

     1,995,466                1,995,466

Singapore

          582,293           582,293

South Africa

          964,840           964,840

Spain

          1,349,405           1,349,405

Sweden

     840,696      1,760,880           2,601,576

Switzerland

     506,147      6,525,814           7,031,961

Taiwan

          629,731           629,731

United Kingdom

     550,910      12,926,758           13,477,668
                           

Total Common Stocks

     18,941,519      63,655,349           82,596,868
                           

Preferred Stocks(a)

          441,430           441,430

Exchange Traded Funds(a)

     410,292                410,292

Short-Term Investments

          471,302           471,302
                           

Total

   $ 19,351,811    $ 64,568,081    $    $ 83,919,892
                           

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Large Cap Value Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

   $ 118,314,861    $    $    $ 118,314,861

Short-Term Investments

          4,099,339           4,099,339
                           

Total

   $ 118,314,861    $ 4,099,339    $    $ 122,414,200
                           

 

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Small Cap Value Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

   $ 457,150,645    $    $    $ 457,150,645

Exchange Traded Funds

     19,926,924                19,926,924

Short-Term Investments

          7,048,682           7,048,682
                           

Total

   $ 477,077,569    $ 7,048,682    $    $ 484,126,251
                           

 

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Value Opportunity Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

   $ 33,235,792    $    $    $ 33,235,792

Short-Term Investments

          1,529,618           1,529,618
                           

Total

   $ 33,235,792    $ 1,529,618    $    $ 34,765,410
                           

 

(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Common Stocks

   $ 302,532,524    $    $    $ 302,532,524

Put Options

     1,022,117                1,022,117

Short-Term Investments

          6,544,259           6,544,259
                           

Total

   $ 303,554,641    $ 6,544,259    $    $ 310,098,900
                           

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

   

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
          

Put Options Written

   $ (484,193   $    $    $ (484,193

Call Options Written

     (84,403               (84,403
                              

Total

   $ (568,596   $    $    $ (568,596
                              

 

(a) Major categories of the Portfolio’s investments and option contracts are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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4.  Derivatives.  Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Funds currently use include options contracts.

The U.S. Diversified Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Portfolio may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Portfolio may also write put options to offset the cost of option contracts used for hedging purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio engaged in written call option transactions and purchased and written put option transactions in accordance with these objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the U.S. Diversified Portfolio as of June 30, 2010:

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Purchased Options

Equity contracts   $1,022,117
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location   Included in Investments at value

Liability Derivatives

 

Options Written

Equity contracts   $(568,596)
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location   Options written, at value

Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Purchased Options

 

Options Written

Equity contracts   $(6,643)   $47,618
Statements of Operations Location   Included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments   Net realized gain (loss) on options written

Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchased Options

 

Options Written

Equity contracts   $259,881   $(77,404)
Statements of Operations Location   Included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written

The following is a summary of U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s purchased option activity:

 

Contracts

  

Number of
Contracts

   

Premiums

 

Outstanding at 12/31/2009

        $   

Options purchased

   1,367        902,533   

Options terminated in closing sale transactions

   (490     (140,297

Options expired

            

Options exercised

            
              

Outstanding at 6/30/2010

   877      $ 762,236   
              

The following is a summary of U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s written option activity:

 

Contracts

  

Number of
Contracts

   

Premiums

 

Outstanding at 12/31/2009

   34      $ 16,898   

Options written

   2,421        547,375   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

   (701     (61,878

Options expired

            

Options exercised

            
              

Outstanding at 6/30/2010

   1,754      $ 502,395   
              

 

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5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

  

Sales

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $ 2,217,832    $

Targeted Equity Fund

     753,122,150      863,512,930

International Fund

     19,153,165      27,012,356

Large Cap Value Fund

     25,240,735      20,178,330

Small Cap Value Fund

     281,715,330      389,888,423

Value Opportunity Fund

     45,818,822      20,946,466

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     140,761,323      161,714,961

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund except the Targeted Equity Fund. Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”) is the investment adviser to the Targeted Equity 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

$200 million

  

Next

$300 million

  

Next

$500 million

  

Next

$1 billion

  

Over

$2 billion

Dynamic Equity Fund

   1.00%    1.00%    1.00%    1.00%    1.00%

Targeted Equity Fund

   0.75%    0.70%    0.65%    0.65%    0.60%

International Fund

   0.80%    0.75%    0.75%    0.75%    0.75%

Large Cap Value Fund

   0.70%    0.65%    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%

Small Cap Value Fund

   0.90%    0.90%    0.90%    0.90%    0.90%

Value Opportunity Fund

   0.80%    0.80%    0.80%    0.80%    0.80%

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

   0.90%    0.90%    0.90%    0.80%    0.80%

Natixis Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreements for each Fund as listed below.

 

Dynamic Equity Fund

  

Absolute Asia Asset Management Ltd. (“Absolute Asia”)

International Fund

  

Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (“Hansberger”)

Large Cap Value Fund

  

Harris Associates L.P. (“Harris”)

Small Cap Value Fund

  

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”)

Value Opportunity Fund

  

Vaughan Nelson

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

  

Harris

  

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”)

  

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”)

Payments to Natixis Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to the subadvisers.

Natixis Advisors has given binding undertakings to certain Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2010, 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

                 

Dynamic Equity Fund

   1.75%           2.50%      1.50%

Large Cap Value Fund

   1.30%      2.05%      2.05%      1.05%

Small Cap Value Fund

   1.45%      2.20%      2.20%      1.20%

Value Opportunity Fund

   1.40%           2.15%      1.15%

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

   1.40%      2.15%      2.15%      1.15%

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

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Gross
Management
Fees
   Waivers
of
Management
Fees
1
   Net
Management
Fees
   Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets
           

Gross

  

Net

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $ 8,740    $ 8,740    $    1.00%   

Targeted Equity Fund

     3,332,325           3,332,325    0.69%    0.69%

International Fund

     384,460           384,460    0.80%    0.80%

Large Cap Value Fund

     481,765      44,895      436,870    0.70%    0.63%

Small Cap Value Fund

     2,626,409           2,626,409    0.90%    0.90%

Value Opportunity Fund

     109,230      41,391      67,839    0.80%    0.50%

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     1,549,110      169,110      1,380,000    0.90%    0.80%

1 Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2011.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

Fund

  

Reimbursement2

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $ 78,026

2 Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2011.

No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2010 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.

Certain officers and directors of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates are also officers or Trustees of the Funds. Natixis Advisors, Absolute Asia, CGM, Hansberger, Harris, Loomis Sayles and Vaughan Nelson are subsidiaries of 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 contracts 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 IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion and 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is

 

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reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers. For the period February 26, 2010 to June 30, 2010, the Dynamic Equity Fund was subject to the new fund fee.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, each Fund paid the following for administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $ 33,972

Targeted Equity Fund

     234,996

International Fund

     23,238

Large Cap Value Fund

     33,278

Small Cap Value Fund

     141,105

Value Opportunity Fund

     6,599

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     83,228

Effective July 1, 2010, each Fund will pay Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.

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 Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the funds of the Trusts.

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 a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class B, if applicable, 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 respective Class B (if applicable) 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 (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

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

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

      Service Fees      Distribution Fees

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class B

    

Class C

                      

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $ 41      $      $ 7      $      $ 21

Targeted Equity Fund

     857,761        13,845        92,822        41,534        278,465

International Fund

     94,191        9,792        16,160        29,377        48,481

Large Cap Value Fund

     143,643        8,911        9,277        26,733        27,831

Small Cap Value Fund

     382,031        12,199        48,293        36,599        144,879

Value Opportunity Fund

     7,494               531               1,593

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     349,984        42,307        35,047        126,921        105,140

 

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d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  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 has 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 intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Funds would have paid their transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund

  

Sub-Transfer
Agent Fees

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $

Targeted Equity Fund

     264,318

International Fund

     19,483

Large Cap Value Fund

     20,012

Small Cap Value Fund

     265,709

Value Opportunity Fund

     4,534

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     51,706

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

Dynamic Equity Fund

   $

Targeted Equity Fund

     245,302

International Fund

     29,997

Large Cap Value Fund

     16,846

Small Cap Value Fund

     44,335

Value Opportunity Fund

     6,769

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     107,514

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Funds do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. 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 $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each member of the ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments received a one-time fee of $10,000. The ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments is not a standing committee. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and 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.

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

 

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7.  Regulatory Settlements.  During the six months ended June 30, 2010, International Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and U.S. Diversified Portfolio received payments of $93,153, $493,744 and $61,116, respectively, relating to a regulatory settlement. The payments have been included in “Increase from Regulatory Settlements” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

8.  Line of Credit.  Each 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 unsecured 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 greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% 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.

Prior to March 10, 2010, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 0.75%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.

9.  Brokerage Commission Recapture.  Each Fund has entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Rebates

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 256,918

International Fund

     1,977

Small Cap Value Fund

     43,472

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     20,984

10.  Concentration of Risk.  Each 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 expropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the price of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.

Dynamic Equity Fund invests principally in issuers domiciled or principally operating in Asia. Social, political, and economic conditions in one Asian country could significantly affect the markets or economy of the entire region.

11.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders having a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of June 30, 2010, Natixis US owned shares equating to 99.35% of Dynamic Equity Fund’s net assets and one shareholder individually owned more than 5% of the Value Opportunity Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 11.05% of the Fund’s net assets. Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner of record.

 

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

 

   Period Ended
June 30, 2010*
    

Dynamic Equity Fund

   Shares        Amount   
    
Class A     

Issued from the sale of shares

   7,992      $ 80,644   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

            

Redeemed

   (7,772     (76,792
              

Net change

   220      $ 3,852   
              
Class C     

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,396      $ 14,502   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

            

Redeemed

            
              

Net change

   1,396      $ 14,502   
              
Class Y     

Issued from the sale of shares

   250,000      $ 2,500,002   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

            

Redeemed

            
              

Net change

   250,000      $ 2,500,002   
              

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   251,616      $ 2,518,356   
              

* From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010.

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

Targeted Equity Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   8,338,434      $ 80,895,220       18,532,079      $ 148,049,113   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1,953        20,298       335,999        3,222,227   

Redeemed

   (10,328,330     (98,656,582    (50,204,318     (374,589,222
                             

Net change

   (1,987,943   $ (17,741,064    (31,336,240   $ (223,317,882
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   14,954      $ 128,466       45,025      $ 305,649   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   38        356                

Redeemed

   (290,698     (2,522,020    (623,545     (4,417,340
                             

Net change

   (275,706   $ (2,393,198    (578,520   $ (4,111,691
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,297,515      $ 11,343,930       2,873,972      $ 20,208,835   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   170        1,588       1,791        15,423   

Redeemed

   (1,438,783     (12,308,756    (2,754,130     (19,801,078
                             

Net change

   (141,098   $ (963,238    121,633      $ 423,180   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   3,373,049      $ 33,337,917       34,268,943      $ 265,786,478   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   112        1,192       36,234        355,815   

Redeemed

   (15,797,356     (162,550,252    (12,796,087     (115,579,152
                             

Net change

   (12,424,195   $ (129,211,143    21,509,090      $ 150,563,141   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (14,828,942   $ (150,308,643    (10,284,037   $ (76,443,252
                             

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

12.  Capital Shares  (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

International Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   272,968      $ 4,073,302       814,057      $ 11,422,735   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   10,542        172,471       3,394        53,003   

Redeemed

   (627,988     (9,689,092    (1,090,297     (13,377,887
                             

Net change

   (344,478   $ (5,443,319    (272,846   $ (1,902,149
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   15,609      $ 208,480       30,044      $ 349,812   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1,404        20,429                

Redeemed

   (146,458     (1,986,768    (337,051     (3,628,763
                             

Net change

   (129,445   $ (1,757,859    (307,007   $ (3,278,951
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   74,845      $ 1,043,435       142,702      $ 1,676,028   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1,974        28,544                

Redeemed

   (120,515     (1,625,655    (283,079     (2,878,047
                             

Net change

   (43,696   $ (553,676    (140,377   $ (1,202,019
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (517,619   $ (7,754,854    (720,230   $ (6,383,119
                             
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

Large Cap Value Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   413,916      $ 5,382,520       623,676      $ 6,353,749   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   7,381        101,856       31,832        375,612   

Redeemed

   (633,374     (8,147,422    (1,427,850     (13,903,194
                             

Net change

   (212,077   $ (2,663,046    (772,342   $ (7,173,833
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   6,366      $ 75,722       32,413      $ 261,331   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   582        7,425       614        5,027   

Redeemed

   (136,086     (1,632,087    (362,222     (3,281,480
                             

Net change

   (129,138   $ (1,548,940    (329,195   $ (3,015,122
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   69,125      $ 842,686       65,110      $ 686,066   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   321        4,092       250        2,040   

Redeemed

   (66,356     (779,374    (210,113     (1,879,456
                             

Net change

   3,090      $ 67,404       (144,753   $ (1,191,350
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   114,269      $ 1,557,653       156,901      $ 1,620,029   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   461        6,582       3,026        37,260   

Redeemed

   (39,654     (541,253    (231,953     (2,617,861
                             

Net change

   75,076      $ 1,022,982       (72,026   $ (960,572
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (263,049   $ (3,121,600    (1,318,316   $ (12,340,877
                             

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

12.  Capital Shares  (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

Small Cap Value Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   779,824      $ 18,137,138       13,418,177      $ 227,959,553   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   50,804        1,262,996       17,598        385,045   

Redeemed

   (3,874,505     (92,613,118    (8,824,221     (161,488,021
                             

Net change

   (3,043,877   $ (73,212,984    4,611,554      $ 66,856,577   
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   11,434      $ 240,074       27,360      $ 440,020   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   2,610        58,203                

Redeemed

   (119,271     (2,500,918    (245,583     (3,963,943
                             

Net change

   (105,227   $ (2,202,641    (218,223   $ (3,523,923
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   56,478      $ 1,194,832       1,072,330      $ 17,045,402   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   7,973        177,891                

Redeemed

   (256,892     (5,362,413    (504,071     (8,535,298
                             

Net change

   (192,441   $ (3,989,690    568,259      $ 8,510,104   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   760,188      $ 17,719,175       8,388,651      $ 151,130,799   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   40,943        1,026,454       36,429        795,531   

Redeemed

   (1,968,812     (46,739,142    (2,138,814     (40,431,143
                             

Net change

   (1,167,681   $ (27,993,513    6,286,266      $ 111,495,187   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (4,509,226   $ (107,398,828    11,247,856      $ 183,337,945   
                             
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

Value Opportunity Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   503,342      $ 6,432,709       301,420      $ 3,594,480   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   944        12,906       2,267        27,711   

Redeemed

   (169,057     (2,105,432    (12,871     (155,426
                             

Net change

   335,229      $ 4,340,183       290,816      $ 3,466,765   
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   13,505      $ 167,747       26,838      $ 319,636   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   63        851       159        1,926   

Redeemed

   (5,575     (69,740    (1,428     (17,122
                             

Net change

   7,993      $ 98,858       25,569      $ 304,440   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,827,182      $ 23,633,403       589,511      $ 7,153,109   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   3,002        41,166       4,238        51,875   

Redeemed

   (188,958     (2,345,923    (3,074     (37,261
                             

Net change

   1,641,226      $ 21,328,646       590,675      $ 7,167,723   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   1,984,448      $ 25,767,687       907,060      $ 10,938,928   
                             

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

12.  Capital Shares  (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   417,583      $ 8,919,653       954,429      $ 15,643,678   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                         

Redeemed

   (993,728     (21,178,895    (2,447,076     (40,145,823
                             

Net change

   (576,145   $ (12,259,242    (1,492,647   $ (24,502,145
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   13,968      $ 250,010       46,129      $ 679,074   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                         

Redeemed

   (452,425     (8,303,143    (1,050,033     (14,851,816
                             

Net change

   (438,457   $ (8,053,133    (1,003,904   $ (14,172,742
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   33,388      $ 604,518       82,914      $ 1,237,018   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                         

Redeemed

   (141,437     (2,583,269    (307,653     (4,431,727
                             

Net change

   (108,049   $ (1,978,751    (224,739   $ (3,194,709
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   6,622      $ 156,781       68,960      $ 1,240,211   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                         

Redeemed

   (171,756     (3,738,679    (174,356     (3,021,131
                             

Net change

   (165,134   $ (3,581,898    (105,396   $ (1,780,920
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (1,287,785   $ (25,873,024    (2,826,686   $ (43,650,516
                             

13.  Special Meeting of Shareholders.  A special meeting of shareholders of the Trusts was held on May 27, 2010 to consider a proposal to elect four Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trusts. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

Natixis Funds Trust I

 

Nominee

  

Voted
“FOR”*

  

Withheld*

Kenneth A. Drucker

   134,327,075    2,191,679

Wendell J. Knox

   134,206,797    2,311,957

Erik R. Sirri

   134,310,617    2,208,138

Peter J. Smail

   134,368,549    2,150,205

* Trust-wide voting results.

Natixis Funds Trust II

 

Nominee

  

Voted
“FOR”*

  

Withheld*

Kenneth A. Drucker

   39,528,680    972,493

Wendell J. Knox

   39,484,056    1,017,117

Erik R. Sirri

   39,520,418    980,754

Peter J. Smail

   39,531,012    970,160

* Trust-wide voting results.

In addition to the Trustees named above, the following also serve as Trustees of the Trusts: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Edward A. Benjamin, Daniel M. Cain, Sandra O. Moose, Cynthia L. Walker, Robert J. Blanding and John T. Hailer.

 

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

June 30, 2010

LOGO

 

Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio

 

Active Dividend Equity Discipline

AEW Diversified REIT Discipline

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Discipline

Loomis Sayles Multi-Sector Bond Discipline

 

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Management Discussion and Performance page 1

 

Portfolio of Investments page 9

 

Financial Statements page 16


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NATIXIS INCOME DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

Management Discussion

 

Objective:

Seeks current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Focuses on fixed-income and equity securities through a diversified portfolio of complementary income-producing investment disciplines from specialized money managers

 

 

Inception Date:

November 17, 2005

 

 

Subadvisors:

AEW Capital Management, L.P.

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   IIDPX
Class C   CIDPX

 

 

What You Should Know:

One segment of this portfolio holds dividend-paying equity securities that can fall out of favor and underperform growth stocks during certain market conditions. One segment invests in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), which are subject to default and prepayment risks, fluctuating property values and changes in interest rates. Two segments invest in different types of fixed-income securities that decline in value as interest rates rise. The U.S. government guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on some of these securities, but the value of portfolio shares is not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Lower-rated, high-yield securities are considered riskier than higher-quality securities because there is a greater risk of default. Foreign securities are subject to currency fluctuations, differing political and economic conditions and different accounting standards.

 

Market Conditions

While most market areas did well during the first quarter of 2010, investors grew risk averse in the second quarter as concerns mounted over the slowing pace of economic recovery, sluggish employment growth and Europe’s sovereign debt problems. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, prices of many stocks were down on lower earnings estimates, including some with dividend yields that far exceeded interest rates on high-quality bonds. The most popular market areas were those that emphasized safety, including investment-grade and shorter-term bonds. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were among the relatively few markets that held up well during the first half of 2010.

 

Performance Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio returned 4.46% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its primary benchmark, Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 5.33%. The fund outperformed its secondary benchmark, which returned 4.23%. The fund’s secondary benchmark is a blended unmanaged index composed of 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% MSCI US REIT Index, 20% Dow Jones Select Dividend Index and 15% Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index. The fund’s Morningstar peer group, the Conservative Allocation category, had an average return of 0.02% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio allows investors to participate in four separate income-oriented market segments. They are:

 

·  

Active Dividend Equity Discipline, an indexed portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks based on the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index, tracked by Active Investment Advisors (AIA), a division of Natixis Asset Management Advisors

 

·  

AEW Diversified REIT Discipline, composed of REITs, managed by AEW Capital Management, L.P., a specialist in this income-producing equity field

 

·  

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Discipline, a portfolio of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), managed by Loomis Sayles

 

·  

Loomis Sayles Multi-Sector Bond Discipline, a diversified portfolio of domestic and foreign bonds also managed by Loomis Sayles

 

Active Dividend Equity Discipline

This segment is designed to replicate the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index by holding substantially all of the securities in the index in the same proportions. The benchmark is composed of common stocks that have consistently paid a relatively high dividend over time. It includes 100 of the highest dividend-paying securities (other than REITs) in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index – a broad-based index designed to represent the total market for U.S. equity securities.

 

The Active Dividend Equity segment fell slightly for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010, primarily a reflection of weakness in the second quarter. The financials, energy and consumer discretionary sectors held up better than other sectors, while telecommunication services, utilities and healthcare lagged. Throughout the period, utilities were the most heavily weighted sector in the index. Consumer staples went from being the fourth largest sector at the beginning of the period to the second largest at the end, primarily because global food company Heinz replaced Zenith National Insurance when the latter was acquired by another company in May. There were no other additions or deletions to the index during the six-month period.

 

AEW Diversified REIT Discipline

While REITs were not immune to the concerns that troubled the broader stock market, they outperformed major stock market indices due, in part, to relatively low interest

 

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Management Discussion

 

rates, investors in search of income and signs that the real estate market might be stabilizing. As a result, REIT cash flows were positive for the period. In this environment, the segment performed well because of strong security selection, driven by solid results in the office, industrial and storage sectors. The segment’s property type mix continues to be well diversified across the equity REIT universe and has not changed significantly in recent months. Among the strongest positive contributors to performance for the period were apartment REITs Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities, as well as Dupont Fabros Technology, which owns and operates data centers. Industrial REITs Liberty Property Trust and DCT Industrial Trust detracted from performance, but they remain in the portfolio.

 

The U.S. REIT market made solid gains during its rally in the first half of 2010, as companies benefited from their ability to focus on streamlining operations and improving balance sheets. More recently, a pullback in REIT prices brought valuations down to levels that were more moderate, although still above average. AEW believes prices now have limited room to move higher, at least in the near-term, particularly against the current backdrop of uncertainty in the broader stock market and the economy. As a result, AEW believes the REIT sector's direction will continue to be guided to a large extent by macroeconomic developments, conditions in the credit markets and developments in the job market.

 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Discipline

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, investors who were concerned about the staying power of the economic recovery sought out Treasury securities. Increased demand drove Treasury prices up, particularly during the second quarter. Because the Federal Reserve Board reaffirmed its commitment to keeping the target rate between 0% and 0.25% for “an extended period,” prices of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) lagged straight Treasuries. However, the overall performance of the TIPS market was positive, and the segment’s emphasis on longer-maturity TIPS aided returns.

 

The segment’s shorter-maturity TIPS holdings started the period on a strong note, but their sensitivity to the current market environment muted their contribution later in the period. Despite this reversal, their overall performance was helpful. The portfolio’s position in Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) bonds also underperformed during the period, but the position was small and the overall impact was minimal.

 

Loomis Sayles Multi-Sector Bond Discipline

Strong security selection and the portfolio’s maturity structure played a key role in its positive performance during the six months ended June 30, 2010. Investment-grade securities were the largest contributors to performance. Within that group, industrial bonds provided most of the return. Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) were also solid performers as investors reached for yield and prices appreciated during the first half of the period. Security selection and a long-duration stance within high yield generated positive overall results despite turbulence in the sector during the second quarter.

 

After a solid start to 2010, securities denominated in foreign currencies hurt performance when the U.S. dollar rallied during the second quarter. Commodity-linked currencies, including the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars, hurt performance and exposure to the Indian rupee, Singapore dollar and South Korean won also hampered returns. As investors retreated to quality in the second quarter, the portfolio’s relatively underweight position in U.S. Treasuries detracted from results. Positions in convertible and preferred securities also detracted from results during the second quarter.

 

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Investment Results through June 30, 2010

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide 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.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A shares 5

November 17, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2010

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20105

 

       
      6 Months      1 Year      Since
Inception4
 
   
Class A (Inception 11/17/05)           
Net Asset Value1    4.46    28.92    3.44
With Maximum Sales Charge2    -0.20       23.07       2.42   
   
Class C (Inception 11/17/05)           
Net Asset Value1    4.08       28.03       2.67   
With CDSC3    3.08       27.03       2.67   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index    5.33       9.50       6.30   
Blended Index    4.23       23.59       3.56   
Morningstar Conservative Allocation Fund Avg.    0.02       13.09       2.43   

 

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 noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com.

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

 

Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/2010
Bonds and Notes   58.4
Common Stocks   39.7
Preferred Stocks   0.4
Short-Term Investments and Other   1.5
Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/2010
Equities  
Simon Property Group, Inc.   2.4
Equity Residential   1.6
Public Storage, Inc.   1.2
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   1.2
Vornado Realty Trust   1.2
Fixed-Income  
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500%, 4/30/2015   2.5
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.375%, 4/15/2032   1.6
UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636%, 1/02/2024   1.5
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 1/15/2015   1.3
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.500%, 7/15/2016   1.2
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
6/30/2010
Treasuries   16.4
Technology   4.0
REITs—Apartments   3.9
REITs—Office   3.5
REITs—Regional Malls   3.3

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio6     Net Expense Ratio7  
A   1.21   1.21
C   1.96      1.96   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

See page 4 for a description of the indexes.

1 Does not include a sales charge.
2 Includes the maximum sales charge of 4.50%.
3 Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.
4 The since-inception comparative performance figures shown were calculated from 12/1/05.
5 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.
6 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
7 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11.

 

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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 fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that it will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

 

Before investing, consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Visit www.ga.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus and/or a summary prospectus, both of which contain this and other information. Read it carefully.

INDEX/AVERAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S.-dollar denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors.

 

Blended Index is an unmanaged, blended index composed of the following weights: 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% MSCI US REIT Index, 20% Dow Jones Select Dividend Index, and 15% Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index. The four indices composing the Blended Index measure, respectively, the performance of investment-grade fixed-income securities, equity REIT securities, dividend-yielding equity securities, and Treasury inflation-protected securities. The weightings of the indices that compose the Blended Index are rebalanced on a monthly basis to maintain the allocations as described above. These rebalancings will not necessarily correspond to the rebalancings of the fund’s investment portfolio, and the relative weightings of the asset classes in the fund will generally differ to some extent from the weightings in the Blended Index.

 

Morningstar Conservative Allocation Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar current investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the fund’s website at www.ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010 is available from the fund’s website and the SEC’s website.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. 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 and ongoing costs, including management fees, sales and distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, the fund may assess a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exceptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the fund’s prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The first line in the table for 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 January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. 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 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

 

The second line in the table for each class of fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in 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 or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line in the table 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.

 

 

NATIXIS INCOME DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO   BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2010
  ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2010
  EXPENSES PAID DURING  PERIOD*
1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010

Class A

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,044.60   $5.98

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.94   $5.91

Class C

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,040.80   $9.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,015.22   $9.64

 

* Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio: 1.18% and 1.93%, for Class A and C, 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 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Portfolio’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, 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, typically for an additional one-year period. 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 Portfolio’s investment adviser and sub-advisers (collectively, the “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 Portfolio and the performance of a peer group and category of funds and the Portfolio’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Portfolios’ advisory and sub-advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Portfolio’s expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Advisers and 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 Portfolio, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the Advisers and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Advisers (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) each Adviser’s financial results and/or financial condition, (ii) the Portfolio’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ respective investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Portfolio’s assets, (v) the allocation of the Portfolio’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Portfolio expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Portfolio’s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Fund’s portfolio managers in the Fund or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) 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 Advisers.

 

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual 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 the Portfolio’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Portfolio for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Portfolio (and each of its segments for certain information) based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing the Portfolio’s performance and fee differentials against the Portfolio’s category of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Portfolio against its category. The portfolio management team for the Portfolio or other representatives of the Advisers make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and if the Portfolio is identified as presenting possible performance concerns it may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about the Portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.

 

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at their meeting held in June 2010. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period for the Portfolio. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

 

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Portfolio under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates to the Portfolio and the resources dedicated to the Portfolio by the Advisers and their affiliates, including recent or planned investments by certain of the Advisers in additional personnel or other resources, if any.

 

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Advisers to the Portfolio, but also the monitoring and oversight services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) with respect to the Portfolio. They also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Portfolio.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.

 

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

 

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

 

The Board concluded that the Portfolio’s performance and other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreements. Although the Portfolio had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group and/or category for certain (although not all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Portfolio’s relative ranking in its category was to a significant extent a function of being compared with funds that have less exposure to equity securities than the Portfolio; and (3) that the Portfolio’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups.

 

The Trustees also considered each Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the funds’ performance as a fund family generally (as noted by certain financial publications), and the historical responsiveness of the Advisers to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Advisers to take steps intended to improve performance.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of the Portfolios and the Advisers supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Portfolio. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Portfolio for advisory and sub-advisory services as well as the total expense level of the Portfolio. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Portfolio’s advisory fees and total expense level to those of its peer group and information about the advisory fees charged by the Advisers to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds (in particular, multi-managed funds such as the Portfolio) as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating the Portfolio’s advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Portfolio, and the need for the Advisers to offer competitive compensation. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that the Portfolio currently has an expense cap in place, although the current expenses of the Portfolio are below the cap. The Trustees noted that the Portfolio had a net expense ratio that was above the median of a peer group of funds. The Trustees considered management’s explanation for such relatively higher expenses.

 

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Portfolio. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Portfolio, 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 changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the Portfolio, the expense level of the Portfolio, and whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Portfolio.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to the Portfolio were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Portfolio supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Portfolio through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that the Portfolio has breakpoints in its advisory fee and was subject to an expense cap. In con-

 

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sidering 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 Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Portfolio, as discussed above.

 

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

 

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

 

·  

the effect of recent market and economic turmoil on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of the Portfolio.

 

·  

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

 

·  

the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Advisers and their affiliates, both under the Agreements and under a separate agreement covering administrative services.

 

·  

so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Portfolio, and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Portfolio’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of affiliated Advisers. 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.

 

·  

the Trustees’ review and discussion of the Portfolio’s advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years.

 

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 each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2011.

 

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Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Bonds and Notes — 58.4% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 57.0%   
   ABS Home Equity — 0.3%   
$ 17,751    Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,
Series 2003-HE3, Class A,
0.727%, 12/25/2033(b)
   $ 14,274
  50,000    Option One Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2004-3, Class M2,
0.917%, 11/25/2034(b)
     36,916
  75,000    Park Place Securities, Inc.,
Series 2005-WHQ3, Class M2,
0.797%, 6/25/2035(b)
     49,970
  61,731    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.,
Series 2006-RZ2, Class A2,
0.517%, 5/25/2036(b)
     51,795
         
        152,955
         
   ABS Other — 0.1%   
  57,350    Sierra Receivables Funding Company,
Series 2009-3A, Class A1, 144A,
7.620%, 7/20/2026
     58,024
         
   Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%   
  65,000    Bombardier, Inc.,
7.350%, 12/22/2026, (CAD)
     60,522
         
   Airlines — 1.8%   
  34,759    American Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2009-1A,
10.375%, 7/02/2019
     38,582
  41,517    Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2000-1, Class A-1,
8.048%, 5/01/2022
     42,659
  14,734    Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust,
Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
     14,455
  90,000    Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class A-2,
7.111%, 3/18/2013
     92,925
  938,447    UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024
     863,371
         
        1,051,992
         
   Automotive — 1.6%   
  115,000    Cummins, Inc.,
7.125%, 3/01/2028
     127,886
  230,000    Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
8.000%, 12/15/2016
     235,196
  40,000    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
7.000%, 3/15/2028
     34,100
  480,000    Harley-Davidson Funding Corp., 144A,
6.800%, 6/15/2018
     505,409
         
        902,591
         
   Banking — 2.6%   
  325,000    Bank of America Corp.,
5.420%, 3/15/2017
     323,797
  10,000    Citigroup, Inc.,
5.000%, 9/15/2014
     10,002
  145,000    Citigroup, Inc.,
5.500%, 2/15/2017
     142,759
  105,000    Citigroup, Inc.,
5.875%, 2/22/2033
     94,158
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Banking — continued   
$ 20,000    Citigroup, Inc.,
6.125%, 8/25/2036
   $ 18,178
  437,254    HSBC Bank USA, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 11/28/2011
     393,004
  3,339,258,780    JPMorgan Chase & Co., 144A,
Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, (IDR)
     324,643
  100,000    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
6.110%, 1/29/2037
     90,818
  100,000    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN,
6.050%, 6/01/2034
     99,752
         
        1,497,111
         
   Building Materials — 1.3%   
  170,000    Masco Corp.,
5.850%, 3/15/2017
     165,836
  85,000    Owens Corning, Inc.,
6.500%, 12/01/2016
     90,439
  525,000    USG Corp.,
6.300%, 11/15/2016
     452,812
  10,000    USG Corp.,
9.500%, 1/15/2018
     9,900
         
        718,987
         
   Chemicals — 0.4%   
  200,000    Hercules, Inc., Subordinated Note,
6.500%, 6/30/2029
     156,000
  55,000    Methanex Corp., Senior Note,
6.000%, 8/15/2015
     53,480
         
        209,480
         
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation — 0.2%   
  31,662    Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2005-10, Class 1CB1,
0.747%, 11/25/2035(b)
     23,560
  55,045    Banc of America Funding Corp.,
Series 2005-5, Class 1A11,
5.500%, 9/25/2035
     49,938
  50,649    Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,
Series 2005-2, Class 5A1,
2.981%, 3/25/2035(b)
     43,544
         
        117,042
         
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.1%   
  265,000    Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
     251,616
  200,000    Crown Castle Towers LLC,
6.113%, 1/15/2040
     219,511
  250,000    Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2006-GG7, Class A4,
5.888%, 7/10/2038(b)
     261,321
  115,000    JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-CB19, Class A4,
5.746%, 2/12/2049(b)
     115,893
  225,000    JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
     219,885

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — continued
  
$ 115,000    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-C7, Class A3,
5.866%, 9/15/2045
   $ 115,858
         
        1,184,084
         
   Construction Machinery — 0.7%   
  400,000    Joy Global, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2036
     423,556
         
   Consumer Products — 0.2%   
  75,000    Fortune Brands, Inc.,
5.875%, 1/15/2036
     72,735
  20,000    Hasbro, Inc., Senior Debenture,
6.600%, 7/15/2028
     19,466
         
        92,201
         
   Diversified Manufacturing — 0.0%   
  10,000    Textron Financial Corp., Series E, MTN,
5.125%, 8/15/2014
     9,888
         
   Electric — 0.1%   
  20,000    NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B,
8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)
     11,800
  135,000    TXU Corp., Series Q,
6.500%, 11/15/2024
     60,750
         
        72,550
         
   Government Guaranteed — 0.3%   
  170,000    Citigroup Funding, Inc., (FDIC insured),
1.875%, 10/22/2012
     173,574
         
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 0.4%   
  320,000    DP World Ltd., 144A,
6.850%, 7/02/2037
     254,556
         
   Government Sponsored — 0.2%   
  165,000    Queensland Treasury Corp., 144A,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, (NZD)
     123,122
         
   Healthcare — 2.2%   
  25,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.050%, 12/01/2027
     21,250
  5,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 12/15/2023
     4,425
  460,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.500%, 11/06/2033
     393,300
  310,000    HCA, Inc.,
7.690%, 6/15/2025
     277,450
  20,000    HCA, Inc.,
8.360%, 4/15/2024
     18,600
  135,000    HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.580%, 9/15/2025
     118,800
  30,000    HCA, Inc., MTN,
7.750%, 7/15/2036
     25,575
  345,000    Owens & Minor, Inc.,
6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)
     347,444
  60,000    Quintiles Transnational Corp., 144A,
9.500%, 12/30/2014(d)
     60,300
         
        1,267,144
         
   Home Construction — 1.1%   
  125,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
6.250%, 6/15/2015
     111,250
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Home Construction — continued   
$ 105,000    KB Home, Guaranteed Note,
7.250%, 6/15/2018
   $ 92,925
  80,000    Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.000%, 2/15/2035
     58,400
  470,000    Pulte Group, Inc.,
6.375%, 5/15/2033
     361,900
         
        624,475
         
   Independent Energy — 0.5%   
  195,000    Pioneer Natural Resources Co.,
7.200%, 1/15/2028
     186,348
  75,000    SandRidge Energy, Inc., 144A,
8.000%, 6/01/2018
     71,062
         
        257,410
         
   Integrated Energy — 0.0%   
  10,000    BP Capital Markets PLC,
4.750%, 3/10/2019
     8,307
         
   Local Authorities — 0.8%   
  375,000    Province of Ontario Canada,
4.200%, 3/08/2018, (CAD)
     364,731
  140,000    Province of Quebec Canada,
6.750%, 11/09/2015, (NZD)
     101,811
         
        466,542
         
   Lodging — 0.2%   
  35,000    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
7.500%, 10/15/2027
     30,450
  60,000    Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
     58,210
  50,000    Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,
7.375%, 3/01/2020
     51,293
         
        139,953
         
   Media Cable — 1.3%   
  460,000    Comcast Corp.,
5.650%, 6/15/2035
     453,088
  295,000    Shaw Communications, Inc.,
6.750%, 11/09/2039, (CAD)
     280,707
         
        733,795
         
   Media Non-Cable — 0.1%   
  80,000    Intelsat Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/2028
     64,800
         
   Non-Captive Consumer — 1.2%   
  505,000    American General Finance Corp., Series J, MTN,
6.900%, 12/15/2017
     402,106
  90,000    SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 4/15/2015
     77,405
  25,000    SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.000%, 6/15/2018
     20,028
  87,000    SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
5.625%, 8/01/2033
     63,854
  125,000    SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
8.450%, 6/15/2018
     115,351
         
        678,744
         
   Non-Captive Diversified — 2.3%   
  64,000    Ally Financial, Inc.,
8.000%, 11/01/2031
     59,040
  900,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
2.960%, 5/18/2012, (SGD)
     649,083

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Non-Captive Diversified — continued   
15,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)
   $ 10,844
800,000    General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN,
3.485%, 3/08/2012, (SGD)
     581,453
         
        1,300,420
         
   Oil Field Services — 0.1%   
45,000    Nabors Industries, Inc.,
6.150%, 2/15/2018
     48,250
         
   Paper — 1.1%   
385,000    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.750%, 11/15/2029
     388,850
20,000    Westvaco Corp.,
8.200%, 1/15/2030
     21,103
205,000    Weyerhaeuser Co.,
6.875%, 12/15/2033
     191,914
         
        601,867
         
   Pipelines — 0.7%   
75,000    DCP Midstream LP, 144A,
6.450%, 11/03/2036
     76,292
100,000    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,
5.800%, 3/15/2035
     94,365
45,000    ONEOK Partners LP,
6.650%, 10/01/2036
     46,160
160,000    Williams Partners LP/Williams Partners Finance Corp.,
7.250%, 2/01/2017
     181,635
         
        398,452
         
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.9%   
520,000    White Mountains RE Group, 144A,
6.375%, 3/20/2017
     520,554
         
   REITs — 0.0%   
10,000    ProLogis,
5.750%, 4/01/2016
     9,518
15,000    ProLogis,
6.625%, 5/15/2018
     14,292
         
        23,810
         
   Retailers — 3.2%   
228,573    CVS Pass-Through Trust, 144A,
7.507%, 1/10/2032
     260,265
400,000    Dillard’s, Inc.,
6.625%, 1/15/2018
     364,000
205,000    Dillard’s, Inc., Class A,
7.000%, 12/01/2028
     168,100
30,000    Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.375%, 3/15/2037
     28,200
100,000    Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.790%, 7/15/2027
     92,250
225,000    Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.,
6.900%, 4/01/2029
     216,562
725,000    Toys R Us, Inc.,
7.375%, 10/15/2018
     681,500
         
        1,810,877
         
   Sovereigns — 2.1%   
16,000(††)    Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20,
8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)
     131,768
235,000    New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 10RG,
7.000%, 12/01/2010, (AUD)
     199,615
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Sovereigns — continued   
205,000    New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG,
5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)
   $ 173,655
500,000    Republic of Brazil,
10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)
     279,432
400,000    Republic of Brazil,
12.500%, 1/05/2016, (BRL)
     246,538
23,020,000    Republic of Iceland,
8.000%, 7/22/2011, (ISK)
     111,044
15,020,000    Republic of Iceland,
13.750%, 12/10/2010, (ISK)
     73,046
         
        1,215,098
         
   Supermarket — 0.4%   
320,000    New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN,
6.625%, 6/01/2028
     233,600
         
   Supranational — 1.4%   
921,000,000    European Investment Bank, EMTN, 144A,
Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, (IDR)
     83,972
23,000,000    Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
2.500%, 3/11/2013, (INR)
     480,106
300,000,000    International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EMTN,
2.300%, 2/26/2013, (KRW)
     247,077
         
        811,155
         
   Technology — 2.9%   
920,000    Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.450%, 3/15/2029
     607,200
390,000    Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.,
6.500%, 1/15/2028
     257,400
340,000    Avnet, Inc.,
6.000%, 9/01/2015
     368,424
115,000    BMC Software, Inc.,
7.250%, 6/01/2018(c)
     137,412
80,000    KLA-Tencor Corp.,
6.900%, 5/01/2018
     89,495
125,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.500%, 11/15/2028
     126,137
24,000    Motorola, Inc.,
6.625%, 11/15/2037
     24,647
40,000    Nortel Networks Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(e)
     26,800
25,000    Nortel Networks Ltd.,
6.875%, 9/01/2023(e)
     6,750
         
        1,644,265
         
   Transportation Services — 0.5%   
10,000    Erac USA Finance Co., 144A,
6.700%, 6/01/2034
     10,660
275,000    Erac USA Finance Co., 144A,
7.000%, 10/15/2037
     299,667
         
        310,327
         
   Treasuries — 16.4%   
180,000    Canadian Government,
3.500%, 6/01/2013, (CAD)
     176,980
140,000    Canadian Government,
4.500%, 6/01/2015, (CAD)
     144,779
220,000    New Zealand Government Bond,
6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)
     158,899
378,927    U.S. Treasury Bond,
2.000%, 1/15/2026(f)
     400,686

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Treasuries — continued   
$ 398,993    U.S. Treasury Bond,
2.375%, 1/15/2025(f)
   $ 442,601
  259,438    U.S. Treasury Bond,
2.375%, 1/15/2027(f)
     287,408
  712,327    U.S. Treasury Bond,
3.375%, 4/15/2032(f)
     927,416
  275,000    U.S. Treasury Note,
1.000%, 4/30/2012(f)
     277,063
  685,002    U.S. Treasury Note,
1.625%, 1/15/2015(f)
     723,105
  343,388    U.S. Treasury Note,
1.625%, 1/15/2018(f)
     361,952
  284,863    U.S. Treasury Note,
1.875%, 7/15/2013(f)
     301,310
  470,715    U.S. Treasury Note,
1.875%, 7/15/2015(f)
     504,364
  495,516    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.000%, 1/15/2014(f)
     527,879
  375,863    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.000%, 7/15/2014(f)
     403,289
  291,060    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.000%, 1/15/2016(f)
     314,004
  475,636    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.375%, 1/15/2017(f)
     525,094
  1,370,000    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.500%, 4/30/2015(f)
     1,418,700
  615,287    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.500%, 7/15/2016(f)
     684,698
  473,319    U.S. Treasury Note,
2.625%, 7/15/2017(f)
     533,926
  236,426    U.S. Treasury Note,
3.000%, 7/15/2012(f)
     251,516
         
        9,365,669
         
   Wireless — 2.5%   
  4,000,000    America Movil SAB de CV,
8.460%, 12/18/2036, (MXN)
     291,037
  75,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D,
7.375%, 8/01/2015
     71,250
  500,000    Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F,
5.950%, 3/15/2014
     463,750
  580,000    Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, 11/15/2028
     481,400
  109,000    Sprint Nextel Corp.,
6.000%, 12/01/2016
     97,827
         
        1,405,264
         
   Wirelines — 2.7%   
  40,000    CenturyLink, Inc., Series G,
6.875%, 1/15/2028
     37,347
  300,000    Embarq Corp.,
7.995%, 6/01/2036
     297,727
  225,000    Frontier Communications Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/2019
     208,125
  135,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
8.750%, 2/15/2017
     116,775
  70,000    Level 3 Financing, Inc.,
9.250%, 11/01/2014
     63,525
  255,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
6.875%, 7/15/2028
     215,475
Principal
Amount (‡)
   Description    Value (†)
     
   Wirelines — continued   
$ 15,000    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Note,
7.625%, 8/03/2021
   $ 14,100
  140,000    Qwest Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/2033
     128,450
  315,000    Qwest Corp.,
7.250%, 10/15/2035
     289,013
  59,000    Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.000%, 9/30/2034
     50,547
  122,000    Telecom Italia Capital SA,
6.375%, 11/15/2033
     109,248
         
        1,530,332
         
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $31,991,956)
     32,563,345
         
  Convertible Bonds — 1.3%   
   Technology — 1.1%   
  10,000    Ciena Corp.,
0.875%, 6/15/2017
     6,213
  555,000    Intel Corp.,
2.950%, 12/15/2035
     527,250
  10,000,000    Toshiba Corp.,
Zero Coupon, 7/21/2011, (JPY)
     113,824
         
        647,287
         
   Wirelines — 0.2%   
  100,000    Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
2.875%, 7/15/2010
     99,625
         
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $768,173)
     746,912
         
  Municipals — 0.1%   
   Michigan — 0.1%   
  50,000    Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Taxable Turbo Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)
(Identified Cost $49,997)
     38,280
         
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $32,810,126)
     33,348,537
         
     
Shares            
  Common Stocks — 39.7%   
   Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%   
  1,629    General Dynamics Corp.      95,395
  2,171    Honeywell International, Inc.      84,734
  2,289    Northrop Grumman Corp.      124,613
         
        304,742
         
   Beverages — 0.2%   
  2,039    Coca-Cola Co. (The)      102,195
         
   Building Products — 0.0%   
  1,621    Masco Corp.      17,442
         
   Chemicals — 1.0%   
  1,641    Dow Chemical Co. (The)      38,925
  2,159    Eastman Chemical Co.      115,204
  1,770    International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      75,084
  2,659    PPG Industries, Inc.      160,630
  2,987    RPM International, Inc.      53,288
  2,170    Sensient Technologies Corp.      56,268
  1,619    Valspar Corp.      48,764
         
        548,163
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Commercial Banks — 1.0%   
2,844    BancorpSouth, Inc.    $ 50,851
2,895    Bank of Hawaii Corp.      139,973
1,690    BB&T Corp.      44,464
5,256    F.N.B. Corp.      42,206
2,383    FirstMerit Corp.      40,821
3,367    Trustmark Corp.      70,101
4,594    United Bankshares, Inc.      109,980
4,389    Valley National Bancorp      59,778
         
        558,174
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%   
1,546    Avery Dennison Corp.      49,673
5,374    Deluxe Corp.      100,763
4,614    Pitney Bowes, Inc.      101,323
3,448    R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      56,444
1,885    Republic Services, Inc.      56,041
2,514    Waste Management, Inc.      78,663
         
        442,907
         
   Containers & Packaging — 0.1%   
2,662    Sonoco Products Co.      81,138
         
   Distributors — 0.2%   
3,077    Genuine Parts Co.      121,388
         
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%   
4,274    AT&T, Inc.      103,388
5,619    CenturyLink, Inc.      187,169
         
        290,557
         
   Electric Utilities — 2.0%   
3,414    American Electric Power Co., Inc.      110,272
2,452    Cleco Corp.      64,757
2,898    DPL, Inc.      69,262
2,540    Edison International      80,569
2,670    Entergy Corp.      191,225
3,481    FirstEnergy Corp.      122,636
2,509    NextEra Energy, Inc.      122,339
2,771    Northeast Utilities      70,605
4,117    Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      149,694
3,161    PPL Corp.      78,867
2,753    Unisource Energy Corp.      83,086
         
        1,143,312
         
   Electrical Equipment — 0.3%   
2,340    Emerson Electric Co.      102,235
2,225    Hubbell, Inc., Class B      88,310
         
        190,545
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%   
2,500    Sysco Corp.      71,425
         
   Food Products — 0.7%   
4,014    General Mills, Inc.      142,577
2,668    H.J. Heinz Co.      115,311
3,186    Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A      89,208
2,641    Sara Lee Corp.      37,238
         
        384,334
         
   Gas Utilities — 0.8%   
3,464    AGL Resources, Inc.      124,080
2,459    New Jersey Resources Corp.      86,557
3,216    Nicor, Inc.      130,248
2,942    Oneok, Inc.      127,242
         
        468,127
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%   
2,266    Darden Restaurants, Inc.    $ 88,034
2,623    McDonald’s Corp.      172,777
4,000    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      165,720
         
        426,531
         
   Household Durables — 0.2%   
375    KB Home      4,125
3,794    Leggett & Platt, Inc.      76,108
1,493    Tupperware Brands Corp.      59,496
         
        139,729
         
   Household Products — 0.5%   
2,340    Clorox Co. (The)      145,454
2,698    Kimberly-Clark Corp.      163,580
         
        309,034
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%   
1,823    General Electric Co.      26,288
         
   Insurance — 0.8%   
2,083    Allstate Corp. (The)      59,844
4,160    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      101,421
4,463    Cincinnati Financial Corp.      115,458
4,573    Mercury General Corp.      189,505
         
        466,228
         
   Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1%   
2,746    Mattel, Inc.      58,105
         
   Machinery — 0.6%   
1,647    Briggs & Stratton Corp.      28,032
2,146    Caterpillar, Inc.      128,910
2,257    Eaton Corp.      147,698
1,284    Trinity Industries, Inc.      22,753
         
        327,393
         
   Media — 0.1%   
1,946    McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)      54,760
         
   Metals & Mining — 0.1%   
2,119    Commercial Metals Co.      28,013
1,225    Steel Dynamics, Inc.      16,158
         
        44,171
         
   Multi Utilities — 1.9%   
3,668    Alliant Energy Corp.      116,422
4,063    Black Hills Corp.      115,674
3,945    CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      51,916
3,566    DTE Energy Co.      162,645
4,396    NiSource, Inc.      63,742
2,849    OGE Energy Corp.      104,160
2,759    PG&E Corp.      113,395
2,933    Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      91,891
3,700    SCANA Corp.      132,312
2,070    Sempra Energy      96,855
3,704    TECO Energy, Inc.      55,819
         
        1,104,831
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%   
2,559    Chevron Corp.      173,654
3,349    Sunoco, Inc.      116,444
         
        290,098
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%   
2,381    MeadWestvaco Corp.      52,858
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Personal Products — 0.1%   
1,844    Avon Products, Inc.    $ 48,866
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%   
3,549    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      88,512
4,055    Eli Lilly & Co.      135,843
2,928    Merck & Co., Inc.      102,392
2,596    Pfizer, Inc.      37,019
         
        363,766
         
   REITs — Apartments — 3.9%   
7,201    AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      672,357
10,100    Camden Property Trust      412,585
21,700    Equity Residential      903,588
2,500    Essex Property Trust, Inc.      243,850
         
        2,232,380
         
   REITs — Diversified — 1.8%   
15,000    BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.      241,350
11,000    Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.      106,150
9,100    Vornado Realty Trust      663,845
         
        1,011,345
         
   REITs — Healthcare — 2.6%   
17,300    HCP, Inc.      557,925
2,400    Health Care REIT, Inc.      101,088
14,800    Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.      529,396
15,500    Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.      308,915
         
        1,497,324
         
   REITs — Hotels — 1.1%   
38,694    Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      521,595
4,200    Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(g)      79,170
         
        600,765
         
   REITs — Industrial — 1.9%   
10,900    AMB Property Corp.      258,439
54,100    DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.      244,532
10,500    First Potomac Realty Trust      150,885
14,100    Liberty Property Trust      406,785
         
        1,060,641
         
   REITs — Manufactured Homes — 0.2%   
2,400    Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.      115,752
         
   REITs — Office — 3.5%   
1,600    Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      101,392
9,100    Boston Properties, Inc.      649,194
5,300    Digital Realty Trust, Inc.      305,704
12,500    Dupont Fabros Technology, Inc.      307,000
3,000    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.(g)      51,750
12,300    Kilroy Realty Corp.      365,679
2,200    Mack-Cali Realty Corp.      65,406
8,000    Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A      149,840
         
        1,995,965
         
   REITs — Regional Malls — 3.3%   
11,672    Macerich Co. (The)      435,599
17,100    Simon Property Group, Inc.      1,380,825
1,600    Taubman Centers, Inc.      60,208
         
        1,876,632
         
   REITs — Shopping Centers — 2.1%   
4,900    Developers Diversified Realty Corp.      48,510
2,100    Excel Trust, Inc.(g)      25,200
6,600    Federal Realty Investment Trust      463,782
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   REITs — Shopping Centers — continued   
9,800    Kimco Realty Corp.    $ 131,712
25,000    Kite Realty Group Trust      104,500
7,100    Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust      71,710
10,700    Regency Centers Corp.      368,080
         
        1,213,494
         
   REITs — Storage — 1.8%   
26,300    Extra Space Storage, Inc.      365,570
7,700    Public Storage, Inc.      676,907
         
        1,042,477
         
   REITs — Triple Net Lease — 0.8%   
6,100    Entertainment Properties Trust      232,227
9,200    National Retail Properties, Inc.      197,248
1,600    Realty Income Corp.      48,528
         
        478,003
         
   Specialty Retail — 0.1%   
2,348    Home Depot, Inc.      65,908
         
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%   
2,428    VF Corp.      172,825
         
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%   
3,346    Astoria Financial Corp.      46,041
3,105    First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      38,906
5,631    New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      85,985
2,735    People’s United Financial, Inc.      36,922
         
        207,854
         
   Tobacco — 0.9%   
5,094    Altria Group, Inc.      102,084
3,683    Lorillard, Inc.      265,102
2,991    Universal Corp.      118,683
         
        485,869
         
   Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%   
2,793    Watsco, Inc.      161,771
         
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $27,039,806)
     22,656,112
         
Preferred Stocks — 0.4%   
Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.3%   
   Banking — 0.2%   
129    Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 144A,
7.000%
     100,269
         
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%   
4,125    Countrywide Capital IV,
6.750%
     86,625
3,200    Federal National Mortgage Association,
(fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter),
8.250%(g)(h)
     1,088
         
        87,713
         
   Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $185,662)
     187,982
         
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.1%   
   Capital Markets — 0.1%   
625    Newell Financial Trust I,
5.250%
     21,875
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%   
  275    Sovereign Capital Trust IV,
4.375%
   $ 8,697   
           
   Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $35,399)
     30,572   
           
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $221,061)
     218,554   
           
Principal
Amount (‡)
             
  Short-Term Investments — 0.7%   
$ 429,667    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $429,667 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $120,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.750% due 11/17/2015 valued at $135,900; $305,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.450% due 9/10/2010 valued at $306,906 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $429,667)
     429,667   
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.2%   
   (Identified Cost $60,500,660)(a)      56,652,870   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.8%      481,217   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 57,134,087   
           
     
  (‡)    Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)    See Note 2 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 Portfolio’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 June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $60,376,286 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    $ 3,218,527   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (6,941,943
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (3,723,416
           
     
  (b)    Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2010 is disclosed.   
  (c)    Illiquid security. At June 30, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $534,936 or 0.9% of net assets.    
  (d)    All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (e)    The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.    
  (f)    Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS).   
  (g)    Non-income producing security.   
  (h)    Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.    
  
  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 June 30, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $3,141,799 or 5.5% of net assets.       
     
ABS    Asset-Backed Securities
EMTN    Euro Medium Term Note
FDIC    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
GMTN    Global Medium Term Note
MTN    Medium Term Note
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts
  
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
ISK    Icelandic Krona
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
SGD    Singapore Dollar

At June 30, 2010, the Portfolio had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract

to

Buy/Sell1

  

Delivery

Date

   Currency    Units   

Notional

Value

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Buy    7/01/2010    Japanese Yen    9,000,000    $ 101,793    $ 4,248   
Sell    7/01/2010    Japanese Yen    9,000,000      101,793      (3,488
                    
Total                $ 760   
                    

1 Counterparty is Credit Suisse.

Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries    16.4
Technology    4.0   
REITs — Apartments    3.9   
REITs — Office    3.5   
REITs — Regional Malls    3.3   
Retailers    3.2   
Wirelines    2.9   
Banking    2.8   
REITs — Healthcare    2.6   
Wireless    2.5   
Non-Captive Diversified    2.3   
Healthcare    2.2   
Sovereigns    2.1   
REITs — Shopping Centers    2.1   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    2.1   
Electric Utilities    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    40.6   
Short-Term Investments    0.7   
      
Total Investments    99.2   
Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)    0.8   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

  

ASSETS

  

Investments at cost

   $ 60,500,660   

Net unrealized depreciation

     (3,847,790
        

Investments at value

     56,652,870   

Cash

     103,360   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $5,082)

     5,004   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     70,033   

Receivable for securities sold

     132,442   

Dividends and interest receivable

     506,344   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     4,248   

Tax reclaims receivable

     2,041   
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     57,476,342   
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     48,685   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     178,832   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     3,488   

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

     234   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     26,364   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     34,679   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     2,673   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     47,300   
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     342,255   
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 57,134,087   
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 83,549,986   

Undistributed net investment income

     78,098   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (22,647,011

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (3,846,986
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 57,134,087   
        

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

  

Class A shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 33,724,092   
        

Shares of beneficial interest

     3,563,667   
        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 9.46   
        

Offering price per share (100/95.50 of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 9.91   
        

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

  

Net assets

   $ 23,409,995   
        

Shares of beneficial interest

     2,479,396   
        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.44   
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

  

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 1,039,748   

Dividends

     471,879   
        
     1,511,627   
        

Expenses

  

Management fees (Note 6)

     160,444   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     164,139   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     8,137   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     14,106   

Custodian fees and expenses

     12,437   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6)

     19,613   

Audit and tax services fees

     23,475   

Legal fees

     537   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     11,774   

Registration fees

     16,575   

Miscellaneous expenses

     3,823   
        

Total expenses

     435,060   
        

Net investment income

     1,076,567   
        

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

  

Net realized loss on:

  

Investments

     (503,378

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,628

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     1,933,299   

Foreign currency translations

     3,320   
        

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     1,431,613   
        

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,508,180   
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
 
    

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,076,567      $ 2,401,267   

Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (505,006     (12,604,938

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

     1,936,619        25,354,525   
                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,508,180        15,150,854   
                

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (614,877     (1,136,519

Class C

     (347,680     (785,959
                

Total distributions

     (962,557     (1,922,478
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 9)

     (3,508,648     (16,176,461
                

Net decrease in net assets

     (1,963,025     (2,948,085

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the period

     59,097,112        62,045,197   
                

End of the period

   $ 57,134,087      $ 59,097,112   
                

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME)

   $ 78,098      $ (35,912
                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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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 (a)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Total
distributions
 
                  
 

Class A

                
 

  6/30/2010(f)

   $ 9.22    $ 0.19    $ 0.22      $ 0.41      $ (0.17   $      $ (0.17
 

12/31/2009

     7.18      0.36      1.97        2.33        (0.29            (0.29
 

12/31/2008

     10.26      0.47      (2.96     (2.49     (0.49     (0.10     (0.59
 

12/31/2007

     11.15      0.41      (0.71     (0.30     (0.45     (0.14     (0.59
 

12/31/2006

     10.07      0.29      1.12        1.41        (0.32     (0.01     (0.33
 

12/31/2005(h)

     10.00      0.04      0.08        0.12        (0.05            (0.05
 

Class C

                
 

  6/30/2010(f)

     9.20      0.15      0.23        0.38        (0.14            (0.14
 

12/31/2009

     7.17      0.30      1.97        2.27        (0.24            (0.24
 

12/31/2008

     10.24      0.40      (2.95     (2.55     (0.42     (0.10     (0.52
 

12/31/2007

     11.12      0.33      (0.70     (0.37     (0.37     (0.14     (0.51
 

12/31/2006

     10.07      0.22      1.09        1.31        (0.25     (0.01     (0.26
 

12/31/2005(h)

     10.00      0.04      0.07        0.11        (0.04            (0.04

 

 

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) A sales charge for Class A shares 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.
(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Portfolio’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Asset    
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (d)(e)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
    Net investment
income
(%) (e)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
$ 9.46   4.46      $ 33,724   1.18      1.18      4.01   12
  9.22   33.32        33,796   1.21      1.21      4.67   22
  7.18   (25.26     31,709   1.09      1.10      5.10   23
  10.26   (2.80     54,733   1.08 (g)    1.09 (g)    3.76   50
  11.15   14.24        37,117   1.25      1.30      2.72   52
  10.07   1.15        5,074   1.25      9.57      3.61   2
           
  9.44   4.08        23,410   1.93      1.93      3.25   12
  9.20   32.24        25,301   1.96      1.96      3.90   22
  7.17   (25.78     30,336   1.84      1.84      4.30   23
  10.24   (3.52     70,179   1.83 (g)    1.84 (g)    3.00   50
  11.12   13.33        49,027   2.00      2.05      2.02   52
  10.07   1.11        39   2.00      10.31      3.25   2

 

 

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(f) For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited).
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.
(h) For the period November 17, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2005.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

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

The Portfolio offers Class A and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year.

Most expenses of the Trust 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 Trust. Expenses of the Portfolio 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). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of the Portfolio if the Portfolio 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 the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The Portfolio’s 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. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosures in the Notes to Financial Statements.

a.  Valuation.  Equity securities, including shares of 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 subadvisers 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. 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 Portfolio by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and subadvisers 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. 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 Portfolio may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. 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 are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Portfolio’s investment adviser or subadvisers 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.

The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio calculates its net asset value.

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 Portfolio 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded as interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned, not to exceed the amount of positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Portfolio’s investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Portfolio after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Portfolio estimates these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Portfolio after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. 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 Portfolio.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Portfolio 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 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 Portfolio’s 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.

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

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge the Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Portfolio has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Portfolio has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. 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. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash or securities to or from the counterparty as collateral for the Portfolio’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats the Portfolio as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains, at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of the Portfolio’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Portfolio’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Portfolio. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

f.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as foreign currency transactions, defaulted bond adjustments, distributions in excess of ordinary earnings, treasury inflation protected bond adjustments and premium amortization accruals. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, defaulted bond interest and premium amortization. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:

 

2009 Distributions Paid From:

Ordinary
Income

   Long-Term
Capital Gains
   Total

$1,922,478

   $    $ 1,922,478

As of December 31, 2009, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward:

  

Expires December 31, 2016

   $ (6,837,726

Expires December 31, 2017

     (14,331,644
        

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (21,169,370
        

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009)

   $ (297,566
        

g.  Repurchase Agreements.  It is the Portfolio’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Portfolio and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon the Portfolio’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

h.  Securities Lending.  The Portfolio has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Portfolio, 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 (including accrued interest) 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 (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) 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 Portfolio may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Portfolio invests cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Portfolio and State Street Bank as lending agent.

As of June 30, 2010, there were no securities on loan.

i.  Delayed Delivery Commitments.  Purchases of delayed delivery instruments may have a similar effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value as if the Portfolio had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. The price of the underlying instruments and the date when they will be paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. If the Portfolio enters into such a transaction, collateral consisting of liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents will be maintained in an amount at least equal to the commitment with the custodian and/or broker. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying instruments or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

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

3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Portfolio has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Portfolio’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs for situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s investments as of June 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

           

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $    $ 33,348,537    $    $ 33,348,537
                           

Common Stocks(a)

     22,656,112                22,656,112
                           

Preferred Stocks

           

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

           

Banking

          100,269           100,269

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     86,625      1,088           87,713
                           

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

     86,625      101,357           187,982
                           

Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

          30,572           30,572
                           

Total Preferred Stocks

     86,625      131,929           218,554
                           

Short-Term Investments

          429,667           429,667
                           

Total Investments

     22,742,737      33,910,133           56,652,870
                           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)(a)

          4,248           4,248
                           

Total

   $ 22,742,737    $ 33,914,381    $    $ 56,657,118
                           

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

   

Level 3

  

Total

 
          

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $    $ (3,488   $    $ (3,488
                              

 

(a) Major categories of the Portfolio’s investments and forward foreign currency contracts are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of June 30, 2010:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2009

 

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

 

Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Net
Purchases
(Sales)

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
June 30, 2010

Bonds and Notes Supranational

  $ 74,141   $     —   $     —   $     —   $   $     —   $ (74,141   $     —
                                                 

Total

  $ 74,141   $     —   $     —   $   $     —   $   $ (74,141   $
                                                 

Bonds valued at $74,141 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2010. At December 31, 2009, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at June 30, 2010, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs observable to the Fund. Transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

4.  Derivatives.  Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Portfolio currently uses include forward foreign currency contracts.

The Portfolio is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Portfolio assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Portfolio’s holdings of foreign securities. The Portfolio may also use forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in the Portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio engaged in forward foreign currency, contracts for hedging purposes.

The Portfolio is party to agreements with counterparties that govern transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. These agreements contain contingent features that allow the counterparties to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Portfolio declines beyond a certain threshold. If such contingent features were to be triggered, the counterparties could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Portfolio, as of June 30, 2010:

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts   $4,248
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

Liability Derivatives

 

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts   $(3,488)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts   $    —
Statement of Operations Location   Included in Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts   $760
Statement of Operations Location   Included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Volume of derivative activity, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2010:

 

     

Percentage of

Net Assets

 

Forwards

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   0.07%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   0.36%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   0.00%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2010

   0.36%

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/agency securities and including paydowns) were $4,972,525 and $8,274,917, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government/agency securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were $1,659,564 and $481,185, respectively.

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Portfolio pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.55% of the first $1 billion of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets and 0.50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion, calculated daily and payable monthly.

Natixis Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreements with AEW Capital Management, L.P. (“AEW”) and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) on behalf of the Portfolio.

Payments to Natixis Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to the subadvisers.

Natixis Advisors has given a binding undertaking to the Portfolio to waive management fees, and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Portfolio’s operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. This undertaking is in effect until April 30, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement were as follows:

 

Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets

Class A

  

Class C

1.25%

   2.00%

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

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the management fees for the Portfolio were $160,444 (0.55% of average daily net assets).

No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2010 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.

Certain officers and directors of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates are also Trustees of the Portfolio. Natixis Advisors, Loomis Sayles and AEW are subsidiaries of 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.

 

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b.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Portfolio and has subcontracted 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 IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, the Portfolio pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion and 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio paid $14,106 in administrative fees to Natixis Advisors.

Effective July 1, 2010, the Portfolio will pay Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.

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 the funds of the Trust.

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

Under the Class A Plan, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’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 C Plan, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

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

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

Service Fees

   Distribution Fees

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class C

$42,527    $ 30,403    $ 91,209

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  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 has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Portfolio if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Portfolio’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Portfolio agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Portfolio held by the intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the values of shares held) not exceeding what the Portfolio would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

 

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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio paid $13,983 in sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

e.  Commissions.  The Portfolio has been informed that commissions (including CDSCs) on Portfolio shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the six months ended June 30, 2010 amounted to $12,610.

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Portfolio 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. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. 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 $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each member of the ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments received a one-time fee of $10,000. The ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments is not a standing committee. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and 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.

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

7.  Line of Credit.  The Portfolio, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured 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 greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% 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.

Prior to March 10, 2010, the Portfolio, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 0.75%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio had no borrowings under these agreements.

8.  Brokerage Commission Recapture.  The Portfolio has entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Portfolio under such agreements and are included in realized gains in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, amounts rebated under these agreements amounted to $519.

 

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

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
        Year Ended
December 31, 2009
    
   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A     

Issued from the sale of shares

   167,150      $ 1,627,834       159,686      $ 1,328,758   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   55,522        528,771       126,053        945,124   

Redeemed

   (325,553     (3,117,333    (1,033,804     (7,524,813
                             

Net change

   (102,881   $ (960,728    (748,065   $ (5,250,931
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   139,160      $ 1,330,848       145,474      $ 1,102,938   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   16,165        153,484       45,078        333,737   

Redeemed

   (427,117     (4,032,252    (1,671,912     (12,362,205
                             

Net change

   (271,792   $ (2,547,920    (1,481,360   $ (10,925,530
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (374,673   $ (3,508,648    (2,229,425   $ (16,176,461
                             

10.  Special Meeting of Shareholders.  A special meeting of shareholders of the Trust was held on May 27, 2010 to consider a proposal to elect four Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trust. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

 

Nominee

  

Voted “FOR”*

  

Withheld*

Kenneth A. Drucker

   134,327,075    2,191,679

Wendell J. Knox

   134,206,797    2,311,957

Erik R. Sirri

   134,310,617    2,208,138

Peter J. Smail

   134,368,549    2,150,205

 

* Trust-wide voting results.

In addition to the Trustees named above, the following also serve as Trustees of the Trust: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Edward A. Benjamin, Daniel M. Cain, Sandra O. Moose, Cynthia L. Walker, Robert J. Blanding and John T. Hailer.

 

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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 Registrant’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 were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by 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).


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Natixis Funds Trust I
By:  

/S/    DAVID L. GIUNTA        

Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 23, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /S/    DAVID L. GIUNTA        
Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 23, 2010

By:   /S/    MICHAEL C. KARDOK        
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date: August 23, 2010