Loomis Sayles Funds II

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Summary Prospectus

February 1, 2010

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Ticker Symbol: Class A (LGRRX), Class B (LGRBX) and Class C (LGRCX)

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.funds.natixis.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-225-5478 or by sending an e-mail request to NatixisFunds@ga.natixis.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), each dated February 1, 2010 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Goal

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

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Natixis Fund Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section “How Sales Charges are Calculated” on page 41 of the Statutory Prospectus and on page 107 in the section “Reduced Sales Charges” of the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Shareholder Fees


(fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A		Class B		Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)¹	5.75	%	None		None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)	¹		5.00	%	1.00	%
Redemption fees	None	^*	None	^*	None	^*

Annual Fund Operating Expenses


(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A		Class B		Class C
Management fees	0.50	%	0.50	%	0.50	%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees	0.25	%	1.00	%	1.00	%
Other expenses²	0.47	%	0.48	%	0.48	%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.22	%	1.98	%	1.98	%
Fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement³	0.00	%	0.00	%	0.00	%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement	1.22	%	1.98	%	1.98	%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:


	Class A⁴		Class B⁴				Class C⁴
			If shares are redeemed		If shares are not redeemed		If shares are redeemed		If shares are not redeemed
1 year	$	692	$	701	$	201	$	301	$	201
3 years	$	940	$	921	$	621	$	621	$	621
5 years	$	1,207	$	1,268	$	1,068	$	1,068	$	1,068
10 years^**	$	1,967	$	2,110	$	2,110	$	2,306	$	2,306



Natixis Equity Funds	1	Summary Prospectus

A reduced sales charge on Class A shares applies in some cases. See the section “How Sales Charges Are Calculated” within the section “Fund Services” in the Statutory Prospectus. A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applies with respect to certain purchases of Class A shares greater than $1,000,000 redeemed within 1 year after purchase, but not to any other purchases or redemptions of Class A shares.

2	Other expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.

Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, exclusive of expenses estimated to be indirectly borne by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses, to 1.25%, 2.00% and 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. This undertaking may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the undertakings described above to the extent that a Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant undertaking. A Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

4	The example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for all periods.

*	Transaction fees may be charged for expedited payments. See the section “Selling Shares” in the Statutory Prospectus.

**	Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years; therefore, in years 9 and 10 Class B amounts are calculated using Class A expenses.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 191% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities and warrants. The Fund focuses on stocks of large capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

In deciding which securities to buy and sell, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles” or the “Adviser”) generally seeks to identify well-managed companies that it believes have a leading position within their industry and then targets those companies that it believes have the potential for strong revenue growth, accelerating earnings growth and/or rising profit margins.

Loomis Sayles typically does not consider current income when making buy/sell decisions but instead looks for companies that it believes have dynamic earnings growth and prospects for high levels of profitability, sustainable competitive advantages driven by proprietary products or technologies and/or solid management whose interests are aligned with those of the company’s shareholders.

The Fund typically buys stocks of companies that Loomis Sayles believes are undervalued relative to future growth prospects and sells a stock when Loomis Sayles believes the company’s expected earnings or competitive situation no longer meet Loomis Sayles’ expectations or when a more attractive opportunity is found.

The Fund may also invest any portion of its assets in equity securities of Canadian issuers, up to 20% of its assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets, engage in foreign currency transactions, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and Rule 144A securities. The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities.

Principal Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. Please see “Additional Investment Risks” and “More About Risk” in the Statutory Prospectus for more information about the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment.

Emerging Markets Risk: Investing in companies traded in emerging securities markets, which may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets, involves risks in addition to, and greater than, those generally associated with investing in developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging market economies is generally less than in more developed markets.



Natixis Equity Funds	2	Summary Prospectus

Equity Securities Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common and preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If Loomis Sayles’ assessment of the prospects for a company’s growth is wrong, or if Loomis Sayles’ judgment of how other investors will value the company’s growth is wrong, then the price of the company’s stock may fall or not approach the value that Loomis Sayles has placed on it. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer’s bonds and preferred stock generally take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

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

Management Risk: A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

Market Risk: The market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon a change in an issuer’s financial condition, as well as overall market and economic conditions.

Issuer Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling these illiquid securities at an advantageous price or at the time desired. A lack of liquidity may also cause the value of investments to decline. Illiquid investments may also be difficult to value.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.funds.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The returns for Class B and Class C shares differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart to the extent their respective expenses differ. The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund’s shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

Total Returns for Class A Shares†

LOGO

The table below shows how average annual total returns for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund (before and after taxes for Class A) for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of the Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index measuring the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Fund’s total returns reflect, on a class-by-class basis, expenses and the maximum sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund’s shares. Class B total returns do not reflect the automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after eight years.



Natixis Equity Funds	3	Summary Prospectus

Average Annual Total Returns^†


(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)	Past 1 Year		Past 5 Years		Past 10 Years
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Class A – Return Before Taxes	24.43	%	-4.17	%	-5.00	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	24.43	%	-4.17	%	-6.36	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions & Sales of Fund Shares	15.88	%	-3.50	%	-4.73	%
Class B – Returns Before Taxes	26.27	%	-4.13	%	-5.16	%
Class C – Returns Before Taxes	30.55	%	-3.70	%	-5.14	%
Russell 1000 Growth Index	37.21	%	1.63	%	-3.99	%

†

The returns shown in the bar chart and table for Class A shares for periods prior to September 15, 2003 reflect the results of the Fund’s Retail Class shares, which were converted to Class A shares on September 12, 2003. The prior Retail Class performance has been restated to reflect net expenses and sales loads of Class A shares. For periods prior to the inception of Class B and Class C shares (September 12, 2003), performance shown for Class B and Class C shares has been based on the Fund’s prior Institutional Class performance, restated to reflect the net expenses and sales loads of the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Portfolio Managers

Mark B. Baribeau, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 1999.

Pamela N. Czekanski, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Richard D. Skaggs, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:


Type of Account	Minimum Initial Purchase		Minimum Subsequent Purchase
Any account other than those listed below	$	2,500	$	100
For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder Program	$	1,000	$	50
For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary)	$	1,000	$	100
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts	$	500	$	100

The Fund’s shares are available for sale through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire or through the Automated Clearing House system. The Fund’s shares are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, through the Automated Clearing House system, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan. Class B shares of the Fund are not currently offered for sale.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain. Distributions are taxable whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares. Distributions by the Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally will not be taxable.



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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.



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Summary Prospectus

February 1, 2010

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Ticker Symbol: Class Y (LSGRX)

Investment Goal

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

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees


(fees paid directly from your investment)	Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)	None
Redemption fees	None	^*

Annual Fund Operating Expenses


(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class Y
Management fees	0.50	%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees	0.00	%
Other expenses¹	0.49	%
Total annual fund operating expenses	0.99	%
Fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement²	0.00	%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement	0.99	%

Example


	Class Y³
1 year	$	101
3 years	$	315
5 years	$	547
10 years^**	$	1,213

1	Other expenses have been restated to reflect current expenses.



Natixis Equity Funds	1	Summary Prospectus

Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, exclusive of expenses estimated to be indirectly borne by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and organizational and extraordinary expenses, to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class Y shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. This undertaking may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the undertakings described above to the extent that a Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant undertaking. A Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

3	The example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for all periods.

*	Transaction fees may be charged for expedited payments. See the section “Selling Shares” in the Statutory Prospectus.

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Risks

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment.



Natixis Equity Funds	2	Summary Prospectus

Management Risk: A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

Total Returns for Class Y Shares†

LOGO

The table below shows how average annual total returns for Class Y shares of the Fund (before and after taxes) for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of the Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index measuring the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Fund’s total returns reflect the expenses of the Fund’s Class Y shares.

Average Annual Total Returns^†


(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)	Past 1 Year		Past 5 Years		Past 10 Years
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund Class Y – Return Before Taxes	32.65	%	-2.64	%	-4.13	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	32.65	%	-2.64	%	-5.48	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions & Sales of Fund Shares	21.22	%	-2.23	%	-4.07	%
Russell 1000 Growth Index	37.21	%	1.63	%	-3.99	%

†

The returns shown in the bar chart and table for periods prior to September 15, 2003 reflect the results of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class Y shares on September 12, 2003. The prior Institutional Class performance has been restated to reflect the net expenses of Class Y shares.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of the measurement period.



Natixis Equity Funds	3	Summary Prospectus

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Portfolio Managers

Mark B. Baribeau, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 1999.

Pamela N. Czekanski, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Richard D. Skaggs, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund since 2000.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund may be purchased by the following entities at the following investment minimums.

A minimum initial investment of $100,000 and the minimum subsequent investment of $100 for:

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Other mutual funds, endowments, foundations, bank trust departments or trust companies.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

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Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or the Distributor. Such wrap fee programs may be subject to additional or different conditions, including a wrap account fee. Each broker-dealer is responsible for transmitting to its customer a schedule of fees and other information regarding any such conditions.

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Retirement Plans such as 401(a), 401(k) or 457 plans.

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Certain Individual Retirement Accounts if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund as set forth above.

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Registered Investment Advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory, management or consulting fee.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain wrap fee programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

At the discretion of Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Additionally, the following accounts may purchase Class Y shares with no initial or subsequent investment minimum:

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Insurance Company Accounts of New England Financial, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) or their affiliates.

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Deferred Compensation Plan Accounts of New England Life Insurance Company (“NELICO”), MetLife or their affiliates (“Deferred Compensation Accounts”).

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Separate Accounts of New England Financial, MetLife or their affiliates.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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Natixis Equity Funds	4	Summary Prospectus