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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: 811-06241

Loomis Sayles Funds II

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

Natixis Distributors, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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


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ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2011

 

LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles High Income Fund

Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

 

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Management Discussion and Investment Results page 1

Portfolio of Investments page 26

Financial Statements page 61


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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Peter W. Palfrey, CFA

Richard G. Raczkowski

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in bonds

 

 

Fund Inception:

November 7, 1973

 

 

Symbols:

 

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

 

 

Market Conditions

Fixed-income markets rallied through the start of 2011, fueled by the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) large-scale asset purchase program, known more technically as “quantitative easing.” Riskier assets were the primary beneficiaries of the program, and high-yield bonds and equity-sensitive convertible bonds posted robust returns in the first half of the reporting period. However, the continued release of weaker-than-expected domestic economic data, combined with Standard & Poor’s downgrade of long-term U.S. debt and ongoing sovereign debt concerns in Europe, weighed on the financial markets. In the final months of the period, investors exited riskier assets, including credit and structured securities, preferring the quality and liquidity of U.S. Treasury securities. The Treasury market received additional support from the latest Fed stimulus program, “Operation Twist.” The program calls for the Fed to purchase long-term Treasuries and sell the same amount of short-term Treasuries in an effort to drive down longer-term interest rates and keep short-term rates at current or higher levels.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund returned 4.42% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 5.26% for the period, but it outperformed the 3.53% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

From a sector perspective, the fund’s Treasury allocation was among the largest contributors to return. In particular, we favored longer-term Treasuries, which helped support our overall long duration strategy (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) — a decision that contributed significantly to the fund’s performance. During the second and third quarters of 2011, the

 

 

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market’s flight-to-quality sentiment sent U.S. Treasury yields tumbling (and prices rising). The yield decline was greatest among longer-term Treasuries, and the fund’s longer-duration securities benefited. (When yields decline, longer-duration securities and strategies tend to realize greater price appreciation.) In addition, the fund’s allocation to 30-year mortgage-backed securities (MBS) was a contributor to return. Within the MBS sector, we maintained a modest tilt toward higher-coupon issues to boost the fund’s yield. Within the fund’s allocation to investment-grade corporate bonds, security selection within the financial sector contributed favorably to fund performance.

A small, out-of-benchmark allocation to equity-sensitive preferred securities generated a modestly negative contribution to the fund’s return. Performance among these securities mirrored that of the equity markets, which declined sharply in the second half of the period. Out-of-benchmark exposure to high-yield financials and industrials also were among the weakest contributors to the fund’s return, as soft economic data and sovereign-debt concerns in Europe weighed heavily on the markets. Overall, we maintained significant high-yield exposure, focusing on higher-quality credits within the sector. Our goal is to maintain a significant yield advantage in the portfolio, but with less price sensitivity to the high-yield market as a whole. The fund’s holdings in investment-grade corporate bonds in the industrial sector detracted from performance, primarily due to our focus on securities with lower investment-grade quality ratings. The fund’s super senior higher-quality commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) weighed on overall returns, as the CMBS market came under pressure in a risk-averse environment.

In terms of derivatives exposure, we established a 6% short (sell) position in the euro in late spring. We believe the euro is likely to come under additional pressure as European authorities address the sovereign debt problems in peripheral Europe and seek to bolster bank capital. Monetary policy easing also may put downward pressure on euro trading levels. In our view, the euro zone debt problems represent the most likely sources of risk to the fund’s holdings, and this short euro position offers a hedge against the possibility of a pronounced selloff of riskier assets if sovereign debt concerns escalate.

Outlook

We expect to maintain underweight positions in government securities and overweight positions in investment-grade, high-yield and CMBS in the foreseeable future. We believe the portfolio is well positioned for a longer-term U.S. and global market recovery. Our goal is to maintain liquidity, which gives us the flexibility to move in and out of specific markets and sectors.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, 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 $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20114

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 11/7/73)           
NAV      4.42      7.97      6.08
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge      -0.28         6.98         5.59   
   
Class B (Inception 9/13/93)           
NAV      3.60         7.18         5.30   
With CDSC1      -1.38         6.87         5.30   
   
Class C (Inception 12/30/94)           
NAV      3.56         7.16         5.29   
With CDSC1      2.56         7.16         5.29   
   
Class Y (Inception 12/30/94)           
NAV      4.65         8.26         6.42   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2      5.26         6.53         5.66   
Morningstar Int.-Term Bond Fund Avg.3      3.53         5.63         5.10   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors. The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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Credit Quality   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

Aaa

    44.9   

Aa

    5.3   

A

    10.1   

Baa

    19.9   

Ba

    13.3   

B

    3.2   

Caa & Lower

    0.0   

Not Rated

    0.3   

Short-Term and Other

    3.0   

Credit quality at 9/30/11 reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for the fund’s shares is implied. The Moody’s equivalent of the assigned rating is presented in the table.

 

 

Effective Duration   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

1 year or less

    4.5   

1-5 years

    53.2   

5-10 years

    29.9   

10+ years

    12.4   

Average Effective Duration

    5.9 years   

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio5     Net Expense  Ratio6  
A     0.90     0.90
B     1.65        1.65   
C     1.65        1.65   
Y     0.65        0.65   

 

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

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

 

2 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.

 

3 Morningstar Int.-Term Bond Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA

Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA

Associate Manager:

Elaine M. Stokes

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in below investment-grade fixed-income securities

 

 

Fund Inception:

February 22, 1984

 

 

Symbols:

 

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

 

 

Market Conditions

Early in the period, strong corporate earnings and positive economic news laid the groundwork for positive returns in the credit sector, while the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) second large-scale asset purchase program — known as quantitative easing or “QE2” helped calm investors. Bumps emerged along the way — namely, political upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa and supply-chain disruptions originating in Japan — but positive economic data helped moderate concerns. A few months later, negative housing, inflation and employment data suggested the U.S. economy was slowing, while the expiration of QE2 in June generated uncertainty. The final months of the period were especially harsh, due to slower-than-expected global economic growth. Standard & Poor’s downgrade of U.S. debt and persistent fears of a euro zone default further roiled markets. Market liquidity tightened, and a flight to perceived safety pushed U.S. Treasury yields to historical lows.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles High Income Fund returned -3.30% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, which returned 1.78% for the period. The fund also underperformed the 0.77% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar High Yield Bond category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The fund’s duration (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) strategy contributed positively to performance for the period. Specifically, a longer-than-benchmark duration enhanced performance as interest rates fell throughout the period. (When interest rates fall, funds with longer duration strategies tend to experience greater price appreciation.) Below-investment-grade mortgage-backed securities also contributed positively.

 

 

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High-yield industrial issues were significant performance detractors, hurt by the flight to quality, with names in the communications, consumer cyclical, basic industry and consumer non-cyclical industries suffering most. Certain high-yield financial holdings also hampered results. Out-of-benchmark allocations to equities, preferred securities and equity-sensitive convertibles hurt return relative to the benchmark when the equity market sold off late in the period. An out-of-benchmark allocation to non-U.S.-dollar securities also hindered results. Poor returns from issues denominated in the Mexican peso, euro, Brazilian real, South Korean won and Canadian dollar muted gains from certain issues denominated in the Philippine peso, Colombian peso and Australian dollar.

In terms of derivatives, hedging strategies helped offset downside risk on the fund’s non-U.S.-dollar-denominated securities in the euro zone. Overall, the strategies were successful and benefited performance.

Outlook

Pronounced market illiquidity, re-pricing of risk assets for slower global growth, the effects of the Fed’s latest stimulus plan, named “Operation Twist,” and events in Europe are among the themes we will focus on through year-end. Growth expectations for the U.S. and other developed economies remain lackluster, as high volatility and an uncertain business environment persist. Geopolitical factors are further clouding the outlook. Details of new regulations (healthcare reform and the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III financial regulation) have yet to be implemented, and election posturing in the U.S. will likely begin to overshadow policy formulation.

While our base case for economic growth for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012 remains less than robust, we believe there are many long-term, fundamentally stable or improving credits that currently offer attractive relative value. Default expectations are historically low, many corporate balance sheets remain strong and companies are behaving conservatively given the uncertain business climate. These are all factors that can potentially benefit bondholders.

Although the Fed has signaled that it remains accommodative on a number of fronts in the short term, we believe U.S. interest rates are currently in a period of transition, with a bias higher over the long term. We will continue to pursue what we believe are less market-sensitive securities, seeking to own credits that move independent of the general market, regardless of the direction of rates. As macroeconomic fears and illiquidity feed periods of price declines, we intend to use these opportunities to increase allocations to fundamentally sound credits. Our conviction in opportunistic investing driven by fundamental research has not changed, and we remain steadfast in our long-term approach.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

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

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20114

 

         
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since Class Y
Inception5
 
   
Class A (Inception 2/22/84)          
NAV     -3.30     4.78     6.39       
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge     -7.63        3.82        5.89          
   
Class B (Inception 9/20/93)          
NAV     -4.04        3.97        5.58          
With CDSC1     -8.58        3.66        5.58          
   
Class C (Inception 3/2/98)          
NAV     -4.02        4.03        5.59          
With CDSC1     -4.93        4.03        5.59          
   
Class Y (Inception 2/29/08)          
NAV     -2.86                      5.28
   
Comparative Performance          
Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index2     1.78        7.08        8.78        9.02   
Morningstar High Yield Bond Fund Avg.3     0.77        4.74        6.93        6.02   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors. The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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Credit Quality   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

Aaa

    5.5   

Aa

    3.5   

A

    8.1   

Baa

    7.2   

Ba

    24.9   

B

    30.7   

Caa & Lower

    9.1   

Not Rated

    4.6   

Short-Term and Other

    6.4   

Credit quality at 9/30/11 reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for the fund’s shares is implied. The Moody’s equivalent of the assigned rating is presented in the table.

 

 

Effective Maturity   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

1 year or less

    8.5   

1-5 years

    22.4   

5-10 years

    31.2   

10+ years

    37.9   

Average Effective Maturity

    11.3 years   

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio6     Net Expense  Ratio7  
A     1.20     1.15
B     1.94        1.90   
C     1.95        1.90   
Y     0.93        0.90   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

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

 

2 Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.

 

3 Morningstar High Yield Bond Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

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

 

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 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Kenneth M. Buntrock, CFA, CIC

David W. Rolley, CFA

Lynda L. Schweitzer, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Fund Inception:

February 1, 2008

 

 

Symbols:

 

Class A   LSIAX
Class C   LSICX
Class Y   LSIYX

 

 

Market Conditions

High volatility stemming from the U.S. debt downgrade, euro policymakers’ continual piecemeal approach to combat the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and outflows from emerging markets led to market uncertainty and deteriorating sentiment in the final months of the reporting period. Several asset categories that held up well for a majority of the period also succumbed to sellers in late August, including emerging market corporate debt and non-Japan Asian currencies. Credit spreads (the difference in yields between Treasury and non-Treasury securities of similar maturity) slowly widened during the summer and accelerated in early August, as a flight to quality pushed government bond yields lower in the United States and Germany.

Through the end of spring 2011, the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen underperformed other developed and emerging market currencies. This trend changed during the summer selloff, and the dollar and yen appreciated. In addition, a selloff in commodity prices led to the depreciation of currencies in Australia, Canada and Norway.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund returned 2.70% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate, ex-USD Bond Index, which returned 3.33% for the period. The fund outperformed the 1.45% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar World Bond category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Country allocation was a chief source of fund performance. In particular, the fund’s underweight positions in European and Japanese local markets aided the 12-month return. In addition, due to strong performance from U.S. Treasury markets, security selection in this sector boosted returns. In addition, our overall preference for higher-quality securities had a

 

 

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positive impact on the fund’s return. From a currency perspective, an underweight position in the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar and the euro were positive influences on performance.

By contrast, an underweight in the Japanese yen detracted from performance, given the strong positive returns the yen generated during the period. In addition, as bond yields fell, the fund’s relatively short duration (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) in the euro-denominated Treasury market dragged down performance. (When yields decline, longer duration strategies tend to realize greater price appreciation.) In addition, an overweight in corporate bonds was a performance detractor. Spreads widened during the period, and the corporate sector’s contribution to return was slightly negative.

To better align the currency exposure of specific holdings, we traded foreign currency contracts throughout the 12-month period. These derivative securities are regular components of the fund’s currency strategy.

Outlook

In the euro zone, we continue to closely monitor the mounting sovereign debt problems and the steps European policymakers will take next to stanch the crisis. Sovereign risk fears have extended to Italy, Europe’s largest bond market, while a likely default in Greece continues to fuel investors’ flight-to-quality sentiment. We will also maintain a watchful eye on the Chinese economy, as a significant deceleration in its growth could have negative implications for the global economic recovery. We intend to marginally increase the fund’s risk exposure via specific credit purchases, as illiquidity and forced selling are generating price discrepancies in bonds we believe are desirable.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide you with a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, 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 $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares4

February 1, 2008 (inception) through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20114

 

     
      1 Year      Since
Inception
 
   
Class A (Inception 2/1/08)        
NAV      2.70      5.93
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge      -1.96         4.61   
   
Class C (Inception 2/1/08)        
NAV      1.87         5.10   
With CDSC1      0.90         5.10   
   
Class Y (Inception 2/1/08)        
NAV      3.06         6.17   
   
Comparative Performance        
Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond Index2      3.33         4.94   
Morningstar World Bond Fund Avg.3      1.45         4.94   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors. The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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Credit Quality   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

Aaa

    31.9   

Aa

    36.7   

A

    11.7   

Baa

    8.6   

Ba

    6.2   

B

    1.9   

Caa & Lower

    0.0   

Not Rated

    0.0   

Short-Term and Other

    3.0   

Credit quality at 9/30/11 reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for the fund’s shares is implied. The Moody’s equivalent of the assigned rating is presented in the table.

 

 

Effective Maturity    % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

1 year or less

     3.1   

1-5 years

     37.1   

5-10 years

     39.9   

10+ years

     19.9   

Average Effective Maturity

     7.4 years   

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio5     Net Expense  Ratio6  
A     1.49     1.10
C     2.24        1.85   
Y     1.23        0.85   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

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

 

2 Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the international investment-grade fixed-rate debt markets.

 

3 Morningstar World Bond Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

John Hyll

Clifton V. Rowe, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

Seeks a high current return consistent with preservation of capital

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Fund Inception:

January 3, 1989

 

 

Symbols:

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

 

 

Market Conditions

Projections in late 2010 for strong global growth in 2011 were frequently pared back, as negative news outweighed upbeat reports. Then in the first quarter of 2011, an earthquake, tsunami and partial nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan disrupted auto and technology sector supply chains worldwide, as the country dealt with catastrophic losses of life, property and productivity. This, coupled with political upheaval in the Middle East, caused a flight to quality and spikes in oil prices. Domestically, orderly political dissatisfaction emerged, as the United States approached its debt ceiling and Congress reached a last-minute agreement to raise the limit. This controversial process was followed by Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating. Despite the downgrade, investors worldwide sought the safety of U.S. Treasuries, fueling a historic rally in the asset class that indicated U.S. debt remains the world’s choice for safe-haven assets.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund returned 1.71% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, which returned 2.16% for the period. It outperformed the 1.46% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Short Government category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Relative to the benchmark, the fund’s significant overweight in agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) contributed strongly to its 12-month return. In particular, we were able to identify bonds with favorable prepayment profiles and relative yield advantages. Security selection within asset-backed securities (ABS) also bolstered returns, as the ABS sector remained liquid when other sectors were not amid periods of high market volatility. In addition, specific security selection within commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

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(CMBS) was among the top contributors to return, due to our emphasis on the most senior securities.

In the period’s declining yield environment, our short duration strategy detracted from results. Duration is a measure of price sensitivity to interest rate changes. When interest rates decline, longer-duration securities and strategies tend to experience greater price appreciation. While individual securities within the fund’s CMBS allocation were positive, an overweight position in the sector hampered performance relative to the benchmark due to the benchmark’s significant Treasury holdings. Despite their yield advantage, CMBS were unable to keep pace with Treasuries during the flight to quality late in the period.

Outlook

We expect the Federal Reserve Board to maintain its current interest rate policy well into 2012. In the intermediate term, we expect a gradual increase in market interest rates, as measured economic growth persists.

We are maintaining overweight positions in CMBS and ABS. While we expect fundamental weakness to persist in the mortgage and consumer loan markets, we believe the securities we hold continue to offer compelling risk-adjusted returns. We expect the fund’s government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage positions to benefit from a relatively stable interest rate environment. We will continue to look for opportunities to take advantage of a flattening yield curve (a curve that shows the relationship between bond yields across the maturity spectrum) and will focus on income, rather than price appreciation. We believe GSEs will continue to offer modest yield advantages with strong credit quality.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

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

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20114

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 1/3/89)           
NAV      1.71      5.08      4.03
With 3.00% Maximum Sales Charge      -1.32         4.45         3.71   
   
Class B (Inception 9/27/93)           
NAV      1.04         4.31         3.28   
With CDSC1      -3.90         3.97         3.28   
   
Class C (Inception 12/30/94)           
NAV      0.96         4.31         3.29   
With CDSC1      -0.03         4.31         3.29   
   
Class Y (Inception 3/31/94)           
NAV      2.05         5.37         4.32   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index2      2.16         4.87         4.05   
Morningstar Short Gov’t Fund Avg.3      1.46         3.91         3.24   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors. The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.

 

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Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

Hybrid ARMs

    20.7   

Mortgage Related

    17.5   

Treasuries

    16.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    14.0   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    11.1   

Government Owned - No Guarantee

    10.2   

ABS Car Loan

    1.8   

ABS Credit Card

    0.6   

Government Guaranteed

    0.5   

ABS Student Loan

    0.2   

Government Sponsored

    0.2   

ABS Home Equity

    0.2   

Short-Term and Other

    6.7   
Effective Maturity   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

1 year or less

    19.6   

1-5 years

    62.7   

5-10 years

    17.7   

Average Effective Maturity

    3.0 years   

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio5     Net Expense  Ratio6  
A     0.97     0.85
B     1.72        1.60   
C     1.72        1.60   
Y     0.71        0.60   

 

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

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

 

2 Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes U.S. Treasury and agency securities with remaining maturities of one to five years.

 

3 Morningstar Short Gov’t Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

4 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

5 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

6 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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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 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 ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2011 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
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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 contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the funds’ prospectuses. 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 April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. 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. Therefore, the second line in the table of each fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,032.70        $4.43   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.71        $4.41   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,028.70        $8.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,016.95        $8.19   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,028.90        $8.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,016.95        $8.19   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,033.80        $3.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,022.01        $3.09   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.87%, 1.62%, 1.62% and 0.61% 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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LOOMIS SAYLES HIGH INCOME FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
   

EXPENSES PAID

DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011 – 9/30/2011

 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $893.40        $5.46   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,019.30        $5.82   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $890.20        $9.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.54        $9.60   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $892.00        $9.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.54        $9.60   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $896.30        $4.23   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.61        $4.51   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.15%, 1.90%, 1.90% and 0.89% 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).

 

LOOMIS SAYLES INTERNATIONAL BOND
FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
   

ENDING

ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011

    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,007.00        $5.53   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,019.55        $5.57   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,002.60        $9.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.79        $9.35   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,008.40        $4.28   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.81        $4.31   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.10%, 1.85% and 0.85% 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).

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,011.90        $4.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.81        $4.31   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,008.10        $8.05   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,017.05        $8.09   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,008.20        $8.05   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,017.05        $8.09   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,013.20        $3.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,022.06        $3.04   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.85%, 1.60%, 1.60% and 0.60% 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 EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement and, with respect to the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, its Advisory Administration Agreement (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 adviser ( the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser 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 Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares 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 Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (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 Adviser.

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 based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs

 

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showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group 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 peer group. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Adviser 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 2011. 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates.

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, but also the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Funds.

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 Adviser. 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 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 relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for

 

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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 underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that was reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (3) the Fund had a limited operating history.

The Trustees also considered the 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 Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.

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

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for 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 Adviser 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 fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation and to expend additional resources as the Funds grow in size. 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, 2010, all of the Funds in this report have expense caps in place. The Trustees noted that certain Funds had 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) the Fund’s advisory fee rate was only slightly above its peer group median and (2) 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.

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Adviser’s and its 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, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds and the overall profit margin of the Adviser compared to other investment managers.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the 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 Adviser 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 the Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund and the Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are subject to breakpoints in their respective advisory fees. The Trustees further noted that each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap or waiver. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the 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:

 

·  

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

 

·  

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 Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Funds.

 

·  

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

 

·  

so-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of

 

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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 an affiliated Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

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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, 2012.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 96.7% of Net Assets   
   ABS Car Loan — 2.2%   
$ 2,290,000       Ally Master Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A2, 2.150%, 1/15/2016    $ 2,325,483   
  570,000       AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-2, Class A3, 1.610%, 10/08/2015      573,852   
  780,000       AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-3, Class A3, 1.170%, 1/08/2016      780,764   
  2,410,000       AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-4, Class A3, 1.170%, 5/09/2016      2,406,085   
  1,240,000       Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-2A, Class A, 3.630%, 8/20/2014, 144A      1,281,606   
  1,300,000       Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2011-2A, Class A, 2.370%, 11/20/2014, 144A      1,325,708   
  388,677       Centre Point Funding LLC, Series 2010-1A, Class 1, 5.430%, 7/20/2016, 144A      410,397   
  1,775,000       DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A, 3.910%, 3/15/2016, 144A      1,804,662   
  790,000       Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2009-2A, Class A1, 4.260%, 3/25/2014, 144A      818,962   
     

 

 

 
        11,727,519   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Credit Card — 0.4%   
  1,580,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2009-D, Class A, 4.660%, 5/15/2017      1,672,191   
  500,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A, 3.960%, 4/15/2019      538,448   
     

 

 

 
        2,210,639   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Home Equity — 0.6%   
  603,844       Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 4.615%, 2/25/2035      568,429   
  2,470,692       Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 2A3, 5.500%, 11/25/2035      2,478,010   
     

 

 

 
        3,046,439   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Other — 0.3%   
  1,620,000       Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A, 1.850%, 11/20/2014, 144A      1,623,904   
     

 

 

 
   Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%   
  1,590,000       Bombardier, Inc., 7.500%, 3/15/2018, 144A      1,677,450   
  2,205,000       Oshkosh Corp., 8.250%, 3/01/2017      2,138,850   
     

 

 

 
        3,816,300   
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 0.2%   
  1,235,000       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, 4.750%, 1/12/2021      1,185,600   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 2.7%   
  4,580,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.000%, 5/15/2018      4,423,895   
  510,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.625%, 9/15/2015      513,017   
  1,070,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.625%, 8/15/2017      1,114,199   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Automotive — continued   
$ 880,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013    $ 924,103   
  1,830,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 4/15/2015      1,921,500   
  660,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016      720,199   
  1,745,000       General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.750%, 6/01/2018, 144A      1,710,100   
  1,480,000       Kia Motors Corp., 3.625%, 6/14/2016, 144A      1,472,175   
  1,155,000       Lear Corp., 7.875%, 3/15/2018      1,189,650   
     

 

 

 
        13,988,838   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 3.9%   
  1,365,000       Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 6.400%, 10/02/2017      1,549,822   
  605,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 5/15/2018      648,925   
  2,910,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.500%, 8/19/2013      3,062,181   
  625,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.300%, 2/14/2012      632,762   
  2,265,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037      2,071,893   
  1,880,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.000%, 1/15/2018      2,093,628   
  2,765,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN, 6.875%, 4/25/2018      2,765,993   
  960,000       Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014      912,306   
  1,015,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/2015      1,006,919   
  3,420,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.750%, 1/25/2021      3,146,629   
  2,390,000       Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), 4.875%, 3/16/2015      2,340,083   
     

 

 

 
        20,231,141   
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials — 0.9%   
  1,915,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036      1,984,170   
  1,480,000       USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016      1,084,100   
  1,545,000       Vulcan Materials Co., 6.500%, 12/01/2016      1,424,128   
     

 

 

 
        4,492,398   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.2%   
  2,265,000       Braskem America Finance Co., 7.125%, 7/22/2041, 144A      2,066,812   
  2,060,000       Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A      2,599,180   
  1,330,000       RPM International, Inc., 6.125%, 10/15/2019      1,436,310   
     

 

 

 
        6,102,302   
     

 

 

 
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%   
  1,628,660       Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2005-B, Class 3A1, 0.461%, 4/20/2035(b)      1,146,412   
  797,544       Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2007-A1, Class 2A3, 2.755%, 2/25/2037(b)      715,216   
     

 

 

 
        1,861,628   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.0%   
  794,982       Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2007-2, Class A2, 5.634%, 4/10/2049
     805,809   
  2,680,000       Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,
Series 2007-5, Class A4, 5.492%, 2/10/2051
     2,799,043   
  405,865       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2005-PW10, Class A2, 5.270%, 12/11/2040      405,265   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued   
$ 3,810,000       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4,
5.331%, 2/11/2044
   $ 3,930,388   
  975,168       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A2,
5.663%, 6/11/2040(b)
     995,032   
  690,000       Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C6, Class A4,
5.697%, 12/10/2049(b)
     743,285   
  1,000,000       Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C7, Class A4,
6.072%, 12/10/2049(b)
     1,089,399   
  264,142       Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-CD2, Class A2, 5.408%, 1/15/2046
     263,856   
  1,895,000       Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4,
Class A4, 5.322%, 12/11/2049
     1,953,368   
  5,060,000       Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4,
5.714%, 6/15/2039(b)
     5,269,403   
  1,155,000       Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4,
5.695%, 9/15/2040
     1,230,554   
  1,835,000       CW Capital Cobalt Ltd., Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.484%, 4/15/2047      1,944,428   
  1,168,813       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2,
5.117%, 4/10/2037
     1,172,960   
  425,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A4,
5.877%, 7/10/2038(b)
     457,607   
  3,820,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,
5.736%, 12/10/2049
     3,965,515   
  3,319,000       GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG6, Class A4,
5.553%, 4/10/2038
     3,523,022   
  1,140,000       GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A4,
5.560%, 11/10/2039
     1,204,706   
  3,625,000       GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2007-GG10, Class A4,
5.790%, 8/10/2045(b)
     3,766,067   
  1,375,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP7, Class A4, 5.878%, 4/15/2045(b)
     1,511,379   
  3,000,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3, 5.336%, 5/15/2047
     3,097,830   
  2,650,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-CB18, Class A4, 5.440%, 6/12/2047
     2,752,277   
  1,027,565       LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A3,
4.647%, 7/15/2030
     1,033,048   
  1,920,000       LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A3,
5.430%, 2/15/2040
     1,971,806   
  1,540,000       Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.485%, 3/12/2051
     1,579,902   
  2,930,000       Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4, 5.692%, 4/15/2049      3,037,475   
  305,000       Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-T27, Class A4, 5.641%, 6/11/2042(b)      340,722   
  1,175,000       Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2008-T29, Class A4, 6.279%, 1/11/2043(b)      1,358,777   
  2,070,000       Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4,
5.308%, 11/15/2048
     2,204,583   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued   
$ 3,090,000       Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A5,
5.342%, 12/15/2043
   $ 3,149,999   
     

 

 

 
        57,557,505   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.4%   
  370,000       Expedia, Inc., 5.950%, 8/15/2020      371,788   
  1,475,000       Service Corp. International, 7.000%, 5/15/2019      1,489,750   
     

 

 

 
        1,861,538   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 0.7%   
  3,840,000       Whirlpool Corp., MTN, 4.850%, 6/15/2021      3,857,994   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing — 0.8%   
  1,200,000       Crane Co., 6.550%, 11/15/2036      1,335,221   
  770,000       Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 6.750%, 3/03/2021, 144A      689,150   
  2,320,000       Votorantim Cimentos S.A., 7.250%, 4/05/2041, 144A      2,169,200   
     

 

 

 
        4,193,571   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 1.1%   
  215,000       Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 6.375%, 10/21/2016, 144A      220,913   
  1,440,000       Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 8.500%, 4/22/2015, 144A      1,533,600   
  1,115,000       Enersis S.A., 7.375%, 1/15/2014      1,215,013   
  720,000       Ipalco Enterprises, Inc., 5.000%, 5/01/2018, 144A      658,800   
  1,845,000       TransAlta Corp., 4.750%, 1/15/2015      1,959,951   
     

 

 

 
        5,588,277   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%   
  2,475,000       Nabors Industries, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/2021, 144A      2,429,727   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage — 0.8%   
  760,000       Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 4.500%, 4/01/2018      825,456   
  1,445,000       Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 4.100%, 3/15/2016      1,484,091   
  775,000       Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV, 5.625%, 4/14/2018, 144A      755,625   
  1,068,000       Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.000%, 7/15/2014      1,212,180   
     

 

 

 
        4,277,352   
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned - No Guarantee — 1.7%   
  2,440,000       Korea Development Bank, 4.000%, 9/09/2016      2,413,284   
  1,495,000       Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.750%, 1/27/2041      1,547,325   
  2,535,000       Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.875%, 1/20/2040      2,674,425   
  1,860,000       Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 6/10/2019, 144A      2,264,550   
     

 

 

 
        8,899,584   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 0.9%   
  2,420,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 2/15/2022      2,232,450   
  575,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023      517,500   
  670,000       Medco Health Solutions, 7.250%, 8/15/2013      733,225   
  960,000       Omnicare, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2020      979,200   
     

 

 

 
        4,462,375   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Hybrid ARMs — 0.1%   
$ 447,783       FHLMC, 6.017%, 11/01/2036(b)    $ 483,331   
  240,938       FNMA, 5.932%, 2/01/2037(b)      257,460   
     

 

 

 
        740,791   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 1.4%   
  1,560,000       Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.950%, 9/15/2016      1,706,326   
  1,865,000       Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/15/2017      2,092,202   
  1,655,000       Denbury Resources, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/2021      1,605,350   
  1,680,000       Newfield Exploration Co., 5.750%, 1/30/2022      1,661,100   
  415,000       SM Energy Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2019, 144A      412,925   
     

 

 

 
        7,477,903   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other — 1.0%   
  1,360,000       Briggs & Stratton Corp., 6.875%, 12/15/2020      1,373,600   
  1,865,000       Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 5.750%, 9/11/2019, 144A      2,002,688   
  1,570,000       Timken Co. (The), 6.000%, 9/15/2014      1,736,426   
     

 

 

 
        5,112,714   
     

 

 

 
   Media Cable — 0.8%   
  1,175,000       Cablevision Systems Corp., 7.750%, 4/15/2018      1,186,750   
  1,060,000       Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.000%, 4/15/2020      1,078,550   
  410,000       Cox Communications, Inc., 5.450%, 12/15/2014      453,978   
  1,330,000       Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.250%, 4/01/2019      1,665,459   
     

 

 

 
        4,384,737   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.7%   
  1,375,000       Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2017, 144A      1,378,437   
  955,000       Myriad International Holding BV, 6.375%, 7/28/2017, 144A      990,813   
  1,310,000       RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.250%, 5/15/2018      1,183,912   
     

 

 

 
        3,553,162   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.9%   
  1,225,000       Alcoa, Inc., 6.150%, 8/15/2020      1,240,902   
  525,000       APERAM, 7.375%, 4/01/2016, 144A      462,000   
  2,390,000       ArcelorMittal, 6.750%, 3/01/2041      2,065,447   
  400,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037      308,000   
  555,000       United States Steel Corp., 7.375%, 4/01/2020      499,500   
     

 

 

 
        4,575,849   
     

 

 

 
   Mortgage Related — 17.2%   
  10,682,085       FHLMC, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2041(c)      11,201,164   
  11,194,437       FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2034 to 2041(c)      11,857,902   
  8,986,428       FHLMC, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2040(c)      9,660,553   
  15,284,617       FHLMC, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2040(c)      16,586,764   
  83,384       FHLMC, 6.000%, 6/01/2035      92,444   
  321,100       FNMA, 4.000%, 6/01/2019      341,702   
  9,689,196       FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2039 to 2041(c)      10,301,805   
  2,336,588       FNMA, 5.000%, 8/01/2039      2,516,164   
  16,346,937       FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2039(c)      17,790,090   
  3,427,926       FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2016 to 2039(c)      3,804,871   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Mortgage Related — continued   
$ 191,862       FNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2036(c)    $ 215,920   
  112,655       FNMA, 7.000%, with various maturities in 2030(c)      129,768   
  129,580       FNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2024 to 2032(c)      151,481   
  701,555       GNMA, 5.000%, 4/15/2038      771,211   
  2,934,299       GNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2038 to 2039(c)      3,244,329   
  431,178       GNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2038(c)      482,399   
  285,024       GNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2028 to 2032(c)      329,611   
  177,969       GNMA, 7.000%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2029(c)      206,148   
  64,350       GNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2030(c)      75,071   
  29,289       GNMA, 8.000%, 11/15/2029      34,773   
  73,666       GNMA, 8.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2023(c)      83,022   
  12,251       GNMA, 9.000%, with various maturities in 2016(c)      12,743   
  21,171       GNMA, 11.500%, with various maturities from 2013 to 2015(c)      21,358   
     

 

 

 
        89,911,293   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer — 1.4%   
  735,000       HSBC Finance Corp., 7.000%, 5/15/2012      756,699   
  325,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014      313,600   
  4,370,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 6.250%, 1/25/2016      4,289,303   
  350,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013      342,607   
  30,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015      27,977   
  120,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018      105,460   
  55,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013      55,002   
  35,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014      34,445   
  420,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033      334,444   
  1,135,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018      1,180,591   
     

 

 

 
        7,440,128   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 3.7%   
  1,740,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.250%, 12/01/2017      1,515,731   
  1,211,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031      1,062,652   
  2,480,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.300%, 2/12/2015      2,452,100   
  2,070,000       GATX Corp., 4.750%, 5/15/2015      2,193,186   
  6,045,000       General Electric Capital Corp., 2.250%, 11/09/2015      5,975,313   
  1,595,000       General Electric Capital Corp., 5.300%, 2/11/2021      1,654,655   
  3,080,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 5.750%, 5/15/2016      2,737,547   
  670,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.250%, 5/15/2019      582,359   
  205,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.375%, 3/25/2013      199,363   
  40,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.550%, 9/05/2012      39,350   
  200,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/20/2013      192,000   
  830,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.650%, 6/01/2014      769,825   
     

 

 

 
        19,374,081   
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services — 2.3%   
  2,665,000       Pan American Energy LLC, 7.875%, 5/07/2021, 144A      2,668,198   
  2,290,000       Parker Drilling Co., 9.125%, 4/01/2018      2,312,900   
  1,780,000       Rowan Cos., Inc., 5.000%, 9/01/2017      1,844,493   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Oil Field Services — continued   
$ 4,805,000       Transocean, Inc., 4.950%, 11/15/2015    $ 5,060,419   
     

 

 

 
        11,886,010   
     

 

 

 
   Packaging — 0.2%   
  1,145,000       Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., 7.875%, 8/15/2019, 144A      1,104,925   
     

 

 

 
   Paper — 1.3%   
  1,595,000       Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., 5.000%, 1/21/2021      1,603,482   
  1,410,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025      1,573,240   
  1,860,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029      2,150,904   
  735,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024      862,878   
  365,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031      455,557   
     

 

 

 
        6,646,061   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%   
  600,000       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.750%, 10/01/2017, 144A      552,750   
  2,810,000       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.875%, 12/01/2018, 144A      2,543,050   
  525,000       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 7.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A      460,687   
     

 

 

 
        3,556,487   
     

 

 

 
   Pipelines — 1.6%   
  3,895,000       Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.050%, 6/01/2041      3,641,112   
  3,190,000       Kinder Morgan Finance Co. LLC, 6.000%, 1/15/2018, 144A      3,158,100   
  1,255,000       ONEOK Partners LP, 8.625%, 3/01/2019      1,616,521   
     

 

 

 
        8,415,733   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.7%   
  1,175,000       Willis Group Holdings PLC, 4.125%, 3/15/2016      1,194,404   
  1,775,000       Willis North America, Inc., 6.200%, 3/28/2017      1,938,277   
  555,000       Willis North America, Inc., 7.000%, 9/29/2019      642,028   
     

 

 

 
        3,774,709   
     

 

 

 
   Railroads — 0.1%   
  555,000       Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.950%, 9/15/2041      588,899   
     

 

 

 
   Refining — 0.6%   
  2,670,000       Coffeyville Resources LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., 10.875%, 4/01/2017, 144A      2,977,050   
     

 

 

 
   Sovereigns — 4.6%   
  2,583,000(††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 7.750%, 12/14/2017, (MXN)      20,703,969   
  3,018,000       Mexico Government International Bond, Series A, MTN, 6.050%, 1/11/2040      3,410,340   
     

 

 

 
        24,114,309   
     

 

 

 
   Supranational — 0.1%   
  6,990,000       International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
6.500%, 9/11/2013, (MXN)
     526,577   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 2.1%   
  2,535,000       Amphenol Corp., 4.750%, 11/15/2014      2,687,607   
  1,405,000       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018      1,429,588   
  495,000       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2020      505,519   
  1,425,000       Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 7/01/2037      1,682,597   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Technology — continued   
$ 2,615,000       Fiserv, Inc., 3.125%, 10/01/2015    $ 2,661,918   
  69,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037      82,064   
  340,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2025      398,153   
  985,000       National Semiconductor Corp., 3.950%, 4/15/2015      1,055,393   
  279,000       Xerox Corp., 5.500%, 5/15/2012      286,724   
     

 

 

 
        10,789,563   
     

 

 

 
   Textile — 0.4%   
  475,000       Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2020      460,750   
  1,715,000       Hanesbrands, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2016      1,813,613   
     

 

 

 
        2,274,363   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 0.7%   
  3,020,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037      3,390,823   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 0.1%   
  585,000       Erac USA Finance Co., 5.250%, 10/01/2020, 144A      640,773   
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries — 15.3%   
  8,640,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.750%, 8/15/2041      10,058,861   
  3,875,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.875%, 8/15/2040      4,603,984   
  3,005,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, 5/15/2040      3,868,006   
  2,290,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, 5/15/2041      2,958,405   
  1,665,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.750%, 2/15/2041      2,275,066   
  1,020,000       U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.375%, 2/15/2031      1,434,853   
  660,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250%, 7/31/2018      696,506   
  13,550,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 11/15/2020      14,490,031   
  3,685,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 3.125%, 1/31/2017      4,082,287   
  8,975,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 3.125%, 5/15/2021      9,961,532   
  5,275,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 8/15/2019      6,074,490   
  16,690,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 2/15/2021(d)      19,280,856   
     

 

 

 
        79,784,877   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 3.1%   
  1,070,000       American Tower Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2015      1,134,548   
  2,615,000       CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp., 7.750%, 5/01/2017, 144A      2,784,975   
  15,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C, 5.950%, 3/15/2014      14,063   
  10,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015      9,475   
  895,000       NII Capital Corp., 7.625%, 4/01/2021      888,287   
  2,325,000       SK Telecom Co. Ltd., 6.625%, 7/20/2027, 144A      2,819,800   
  5,635,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      4,212,162   
  1,959,000       Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 5.500%, 10/23/2020, 144A      1,861,050   
  100,000       True Move Co. Ltd., 10.375%, 8/01/2014, 144A      106,000   
  2,335,000       True Move Co. Ltd., 10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A      2,475,100   
     

 

 

 
        16,305,460   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 4.2%   
  3,610,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A      3,032,400   
  2,445,000       eAccess Ltd., 8.250%, 4/01/2018, 144A      2,237,175   
  4,778,000       Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036      4,483,169   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Wirelines — continued   
$ 2,175,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 4/15/2015    $ 2,180,437   
  1,575,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/2027      1,362,375   
  450,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 8.250%, 4/15/2017      436,500   
  415,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 9.000%, 8/15/2031      353,788   
  1,745,000       Qwest Corp., 6.750%, 12/01/2021      1,705,737   
  775,000       Qwest Corp., 8.875%, 3/15/2012      801,156   
  5,290,000       Windstream Corp., 7.500%, 4/01/2023      4,932,925   
  515,000       Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 9/01/2018      518,863   
     

 

 

 
        22,044,525   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $491,578,694)
     504,806,433   
     

 

 

 
Shares                
  Preferred Stocks — 0.3%   
   Non-Captive Consumer — 0.0%   
  5,510       SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970%      231,916   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 0.3%   
  68,182       Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, (fixed rate to 5/15/2016, variable rate thereafter),
8.500%
     1,189,776   
  532       Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A      319,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,508,976   
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $2,068,801)
     1,740,892   
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount (‡)
               
  Short-Term Investments — 3.5%   
$ 18,140,121       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $18,140,121 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $18,480,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.600% due 8/23/2013 valued at $18,503,261 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $18,140,121)      18,140,121   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.5%
(Identified Cost $511,787,616)(a)
     524,687,446   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)%      (2,784,830
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 521,902,616   
     

 

 

 
     
  (‡)       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.   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
     
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $512,605,572 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    $ 21,061,671   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (8,979,797
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 12,081,874   
     

 

 

 
     
  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.       
  (d)       All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts.    
  
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $62,500,617 or 12.0% of net assets.      
  
  ABS       Asset-Backed Securities   
  ARMs       Adjustable Rate Mortgages   
  FHLMC       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   
  FNMA       Federal National Mortgage Association   
  GNMA       Government National Mortgage Association   
  MTN       Medium Term Note   
     
  MXN       Mexican Peso   

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract

to

Buy/Sell

  

Delivery

Date

     Currency    Units      Notional
Value
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Sell1      12/21/2011       Euro      20,475,000       $ 27,422,369       $ 628,790   
              

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Credit Suisse.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Mortgage Related      17.2
Treasuries      15.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     11.0   
Sovereigns      4.6   
Wirelines      4.2   
Non-Captive Diversified      4.0   
Banking      3.9   
Wireless      3.1   
Automotive      2.7   
Oil Field Services      2.3   
ABS Car Loan      2.2   
Technology      2.1   
Other Investments, less than 2% each      24.4   
Short-Term Investments      3.5   
  

 

 

 
Total Investments      100.5   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     (0.5
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 84.6% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 68.5%   
   ABS Car Loan — 0.3%   
$ 350,000       DSC Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class B,
8.110%, 3/15/2016, 144A
   $ 356,359   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Home Equity — 2.2%   
  200,000       Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-R11, Class M1,
0.685%, 1/25/2036(b)
     118,119   
  600,000       Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-R7, Class M2,
0.735%, 9/25/2035(b)
     284,213   
  523,564       Argent Securities, Inc., Series 2003-W3, Class M2, 2.935%, 9/25/2033(b)      351,264   
  146,779       Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 4A1, 0.505%, 4/25/2035(b)      83,274   
  576,797       GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2006-20, Class 1A1, 0.305%, 12/25/2046(b)      241,150   
  87,200       GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-14, Class 3A1, 3.039%, 12/25/2034(b)      59,699   
  479,962       MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1A4,
6.500%, 11/25/2037
     397,933   
  200,000       New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class M3,
0.755%, 3/25/2035(b)
     128,264   
  300,000       New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class M2,
0.685%, 6/25/2035(b)
     179,032   
  158,504       New York Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class 2A2, 2.789%, 5/25/2036(b)      128,829   
  575,000       Park Place Securities, Inc., Series 2005-WCW2, Class M1,
0.735%, 7/25/2035(b)
     339,173   
  199,738       Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2004-3, Class M2,
0.885%, 12/26/2034(b)
     148,154   
  154,288       WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA3, Class 2A1A,
1.002%, 4/25/2047(b)
     102,632   
     

 

 

 
        2,561,736   
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 0.3%   
  28,291       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-4, Class B,
6.900%, 7/02/2018
     27,442   
  198,446       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017
     194,477   
  175,149       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
6.903%, 4/19/2022
     162,888   
     

 

 

 
        384,807   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 3.7%   
  2,210,000,000       Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN, 3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)      1,881,308   
  12,176,250,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/17/2011, 144A, (IDR)      1,358,365   
  900,000       Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)      863,169   
  200,000       Societe Generale S.A., MTN, 5.200%, 4/15/2021, 144A      173,655   
     

 

 

 
        4,276,497   
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials — 3.0%   
  50,000       Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032      44,284   
  345,000       Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029      338,424   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Building Materials — continued   
$ 845,000       Masonite International Corp., 8.250%, 4/15/2021, 144A    $ 762,613   
  2,955,000       USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016      2,164,537   
  100,000       USG Corp., 8.375%, 10/15/2018, 144A      83,500   
  75,000       USG Corp., 9.750%, 1/15/2018      60,281   
     

 

 

 
        3,453,639   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.1%   
  1,085,000       Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029      802,900   
  730,000       Reichhold Industries, Inc., 9.000%, 8/15/2014, 144A(c)      496,400   
     

 

 

 
        1,299,300   
     

 

 

 
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 5.0%   
  360,538       Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-10, Class 5A1,
0.495%, 1/25/2036(b)
     206,600   
  163,940       American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 3A,
2.298%, 10/25/2034(b)
     120,251   
  370,263       American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 4A1,
2.037%, 9/25/2045(b)
     286,756   
  403,710       American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2006-1, Class 11A1,
0.375%, 3/25/2046(b)
     240,336   
  84,393       Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-A, Class 2A1,
2.883%, 2/25/2035(b)
     70,729   
  225,061       Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-38, Class A3,
0.585%, 9/25/2035(b)
     134,133   
  325,218       GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR7, Class 2A1, 2.740%, 11/25/2035(b)      285,871   
  640,720       Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR14, Class 2A1A,
0.535%, 7/25/2035(b)
     390,189   
  191,694       Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 4A1,
4.730%, 4/25/2035(b)
     139,029   
  335,882       Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR35, Class 1A1,
5.433%, 2/25/2036(b)
     215,313   
  601,400       Lehman Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 1A6, 0.735%, 1/25/2036(b)      343,675   
  647,266       Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-10H, Class 1A11, 0.355%, 7/25/2037(b)(d)      257,100   
  536,606       Luminent Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2006-6, Class A1,
0.435%, 10/25/2046(b)
     325,353   
  407,383       MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 3A1,
2.612%, 3/25/2035(b)
     252,603   
  279,409       MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 5A1,
2.612%, 3/25/2035(b)
     232,803   
  699,913       MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2007-1, Class I2A1,
0.395%, 1/25/2047(b)
     378,914   
  671,186       Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset, Series 2007-F1, Class 2A7,
6.000%, 3/25/2037
     418,039   
  694,767       Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QO7, Class 1A1,
1.042%, 9/25/2046(b)
     282,494   
  633,946       Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QS6, Class 1A16,
6.000%, 6/25/2036
     399,389   
  282,975       Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 1A1, 0.441%, 6/20/2036(b)      196,167   

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued   
$ 497,519       Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR6, Class 2A, 1.202%, 8/25/2046(b)    $ 224,663   
  689,135       Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OC1, Class A1, 0.475%, 1/25/2047(b)      252,797   
     

 

 

 
        5,653,204   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5%   
  537,887       GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 2A1,
2.867%, 6/19/2035(b)
     454,334   
  1,690,000       GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-GG10, Class AM,
5.790%, 8/10/2045(b)
     1,229,697   
     

 

 

 
        1,684,031   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.7%   
  1,035,000       ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027      843,525   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 0.2%   
  275,000       Visant Corp., 10.000%, 10/01/2017      254,375   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 2.2%   
  20,078       AES Red Oak LLC, Series A, 8.540%, 11/30/2019      20,580   
  375,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018      219,375   
  180,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026      100,800   
  815,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019      493,075   
  1,055,000       Edison Mission Energy, 7.625%, 5/15/2027      580,250   
  140,000       NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)(e)      50,400   
  515,000       Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc.,
11.500%, 10/01/2020, 144A
     412,000   
  195,000       TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014      119,925   
  1,015,000       TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024      385,700   
  370,000       TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034      136,900   
     

 

 

 
        2,519,005   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage — 0.6%   
  400,000       Marfrig Holding Europe BV, 8.375%, 5/09/2018, 144A      252,000   
  700,000       Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A      448,000   
     

 

 

 
        700,000   
     

 

 

 
   Gaming — 1.1%   
  2,045,000       Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 10.000%, 12/15/2018      1,216,775   
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 1.2%   
  900,000       DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A      819,000   
  4,800,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)      510,908   
     

 

 

 
        1,329,908   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 3.4%   
  1,185,000       CDRT Merger Sub, Inc., 8.125%, 6/01/2019, 144A      1,096,125   
  35,000       HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027      29,225   
  630,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023      567,000   
  465,000       HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025      418,500   
  480,000       HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024      459,600   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Healthcare — continued   
$ 750,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025    $ 671,250   
  345,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036      298,425   
  425,000       Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.250%, 6/01/2019, 144A      324,594   
     

 

 

 
        3,864,719   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 5.8%   
  305,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.625%, 10/15/2016      228,750   
  2,580,000       KB Home, 7.250%, 6/15/2018      2,025,300   
  1,850,000       Lennar Corp., 6.950%, 6/01/2018      1,646,500   
  3,135,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035      2,100,450   
  495,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033      344,025   
  380,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 7.875%, 6/15/2032      304,000   
     

 

 

 
        6,649,025   
     

 

 

 
   Hybrid ARMs — 0.2%   
  414,610       Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 3A3, 3.030%, 4/25/2035(b)      183,368   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 0.5%   
  785,000       Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.500%, 8/01/2019, 144A      604,450   
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance — 0.7%   
  860,000       American International Group, Inc., (fixed rate to 5/15/2038, variable rate thereafter), 8.175%, 5/15/2068      758,950   
     

 

 

 
   Lodging — 0.2%   
  180,000       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.500%, 10/15/2027      169,200   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.6%   
  180,000       Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2013      160,200   
  645,000       Intelsat S.A., 11.250%, 2/04/2017      559,537   
     

 

 

 
        719,737   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.7%   
  780,000       Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A      604,500   
  35,000       Essar Steel Algoma, Inc., 9.375%, 3/15/2015, 144A      30,975   
  190,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037      146,300   
     

 

 

 
        781,775   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer — 3.5%   
  1,290,000       Residential Capital LLC, 9.625%, 5/15/2015      999,750   
  715,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033      569,351   
  1,920,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN, 5.750%, 9/15/2016      1,401,600   
  1,400,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017      1,008,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,978,701   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 0.1%   
  80,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      61,600   
  10,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016      7,900   
  15,000       iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013      13,013   
     

 

 

 
        82,513   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Oil Field Services — 0.2%   
$ 200,000       OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A., 8.500%, 6/01/2018, 144A    $ 179,000   
     

 

 

 
   Packaging — 0.2%   
  300,000       Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., 8.250%, 2/15/2021, 144A      237,000   
     

 

 

 
   Refining — 0.5%   
  745,000       Petroplus Finance Ltd., 7.000%, 5/01/2017, 144A      603,450   
     

 

 

 
   Retailers — 1.4%   
  385,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026      365,750   
  205,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2027      189,625   
  1,285,000       Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018      1,092,250   
     

 

 

 
        1,647,625   
     

 

 

 
   Sovereigns — 3.2%   
  301,500(††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)      2,406,371   
  2,250,000       Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)      1,256,482   
     

 

 

 
        3,662,853   
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets — 1.4%   
  315,000       American Stores Co., 8.000%, 6/01/2026      267,750   
  955,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026      783,100   
  735,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028      510,825   
     

 

 

 
        1,561,675   
     

 

 

 
   Supranational — 3.2%   
  2,000,000       European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN,
9.250%, 9/10/2012, (BRL)
     1,077,835   
  24,630,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 8/20/2015, (IDR)      1,983,850   
  700,000,000       International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EMTN,
2.300%, 2/26/2013, (KRW)
     604,423   
     

 

 

 
        3,666,108   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 3.1%   
  1,090,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029      904,700   
  1,930,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028      1,601,900   
  1,040,000       First Data Corp., 8.250%, 1/15/2021, 144A      821,600   
  225,000       Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/2019      220,500   
     

 

 

 
        3,548,700   
     

 

 

 
   Textile — 1.6%   
  2,550,000       Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034      1,797,750   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 0.5%   
  275,000       APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)      176,000   
  640,000       Overseas Shipholding Group, 7.500%, 2/15/2024      427,200   
     

 

 

 
        603,200   
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries — 7.1%   
  2,380,000       Canadian Government Bond, 1.750%, 3/01/2013, (CAD)(f)      2,299,281   
  60,199       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)      23,881   
  55,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.500%, 9/20/2037, (EUR)      22,997   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Treasuries — continued   
  50,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)    $ 27,508   
  2,240,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)      945,628   
  150,000       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)      169,737   
  375,000       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)      413,536   
  930,000       Ireland Government Bond, 5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)      1,031,661   
  10,000,000       Philippine Government International Bond, 4.950%, 1/15/2021, (PHP)      218,982   
  120,000,000       Philippine Government International Bond, 6.250%, 1/14/2036, (PHP)      2,598,422   
  50,000       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)      38,739   
  400,000       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.950%, 10/25/2023, (EUR)      316,181   
     

 

 

 
        8,106,553   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 3.6%   
  1,595,000       Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance Inc.,
12.000%, 12/01/2015, 144A
     1,351,762   
  3,736,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      2,792,660   
  20,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032      17,375   
     

 

 

 
        4,161,797   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 3.7%   
  120,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A      100,800   
  900,000       Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd., 11.500%, 5/07/2015, 144A      567,000   
  130,000       Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, 12/01/2028      98,150   
  665,000       Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.750%, 3/15/2018      590,187   
  605,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 9.000%, 8/15/2031      515,763   
  1,910,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017      1,759,587   
  320,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014      316,000   
  50,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN, 4.500%, 6/16/2025, (EUR)      43,542   
  250,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN, 5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)      249,528   
  25,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034      20,452   
  15,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033      12,833   
     

 

 

 
        4,273,842   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $86,720,296)
     78,375,152   
     

 

 

 
     
  Convertible Bonds — 16.1%   
   Airlines — 0.1%   
  125,000       AMR Corp., 6.250%, 10/15/2014      73,906   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 2.7%   
  1,165,000       ArvinMeritor, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 2/15/2019), 4.000%, 2/15/2027(g)      793,656   
  1,760,000       Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/2016      2,285,800   
     

 

 

 
        3,079,456   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing — 2.0%   
  1,230,000       Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A      1,107,000   
  1,325,000       Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036      1,190,844   
     

 

 

 
        2,297,844   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Healthcare — 1.8%   
$ 1,560,000       Hologic, Inc., 2.000% (accretes to principal after 12/15/2013), 12/15/2037(g)    $ 1,460,550   
  35,000       Hologic, Inc., 2.000% (accretes to principal after 12/15/2016), 12/15/2037(g)      36,181   
  515,000       Omnicare, Inc., 3.750%, 12/15/2025      576,157   
     

 

 

 
        2,072,888   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 0.1%   
  70,000       Lennar Corp., 2.000%, 12/01/2020, 144A      65,625   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 1.1%   
  1,300,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.500%, 5/15/2037      1,238,250   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.3%   
  210,000       Peabody Energy Corp., 4.750%, 12/15/2066      217,350   
  165,000       Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2014      169,744   
     

 

 

 
        387,094   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%   
  895,000       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.350%, 10/01/2015      1,027,013   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 7.0%   
  15,000       Ciena Corp., 0.250%, 5/01/2013      14,306   
  4,155,000       Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/2017      3,033,150   
  145,000       Ciena Corp., 3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A      128,506   
  40,000       Ciena Corp., 4.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A      38,350   
  3,925,000       Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035      3,978,969   
  595,000       Micron Technology, Inc., 1.875%, 6/01/2014      555,581   
  225,000       Micron Technology, Inc., Series B, 1.875%, 8/01/2031, 144A      172,125   
  80,000       SanDisk Corp., 1.500%, 8/15/2017      83,500   
     

 

 

 
        8,004,487   
     

 

 

 
   Textile — 0.1%   
  150,000       Iconix Brand Group, Inc., 2.500%, 6/01/2016, 144A      139,875   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $18,267,574)
     18,386,438   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $104,987,870)
     96,761,590   
     

 

 

 
     
  Senior Loans — 0.7%   
   Media Non-Cable — 0.2%   
  343,538       SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 11.000%, 12/31/2015(b)      149,954   
  224,012       Tribune Company, Term Loan X, 5.000%, 6/04/2009(b)(h)(i)      116,067   
     

 

 

 
        266,021   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 0.0%   
  17,815       Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(b)(j)
     17,743   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 0.5%   
  370,146       FairPoint Communications, Inc., New Term Loan B, 6.500%, 1/22/2016(b)      290,565   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Wirelines — continued   
$ 250,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., Add on Term Loan, 11.500%, 3/13/2014(b)    $ 260,000   
     

 

 

 
        550,565   
     

 

 

 
   Total Senior Loans
(Identified Cost $1,314,727)
     834,329   
     

 

 

 
     
Shares                
  Preferred Stocks — 5.5%   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks — 4.3%   
   Automotive — 1.3%   
  41,200       General Motors Co., Series B, 4.750%      1,445,296   
  1,000       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.875%      38,950   
     

 

 

 
        1,484,246   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 0.0%   
  25       Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%      19,150   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery — 0.1%   
  3,500       United Rentals Trust I, 6.500%      140,000   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 2.1%   
  55,115       Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%      2,314,830   
     

 

 

 
   Pipelines — 0.8%   
  20,675       El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%      924,586   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $5,263,316)
     4,882,812   
     

 

 

 
     
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stock — 1.2%   
   Non-Captive Diversified — 1.2%   
  78,785       Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, (fixed rate to 5/15/2016, variable rate thereafter),
8.500%
(Identified Cost $2,043,470)
     1,374,798   
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $7,306,786)
     6,257,610   
     

 

 

 
     
  Common Stocks — 2.8%   
   Automobiles — 0.5%   
  53,720       Ford Motor Co.(e)      519,472   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 0.0%   
  1,087       Ashland, Inc.      47,980   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%   
  14,623       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(e)      62,879   
  593       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(e)      8,266   
     

 

 

 
        71,145   
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 0.2%   
  46,500       KB Home      272,490   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Media — 0.0%   
  388       Dex One Corp.(e)    $ 218   
  1,835       SuperMedia, Inc.(e)      2,844   
     

 

 

 
        3,062   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%   
  35,176       El Paso Corp.      614,877   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%   
  6,875       Merck & Co., Inc.      224,881   
  39,928       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.      1,482,128   
     

 

 

 
        1,707,009   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $3,156,125)
     3,236,035   
     

 

 

 
     
  Warrants — 0.0%   
  10,023       FairPoint Communications, Inc., Expiration on 1/24/2018(c)(e)(k)
(Identified Cost $0)
       
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount (‡)
               
  Short-Term Investments — 3.4%   
$ 15,673       Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $15,673 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $20,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 5/15/2013 valued at $20,459 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      15,673   
  3,865,789       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011, at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,865,789 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $3,830,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% due 12/31/2013 valued at $3,944,900 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      3,865,789   
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $3,881,462)
     3,881,462   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 97.0%
(Identified Cost $120,646,970)(a)
     110,971,026   
   Other assets less liabilities — 3.0%      3,474,283   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 114,445,309   
     

 

 

 
  (‡)       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:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $121,320,283 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    $ 5,075,414   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (15,424,671
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (10,349,257
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       Illiquid security. At September 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $722,800 or 0.6% of net assets.   
  (d)       The issuer has made partial payment with respect to interest and/or principal. Income is not being accrued.   
  (e)       Non-income producing security.   
  (f)       All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts.   
  (g)       Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.   
  (h)       The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.   
  (i)       Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.   
  (j)       All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (k)       Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $0.   
     
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $13,845,537 or 12.1% of net assets.   
  ABS       Asset-Backed Securities   
  ARMs       Adjustable Rate Mortgages   
  EMTN       Euro Medium Term Note   
  GMTN       Global Medium Term Note   
  MTN       Medium Term Note   
     
  AUD       Australian Dollar   
  BRL       Brazilian Real   
  CAD       Canadian Dollar   
  EUR       Euro   
  IDR       Indonesian Rupiah   
  KRW       South Korean Won   
  MXN       Mexican Peso   
  PHP       Philippine Peso   

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract

to

Buy/Sell1

  

Delivery

Date

     Currency    Units      Notional
Value
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Buy      10/31/2011       Euro      300,000       $ 401,844       $ (11,340
Sell      10/31/2011       Euro      2,670,000         3,576,411         243,595   
              

 

 

 
Total                $ 232,255   
              

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Barclays.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles High Income Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Technology

     10.1

Treasuries

     7.1   

Home Construction

     5.9   

Healthcare

     5.2   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     5.0   

Wirelines

     4.2   

Automotive

     4.0   

Banking

     3.7   

Wireless

     3.6   

Non-Captive Consumer

     3.5   

Supranational

     3.2   

Sovereigns

     3.2   

Building Materials

     3.0   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.4   

Consumer Products

     2.3   

ABS Home Equity

     2.2   

Electric

     2.2   

Diversified Manufacturing

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     20.8   

Short-Term Investments

     3.4   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.0   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     3.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 97.0% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds – 96.8%   
   Argentina — 0.4%   
$ 138,314       Argentina Government International Bond, 8.280%, 12/31/2033    $ 94,745   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil — 0.5%   
  100,000       Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 5.125%, 12/15/2017, 144A, (EUR)      126,338   
     

 

 

 
   Canada — 7.3%   
  225,000       Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)      227,817   
  165,000       Corus Entertainment, Inc., 7.250%, 2/10/2017, 144A, (CAD)      160,607   
  200,000       Province of Ontario, EMTN, 4.000%, 12/03/2019, (EUR)      294,210   
  25,000,000       Province of Quebec Canada, 1.600%, 5/09/2013, (JPY)      329,622   
  150,000       Province of Quebec Canada, EMTN, 3.375%, 6/20/2016, (EUR)      213,176   
  200,000       Province of Quebec Canada, Series 169, EMTN, 3.625%, 2/10/2015, (EUR)      284,281   
  200,000       Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.650%, 10/01/2019, (CAD)      202,830   
  60,000       Videotron Ltee, 6.875%, 7/15/2021, 144A, (CAD)      56,677   
     

 

 

 
        1,769,220   
     

 

 

 
   Cayman Islands — 0.5%   
  119,000       Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A      111,860   
     

 

 

 
   China — 0.9%   
  150,000       Credit Suisse London, EMTN, 5.125%, 9/18/2017, (EUR)      211,286   
     

 

 

 
   Colombia — 0.3%   
  160,000,000       Empresas Publicas de Medellin, E.S.P., 8.375%, 2/01/2021, 144A, (COP)      82,189   
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 2.2%   
  50,000       Kingdom of Denmark, EMTN, 1.750%, 10/05/2015, (EUR)      67,442   
  2,350,000       Kingdom of Denmark, 4.000%, 11/15/2015, (DKK)      472,072   
     

 

 

 
        539,514   
     

 

 

 
   Finland — 1.4%   
  245,000       Finland Government Bond, 3.125%, 9/15/2014, (EUR)      348,229   
     

 

 

 
   France — 1.4%   
  100,000       Alstom, S.A., 4.125%, 2/01/2017, (EUR)      133,515   
  150,000       AXA, S.A., EMTN (fixed rate to 4/16/2020, variable rate thereafter), 5.250%, 4/16/2040, (EUR)      144,402   
  50,000       Lafarge S.A., EMTN, 5.375%, 6/26/2017, (EUR)      59,941   
     

 

 

 
        337,858   
     

 

 

 
   Germany — 7.3%   
  400,000       Bundesobligation, 2.250%, 4/10/2015, (EUR)      562,400   
  135,000       Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 3.250%, 1/04/2020, (EUR)      202,760   
  595,000       Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 3.750%, 7/04/2013, (EUR)      841,879   
  115,000       Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Series 6, 3.750%, 1/04/2017, (EUR)      173,850   
     

 

 

 
        1,780,889   
     

 

 

 
   Italy — 4.9%   
  100,000       Finmeccanica SpA, EMTN, 4.875%, 3/24/2025, (EUR)      111,132   
  670,000       Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.000%, 9/01/2020, (EUR)      808,596   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Italy — continued   
  210,000       Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.750%, 9/15/2016, (EUR)    $ 277,921   
     

 

 

 
        1,197,649   
     

 

 

 
   Japan — 20.7%   
  72,000,000       Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises,
1.350%, 11/26/2013, (JPY)
     955,986   
  75,000,000       Japan Government Five Year Bond, 0.700%, 6/20/2014, (JPY)      985,923   
  68,000,000       Japan Government Ten Year Bond, 1.300%, 3/20/2019, (JPY)(c)      923,012   
  69,000,000       Japan Government Ten Year Bond, 1.700%, 9/20/2017, (JPY)      958,434   
  86,000,000       Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.000%, 9/20/2025, (JPY)      1,199,601   
     

 

 

 
        5,022,956   
     

 

 

 
   Jersey — 0.7%   
  100,000       WPP 2008 Ltd., 6.000%, 4/04/2017, (GBP)      170,466   
     

 

 

 
   Korea — 0.5%   
  5,700,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.000%, 11/26/2015, 144A, (PHP)      121,587   
     

 

 

 
   Luxembourg — 1.2%   
  100,000       Enel Finance International S.A., EMTN, 5.625%, 8/14/2024, (GBP)      135,586   
  50,000       FMC Finance VIII, S.A., 6.500%, 9/15/2018, 144A, (EUR)      69,667   
  75,000       Telecom Italia Finance S.A., EMTN, 7.750%, 1/24/2033, (EUR)      96,361   
     

 

 

 
        301,614   
     

 

 

 
   Malaysia — 0.5%   
  370,000       Malaysia Government Bond, 4.262%, 9/15/2016, (MYR)      120,252   
     

 

 

 
   Mexico — 3.5%   
  160,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A      134,400   
  100,000       BBVA Bancomer S.A., 7.250%, 4/22/2020, 144A      97,500   
  15,000(††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 6/10/2021, (MXN)      108,146   
  27,500(††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.500%, 12/13/2018, (MXN)      227,491   
  37,500(††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-30, 8.500%, 11/18/2038, (MXN)      291,578   
     

 

 

 
        859,115   
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands — 3.4%   
  45,000       Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, EMTN, 4.875%, 4/22/2025, (EUR)      61,498   
  50,000       Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, EMTN, 4.250%, 7/13/2022, (EUR)      66,484   
  50,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 4.750%, 9/26/2016, (EUR)      52,584   
  50,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 8.625%, 1/04/2024, (GBP)      69,718   
  230,000       Kingdom of Netherlands, 4.500%, 7/15/2017, (EUR)(c)      354,672   
  50,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN, 5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)      49,906   
  100,000       RWE Finance BV, EMTN, 5.500%, 7/06/2022, (GBP)      170,201   
     

 

 

 
        825,063   
     

 

 

 
   New Zealand — 0.7%   
  210,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.000%, 5/15/2021, (NZD)      179,007   
     

 

 

 
   Norway — 3.0%   
  2,500,000       Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)      476,862   
  1,250,000       Norwegian Government, 4.500%, 5/22/2019, (NOK)      246,484   
     

 

 

 
        723,346   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Philippines — 0.5%   
  5,000,000       Philippine Government International Bond, 4.950%, 1/15/2021, (PHP)    $ 109,491   
     

 

 

 
   Poland — 1.0%   
  800,000       Poland Government International Bond, 5.000%, 10/24/2013, (PLN)      243,702   
     

 

 

 
   Singapore — 3.0%   
  495,000       Singapore Government Bond, 1.625%, 4/01/2013, (SGD)      387,064   
  240,000       Singapore Government Bond, 2.250%, 7/01/2013, (SGD)      190,103   
  180,000       Singapore Government Bond, 2.250%, 6/01/2021, (SGD)      145,552   
     

 

 

 
        722,719   
     

 

 

 
   South Africa — 0.6%   
  150,000       Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 4.778%, 6/15/2014, 144A, (EUR)(b)      148,712   
     

 

 

 
   Spain — 3.8%   
  525,000       Spain Government Bond, 4.100%, 7/30/2018, (EUR)      682,809   
  175,000       Spain Government Bond, 5.500%, 4/30/2021, (EUR)      241,021   
     

 

 

 
        923,830   
     

 

 

 
   Supranationals — 6.7%   
  40,000,000       Asian Development Bank, EMTN, 2.350%, 6/21/2027, (JPY)      569,256   
  921,000,000       European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)      90,266   
  900,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 9/23/2013, (IDR)      85,290   
  4,200,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 8/20/2015, (IDR)      338,294   
  5,700,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 4.750%, 1/10/2014, (INR)      118,679   
  30,000,000       Nordic Investment Bank, Series C, GMTN, 1.700%, 4/27/2017, (JPY)      413,211   
     

 

 

 
        1,614,996   
     

 

 

 
   Sweden — 1.4%   
  2,100,000       Sweden Government Bond, 4.500%, 8/12/2015, (SEK)      342,269   
     

 

 

 
   United Arab Emirates — 0.4%   
  100,000       DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A      91,000   
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 6.5%   
  100,000       Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.375%, 12/02/2016, (EUR)      136,026   
  100,000       British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, EMTN, 6.000%, 5/21/2027, (GBP)      169,798   
  105,000       British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/2028, (GBP)      167,654   
  50,000       BSKYB Finance UK PLC, 5.750%, 10/20/2017, (GBP)      86,780   
  100,000       Standard Chartered Bank, Series 17, EMTN, 5.875%, 9/26/2017, (EUR)      132,708   
  140,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 4.000%, 9/07/2016, (GBP)      245,623   
  140,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 4.750%, 12/07/2038, (GBP)      266,782   
  170,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 5.000%, 3/07/2025, (GBP)      330,630   
  25,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 5.250%, 6/07/2012, (GBP)      40,214   
     

 

 

 
        1,576,215   
     

 

 

 
   United States — 10.9%   
  100,000       BA Credit Card Trust, Series 04A1, 4.500%, 6/17/2016, (EUR)      139,017   
  25,000       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044      25,790   
  50,000       Cargill, Inc., EMTN, 5.375%, 3/02/2037, (GBP)      83,343   
  15,000,000       Citigroup, Inc., 2.400%, 10/31/2025, (JPY)      172,476   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 140,000       DISH DBS Corp., 6.750%, 6/01/2021, 144A    $ 133,700   
  60,000       Dolpin Subsidiary II, Inc., 6.500%, 10/15/2016, 144A      59,250   
  150,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 9.000%, 8/15/2031      127,875   
  50,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.875%, 1/18/2038, (GBP)      63,573   
  25,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049      25,952   
  45,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 2/15/2022      41,513   
  45,000       HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024      43,088   
  200,000       HSBC Finance Corp., EMTN, 4.500%, 6/14/2016, (EUR)      267,314   
  100,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, 4.375%, 1/30/2014, (EUR)      137,201   
  25,000       LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.430%, 2/15/2040      25,675   
  150,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018, (EUR)      148,308   
  130,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 11/14/2013, (GBP)      199,886   
  55,000       Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4, 5.692%, 4/15/2049      57,018   
  140,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015      132,650   
  130,000       Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018      133,250   
  100,000       Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., 6.875%, 2/15/2021, 144A      90,000   
  75,000       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.750%, 8/15/2021, 144A      64,969   
  35,000       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 7.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A      30,713   
  55,000       Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A5, 5.342%, 12/15/2043      56,068   
  100,000       Wachovia Corp., EMTN, 4.375%, 11/27/2018, (EUR)      123,276   
  100,000       Wells Fargo & Co., 4.625%, 11/02/2035, (GBP)      137,072   
  100,000       Zurich Finance USA, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 6/15/2015, variable rate thereafter), 4.500%, 6/15/2025, (EUR)      124,592   
     

 

 

 
        2,643,569   
     

 

 

 
   Uruguay — 0.7%   
  3,551,707       Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.000%, 9/14/2018, (UYU)      179,754   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $23,546,182)
     23,519,440   
     

 

 

 
     
  Convertible Bonds — 0.2%   
   United States — 0.2%   
  50,000       Hologic, Inc., 2.000% (accretes to principal after 12/15/2013), 12/15/2037(d) (Identified Cost $35,411)      46,812   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $23,581,593)
     23,566,252   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Short-Term Investments — 2.0%   
$ 481,399       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $481,399 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $485,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/2013 valued at $493,488 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $481,399)
   $ 481,399   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 99.0%
(Identified Cost $24,062,992)(a)
     24,047,651   
   Other assets less liabilities — 1.0%      234,886   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 24,282,537   
     

 

 

 
     
  (‡)       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:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $24,165,960 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    $ 880,549   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (998,858
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (118,309
     

 

 

 
     
  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts.    
  (d)       Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.   
     
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $1,669,435 or 6.9% of net assets.      
  EMTN       Euro Medium Term Note   
  GMTN       Global Medium Term Note   
     
  CAD       Canadian Dollar   
  COP       Colombian Peso   
  DKK       Danish Krone   
  EUR       Euro   
  GBP       British Pound   
  IDR       Indonesian Rupiah   
  INR       Indian Rupee   
  JPY       Japanese Yen   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund – (continued)

 

     
  MXN       Mexican Peso
  MYR       Malaysian Ringgit
  NOK       Norwegian Krone
  NZD       New Zealand Dollar
  PHP       Philippine Peso
  PLN       Polish Zloty
  SEK       Swedish Krona
  SGD       Singapore Dollar
  UYU       Uruguayan Peso

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract
to
Buy/Sell
   Delivery
Date
     Currency    Units      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Buy1      12/21/2011       Australian Dollar      328,000       $ 314,478       $ (21,761
Sell2      12/28/2011       British Pound      156,000         243,068         1,560   
Buy3      12/21/2011       Canadian Dollar      720,000         685,932         (43,832
Buy1      12/21/2011       Euro      280,000         375,007         (8,599
Buy4      12/21/2011       Japanese Yen      131,000,000         1,700,390         416   
Sell4      12/21/2011       Japanese Yen      37,000,000         480,263         4,455   
Buy4      10/19/2011       Malaysian Ringgit      775,000         242,606         (7,839
Buy2      12/12/2011       South Korean Won      416,000,000         351,768         (34,598
Buy1      12/12/2011       South Korean Won      555,000,000         469,306         (45,680
Buy1      12/06/2011       Swedish Krona      1,090,000         158,361         (2,567
Sell1      12/06/2011       Swedish Krona      1,780,000         258,608         18,047   
Buy3      12/06/2011       Swiss Franc      220,000         243,020         (34,776
Buy1      11/02/2011       Turkish Lira      515,000         275,837         (16,431
              

 

 

 
Total                $ (191,605
              

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Credit Suisse.

2 Counterparty is Barclays.

3 Counterparty is UBS AG.

4 Counterparty is JPMorgan Chase.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     50.9

Supranational

     6.7   

Banking

     5.9   

Local Authorities

     4.7   

Sovereigns

     3.9   

Government Guaranteed

     3.9   

Wirelines

     3.8   

Media Non-Cable

     2.4   

Electric

     2.2   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     12.6   

Short-Term Investments

     2.0   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.0   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     1.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Euro

     32.5

Japanese Yen

     26.8   

British Pound

     9.6   

United States Dollar

     8.7   

Norwegian Krone

     3.0   

Singapore Dollar

     3.0   

Canadian Dollar

     2.7   

Mexican Peso

     2.6   

Indonesian Rupiah

     2.1   

Other, less than 2% each

     8.0   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     99.0   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     1.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 93.3% of Net Assets   
   ABS Car Loan — 1.8%   
$ 1,380,000       Ally Master Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A2, 2.150%, 1/15/2016    $ 1,401,383   
  541,293       ARI Fleet Lease Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A, 1.679%, 8/15/2018, 144A(b)      544,318   
  3,245,000       Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, 1.885%, 1/26/2015, 144A(b)      3,256,360   
  1,810,000       Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 2010-AA, Class A, 1.379%, 1/15/2015, 144A(b)      1,826,558   
  2,000,000       World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2011-A, Class A3, 1.110%, 5/15/2015      2,004,919   
     

 

 

 
        9,033,538   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Credit Card — 0.6%   
  985,000       American Express Credit Account Master, Series 2004-2, Class A, 0.399%, 12/15/2016(b)      985,647   
  2,100,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A, 3.960%, 4/15/2019      2,261,480   
     

 

 

 
        3,247,127   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Home Equity — 0.2%   
  570,757       Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 4.615%, 2/25/2035      537,282   
  421,190       Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Series 2002-HI5, Class A7, 5.700%, 1/25/2028(b)      401,448   
     

 

 

 
        938,730   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Student Loan — 0.2%   
  1,203,476       NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-A1, Class A, 0.591%, 12/07/2020(b)      1,205,919   
     

 

 

 
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 11.1%   
  3,825,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2874, Class BC, 5.000%, 10/15/2019      4,292,885   
  319,041       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2901, Class UA, 5.000%, 1/15/2030      325,643   
  6,280,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 2931, Class DE, 4.000%, 2/15/2020(c)      6,712,338   
  7,667,208       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3561, Class W, 5.375%, 6/15/2048(b)      8,052,669   
  11,023,643       Federal National Mortgage Association, REMIC, Series 2008-86, Class LA, 5.000%, 8/25/2038(b)      11,214,658   
  6,000,000       FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K006, Class A2, 4.251%, 1/25/2020      6,638,935   
  4,305,000       FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K014, Class A2, 3.871%, 4/25/2021      4,655,957   
  3,535,000       FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K703, Class A2, 2.699%, 5/25/2018      3,547,726   
  1,280,000       NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-C1, Class A2, 2.900%, 10/29/2020      1,341,425   
  2,199,363       NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-R1, Class 1A, 0.691%, 10/07/2020(b)      2,202,794   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued   
$ 6,827,390       NCUA Guaranteed Notes, Series 2010-R3, Class 1A, 0.801%, 12/08/2020(b)    $ 6,868,968   
     

 

 

 
        55,853,998   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 14.0%   
  1,780,000       Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.645%, 4/10/2049(b)      1,902,589   
  1,500,000       Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-5, Class A4, 5.492%, 2/10/2051      1,566,629   
  4,645,000       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044      4,791,773   
  360,000       Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C5, Class A4, 5.431%, 10/15/2049      391,644   
  1,500,000       Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.697%, 12/10/2049(b)      1,615,836   
  1,470,000       Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C7, Class A4, 6.072%, 12/10/2049(b)      1,601,417   
  3,200,500       Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD4, Class A4, 5.322%, 12/11/2049      3,299,079   
  2,670,000       Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2006-C3, Class A3, 5.817%, 6/15/2038(b)      2,851,168   
  2,625,000       Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.542%, 1/15/2049      2,780,232   
  5,270,000       Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 9/15/2040      5,614,737   
  1,500,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A4, 5.877%, 7/10/2038(b)      1,615,084   
  5,000,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.444%, 3/10/2039      5,184,525   
  5,778,000       Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049      5,998,101   
  1,140,000       GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A4, 5.560%, 11/10/2039      1,204,706   
  6,075,000       GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2007-GG10, Class A4, 5.790%, 8/10/2045(b)      6,311,409   
  295,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-CB15, Class A4, 5.814%, 6/12/2043      314,433   
  2,785,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB18, Class A4, 5.440%, 6/12/2047      2,892,487   
  5,000,000       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 1/15/2049      5,184,145   
  2,000,000       LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.430%, 2/15/2040      2,053,964   
  1,173,000       Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-5, Class A4, 5.378%, 8/12/2048      1,188,450   
  5,364,000       Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.485%, 3/12/2051      5,502,981   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued   
$ 1,500,000       Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-IQ15, Class A4, 5.884%, 6/11/2049(b)    $ 1,590,274   
  4,410,000       Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C28, Class A4, 5.572%, 10/15/2048      4,679,658   
  580,000       Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C30, Class A5, 5.342%, 12/15/2043      591,262   
     

 

 

 
        70,726,583   
     

 

 

 
   Government Guaranteed — 0.5%   
  2,340,000       US Central Federal Credit Union, (FDIC insured), 1.900%, 10/19/2012      2,380,676   
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 10.2%   
  6,435,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.750%, 6/15/2012(c)      6,502,001   
  11,920,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.125%, 3/23/2012(c)      12,027,971   
  5,400,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., MTN, 0.142%, 2/02/2012(b)      5,399,584   
  17,970,000       Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.625%, 2/12/2013      18,747,472   
  8,265,000       Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%, 11/19/2012      8,677,300   
     

 

 

 
        51,354,328   
     

 

 

 
   Government Sponsored — 0.2%   
  1,070,000       Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.186%, 10/06/2011(b)      1,070,000   
     

 

 

 
   Hybrid ARMs — 20.7%   
  3,523,273       FHLMC, 2.422%, 4/01/2036(b)      3,702,169   
  2,988,241       FHLMC, 2.495%, 4/01/2035(b)      3,152,534   
  8,973,684       FHLMC, 2.497%, 2/01/2036(b)      9,424,005   
  5,635,235       FHLMC, 2.996%, 9/01/2035(b)      5,948,996   
  5,361,055       FHLMC, 3.364%, 11/01/2036(b)      5,679,752   
  1,378,005       FHLMC, 5.279%, 12/01/2037(b)      1,483,848   
  5,403,210       FHLMC, 5.499%, 4/01/2037(b)      5,748,950   
  1,766,740       FHLMC, 5.684%, 9/01/2038(b)      1,901,390   
  1,610,712       FHLMC, 5.710%, 4/01/2037(b)      1,708,551   
  3,383,179       FHLMC, 5.914%, 6/01/2037(b)      3,602,826   
  4,328,134       FNMA, 1.996%, 7/01/2035(b)      4,532,988   
  5,657,934       FNMA, 2.347%, 8/01/2035(b)      5,904,029   
  1,768,437       FNMA, 2.373%, 9/01/2034(b)      1,856,145   
  1,258,624       FNMA, 2.389%, 12/01/2034(b)      1,320,902   
  4,047,430       FNMA, 2.393%, 6/01/2036(b)      4,257,695   
  2,250,004       FNMA, 2.430%, 8/01/2034(b)      2,366,927   
  1,036,138       FNMA, 2.445%, 4/01/2033(b)      1,091,155   
  3,468,932       FNMA, 2.537%, 6/01/2033(b)      3,646,360   
  896,291       FNMA, 2.568%, 8/01/2033(b)      944,973   
  5,457,140       FNMA, 3.223%, 6/01/2035(b)      5,769,640   
  2,516,096       FNMA, 3.334%, 1/01/2036(b)      2,637,065   
  964,913       FNMA, 3.382%, 8/01/2036(b)      1,021,639   
  7,445,008       FNMA, 5.439%, 6/01/2037(b)      7,933,599   
  3,124,205       FNMA, 5.513%, 2/01/2047(b)      3,323,831   
  13,536,585       FNMA, 5.787%, 9/01/2037(b)      14,611,782   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Hybrid ARMs — continued   
$ 549,616       FNMA, 5.932%, 2/01/2037(b)    $ 587,304   
     

 

 

 
        104,159,055   
     

 

 

 
   Mortgage Related — 17.5%   
  7,270,089       FHLMC, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2024 to 2025(d)      7,658,036   
  12,267,318       FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2034(d)      13,039,822   
  1,645,214       FHLMC, 5.500%, 10/01/2023      1,779,845   
  2,258,292       FHLMC, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2021(d)      2,459,390   
  3,701,795       FHLMC, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2014 to 2034(d)      4,112,571   
  110,195       FHLMC, 7.000%, 2/01/2016      118,937   
  6,014       FHLMC, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2012 to 2026(d)      6,456   
  6,839       FHLMC, 8.000%, 9/01/2015      7,495   
  3,305       FHLMC, 10.000%, 7/01/2019      3,817   
  90,251       FHLMC, 11.500%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2020(d)      91,803   
  5,713,560       FNMA, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2019(d)      6,082,175   
  7,598,305       FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2019 to 2025(d)      8,094,582   
  5,434,965       FNMA, 5.000%, 4/01/2040      5,856,061   
  5,020,074       FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2033(d)      5,452,761   
  9,480,259       FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2022(d)      10,321,019   
  2,663,589       FNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2037(d)      2,966,906   
  101,178       FNMA, 7.000%, 12/01/2022      112,305   
  275,963       FNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2032(d)      319,976   
  29,787       FNMA, 8.000%, with various maturities from 2015 to 2016(d)      32,379   
  18,390,000       FNMA (TBA), 3.000%, 11/01/2026(e)      18,872,737   
  62,590       GNMA, 6.000%, 12/15/2031      70,151   
  219,359       GNMA, 6.500%, 5/15/2031      253,674   
  248,570       GNMA, 7.000%, 10/15/2028      289,473   
  1,355       GNMA, 12.500%, 6/15/2014      1,366   
  2,339       GNMA, 16.000%, with various maturities from 2011 to 2012(d)      2,353   
     

 

 

 
        88,006,090   
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries — 16.3%   
  10,060,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, 7/15/2014      10,121,265   
  35,660,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, 9/15/2012      36,059,784   
  35,445,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 4/15/2013      36,252,083   
     

 

 

 
        82,433,132   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $460,563,624)
     470,409,176   
     

 

 

 
     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Short-Term Investments — 13.5%   
$ 21,000,000       Federal National Mortgage Association, Discount Note, 12/07/2011    $ 20,999,244   
  38,768,380       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $38,768,380 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $39,545,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.500% due 8/23/2013 valued at $39,545,000 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      38,768,380   
  8,400,000       U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.026%, 10/13/2011(f)      8,399,975   
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $68,166,745)
     68,167,599   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 106.8%
(Identified Cost $528,730,369)(a)
     538,576,775   
   Other assets less liabilities — (6.8)%      (34,277,244
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 504,299,531   
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)       See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $530,028,467 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    $ 9,922,389   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (1,374,081
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 8,548,308   
     

 

 

 
  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open TBA transactions.    
  (d)       The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.       
  (e)       Delayed delivery. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (f)       Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.   
     
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $5,627,236 or 1.1% of net assets.      
  ABS       Asset-Backed Securities   
  ARMs       Adjustable Rate Mortgages   
  FDIC       Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   
  FHLMC       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund – (continued)

 

     
  FNMA       Federal National Mortgage Association   
  GNMA       Government National Mortgage Association   
  MTN       Medium Term Note   
  REMIC       Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit   
  TBA       To Be Announced   

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Hybrid ARMs

     20.7

Mortgage Related

     17.5   

Treasuries

     16.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     14.0   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     11.1   

Government Owned — No Guarantee

     10.2   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     3.5   

Short-Term Investments

     13.5   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     106.8   

Other assets less liabilities

     (6.8
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2011

 

     Core Plus
Bond Fund
     High Income
Fund
    International
Bond Fund
    Limited Term
Government
and Agency
Fund
 

ASSETS

         

Investments at cost

   $ 511,787,616       $ 120,646,970      $ 24,062,992      $ 528,730,369   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     12,899,830         (9,675,944     (15,341     9,846,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at value

     524,687,446         110,971,026        24,047,651        538,576,775   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $41,299, $279,481 and $0)

             37,477        271,938          

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     4,854,388         1,565,286        39,665        2,578,061   

Receivable for securities sold

             214,331                 

Collateral received for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     189,000                         

Dividends and interest receivable

     5,958,049         1,886,641        284,628        2,280,665   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     628,790         243,595        24,478          

Tax reclaims receivable

             11,590        1,686          
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     536,317,673         114,929,946        24,670,046        543,435,501   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Payable for securities purchased

     12,880,715         176,790        60,000        18,370,028   

Payable for delayed delivery securities purchased (Note 2)

                           18,759,689   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     809,764         42,968        7,026        1,183,942   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

             11,340        216,083          

Due to broker (Note 2)

     189,000                         

Dividends payable

                           258,429   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     162,676         74,091        6,675        167,705   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     254,226         107,916        36,888        245,799   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     18,873         4,579        1,031        18,194   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     99,803         66,953        59,806        132,184   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     14,415,057         484,637        387,509        39,135,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 521,902,616       $ 114,445,309      $ 24,282,537      $ 504,299,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 498,916,578       $ 111,714,534      $ 22,688,367      $ 496,255,450   

Undistributed net investment income (Distributions in excess of net investment income)

     1,152,730         932,138        1,252,531        (504,228

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

     8,337,929         11,271,794        569,857        (1,298,097

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

     13,495,379         (9,473,157     (228,218     9,846,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 521,902,616       $ 114,445,309      $ 24,282,537      $ 504,299,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     Core Plus
Bond Fund
     High Income
Fund
     International
Bond Fund
     Limited Term
Government
and Agency
Fund
 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

           

Class A shares:

           

Net assets

   $ 237,759,295       $ 59,906,677       $ 10,927,254       $ 293,674,629   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     18,713,226         13,441,161         999,115         24,734,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 12.71       $ 4.46       $ 10.94       $ 11.87   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 13.31       $ 4.67       $ 11.46       $ 12.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

           

Net assets

   $ 3,092,073       $ 737,841       $       $ 10,975,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     242,479         165,065                 925,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 12.75       $ 4.47       $       $ 11.86   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

           

Net assets

   $ 137,836,091       $ 15,790,270       $ 7,503,382       $ 68,775,628   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,842,202         3,534,939         690,279         5,787,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 12.71       $ 4.47       $ 10.87       $ 11.88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

           

Net assets

   $ 143,215,157       $ 38,010,521       $ 5,851,901       $ 130,873,669   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     11,204,576         8,530,189         535,257         10,988,443   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.78       $ 4.46       $ 10.93       $ 11.91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

     Core Plus
Bond Fund
    High Income
Fund
    International
Bond Fund
    Limited Term
Government
and Agency
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Interest

   $ 20,014,505      $ 10,526,318      $ 879,388      $ 9,212,539   

Dividends

     104,421        445,659                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     20,118,926        10,971,977        879,388        9,212,539   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fees (Note 6)

     1,652,390        973,876        157,239        1,862,522   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     1,783,850        400,652        102,366        1,351,006   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     189,203        75,402        12,176        187,246   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     42,222        25,078        17,969        38,627   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6)

     377,849        163,551        17,107        378,854   

Audit and tax services fees

     49,183        48,663        49,334        49,387   

Custodian fees and expenses

     32,184        38,397        44,661        29,897   

Legal fees

     28,358        2,645        414        6,572   

Registration fees

     75,894        87,632        52,679        95,716   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     61,238        15,653        5,674        40,031   

Miscellaneous expenses

     18,216        11,131        7,129        16,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,310,587        1,842,680        466,748        4,056,688   

Fee/expense recovery (Note 6)

            14,930                 

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

                   (141,627     (286,899
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     4,310,587        1,857,610        325,121        3,769,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     15,808,339        9,114,367        554,267        5,442,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

     11,410,140        13,248,553        2,157,361        3,687,939   

Foreign currency transactions

     1,258,801        (114,002     364,373          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (13,755,321     (24,267,692     (2,307,197     (2,532,547

Foreign currency translations

     582,642        197,764        (378,994       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (503,738     (10,935,377     (164,457     1,155,392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 15,304,601      $ (1,821,010   $ 389,810      $ 6,598,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Core Plus Bond Fund     High Income Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 15,808,339      $ 13,660,599      $ 9,114,367      $ 10,726,616   

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     12,668,941        11,688,056        13,134,551        15,069,056   

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

     (13,172,679     13,900,860        (24,069,928     (11,929
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     15,304,601        39,249,515        (1,821,010     25,783,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

     (9,722,337     (8,308,883     (4,818,304     (4,606,994

Class B

     (140,826     (232,826     (55,282     (84,337

Class C

     (4,743,579     (4,369,129     (1,092,134     (1,149,766

Class Y

     (3,422,261     (2,762,927     (4,173,442     (5,066,381
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (18,029,003     (15,673,765     (10,139,162     (10,907,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

     112,969,587        128,799,979        (32,012,862     (41,510,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     110,245,185        152,375,729        (43,973,034     (26,634,281

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of the year

     411,657,431        259,281,702        158,418,343        185,052,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 521,902,616      $ 411,657,431      $ 114,445,309      $ 158,418,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 1,152,730      $ 249,369      $ 932,138      $ 178,040   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     International Bond Fund     Limited Term Government and
Agency Fund
 
     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 554,267      $ 647,223      $ 5,442,750      $ 4,207,760   

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     2,521,734        81,150        3,687,939        5,299,478   

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

     (2,686,191     1,114,447        (2,532,547     5,267,995   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     389,810        1,842,820        6,598,142        14,775,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

     (571,142     (356,057     (5,000,378     (3,182,978

Class B

                   (124,663     (65,117

Class C

     (182,583     (148,175     (990,378     (971,553

Class Y

     (143,686     (329,863     (2,328,759     (1,424,364

Net realized capital gains

        

Class A

     (229,358     (81,934     (1,500,749       

Class B

                   (29,955       

Class C

     (79,673     (46,824     (583,534       

Class Y

     (24,156     (94,216     (770,404       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1,230,598     (1,057,069     (11,328,820     (5,644,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

     (8,686,919     8,541,560        168,885,860        128,975,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (9,527,707     9,327,311        164,155,182        138,106,410   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of the year

     33,810,244        24,482,933        340,144,349        202,037,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 24,282,537      $ 33,810,244      $ 504,299,531      $ 340,144,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 1,252,531      $ (163,380   $ (504,228   $ (127,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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
 

CORE PLUS BOND FUND

  

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 12.75      $ 0.52      $ 0.03 (h)    $ 0.55      $ (0.59   $      $ (0.59

9/30/2010

    11.91        0.54        0.91        1.45        (0.61            (0.61

9/30/2009

    10.54        0.59        1.44        2.03        (0.66            (0.66

9/30/2008

    11.31        0.55        (0.71     (0.16     (0.61            (0.61

9/30/2007

    11.23        0.50        0.14        0.64        (0.56            (0.56

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    12.79        0.42        0.03 (h)      0.45        (0.49            (0.49

9/30/2010

    11.95        0.44        0.92        1.36        (0.52            (0.52

9/30/2009

    10.57        0.50        1.45        1.95        (0.57            (0.57

9/30/2008

    11.31        0.44        (0.67     (0.23     (0.51            (0.51

9/30/2007

    11.24        0.41        0.13        0.54        (0.47            (0.47

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    12.76        0.42        0.02 (h)      0.44        (0.49            (0.49

9/30/2010

    11.92        0.45        0.91        1.36        (0.52            (0.52

9/30/2009

    10.55        0.51        1.44        1.95        (0.58            (0.58

9/30/2008

    11.32        0.47        (0.71     (0.24     (0.53            (0.53

9/30/2007

    11.25        0.41        0.13        0.54        (0.47            (0.47

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    12.82        0.55        0.03 (h)      0.58        (0.62            (0.62

9/30/2010

    11.97        0.57        0.92        1.49        (0.64            (0.64

9/30/2009

    10.60        0.62        1.44        2.06        (0.69            (0.69

9/30/2008

    11.36        0.58        (0.70     (0.12     (0.64            (0.64

9/30/2007

    11.29        0.54        0.13        0.67        (0.60            (0.60

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(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:        
Redemption
fees (b)(c)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
    Total
return
(%) (d)(e)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (f)(g)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (g)
    Net investment
income
(%) (g)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 12.71        4.42      $ 237,759        0.87        0.87        4.07        86   
         12.75        12.55        214,723        0.90        0.90        4.41        87   
         11.91        20.07        140,779        0.90        0.97        5.43        102   
  0.00        10.54        (1.61     115,873        0.93        1.04        4.86        82   
  0.00        11.31        5.70        105,780        1.04        1.09        4.41        69   
             
         12.75        3.60        3,092        1.62        1.62        3.32        86   
         12.79        11.64        4,490        1.65        1.65        3.64        87   
         11.95        19.19        7,028        1.65        1.72        4.66        102   
  0.00        10.57        (2.21     10,481        1.70        1.80        3.92        82   
  0.00        11.31        4.90        87,101        1.79        1.85        3.64        69   
             
         12.71        3.56        137,836        1.62        1.62        3.32        86   
         12.76        11.71        123,123        1.65        1.65        3.66        87   
         11.92        19.20        77,081        1.65        1.72        4.69        102   
  0.00        10.55        (2.32     26,698        1.68        1.79        4.17        82   
  0.00        11.32        4.91        12,690        1.78        1.82        3.66        69   
             
         12.78        4.65        143,215        0.62        0.62        4.31        86   
         12.82        12.85        69,322        0.65        0.65        4.66        87   
         11.97        20.37        34,394        0.65        0.68        5.67        102   
  0.00        10.60        (1.36     20,407        0.68        0.75        5.14        82   
  0.00        11.36        6.06        15,946        0.70        0.75        4.75        69   

 

(e) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(f) 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.
(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(h) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

HIGH INCOME FUND

  

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 4.91      $ 0.28      $ (0.42   $ (0.14   $ (0.31   $      $ (0.31

9/30/2010

    4.49        0.32        0.42        0.74        (0.32            (0.32

9/30/2009

    4.24        0.34        0.24        0.58        (0.33            (0.33

9/30/2008

    5.12        0.34        (0.87     (0.53     (0.35            (0.35

9/30/2007

    5.09        0.33        0.08        0.41        (0.38            (0.38

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    4.92        0.25        (0.43     (0.18     (0.27            (0.27

9/30/2010

    4.50        0.28        0.42        0.70        (0.28            (0.28

9/30/2009

    4.25        0.31        0.25        0.56        (0.31            (0.31

9/30/2008

    5.13        0.30        (0.87     (0.57     (0.31            (0.31

9/30/2007

    5.10        0.29        0.07        0.36        (0.33            (0.33

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    4.92        0.25        (0.43     (0.18     (0.27            (0.27

9/30/2010

    4.50        0.28        0.43        0.71        (0.29            (0.29

9/30/2009

    4.24        0.31        0.26        0.57        (0.31            (0.31

9/30/2008

    5.12        0.31        (0.87     (0.56     (0.32            (0.32

9/30/2007

    5.09        0.29        0.07        0.36        (0.33            (0.33

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    4.90        0.29        (0.41     (0.12     (0.32            (0.32

9/30/2010

    4.49        0.33        0.41        0.74        (0.33            (0.33

9/30/2009

    4.24        0.34        0.25        0.59        (0.34            (0.34

9/30/2008*

    4.87        0.22        (0.65     (0.43     (0.21            (0.21

INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND

  

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 11.17      $ 0.25      $ 0.06 (i)    $ 0.31      $ (0.40   $ (0.14   $ (0.54

9/30/2010

    10.84        0.22        0.48        0.70        (0.29     (0.08     (0.37

9/30/2009

    9.19        0.32        1.53        1.85        (0.20            (0.20

9/30/2008(j)

    10.00        0.17        (0.79     (0.62     (0.19            (0.19

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    11.11        0.17        0.05 (i)      0.22        (0.32     (0.14     (0.46

9/30/2010

    10.82        0.15        0.46        0.61        (0.24     (0.08     (0.32

9/30/2009

    9.18        0.24        1.53        1.77        (0.13            (0.13

9/30/2008(j)

    10.00        0.13        (0.81     (0.68     (0.15            (0.15

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    11.16        0.28        0.06 (i)      0.34        (0.43     (0.14     (0.57

9/30/2010

    10.82        0.25        0.47        0.72        (0.30     (0.08     (0.38

9/30/2009

    9.18        0.33        1.53        1.86        (0.22            (0.22

9/30/2008(j)

    10.00        0.18        (0.81     (0.63     (0.20            (0.20

 

* From commencement of Class operations on February 29, 2008 through September 30, 2008.
(a) Per share net investment income 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

(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 4.46        (3.30   $ 59,907        1.15 (g)      1.15 (g)      5.60        67   
         4.91        17.05        68,011        1.15        1.20        6.72        56   
  0.00 (h)      4.49        15.97        59,944        1.15        1.28        8.82        30   
  0.00        4.24        (10.98     38,577        1.15        1.40        7.01        27   
  0.00        5.12        8.10        32,603        1.18        1.43        6.40        41   
             
         4.47        (4.04     738        1.90 (g)      1.90 (g)      4.90        67   
         4.92        16.13        1,209        1.90        1.94        6.00        56   
  0.00 (h)      4.50        15.06        1,569        1.90        2.06        8.32        30   
  0.00        4.25        (11.64     2,267        1.90        2.15        6.15        27   
  0.00        5.13        7.21        4,201        1.94        2.18        5.63        41   
             
         4.47        (4.02     15,790        1.90 (g)      1.90 (g)      4.89        67   
         4.92        16.15        19,312        1.90        1.95        5.97        56   
  0.00 (h)      4.50        15.37        17,827        1.90        2.03        8.09        30   
  0.00        4.24        (11.62     9,945        1.90        2.15        6.32        27   
  0.00        5.12        7.22        5,275        1.93        2.17        5.63        41   
             
         4.46        (2.86     38,011        0.90 (g)      0.90 (g)      5.86        67   
         4.90        17.11        69,887        0.90        0.93        7.02        56   
  0.00 (h)      4.49        16.29        105,713        0.90        0.92        8.32        30   
  0.01        4.24        (9.10     3,833        0.90        1.15        8.03        27   
             
             
$      $ 10.94        2.70      $ 10,927        1.10        1.64        2.26        136   
         11.17        6.66        18,758        1.10        1.49        2.14        128   
         10.84        20.41        8,479        1.10        2.11        3.29        91   
  0.00 (k)      9.19        (6.37     1,953        1.10        2.95        2.66        60   
             
         10.87        1.87        7,503        1.85        2.40        1.52        136   
         11.11        5.86        6,145        1.85        2.24        1.40        128   
         10.82        19.58        2,955        1.85        2.93        2.56        91   
  0.01 (k)      9.18        (6.95     683        1.85        3.70        1.92        60   
             
         10.93        3.06        5,852        0.85        1.36        2.47        136   
         11.16        6.92        8,908        0.85        1.23        2.41        128   
         10.82        20.73        13,049        0.85        1.92        3.53        91   
  0.01 (k)      9.18        (6.39     9,981        0.85        2.48        2.74        60   

 

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.
(h) Effective June 1, 2009, redemption fees were eliminated.
(i) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.
(j) For the period February 1, 2008 (inception) through September 30, 2008.
(k) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.

 

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

LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND

  

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 12.02      $ 0.17      $ 0.03      $ 0.20      $ (0.26   $ (0.09   $ (0.35

9/30/2010

    11.60        0.20        0.49        0.69        (0.27            (0.27

9/30/2009

    10.98        0.35        0.63        0.98        (0.36            (0.36

9/30/2008

    11.00        0.45        0.02        0.47        (0.49            (0.49

9/30/2007

    11.00        0.45        0.03        0.48        (0.48            (0.48

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    12.00        0.09        0.03        0.12        (0.17     (0.09     (0.26

9/30/2010

    11.59        0.12        0.47        0.59        (0.18            (0.18

9/30/2009

    10.97        0.26        0.63        0.89        (0.27            (0.27

9/30/2008

    10.99        0.36        0.02        0.38        (0.40            (0.40

9/30/2007

    10.98        0.37        0.03        0.40        (0.39            (0.39

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    12.03        0.08        0.03        0.11        (0.17     (0.09     (0.26

9/30/2010

    11.61        0.12        0.48        0.60        (0.18            (0.18

9/30/2009

    10.99        0.26        0.63        0.89        (0.27            (0.27

9/30/2008

    11.00        0.36        0.03        0.39        (0.40            (0.40

9/30/2007

    10.99        0.37        0.03        0.40        (0.39            (0.39

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    12.05        0.20        0.04        0.24        (0.29     (0.09     (0.38

9/30/2010

    11.64        0.23        0.48        0.71        (0.30            (0.30

9/30/2009

    11.01        0.39        0.63        1.02        (0.39            (0.39

9/30/2008

    11.03        0.47        0.02        0.49        (0.51            (0.51

9/30/2007

    11.03        0.49        0.03        0.52        (0.52            (0.52

 

(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 B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

 

 

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                  Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
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
(%) (d)
    Net investment
income

(%)  (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 11.87        1.71      $ 293,675        0.85        0.92        1.44        66   
  12.02        6.03        164,265        0.89        0.97        1.73        89   
  11.60        9.05        118,619        0.90        0.99        3.10        77   
  10.98        4.29        105,047        0.92        1.07        4.04        52   
  11.00        4.46        108,536        0.99        1.10        4.13        45   
           
  11.86        1.04        10,976        1.60        1.68        0.72        66   
  12.00        5.16        4,049        1.64        1.72        1.00        89   
  11.59        8.24        4,442        1.65        1.74        2.32        77   
  10.97        3.52        4,532        1.67        1.82        3.29        52   
  10.99        3.72        6,787        1.74        1.85        3.37        45   
           
  11.88        0.96        68,776        1.60        1.67        0.68        66   
  12.03        5.24        75,984        1.64        1.72        0.98        89   
  11.61        8.24        50,973        1.65        1.74        2.32        77   
  10.99        3.62        22,711        1.66        1.83        3.29        52   
  11.00        3.62        5,261        1.74        1.85        3.38        45   
           
  11.91        2.05        130,874        0.60        0.67        1.68        66   
  12.05        6.20        95,847        0.63        0.71        1.94        89   
  11.64        9.40        28,004        0.65        0.72        3.42        77   
  11.01        4.55        6,577        0.67        0.72        4.28        52   
  11.03        4.79        4,201        0.71        0.75        4.43        45   

 

(c) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(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.

 

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1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“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:

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

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

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

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

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

Each Fund is a diversified investment company, except for International Bond Fund, which is a non-diversified investment company.

The Funds each offer Class A, Class C and 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.

Class A shares of all Funds except Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class A shares of Limited Term Government and Agency Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. 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’ prospectus.

Most expenses of the Trusts can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the Funds in the Trusts. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by

 

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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 distributions 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 subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

a.  Valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Senior loans shall be priced at bid prices supplied by a pricing service, if available. 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 approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Swap agreements are valued based on mid prices supplied by a pricing service, if available, or quotations obtained from broker-dealers. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net

 

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asset value each day. 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 Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

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

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported 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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to 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. 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 values 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.

 

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Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross 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’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. 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 and/or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

e.  Swap Agreements.  Each Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Funds may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Funds have the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Funds have the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Funds may also make or receive upfront payments. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is

 

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determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

The notional amounts of credit default swaps are not recorded in the financial statements. Credit default swaps are marked-to-market daily. Fluctuations in the value of credit default swaps are recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gain or loss when received or paid. Upfront fees paid or received by the Funds are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Funds as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Credit default swaps are privately negotiated and traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding credit default swaps by segregating or earmarking liquid assets or cash.

There were no credit default swaps held by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2011.

f.  Due to Brokers.  Transactions and positions in forward foreign currency contracts are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between a Fund and the various broker/dealers. Due to brokers’ balances in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Core Plus Bond Fund represent securities received as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts. In certain circumstances a Fund’s use of securities held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

g.  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 September 30, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ 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 twelve 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

 

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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, and are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

h.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as foreign currency transactions, contingent payment debt instruments, preferred securities adjustments, premium amortization, defaulted bond adjustments, paydown gains and losses, deferred Trustees’ fees, return of capital dividend received and distribution redesignations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization, forward foreign currency contract mark to market, dividends payable, return of capital dividend received, preferred securities adjustments, contingent payment debt instruments and defaulted bond interest. 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 years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:

 

     2011 Distributions Paid From:     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

  $ 18,029,003      $      $ 18,029,003      $ 15,673,765      $      $ 15,673,765   

High Income Fund

    10,139,162               10,139,162        10,907,478               10,907,478   

International Bond Fund

    1,028,434        202,164        1,230,598        1,057,069               1,057,069   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

    10,215,010        1,113,810        11,328,820        5,644,012               5,644,012   

Differences between these amounts and those reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are primarily attributable to different book and tax treatment for short-term capital gains.

 

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As of September 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Core Plus Bond
Fund

   

High Income
Fund

   

International
Bond Fund

   

Limited Term
Government and
Agency Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 5,504,837      $ 3,761,158      $ 1,440,170      $   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    5,686,797        9,465,931        303,712          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

    11,191,634        13,227,089        1,743,882          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    12,048,633        (10,378,726     (112,822     8,548,308   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

  $ 23,240,267      $ 2,848,363      $ 1,631,060      $ 8,548,308   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

  $ 181,728      $ 33,112      $      $ 815,748   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect as of the report date limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

i.  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.

j.  Delayed Delivery Commitments.  The Funds may purchase securities, including those designated as TBAs in the Portfolio of Investments, for which delivery or payment will

 

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occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of the security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Funds at the time the commitment is entered into. The actual security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Funds take delivery of the security. When the Funds enter into such a transaction, collateral consisting of liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents is required to be segregated or earmarked at the custodian in an amount at least equal to the amount of the Funds’ commitment. No interest accrues to the Funds until the transaction settles.

Purchases of delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Funds’ net asset value as if the Funds had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

k.  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 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

l.  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

 

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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 when 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 September 30, 2011, at value:

Core Plus Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes(a)

   $       $ 504,806,433       $       $ 504,806,433   

Preferred Stocks

           

Non-Captive Consumer

     231,916                         231,916   

Non-Captive Diversified

     1,189,776                 319,200         1,508,976   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,421,692                 319,200         1,740,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

             18,140,121                 18,140,121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     1,421,692         522,946,554         319,200         524,687,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

             628,790                 628,790   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,421,692       $ 523,575,344       $ 319,200       $ 525,316,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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High Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

           

Consumer Cyclical Services

   $       $       $ 843,525       $ 843,525   

Treasuries

             8,079,045         27,508         8,106,553   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

             69,425,074                 69,425,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

             77,504,119         871,033         78,375,152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

             18,386,438                 18,386,438   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

             95,890,557         871,033         96,761,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

             834,329                 834,329   

Preferred Stocks(a)

     3,942,780         2,314,830                 6,257,610   

Common Stocks(a)

     3,236,035                         3,236,035   

Warrants(b)

                               

Short-Term Investments

             3,881,462                 3,881,462   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     7,178,815         102,921,178         871,033         110,971,026   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

             243,595                 243,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,178,815       $ 103,164,773       $ 871,033       $ 111,214,621   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

   

Level 3

    

Total

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $       $ (11,340   $       $ (11,340
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.
(b) Fair valued at zero using Level 3 inputs.

A preferred stock valued at $85,425 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued at a market price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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International Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

           

Supranationals

   $       $ 1,496,317       $ 118,679       $ 1,614,996   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

             21,904,444                 21,904,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

             23,400,761         118,679         23,519,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

             46,812                 46,812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

             23,447,573         118,679         23,566,252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

             481,399                 481,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

             23,928,972         118,679         24,047,651   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

             24,478                 24,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 23,953,450       $ 118,679       $ 24,072,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

   

Level 3

    

Total

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $       $ (216,083   $       $ (216,083
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

   $       $ 470,409,176       $       $ 470,409,176   

Short-Term Investments

             68,167,599                 68,167,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 538,576,775       $       $ 538,576,775   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2011:

Core Plus Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2010

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Captive Diversified

  $   —      $      $   —      $ (159,683   $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2011

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2011

 

Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Captive Diversified

  $      $ 478,883      $      $ 319,200      $ (159,683
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A preferred stock valued at $478,883 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

High Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2010

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Consumer Cyclical Services

  $   —      $ 4,723      $   —      $ 30,752      $ 488,850   

Treasuries

           1,749               (22,081     47,840   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 6,472      $      $ 8,671      $ 536,690   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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High Income Fund (continued)

Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2011

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2011

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Consumer Cyclical Services

  $   —      $ 319,200      $   —      $ 843,525      $ 30,752   

Treasuries

                         27,508        (22,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 319,200      $      $ 871,033      $ 8,671   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A debt security valued at $319,200 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

International Bond Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2010

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Supranationals

  $   —      $ 112      $   —      $ (7,247   $ 125,814   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2011

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2011

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Supranationals

  $      $      $      $ 118,679      $ (7,247
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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 certain Funds used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts.

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Funds’ holdings of foreign securities. The Funds 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 Funds. During the year ended September 30, 2011, High Income Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes. During the same period, Core Plus Bond Fund and International Bond Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes and to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

Each Fund is party to agreements with counterparties that govern transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain credit-risk-related contingent features that allow the counterparties to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such features were to be triggered, the counterparties could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value. As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of derivative positions (including open trades) subject to credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Fund

  

Counterparty

  

Derivatives

   

Collateral
Pledged

 

International Bond Fund

   Barclays    $ (33,038   $   
   Credit Suisse      (76,991       
   JPMorgan Chase      (2,968       
   UBS AG      (78,608       

Forward foreign currency contracts are subject to the risk that the counterparty will be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations under the contracts. The Funds have mitigated this risk by entering into master netting agreements with counterparties that allow the Fund and the counterparty to net amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The maximum amount of loss that the Funds would incur if counterparties failed to meet their obligations and the amount of loss that the Funds would incur after taking into account master netting arrangements, are as follows as of September 30, 2011:

 

Fund

  

Maximum Amount of
Loss - Gross

    

Maximum Amount of
Loss - Net

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 628,790       $ 628,790   

High Income Fund

     243,595         232,255   

International Bond Fund

     24,478           

 

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These amounts do not take into account the value of any collateral received by the Funds.

Counterparty risk is managed through the posting of collateral and, as a result, the risk of loss to a Fund from counterparty default should be limited to the extent a Fund is undercollateralized. In addition to collateral requirements, the Funds also require counterparties to meet minimum credit quality requirements.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Core Plus Bond Fund as of September 30, 2011:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Assets

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 628,790   

Transactions in derivative instruments for Core Plus Bond Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Foreign currency transactions*

   $ 1,324,388   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Foreign currency translations*

     628,790   

 

* Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for High Income Fund as of September 30, 2011:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Assets

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 243,595   

Liabilities

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     (11,340

 

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Transactions in derivative instruments for High Income Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Foreign currency transactions*

   $ (135,361

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Foreign currency translations*

     232,255   

 

* Represents realized loss and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for International Bond Fund as of September 30, 2011:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Assets

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 24,478   

Liabilities

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     (216,083

Transactions in derivative instruments for International Bond Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Foreign currency transactions*

   $ 325,787   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Foreign currency translations*

     (326,196

 

* Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period.

As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives

 

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may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

The volume of forwards activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Core Plus Bond Fund, High Income Fund and International Bond Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2011:

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

  

Forwards

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     2.97

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     6.81

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     0.00

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2011

     5.25

 

High Income Fund

  

Forwards

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     1.35

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     3.48

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     0.00

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2011

     3.48

 

International Bond Fund

  

Forwards

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     26.10

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     42.00

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     16.81

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2011

     23.88

Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

      U.S. Government/
Agency Securities
     Other Securities  

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

    

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 233,115,145       $ 209,074,498       $ 237,900,742       $ 136,150,727   

High Income Fund

                     96,264,356         124,632,317   

International Bond Fund

     3,836,224         3,834,511         30,430,208         39,393,804   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     324,250,781         227,810,506         69,103,919         31,674,196   

 

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6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

      Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets  

Fund

  

First

$100 million

   

Next

$150 million

   

Over

$250 million

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.2500     0.1875     0.1875

High Income Fund

     0.6000     0.6000     0.6000

International Bond Fund

     0.6000     0.6000     0.6000

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.5000     0.5000     0.4000

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

 

      Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets  

Fund

  

First

$100 million

   

Over

$100 million

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.2500     0.1875

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

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the 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 January 31, 2012 and are 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

      Expense Limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

  

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class Y

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.90     1.65     1.65     0.65

High Income Fund

     1.15     1.90     1.90     0.90

International Bond Fund

     1.10            1.85     0.85

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.85     1.60     1.60     0.60

 

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Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors have agreed to equally bear the waivers and/or expense reimbursements for Core Plus Bond Fund.

Loomis Sayles (and Natixis Advisors for Core Plus Bond Fund) shall be permitted to recover expenses 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 year ended September 30, 2011, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     

Gross
Management
Fees

    

Waivers of
Management
Fees
(1)

    

Net
Management
Fees

     Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets
 

Fund

           

Gross

   

Net

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 826,195       $       $ 826,195         0.203     0.203

High Income Fund

     973,876                 973,876         0.600     0.600

International Bond Fund

     157,239         141,627         15,612         0.600     0.060

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     1,862,522         286,899         1,575,623         0.462     0.391

 

(1) 

Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the advisory administration fees for Core Plus Bond Fund were as follows:

 

     

Advisory
Administration
Fee

    

Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets

 
   $ 826,195         0.203

For the year ended September 30, 2011, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

      Recovered Expenses  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Total

 

High Income Fund

   $ 7,050       $ 93       $ 1,820       $ 5,967       $ 14,930   

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset

 

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Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

b.  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 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 Class B (if applicable) and Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B (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 year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

      Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class B

    

Class C

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 525,086       $ 9,162       $ 305,529       $ 27,488       $ 916,585   

High Income Fund

     192,113         2,531         49,604         7,594         148,810   

International Bond Fund

     38,790                 15,894                 47,682   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     573,178         21,540         172,917         64,619         518,752   

c.  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

 

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September 30, 2011

 

Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, 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, 0.0400% 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, each Fund paid the following administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 189,203   

High Income Fund

     75,402   

International Bond Fund

     12,176   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     187,246   

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 to exceed 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 year ended September 30, 2011, 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

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 257,319   

High Income Fund

     105,419   

International Bond Fund

     11,160   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     141,500   

 

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e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

   $ 454,454   

High Income Fund

     101,403   

International Bond Fund

     40,922   

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     273,492   

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trusts 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. 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. 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.

7.  Line of Credit.  Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a

 

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$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 0.125% 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 April 21, 2011, the commitment fee was 0.15% per annum.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

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

Each 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.

9.  Concentration of Ownership.  At September 30, 2011, the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds representing the following percentage of net assets:

 

Fund

  

Retirement Plan

 

International Bond Fund

     0.37

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     0.08

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of one or more shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholder accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of September 30, 2011, certain Funds had shareholder accounts that comprised more than 5% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares. Such accounts may be beneficially held by one or more individuals or entities other than the owner of record. The number of shareholder accounts owning more than 5% of total outstanding shares, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings was as follows:

 

     

Number of 5%
Shareholder
Accounts

    

Percentage of
Ownership

 

Core Plus Bond Fund

     1         31.31

International Bond Fund

     1         36.42

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     1         6.71

 

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

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

Core Plus Bond Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     7,870,741      $ 100,254,532        8,076,791      $ 99,281,285   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     562,968        7,131,144        503,145        6,118,146   

Redeemed

     (6,563,842     (83,095,094     (3,556,858     (43,324,928
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     1,869,867      $ 24,290,582        5,023,078      $ 62,074,503   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     26,416      $ 338,841        46,593      $ 562,160   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,589        109,089        14,472        175,787   

Redeemed

     (143,488     (1,828,591     (298,342     (3,615,617
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (108,483   $ (1,380,661     (237,277   $ (2,877,670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     3,812,615      $ 48,580,295        4,971,733      $ 60,338,041   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     149,316        1,892,845        143,826        1,750,082   

Redeemed

     (2,772,280     (35,095,298     (1,930,707     (23,457,007
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     1,189,651      $ 15,377,842        3,184,852      $ 38,631,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     9,029,915      $ 116,089,119        4,875,867      $ 59,587,010   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     140,385        1,792,593        102,891        1,263,048   

Redeemed

     (3,372,809     (43,199,888     (2,443,989     (29,878,028
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     5,797,491      $ 74,681,824        2,534,769      $ 30,972,030   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     8,748,526      $ 112,969,587        10,505,422      $ 128,799,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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10.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

High Income Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     18,914,773      $ 95,991,464        7,886,065      $ 37,432,096   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     752,698        3,747,490        740,661        3,486,120   

Redeemed

     (20,080,912     (101,121,007     (8,110,153     (38,368,078
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (413,441   $ (1,382,053     516,573      $ 2,550,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     7,798      $ 39,272        27,891      $ 131,139   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,794        43,828        13,045        61,362   

Redeemed

     (97,228     (487,971     (143,704     (680,984
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (80,636   $ (404,871     (102,768   $ (488,483
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,268,510      $ 6,372,692        1,272,869      $ 6,002,594   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     130,779        650,658        138,274        650,996   

Redeemed

     (1,792,125     (8,989,058     (1,443,966     (6,801,815
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (392,836   $ (1,965,708     (32,823   $ (148,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     15,208,663      $ 76,115,275        10,174,824      $ 47,942,376   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     718,068        3,585,069        940,961        4,395,066   

Redeemed

     (21,646,978     (107,960,574     (20,410,850     (95,761,418
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (5,720,247   $ (28,260,230     (9,295,065   $ (43,423,976
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (6,607,160   $ (32,012,862     (8,914,083   $ (41,510,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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10.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

International Bond Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,211,150      $ 13,782,950        1,454,026      $ 15,450,317   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     59,092        637,499        25,628        268,292   

Redeemed

     (1,950,042     (21,739,657     (582,821     (6,085,212
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (679,800   $ (7,319,208     896,833      $ 9,633,397   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     309,408      $ 3,486,185        488,076      $ 5,290,541   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     9,437        102,127        4,722        49,432   

Redeemed

     (181,598     (1,994,024     (212,865     (2,176,537
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     137,247      $ 1,594,288        279,933      $ 3,163,436   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     505,134      $ 5,693,161        363,950      $ 3,901,435   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     8,923        97,881        34,152        358,772   

Redeemed

     (776,615     (8,753,041     (805,893     (8,515,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (262,558   $ (2,961,999     (407,791   $ (4,255,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (805,111   $ (8,686,919     768,975      $ 8,541,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2011

 

10.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

Limited Term Government and Agency Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     20,840,756      $ 248,142,366        11,266,230      $ 133,267,058   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     438,301        5,215,842        199,254        2,358,259   

Redeemed

     (10,214,288     (121,563,216     (8,020,196     (94,867,976
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     11,064,769      $ 131,794,992        3,445,288      $ 40,757,341   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     912,056      $ 10,801,235        74,327      $ 877,417   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     11,626        138,181        4,282        50,516   

Redeemed

     (335,640     (3,991,576     (124,533     (1,466,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     588,042      $ 6,947,840        (45,924   $ (538,325
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,478,244      $ 29,568,408        4,108,090      $ 48,568,618   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     74,077        882,261        41,123        487,281   

Redeemed

     (3,083,387     (36,752,240     (2,221,038     (26,267,537
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (531,066   $ (6,301,571     1,928,175      $ 22,788,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     11,014,945      $ 131,705,304        10,058,653      $ 119,749,282   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     100,885        1,204,459        40,673        484,828   

Redeemed

     (8,080,128     (96,465,164     (4,553,430     (54,266,299
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     3,035,702      $ 36,444,599        5,545,896      $ 65,967,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     14,157,447      $ 168,885,860        10,873,435      $ 128,975,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles High Income Fund, Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund, and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, a series of Natixis Funds Trust I, and Loomis Sayles High Income Fund, Loomis Sayles International Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, each a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2011, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2011

 

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2011 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

  

Qualifying
Percentage

 

Core Plus Bond

     0.41

High Income

     1.32

Capital Gains Distributions.  Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

  

Amount

 

Limited Term Government and Agency

   $ 1,113,810   

International Bond

     202,164   

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2011, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

    

Core Plus Bond

  

High Income

  

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Funds’ Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the trustees of the Trusts and are available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Graham T. Allison, Jr. (1940)  

Trustee

From 1984 to 1993 and since 1995 for Natixis Funds Trust I (including its predecessors); since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

44

Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience
Charles D. Baker1 (1956)  

Trustee

From 2005 to 2009 and since 2011 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners (venture capital and growth equity firm); formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including president and chief executive officer of a corporation

 

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Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Edward A.

Benjamin

(1938)

 

Trustee

Since 2003 for Natixis Funds Trust I; since 2002 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

44

Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP)

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 1996 for Natixis Funds Trust I; since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

44

Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm
Kenneth A. Drucker (1945)  

Trustee

Since 2008 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Chairman of the Audit Committee

  Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing)  

44

Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee

Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Audit Committee Member

  Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

44

Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company
Sandra O. Moose (1942)  

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee since 1982 for Natixis Funds Trust I (including its predecessors); since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee

  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

44

Director, Verizon Communications;

Director, AES Corporation (international power company); formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee

Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee

Since 2009 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management)  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser
Cynthia L. Walker (1956)  

Trustee

Since 2005 for Natixis Funds Trust I and Loomis Sayles Funds II

Audit Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years**

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

Robert J.

Blanding2

(1947)

555 California

Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee

Since 2003 for Natixis Funds Trust I; since 2002 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2002

  President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
David L. Giunta1, 3 (1965)  

Trustee

Since 2011 for Natixis Funds Trust I and

Loomis Sayles Funds II

President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Funds Trust I and President of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company.  

44

None

 

Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global

Associates – U.S.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts,

Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)
During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex
Overseen**

and Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills

for Board
Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

continued

John T. Hailer4

(1960)

 

Trustee

Since 2000 for Natixis Funds Trust I; since 2003 for Loomis Sayles Funds II

  President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

* Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the trustees designated 2010 as a transition period so that any trustees who were age 72 or older during 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009.

 

** The trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

1 

Mr. Baker and Mr. Giunta were appointed as trustees effective January 1, 2011.

 

2 

Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

3 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Funds Trust I and President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

4

Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

With the Trusts

 

Term of

Office* and

Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS
Coleen Downs Dinneen (1960)   Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Executive Vice President

of Loomis Sayles Funds II

  Since June 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Chief Compliance Officer,

Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer, since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007   Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trusts

 

Term of

Office* and

Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUSTS

continued

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

* Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trust and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted, if not materially different from a trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2011

 

LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Value Fund

 

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Management Discussion and Performance page 1

Portfolio of Investments page 26

Financial Statements page 53


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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL EQUITY AND INCOME FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Mark Baribeau, CFA*

Dan Fuss, CFA, CIC

Warren Koontz, CFA, CIC

David Rolley, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including securities of issuers located in emerging markets

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 1, 1996

 

 

Symbols:

 

Class A   LGMAX
Class C   LGMCX
Class Y   LSWWX

 

 

 

* Effective May 2, 2011, Mark Baribeau no longer serves as a portfolio manager of the fund.

Market Conditions

The period began positively, as prospects for global economic growth appeared to be in place. Nevertheless, the markets began to struggle following a multitude of shocks, including a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which caused negative growth in the world’s third largest economy and disrupted the global supply chain, unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa, which caused oil to spike above $100 a barrel, and Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating. In Europe, the sovereign-debt crisis sent fears through the region’s banking system further roiling markets. These headwinds, coupled with weaker-than-anticipated U.S. economic data, led to an increase in market volatility as the second half of the period unfolded.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund returned -1.67% at net asset value. The fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index, which returned -3.84% for the period. The fund underperformed its secondary benchmark, the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, which returned 4.61%. The fund held up better than the average fund in its peer group, the Morningstar World Allocation category, which returned -2.85%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Within the fund’s stock portfolio, robust stock selection and overweight positions in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors contributed most to performance. Positions in Apple and ARM Holdings were among the fund’s strongest individual performers. Strong sales of the iPads and iPhones greatly boosted Apple’s results. Shares of ARM Holdings, a semiconductor designer, were up due to record sales of mobile communication devices, solid growth in new licensees and Microsoft’s decision to run its new mobile operating system on ARM chip technology.

The financials and energy sectors were the largest performance detractors, primarily due to stock selection. In financials, U.K.-based Standard

 

 

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Chartered, a banking company, and U.S.-based Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, were among the fund’s weakest holdings. Concerns about European debt and uncertainty surrounding U.K. financial services regulation and taxation policies helped drive down Standard Chartered shares, while Jones Lang LaSalle shares declined due to the potential impact of slowing global growth on commercial real estate. In energy, National Oilwell Varco, an oil and gas equipment company lagged due to expectations for declining margins.

In the fixed-income portfolio, country allocation contributed most to performance, primarily due to an overweight position in the United States and underweight positions in Europe and Japan. An underweight in euro-denominated securities also helped. Within the U.S. bond allocation, security selection in the utilities and pharmaceuticals sectors was effective. Lower-quality corporate bond positions detracted from performance, as investors shunned risk late in the period. In addition, an underweight in the yen and an overweight in certain emerging market currencies detracted. To better align the currency exposure of specific holdings, we used foreign exchange forward contracts, which had a minimal impact on performance.

Outlook

The market remains highly responsive to and strongly influenced by macroeconomic and related geopolitical considerations, and we think it’s unlikely this pattern will change in the near term. It appears corporate earnings growth rates have peaked. For certain sectors, industries and many companies, earnings actually may decline in the year ahead. We also believe much of this bad news already has been priced into the market. Stock market valuation indicators point to equities being attractively valued relative to history, and equity valuations appear especially attractive relative to interest rates. While our long-term conviction in equities remains intact, especially at these low historical valuation levels, the near to intermediate term could offer a wide range of outcomes and continued volatility.

What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL EQUITY AND INCOME FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,6

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20116

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 2/1/06)1           
NAV      -1.67      5.69      8.82
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      -7.33         4.45         8.18   
   
Class C (Inception 2/1/06)1           
NAV      -2.42         4.89         8.02   
With CDSC2      -3.39         4.89         8.02   
   
Class Y (Inception 5/1/96)           
NAV      -1.42         5.96         9.10   
   
Comparative Performance           
MSCI World Index3      -3.84         -1.68         4.24   
Citigroup World Government Bond Index4      4.61         7.54         7.43   
Morningstar World Allocation Fund Avg.5      -2.85         1.86         5.99   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors.

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

 

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Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Common Stocks

    62.4   

Bonds and Notes

    28.8   

Preferred Stocks

    0.7   

Senior Loans

    0.0   

Short-Term Investments and Other

    8.1   
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Apple, Inc.

    4.1   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    2.3   

Siemens AG, (Registered)

    1.8   

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR

    1.8   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1.7   

Standard Chartered PLC

    1.6   

Google, Inc., Class A

    1.6   

FMC Technologies, Inc.

    1.6   

Priceline.com, Inc.

    1.6   

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, 01/31/2012

    1.5   
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Treasuries

    6.2   

Beverages

    6.0   

Pharmaceuticals

    4.4   

Computers & Peripherals

    4.1   

Internet Software & Services

    4.0   

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     1.29     1.25
C     2.04        2.00   
Y     1.04        1.00   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

1 Prior to the inception of Class A and C shares (2/1/06), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class A and C shares.

 

2 Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

 

3 MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets.

 

4 Citigroup World Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes the most significant and liquid government bond markets globally that carry at least an investment-grade rating.

 

5 Morningstar World Allocation 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, if any, 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 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GROWTH FUND

Management Discussion

 

Manager:

Aziz Hamzaogullari, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

Long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities, and warrants; focuses on stocks of large-capitalization companies, but may invest in companies of any size

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 16, 1991

 

 

Symbols:

 

Class A   LGRRX
Class B   LGRBX
Class C   LGRCX
Class Y   LSGRX

 

 

 

Market Conditions

The period began positively, as prospects for global economic growth appeared to be in place. Nevertheless, the markets began to struggle following a multitude of shocks, including a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which caused negative growth in the world’s third largest economy and disrupted the global supply chain, unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa, which caused oil to spike above $100 a barrel, and Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating. In Europe, the sovereign-debt crisis sent fears through the region’s banking system further roiling markets. These headwinds, coupled with weaker-than-anticipated U.S. economic data, led to an increase in market volatility as the second half of the period unfolded.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Growth Fund returned 1.95% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which returned 3.78% for the period. The fund outperformed the average fund in its peer group, the Morningstar Large Growth category, which returned -0.42%.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The fund’s healthcare, consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors made the greatest positive contributions to performance. In terms of individual holdings, positions in Amazon.com, Biogen and Visa were among the leading contributors to the fund’s return. Shares in biotechnology company Biogen advanced after the company reported strong sales of its multiple sclerosis drug and reported it would be increasing the price of its multiple sclerosis-related offerings. Internet retailer Amazon.com also was strong during the period, as the company reported stronger-than-expected sales during the period. The company benefited from a secular shift from traditional offline retail to on-line retail. It continued to gain share in ecommerce, given its competitive advantages, such as brand, scale and logistics. Shares of Visa, the provider of a retail electronic payments network, advanced during the reporting period, as investors reacted to the government’s decision to allow higher-than-expected fees on debit cards.

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quality, attractively valued counterparts. The financial services and producer durables sectors represented the weakest contributors to the fund’s 12-month return. In terms of individual holdings, Cisco Systems, SEI Investments and Greenhill were among the weakest-performing stocks. Although Cisco was an underperformer, we increased the fund’s position in the networking equipment maker. We believe the company has significant competitive advantages and sustainable, profitable growth potential. The market’s current low expectations for the company have created a significant disparity between our estimate of intrinsic value and the current price. Short-term concerns surrounding SEI Investments’ lower margins related to an increase in expenses to invest in the company’s global wealth platform. Slow progress from this division weighed on the stock during the period, but we increased the fund’s position in the stock because we believe our long-term investment thesis remains intact. Shares of investment advisory company Greenhill were down due to short-term concerns about the potential decline of mergers- and-acquisitions activity in light of market volatility. Nevertheless, we have maintained the fund’s position in Greenhill because our long-term investment thesis remains intact.

Outlook

At the end of the period, the fund had more exposure than the benchmark to the financial services, health care and consumer staples sectors and less exposure to the energy, producer durables, consumer discretionary and technology groups. These sector weights are the result of the stock selection process. It is important to note that we do not manage the fund based on projections of macroeconomic trends. Our disciplined investment approach relies on fundamental and bottom-up research. Regardless of the current market environment, we search for what we believe are high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and profitable growth characteristics whose shares are trading at significant discounts to intrinsic values. We believe this discipline can limit the downside risks of losing capital and result in a diversified portfolio of companies with different fundamental drivers of return. Our approach may not produce the highest results in any one period, but we are confident that it is a prudent strategy for the long term. Because we take a long-term view on the fund’s investments, portfolio turnover tends to be relatively low.

What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GROWTH FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,5

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20115

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 12/31/96)1           
NAV      1.95      -2.14      2.43
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      -3.85         -3.31         1.83   
   
Class B (Inception 9/12/03)1           
NAV      1.44         -2.82         1.68   
With CDSC2      -3.56         -3.21         1.68   
   
Class C (Inception 9/12/03)1           
NAV      1.44         -2.86         1.68   
With CDSC2      0.44         -2.86         1.68   
   
Class Y (Inception 5/16/91)           
NAV      2.21         -1.77         2.77   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell 1000 Growth Index3      3.78         1.62         3.01   
Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg.4      -0.42         0.15         2.79   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors.

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

 

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Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Common Stocks

    99.8   

Short-Term Investments and Other

    0.2   
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

    7.0   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    6.6   

Google, Inc., Class A

    5.8   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5.5   

Oracle Corp.

    5.3   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    4.7   

Amgen, Inc.

    4.3   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    3.8   

Danone S.A., Sponsored ADR

    3.8   

SEI Investments Co.

    3.7   
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Software

    10.9   

Communications Equipment

    10.2   

Capital Markets

    8.4   

Internet & Catalog Retail

    8.3   

IT Services

    8.2   

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     1.20     1.20
B     1.95        1.95   
C     1.95        1.95   
Y     0.95        0.95   
 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

1 Prior to 9/15/03, performance of Class A shares is that of Retail Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A shares, restated to reflect the sales load of Class A shares. Prior to the inception of Class B and C shares (9/12/03), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class B and C shares.

 

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

 

3 Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. If includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

4 Morningstar Large Growth Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

5 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, 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 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MID CAP GROWTH FUND

Management Discussion

 

Manager:

Philip C. Fine, CFA

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

Long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in common stocks or other equity securities; focuses on stocks of companies that fall within the capitalization range of the companies included in the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

 

 

Fund Inception:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Symbols:

 

Class A   LAGRX
Class C   LSACX
Class Y   LSAIX

 

 

 

Market Conditions

Federal Reserve Board policy helped stocks maintain their uptrend into the second quarter of 2011, despite a multitude of shocks, both natural and geopolitical including a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which caused negative growth in the world’s third largest economy and disrupted the global supply chain, and unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa, which caused oil to spike above $100 a barrel. Yet, the signature moment of the period likely occurred in early August, when Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating. In Europe, the sovereign-debt crisis sent fears through the region’s banking system. Faced with weakening global growth, investors dumped riskier assets in favor of perceived “safe-haven” U.S. Treasuries and the U.S. dollar.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund returned 2.65% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned 0.80% for the period. The Fund outperformed the -1.15% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors, where the fund’s stock selection was robust, made the greatest positive contributions. Performance was broad-based, with strong results from the retail, apparel and restaurants and leisure industries. Lululemon, a designer and retailer of women’s athletic apparel, was among the top contributors, benefiting from a consistent pattern of strong same-store sales. Dollar Tree, a discount retailer, also performed well.

Performance in the healthcare sector was broad-based, with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies leading the way. Among the fund’s top performers were Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company specializing in drugs for rare diseases, and Perrigo, a generic drug and nutritional products manufacturer. Alexion’s lead drug, Soliris, was recently approved to

 

 

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treat an additional disease, and the company benefited from increasing patient awareness in the United States, Europe and Japan. Perrigo’s efforts to increase market share of store-brand drugs, roll out new products and acquire other companies pushed shares higher.

The materials and financial services sectors provided the only negative contributions to Fund performance. Materials stocks struggled due to a rising U.S. dollar, falling commodity prices and diminished global growth expectations. Rockwood Holdings, a specialty chemicals company, and Titan International, a manufacturer of tires and wheels for construction and agricultural equipment, were among the fund’s weakest holdings. Macro factors, rather than company-specific events, also drove down results in financial services. Shares of SVB Financial, a bank holding company, fell due to slowing loan growth and net interest margin compression. The fund’s two holdings in commercial real estate services, CB Richard Ellis and Jones Lang LaSalle, sold off due to concerns that sales and leasing activities were slowing.

During the period the fund owned options (puts and calls) on several individual stocks and exchange-traded funds, primarily for hedging purposes. We bought calls on one stock because we believed it would appreciate in price. These positions did not have a material impact on fund performance during the period.

Outlook

The market remains highly responsive to and strongly influenced by macroeconomic and related geopolitical considerations, and we think it’s unlikely this pattern will change in the near term. It appears corporate earnings growth rates have peaked. For certain sectors, industries and many companies, earnings actually may decline in the year ahead. We also believe much of this bad news already has been priced into the market. Stock market valuation indicators point to equities being attractively valued relative to history, and equity valuations appear especially attractive relative to interest rates. While our long-term conviction in equities remains intact, especially at these low historical valuation levels, the near to intermediate term could offer a wide range of outcomes and continued volatility.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES MID CAP GROWTH FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,5

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20115

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 12/31/96)1           
NAV      2.65      4.37      6.25
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      -3.25         3.15         5.62   
   
Class C (Inception 2/2/09)1           
NAV      1.96         3.58         5.42   
With CDSC2      0.96         3.58         5.42   
   
Class Y (Inception 12/31/96)           
NAV      2.98         4.64         6.53   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell Midcap Growth Index3      0.80         1.64         6.70   
Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth Avg.4      -1.15         1.34         5.21   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors.

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

 

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Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Common Stocks

    92.9   

Short-Term Investments and Other

    7.1   
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

    3.5   

Perrigo Co.

    3.1   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    2.7   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

    2.3   

Stericycle, Inc.

    2.3   

AutoZone, Inc.

    2.2   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    2.2   

PetSmart, Inc.

    2.2   

Teradata Corp.

    2.1   

SXC Health Solutions Corp.

    2.1   
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Specialty Retail

    7.7   

Food Products

    7.5   

Biotechnology

    6.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    5.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5.8   

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     1.46     1.25
C     2.24        2.00   
Y     1.22        1.00   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

1 Prior to 2/1/09, performance of Class A shares is that of Retail Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A shares, restated to reflect the sales load of Class A shares. Prior to the inception of Class C shares (2/2/09), performance is that of Retail Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class C shares. The fund revised its investment strategies on 2/1/07; performance may have been different had the current strategies been in place for all periods shown.

 

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

 

3 Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

4 Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

5 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, 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 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES VALUE FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Arthur Barry, CFA

James L. Carroll, CFA

Warren N. Koontz, CFA, CIC

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

Long-term growth of capital and income

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities, and warrants.

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 13, 1991

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   LSVRX
Class B   LSVBX
Class C   LSCVX
Class Y   LSGIX
Admin Class   LSAVX

 

 

 

Market Conditions

After a strong fourth quarter 2010 and a strong start to 2011, economic growth hit a soft patch and slowed in the second quarter of 2011, weighed down by a multitude of global and domestic issues. Additionally, U.S. equities posted steep declines in the third quarter of 2011, with the major large-cap value benchmarks dropping approximately 16%. Economically sensitive stocks suffered the most in the third-quarter selloff.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Value Fund returned -3.28% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned -1.89% for the period. The fund also underperformed the -2.41% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Large Value category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The energy, consumer staples and healthcare sectors made the greatest positive contributions to the fund’s performance on an absolute basis. Individual holdings in the consumer staples (Coca-Cola and Kellogg) and healthcare (UnitedHealth and Bristol-Myers Squibb) sectors also boosted performance. In the energy sector, the fund’s position in El Paso, a natural gas company, was among the top performers, advancing on management’s efforts to improve the company’s balance sheet while executing its core businesses. Additionally, better-than-expected earnings, exploration and production and cash costs, along with a lower-than-expected tax rate, boosted the company’s first-quarter performance. The fund’s position in oil and natural gas company Exxon Mobil also was a leading contributor. The stock, which has been a relative safe haven in uncertain times, benefitted from strong cash-flow generation. In addition, a position in banking and payment services company Discover Financial was among the fund’s strongest performers. Shares advanced on the company’s portfolio and revenue growth and regulator approval for higher-than-expected bank debit card fees.

 

 

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Stock selection and an underweight lifted the fund’s financial services sector on a relative basis. The fund did not own Goldman Sachs and eliminated a position in Berkshire Hathaway early in the period, which helped offset the fund’s market weight in the big banks. However, the sector as a whole was the largest detractor from the fund’s contribution to return. Bank stocks, which are very sensitive economically, continued to struggle in a market dominated by headlines of ongoing European sovereign-debt issues and a weakening U.S. economy. Certain technology holdings, including Alcatel Lucent, a communication equipment company, and Cisco Systems, a networking equipment company, also detracted from performance. After a strong start to 2011, shares of Alcatel Lucent underperformed, as European economies weakened, and investors lost confidence in management’s ability to achieve profitability targets. Market-share loss and poor execution in recent quarters contributed to Cisco’s downturn. Nevertheless, we are optimistic that recent corporate restructuring and internal changes have put the company back on the right track.

Outlook

The market remains highly responsive to and strongly influenced by macroeconomic and related geopolitical considerations, and we think it’s unlikely this pattern will change in the near term. It appears corporate earnings growth rates have peaked. For certain sectors, industries and many companies, earnings actually may decline in the year ahead. We also believe much of this bad news already has been priced into the market. Stock market valuation indicators point to equities being attractively valued relative to history, and equity valuations appear especially attractive relative to interest rates. While our long-term conviction in equities remains intact, especially at these low historical valuation levels, the near to intermediate term could offer a wide range of outcomes and continued volatility.

What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES VALUE FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,5

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20115

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 6/30/06)1           
NAV      -3.28      -2.58      4.00
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge      -8.82         -3.73         3.38   
   
Class B (Inception 6/1/07)1           
NAV      -4.05         -3.33         3.11   
With CDSC2      -8.83         -3.68         3.11   
   
Class C (Inception 6/1/07)1           
NAV      -4.00         -3.31         3.12   
With CDSC2      -4.95         -3.31         3.12   
   
Class Y (Inception 5/13/91)           
NAV      -3.05         -2.28         4.30   
   
Admin Class (Inception 2/1/10)1           
NAV      -3.48         -2.85         3.71   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell 1000 Value Index3      -1.89         -3.53         3.36   
Morningstar Large Value Fund Avg.4      -2.41         -2.90         2.98   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors.

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

 

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Fund Composition   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Common Stocks

    96.6   

Short-Term Investments and Other

    3.4   
Ten Largest Holdings   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

ExxonMobil Corp.

    2.6   

Chevron Corp.

    2.2   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.2   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2.1   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2.1   

El Paso Corp.

    2.1   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.9   

AT&T, Inc.

    1.9   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1.9   

Pfizer, Inc.

    1.8   
Five Largest Industries   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    10.3   

Pharmaceuticals

    7.1   

Media

    6.2   

Commercial Banks

    5.6   

Capital Markets

    4.4   

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     0.96     0.96
B     1.70        1.70   
C     1.71        1.71   
Y     0.71        0.71   
Admin     1.29        1.29   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

1 Prior to 6/1/07, performance of Class A shares is that of Retail Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A shares, restated to reflect the sales load of Class A shares. Prior to the inception of Retail Class shares (6/30/06), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class A shares. Prior to the inception of Class B and C shares (6/1/07), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class B and C shares. Prior to the inception of Admin Class shares (2/1/10), performance is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Admin Class shares.

 

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

 

3 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 higher forecasted growth values.

 

4 Morningstar Large Value Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

 

5 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, 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 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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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 these 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 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 ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2011 is available from the funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The funds will 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
800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. 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 for each class shows the actual amount of fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. 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 row as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table for each class 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. Therefore, the second line in the table of each fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL EQUITY AND
INCOME FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $876.80        $5.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,018.85        $6.28   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $873.60        $9.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.14        $10.00   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $878.50        $4.61   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.16        $4.96   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.24%, 1.98% and 0.98% 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).

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES GROWTH FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $911.30        $5.27   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,019.55        $5.57   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $908.10        $8.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.74        $9.40   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $908.10        $8.85   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,015.79        $9.35   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $913.00        $4.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.81        $4.31   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.10%, 1.86%, 1.85% and 0.85% 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).

 

LOOMIS SAYLES MID CAP GROWTH FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $801.80        $5.69   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,018.75        $6.38   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $799.30        $9.07   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,014.99        $10.15   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $803.20        $4.57   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.00        $5.11   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.26%, 2.01% and 1.01% 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).

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES VALUE FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011 –  9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00        $806.80      $ 4.57   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.00      $ 5.11   

Class B

                       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00        $803.70      $ 7.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.24      $ 8.90   

Class C

                       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00        $803.80      $ 7.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.24      $ 8.90   

Class Y

                       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00        $808.00      $ 3.49   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.21      $ 3.90   

Admin Class

                       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00        $806.00      $ 5.39   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.10      $ 6.02   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.01%, 1.76%, 1.76%, 0.77% and 1.19% for Class A, B, C, Y and Admin Class, 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 AGREEMENTS

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement (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 adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser 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 Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares 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 Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (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 Adviser.

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 based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group of

 

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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 peer group. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Adviser 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 2011. 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates.

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, but also the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Funds.

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 Adviser. 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 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 relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors

 

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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 Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (3) that the Adviser had recently changed the Fund’s portfolio management team.

The Trustees also considered the 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 Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.

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

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for 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 Adviser 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 fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund and the need for the Adviser 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, 2010, all four of the Natixis Equity Funds included in this report have expense caps in place, and the Trustees considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser under these caps for each Fund other than Loomis Sayles Value Fund, for which current expenses are below the cap. The Trustees noted that the Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund had an advisory fee rate that was slightly above the median of a peer group of funds. The Trustees considered the circumstances that accounted for such relatively higher expenses and noted that the Fund’s total net expenses were equal to the median of the Fund’s peer group of funds even though the advisory fee was above the median.

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about the allocation of expenses

 

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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 Adviser 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 fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the 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 Adviser 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 each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap or waiver. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the 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:

 

·  

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

 

·  

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 Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Funds.

 

·  

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

 

·  

so-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser 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 an affiliated Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

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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, 2012.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 62.4% of Net Assets   
   Belgium — 1.5%   
  131,460       Anheuser-Busch InBev NV    $ 6,977,782   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil — 4.0%   
  315,900       Cia Hering      5,277,181   
  229,228       Embraer S.A., ADR      5,815,514   
  347,800       Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia S.A.      3,570,025   
  255,400       Natura Cosmeticos S.A.      4,346,656   
     

 

 

 
        19,009,376   
     

 

 

 
   British Virgin Islands — 0.6%   
  99,015       Mail.ru Group Ltd., GDR, 144A(b)      2,891,238   
     

 

 

 
   Canada — 0.1%   
  9,996       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.      371,052   
     

 

 

 
   Cayman Islands — 2.8%   
  77,983       Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)      8,337,162   
  2,158,800       Wynn Macau Ltd.      5,077,974   
     

 

 

 
        13,415,136   
     

 

 

 
   Chile — 2.1%   
  85,750       Banco Santander Chile, ADR      6,300,910   
  443,597       S.A.C.I. Falabella      3,540,922   
     

 

 

 
        9,841,832   
     

 

 

 
   Denmark — 2.3%   
  109,161       Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      10,887,080   
     

 

 

 
   France — 1.3%   
  93,169       Sanofi      6,128,354   
     

 

 

 
   Germany — 1.8%   
  93,708       Siemens AG, (Registered)      8,430,943   
     

 

 

 
   Hong Kong — 1.2%   
  2,242,000       China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.      3,196,540   
  811,000       Hang Lung Properties Ltd.      2,438,769   
     

 

 

 
        5,635,309   
     

 

 

 
   Japan — 2.3%   
  44,100       FANUC Corp.      6,074,593   
  531,000       Mitsubishi Electric Corp.      4,703,522   
     

 

 

 
        10,778,115   
     

 

 

 
   Korea — 0.7%   
  12,901       LG Chem Ltd.      3,419,593   
     

 

 

 
   Mexico — 0.7%   
  2,005,100       Genomma Lab Internacional S.A. de CV, Class B(b)      3,306,544   
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands Antilles — 0.9%   
  75,235       Schlumberger Ltd.      4,493,787   
     

 

 

 
   Sweden — 1.0%   
  261,517       Atlas Copco AB, Class A      4,628,983   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United Kingdom — 8.3%   
  238,555       Antofagasta PLC    $ 3,406,236   
  119,689       British American Tobacco PLC      5,053,905   
  168,925       Burberry Group PLC      3,067,558   
  375,995       Diageo PLC      7,168,951   
  90,280       Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR      5,554,026   
  389,025       Standard Chartered PLC      7,761,428   
  2,813,793       Vodafone Group PLC      7,251,930   
     

 

 

 
        39,264,034   
     

 

 

 
   United States — 29.7%   
  149,691       American Express Co.      6,721,126   
  50,331       Apple, Inc.(b)      19,185,171   
  163,652       AT&T, Inc.      4,667,355   
  444,030       Calpine Corp.(b)      6,251,942   
  78,990       Caterpillar, Inc.      5,832,622   
  163,555       CenturyLink, Inc.      5,416,942   
  245,536       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      6,108,936   
  1,679       Dex One Corp.(b)      940   
  51,665       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      4,538,254   
  201,852       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      7,589,635   
  14,859       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      7,643,172   
  955       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      13,313   
  70,013       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      3,627,373   
  217,553       Microsoft Corp.      5,414,894   
  114,178       National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.      5,848,197   
  225,628       Oracle Corp.      6,484,549   
  129,771       PepsiCo, Inc.      8,032,825   
  99,147       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      4,777,894   
  73,884       Praxair, Inc.      6,906,676   
  35,142       Precision Castparts Corp.      5,463,175   
  16,360       Priceline.com, Inc.(b)      7,353,166   
  100,972       QUALCOMM, Inc.      4,910,268   
  27,757       Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)      3,172,070   
  299       SuperMedia, Inc.(b)      463   
  26,818       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,194,474   
  41,566       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      3,341,075   
     

 

 

 
        140,496,507   
     

 

 

 
   Virgin Islands — 1.1%   
  221,091       Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A      5,127,100   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $311,651,286)
     295,102,765   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 28.8%   
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 27.4%   
   Argentina — 0.2%   
$ 619,121       Argentina Government International Bond, 8.280%, 12/31/2033    $ 424,098   
  190,000       Pan American Energy LLC, 7.875%, 5/07/2021, 144A      190,228   
  515,000       Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., 7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A      453,200   
     

 

 

 
        1,067,526   
     

 

 

 
   Australia — 0.2%   
  500,000       Macquarie Bank Ltd., 6.625%, 4/07/2021, 144A      469,731   
  250,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., 6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)      244,219   
  155,000       Sydney Airport Finance Co., 5.125%, 2/22/2021, 144A      161,399   
     

 

 

 
        875,349   
     

 

 

 
   Bermuda — 0.0%   
  100,000       Noble Group Ltd., 6.750%, 1/29/2020, 144A      88,000   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil — 0.7%   
  200,000       Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, 6.500%, 6/10/2019, 144A      221,000   
  400,000       Banco Santander Brasil S.A., 4.500%, 4/06/2015, 144A      384,000   
  505,773       Banco Votorantim S.A., 6.250%, 5/16/2016, 144A, (BRL)      268,741   
  300,000       Brasil Telecom S.A., 9.750%, 9/15/2016, 144A, (BRL)      145,193   
  621,803(††)       Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6.000%, 8/15/2014, (BRL)      340,638   
  497,443(††)       Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6.000%, 5/15/2015, (BRL)      272,435   
  1,115(†††)       Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.000%, 1/01/2021, (BRL)      554,842   
  250,000       Hypermarcas S.A., 6.500%, 4/20/2021, 144A      227,500   
  300,000       Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 6.200%, 12/21/2021, 144A      294,000   
  200,000       OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A., 8.500%, 6/01/2018, 144A      179,000   
  129,000       Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 5.500%, 10/23/2020, 144A      122,550   
  400,000       Votorantim Cimentos S.A., 7.250%, 4/05/2041, 144A      374,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,383,899   
     

 

 

 
   Canada — 0.7%   
  2,265,000       Canadian Government, 3.000%, 12/01/2015, (CAD)(c)      2,312,271   
  650,000       Canadian Government, 3.500%, 6/01/2013, (CAD)      647,072   
  180,000       Corus Entertainment, Inc., 7.250%, 2/10/2017, 144A, (CAD)      175,208   
  100,000       Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 8.750%, 11/10/2016, 144A      107,250   
  100,000       Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.650%, 10/01/2019, (CAD)      101,415   
     

 

 

 
        3,343,216   
     

 

 

 
   Cayman Islands — 0.9%   
  200,000       Braskem Finance Ltd., 5.750%, 4/15/2021, 144A      182,520   
  200,000       Embraer Overseas Ltd., 6.375%, 1/24/2017      215,000   
  250,000       ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 6.000%, 5/13/2021, 144A      241,706   
  300,000       Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 6.750%, 3/03/2021, 144A      268,500   
  119,000       Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A      111,860   
  100,000       Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd., 7.625%, 4/09/2019, 144A      118,839   
  100,000       LPG International, Inc., 7.250%, 12/20/2015      110,500   
  700,000       Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A      448,000   
  170,000       Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.625%, 11/16/2016, 144A      127,500   

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Cayman Islands — continued   
$ 200,000       MBPS Finance Co., 11.250%, 11/15/2015, 144A    $ 172,000   
  200,000       Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd., 6.350%, 6/30/2021, 144A      198,000   
  500,000       Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 6.000%, 4/05/2023, 144A      465,000   
  320,000       Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.875%, 3/01/2018      333,238   
  300,000       Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.875%, 1/20/2040      316,500   
  536,000       Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/2036      578,129   
  200,000       Voto-Votorantim Ltd., 6.750%, 4/05/2021, 144A      197,000   
     

 

 

 
        4,084,292   
     

 

 

 
   Chile — 0.2%   
  250,000,000       Banco Santander Chile, 6.500%, 9/22/2020, 144A, (CLP)      469,065   
  185,000       Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., 5.000%, 1/21/2021      185,984   
  250,000       E.CL S.A., 5.625%, 1/15/2021, 144A      260,956   
     

 

 

 
        916,005   
     

 

 

 
   Colombia — 0.2%   
  450,000,000       Emgesa S.A. E.S.P., 8.750%, 1/25/2021, 144A, (COP)      237,870   
  1,430,000,000       Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P., 8.375%, 2/01/2021, 144A, (COP)      734,561   
  200,000,000       Republic of Colombia, 7.750%, 4/14/2021, (COP)      111,399   
  40,000       Republic of Colombia, 8.125%, 5/21/2024      53,040   
     

 

 

 
        1,136,870   
     

 

 

 
   France — 0.2%   
  150,000       Lafarge S.A., EMTN, 5.375%, 6/26/2017, (EUR)      179,823   
  240,000       Veolia Environnement S.A., EMTN, 4.000%, 2/12/2016, (EUR)      333,533   
  25,000       Veolia Environnement S.A., EMTN, 5.125%, 5/24/2022, (EUR)      35,227   
  200,000       Vivendi S.A., EMTN, 4.250%, 12/01/2016, (EUR)      275,393   
     

 

 

 
        823,976   
     

 

 

 
   Hungary — 0.0%   
  200,000       Hungary Government International Bond, 6.375%, 3/29/2021      194,600   
     

 

 

 
   India — 0.1%   
  200,000       Canara Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 11/28/2016, variable rate thereafter), 6.365%, 11/28/2021      185,883   
  100,000       ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A      83,000   
     

 

 

 
        268,883   
     

 

 

 
   Indonesia — 0.2%   
  200,000       Adaro Indonesia PT, 7.625%, 10/22/2019, 144A      196,000   
  3,500,000,000       Indonesia Government International Bond, 9.500%, 7/15/2023, (IDR)      471,501   
  1,500,000,000       Indonesia Government International Bond, 11.500%, 9/15/2019, (IDR)      219,437   
     

 

 

 
        886,938   
     

 

 

 
   Italy — 0.5%   
  250,000       Finmeccanica SpA, EMTN, 4.875%, 3/24/2025, (EUR)      277,831   
  1,535,000       Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.750%, 9/15/2016, (EUR)      2,031,468   
  100,000       Telecom Italia SpA, EMTN, 5.375%, 1/29/2019, (EUR)      121,916   
     

 

 

 
        2,431,215   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Jersey — 0.0%   
  100,000       WPP 2008 Ltd., 6.000%, 4/04/2017, (GBP)    $ 170,466   
     

 

 

 
   Korea — 0.5%   
  8,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.000%, 11/26/2015, 144A, (PHP)      170,648   
  400,000       Hana Bank, 4.000%, 11/03/2016, 144A      384,881   
  600,000       Hyundai Steel Co., 4.625%, 4/21/2016, 144A      600,152   
  400,000       Kia Motors Corp., 3.625%, 6/14/2016, 144A      397,885   
  400,000,000       Korea Treasury Bond, 5.000%, 9/10/2014, (KRW)      351,758   
  260,000       SK Broadband Co. Ltd., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A      262,189   
  140,000       SK Telecom Co. Ltd., 6.625%, 7/20/2027, 144A      169,795   
  200,000       Woori Bank, 5.875%, 4/13/2021, 144A      190,856   
     

 

 

 
        2,528,164   
     

 

 

 
   Luxembourg — 0.2%   
  400,000       ArcelorMittal, 6.750%, 3/01/2041      345,681   
  100,000       CSN Resources S.A., 6.500%, 7/21/2020, 144A      104,250   
  200,000       Gazprom Via Gaz Capital S.A., 5.092%, 11/29/2015, 144A      196,000   
  125,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034      102,261   
  10,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033      8,555   
     

 

 

 
        756,747   
     

 

 

 
   Malaysia — 0.2%   
  1,750,000       Malaysia Government Bond, 3.434%, 8/15/2014, (MYR)      550,413   
  1,000,000       Malaysia Government Bond, 4.262%, 9/15/2016, (MYR)      325,005   
     

 

 

 
        875,418   
     

 

 

 
   Mexico — 0.9%   
  195,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 7.625%, 2/01/2017, 144A      159,900   
  145,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A      121,800   
  200,000       BBVA Bancomer S.A., 6.500%, 3/10/2021, 144A      184,500   
  200,000       Corporacion GEO SAB de CV, 9.250%, 6/30/2020, 144A      178,000   
  295,000       Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV, 7.500%, 9/28/2015      286,150   
  40,000(††††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 6/10/2021, (MXN)      288,390   
  74,000(††††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.000%, 12/17/2015, (MXN)      589,667   
  41,000(††††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.500%, 12/13/2018, (MXN)      339,169   
  65,000(††††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 10.000%, 12/05/2024, (MXN)      597,719   
  80,000(††††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-30, 8.500%, 11/18/2038, (MXN)      622,033   
  100,000       Mexichem SAB de CV, 8.750%, 11/06/2019, 144A      115,000   
  330,000       Petroleos Mexicanos, 8.000%, 5/03/2019      402,600   
  200,000       Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV, 9.500%, 1/21/2020, 144A      190,000   
     

 

 

 
        4,074,928   
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands — 0.2%   
  50,000       British American Tobacco Holdings BV, 4.000%, 7/07/2020, (EUR)      68,214   
  200,000       EADS Finance BV, EMTN, 4.625%, 8/12/2016, (EUR)      284,905   
  200,000       Indosat Palapa Co. BV, 7.375%, 7/29/2020, 144A      198,000   
  200,000       Listrindo Capital BV, 9.250%, 1/29/2015, 144A      196,296   
  300,000       Marfrig Holding Europe BV, 8.375%, 5/09/2018, 144A      189,000   
  100,000       Myriad International Holding BV, 6.375%, 7/28/2017, 144A      103,750   
  50,000       OI European Group BV, 6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A, (EUR)      63,303   
     

 

 

 
        1,103,468   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   New Zealand — 0.2%   
  1,000,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.000%, 5/15/2021, (NZD)    $ 852,414   
     

 

 

 
   Norway — 0.4%   
  3,335,000       Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)      636,134   
  6,360,000       Norwegian Government, 4.500%, 5/22/2019, (NOK)      1,254,108   
     

 

 

 
        1,890,242   
     

 

 

 
   Philippines — 0.1%   
  30,000,000       Philippine Government International Bond, 6.250%, 1/14/2036, (PHP)      649,606   
     

 

 

 
   Poland — 0.0%   
  95,000       Poland Government International Bond, 3.000%, 9/23/2014, (CHF)      107,766   
     

 

 

 
   Qatar — 0.1%   
  100,000       Qatar Government International Bond, 4.000%, 1/20/2015, 144A      105,250   
  250,000       Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III, 5.500%, 9/30/2014, 144A      270,625   
     

 

 

 
        375,875   
     

 

 

 
   Singapore — 0.7%   
  3,355,000       Singapore Government Bond, 1.625%, 4/01/2013, (SGD)      2,623,434   
  345,000       Singapore Government Bond, 2.250%, 7/01/2013, (SGD)      273,273   
  605,000       Singapore Government Bond, 2.250%, 6/01/2021, (SGD)      489,216   
  150,000       STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.500%, 8/12/2015, 144A      144,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,529,923   
     

 

 

 
   South Africa — 0.3%   
  450,000       Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 4.778%, 6/15/2014, (EUR)(d)      446,137   
  130,000       Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 4.778%, 6/15/2014, 144A, (EUR)(d)      128,884   
  285,000       Republic of South Africa, EMTN, 4.500%, 4/05/2016, (EUR)      385,647   
  400,000       Transnet Ltd., 4.500%, 2/10/2016, 144A      411,019   
     

 

 

 
        1,371,687   
     

 

 

 
   Spain — 0.3%   
  535,000       Spain Government Bond, 4.100%, 7/30/2018, (EUR)      695,815   
  465,000       Spain Government Bond, 5.500%, 4/30/2021, (EUR)      640,427   
     

 

 

 
        1,336,242   
     

 

 

 
   Supranationals — 0.3%   
  305,000       European Investment Bank, 2.375%, 7/10/2020, (CHF)      364,884   
  47,250,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 4.750%, 1/10/2014, (INR)      983,784   
     

 

 

 
        1,348,668   
     

 

 

 
   Sweden — 0.2%   
  2,210,000       Sweden Government Bond, 5.000%, 12/01/2020, (SEK)      411,060   
  3,020,000       Sweden Government Bond, 5.500%, 10/08/2012, (SEK)      459,288   
     

 

 

 
        870,348   
     

 

 

 
   Thailand — 0.1%   
  330,000       True Move Co. Ltd., 10.375%, 8/01/2014      349,800   
  100,000       True Move Co. Ltd., 10.375%, 8/01/2014, 144A      106,000   
     

 

 

 
        455,800   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Turkey — 0.1%   
$ 200,000       Akbank TAS, 5.125%, 7/22/2015, 144A    $ 193,000   
  636,032       Republic of Turkey, 4.000%, 4/29/2015, (TRY)      362,086   
     

 

 

 
        555,086   
     

 

 

 
   United Arab Emirates — 0.5%   
  400,000       Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 6.500%, 10/27/2036, 144A      403,000   
  400,000       Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A      466,500   
  500,000       DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A      455,000   
  300,000       Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 6.375%, 10/21/2016, 144A      308,250   
  200,000       Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 8.500%, 4/22/2015, 144A      213,000   
  250,000       Mubadala Development Co., GMTN, 7.625%, 5/06/2019, 144A      302,347   
     

 

 

 
        2,148,097   
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom — 0.7%   
  410,000,000       Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN, 3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)      349,021   
  100,000       BAT International Finance PLC, EMTN, 5.375%, 6/29/2017, (EUR)      148,926   
  150,000       British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/2028, (GBP)      239,505   
  60,000       BSKYB Finance UK PLC, 5.750%, 10/20/2017, (GBP)      104,136   
  150,000       Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, EMTN, 6.250%, 12/04/2018, (GBP)      263,404   
  100,000       Rexam PLC, EMTN, 4.375%, 3/15/2013, (EUR)      137,123   
  250,000       Standard Chartered Bank, Series 17, EMTN, 5.875%, 9/26/2017, (EUR)      331,769   
  400,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 4.250%, 3/07/2036, (GBP)      706,533   
  300,000       United Kingdom Treasury, 5.250%, 6/07/2012, (GBP)      482,575   
  350,000       Vedanta Resources PLC, 6.750%, 6/07/2016, 144A      283,500   
  200,000       Vedanta Resources PLC, 8.250%, 6/07/2021, 144A      154,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,200,492   
     

 

 

 
   United States — 17.1%   
  310,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029      257,300   
  15,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028      12,450   
  975,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.900%, 2/01/2027      965,221   
  257,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014      245,756   
  60,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012      61,125   
  63,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012      63,394   
  55,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013      55,825   
  129,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018      117,390   
  1,946,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031      1,707,615   
  720,000       American International Group, Inc., (fixed rate to 5/15/2038, variable rate thereafter), 8.175%, 5/15/2068      635,400   
  60,000       Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 7/01/2013      64,135   
  26,244       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class B, 7.680%, 7/02/2015      24,145   
  615,000       Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A      591,698   
  145,000       Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015      156,756   
  450,000       Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 5/06/2014, variable rate thereafter), 4.750%, 5/06/2019, (EUR)      422,191   
  115,000       Bank of America Corp., MTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2021      102,598   
  15,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 5.125%, 1/12/2017      16,112   
  5,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 5.450%, 6/15/2014      5,379   
  15,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 6.400%, 6/15/2016      16,765   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 60,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 7.000%, 11/15/2035    $ 70,150   
  1,865,000       CenturyLink, Inc., 6.450%, 6/15/2021      1,728,139   
  55,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series G, 6.875%, 1/15/2028      47,621   
  310,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series P, 7.600%, 9/15/2039      278,851   
  75,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020      78,375   
  1,900,000       Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.250%, 6/15/2021, 144A      1,463,000   
  21,019       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2014      21,439   
  119,429       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2015      118,533   
  199,049       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2016      193,078   
  278,673       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2017      270,313   
  300,000       Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 6/15/2035      314,049   
  772,108       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B, 6.795%, 2/02/2020      737,363   
  190,000       CSX Corp., 6.250%, 3/15/2018      228,925   
  265,000       Cummins, Inc., 5.650%, 3/01/2098      253,828   
  160,000       Cummins, Inc., 7.125%, 3/01/2028      201,898   
  272,477       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024      265,665   
  266,589       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class C, 8.954%, 8/10/2014      262,590   
  42,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018      41,160   
  50,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028      44,500   
  8,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026      7,600   
  40,000       Eastman Kodak Co., 7.250%, 11/15/2013      10,000   
  200,000       Eastman Kodak Co., 9.750%, 3/01/2018, 144A      140,000   
  310,000       Eastman Kodak Co., 10.625%, 3/15/2019, 144A      220,100   
  250,000       Exelon Corp., 4.900%, 6/15/2015      270,598   
  150,000       Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022      152,250   
  25,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029      24,172   
  50,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028      49,625   
  2,105,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028      2,089,103   
  40,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025      39,465   
  835,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031      942,615   
  5,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026      5,054   
  2,250,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013      2,362,763   
  845,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 4/15/2015      887,250   
  905,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016      987,545   
  905,000       Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A      931,817   
  80,000       Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2016      81,400   
  45,000       General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 5/01/2018      49,194   
  205,000       General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038      210,118   
  900,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)      744,634   
  750,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.875%, 3/04/2015      800,870   
  3,435,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028      3,824,962   
  105,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025      117,156   
  180,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029      208,152   
  220,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024      258,276   
  405,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031      505,481   
  200,000       Gerdau Holdings, Inc., 7.000%, 1/20/2020, 144A      205,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 455,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037    $ 416,208   
  50,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.875%, 1/18/2038, (GBP)      63,573   
  165,000       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028      149,325   
  410,000       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The), 6.375%, 6/15/2021      429,794   
  20,000       HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014      19,500   
  90,000       HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015      87,525   
  225,000       HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027      187,875   
  245,000       HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015      237,650   
  90,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023      81,000   
  250,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033      213,125   
  1,495,000       HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025      1,345,500   
  395,000       HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024      378,212   
  195,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025      174,525   
  75,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036      64,875   
  470,000       Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      495,730   
  110,000       Incitec Pivot Finance LLC, 6.000%, 12/10/2019, 144A      120,959   
  1,265,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.250%, 5/15/2019      1,099,528   
  1,255,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/20/2013      1,204,800   
  250,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.150%, 3/01/2012      240,000   
  95,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2012      90,963   
  70,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      53,900   
  405,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016      319,950   
  145,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 4/15/2015      114,550   
  985,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2013      896,350   
  35,000       iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.700%, 3/01/2014      28,000   
  950,000       iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013      824,125   
  5,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 5.750%, 2/15/2018      4,875   
  64,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036      53,760   
  15,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.125%, 11/15/2023      15,150   
  5,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.625%, 3/01/2097      4,200   
  95,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2036      86,177   
  375,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.500%, 7/15/2019      417,068   
  260,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2016      96,200   
  15,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2014      7,688   
  375,000       Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.250%, 6/01/2019, 144A      286,406   
  15,000       Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.500%, 9/01/2014      14,100   
  1,090,000       Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.600%, 5/31/2015      991,900   
  55,000       Lennar Corp., Series B, 6.500%, 4/15/2016      50,600   
  235,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017      216,494   
  6,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014      5,925   
  30,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A      27,900   
  110,000       Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032      97,424   
  765,000       Masco Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2020      741,313   
  75,000       Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029      73,571   
  1,200,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037      929,797   
  300,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.220%, 9/15/2026      253,717   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 310,000       Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2023    $ 238,700   
  410,000       Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 8.375%, 4/15/2016      342,350   
  230,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 11/14/2013, (GBP)      353,645   
  2,500,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.750%, 1/25/2021      2,300,167   
  500,000       Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)      479,538   
  1,327,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029      995,250   
  100,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026      82,000   
  3,450,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031      2,725,500   
  1,965,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.700%, 5/01/2030      1,675,162   
  155,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028      107,725   
  15,000       News America, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2035      16,243   
  935,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015      885,912   
  30,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013      29,175   
  250,000       NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027(b)(e)      90,000   
  35,000       Nortel Networks Capital Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/2026(f)      36,050   
  50,000       Ohio Edison Co., 6.875%, 7/15/2036      61,991   
  565,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016      609,486   
  535,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036      554,324   
  40,000       Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018      41,000   
  47,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015      42,535   
  540,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035      361,800   
  695,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033      483,025   
  1,335,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018      1,281,600   
  650,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028      562,250   
  400,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021      414,000   
  60,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031      55,800   
  560,000       Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033      529,200   
  115,000       Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025      110,975   
  600,000       Residential Capital LLC, 9.625%, 5/15/2015      465,000   
  80,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017      92,207   
  20,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037      22,456   
  1,600(†††††)       SLM Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043      32,220   
  120,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014      115,791   
  35,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.125%, 8/27/2012      34,984   
  228,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013      223,184   
  10,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018      8,788   
  115,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013      115,005   
  75,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014      73,810   
  265,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033      211,018   
  625,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018      650,105   
  400,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN, 5.750%, 9/15/2016      292,000   
  100,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series H, MTN, 5.375%, 10/01/2012      92,000   
  300,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 4.875%, 7/15/2012      280,500   
  300,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 5.400%, 12/01/2015      219,000   
  330,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 5.850%, 6/01/2013      282,150   
  200,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 5.900%, 9/15/2012      183,750   
  400,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017      288,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 294,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028    $ 219,765   
  420,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019      361,200   
  110,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032      95,563   
  26,000       Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016      22,360   
  265,000       Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031      201,400   
  250,000       Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)      335,564   
  820,000       Textron, Inc., 5.950%, 9/21/2021      857,718   
  1,431,000       Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018      1,216,350   
  3,150,000       TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014      1,937,250   
  2,570,000       TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024      976,600   
  30,000       TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034      11,100   
  2,700,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375%, 6/30/2013      2,705,913   
  1,100,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 3/31/2013      1,108,635   
  7,250,000       U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, 1/31/2012      7,269,539   
  445,469       UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, 10.400%, 5/01/2018      481,107   
  770,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037      592,900   
  50,000       USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016      36,625   
  230,000       USG Corp., 9.750%, 1/15/2018      184,863   
  5,000       Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/2033      5,082   
  110,000       Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/2028      122,562   
  85,000       Wells Fargo & Co., 4.625%, 11/02/2035, (GBP)      116,512   
  100,000       Wells Fargo & Co., Series F, EMTN, 4.875%, 11/29/2035, (GBP)      118,573   
  60,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.950%, 10/01/2027      64,207   
  315,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032      314,156   
  125,000       Xerox Corp., 6.750%, 2/01/2017      143,465   
  20,000       Xerox Corp., MTN, 7.200%, 4/01/2016      23,159   
  250,000       Zurich Finance USA, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 6/15/2015, variable rate thereafter), 4.500%, 6/15/2025, (EUR)      311,481   
     

 

 

 
        80,958,759   
     

 

 

 
   Uruguay — 0.1%   
  3,923,246       Uruguay Government International Bond, 3.700%, 6/26/2037, (UYU)      161,669   
  4,466,650       Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.000%, 9/14/2018, (UYU)      226,060   
     

 

 

 
        387,729   
     

 

 

 
   Venezuela — 0.1%   
  800,000       Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.375%, 4/12/2027      366,000   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $130,437,719)
     129,414,694   
     

 

 

 
     
  Convertible Bonds — 1.3%   
   United States — 1.3%   
  125,000       Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/2016      162,344   
  745,000       Hologic, Inc., 2.000% (accretes to principal after 12/15/2013), 12/15/2037(g)      697,506   
  1,125,000       Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039      1,323,281   
  430,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 0.746%, 10/01/2012(d)      376,250   
  365,000       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2012      358,156   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   United States — continued   
$ 195,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.500%, 6/15/2012    $ 192,319   
  215,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(e)      256,925   
  200,000       NII Holdings, Inc., 3.125%, 6/15/2012      201,500   
  1,795,000       Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 3/15/2018      1,622,231   
  375,000       Omnicare, Inc., 3.750%, 12/15/2025      419,531   
  610,000       Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A      549,000   
  90,000       Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036      80,888   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $6,153,801)
     6,239,931   
     

 

 

 
     
  Municipals — 0.1%   
   United States — 0.1%   
  415,000       State of Illinois, 5.100%, 6/01/2033      375,123   
  135,000       Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046(e)      89,058   
     

 

 

 
   Total Municipals
(Identified Cost $448,483)
     464,181   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $137,040,003)
     136,118,806   
     

 

 

 
     
  Senior Loans — 0.0%   
   United States — 0.0%   
  28,697       Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(d)(h)
     28,580   
  2,676       Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche A, 1.977%, 2/28/2014(i)      2,576   
  55,993       SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 11.000%, 12/31/2015(d)      24,441   
     

 

 

 
   Total Senior Loans
(Identified Cost $107,632)
     55,597   
     

 

 

 
     
Shares                
  Preferred Stocks — 0.7%   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.6%   
   United States — 0.6%   
  69,840       General Motors Co., Series B, 4.750%      2,449,987   
  820       Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, 7.750%      676,500   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $3,895,042)
     3,126,487   
     

 

 

 
     
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stock — 0.1%   
   United States — 0.1%   
  682      

Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A

Total Non- Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $145,366)

     409,200   
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $4,040,408)
     3,535,687   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Short-Term Investments — 6.8%   
$ 1,553       Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000%, to be repurchased at $1,553 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $5,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 5/15/2013 valued at $5,115 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)    $ 1,553   
  32,295,691       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $32,295,691 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $32,380,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/13 valued at $32,946,650 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      32,295,691   
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $32,297,244)
     32,297,244   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 98.7%
(Identified Cost $485,136,573)(a)
     467,110,099   
   Other assets less liabilities — 1.3%      5,982,672   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 473,092,771   
     

 

 

 
     
  (‡)       Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.   
  (†)       See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (††)       Security held in units. One unit represents a principal amount of 1,000. Amount shown represents principal amount including inflation adjustments.    
  (†††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 1,000.   
  (††††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.   
  (†††††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.   
     
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $487,247,648 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    $ 21,968,560   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (42,106,109
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (20,137,549
     

 

 

 
     
  (b)       Non-income producing security.   
  (c)       All or a portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts.    
  (d)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (e)       Illiquid security. At September 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $435,983 or 0.1% of net assets.    
  (f)       The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.    
  (g)       Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.   
  (h)       All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (i)       Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2011.    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $24,587,200 or 5.2% 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 may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
  EMTN       Euro Medium Term Note   
  GMTN       Global Medium Term Note   
  MTN       Medium Term Note   
  AUD       Australian Dollar   
  BRL       Brazilian Real   
  CAD       Canadian Dollar   
  CHF       Swiss Franc   
  CLP       Chilean Peso   
  COP       Colombian Peso   
  EUR       Euro   
  GBP       British Pound   
  IDR       Indonesian Rupiah   
  INR       Indian Rupee   
  KRW       South Korean Won   
  MXN       Mexican Peso   
  MYR       Malaysian Ringgit   
  NOK       Norwegian Krone   
  NZD       New Zealand Dollar   
  PHP       Philippine Peso   
  SEK       Swedish Krona   
  SGD       Singapore Dollar   
  TRY       Turkish Lira   
  UYU       Uruguayan Peso   

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract
    to
Buy/Sell
   Delivery
Date
     Currency    Units      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Sell1      12/21/2011       Australian Dollar      500,000       $ 479,387       $ 33,173   
Sell1      11/03/2011       Brazilian Real      250,000         131,969         21,311   
Buy2      08/22/2012       Chinese Renminbi      11,630,000         1,833,802         (13,696
Buy3      11/28/2011       Indian Rupee      24,300,000         492,218         (31,038
Buy4      10/19/2011       Malaysian Ringgit      1,250,000         391,300         (12,643
Buy3      12/12/2011       South Korean Won      780,000,000         659,565         (64,871
Buy1      12/12/2011       South Korean Won      1,488,000,000         1,258,246         (122,472
              

 

 

 
Total                $ (190,236
              

 

 

 

1 Counterparty is Credit Suisse.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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2 Counterparty is Morgan Stanley.

3 Counterparty is Barclays.

4 Counterparty is JPMorgan Chase.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     6.2

Beverages

     6.0   

Pharmaceuticals

     4.4   

Computers & Peripherals

     4.1   

Internet Software & Services

     4.0   

Commercial Banks

     4.0   

Software

     3.9   

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.8   

Machinery

     3.5   

Automotive

     2.6   

Aerospace & Defense

     2.5   

Chemicals

     2.4   

Non-Captive Diversified

     2.2   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.1   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     38.1   

Short-Term Investments

     6.8   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.7   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     1.3   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Currency Exposure at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     67.3

British Pound

     7.7   

Euro

     6.2   

Brazilian Real

     3.1   

Danish Krone

     2.3   

Japanese Yen

     2.3   

Hong Kong Dollar

     2.2   

Other, less than 2% each

     7.6   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.7   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency contracts)

     1.3   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 99.8% of Net Assets   
   Air Freight & Logistics — 6.9%   
  83,412       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.    $ 3,382,357   
  66,060       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      4,171,689   
     

 

 

 
        7,554,046   
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 4.4%   
  46,102       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3,114,651   
  22,636       Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR      1,718,752   
     

 

 

 
        4,833,403   
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 6.3%   
  85,337       Amgen, Inc.      4,689,268   
  57,458       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      2,229,371   
     

 

 

 
        6,918,639   
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets — 8.4%   
  16,503       Franklin Resources, Inc.      1,578,347   
  54,171       Greenhill & Co., Inc.      1,548,749   
  80,854       Legg Mason, Inc.      2,078,756   
  263,192       SEI Investments Co.      4,047,893   
     

 

 

 
        9,253,745   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 10.2%   
  386,267       Cisco Systems, Inc.      5,983,276   
  106,595       QUALCOMM, Inc.      5,183,715   
     

 

 

 
        11,166,991   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance — 3.7%   
  89,666       American Express Co.      4,026,003   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4%   
  44,111       Schlumberger Ltd.      2,634,750   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 3.8%   
  335,836       Danone S.A., Sponsored ADR      4,171,083   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.5%   
  49,141       Medtronic, Inc.      1,633,447   
  61,835       Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,308,172   
     

 

 

 
        4,941,619   
     

 

 

 
   Household Products — 4.6%   
  26,891       Clorox Co. (The)      1,783,680   
  51,441       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,250,042   
     

 

 

 
        5,033,722   
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Catalog Retail — 8.3%   
  35,456       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      7,666,651   
  40,706       Blue Nile, Inc.(b)      1,436,108   
     

 

 

 
        9,102,759   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services — 5.8%   
  12,353       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      6,354,136   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   IT Services — 8.2%   
  36,595       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.    $ 1,725,454   
  84,974       Visa, Inc., Class A      7,283,972   
     

 

 

 
        9,009,426   
     

 

 

 
   Media — 1.8%   
  53,669       Omnicom Group, Inc.      1,977,166   
     

 

 

 
   Multiline Retail — 0.3%   
  6,914       Target Corp.      339,063   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 5.7%   
  70,373       Merck & Co., Inc.      2,301,901   
  70,815       Novartis AG, ADR      3,949,352   
     

 

 

 
        6,251,253   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%   
  14,317       Altera Corp.      451,415   
  17,158       Analog Devices, Inc.      536,187   
     

 

 

 
        987,602   
     

 

 

 
   Software — 10.9%   
  43,502       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      3,870,373   
  90,089       Microsoft Corp.      2,242,315   
  204,008       Oracle Corp.      5,863,190   
     

 

 

 
        11,975,878   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail — 2.7%   
  48,544       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,595,641   
  72,785       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,407,662   
     

 

 

 
        3,003,303   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $105,407,052)
     109,534,587   
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 0.2%   
$ 225,975       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $225,975 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $235,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.600% due 8/23/2013 valued at $235,296 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $225,975)      225,975   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.0%
(Identified Cost $105,633,027)(a)
     109,760,562   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.0%      4,625   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 109,765,187   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Growth Fund – (continued)

 

  (†)       See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $106,441,892 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    $ 9,918,201   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (6,599,531
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 3,318,670   
     

 

 

 
     
  (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 may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Software

     10.9

Communications Equipment

     10.2   

Capital Markets

     8.4   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     8.3   

IT Services

     8.2   

Air Freight & Logistics

     6.9   

Biotechnology

     6.3   

Internet Software & Services

     5.8   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.7   

Household Products

     4.6   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     4.5   

Beverages

     4.4   

Food Products

     3.8   

Consumer Finance

     3.7   

Specialty Retail

     2.7   

Energy Equipment & Services

     2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     3.0   

Short-Term Investments

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.0   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.0   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 92.9% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%   
  22,339       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)    $ 1,824,426   
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 6.6%   
  42,288       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,708,969   
  18,839       Pharmasset, Inc.(b)      1,551,769   
  23,030       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,340,346   
  25,819       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,149,978   
     

 

 

 
        6,751,062   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.4%   
  11,852       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      1,462,418   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.3%   
  28,380       Stericycle, Inc.(b)      2,290,834   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 0.9%   
  22,187       Acme Packet, Inc.(b)      944,944   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 3.5%   
  35,494       Polypore International, Inc.(b)      2,006,121   
  27,292       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      1,528,352   
     

 

 

 
        3,534,473   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%   
  31,608       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      2,064,319   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 7.5%   
  22,290       Diamond Foods, Inc.      1,778,519   
  25,510       Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(b)      2,370,899   
  22,809       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      1,662,548   
  26,273       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      1,808,371   
     

 

 

 
        7,620,337   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%   
  4,937       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      1,798,450   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services — 3.7%   
  68,217       HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      1,663,813   
  28,643       Humana, Inc.      2,083,205   
     

 

 

 
        3,747,018   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology — 2.1%   
  38,643       SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b)      2,152,415   
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.6%   
  61,385       Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A      1,423,518   
  6,914       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      2,094,596   
  19,018       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      2,188,592   
     

 

 

 
        5,706,706   
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 1.5%   
  29,101       Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b)      1,531,004   
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.4%   
  3,201       Priceline.com, Inc.(b)      1,438,721   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Internet Software & Services — 4.1%   
  13,799       LinkedIn Corp., Class A(b)    $ 1,077,426   
  18,680       MercadoLibre, Inc.      1,004,050   
  60,659       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      2,070,898   
     

 

 

 
        4,152,374   
     

 

 

 
   IT Services — 2.1%   
  40,617       Teradata Corp.(b)      2,174,228   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%   
  14,868       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      2,080,925   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 0.8%   
  52,313       Titan International, Inc.      784,695   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 1.7%   
  27,575       Royal Gold, Inc.      1,766,455   
     

 

 

 
   Multiline Retail — 3.5%   
  47,836       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      3,592,962   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.9%   
  59,776       Brigham Exploration Co.(b)      1,509,942   
  24,841       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      1,537,906   
  33,936       Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)      1,161,290   
  28,862       SM Energy Co.      1,750,480   
     

 

 

 
        5,959,618   
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products — 1.8%   
  20,703       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,818,552   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 3.1%   
  32,449       Perrigo Co.      3,151,122   
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Apartments — 1.4%   
  12,529       AvalonBay Communities, Inc.      1,428,932   
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Office Property — 1.4%   
  15,935       Boston Properties, Inc.      1,419,809   
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail — 2.0%   
  40,811       Kansas City Southern(b)      2,038,918   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%   
  81,321       ARM Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR      2,073,685   
  56,458       Avago Technologies Ltd.      1,850,129   
  41,380       Ceva, Inc.(b)      1,005,948   
  141,083       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      1,011,565   
     

 

 

 
        5,941,327   
     

 

 

 
   Software — 4.2%   
  28,331       Informatica Corp.(b)      1,160,155   
  17,597       Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)      2,010,985   
  45,696       SuccessFactors, Inc.(b)      1,050,551   
     

 

 

 
        4,221,691   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Specialty Retail — 7.7%   
  32,848       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    $ 2,022,123   
  7,040       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      2,247,097   
  51,183       PetSmart, Inc.      2,182,955   
  23,035       Tiffany & Co.      1,400,989   
     

 

 

 
        7,853,164   
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.2%   
  18,846       Fossil, Inc.(b)      1,527,657   
  36,191       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)      1,760,692   
     

 

 

 
        3,288,349   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $95,110,533)
     94,540,248   
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 7.1%   
$ 7,230,246       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,230,246 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $7,165,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% due 12/31/2013 valued at $7,379,950, including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $7,230,246)      7,230,246   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.0%
(Identified Cost $102,340,779)(a)
     101,770,494   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.0)%      (5,837
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 101,764,657   
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)       See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $103,261,014 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    $ 6,559,961   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (8,050,481
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (1,490,520
     

 

 

 
     
  (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 may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.     
  REITs       Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Specialty Retail

     7.7

Food Products

     7.5   

Biotechnology

     6.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     5.8   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     5.6   

Software

     4.2   

Internet Software & Services

     4.1   

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.7   

Multiline Retail

     3.5   

Electrical Equipment

     3.5   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.2   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.1   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.3   

IT Services

     2.1   

Health Care Technology

     2.1   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.1   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.0   

Road & Rail

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     15.9   

Short-Term Investments

     7.1   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.0   

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.0
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Value Fund

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 96.6% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 2.8%   
  309,143       Honeywell International, Inc.    $ 13,574,469   
  317,828       Northrop Grumman Corp.      16,577,909   
     

 

 

 
        30,152,378   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components — 1.4%   
  697,131       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)      7,034,052   
  321,744       Johnson Controls, Inc.      8,484,389   
     

 

 

 
        15,518,441   
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles — 0.8%   
  409,915       General Motors Co.(b)      8,272,085   
     

 

 

 
   Beverages — 3.3%   
  651,759       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      16,215,764   
  329,309       PepsiCo, Inc.      20,384,227   
     

 

 

 
        36,599,991   
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology — 1.4%   
  269,609       Amgen, Inc.      14,815,015   
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets — 4.4%   
  320,300       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      12,607,008   
  495,525       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      9,211,810   
  494,848       Legg Mason, Inc.      12,722,542   
  437,176       State Street Corp.      14,059,580   
     

 

 

 
        48,600,940   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.2%   
  171,700       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      13,112,729   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Banks — 5.6%   
  1,190,472       Fifth Third Bancorp      12,023,767   
  343,999       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      16,577,312   
  563,235       U.S. Bancorp      13,258,552   
  803,313       Wells Fargo & Co.      19,375,909   
     

 

 

 
        61,235,540   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 2.9%   
  1,780,205       Alcatel-Lucent, Sponsored ADR(b)      5,037,980   
  854,019       Cisco Systems, Inc.      13,228,754   
  328,301       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      13,755,812   
     

 

 

 
        32,022,546   
     

 

 

 
   Computers & Peripherals — 0.9%   
  27,315       Apple, Inc.(b)      10,411,932   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials — 0.7%   
  276,995       Vulcan Materials Co.      7,633,982   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance — 1.5%   
  723,179       Discover Financial Services      16,589,726   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services — 4.4%   
  1,521,931       Bank of America Corp.      9,314,218   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Value Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Diversified Financial Services — continued   
  599,534       Citigroup, Inc.    $ 15,360,061   
  786,121       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      23,677,964   
     

 

 

 
        48,352,243   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.4%   
  725,387       AT&T, Inc.      20,688,037   
  503,544       CenturyLink, Inc.      16,677,378   
     

 

 

 
        37,365,415   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 3.2%   
  462,040       Edison International      17,673,030   
  593,773       PPL Corp.      16,946,281   
     

 

 

 
        34,619,311   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment — 1.0%   
  234,950       Cooper Industries PLC      10,835,894   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8%   
  329,957       Schlumberger Ltd.      19,708,332   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%   
  572,935       CVS Caremark Corp.      19,239,157   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 2.7%   
  307,730       Kellogg Co.      16,368,159   
  841,229       Sara Lee Corp.      13,754,094   
     

 

 

 
        30,122,253   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%   
  382,477       Covidien PLC      16,867,236   
  399,110       Medtronic, Inc.      13,266,416   
     

 

 

 
        30,133,652   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%   
  465,541       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      9,385,307   
  461,375       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      21,278,615   
     

 

 

 
        30,663,922   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%   
  1,090,242       Calpine Corp.(b)      15,350,607   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates — 1.8%   
  1,266,233       General Electric Co.      19,297,391   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance — 3.4%   
  496,168       MetLife, Inc.      13,897,666   
  223,504       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      10,891,350   
  611,309       Unum Group      12,813,036   
     

 

 

 
        37,602,052   
     

 

 

 
   Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.2%   
  913,488       Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      13,492,218   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services — 1.8%   
  482,041       AOL, Inc.(b)      5,784,492   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Value Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Internet Software & Services — continued   
  482,290       eBay, Inc.(b)    $ 14,222,732   
     

 

 

 
        20,007,224   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery — 2.8%   
  314,250       Eaton Corp.      11,155,875   
  290,390       Harsco Corp.      5,630,662   
  273,722       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      13,439,750   
     

 

 

 
        30,226,287   
     

 

 

 
   Media — 6.2%   
  392,725       CBS Corp., Class B      8,003,736   
  1,109,690       Comcast Corp., Class A      23,192,521   
  243,523       DIRECTV, Class A(b)      10,288,847   
  306,199       Omnicom Group, Inc.      11,280,371   
  382,480       Viacom, Inc., Class B      14,817,275   
     

 

 

 
        67,582,750   
     

 

 

 
   Multi Utilities — 1.3%   
  424,899       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      14,178,880   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.3%   
  258,007       Chevron Corp.      23,870,808   
  194,358       CONSOL Energy, Inc.      6,594,567   
  1,281,734       El Paso Corp.      22,404,710   
  397,171       ExxonMobil Corp.      28,846,530   
  369,781       Hess Corp.      19,398,711   
  195,183       SM Energy Co.      11,837,849   
     

 

 

 
        112,953,175   
     

 

 

 
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%   
  327,177       AbitibiBowater, Inc.(b)      4,907,655   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 7.1%   
  515,499       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      16,176,359   
  715,057       Merck & Co., Inc.      23,389,514   
  1,139,394       Pfizer, Inc.      20,144,486   
  542,951       Sanofi, Sponsored ADR      17,808,793   
     

 

 

 
        77,519,152   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Diversified — 1.1%   
  765,649       Weyerhaeuser Co.      11,905,842   
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail — 1.2%   
  224,357       Norfolk Southern Corp.      13,690,264   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.1%   
  1,157,235       Applied Materials, Inc.      11,977,382   
     

 

 

 
   Software — 3.0%   
  512,099       Microsoft Corp.      12,746,144   
  688,618       Oracle Corp.      19,790,881   
     

 

 

 
        32,537,025   
     

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Value Fund – (continued)

 

Shares      Description    Value (†)  
     
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%   
  735,456       Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR    $ 18,864,446   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,111,374,391)
     1,058,097,834   
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
               
  Short-Term Investments — 3.6%   
$ 39,386,426       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $39,386,426 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $39,485,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/2013 valued at $40,175,988 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $39,386,426)      39,386,426   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 100.2%
(Identified Cost $1,150,760,817)(a)
     1,097,484,260   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.2)%      (2,076,712
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 1,095,407,548   
     

 

 

 
     
  (†)       See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,155,810,305 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    $ 69,231,482   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (127,557,527
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (58,326,045
     

 

 

 
     
  (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 may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   
  REITs       Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Value Fund – (continued)

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     10.3

Pharmaceuticals

     7.1   

Media

     6.2   

Commercial Banks

     5.6   

Capital Markets

     4.4   

Diversified Financial Services

     4.4   

Insurance

     3.4   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     3.4   

Beverages

     3.3   

Electric Utilities

     3.2   

Software

     3.0   

Communications Equipment

     2.9   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.8   

Machinery

     2.8   

Aerospace & Defense

     2.8   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.8   

Food Products

     2.7   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     25.5   

Short-Term Investments

     3.6   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     100.2   

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.2
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2011

 

     Global Equity
and Income
Fund
    Growth
Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
    Value
Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments at cost

   $ 485,136,573      $ 105,633,027      $ 102,340,779      $ 1,150,760,817   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (18,026,474     4,127,535        (570,285     (53,276,557
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at value

     467,110,099        109,760,562        101,770,494        1,097,484,260   

Cash

     54,079                        

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $1,826,812, $0, $0 and $0)

     1,753,557                        

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,820,215        12,429        481,267        2,039,237   

Receivable for securities sold

     15,346,809        660,151        7,217,600        9,774,981   

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,098,620        127,071        53,385        1,754,623   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     54,484                        

Tax reclaims receivable

     29,772        39,376               88,802   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     489,267,635        110,599,589        109,522,746        1,111,141,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payable for securities purchased

     13,686,992        547,611        7,477,775        13,104,078   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     1,645,110        41,165        77,793        1,678,154   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     244,720                        

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     393,296        46,632        64,408        469,952   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     76,674        110,370        71,466        282,473   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     19,036        4,338        4,095        43,703   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     109,036        84,286        62,552        155,995   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     16,174,864        834,402        7,758,089        15,734,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 473,092,771      $ 109,765,187      $ 101,764,657      $ 1,095,407,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 540,106,351      $ 198,044,102      $ 147,919,156      $ 1,197,344,162   

Accumulated net investment (loss)/Undistributed net investment income

     5,054,497        220,321        (71,466     11,990,543   

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

     (53,755,846     (92,626,771     (45,512,748     (60,650,600

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

     (18,312,231     4,127,535        (570,285     (53,276,557
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 473,092,771      $ 109,765,187      $ 101,764,657      $ 1,095,407,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

     Global Equity
and Income
Fund
     Growth
Fund
     Mid Cap
Growth
Fund
     Value
Fund
 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

           

Class A shares:

           

Net assets

   $ 111,588,663       $ 26,716,076       $ 49,176,902       $ 126,788,877   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     7,835,269         5,094,973         2,015,201         7,906,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 14.24       $ 5.24       $ 24.40       $ 16.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 15.11       $ 5.56       $ 25.89       $ 17.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

           

Net assets

   $       $ 2,609,362       $       $ 2,036,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

             528,491                 126,895   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $       $ 4.94       $       $ 16.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

           

Net assets

   $ 145,368,518       $ 10,262,309       $ 2,181,841       $ 8,996,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     10,309,267         2,077,661         91,159         567,547   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 14.10       $ 4.94       $ 23.93       $ 15.85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

           

Net assets

   $ 216,135,590       $ 70,177,440       $ 50,405,914       $ 957,584,359   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     15,106,464         12,615,759         1,994,926         59,557,965   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.31       $ 5.56       $ 25.27       $ 16.08   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Admin Class shares:

           

Net assets

   $       $       $       $ 1,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

                             85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $       $       $       $ 16.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

     Global Equity
and Income
Fund
    Growth
Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth

Fund
    Value
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends

   $ 4,644,498      $ 1,591,081      $ 538,989 (a)    $ 25,702,697   

Interest

     7,451,701                        

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (328,722     (35,753     (1,674     (302,782
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11,767,477        1,555,328        537,315        25,399,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Management fees (Note 6)

     3,346,185        566,290        929,737        6,121,595   

Service and distribution fees (Note 6)

     1,664,845        235,689        200,416        511,764   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     207,132        52,614        57,598        568,761   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     30,800        29,698        25,109        68,038   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6)

     319,431        178,419        136,782        1,881,308   

Audit and tax services fees

     53,474        42,824        56,090        35,555   

Custodian fees and expenses

     209,106        16,502        23,896        41,499   

Legal fees

     7,246        1,828        2,035        19,923   

Registration fees

     83,970        93,629        65,184        106,027   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     46,457        14,524        10,507        122,087   

Miscellaneous expenses

     30,048        10,431        18,287        37,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,998,694        1,242,448        1,525,641        9,513,931   

Fee/expense recovery (Note 6)

     85,398                        

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

                   (81,016       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,084,092        1,242,448        1,444,625        9,513,931   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     5,683,385        312,880        (907,310     15,885,984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

     42,124,625        6,408,021        29,787,319        26,999,839   

Options written

                   (1,518,684       

Foreign currency transactions

     (8,166            6,858          

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (73,457,518     (5,147,611     (23,020,182     (91,039,296

Options written

                   (111,228       

Foreign currency translations

     (413,415                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (31,754,474     1,260,410        5,144,083        (64,039,457
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (26,071,089   $ 1,573,290      $ 4,236,773      $ (48,153,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $165,704.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Global Equity and Income Fund     Growth Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,683,385      $ 4,895,993      $ 312,880      $ (323,963

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     42,116,459        18,063,372        6,408,021        24,201,174   

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

     (73,870,933     28,908,742        (5,147,611     (9,534,757
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (26,071,089     51,868,107        1,573,290        14,342,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

     (1,363,693     (1,152,275              

Class C

     (1,202,095     (1,701,697              

Class Y

     (3,043,709     (2,794,707              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (5,609,497     (5,648,679              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)

     186,170,302        22,778,290        8,413,669        (26,537,256
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     154,489,716        68,997,718        9,986,959        (12,194,802

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of the year

     318,603,055        249,605,337        99,778,228        111,973,030   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 473,092,771      $ 318,603,055      $ 109,765,187      $ 99,778,228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS)/UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 5,054,497      $ 3,780,052      $ 220,321      $ (88,874
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Mid Cap Growth Fund     Value Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (907,310   $ (328,650   $ 15,885,984      $ 15,587,073   

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

     28,275,493        14,593,740        26,999,839        10,776,100   

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

     (23,131,410     7,166,808        (91,039,296     (6,736,757
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     4,236,773        21,431,898        (48,153,473     19,626,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

                   (1,714,073     (1,044,591

Class B

                   (8,769       

Class C

                   (44,845     (22,715

Class Y

                   (14,549,558     (6,810,651

Admin Class

                   (11       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

                   (16,317,256     (7,877,957
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11)

     (3,901,540     (2,011,419     226,492,861        211,104,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     335,233        19,420,479        162,022,132        222,852,901   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of the year

     101,429,424        82,008,945        933,385,416        710,532,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 101,764,657      $ 101,429,424      $ 1,095,407,548      $ 933,385,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS)/UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ (71,466   $ (55,164   $ 11,990,543      $ 12,741,138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 (b)
    Total
distributions
 

GLOBAL EQUITY AND INCOME FUND

  

         

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 14.72      $ 0.22      $ (0.45   $ (0.23   $ (0.25   $      $ (0.25

9/30/2010

    12.50        0.26        2.26        2.52        (0.30            (0.30

9/30/2009

    11.65        0.36        0.74 (i)      1.10        (0.25     (0.00     (0.25

9/30/2008

    15.83        0.25        (3.46     (3.21     (0.53     (0.44     (0.97

9/30/2007

    12.49        0.20        3.39        3.59        (0.25            (0.25

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    14.59        0.10        (0.44     (0.34     (0.15            (0.15

9/30/2010

    12.39        0.16        2.26        2.42        (0.22            (0.22

9/30/2009

    11.51        0.28        0.75 (i)      1.03        (0.15     (0.00     (0.15

9/30/2008

    15.70        0.15        (3.43     (3.28     (0.47     (0.44     (0.91

9/30/2007

    12.43        0.10        3.36        3.46        (0.19            (0.19

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    14.78        0.26        (0.45     (0.19     (0.28            (0.28

9/30/2010

    12.54        0.29        2.28        2.57        (0.33            (0.33

9/30/2009

    11.70        0.38        0.75 (i)      1.13        (0.29     (0.00     (0.29

9/30/2008

    15.87        0.30        (3.48     (3.18     (0.55     (0.44     (0.99

9/30/2007

    12.51        0.24        3.39        3.63        (0.27            (0.27

 

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(e) 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
       
Redemption
fees (b)(c)
        
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
    Total
return
(%) (d)(e)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (f)(g)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (g)
    Net investment
income

(%)  (g)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 14.24        (1.67   $ 111,589        1.24 (h)      1.24 (h)      1.41        65   
         14.72        20.61        64,367        1.25        1.29        1.96        99   
         12.50        10.27        44,669        1.25        1.34        3.56        114   
  0.00        11.65        (21.87     67,647        1.25        1.27        1.74        133   
  0.00        15.83        29.05        28,927        1.25        1.37        1.44        78   
             
         14.10        (2.42     145,369        1.99 (h)      1.99 (h)      0.64        65   
         14.59        19.79        109,455        2.00        2.04        1.21        99   
         12.39        9.40        96,208        2.00        2.09        2.82        114   
  0.00        11.51        (22.42     124,178        2.00        2.02        1.04        133   
  0.00        15.70        27.99        60,179        2.00        2.11        0.69        78   
             
         14.31        (1.42     216,136        0.99 (h)      0.99 (h)      1.65        65   
         14.78        21.02        144,780        1.00        1.04        2.20        99   
         12.54        10.49        108,728        1.00        1.01        3.79        114   
  0.00        11.70        (21.66     120,322        0.99 (j)      0.99 (j)      2.06        133   
  0.00        15.87        29.36        80,824        1.00        1.02        1.70        78   

 

 

(f) 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.
(g) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.
(i) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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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
    Total
distributions
 

GROWTH FUND

  

         

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 5.14      $ 0.01      $ 0.09      $ 0.10      $      $      $   

9/30/2010

    4.48        (0.01     0.67        0.66                        

9/30/2009

    4.99        (0.01     (0.50     (0.51                     

9/30/2008

    7.01        (0.02     (2.00     (2.02                     

9/30/2007

    5.84        (0.03     1.20        1.17                        

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    4.87        (0.03     0.10        0.07                        

9/30/2010

    4.28        (0.05     0.64        0.59                        

9/30/2009

    4.81        (0.04     (0.49     (0.53                     

9/30/2008

    6.79        (0.07     (1.91     (1.98                     

9/30/2007

    5.70        (0.07     1.16        1.09                        

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    4.87        (0.03     0.10        0.07                        

9/30/2010

    4.28        (0.05     0.64        0.59                        

9/30/2009

    4.81        (0.04     (0.49     (0.53                     

9/30/2008

    6.80        (0.07     (1.92     (1.99                     

9/30/2007

    5.71        (0.08     1.17        1.09                        

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    5.43        0.03        0.10        0.13                        

9/30/2010

    4.73        (0.00     0.70        0.70                        

9/30/2009

    5.24        0.01        (0.52     (0.51                     

9/30/2008

    7.32        0.01        (2.09     (2.08                     

9/30/2007

    6.08        (0.00     1.24        1.24                        

 

(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
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income
(loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 5.24        1.95      $ 26,716        1.14        1.14        0.23        16   
  5.14        14.73        29,901        1.19        1.20        (0.30     163   
  4.48        (10.40     33,207        1.25        1.31        (0.25     191   
  4.99        (28.67     156,841        1.10        1.10        (0.33     179   
  7.01        20.03        228,629        1.14 (g)      1.14 (g)      (0.49     134   
           
  4.94        1.44        2,609        1.89        1.89        (0.54     16   
  4.87        13.79        4,086        1.93        1.95        (1.06     163   
  4.28        (11.02     5,397        2.00        2.12        (1.06     191   
  4.81        (29.16     9,553        1.85        1.85        (1.05     179   
  6.79        19.12        28,258        1.85 (g)      1.85 (g)      (1.20     134   
           
  4.94        1.44        10,262        1.89        1.89        (0.53     16   
  4.87        13.79        12,493        1.93        1.95        (1.06     163   
  4.28        (11.02     16,336        2.00        2.12        (1.06     191   
  4.81        (29.26     27,743        1.85        1.85        (1.08     179   
  6.80        19.09        39,157        1.88        1.88        (1.23     134   
           
  5.56        2.21        70,177        0.89        0.89        0.49        16   
  5.43        15.01        53,299        0.93 (h)      0.95        (0.05     163   
  4.73        (9.73     57,033        0.75        0.75        0.18        191   
  5.24        (28.42     75,389        0.66        0.66        0.11        179   
  7.32        20.39        124,663        0.67        0.67        (0.02     134   

 

(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.
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01% and 0.08% for Class A and Class B shares, respectively.
(h) Effective February 1, 2010, the expense limit increased to 1.00% for Class Y shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

MID CAP GROWTH FUND

  

         

Class A*

             

9/30/2011

  $ 23.76      $ (0.23 )(f)    $ 0.87      $ 0.64      $      $      $   

9/30/2010

    18.29        (0.09 )(g)      5.56        5.47                        

9/30/2009

    21.12        (0.07 )(h)      (2.76     (2.83                     

9/30/2008

    26.84        (0.15     (5.57     (5.72                     

9/30/2007

    19.69        (0.16 )(i)      7.31        7.15                        

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    23.47        (0.45 )(f)      0.91        0.46                        

9/30/2010

    18.20        (0.18 )(g)      5.45        5.27                        

9/30/2009**

    15.13        (0.16     3.23        3.07                        

Class Y*

             

9/30/2011

    24.53        (0.17 )(f)      0.91        0.74                        

9/30/2010

    18.84        (0.07 )(g)      5.76        5.69                        

9/30/2009

    21.70        (0.05 )(h)      (2.81     (2.86                     

9/30/2008

    27.51        (0.10     (5.71     (5.81                     

9/30/2007

    20.13        (0.11 )(i)      7.49        7.38                        

 

* Prior to the close of business on February 2, 2009, the Fund offered Retail and Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, on that date.
** From commencement of Class operations on February 2, 2009 through September 30, 2009.
(a) Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(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) 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.
(e) 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:
       
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
loss
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 24.40        2.65 (f)    $ 49,177        1.25 (j)      1.32        (0.81 )(f)      204   
  23.76        29.91        67,639        1.25        1.46        (0.45 )(g)      191   
  18.29        (13.44     54,951        1.25        1.52        (0.45 )(h)      292   
  21.12        (21.27     120,524        1.25        1.32        (0.58     299   
  26.84        36.31        30,654        1.25        1.43        (0.71     194   
           
  23.93        1.96 (f)      2,182        2.01 (j)      2.08        (1.63 )(f)      204   
  23.47        28.96        34        2.00        2.24        (0.89 )(g)      191   
  18.20        20.29        1        2.00        2.24        (1.54     292   
           
  25.27        2.98 (f)      50,406        1.00 (j)      1.07        (0.58 )(f)      204   
  24.53        30.20        33,757        1.00        1.22        (0.34 )(g)      191   
  18.84        (13.18     27,057        1.00        1.12        (0.27 )(h)      292   
  21.70        (21.12     25,779        1.00 (k)      1.00 (k)      (0.36     299   
  27.51        36.66        24,143        1.00        1.10        (0.47     194   

 

(f) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.27), $(0.47) and $(0.20) for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total return would have been 2.53%, 1.79% and 2.81% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.96)%, (1.68)% and (0.70)% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively.
(g) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.21), $(0.36) and $(0.16) for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (1.02)%, (1.74)% and (0.76)% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively.
(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.03 per share. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.10) and $(0.08) for Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.63)% and (0.46)% for Class A and Class Y shares, respectively.
(i) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.
(j) Includes interest expense from bank overdraft charges of 0.01% for Class C and less than 0.01% for Classes A and Y. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses for Class C would have been 2.00%.
(k) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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

VALUE FUND

  

         

Class A*

             

9/30/2011

  $ 16.78      $ 0.20      $ (0.72   $ (0.52   $ (0.22   $      $ (0.22

9/30/2010

    16.42        0.27 (g)      0.23        0.50        (0.14            (0.14

9/30/2009

    17.93        0.23        (1.53     (1.30     (0.21            (0.21

9/30/2008

    23.46        0.25        (4.45     (4.20     (0.18     (1.15     (1.33

9/30/2007

    21.04        0.19        3.27        3.46        (0.13     (0.91     (1.04

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    16.77        0.06        (0.73     (0.67     (0.05            (0.05

9/30/2010

    16.40        0.12 (g)      0.25        0.37                        

9/30/2009

    17.80        0.14        (1.51     (1.37     (0.03            (0.03

9/30/2008

    23.46        0.10        (4.45     (4.35     (0.16     (1.15     (1.31

9/30/2007**

    24.00        0.00        (0.54     (0.54                     

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    16.58        0.06        (0.71     (0.65     (0.08            (0.08

9/30/2010

    16.26        0.14 (g)      0.22        0.36        (0.04            (0.04

9/30/2009

    17.79        0.12        (1.51     (1.39     (0.14            (0.14

9/30/2008

    23.46        0.09        (4.43     (4.34     (0.18     (1.15     (1.33

9/30/2007**

    24.00        0.01        (0.55     (0.54                     

Class Y*

             

9/30/2011

    16.82        0.25        (0.73     (0.48     (0.26            (0.26

9/30/2010

    16.47        0.31 (g)      0.23        0.54        (0.19            (0.19

9/30/2009

    18.01        0.28        (1.54     (1.26     (0.28            (0.28

9/30/2008

    23.54        0.32        (4.45     (4.13     (0.25     (1.15     (1.40

9/30/2007

    21.05        0.27        3.27        3.54        (0.14     (0.91     (1.05

Admin Class

  

           

9/30/2011

    16.74        0.17        (0.73     (0.56     (0.18            (0.18

9/30/2010***

    16.72        0.18 (g)      (0.16     0.02                        

 

* Prior to the close of business on June 1, 2007, the Fund offered Retail and Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, on that date.
** From commencement of Class operations on June 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007.
*** From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
(a) Per share net investment income 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
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 16.04        (3.28   $ 126,789        0.98        0.98        1.09        29   
  16.78        3.03        130,922        0.96        0.96        1.58 (g)      54   
  16.42        (6.97     120,915        1.06        1.06        1.67        47   
  17.93        (19.01     112,274        1.05        1.05        1.24        36 (h) 
  23.46        16.85        17,500        1.09 (i)      1.09 (i)      0.79        41   
           
  16.05        (4.05     2,037        1.73        1.73        0.32        29   
  16.77        2.26        3,299        1.70        1.70        0.72 (g)      54   
  16.40        (7.62     5,167        1.81        1.81        1.03        47   
  17.80        (19.65     8,385        1.80 (j)      1.80 (j)      0.51        36 (h) 
  23.46        (2.25     108        1.85        1.89        0.03        41   
           
  15.85        (4.00     8,996        1.73        1.73        0.33        29   
  16.58        2.20        10,226        1.71        1.71        0.81 (g)      54   
  16.26        (7.60     10,011        1.81        1.81        0.89        47   
  17.79        (19.62     6,483        1.80 (j)      1.80 (j)      0.46        36 (h) 
  23.46        (2.25     1,390        1.85        1.94        0.10        41   
           
  16.08        (3.05     957,584        0.74        0.74        1.34        29   
  16.82        3.28        788,937        0.71        0.71        1.86 (g)      54   
  16.47        (6.66     574,439        0.66        0.66        1.97        47   
  18.01        (18.67     303,182        0.65        0.66        1.58        36 (h) 
  23.54        17.25        182,002        0.72 (i)      0.72 (i)      1.19        41   
           
  16.00        (3.48     1        1.17        1.17        0.90        29   
  16.74        0.12        1        1.29        1.29        1.59 (g)      54   

 

(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.
(g) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.14, $0.02, $0.01, $0.18 and $0.05 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Admin Class shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.84%, 0.10%, 0.09%, 1.08% and 0.50% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Admin Class shares, respectively.
(h) Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of assets resulting from a merger with another fund.
(i) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02% and 0.01% for Class A and Class Y shares, respectively.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01% for Class B and Class C shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2011

 

1.  Organization.  Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “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. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund (the “Global Equity and Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Growth Fund (the “Growth Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Mid Cap Growth Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Value Fund (the “Value Fund”)

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. In addition, Value Fund offers Admin Class shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders of Growth Fund and Value Fund 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.

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; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. 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’ prospectus. Admin Class shares do not pay a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, but do pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Admin Class shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries.

Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which can not 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 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

 

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liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions 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 subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ 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 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) and unlisted equity securities are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Senior loans shall be priced at bid prices supplied by a pricing service, if available. 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. Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. 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

 

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as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The 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 September 30, 2011, approximately 20% of the market value of Global Equity and Income Fund’s investments was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported 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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. 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 values 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

 

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transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross 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’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. 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 and/or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

e.  Option Contracts.  The 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. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised or closed are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument or closing purchase transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The 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.

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counterparty credit risks to the Funds 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds were not party to any over-the-counter options.

f.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The 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 September 30, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ 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 twelve 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, and are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In the event that realized gains on investments are subsequently offset by realized losses, taxes paid on realized gains may be returned to a Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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 may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as net operating losses, paydown gains and losses, foreign currency transactions, gains realized from passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), defaulted bonds, premium amortization, deferred Trustees’ fees and expired capital loss carryforwards. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, forward foreign currency contract mark to

 

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market, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustment, wash sales, premium amortization, contingent payment debt instruments, basis adjustments for return of capital dividends received and defaulted bond interest. 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 years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:

 

     2011 Distributions Paid From:     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gains

   

Total

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

  $ 5,609,497      $   —      $ 5,609,497      $ 5,648,679      $   —      $ 5,648,679   

Value Fund

    16,317,256               16,317,256        7,877,957               7,877,957   

As of September 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

    

Global
Equity and
Income Fund

   

Growth
Fund

   

Mid Cap
Growth Fund

   

Value
Fund

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 5,362,526      $ 330,691      $      $ 12,273,015   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

                           
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

    5,362,526        330,691               12,273,015   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

       

Expires September 30, 2016

           (75,866              

Expires September 30, 2017

    (13,460,729     (57,062,095     (26,022,721     (1,676,396

Expires September 30, 2018

    (38,448,993     (34,679,944     (18,569,793     (53,924,716
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

    (51,909,722     (91,817,905     (44,592,514     (55,601,112

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2010)

                           

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,372,221     3,318,670        (1,490,520     (58,326,045
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses

  $ (66,919,417   $ (88,168,544   $ (46,083,034   $ (101,654,142
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

  $ 40,829,982      $ 6,069,000      $ 28,787,428      $ 25,163,619   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The Growth Fund had $123,314 of capital loss carryforwards expire in the current year.

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect as of the report date limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

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 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.

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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 when 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.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of September 30, 2011, at value:

Global Equity and Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

       

Belgium

  $      $ 6,977,782      $      $ 6,977,782   

Brazil

    19,009,376                      19,009,376   

British Virgin Islands

           2,891,238               2,891,238   

Canada

    371,052                      371,052   

Cayman Islands

    8,337,162        5,077,974               13,415,136   

Chile

    9,841,832                      9,841,832   

Denmark

           10,887,080               10,887,080   

France

           6,128,354               6,128,354   

Germany

           8,430,943               8,430,943   

Hong Kong

           5,635,309               5,635,309   

Japan

           10,778,115               10,778,115   

Korea

           3,419,593               3,419,593   

Mexico

    3,306,544                      3,306,544   

Netherlands Antilles

    4,493,787                      4,493,787   

Sweden

           4,628,983               4,628,983   

United Kingdom

    5,554,026        33,710,008               39,264,034   

United States

    140,496,507                      140,496,507   

Virgin Islands

    5,127,100                      5,127,100   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    196,537,386        98,565,379               295,102,765   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

Korea

           2,176,406        351,758        2,528,164   

Supranationals

           364,884        983,784        1,348,668   

United States

    32,220        80,916,539        10,000        80,958,759   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

           44,579,103               44,579,103   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

    32,220        128,036,932        1,345,542        129,414,694   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

           6,239,931               6,239,931   

Municipals(a)

           464,181               464,181   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

    32,220        134,741,044        1,345,542        136,118,806   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

           55,597               55,597   

Preferred Stocks(a)

    3,126,487               409,200        3,535,687   

Short-Term Investments

           32,297,244               32,297,244   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    199,696,093        265,659,264        1,754,742        467,110,099   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

           54,484               54,484   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 199,696,093      $ 265,713,748      $ 1,754,742      $ 467,164,583   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Global Equity and Income Fund (continued)

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

   

Level 3

    

Total

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $   —       $ (244,720   $   —       $ (244,720
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

A preferred stock valued at $664,200 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued at a market price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

Growth Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks

   $ 109,534,587       $       $   —       $ 109,534,587   

Short-Term Investments

             225,975                 225,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 109,534,587       $ 225,975       $       $ 109,760,562   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 
Common Stocks    $ 94,540,248       $       $   —       $ 94,540,248   
Short-Term Investments              7,230,246                 7,230,246   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 94,540,248       $ 7,230,246       $       $ 101,770,494   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Value Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,058,097,834       $       $   —       $ 1,058,097,834   

Short-Term Investments

             39,386,426                 39,386,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,058,097,834       $ 39,386,426       $       $ 1,097,484,260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair values as of September 30, 2011:

Global Equity and Income Fund

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

 

Balance as of
September 30,
2010

   

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

   

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Korea

  $ 368,686      $ (692   $   —      $ (16,236   $   

Supranationals

           810               (60,153     1,043,127   

United States

           179               (24,479     34,300   

Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

United States

                         (204,707       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 368,686      $ 297      $      $ (305,575   $ 1,077,427   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Sales

   

Transfers
into Level 3

   

Transfers
out of
Level 3

   

Balance as of
September 30,
2011

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2011

 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Korea

  $      $      $      $ 351,758      $ (16,236

Supranationals

                         983,784        (60,153

United States

                         10,000        (24,479

Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

United States

           613,907               409,200        (204,707
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 613,907      $      $ 1,754,742      $ (305,575
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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A preferred stock valued at $613,907 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

All 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 certain Funds used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts.

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Funds’ holdings of foreign securities. The Funds 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 Funds. During the year ended September 30, 2011, Global Equity and Income Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes and to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

The Funds are 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 Funds may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns, and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Funds may also use purchased call options to gain exposure to an equity security without committing the capital required to buy it, while also limiting the downside risk associated with owning it. During the year ended September 30, 2011, Mid Cap Growth Fund engaged in purchased put and written call options for hedging purposes, written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes, and in purchased call options to gain exposure to equity securities.

Global Equity and Income Fund and Mid Cap Growth Fund are parties to agreements with counterparties that govern transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain credit-risk-related contingent features that allow the counterparties to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such features were to be triggered, the counterparties could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value. As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of derivative positions (including open trades) subject to credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

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Fund

  

Counterparty

  

Derivatives

   

Collateral
Pledged

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   Barclays    $ (95,909   $   —   
   Credit Suisse      (67,988       
   JPMorgan Chase      (12,643       
   Morgan Stanley      (13,696       

Forward foreign currency contracts are subject to the risk that the counterparty will be unwilling or unable to meet its obligations under the contracts. Global Equity and Income Fund has mitigated this risk by entering into master netting agreements with counterparties that allow the Fund and the counterparty to net amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. As of September 30, 2011, the maximum amount of loss that Global Equity and Income Fund would incur if counterparties failed to meet their obligations is $54,484 and the amount of loss that Global Equity and Income Fund would incur after taking into account master netting arrangements is $0. These amounts do not take into account the value of any collateral received by the Fund.

Counterparty risk is managed through the posting of collateral and, as a result, the risk of loss to a Fund from counterparty default should be limited to the extent a Fund is undercollateralized. In addition to collateral requirements, the Funds also require counterparties to meet minimum credit quality requirements.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Equity and Income Fund as of September 30, 2011:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Assets

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 54,484   

Liabilities

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     (244,720

Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Equity and Income Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

  

Foreign
Exchange
Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Foreign currency transactions*

   $ 214,149   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Foreign currency translations*

     (249,473

 

* Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

Transactions in derivative instruments for Mid Cap Growth Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Statements of Operations Caption

  

Equity
Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

  

Investments*

   $ 448,482   

Options written

     (1,518,684

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Investments*

     358,504   

Options written

     (111,228

 

* Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for purchased options during the period.

As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.

The volume of forwards activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Global Equity and Income Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2011:

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

  

Forwards

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     1.06

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     1.25

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     0.91

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2011

     1.11

Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.

 

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The volume of options activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Mid Cap Growth Fund, based on month-end market values of equity securities underlying purchased and written options, at absolute value, was as follows for the year ended September 30, 2011:

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund*

  

Call Options
Written

   

Put Options

Written

   

Call Options

Purchased

   

Put Options
Purchased

 

Average Market Value of Underlying Securities

     0.87     1.21     0.01     1.94

Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     8.07     8.07     1.80     10.19

Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Market Value of Underlying Securities as of September 30, 2011

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

 

* Market value of underlying securities is determined by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Policies and Procedures.

The following is a summary of Mid Cap Growth Fund’s written option activity:

 

     

Number of

Contracts

   

Premiums

 

Outstanding at 9/30/2010

     1,126      $ 335,823   

Options written

     11,089        2,919,387   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (12,215     (3,255,210

Options exercised

              

Options expired

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding at 9/30/2011

          $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

    

Sales

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 412,482,995       $ 265,178,786   

Growth Fund

     27,123,933         18,058,228   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     241,509,000         256,582,545   

Value Fund

     558,142,368         345,180,738   

For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of U.S. Government/Agency securities by the Global Equity and Income Fund were $16,183,147 and $5,841,107, respectively.

 

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6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Separate management agreements for each Fund in effect for the year ended September 30, 2011, provided for fees at the following annual percentage rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund

  

Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

     0.75

Growth Fund

     0.50

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     0.75

Value Fund

     0.50

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the 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 January 31, 2012 and are 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, 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

   

Admin Class

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

     1.25            2.00     1.00       

Growth Fund

     1.25     2.00     2.00     1.00       

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1.25            2.00     1.00       

Value Fund

     1.10     1.85     1.85     0.85     1.35

Loomis Sayles 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.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2011, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

     

Gross
Management
Fees

    

Waivers of
Management
Fees
1

    

Net
Management
Fees

    

Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets

 

Fund

           

Gross

   

Net

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 3,346,185       $       $ 3,346,185         0.75     0.75

Growth Fund

     566,290                 566,290         0.50     0.50

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     929,737         81,016         848,721         0.75     0.68

Value Fund

     6,121,595                 6,121,595         0.50     0.50

 

1 

Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

      Recovered Expenses  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Total

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 18,769       $ 27,179       $ 39,450       $ 85,398   

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

b.  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 Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”), 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”), and Value Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

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.

 

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Under the 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 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.

Under the Admin Class Plan, Value Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

In addition, the Admin Class shares of Value Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

      Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Fund

  

Class A

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Admin
Class

    

Class B

    

Class C

    

Admin
Class

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 245,314       $       $ 354,883       $     —       $       $ 1,064,648       $     —   

Growth Fund

     75,554         8,788         31,246                 26,365         93,736           

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     187,045                 3,343                         10,028           

Value Fund

     368,614         7,558         28,229         2         22,672         84,685         4   

 

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c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“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, 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, 0.0400% 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, each Fund paid the following administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

  

Administrative

Fees

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 207,132   

Growth Fund

     52,614   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     57,598   

Value Fund

     568,761   

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 Funds held by the intermediaries (which generally is a percentage of the value of shares held) not to exceed what the Funds would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, 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

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 279,118   

Growth Fund

     58,835   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     112,649   

Value Fund

     1,696,042   

 

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e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the year ended September 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commissions

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 787,418   

Growth Fund

     24,334   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     15,132   

Value Fund

     53,504   

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $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 the 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. 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 on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

g.  Payments by Affiliates.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Global Equity and Income Fund $332 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error.

 

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7.  Line of Credit.  Each Fund, 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 0.125% 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 April 21, 2011, the commitment fee was 0.15% per annum.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.

8.  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 on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended September 30, 2011, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Rebates

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

   $ 23,796   

Growth Fund

     3,042   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     28,358   

Value Fund

     65,340   

9.  Concentration of Risk.  Each 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.

10.  Concentration of Ownership.  At September 30, 2011, Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds representing the following percentages of net assets:

 

Fund

  

Pension Plan

   

Retirement Plan

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

     2.84     1.86

Growth Fund

     5.75     11.10

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     8.25     9.12

Value Fund

     0.67     1.10

 

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From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of one or more shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of September 30, 2011, certain Funds had shareholder accounts that comprised more than 5% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares. Such accounts may be beneficially held by one or more individuals or entities other than the owner of record. The number of shareholder accounts owning more than 5% of total outstanding shares of a fund, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings was as follows:

 

Fund

  

Number of

5% Shareholder
Accounts

    

Percentage of

Ownership

 

Global Equity and Income Fund

     2         42.23

Growth Fund

     4         32.60

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     1         29.01

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

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

Global Equity and Income Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     5,840,219      $ 93,587,527        2,185,512      $ 29,116,463   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     72,247        1,114,772        73,498        923,132   

Redeemed

     (2,449,449     (38,839,952     (1,460,708     (18,916,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     3,463,017      $ 55,862,347        798,302      $ 11,123,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     4,630,760      $ 73,457,166        1,778,019      $ 23,110,162   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     29,527        453,530        53,353        667,977   

Redeemed

     (1,854,383     (29,059,321     (2,091,087     (27,231,329
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     2,805,904      $ 44,851,375        (259,715   $ (3,453,190
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     9,009,593      $ 143,819,801        3,286,223      $ 43,183,799   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     117,939        1,824,523        145,986        1,836,503   

Redeemed

     (3,819,207     (60,187,744     (2,307,485     (29,912,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     5,308,325      $ 85,456,580        1,124,724      $ 15,108,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     11,577,246      $ 186,170,302        1,663,311      $ 22,778,290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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11.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

Growth Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     789,422      $ 4,312,824        843,820      $ 4,085,570   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (1,515,900     (8,531,709     (2,435,871     (11,723,591
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (726,478   $ (4,218,885     (1,592,051   $ (7,638,021
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     12,241      $ 64,046        26,879      $ 126,650   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (322,361     (1,716,414     (449,262     (2,069,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (310,120   $ (1,652,368     (422,383   $ (1,942,444
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     174,419      $ 922,261        131,088      $ 596,834   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (659,616     (3,529,748     (1,381,682     (6,253,716
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (485,197   $ (2,607,487     (1,250,594   $ (5,656,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     4,020,714      $ 24,184,766        1,951,737      $ 9,949,238   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (1,211,579     (7,292,357     (4,207,016     (21,249,147
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     2,809,135      $ 16,892,409        (2,255,279   $ (11,299,909
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     1,287,340      $ 8,413,669        (5,520,307   $ (26,537,256
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

11.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  

Mid Cap Growth Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,466,372      $ 40,418,776        1,543,225      $ 34,666,538   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (2,298,231     (65,461,720     (1,700,694     (35,573,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (831,859   $ (25,042,944     (157,469   $ (906,584
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     98,542      $ 2,756,174        2,038      $ 43,089   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (8,837     (239,677     (650     (13,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     89,705      $ 2,516,497        1,388      $ 29,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,071,985      $ 31,656,798        303,029      $ 6,515,222   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (453,103     (13,031,891     (363,286     (7,649,693
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     618,882      $ 18,624,907        (60,257   $ (1,134,471
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (123,272   $ (3,901,540     (216,338   $ (2,011,419
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

11. Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010*
 
  

Value Fund

     Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,915,039      $ 35,613,722        2,979,169      $ 49,942,924   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     88,461        1,648,032        60,746        1,001,699   

Redeemed

     (1,900,272     (35,517,239     (2,599,420     (43,052,197
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     103,228      $ 1,744,515        440,495      $ 7,892,426   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     11,718      $ 225,248        19,365      $ 325,859   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     438        8,207                 

Redeemed

     (81,989     (1,540,415     (137,739     (2,333,285
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (69,833   $ (1,306,960     (118,374   $ (2,007,426
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     207,950      $ 3,898,637        202,556      $ 3,401,414   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1,601        29,658        939        15,401   

Redeemed

     (258,633     (4,682,108     (202,655     (3,347,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (49,082   $ (753,813     840      $ 69,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     21,675,948      $ 394,526,208        24,167,438      $ 406,626,788   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     734,748        13,695,698        379,395        6,260,027   

Redeemed

     (9,761,611     (181,413,250     (12,514,723     (207,737,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     12,649,085      $ 226,808,656        12,032,110      $ 205,149,336   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Admin Class         

Issued from the sale of shares

     27      $ 502        60      $ 1,002   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1        11                 

Redeemed

     (3     (50              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     25      $ 463        60      $ 1,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     12,633,423      $ 226,492,861        12,355,131      $ 211,104,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* From commencement of operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 for Admin Class shares.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Value Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund (formerly Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund), Loomis Sayles Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Fund and Loomis Sayles Value Fund, each a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2011, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2011

 

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2011 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

  

Qualifying
Percentage

 

Global Equity and Income

       11.95

Value

     100.00

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2011, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

Global Equity and Income

Value

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Funds’ Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the trustees of the Trust and are available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5
Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      
Graham T. Allison, Jr.
(1940)
 

Trustee

Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

44

Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience
Charles D. Baker1
(1956)
 

Trustee

From 2005 to 2009 and since 2011

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners (venture capital and growth equity firm); formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including president and chief executive officer of a corporation
Edward A. Benjamin
(1938)
 

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

44

Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP)

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5
Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
continued
     

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

44

Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm
Kenneth A. Drucker
(1945)
 

Trustee

Since 2008

Chairman of the Audit Committee

  Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing)  

44

Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

44

Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company
Sandra O. Moose
(1942)
 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee Since 2003

Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee

  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

44

Director, Verizon Communications;

Director, AES Corporation (international power company); Formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5
Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
continued
     

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management)  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser
Cynthia L. Walker
(1956)
 

Trustee

Since 2005

Audit Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Robert J. Blanding2
(1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee

Since 2002

Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2002

  President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust,
Length of Time
Served and Term
of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships Held
During Past 5
Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES
continued
     
David L. Giunta1, 3 (1965)  

Trustee

Since 2011

President

Since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company.  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Associates – U.S.
John T. Hailer4
(1960)
 

Trustee

Since 2003

  President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

* Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the trustees designated 2010 as a transition period so that any trustees who were age 72 or older during 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009.

 

** The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis, Sayles and Company, L.P. Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

1 

Mr. Baker and Mr. Giunta were appointed as trustees effective January 1, 2011.

 

2 

Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles.

 

3 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P

 

4

Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust

 

Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST
Coleen Downs Dinneen (1960)   Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss
(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Executive Vice President

  Since June 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Chief Compliance Officer,

Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer, since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007   Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.
Michael C. Kardok
(1959)
  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

* Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trust and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted, if not materially different from a trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS     
Fund and Manager Review        1   
Portfolio of Investments        14   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities        27   
Statements of Operations        28   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets        29   
Financial Highlights        31   
Notes to Financial Statements        33   

 

ANNUAL REPORT

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Mark F. Burns, CFA

John Slavik, CFA

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSSIX
Retail Class   LCGRX

 

 

Objective:

Long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities

 

 

Strategy:

Invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index or is $3 billion or less at the time of investment. Unlike the Index, the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

 

The fund may invest any portion of its assets in Canadian securities and up to 20% of assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Net Assets:

$267.4 million

 

 

 

Market Conditions

The period began positively, as prospects for global economic growth appeared to be in place. Nevertheless, the markets began to struggle following a multitude of shocks, including a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which caused negative growth in the world’s third largest economy and disrupted the global supply chain, unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa, which caused oil to spike above $100 a barrel, and Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating. In Europe, the sovereign-debt crisis sent fears through the region’s banking system further roiling markets. These headwinds, coupled with weaker-than-anticipated U.S. economic data, led to an increase in market volatility as the second half of the period unfolded. Small-cap stocks were hit especially hard during the market volatility.

 

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund returned 7.34%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which returned -1.12% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Robust stock selection in most sectors drove the fund’s outperformance. Relative to the benchmark, only the financial services sector underperformed, and the lagging results were due primarily to stock selection. Overall, positions in the consumer discretionary, producer durables, energy and materials and processing sectors made the greatest contributions to the fund’s 12-month relative return. In terms of individual holdings, Pharmasset, IPG Photonics and Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance were among the fund’s top performers. Pharmasset, a biotechnology company, advanced during the period after reporting multiple strong quarters and releasing positive data relating to its hepatitis C treatment, which was effective in 98% of patients participating in a recent clinical trial. Fiber laser

 

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manufacturer IPG Photonics, a long-time holding of the fund, performed well after reporting a strong fourth quarter resulting from higher-than-expected revenues. Beauty products retailer Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance’s shares rose sharply from new product launches leading to successful penetration of their existing customer base and success in acquiring new customers.

 

On a sector basis, financial services was the only negative performer. In terms of individual holdings, Newpark Resources, Nektar Therapeutics and Dice Holdings were among the largest detractors from fund performance. Newpark Resources, a drilling services company, declined after reporting earnings that fell short of estimates, as a large customer reduced their usage of a Newpark product. Shares of Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, declined after the company decided not to add a financial partner to help develop its cancer drug. The company raised capital to fund the drug’s development, which diluted earnings and caused the stock to sell off. In addition, shares of career services company Dice Holdings declined as the employment outlook weakened, which put pressure on Dice’s key business segments.

 

Outlook

The market remains highly responsive to and strongly influenced by macroeconomic and related geopolitical considerations, and we think it’s unlikely this pattern will change in the near term. It appears corporate earnings growth rates have peaked. For certain sectors, industries and many companies, earnings actually may decline in the year ahead. We also believe much of this bad news already has been priced into the market. Stock market valuation indicators point to equities being attractively valued relative to history, and equity valuations appear especially attractive relative to interest rates. While our long-term conviction in equities remains intact, especially at these low historical valuation levels, the near to intermediate term could offer a wide range of outcomes and continued volatility.

 

What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Average Annual Total Returns

September 30, 2011

 

         
         1 year     5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 12/31/96)       7.34     4.65      5.48
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)         7.16        4.40         5.23   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell 2000 Growth Index(c)       -1.12        0.96         5.45   
Russell 2000 Index(c)       -3.53        -1.02         6.12   
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index(c)         -1.10        0.27         4.52   
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 1.03%        Retail: 1.28%                             
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2011(a)(b)

 

LOGO

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit loomissayles.com. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Performance data reflects certain fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

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

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees and expenses.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 7 for a description of the indices.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Fund and manager review

 

FUND FACTS

 

 

Managers:

Joseph Gatz, CFA

 

 

Symbols:

Institutional Class   LSSCX
Retail Class   LSCRX
Admin Class   LSVAX

 

 

Objective:

Long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities

 

 

Strategy:

Invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index or is $3 billion or less at the time of investment. Unlike the Index, the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

 

The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers including emerging market securities.

 

 

Fund Inception Date:

May 13, 1991

 

 

Class Inception Date:

Institutional Class: May 13, 1991

Retail Class: December 31, 1996

Admin Class: January 2, 1998

 

 

Net Assets:

$845.0 million

 

 

 

Market Conditions

Small cap value stocks began the period with robust gains in late 2010 and early 2011, only to see markets reverse in the late spring and summer of 2011. Initial gains were fueled by a modest improvement in U.S. business conditions and investor optimism stemming from continued accommodation from the Federal Reserve Board. The subsequent decline was triggered by moderating economic data points and renewed concerns over global sovereign debt, the European banking sector, and the lack of political initiative to solve these problems. Nearly all sectors in the Russell 2000 Value Index declined during the period, with economically sensitive sectors suffering the most. Utilities were the only sector to record a material gain for the 12-month period, aided by higher dividend yields and less sensitivity to economic trends.

 

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Institutional Class shares of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund returned -1.88%. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned -5.99% for the period.

 

Explanation of Fund Performance

Favorable stock selection in the producer durables, financial services and consumer discretionary sectors drove the fund’s relative outperformance, offsetting a slight shortfall in the materials and processing sector. The leading stocks during the period included Baldor Electric, a manufacturer of industrial electric motors and power transmission products. Baldor was among the fund’s largest holdings during the fourth quarter of 2010, when the company announced a merger agreement with Switzerland-based power and automation engineering company ABB Ltd. Another leading performer was DFC Global Corporation, a provider of consumer loans, including pawn and payday lending services. The company has maintained strong earnings growth through international expansion and a

 

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growing available market due to traditional banks cutting back on consumer lending services. Genesco Inc., a specialty retailer of footwear and headwear, also was a leading contributor. The company’s shares advanced after earnings exceeded expectations and the company announced a potentially promising international acquisition.

 

Among the worst individual performers were industrial battery supplier EnerSys Inc., specialty chemical manufacturer Ferro Corporation., and hotel real estate investment trust Hersha Hospitality. All three stocks declined on mounting concerns about economic growth and the potential for reduced earnings.

 

In terms of absolute performance, a positive contribution was achieved within the producer durables and consumer discretionary sectors, offset by a negative contribution from materials & processing and financial services.

 

Outlook

The market remains highly responsive to and strongly influenced by macroeconomic and related geopolitical considerations, and we think it’s unlikely this pattern will change in the near term. It appears corporate earnings growth rates have peaked. For certain sectors, industries and many companies: earnings actually may decline in the year ahead. We also believe much of this bad news already has been priced into the market. Stock market valuation indicators point to equities being attractively priced relative to history, and equity valuations appear especially attractive relative to interest rates. While our long-term conviction in equities remains intact, especially at these low historical valuation levels, the near to intermediate term could offer a wide range of outcomes and continued volatility.


What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Average Annual Total Returns

September 30, 2011

 

         
         1 year     5 years      10 years  
   
Institutional Class (Inception 5/13/91)       -1.88     0.55      7.22
Retail Class (Inception 12/31/96)       -2.12        0.31         6.96   
Admin Class (Inception 1/2/98)         -2.40        0.04         6.69   
   
Comparative Performance           
Russell 2000 Value Index(c)       -5.99        -3.08         6.47   
Russell 2000 Index(c)       -3.53        -1.02         6.12   
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index(c)         -2.54        0.26         6.52   
 
Net expense ratio (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements)*   
Institutional: 0.96%        Retail: 1.21%        Admin: 1.46%   
*   As stated in the most recent prospectus. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

Cumulative Performance

September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2011(a)(b)

 

LOGO

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit loomissayles.com. You may not invest directly in an index. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Performance data reflects certain fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

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

 

(a)  

Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail and Admin Classes would be lower due to higher fees and expenses.

(b)  

The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

(c)  

See page 7 for a description of the indices.

 

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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.

 

Index Definitions

Indices are unmanaged and do not have expenses that affect results, unlike mutual funds. Index returns are adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest small-cap core funds according to Lipper Inc.

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the average performance of the 30 largest small-cap growth funds according to Lipper Inc.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

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.

 

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; (ii) on the funds’ website, www.loomissayles.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Information about how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011 is available on (i) the funds’ website and (ii) 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 800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. 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 fund shows the actual amount of fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. 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 of each fund 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 funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs. 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.

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2011
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2011 – 9/30/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00         $810.50        $4.36   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,020.26        $4.86   

Retail Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $809.80        $5.67   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.80        $6.33   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.96% and 1.25% for Institutional and Retail Class, 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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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2011
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2011 – 9/30/2011
 

Actual

     $1,000.00         $778.00        $4.01   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,020.56        $4.56   

Retail Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $777.10        $5.12   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,019.30        $5.82   

Admin Class

                   

Actual

     $1,000.00         $776.00        $6.23   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.05        $7.08   

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.90%, 1.15% and 1.40% for Institutional, Retail and Admin Class, 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 AGREEMENTS

 

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement (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 adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser and to those of peer groups of funds and information about 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 Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares 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 Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (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 Adviser.

 

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 based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group of

 

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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 peer group. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Adviser 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 2011. 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Funds.

 

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 Adviser. 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 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 relating to that Fund. In the case of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, the performance of which lagged that of a relevant peer group of funds for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the relevant Agreement, including (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant

 

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extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that although the Fund’s performance lagged that of its relevant peer group for certain recent periods, performance was stronger when compared to the Fund’s relevant performance benchmark; and (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups.

 

The Trustees also considered the 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 Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.

 

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

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for 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 Adviser 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 fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund and the need for the Adviser 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 both of the Loomis Sayles Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser under these caps.

 

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser and its 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 Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds.

 

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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 advisory fee charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the 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 Adviser 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 although each Fund’s management fee was not subject to breakpoints, each Fund’s management fee and overall net expense ratio was at or below the median fee for a peer group of funds and that each of the Funds was 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 Adviser and its 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:

 

 

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

 

 

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 Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Funds.

 

 

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

 

 

So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser 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 an affiliated Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

 

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, 2012.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – 95.7% of Net Assets  
  Aerospace & Defense – 2.4%  
  60,185      HEICO Corp.   $ 2,963,510   
  160,695      Hexcel Corp.(b)     3,561,001   
   

 

 

 
      6,524,511   
   

 

 

 
  Air Freight & Logistics – 1.4%  
  57,775      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,923,330   
  68,723      HUB Group, Inc., Class A(b)     1,942,799   
   

 

 

 
      3,866,129   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 1.7%  
  196,986      Amerigon, Inc.(b)     2,507,632   
  78,838      Tenneco, Inc.(b)     2,019,041   
   

 

 

 
      4,526,673   
   

 

 

 
  Biotechnology – 3.1%  
  84,556      Cepheid, Inc.(b)     3,283,310   
  84,410      Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)     2,981,361   
  137,162      Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b)     1,916,153   
   

 

 

 
      8,180,824   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products – 0.6%  
  204,644      NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)     1,547,109   
   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 2.5%  
  102,159      Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A     2,329,225   
  104,582      Financial Engines, Inc.(b)     1,893,980   
  91,736      Stifel Financial Corp.(b)     2,436,508   
   

 

 

 
      6,659,713   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 1.9%  
  58,796      Signature Bank(b)     2,806,333   
  59,482      SVB Financial Group(b)     2,200,834   
   

 

 

 
      5,007,167   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.6%  
  148,959      Mobile Mini, Inc.(b)     2,448,886   
  133,826      Waste Connections, Inc.     4,525,995   
   

 

 

 
      6,974,881   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 0.8%  
  128,529      MasTec, Inc.(b)     2,263,396   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 1.0%  
  62,573      First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)     2,624,937   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Consumer Services – 0.9%  
  92,548      K12, Inc.(b)     2,356,272   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Diversified Financial Services – 1.0%  
  93,208      MSCI, Inc., Class A(b)   $ 2,826,999   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 0.9%  
  43,056      Polypore International, Inc.(b)     2,433,525   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.6%  
  46,299      IPG Photonics Corp.(b)     2,011,229   
  149,293      Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)     2,748,484   
  83,786      Measurement Specialties, Inc.(b)     2,175,084   
   

 

 

 
      6,934,797   
   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 3.2%  
  73,262      C&J Energy Services, Inc.(b)     1,204,427   
  44,253      Lufkin Industries, Inc.     2,354,702   
  347,434      Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)     2,115,873   
  81,263      Oceaneering International, Inc.     2,871,835   
   

 

 

 
      8,546,837   
   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%  
  76,237      Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(b)     2,909,204   
   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 0.8%  
  25,990      Diamond Foods, Inc.     2,073,742   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.9%  
  59,397      Cyberonics, Inc.(b)     1,680,935   
  173,627      DexCom, Inc.(b)     2,083,524   
  164,904      Insulet Corp.(b)     2,516,435   
  107,574      Masimo Corp.     2,328,977   
  95,650      NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)     1,995,259   
  86,239      Tornier NV(b)     1,767,037   
  113,049      Volcano Corp.(b)     3,349,642   
   

 

 

 
      15,721,809   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 6.9%  
  49,567      Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.(b)     2,859,520   
  173,616      Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.(b)     3,279,606   
  174,753      HMS Holdings Corp.(b)     4,262,226   
  36,344      MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(b)     2,501,194   
  144,289      PSS World Medical, Inc.(b)     2,841,051   
  171,036      Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)     2,808,411   
   

 

 

 
      18,552,008   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Technology – 1.7%  
  82,771      SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b)     4,610,345   
   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%  
  25,791      Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)     2,680,717   
  204,966      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     2,709,650   
   

 

 

 
      5,390,367   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Household Durables – 0.9%  
  44,346      Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b)   $ 2,333,043   
   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.8%  
  55,525      Shutterfly, Inc.(b)     2,286,520   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services – 5.1%  
  74,549      Ancestry.com, Inc.(b)     1,751,901   
  122,882      Constant Contact, Inc.(b)     2,124,630   
  166,132      DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.(b)     2,603,288   
  195,308      Dice Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,527,309   
  63,486      Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)     2,035,996   
  33,174      OpenTable, Inc.(b)     1,526,336   
  120,870      Vocus, Inc.(b)     2,025,781   
   

 

 

 
      13,595,241   
   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 0.9%  
  210,608      InterXion Holding NV(b)     2,487,281   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%  
  96,838      Luminex Corp.(b)     2,146,898   
   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 4.1%  
  54,116      Chart Industries, Inc.(b)     2,282,072   
  84,356      RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)     2,867,260   
  82,027      Robbins & Myers, Inc.     2,847,157   
  101,793      Westport Innovations, Inc.(b)     2,944,872   
   

 

 

 
      10,941,361   
   

 

 

 
  Media – 0.9%  
  159,329      MDC Partners, Inc., Class A     2,297,524   
   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.9%  
  97,948      Approach Resources, Inc.(b)     1,664,136   
  82,154      Brigham Exploration Co.(b)     2,075,210   
  82,388      Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)     1,839,724   
  66,821      Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)     2,286,615   
  78,703      World Fuel Services Corp.     2,569,653   
   

 

 

 
      10,435,338   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 2.8%  
  134,350      Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)     1,702,215   
  106,374      Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)     1,594,546   
  95,775      Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)     1,715,330   
  89,532      Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)     2,440,642   
   

 

 

 
      7,452,733   
   

 

 

 
  Professional Services – 5.3%  
  79,206      Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)     5,111,163   
  104,325      Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)     3,108,885   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares

    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Professional Services – continued  
  54,510      CoStar Group, Inc.(b)   $ 2,832,885   
  82,322      FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)     3,030,273   
   

 

 

 
      14,083,206   
   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 1.0%  
  57,354      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)     2,668,108   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.5%  
  79,277      Cavium, Inc.(b)     2,141,272   
  102,989      Ceva, Inc.(b)     2,503,663   
  64,719      Cymer, Inc.(b)     2,406,252   
  53,329      EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.(b)     1,771,589   
  54,107      Hittite Microwave Corp.(b)     2,635,011   
  35,891      Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.(b)     1,726,716   
  61,930      Power Integrations, Inc.     1,895,677   
  70,501      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)     2,362,489   
   

 

 

 
      17,442,669   
   

 

 

 
  Software – 9.0%  
  169,816      Allot Communications Ltd.(b)     1,655,706   
  172,687      Ariba, Inc.(b)     4,785,157   
  60,587      CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)     2,245,354   
  59,369      Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)     2,209,714   
  92,578      QLIK Technologies, Inc.(b)     2,005,240   
  100,447      RealPage, Inc.(b)     2,054,141   
  127,932      Sourcefire, Inc.(b)     3,423,460   
  111,043      SuccessFactors, Inc.(b)     2,552,879   
  67,735      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(The)(b)     3,164,579   
   

 

 

 
      24,096,230   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 5.6%  
  151,881      Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)     2,504,518   
  62,514      DSW, Inc., Class A     2,886,896   
  97,376      Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)     3,300,073   
  91,065      Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(b)     1,375,081   
  41,207      Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)     2,564,312   
  63,935      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)     2,393,726   
   

 

 

 
      15,024,606   
   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 3.1%  
  33,947      Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)     3,165,897   
  101,786      G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)     2,326,828   
  46,841      PVH Corp.     2,728,020   
   

 

 

 
      8,220,745   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $258,763,531)

    256,042,748   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
    Description   Value (†)  
   
  Short-Term Investments – 4.0%  
$ 10,586,037      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $10,586,037 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $10,785,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.600% due 8/23/2013 valued at $10,798,575 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $10,586,037)   $ 10,586,037   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments – 99.7%

(Identified Cost $269,349,568)(a)

    266,628,785   
 

Other assets less liabilities – 0.3%

    793,664   
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 267,422,449   
   

 

 

 
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information:  
  At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $269,670,904 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   $ 23,376,035   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (26,418,154
   

 

 

 
  Net unrealized depreciation   $ (3,042,119
   

 

 

 
  (b)      Non-income producing security.  

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Software

    9.0

Health Care Providers & Services

    6.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6.5   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    5.9   

Specialty Retail

    5.6   

Professional Services

    5.3   

Internet Software & Services

    5.1   

Machinery

    4.1   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    3.9   

Energy Equipment & Services

    3.2   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    3.1   

Biotechnology

    3.1   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.8   

Commercial Services & Supplies

    2.6   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.6   

Capital Markets

    2.5   

Aerospace & Defense

    2.4   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    19.1   

Short-Term Investments

    4.0   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    99.7   

Other assets less liabilities

    0.3   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – 96.8% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics – 0.2%  
  52,301      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)   $ 1,741,100   
   

 

 

 
  Auto Components – 1.1%  
  459,158      Dana Holding Corp.(b)     4,821,159   
  172,744      Tenneco, Inc.(b)     4,423,974   
   

 

 

 
      9,245,133   
   

 

 

 
  Building Products – 1.0%  
  147,180      Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     5,068,879   
  376,559      Griffon Corp.(b)     3,080,253   
   

 

 

 
      8,149,132   
   

 

 

 
  Capital Markets – 1.7%  
  777,711      Fifth Street Finance Corp.     7,248,266   
  269,619      Stifel Financial Corp.(b)     7,161,081   
   

 

 

 
      14,409,347   
   

 

 

 
  Chemicals – 4.2%  
  300,663      Chemtura Corp.(b)     3,015,650   
  642,823      Ferro Corp.(b)     3,953,361   
  230,016      Koppers Holdings, Inc.     5,890,710   
  80,553      Minerals Technologies, Inc.     3,968,846   
  282,814      Olin Corp.     5,093,480   
  421,127      Omnova Solutions, Inc.(b)     1,507,635   
  228,186      WR Grace & Co.(b)     7,598,594   
  285,865      Zep, Inc.     4,293,692   
   

 

 

 
      35,321,968   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Banks – 8.1%  
  587,102      BancorpSouth, Inc.     5,154,756   
  618,248      Cathay General Bancorp     7,035,662   
  181,773      City National Corp.     6,863,748   
  495,700      CVB Financial Corp.     3,811,933   
  556,621      First Financial Bancorp     7,681,370   
  160,056      IBERIABANK Corp.     7,532,235   
  379,315      Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(b)     4,149,706   
  2,604,324      Popular, Inc.(b)     3,906,486   
  183,036      Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     5,981,616   
  180,927      Signature Bank(b)     8,635,646   
  299,455      Wintrust Financial Corp.     7,728,934   
   

 

 

 
      68,482,092   
   

 

 

 
  Commercial Services & Supplies – 4.8%  
  351,957      KAR Auction Services, Inc.(b)     4,262,199   
  336,098      McGrath Rentcorp     7,995,771   
  567,866      Rollins, Inc.     10,624,773   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Commercial Services & Supplies – continued  
  406,373      Standard Parking Corp.(b)   $ 6,355,674   
  130,259      Team, Inc.(b)     2,732,834   
  247,808      Waste Connections, Inc.     8,380,867   
   

 

 

 
      40,352,118   
   

 

 

 
  Communications Equipment – 1.9%  
  229,374      ADTRAN, Inc.     6,069,236   
  318,695      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)     1,376,763   
  853,097      Harmonic, Inc.(b)     3,634,193   
  205,280      NETGEAR, Inc.(b)     5,314,699   
   

 

 

 
      16,394,891   
   

 

 

 
  Construction & Engineering – 0.3%  
  168,632      MYR Group, Inc.(b)     2,974,668   
   

 

 

 
  Consumer Finance – 2.4%  
  182,778      Cash America International, Inc.     9,350,922   
  506,243      DFC Global Corp.(b)     11,061,410   
   

 

 

 
      20,412,332   
   

 

 

 
  Distributors – 0.4%  
  109,064      Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.(b)     3,340,630   
   

 

 

 
  Diversified Financial Services – 1.6%  
  309,746      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     8,059,591   
  346,060      PHH Corp.(b)     5,564,645   
   

 

 

 
      13,624,236   
   

 

 

 
  Electric Utilities – 2.9%  
  178,898      ALLETE, Inc.     6,553,034   
  131,699      ITC Holdings Corp.     10,197,454   
  224,693      UIL Holdings Corp.     7,399,140   
   

 

 

 
      24,149,628   
   

 

 

 
  Electrical Equipment – 3.5%  
  151,992      AZZ, Inc.     5,892,730   
  287,466      EnerSys(b)     5,755,069   
  130,525      Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.(b)     3,037,317   
  449,943      II-VI, Inc.(b)     7,874,002   
  169,536      Thomas & Betts Corp.(b)     6,766,182   
   

 

 

 
      29,325,300   
   

 

 

 
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.3%  
  134,768      Cognex Corp.     3,653,560   
  359,931      GSI Group, Inc.(b)     2,764,270   
  168,298      Littelfuse, Inc.     6,767,263   
  537,821      Methode Electronics, Inc.     3,996,010   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – continued  
  246,260      Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)   $ 4,728,192   
  122,746      Rogers Corp.(b)     4,803,051   
  278,194      ScanSource, Inc.(b)     8,223,415   
  127,627      TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)     1,213,733   
   

 

 

 
      36,149,494   
   

 

 

 
  Energy Equipment & Services – 2.3%  
  289,873      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)     3,797,336   
  120,001      Lufkin Industries, Inc.     6,385,253   
  269,710      Oceaneering International, Inc.     9,531,552   
   

 

 

 
      19,714,141   
   

 

 

 
  Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%  
  75,937      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     3,314,650   
  410,633      Spartan Stores, Inc.     6,356,599   
   

 

 

 
      9,671,249   
   

 

 

 
  Food Products – 2.6%  
  112,798      Corn Products International, Inc.     4,426,194   
  535,716      Darling International, Inc.(b)     6,744,664   
  100,125      Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     2,322,900   
  168,066      J & J Snack Foods Corp.     8,075,571   
   

 

 

 
      21,569,329   
   

 

 

 
  Gas Utilities – 1.2%  
  381,155      UGI Corp.     10,012,942   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.3%  
  155,947      SurModics, Inc.(b)     1,419,118   
  112,062      Teleflex, Inc.     6,025,574   
  85,911      West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     3,187,298   
   

 

 

 
      10,631,990   
   

 

 

 
  Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%  
  116,531      MEDNAX, Inc.(b)     7,299,502   
  271,045      Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.(b)     2,753,817   
  206,504      WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)     7,843,022   
   

 

 

 
      17,896,341   
   

 

 

 
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%  
  107,958      Churchill Downs, Inc.     4,213,601   
  89,415      Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     3,583,753   
  95,722      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     2,653,414   
  222,622      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     6,346,953   
   

 

 

 
      16,797,721   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Household Durables – 1.2%  
  163,170      Jarden Corp.   $ 4,611,184   
  405,244      La-Z-Boy, Inc.(b)     3,002,858   
  117,495      Leggett & Platt, Inc.     2,325,226   
   

 

 

 
      9,939,268   
   

 

 

 
  Industrial Conglomerates – 0.8%  
  137,270      Raven Industries, Inc.     6,616,414   
   

 

 

 
  Insurance – 3.5%  
  446,540      Employers Holdings, Inc.     5,697,851   
  326,467      HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     8,830,932   
  108,309      ProAssurance Corp.     7,800,414   
  156,558      Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Class A     7,193,840   
   

 

 

 
      29,523,037   
   

 

 

 
  Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.5%  
  127,655      HSN, Inc.(b)     4,229,210   
   

 

 

 
  Internet Software & Services – 1.0%  
  144,398      IAC/InterActiveCorp(b)     5,710,941   
  341,227      Perficient, Inc.(b)     2,497,782   
   

 

 

 
      8,208,723   
   

 

 

 
  IT Services – 1.1%  
  234,247      Wright Express Corp.(b)     8,910,756   
   

 

 

 
  Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.3%  
  554,470      Callaway Golf Co.     2,866,610   
   

 

 

 
  Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5%  
  155,622      Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.     3,993,261   
   

 

 

 
  Machinery – 4.7%  
  334,348      Actuant Corp., Class A     6,603,373   
  146,584      Alamo Group, Inc.     3,047,481   
  439,916      Albany International Corp., Class A     8,028,467   
  402,453      Altra Holdings, Inc.(b)     4,656,381   
  308,158      Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)     2,024,598   
  283,740      John Bean Technologies Corp.     4,046,133   
  54,759      Middleby Corp. (The)(b)     3,858,319   
  139,684      RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)     4,747,859   
  49,107      Wabtec Corp.     2,596,287   
   

 

 

 
      39,608,898   
   

 

 

 
  Marine – 0.8%  
  121,016      Kirby Corp.(b)     6,370,282   
   

 

 

 

 

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Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Media – 2.6%  
  137,892      Arbitron, Inc.   $ 4,561,468   
  186,322      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A     8,276,423   
  149,604      Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Starz, Class A(b)     9,508,830   
   

 

 

 
      22,346,721   
   

 

 

 
  Metals & Mining – 1.6%  
  102,828      Haynes International, Inc.     4,467,876   
  560,885      Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)     4,161,767   
  154,083      Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     5,240,363   
   

 

 

 
      13,870,006   
   

 

 

 
  Multiline Retail – 0.6%  
  486,031      Fred’s, Inc. Class A     5,181,090   
   

 

 

 
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.3%  
  149,607      Berry Petroleum Co., Class A     5,293,096   
  349,136      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)     5,917,855   
  506,035      Energy Partners Ltd.(b)     5,601,807   
  678,926      Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.(b)     2,247,245   
   

 

 

 
      19,060,003   
   

 

 

 
  Paper & Forest Products – 0.5%  
  67,695      Deltic Timber Corp.     4,040,038   
   

 

 

 
  Pharmaceuticals – 0.9%  
  287,573      Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)     5,150,432   
  296,279      Obagi Medical Products, Inc.(b)     2,687,251   
   

 

 

 
      7,837,683   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Apartments – 3.8%  
  277,338      American Campus Communities, Inc.     10,319,747   
  124,279      Home Properties, Inc.     7,054,076   
  133,984      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     8,068,517   
  309,208      UDR, Inc.     6,845,865   
   

 

 

 
      32,288,205   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Diversified – 1.5%  
  364,429      DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.     7,175,607   
  185,220      Potlatch Corp.     5,838,134   
   

 

 

 
      13,013,741   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Healthcare – 0.8%  
  427,396      Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.     6,808,418   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Hotels – 0.7%  
  1,629,443      Hersha Hospitality Trust     5,637,873   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Office Property – 1.0%  
  532,268      BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     8,819,681   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of  September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  REITs - Single Tenant – 0.9%  
  290,796      National Retail Properties, Inc.   $ 7,813,689   
   

 

 

 
  REITs - Storage – 1.5%  
  707,732      CubeSmart     6,036,954   
  180,366      Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     6,704,204   
   

 

 

 
      12,741,158   
   

 

 

 
  Road & Rail – 1.8%  
  121,198      Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)     5,638,131   
  218,510      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)     6,330,235   
  163,188      Werner Enterprises, Inc.     3,399,206   
   

 

 

 
      15,367,572   
   

 

 

 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.8%  
  965,558      Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)     5,069,179   
  278,294      Semtech Corp.(b)     5,872,003   
  373,453      Teradyne, Inc.(b)     4,111,718   
   

 

 

 
      15,052,900   
   

 

 

 
  Software – 1.8%  
  322,712      Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.(b)     3,914,497   
  320,750      Progress Software Corp.(b)     5,629,162   
  420,295      SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)     6,006,016   
   

 

 

 
      15,549,675   
   

 

 

 
  Specialty Retail – 4.0%  
  169,583      Genesco, Inc.(b)     8,738,612   
  1,077,563      Hot Topic, Inc.     8,221,806   
  219,819      RadioShack Corp.     2,554,297   
  175,920      Rent-A-Center, Inc.     4,829,004   
  554,071      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)     9,197,578   
   

 

 

 
      33,541,297   
   

 

 

 
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%  
  160,273      Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Class A(b)     1,719,729   
  418,305      Movado Group, Inc.     5,094,955   
   

 

 

 
      6,814,684   
   

 

 

 
  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.2%  
  216,184      BankUnited, Inc.     4,487,980   
  557,049      Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.     5,882,437   
   

 

 

 
      10,370,417   
   

 

 

 
  Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.8%  
  290,065      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)     2,393,036   
  299,808      Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)     4,245,282   
   

 

 

 
      6,638,318   
   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of  September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Shares     Description   Value (†)  
   
  Common Stocks – continued  
  Water Utilities – 0.5%  
  272,189      Middlesex Water Co.   $ 4,646,266   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $783,582,072)

    818,071,676   
   

 

 

 
  Closed End Investment Companies – 0.9%  
  527,881     

Ares Capital Corp.

(Identified Cost $7,110,703)

    7,268,921   
   

 

 

 
 
 
Principal
Amount
  
  
           
  Short-Term Investments – 3.1%  
$ 26,703,466      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $26,703,466 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $26,770,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/2013 valued at $27,238,475 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $26,703,466)     26,703,466   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments – 100.8%

(Identified Cost $817,396,241)(a)

    852,044,063   
 

Other assets less liabilities—(0.8)%

    (7,022,971
   

 

 

 
  Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 845,021,092   
   

 

 

 
  (†)      See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements.  
  (a)      Federal Tax Information:  
  At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $818,658,243 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   $ 116,877,704   
  Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value     (83,491,884
   

 

 

 
  Net unrealized appreciation   $ 33,385,820   
   

 

 

 
  (b)      Non-income producing security.  
  REITs      Real Estate Investment Trusts  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of  September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Banks

    8.1

Commercial Services & Supplies

    4.8   

Machinery

    4.7   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    4.3   

Chemicals

    4.2   

Specialty Retail

    4.0   

REITs – Apartments

    3.8   

Insurance

    3.5   

Electrical Equipment

    3.5   

Electric Utilities

    2.9   

Media

    2.6   

Food Products

    2.6   

Consumer Finance

    2.4   

Energy Equipment & Services

    2.3   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    2.3   

Health Care Providers & Services

    2.1   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

    37.6   

Short-Term Investments

    3.1   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments

    100.8   

Other assets less liabilities

    (0.8
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0
 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2011

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

ASSETS

   

Investments at cost

  $ 269,349,568      $ 817,396,241   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,720,783     34,647,822   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at value

    266,628,785        852,044,063   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    790,188        809,440   

Receivable for securities sold

    3,282,377        895,003   

Dividends receivable

    2,900        1,038,817   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

    270,704,250        854,787,323   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Payable for securities purchased

    2,461,160        6,795,534   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    482,225        2,190,936   

Management fees payable (Note 5)

    189,542        498,561   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

    69,983        141,018   

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

    10,464        34,363   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

    68,427        105,819   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    3,281,801        9,766,231   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 267,422,449      $ 845,021,092   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 297,408,833      $ 867,065,886   

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

    (69,983     (141,018

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

    (27,195,618     (56,551,598

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (2,720,783     34,647,822   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 267,422,449      $ 845,021,092   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

   

Institutional Class:

   

Net assets

  $ 154,312,625      $ 431,761,314   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    10,243,263        19,308,454   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 15.06      $ 22.36   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Class:

   

Net assets

  $ 113,109,824      $ 347,759,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

    7,791,683        15,710,385   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 14.52      $ 22.14   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Admin Class:

   

Net assets

  $      $ 65,500,378   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

           3,015,902   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $      $ 21.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends

  $ 426,462      $ 12,766,557 (a) 

Less net foreign taxes withheld

    (4,900       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    421,562        12,766,557   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

   

Management fees (Note 5)

    1,692,500        7,809,927   

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

    284,823        1,484,623   

Administrative fees (Note 5)

    104,735        483,829   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

    26,536        48,139   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

    252,076        1,264,012   

Audit and tax services fees

    37,707        43,244   

Custodian fees and expenses

    31,125        40,668   

Legal fees

    3,654        16,884   

Registration fees

    50,274        65,746   

Shareholder reporting expenses

    19,737        116,288   

Miscellaneous expenses

    10,875        34,263   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,514,042        11,407,623   

Fee/expense recovery (Note 5)

    29,470          

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

    (27,094     (551,088
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    2,516,418        10,856,535   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (2,094,856     1,910,022   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

   

Net realized gain on:

   

Investments

    24,546,166        92,685,709   

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on:

   

Investments

    (32,206,864     (102,463,891
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

    (7,660,698     (9,778,182
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (9,755,554   $ (7,868,160
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $465,154.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     Small Cap Growth Fund     Small Cap Value Fund  
     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (2,094,856   $ (1,245,082   $ 1,910,022      $ 3,463,326   

Net realized gain on investments

    24,546,166        14,954,786        92,685,709        58,619,537   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (32,206,864     10,136,058        (102,463,891     34,774,717   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (9,755,554     23,845,762        (7,868,160     96,857,580   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

       

Net investment income

       

Institutional Class

                  (3,276,433     (1,798,397

Retail Class

                  (1,768,636     (522,660

Admin Class

                  (178,569       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

                  (5,223,638     (2,321,057
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

    149,332,650        (17,035,340     (54,117,495     (150,208,179
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    139,577,096        6,810,422        (67,209,293     (55,671,656

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of the year

    127,845,353        121,034,931        912,230,385        967,902,041   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

  $ 267,422,449      $ 127,845,353      $ 845,021,092      $ 912,230,385   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $ (69,983   $ (53,431   $ (141,018   $ 2,319,360   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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
(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
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  

           
Institutional Class                 

9/30/2011

  $ 14.03      $ (0.13   $ 1.16 (g)    $ 1.03        $      $      $   

9/30/2010

    11.58        (0.11 )(i)      2.56        2.45                          

9/30/2009

    13.07        (0.07     (1.42     (1.49                       

9/30/2008

    15.87        (0.07     (2.73     (2.80                       

9/30/2007

    12.00        (0.06 )(j)      3.93        3.87                          
Retail Class                

9/30/2011

    13.55        (0.18     1.15 (g)      0.97                          

9/30/2010

    11.21        (0.13 )(i)      2.47        2.34                          

9/30/2009

    12.69        (0.09     (1.39     (1.48                       

9/30/2008

    15.45        (0.10     (2.66     (2.76                       

9/30/2007

    11.71        (0.09 )(j)      3.83        3.74                          

Small Cap Value Fund

  

           
Institutional Class                 

9/30/2011

  $ 22.93      $ 0.09 (k)    $ (0.50   $ (0.41     $ (0.16   $      $ (0.16

9/30/2010

    20.66        0.11        2.23        2.34          (0.07            (0.07

9/30/2009

    22.01        0.09        (1.32     (1.23       (0.11     (0.01     (0.12

9/30/2008

    28.77        0.11 (l)      (4.03     (3.92       (0.06     (2.78     (2.84

9/30/2007

    27.69        0.12 (j)(m)      4.29        4.41          (0.17     (3.16     (3.33
Retail Class                

9/30/2011

    22.71        0.02 (k)      (0.48     (0.46       (0.11            (0.11

9/30/2010

    20.47        0.06        2.21        2.27          (0.03            (0.03

9/30/2009

    21.79        0.04        (1.30     (1.26       (0.05     (0.01     (0.06

9/30/2008

    28.52        0.05 (l)      (4.00     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.46        0.04 (j)(m)      4.28        4.32          (0.10     (3.16     (3.26
Admin Class                 

9/30/2011

    22.30        (0.04 )(k)      (0.49     (0.53       (0.05            (0.05

9/30/2010

    20.11        0.00        2.19        2.19                          

9/30/2009

    21.40        0.00        (1.28     (1.28       (0.00     (0.01     (0.01

9/30/2008

    28.13        (0.01 )(l)      (3.94     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.14        (0.03 )(j)(m)      4.22        4.19          (0.04     (3.16     (3.20

 

(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) Effective June 1, 2009, redemption fees were eliminated.  
(d) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(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 Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.  
(g) The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.  
(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.03%.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                        Ratios to Average Net Assets:        
Redemption
fees (b)(c)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the
period
    Total
return
(%) (d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses (%)(e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 15.06        7.34      $ 154,313        0.98 (h)      0.98 (h)      (0.78     76   
         14.03        21.16        52,501        1.00        1.06        (0.85 )(i)      69   
         11.58        (11.40     45,557        1.00        1.01        (0.68     107   
  0.00        13.07        (17.64     44,540        1.00        1.01        (0.47     92   
  0.00        15.87        32.25        28,088        1.00        1.23        (0.47     83   
             
         14.52        7.16        113,110        1.25        1.27        (1.07     76   
         13.55        20.87        75,344        1.25        1.39        (1.10 )(i)      69   
         11.21        (11.66     75,478        1.25        1.43        (0.93     107   
  0.00        12.69        (17.86     79,897        1.25        1.42        (0.70     92   
  0.00        15.45        31.94        20,924        1.25        1.50        (0.66     83   
             
             
$      $ 22.36        (1.88 )(k)    $ 431,761        0.90        0.93        0.33 (k)      42   
         22.93        11.39        454,853        0.90        0.94        0.50        52   
  0.00        20.66        (5.42     506,324        0.90        0.94        0.52        55   
  0.00        22.01        (15.02     553,268        0.89        0.89        0.47        61   
  0.00        28.77        17.02        534,776        0.89        0.89        0.43        57   
             
         22.14        (2.12 )(k)      347,759        1.15        1.22        0.08 (k)      42   
         22.71        11.10        383,934        1.15        1.24        0.26        52   
  0.00        20.47        (5.66     387,383        1.15        1.31        0.26        55   
  0.00        21.79        (15.21     464,525        1.15        1.27        0.21        61   
  0.00        28.52        16.74        465,055        1.15        1.24        0.15        57   
             
         21.72        (2.40 )(k)      65,500        1.40        1.52        (0.17 )(k)      42   
         22.30        10.89        73,443        1.40        1.56        0.02        52   
  0.00        20.11        (5.93     74,195        1.40        1.77        0.02        55   
  0.00        21.40        (15.44     77,855        1.40        1.68        (0.04     61   
  0.00        28.13        16.41        76,783        1.40        1.56        (0.10     57   

 

  (i) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.12) and $(0.14) for Institutional Class and Retail Class, respectively, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.92)% and (1.17)% for Institutional Class and Retail Class, respectively.
  (j) Includes a non-recurring payment of $0.01 per share and $0.00 per share for Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively.
  (k) Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.07, $0.01 and $(0.06) for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class, respectively, total return would have been (1.93)%, (2.16)% and (2.44)% for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class, respectively and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 0.28%, 0.03% and (0.22)% for Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class, respectively.
  (l) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.
  (m) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.05 per share.

 

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1.  Organization. Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Each Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. 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:

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)

 

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”)

 

Each Fund is a diversified investment company.

 

Each Fund offers Institutional Class Shares and Retail Class Shares. In addition, Small Cap Value Fund offers Admin Class Shares.

 

Most expenses of the Trusts can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the Funds in the Trusts. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agent fees). 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 distributions 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 subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ 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 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

 

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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) and unlisted equity securities are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. 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. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. 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 Funds’ investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

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

 

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported 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 the 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

 

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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 values 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 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.  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 September 30, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ 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 twelve 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.

 

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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.

 

e.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as expired capital loss carryforwards, distributions in excess of current earnings, net operating losses and deferred Trustees’ fees. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustment, deferred Trustees’ fees and wash sales. 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 years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

     2011 Distributions Paid From:     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Total     Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $      $      $      $      $      $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    5,223,638               5,223,638        2,321,057               2,321,057   

 

As of September 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $      $   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

   

Expires September 30, 2017

    (14,995,800       

Expires September 30, 2018

    (11,878,485     (55,289,597
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital loss carryforward

    (26,874,285     (55,289,597

Deferred net capital losses
(post-October 2010)

             

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (3,042,116     33,385,821   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses

  $ (29,916,401   $ (21,903,776
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

  $ (24,342,443   $ (91,474,906
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The Small Cap Growth Fund had $34,940,597 of capital loss carryforwards expire in the current year.

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect as of the report date limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

 

f.  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.

 

g.  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 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, neither Fund had loaned securities under this agreement.

 

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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 when 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 September 30, 2011, at value:

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 256,042,748      $      $      $ 256,042,748   

Short-Term Investments

           10,586,037               10,586,037   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 256,042,748      $ 10,586,037      $      $ 266,628,785   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description(a)

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 818,071,676      $      $      $ 818,071,676   

Closed End Investment Companies

    7,268,921                      7,268,921   

Short-Term Investments

           26,703,466               26,703,466   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 825,340,597      $ 26,703,466      $      $ 852,044,063   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

  Purchases      Sales  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 304,753,106       $ 165,116,650   

Small Cap Value Fund

    426,899,177         491,443,524   

 

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Fund

  Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

    0.75%   

Small Cap Value Fund

    0.75%   

 

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the 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 January 31, 2012 and are 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, 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

  Institutional Class      Retail Class      Admin Class  

Small Cap Growth Fund

    1.00%         1.25%           

Small Cap Value Fund

    0.90%         1.15%         1.40%   

 

Loomis Sayles 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 year ended September 30, 2011, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

  Management
Fees
     Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 1,692,500         0.75%   

Small Cap Value Fund

    7,809,927         0.75%   

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2011, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

     Reimbursement1  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
     Retail
Class
     Admin
Class
     Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $       $ 27,094       $       $ 27,094   

Small Cap Value Fund

    133,329         316,740         101,019         551,088   

 

1Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:

 

     Recovered Expenses  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
     Retail Class      Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 29,470       $       $ 29,470   

 

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

b.  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, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to each Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plans”) and Small Cap Value Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

 

Under the Retail Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Retail Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Retail Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Retail Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Admin Class Plan, Small Cap Value Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with

 

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respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

In addition, the Admin Class shares of Small Cap Value Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

     Service Fees      Distribution Fees  

Fund

  Admin Class      Retail Class      Admin Class  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $       $ 284,823       $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    205,471         1,073,681         205,471   

 

c.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“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, 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, 0.0400% 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, each Fund paid the following administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

  Administrative
Fees
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 104,735   

Small Cap Value Fund

    483,829   

 

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 Funds held by the intermediaries (which generally is a percentage of the value of shares held) not to exceed what the Funds would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s

 

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shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Sub-Transfer Agent Fees  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
     Retail Class      Admin
Class
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 80,104       $ 82,827       $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    480,211         577,864         152,883   

 

e.  Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trusts 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. 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. 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.

 

f.  Payments by Affiliates. For the year ended September 30, 2011, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Small Cap Growth Fund $36 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

6.  Class Specific Expenses. For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds paid the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees):

 

     Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses  

Fund

  Institutional
Class
     Retail Class      Admin
Class
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 83,934       $ 168,142       $   

Small Cap Value Fund

    495,430         611,177         157,405   

 

7.  Line of Credit. Each Fund, 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 0.125% 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 April 21, 2011, the commitment fee was 0.15% per annum.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2011, neither Fund had borrowings under these agreements.

 

8.  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 year ended September 30, 2011, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  Rebates  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  $ 23,926   

Small Cap Value Fund

    124,396   

 

9.  Concentration of Ownership. At September 30, 2011, Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds representing the following percentages of net assets:

 

Fund

  Pension Plan      Retirement Plan  

Small Cap Growth Fund

    2.01%         2.37%   

Small Cap Value Fund

    1.04%         1.90%   

 

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of one or more shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of September 30, 2011, one shareholder account comprised more than 5% of Small Cap Value Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 25.73% of the Fund’s net assets, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares. Such accounts may be beneficially held by one or more individuals or entities other than the owner of record.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

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

 

    Small Cap Growth Fund  
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    8,270,565      $ 142,244,743        942,038      $ 12,157,438   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                           

Redeemed

    (1,769,935     (30,230,462     (1,134,399     (14,055,822
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    6,500,630      $ 112,014,281        (192,361   $ (1,898,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Retail Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    5,486,059      $ 91,670,428        1,649,726      $ 20,206,682   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                           

Redeemed

    (3,253,098     (54,352,059     (2,822,162     (35,343,638
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    2,232,961      $ 37,318,369        (1,172,436   $ (15,136,956
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    8,733,591      $ 149,332,650        (1,364,797   $ (17,035,340
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2011

 

10.  Capital Shares – continued.

 

    Small Cap Value Fund  
    Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
Institutional Class   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

    3,546,529      $ 95,137,414        2,602,888      $ 56,206,503   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    114,244        3,053,733        80,409        1,643,559   

Redeemed

    (4,186,397     (112,560,971     (7,355,313     (156,910,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (525,624   $ (14,369,824     (4,672,016   $ (99,060,019
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Retail Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    2,574,140      $ 67,167,049        1,882,548      $ 40,646,183   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    66,486        1,762,558        25,691        521,021   

Redeemed

    (3,836,066     (101,096,155     (3,929,781     (84,156,249
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (1,195,440   $ (32,166,548     (2,021,542   $ (42,989,045
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Admin Class                        

Issued from the sale of shares

    1,061,267      $ 27,365,871        995,292      $ 21,022,763   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

    5,109        133,140                 

Redeemed

    (1,344,604     (35,080,134     (1,389,922     (29,181,878
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

    (278,228   $ (7,581,123     (394,630   $ (8,159,115
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    (1,999,292   $ (54,117,495     (7,088,188   $ (150,208,179
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds I, and the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2011, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2011

 

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2011 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to

Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

  Qualifying Percentage  

Small Cap Value

    100.00%   

 

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2011, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

 

 

Small Cap Value

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Trusts’ Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the trustees of the Trusts and are available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office*

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen** and
Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5 Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES            
Graham T. Allison, Jr. (1940)   Trustee since 2003 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

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Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience
Charles D. Baker (1956)***   Trustee from 2005 to 2009 and since 2011 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners (venture capital growth equity firm); formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

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None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including president and chief executive officer of a corporation
Edward A. Benjamin (1938)  

Trustee since 2002

and Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

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Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP)

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office*

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen** and
Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5 Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        
Daniel M. Cain
(1945)
  Trustee since 2003 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

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Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

  Trustee since 2008 and Chairman of the Audit Committee   Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing)  

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Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

  Trustee since 2009 and Audit Committee Member   Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

44

Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company
Sandra O. Moose
(1942)
 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee since 2003

Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee

  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

44

Director, Verizon Communications;

Director, AES Corporation (international power company); Formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office*

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen** and
Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5 Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES – continued        

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

  Trustee since 2009 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission  

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None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; Experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

  Trustee since 2009 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management)  

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None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; Mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles and president and chief executive officer for an investment advisor

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

  Trustee since 2005 and Audit Committee Member   Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

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None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Robert J. Blanding1 (1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee since 2002

President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2002

Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2002

  President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

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None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Name and Year of Birth  

Position(s) Held
with the Trusts,
Length of Time
Served and

Term of Office*

  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen** and
Other
Directorships Held

During Past 5 Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES – continued        
David L. Giunta2 (1965)***  

Trustee since 2011

President of Loomis Sayles Funds II; Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly, President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company  

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None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Associates – U.S.
John T. Hailer3
(1960)
  Trustee since 2003   President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trusts; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

* Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the trustees designated 2010 as a transition period so that any trustees who were age 72 or older during 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009.

 

** The trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

*** Messrs. Baker and Giunta were appointed as trustees effective January 1, 2011.

 

1

Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trusts: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis, Sayles Company, L.P.

 

2

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

3

Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s) Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Distributors, L.P., and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss
(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II   Since June 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

  Chief Compliance Officer; Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Chief Compliance Officer since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007   Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P.
Michael C. Kardok
(1959)
  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

* Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Distributors, L.P., Natixis Advisors, or Loomis Sayles are omitted, if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2011

 

LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Management Discussion page 1

Investment Results page 3

Portfolio of Investments page  13

Financial Statements page 33

 


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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Associate Managers:

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Elaine Stokes

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

High total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Invests primarily in investment-grade, fixed-income securities, although it may invest up to 10% of its assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities. The fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% in other foreign securities, including emerging markets.

 

 

Fund Inception:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Symbols:

Class A   LIGRX
Class B   LGBBX
Class C   LGBCX
Class Y   LSIIX
Admin Class   LIGAX
Class J   LIGJX

 

 

Market Conditions

Fixed-income markets rallied through the start of 2011, fueled by the Federal Reserve Board’s (the Fed) second large-scale asset purchase program, known as quantitative easing. Non-Treasury securities were the primary beneficiaries of the program, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), high-yield bonds and equity-sensitive convertible bonds posted robust returns at the start of the year. The rally stalled in the summer months, after Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. government debt, the European sovereign debt situation worsened and economic data suggested a possible slowdown in global growth. Investors shunned risk during the third quarter of 2011, and a sudden flight to quality drove down U.S. Treasury yields to historical lows.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund returned 3.47% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned 5.14% for the period. It also underperformed the 3.53% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

Duration strategy aided the fund’s performance during the period. (Duration measures price sensitivity to interest rate changes.) We extended the fund’s duration through the start of 2011, which boosted performance when rates on U.S. Treasuries plummeted. (When interest rates fall, funds with longer durations tend to experience greater price appreciation.) In addition, modest out-of-benchmark allocations to asset-backed securities (ABS) and CMBS helped the fund’s return, primarily due to strong security selection. A substantial currency allocation to commodity-rich nations, including Canada, New Zealand and Australia, continued to provide strong returns. Exposure to Canadian sovereign debt was a notable contributor, benefiting from the market’s flight to quality.

 

 

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The fund’s out-of-benchmark allocations to high-yield and convertible bonds detracted most from returns. These securities sold off as investors lost confidence in the outlook for global growth and faced persistent negative news throughout the third quarter of 2011. An underweight in U.S. Treasuries also hurt performance, as the sector posted robust returns during the flight to quality late in the period. A position in investment-grade corporate bonds had a mixed impact on performance. Weakness in the financials sector (primarily among banking, communication, and finance names) offset our strong security selection in the industrials and utilities sectors (led by natural gas, capital goods and supranational names).

Outlook

Pronounced market illiquidity, re-pricing of risk assets for slower global growth, the effects of the Fed’s latest stimulus plan, named “Operation Twist” and events in Europe are among the themes we will focus on through year-end. Growth expectations for the U.S. and other developed economies remain lackluster, as high volatility and an uncertain business environment persist. Geopolitical factors are further clouding the outlook. Details of new regulations (healthcare reform, and the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III financial regulation) have yet to be implemented, and election posturing in the U.S. will likely begin to overshadow policy formulation.

While our base case for economic growth for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012 remains less than robust, we believe there are many long-term, fundamentally stable or improving credits that currently offer attractive relative value. Default expectations are historically low, many corporate balance sheets remain strong, and companies are behaving conservatively given the uncertain business climate. These are all factors that can potentially benefit bondholders.

Although the Fed has signaled that it remains accommodative on a number of fronts in the short term, we believe U.S. interest rates are currently in a period of transition, with a bias higher over the long term. We will continue to pursue what we believe are less market-sensitive securities, seeking to own credits that move independent of the general market, regardless of the direction of rates. As macroeconomic fears and illiquidity feed periods of price declines, we intend to use these opportunities to increase allocations to fundamentally sound credits. Our conviction in opportunistic investing driven by fundamental research has not changed, and we remain steadfast in our long-term approach.

What You Should Know

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,3

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20113

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 12/31/96)1           
NAV      3.47      7.59      8.61
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge      -1.18         6.61         8.10   
   
Class B (Inception 9/12/03)1           
NAV      2.70         6.69         7.68   
With CDSC2      -2.12         6.38         7.68   
   
Class C (Inception 9/12/03)1           
NAV      2.71         6.79         7.74   
With CDSC2      1.75         6.79         7.74   
   
Class Y (Inception 12/31/96)           
NAV      3.81         7.86         8.91   
   
Admin Class (Inception 2/1/10)1           
NAV      3.26         7.17         8.08   
   
Class J (Inception 5/24/99)           
NAV      3.05         7.07         8.10   
With 3.50% Sales Charge      -0.52         6.31         7.71   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index      5.14         6.52         5.74   
Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Fund Avg.      3.53         5.63         5.10   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors. Class J shares are not offered for sale in the United States and are not eligible for sale to U.S. investors.

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

NOTES TO CHARTS

See page 6 for a description of the index/average.

 

1 Prior to 9/15/03, performance of Class A shares is that of Retail Class shares, which were redesignated as Class A shares, restated to reflect the sales load of Class A shares. From 12/18/00 to 1/31/02, during which time Retail Class shares were not outstanding, performance is that of Institutional Class shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class A shares. Prior to the inception of Class B and C shares (9/12/03), performance is that of Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class Y shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of Class B and C shares. Prior to the inception of Admin Class shares (2/1/10), performance is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Admin Class shares.

 

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

 

3 Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

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Credit Quality   % of Net Assets as of
9/30/11
 

Aaa

    20.7   

Aa

    6.4   

A

    22.1   

Baa

    38.7   

Ba

    3.4   

B

    1.6   

Caa & Lower

    0.3   

Not Rated

    0.0   

Short-term and other

    6.8   

Credit quality at 9/30/11 reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for the fund’s shares is implied. The Moody’s equivalent of the assigned rating is presented in the table.

 

 

Effective Maturity   % of Net Assets as of
9/30/11
 

1 year or less

    12.9   

1-5 years

    22.8   

5-10 years

    46.1   

10+ years

    18.2   

Average Effective Maturity

    8.4   

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio1     Net Expense  Ratio2  
A     0.81     0.81
B     1.56        1.56   
C     1.56        1.56   
Y     0.56        0.56   
Admin     1.06        1.06   
J     1.30        1.30   
 

 

1 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

2 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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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, countries or industries mentioned.

Before investing, consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and other expenses. Visit 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. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes U.S. Treasuries, government-related issues, and investment grade U.S. corporate securities.

Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar 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 ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2011 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, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees) and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. 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 shows the actual amount of fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. 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 row as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table for each class 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. Therefore, the second line in the table of the 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES INVESTMENT GRADE
BOND FUND
  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011  – 9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,010.10        $4.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.96        $4.15   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,006.30        $7.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,017.20        $7.94   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,006.30        $7.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,017.20        $7.94   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,011.30        $2.87   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,022.21        $2.89   

Admin Class

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,009.00        $5.44   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,019.65        $5.47   

Class J

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,008.40        $6.55   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,018.55        $6.58   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.82%, 1.57%, 1.57%, 0.57%, 1.08% and 1.30% for Class A, B, C, Y, Admin Class and Class J, 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 AGREEMENT

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Fund’s advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) 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 Agreement to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreement, 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 Agreement.

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreement. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of a peer group of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Fund’s advisory fee and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser and to those of a peer group of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Fund, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreement to the Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Fund’s shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (v) the allocation of the Fund’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund’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 Adviser.

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreement, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about the Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing performance and fee differentials against the Fund’s peer group of funds,

 

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performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Fund against its peer group. The portfolio management team for the Fund or other representatives of the Adviser make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and if the Fund 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 Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreement at their meeting held in June 2011. The Agreement was continued for a one-year period. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreement, 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 Agreement included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates.

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Fund, but also the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. 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 Agreement, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreement.

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

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

 

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

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory services as well as the total expense level of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fee and total expense level to those of its peer group and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser 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 the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel and the need for the Adviser to expend additional resources as the Fund grows in size. 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 Fund currently has an expense cap in place, although the current expenses of the Fund are below the cap.

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and 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 Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Fund and the overall profit margin of the Adviser compared to other investment managers.

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

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in its investment advisory fee or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that although the Fund’s advisory fee was not subject

 

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to breakpoints, the Fund was subject to an expense cap and the Fund’s overall net expense ratio was below the median compared to a peer group of funds. In considering the issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above.

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

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

 

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

 

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So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Fund. 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 Fund’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 the existing Agreement should be continued through June 30, 2012.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 93.0% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 88.8%   
   ABS Car Loan — 0.8%   
$ 5,153,750      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2007-2A, Class A,

0.371%, 8/20/2013, 144A(b)

   $ 5,074,117   
  831,000      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-2A, Class B,

5.740%, 8/20/2014, 144A

     875,993   
  4,590,000      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class B,

6.740%, 5/20/2016, 144A

     5,246,900   
  2,889,250      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-5A, Class B,

5.110%, 3/20/2017, 144A

     3,115,596   
  18,620,000       Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 2009-2A, Class B,
1.979%, 9/15/2021, 144A(b)
     18,743,291   
  16,736,000       Chesapeake Funding LLC, Series 2009-2A, Class C,
1.979%, 9/15/2021, 144A(b)
     16,776,233   
  19,574,000       Ford Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2010-R3A, Class A3,
2.714%, 9/15/2015, 144A, (CAD)
     18,886,416   
  5,481,000       Ford Auto Securitization Trust, Series 2010-R3A, Class D,
4.526%, 3/15/2017, 144A, (CAD)
     5,230,461   
  8,333,000       Merrill Auto Trust Securitization Asset, Series 2008-1, Class B,
6.750%, 4/15/2015
     8,574,090   
     

 

 

 
        82,523,097   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Credit Card — 0.8%   
  28,592,000       Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B1, Class B1, 0.479%, 4/15/2019(b)      27,907,525   
  19,182,000       GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2009-4, Class B,
5.390%, 11/15/2017, 144A
     21,291,538   
  9,787,000      

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2002-C1, Class C1,

6.800%, 7/15/2014

     9,989,301   
  14,465,000      

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-B1, Class B1,

4.450%, 8/15/2016

     15,459,932   
  2,324,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust,
Series 2010-A, Class B,
6.750%, 4/15/2019
     2,595,139   
     

 

 

 
        77,243,435   
     

 

 

 
   ABS Other — 1.9%   
  1,664,000       Community Program Loan Trust, Series 1987-A, Class A5,
4.500%, 4/01/2029
     1,597,410   
  9,248,561       Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A,
4.000%, 3/20/2023, 144A
     9,325,733   
  43,266,070      

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust, Series 2009-2A, Class A,

4.809%, 7/20/2031, 144A

     44,743,286   
  6,426,740       Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 2009-3A, Class A1,
7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A
     6,454,626   
  41,457,573       SVO VOI Mortgage Corp., Series 2009-BA, Class NT,
5.810%, 12/20/2028, 144A
     43,679,035   
  41,863,747       Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2009-1A, Class A, 6.657%, 11/16/2039, 144A      47,096,385   
  16,297,574       Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2010-1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/2040, 144A      15,740,246   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   ABS Other — continued   
$ 17,845,040       Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A1A,
4.370%, 7/15/2041, 144A
   $ 17,931,751   
     

 

 

 
        186,568,472   
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 2.9%   
  7,867,489       American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A,
10.375%, 1/02/2021
     8,575,562   
  333,288       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-1, Class A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016
     329,539   
  895,042       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class A,
6.648%, 3/15/2019
     895,042   
  942,774       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class A,
6.545%, 8/02/2020
     952,202   
  8,846,956      

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class A-1,

8.048%, 5/01/2022

     9,200,835   
  1,752,198      

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-2, Class A-1,

7.707%, 10/02/2022

     1,804,764   
  3,123,921      

Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A-1,

6.703%, 12/15/2022

     3,202,019   
  56,777,452       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
5.983%, 10/19/2023
     57,061,339   
  11,625,979       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
6.903%, 4/19/2022
     10,812,161   
  26,779,093       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, 9.000%, 7/08/2016      28,921,420   
  20,593,770       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-2, Class A,
7.250%, 5/10/2021
     21,695,949   
  1,907,491       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.821%, 2/10/2024
     1,921,797   
  14,333,716       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024
     13,975,373   
  37,996,104       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Class A,
7.750%, 6/17/2021
     39,895,909   
  3,404,292       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Series B,
9.750%, 12/17/2016
     3,489,399   
  21,186,690       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A,
6.200%, 7/02/2018
     21,822,291   
  7,285,253       Northwest Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.028%, 11/01/2017      7,285,253   
  7,277,000       Qantas Airways Ltd., 6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A      7,771,734   
  24,732,136       UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636%, 1/02/2024      24,006,990   
  7,322,966       UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, 10.400%, 5/01/2018      7,908,803   
  17,386,000       US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1A, Class A,
7.125%, 4/22/2025
     16,516,700   
     

 

 

 
        288,045,081   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 1.2%   
  40,992,000       Cummins, Inc., 5.650%, 3/01/2098      39,263,900   
  5,274,000       Cummins, Inc., 6.750%, 2/15/2027      6,382,199   
  1,948,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029      1,883,447   
  125,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.500%, 8/01/2018      130,596   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Automotive — continued   
$ 255,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028    $ 253,089   
  5,074,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028      5,035,681   
  8,544,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031      9,645,151   
  240,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026      242,597   
  40,126,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.625%, 8/15/2017      41,783,525   
  338,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013      354,940   
  5,319,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 4/15/2015      5,584,950   
  4,540,000       Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016      4,954,093   
     

 

 

 
        115,514,168   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 10.0%   
  22,547,000       AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/2019, 144A      29,888,281   
  7,200,000       American Express Centurion Bank, Series BKN1, 6.000%, 9/13/2017      8,080,380   
  35,878,000       Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018      39,712,964   
  2,540,000       BAC Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/08/2035      1,818,803   
  3,590,000       Bank of America Corp., 5.420%, 3/15/2017      3,118,859   
  9,805,000       Bank of America Corp., 6.000%, 9/01/2017      9,433,420   
  11,100,000       Bank of America Corp., MTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2021      9,902,909   
  17,249,000       Bank of America NA, 5.300%, 3/15/2017      15,578,590   
  7,110,000,000       Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN, 3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)      6,052,532   
  2,173,000       Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 4.650%, 7/02/2018      2,279,199   
  8,994,000       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.150%, 9/01/2016      9,527,488   
  6,473,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014      6,348,453   
  2,700,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.365%, 3/06/2036, (CAD)(c)      1,936,327   
  14,680,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.500%, 2/15/2017      14,613,045   
  1,297,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.850%, 12/11/2034      1,252,235   
  2,740,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033      2,291,928   
  19,875,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 5/15/2018      21,318,004   
  8,705,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036      7,363,603   
  72,682,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.375%, 8/12/2014      76,949,814   
  2,398,000      

Citigroup, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 11/30/2012, variable rate thereafter),

3.625%, 11/30/2017, (EUR)

     2,480,503   
  63,845,000       Citigroup, Inc., MTN, 5.500%, 10/15/2014      66,331,763   
  6,958,000       First Niagara Finance Group, Inc., 6.750%, 3/19/2020      7,825,837   
  1,174,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.450%, 5/01/2036      1,066,884   
  96,910,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037      88,647,744   
  6,645,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), GMTN, 5.375%, 3/15/2020      6,598,983   
  1,527,000       HBOS PLC, 6.000%, 11/01/2033, 144A      986,938   
  700,000       ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter),
6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A
     581,000   
  67,364,716,380       JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, 144A, (IDR)      7,139,587   
  12,000,000,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, 7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)      1,284,505   
  16,000,000,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 7.700%, 6/01/2016, 144A, (IDR)      1,748,168   
  337,153,200,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/17/2011, 144A, (IDR)      37,612,335   
  100,000       Keybank NA, 6.950%, 2/01/2028      117,263   
  9,787,000       Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, EMTN, 4.570%, 10/13/2015, (CAD)      8,712,756   
  81,622,000       Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, MTN, 6.500%, 9/14/2020, 144A      69,360,417   
  6,479,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.700%, 5/02/2017      5,821,122   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Banking — continued   
$ 4,300,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.050%, 5/16/2016    $ 3,869,720   
  93,791,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037      72,672,174   
  19,787,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.220%, 9/15/2026      16,734,361   
  9,780,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 10.710%, 3/08/2017, (BRL)      4,785,321   
  3,132,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018, (EUR)      3,096,665   
  11,641,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN, 6.875%, 4/25/2018      11,645,179   
  40,126,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034      35,821,604   
  2,652,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.400%, 8/28/2017      2,571,233   
  18,273,000       Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014      17,365,179   
  104,793,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.500%, 7/24/2020      94,912,802   
  1,510,000       Morgan Stanley, EMTN, 5.450%, 1/09/2017      1,456,513   
  24,100,000       Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)      23,113,754   
  29,556,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN, 5.625%, 9/23/2019      27,725,626   
  5,187,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN, 6.625%, 4/01/2018      5,145,826   
  9,699,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017      9,404,975   
  2,789,000       Morgan Stanley, Series G & H, GMTN, 5.125%, 11/30/2015, (GBP)      4,094,747   
  2,875,000       National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 7/01/2018      2,928,952   
  8,638,000       National City Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2019      9,924,440   
  4,600,000       Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), EMTN, 4.350%, 1/23/2017, (EUR)      4,492,477   
  16,175,000       Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.625%, 4/19/2016      15,582,769   
  16,392,000       Societe Generale S.A., MTN, 5.200%, 4/15/2021, 144A      14,232,747   
  3,300,000       Standard Chartered Bank, 6.400%, 9/26/2017, 144A      3,465,356   
  17,861,000       Standard Chartered PLC, 5.500%, 11/18/2014, 144A      19,410,763   
     

 

 

 
        978,235,822   
     

 

 

 
   Brokerage — 1.7%   
  59,450,000       Cantor Fitzgerald LP, 6.375%, 6/26/2015, 144A      61,883,288   
  44,990,000       Cantor Fitzgerald LP, 7.875%, 10/15/2019, 144A(c)      46,188,129   
  11,813,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2036      10,715,939   
  44,188,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.500%, 7/15/2019      49,145,054   
     

 

 

 
        167,932,410   
     

 

 

 
   Building Materials — 1.3%   
  6,640,000       Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015      6,421,896   
  10,942,000       Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      10,380,774   
  6,616,000       Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016      6,451,811   
  4,808,000       Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032      4,258,330   
  29,341,000       Masco Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2020      28,432,515   
  4,923,000       Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029      4,829,168   
  24,394,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016      26,314,710   
  41,379,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036      42,873,609   
  1,037,000       USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016      759,602   
     

 

 

 
        130,722,415   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 0.5%   
  34,763,000       Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A      43,861,798   
  3,469,000       Cytec Industries, Inc., 6.000%, 10/01/2015      3,844,003   
  2,349,000       Methanex Corp., Senior Note, 6.000%, 8/15/2015      2,418,098   
     

 

 

 
        50,123,899   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%   
$ 1,230,007       GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1,
2.723%, 4/25/2035(b)
   $ 1,027,615   
  2,576,778       WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA6, Class 2A, 2.600%, 7/25/2047(b)      1,427,435   
  86,308       Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2006-AR12, Class 1A1,
2.742%, 9/25/2036(b)
     63,355   
     

 

 

 
        2,518,405   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.9%   
  7,927,364       Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2007-PW15, Class A4,
5.331%, 2/11/2044
     8,177,853   
  33,167,701       Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-CD4, Class A4,
5.322%, 12/11/2049
     34,189,299   
  61,632,812      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4,

5.714%, 6/15/2039(b)

     64,183,424   
  34,381,273      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C4, Class A4,

5.795%, 9/15/2039(b)

     36,351,664   
  5,001,090      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4,

5.695%, 9/15/2040

     5,328,236   
  57,694,000       Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 1/15/2040, 144A      64,847,998   
  23,544,272      

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-GG11, Class A4,

5.736%, 12/10/2049

     24,441,144   
  19,789,051       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP6, Class A4, 5.475%, 4/15/2043
     21,593,159   
  8,739,675       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2006-LDP7, Class A4,
5.878%, 4/15/2045(b)
     9,606,520   
  59,341,803       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LD11, Class A4,
5.817%, 6/15/2049(b)
     62,014,024   
  21,524,263       JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3,
5.420%, 1/15/2049
     22,316,980   
  3,131,798      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class A4,

5.870%, 6/15/2038(b)

     3,436,441   
  1,311,441       Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.485%, 3/12/2051
     1,345,420   
  9,786,870      

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2009-GG10, Class A4B,

5.790%, 8/12/2045, 144A(b)

     9,133,137   
  6,851,000       Vornado DP LLC, Series 2010-VNO, Class D, 6.356%, 9/13/2028, 144A      6,184,377   
  3,621,142      

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4,

5.308%, 11/15/2048

     3,856,574   
     

 

 

 
        377,006,250   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Construction Machinery — 0.3%   
$ 23,638,000       Case New Holland, Inc., 7.750%, 9/01/2013    $ 24,642,615   
  6,787,000       Toro Co., 6.625%, 5/01/2037(c)      7,756,672   
     

 

 

 
        32,399,287   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.1%   
  6,955,000       Western Union Co. (The), 6.200%, 11/17/2036      7,367,696   
  196,000       Western Union Co. (The), 6.200%, 6/21/2040      208,305   
     

 

 

 
        7,576,001   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 0.2%   
  7,458,000       Hasbro, Inc., 6.600%, 7/15/2028      8,616,563   
  11,754,000       Snap-on, Inc., 6.700%, 3/01/2019      14,580,038   
     

 

 

 
        23,196,601   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors — 0.9%   
  9,787,000       EQT Corp., 8.125%, 6/01/2019      11,865,749   
  60,038,000       Equitable Resources, Inc., 6.500%, 4/01/2018      67,889,950   
  5,740,000       ONEOK, Inc., 6.000%, 6/15/2035      6,172,687   
     

 

 

 
        85,928,386   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing — 1.3%   
  1,395,000       Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 6.875%, 8/15/2018      1,710,614   
  2,814,000       Textron Financial Corp., 5.400%, 4/28/2013      2,887,347   
  1,181,000       Textron Financial Corp., Series E, MTN, 5.125%, 8/15/2014      1,226,134   
  18,800,000       Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)      25,234,448   
  78,795,000       Textron, Inc., 5.950%, 9/21/2021      82,419,334   
  11,040,000       Textron, Inc., EMTN, 6.625%, 4/07/2020, (GBP)      17,417,019   
     

 

 

 
        130,894,896   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 3.1%   
  36,661,742       Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A      39,335,483   
  46,556,000       Ameren Illinois Co., 6.250%, 4/01/2018      53,848,392   
  39,539,000       AmerenEnergy Generating Co., Series H, 7.000%, 4/15/2018      40,033,238   
  489,000       Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 5.200%, 6/15/2033      539,662   
  11,503,547       Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.850%, 6/01/2034      12,308,795   
  17,435,000       Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.700%, 4/01/2017      19,154,562   
  18,687,000       Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.950%, 12/15/2036      19,562,635   
  876,000       Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.700%, 4/15/2015      964,093   
  11,985,000       EDP Finance BV, 4.900%, 10/01/2019, 144A      8,663,058   
  3,500,000       EDP Finance BV, 6.000%, 2/02/2018, 144A      2,773,722   
  1,000,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 4.625%, 6/13/2016, (EUR)      1,050,239   
  900,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 5.875%, 2/01/2016, (EUR)      969,144   
  979,000       Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (Endesa-Chile), 8.350%, 8/01/2013      1,071,982   
  5,383,000       Endesa S.A./Cayman Islands, 7.875%, 2/01/2027      6,384,507   
  19,600,000       Enel Finance International NV, 6.000%, 10/07/2039, 144A      16,522,173   
  3,603,000       Exelon Corp., 4.900%, 6/15/2015      3,899,858   
  1,864,000       ITC Holdings Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2016, 144A      2,110,645   
  8,370,232       Mackinaw Power LLC, 6.296%, 10/31/2023, 144A      8,985,193   
  1,532,000       Ohio Edison Co., 6.875%, 7/15/2036      1,899,410   
  50,026,000       Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 1/15/2019      60,043,957   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Electric — continued   
$ 1,075,000       White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.310%, 7/10/2017(c)    $ 1,159,119   
  1,600,000       White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.960%, 7/10/2037(c)      1,724,912   
     

 

 

 
        303,004,779   
     

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 0.1%   
  494,000       Time Warner, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/2031      616,634   
  323,000       Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%, 5/01/2032      409,863   
  3,616,000       Viacom, Inc., 6.125%, 10/05/2017      4,115,637   
     

 

 

 
        5,142,134   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other — 0.9%   
  58,115,000       Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A      55,913,022   
  26,914,000       National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A      36,502,974   
     

 

 

 
        92,415,996   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Beverage — 0.2%   
  2,450,000       Cargill, Inc., EMTN, 5.375%, 3/02/2037, (GBP)      4,083,820   
  8,446,000       Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2037      10,204,263   
     

 

 

 
        14,288,083   
     

 

 

 
   Government Guaranteed — 0.2%   
  6,610,000       Instituto de Credito Oficial, EMTN, 4.530%, 3/17/2016, (CAD)      5,778,120   
  6,770,000       Instituto de Credito Oficial, MTN, 5.500%, 10/11/2012, (AUD)      6,479,193   
  10,276,000       Instituto de Credito Oficial, MTN, 6.125%, 2/27/2014, (AUD)      9,652,884   
     

 

 

 
        21,910,197   
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 1.5%   
  3,720,000       Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 6.500%, 10/27/2036, 144A      3,747,900   
  36,975,000       Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A      43,122,094   
  58,060,000       DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A      52,834,600   
  26,030,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)      2,770,611   
  27,800,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)      2,993,165   
  22,478,000       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.625%, 4/15/2013      22,910,387   
  15,170,000       Korea Gas Corp., 6.000%, 7/15/2014, 144A      16,308,781   
  1,000,000       Telekom Malaysia Berhad, 7.875%, 8/01/2025, 144A      1,287,032   
     

 

 

 
        145,974,570   
     

 

 

 
   Government Sponsored — 0.7%   
  66,200,000       Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.875%, 6/21/2013      67,890,020   
     

 

 

 
   Health Insurance — 0.0%   
  1,569,000       CIGNA Corp., 7.875%, 5/15/2027      1,950,262   
  1,174,000       CIGNA Corp., (Step to 8.080% on 1/15/2023), 8.300%, 1/15/2033(d)      1,448,638   
     

 

 

 
        3,398,900   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 0.9%   
  7,692,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 6.000%, 1/15/2020      8,623,678   
  7,374,000       Covidien International Finance S.A., 6.000%, 10/15/2017      8,756,241   
  17,416,000       Express Scripts, Inc., 6.250%, 6/15/2014      19,169,983   
  9,459,000       Express Scripts, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2019      11,597,983   
  9,278,000       HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014      9,046,050   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Healthcare — continued   
$ 1,908,000       HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013    $ 1,934,235   
  3,729,000       HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015      3,626,452   
  3,929,000       HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016      3,752,195   
  357,000       HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013      362,355   
  2,936,000       HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027      2,451,560   
  2,241,000       HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015      2,173,770   
  2,109,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023      1,898,100   
  1,282,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033      1,092,905   
  3,807,000       HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025      3,426,300   
  4,164,000       HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024      3,987,030   
  1,199,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025      1,073,105   
  3,068,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036      2,653,820   
  2,256,000       Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)      2,426,265   
     

 

 

 
        88,052,027   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 0.1%   
  2,006,000       Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV, 7.500%, 9/28/2015      1,945,820   
  2,546,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015      2,304,130   
  9,200,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035      6,164,000   
  3,567,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033      2,479,065   
     

 

 

 
        12,893,015   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 0.1%   
  11,930,000       Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/15/2017      13,383,360   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other — 0.1%   
  4,893,000       Worthington Industries, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2020      5,306,238   
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance — 1.0%   
  4,400,000       American International Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.000%, 4/26/2023, (GBP)      5,829,592   
  6,910,000       American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.850%, 1/16/2018      6,845,737   
  2,036,000       American International Group, Inc., Series MP, GMTN, 5.450%, 5/18/2017      1,949,623   
  9,777,000       ASIF III Jersey Ltd., Series 2003-G, EMTN, 4.750%, 9/11/2013, (EUR)      13,143,492   
  15,000,000       Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A      15,444,480   
  10,971,000       MetLife, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2066      9,724,563   
  9,063,000       Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 6/15/2036, 144A      10,243,773   
  6,440,000       NLV Financial Corp., 7.500%, 8/15/2033, 144A      6,581,809   
  2,872,000       Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 6.650%, 6/15/2034, 144A      3,217,039   
  14,489,000       Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 7.625%, 6/15/2040, 144A      17,807,546   
  4,732,000       Unum Group, 7.125%, 9/30/2016      5,452,594   
     

 

 

 
        96,240,248   
     

 

 

 
   Local Authorities — 2.8%   
  7,448,000       Manitoba (Province of), GMTN, 6.375%, 9/01/2015, (NZD)      6,117,869   
  99,450,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., 5.500%, 8/01/2013, (AUD)      98,661,043   
  47,456,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., 6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)      46,358,528   
  30,476,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG, 6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)      29,714,998   
  17,930,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)      18,233,918   
  18,615       Province of Alberta, 5.930%, 9/16/2016, (CAD)      20,236   
  489,000       Province of Nova Scotia, 6.600%, 6/01/2027, (CAD)      632,779   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Local Authorities — continued   
  29,791,000       Province of Quebec, Canada, Series QC, 6.750%, 11/09/2015, (NZD)    $ 24,810,893   
  31,142,000       Queensland Treasury Corp., 7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A, (NZD)      26,669,293   
  19,163,000       Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 14, 5.750%, 11/21/2014, (AUD)      19,280,792   
     

 

 

 
        270,500,349   
     

 

 

 
   Lodging — 1.0%   
  52,516,000       Choice Hotels International, Inc., 5.700%, 8/28/2020      56,978,705   
  4,522,000       Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 5.750%, 2/01/2018      4,618,043   
  13,286,000       Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016      13,895,734   
  23,518,000       Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 7.375%, 3/01/2020      26,071,796   
     

 

 

 
        101,564,278   
     

 

 

 
   Media Cable — 1.2%   
  2,923,000       Comcast Corp., 6.950%, 8/15/2037      3,503,902   
  17,832,000       Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.650%, 10/01/2019, (CAD)      18,084,361   
  4,101,000       Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.850%, 5/01/2017      4,556,875   
  78,178,000       Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2018      90,972,299   
     

 

 

 
        117,117,437   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.1%   
  7,536,000       News America, Inc., 6.150%, 3/01/2037      8,051,085   
  4,482,000       News America, Inc., 8.150%, 10/17/2036      5,572,408   
     

 

 

 
        13,623,493   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 1.5%   
  20,000,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.400%, 4/15/2021      19,380,520   
  15,060,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.870%, 2/23/2022      14,877,141   
  6,000,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.900%, 2/01/2027      5,939,820   
  5,505,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.950%, 2/01/2037      5,130,798   
  28,838,000       Alcoa, Inc., 6.150%, 8/15/2020      29,212,346   
  5,804,000       Alcoa, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/2028      6,006,815   
  24,150,000       ArcelorMittal, 6.750%, 3/01/2041      20,870,527   
  9,915,000       ArcelorMittal, 7.000%, 10/15/2039      8,842,911   
  3,181,000       Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., 5.750%, 6/01/2035      3,581,055   
  1,943,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017      1,768,130   
  4,612,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037      3,551,240   
  31,210,000       United States Steel Corp., 7.000%, 2/01/2018      28,089,000   
  3,655,000       Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/2036      3,942,279   
     

 

 

 
        151,192,582   
     

 

 

 
   Mortgage Related — 0.0%   
  95,183       FHLMC, 5.000%, 12/01/2031      102,764   
  15,027       FNMA, 6.000%, 7/01/2029      16,691   
     

 

 

 
        119,455   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer — 1.6%   
  62,425(††)       SLM Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043      1,257,084   
  6,342,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014      6,119,535   
  347,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.125%, 8/27/2012      346,841   
  641,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 8.000%, 3/25/2020      632,793   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Non-Captive Consumer — continued   
$ 4,796,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 0.553%, 1/27/2014(b)    $ 4,402,273   
  9,224,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013      9,029,171   
  6,547,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015      6,105,457   
  1,957,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018      1,719,874   
  6,141,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013      6,141,283   
  5,368,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014      5,282,831   
  19,496,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033      15,524,567   
  30,667,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018      31,898,832   
  4,893,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 5.400%, 12/01/2015      3,571,890   
  87,676,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017      63,126,720   
     

 

 

 
        155,159,151   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 3.6%   
  1,316,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011      1,317,333   
  1,282,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2012      1,294,321   
  1,634,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014      1,583,944   
  391,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012      396,137   
  1,184,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012      1,192,403   
  3,075,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013      3,121,125   
  5,543,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018      5,044,130   
  2,285,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031      2,084,674   
  1,189,117       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2014      1,212,899   
  6,756,571       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2015      6,705,897   
  10,302,540       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2016      9,993,464   
  15,765,347       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2017      15,292,387   
  35,688,000       GATX Corp., 4.750%, 10/01/2012      36,704,216   
  7,355,000       General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., EMTN,
8.000%, 2/13/2012, (AUD)
     7,182,559   
  7,570,000       General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., MTN,
6.000%, 5/15/2013, (AUD)
     7,400,803   
  3,100,000       General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., MTN,
6.000%, 4/15/2015, (AUD)
     3,016,409   
  1,874,000       General Electric Capital Australia Funding Pty Ltd., MTN,
6.000%, 3/15/2019, (AUD)
     1,757,147   
  969,000       General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 5/01/2018      1,059,300   
  4,673,000       General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038      4,789,671   
  14,225,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)      11,530,093   
  6,000,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 2.960%, 5/18/2012, (SGD)      4,630,441   
  13,100,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 3.485%, 3/08/2012, (SGD)      10,078,977   
  36,850,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN,
7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)
     30,488,626   
  10,247,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 0.549%, 5/13/2024(b)      8,354,154   
  16,696,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.875%, 3/04/2015      17,828,440   
  26,931,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)      21,691,341   
  73,590,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.250%, 5/15/2019      63,963,839   
  13,899,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.375%, 3/25/2013      13,516,777   
  60,419,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 9/01/2018, 144A      60,645,571   
  548,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 9/15/2015      543,890   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Non-Captive Diversified — continued   
$ 1,473,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/20/2013    $ 1,414,080   
  1,625,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.650%, 6/01/2014      1,507,188   
     

 

 

 
        357,342,236   
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services — 0.7%   
  5,965,000       Nabors Industries, Inc., 6.150%, 2/15/2018      6,651,023   
  22,583,000       Nabors Industries, Inc., 9.250%, 1/15/2019      28,567,834   
  23,338,000       Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 8/01/2019      27,555,877   
  587,000       Transocean Ltd., 7.375%, 4/15/2018      671,616   
     

 

 

 
        63,446,350   
     

 

 

 
   Paper — 1.2%   
  4,365,000       Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., 7.250%, 7/29/2019      5,077,342   
  23,225,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.400%, 11/01/2020, 144A      23,627,164   
  715,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028      796,171   
  2,672,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025      2,981,345   
  644,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029      744,722   
  545,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024      639,821   
  1,336,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031      1,667,464   
  6,161,000       International Paper Co., 5.250%, 4/01/2016      6,566,252   
  7,611,000       International Paper Co., 8.700%, 6/15/2038      9,603,529   
  5,270,000       Mead Corp. (The), 7.550%, 3/01/2047      5,834,549   
  5,764,000       Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030      6,534,687   
  24,007,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.875%, 12/15/2033      22,965,576   
  7,374,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 10/01/2019      8,143,831   
  20,254,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032      20,199,740   
     

 

 

 
        115,382,193   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%   
  56,052,000       Roche Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 3/01/2014, 144A      61,629,679   
  489,000       Schering-Plough Corp., 5.300%, 12/01/2013      535,110   
     

 

 

 
        62,164,789   
     

 

 

 
   Pipelines — 4.1%   
  5,236,000       CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.250%, 2/01/2037      5,964,359   
  1,967,000       DCP Midstream LP, 6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A      2,148,556   
  528,000       Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.125%, 2/15/2017      574,775   
  1,571,000       Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.625%, 10/15/2036      1,614,773   
  9,253,000       Enterprise Products Operating LLP, 6.300%, 9/15/2017      10,741,123   
  3,328,000       Florida Gas Transmission Co., 7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A      4,240,518   
  14,300,000       IFM US Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC, 6.450%, 5/01/2021, 144A      16,060,444   
  14,675,000       Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.300%, 9/15/2020      15,904,398   
  66,165,000       Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2018      75,302,188   
  303,000       Kinder Morgan Finance Co., 5.700%, 1/05/2016      303,758   
  29,746,150       Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC, 7.500%, 5/31/2014, 144A(c)      32,153,803   
  8,886,000       NGPL PipeCo LLC, 6.514%, 12/15/2012, 144A      9,248,753   
  30,760,000       NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A      32,437,281   
  13,790,000       NiSource Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/01/2022      15,625,173   
  24,110,000       NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018      28,069,778   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Pipelines — continued   
$ 21,614,000       NiSource Finance Corp., 6.800%, 1/15/2019    $ 25,210,915   
  9,899,000       Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 6.200%, 11/01/2017      11,497,372   
  47,594,000       Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 7.000%, 6/15/2018      56,586,315   
  1,404,000       Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 8.125%, 6/01/2019      1,779,597   
  2,085,000       Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125%, 1/15/2017      2,346,749   
  15,683,000       Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.500%, 5/01/2018      18,057,767   
  4,497,000       Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.650%, 1/15/2037      4,968,272   
  4,125,000       Southern Natural Gas Co., 5.900%, 4/01/2017, 144A      4,626,860   
  19,574,000       Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 6.000%, 9/15/2017, 144A      23,429,491   
     

 

 

 
        398,893,018   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.9%   
  3,083,000       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The), 7.500%, 3/01/2020      3,476,083   
  9,038,000       Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 6.500%, 3/15/2035, 144A      8,721,923   
  30,349,000       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033      33,634,735   
  944,000       MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
     424,800   
  14,575,000       Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 6.600%, 4/15/2034, 144A      13,530,497   
  7,609,000       White Mountains Re Group Ltd., 6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A      7,638,485   
  13,521,000       Willis North America, Inc., 7.000%, 9/29/2019      15,641,187   
  2,212,000       XL Group PLC, 6.250%, 5/15/2027      2,267,366   
  1,463,000       XL Group PLC, 6.375%, 11/15/2024      1,544,790   
     

 

 

 
        86,879,866   
     

 

 

 
   Property Trust — 0.4%   
  36,192,000       WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Property Ltd.,
6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A
     40,215,392   
     

 

 

 
   Railroads — 0.1%   
  9,787,000       Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.250%, 5/15/2019      12,273,779   
  238,000       Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 4.750%, 1/01/2030(c)      209,440   
  1,701,000       Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)      1,224,720   
  191,000       Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Series A, 4.750%, 1/01/2020(c)      175,720   
     

 

 

 
        13,883,659   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Operations/Development — 0.1%   
  10,276,000       First Industrial LP, 5.950%, 5/15/2017      9,451,341   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Apartments — 0.4%   
  12,243,000       Camden Property Trust, 5.000%, 6/15/2015      13,067,089   
  16,491,000       Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 5/15/2017      18,035,827   
  988,000       ERP Operating LP, 5.125%, 3/15/2016      1,059,925   
  1,762,000       ERP Operating LP, 5.375%, 8/01/2016      1,919,741   
  2,368,000       ERP Operating LP, 5.750%, 6/15/2017      2,644,992   
     

 

 

 
        36,727,574   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Diversified — 0.3%   
  4,140,000       Duke Realty LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2017      4,336,927   
  19,574,000       Duke Realty LP, 6.500%, 1/15/2018      21,041,502   
     

 

 

 
        25,378,429   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   REITs — Healthcare — 0.1%   
$ 5,972,000       Health Care REIT, Inc., 6.500%, 3/15/2041    $ 5,665,272   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Office Property — 0.4%   
  20,817,000       Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      21,956,627   
  11,306,000       Highwoods Properties, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2018      13,117,255   
     

 

 

 
        35,073,882   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Regional Malls — 0.2%   
  2,427,000       Simon Property Group LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2016      2,643,809   
  12,209,000       Simon Property Group LP, 5.750%, 12/01/2015      13,471,862   
  1,889,000       Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017      2,123,178   
  4,066,000       Simon Property Group LP, 6.100%, 5/01/2016      4,610,352   
     

 

 

 
        22,849,201   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Shopping Centers — 0.1%   
  4,893,000       Equity One, Inc., 6.000%, 9/15/2017      4,966,429   
  1,918,000       Federal Realty Investment Trust, 5.650%, 6/01/2016      2,090,375   
     

 

 

 
        7,056,804   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Single Tenant — 0.4%   
  5,862,000       Realty Income Corp., 5.750%, 1/15/2021      6,502,470   
  25,529,000       Realty Income Corp., 6.750%, 8/15/2019      29,702,660   
     

 

 

 
        36,205,130   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Warehouse/Industrials — 0.6%   
  3,873,000       ProLogis LP, 5.625%, 11/15/2015      3,998,291   
  11,179,000       ProLogis LP, 5.625%, 11/15/2016      11,340,112   
  10,889,000       ProLogis LP, 5.750%, 4/01/2016      11,126,827   
  9,698,000       ProLogis LP, 6.625%, 5/15/2018      10,056,642   
  18,869,000       ProLogis LP, 7.375%, 10/30/2019      20,410,578   
     

 

 

 
        56,932,450   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants — 0.1%   
  10,320,000       Darden Restaurants, Inc., 6.000%, 8/15/2035      11,000,284   
     

 

 

 
   Retailers — 0.6%   
  7,996,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 5.750%, 2/15/2018      7,796,100   
  8,139,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036      6,836,760   
  12,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.125%, 11/15/2023      12,120   
  8,656,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.625%, 3/01/2097      7,271,040   
  13,425,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037      14,729,722   
  10,467,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.790%, 7/15/2027      10,546,298   
  2,691,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.900%, 4/01/2029      3,019,916   
  8,064,000       Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/2037, 144A      8,639,729   
     

 

 

 
        58,851,685   
     

 

 

 
   Sovereigns — 1.2%   
  4,111,400(†††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)      32,814,447   
  24,178,000       Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)      13,501,875   
  6,035,000       Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2022, (BRL)      3,771,374   
  52,555,000       Republic of Croatia, 6.750%, 11/05/2019, 144A      50,820,685   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Sovereigns — continued   
  1,018,562,437       Republic of Iceland, 4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)    $ 5,308,610   
  927,108,000       Republic of Iceland, 6.000%, 10/13/2016, (ISK)      5,062,538   
  776,294,507       Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)      4,239,855   
     

 

 

 
        115,519,384   
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets — 0.2%   
  4,130,000       American Stores Co., Series B, MTN, 7.100%, 3/20/2028      3,149,125   
  3,269,000       Kroger Co. (The), 6.400%, 8/15/2017      3,876,066   
  1,860,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029      1,395,000   
  979,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028      680,405   
  10,863,000       Safeway, Inc., 6.350%, 8/15/2017      12,566,145   
     

 

 

 
        21,666,741   
     

 

 

 
   Supranational — 1.4%   
  11,745,000       European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN, 9.250%, 9/10/2012, (BRL)      6,329,588   
  192,350,850,000       European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)      18,852,134   
  28,082,000       European Investment Bank, EMTN, 7.000%, 1/18/2012, (NZD)      21,622,061   
  329,210,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 5/20/2013, (IDR)      32,246,850   
  410,030,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 9/23/2013, (IDR)      38,857,223   
  12,982,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)      10,708,876   
  15,070,000       International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.430%, 3/05/2014, (SGD)      11,750,947   
     

 

 

 
        140,367,679   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 3.4%   
  8,705,000       Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017      10,185,477   
  4,600,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029      3,818,000   
  1,028,000       Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2018      1,141,544   
  3,059,000       Avnet, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2014      3,274,598   
  6,097,000       Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015      6,591,302   
  1,507,000       Avnet, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2016      1,675,838   
  12,444,000       BMC Software, Inc., 7.250%, 6/01/2018(c)      14,924,226   
  13,457,000       Corning, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2013      14,658,979   
  1,448,000       Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029      1,776,026   
  57,571,000       Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2024      72,719,312   
  7,487,000       Corning, Inc., 7.250%, 8/15/2036      9,238,209   
  55,237,000       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 6.000%, 4/01/2013      58,879,825   
  7,051,000       Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 7/01/2037      8,325,609   
  323,000       Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2016      328,653   
  70,969,000       Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.250%, 9/01/2017      75,407,330   
  7,795,000       Intuit, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2017      8,760,917   
  19,078,000       KLA-Tencor Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2018      21,799,439   
  1,502,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037      1,786,375   
  1,590,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2011      1,597,964   
  2,397,000       Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A      2,881,475   
  5,603,000       Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 6.550%, 10/01/2017      6,585,884   
  561,000       Xerox Corp., 6.350%, 5/15/2018      637,661   
  7,110,000       Xerox Corp., 6.750%, 2/01/2017      8,160,282   
     

 

 

 
        335,154,925   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Textile — 0.2%   
$ 3,755,000       Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.750%, 11/15/2023    $ 3,966,928   
  14,903,000       VF Corp., 6.450%, 11/01/2037      19,199,848   
     

 

 

 
        23,166,776   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 0.1%   
  8,128,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017      9,368,186   
  1,992,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037      2,236,596   
     

 

 

 
        11,604,782   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 0.7%   
  8,436,000       Erac USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 10/15/2017, 144A      9,779,416   
  2,824,000       Erac USA Finance Co., 6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A      3,146,219   
  51,504,000       Erac USA Finance Co., 7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A      60,002,160   
     

 

 

 
        72,927,795   
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries — 16.4%   
  360,010,000       Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012, (CAD)      347,164,524   
  194,485,000       Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2019, (CAD)      210,537,111   
  4,159,000       Canadian Government, 4.000%, 6/01/2016, (CAD)      4,444,998   
  183,949,000       Canadian Government, 4.250%, 6/01/2018, (CAD)      203,930,787   
  2,956,326       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)      1,172,752   
  1,420,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.500%, 9/20/2037, (EUR)      593,753   
  979,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)      538,615   
  47,042,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)      19,859,024   
  85,198,516       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)      96,408,896   
  24,638,126       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)      27,169,976   
  5,049,296       Ireland Government Bond, 5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)      5,638,997   
  63,183,488       Ireland Government Bond, 5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)      70,090,256   
  12,263,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)      10,377,713   
  328,483,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)      263,964,271   
  726,401,000       Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)      138,557,331   
  118,387,000       Norwegian Government, 5.000%, 5/15/2015, (NOK)      22,499,701   
  921,369,000       Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013, (NOK)      169,354,626   
  18,301,446       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)      14,179,546   
  4,599,829       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)      3,723,104   
     

 

 

 
        1,610,205,981   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 0.8%   
  5,200,000       Brasil Telecom S.A., 9.750%, 9/15/2016, 144A, (BRL)      2,516,687   
  31,416,000       Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 8.500%, 11/15/2018      41,863,108   
  15,375,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C, 5.950%, 3/15/2014      14,414,062   
  8,549,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015      8,100,177   
  279,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013      271,328   
  6,373,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      4,763,817   
  2,594,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019      2,230,840   
  612,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032      531,675   
  91,000       Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016      78,260   
  1,619,000       Vodafone Group PLC, 5.000%, 9/15/2015      1,802,451   
     

 

 

 
        76,572,405   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Wirelines — 4.6%   
  406,000       Bell Canada, MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032, (CAD)    $ 454,926   
  1,874,000       BellSouth Corp., 6.000%, 11/15/2034      2,039,594   
  2,936,000       BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 5.850%, 11/15/2045      3,046,946   
  6,665,000       BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2095      7,897,585   
  62,040,000       CenturyLink, Inc., 6.450%, 6/15/2021      57,487,257   
  4,990,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series G, 6.875%, 1/15/2028      4,320,562   
  2,708,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series P, 7.600%, 9/15/2039      2,435,895   
  131,306,000       Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 6.000%, 7/08/2019      151,714,366   
  24,103,000       Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036      22,615,700   
  3,279,000       GTE Corp., 6.940%, 4/15/2028      4,051,955   
  1,440,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017      1,326,600   
  354,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014      349,575   
  200,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A      186,000   
  7,550,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
4.500%, 6/16/2025, (EUR)
     6,574,822   
  18,600,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)
     18,564,913   
  1,698,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018      1,630,080   
  2,755,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028      2,383,075   
  4,370,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021      4,522,950   
  949,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031      882,570   
  333,000       Qwest Corp., 6.500%, 6/01/2017      343,822   
  14,480,000       Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033      13,683,600   
  4,668,000       Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026      4,434,600   
  9,077,000       Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025      8,759,305   
  9,474,000       Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 10/15/2035      9,095,040   
  1,566,000       Qwest Corp., 7.500%, 6/15/2023      1,544,593   
  18,301,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034      14,971,774   
  8,718,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033      7,458,258   
  1,700,000       Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/2036      1,698,759   
  1,700,000       Telefonica Emisiones SAU, EMTN, 5.289%, 12/09/2022, (GBP)      2,336,840   
  2,700,000       Telefonica Emisiones SAU, EMTN, 5.375%, 2/02/2026, (GBP)      3,589,393   
  14,137,000       Telus Corp., 4.950%, 3/15/2017, (CAD)      14,664,490   
  54,665,000       Telus Corp., Series CG, 5.050%, 12/04/2019, (CAD)      56,551,331   
  3,598,000       Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.100%, 4/15/2018      4,290,482   
  4,163,000       Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/2033      4,231,111   
  2,642,000       Verizon New England, Inc., 7.875%, 11/15/2029      3,302,891   
  5,260,000       Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/2028      5,860,691   
     

 

 

 
        449,302,351   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $7,938,183,376)
     8,715,493,311   
     

 

 

 
  Convertible Bonds — 3.5%   
   Automotive — 0.5%   
  34,827,000       Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/2016      45,231,566   
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance — 0.7%   
  72,915,000       Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 3/15/2018      65,896,931   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Media Non-Cable — 0.0%   
$ 515,099       Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031    $ 278,154   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Warehouse/Industrials — 0.3%   
  27,359,000       ProLogis LP, 3.250%, 3/15/2015      27,051,211   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 2.0%   
  35,120,000       Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035      35,602,900   
  137,016,000       Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039      161,165,070   
  880,000       Micron Technology, Inc., 1.875%, 6/01/2014      821,700   
     

 

 

 
        197,589,670   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 0.0%   
  304,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.500%, 6/15/2012      299,820   
  2,926,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)      3,496,570   
     

 

 

 
        3,796,390   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $311,182,359)
     339,843,922   
     

 

 

 
  Municipals — 0.7%   
   California — 0.1%   
  1,275,000       San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), Series C, (MBIA insured), 3.750%, 8/01/2028      947,108   
  470,000       San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), Series C, (Registered), (MBIA insured),
3.750%, 8/01/2028
     403,472   
  1,585,000       State of California, (AMBAC insured), 4.500%, 8/01/2027      1,586,395   
  4,420,000       State of California, 4.500%, 10/01/2029      4,334,473   
  1,285,000       State of California, (AMBAC insured), 4.500%, 8/01/2030      1,257,771   
  1,450,000       State of California, 4.500%, 8/01/2030      1,419,274   
  820,000       State of California (Various Purpose), (MBIA insured), 3.250%, 12/01/2027      699,788   
  3,880,000       State of California (Various Purpose), (AMBAC insured),
4.500%, 12/01/2033
     3,626,597   
     

 

 

 
        14,274,878   
     

 

 

 
   District of Columbia — 0.2%   
  14,680,000       Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 7.462%, 10/01/2046      16,869,228   
     

 

 

 
   Illinois — 0.2%   
  530,000       Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Series A, (AGMC insured), 4.500%, 1/01/2038      507,146   
  24,640,000       State of Illinois, 5.100%, 6/01/2033      22,272,343   
     

 

 

 
        22,779,489   
     

 

 

 
   Michigan — 0.0%   
  2,490,000       Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo,
Series A,
7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)
     1,882,291   
     

 

 

 
   Ohio — 0.1%   
  6,430,000       Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series A-2,
5.875%, 6/01/2047(c)
     4,503,379   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Virginia — 0.1%   
$ 14,240,000       Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1,
6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)
   $ 9,393,985   
     

 

 

 
   Total Municipals
(Identified Cost $70,075,093)
     69,703,250   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $8,319,440,828)
     9,125,040,483   
     

 

 

 
  Senior Loans — 0.2%   
   Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%   
  16,560,000       AWAS Finance Luxembourg S.A.R.L., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 6/10/2016(b)
(Identified Cost $16,560,000)
     16,228,800   
     

 

 

 
  Short-Term Investments — 5.4%   
  532,462,793       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $532,462,793 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $67,255,000 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, due 11/23/11 valued at $67,255,000; $16,160,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.500% due 1/16/2013 valued at $16,442,800; $297,900,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.515% due 11/26/2012 valued at $299,389,500; $100,060,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.375% due 11/30/2012 valued at $100,310,150; $59,345,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 1/31/2013 valued at $59,715,906 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)
(Identified Cost $532,462,793)
     532,462,793   
     

 

 

 
     
   Total Investments — 98.6%
(Identified Cost $8,868,463,621)(a)
     9,673,732,076   
   Other assets less liabilities — 1.4%      134,280,699   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 9,808,012,775   
     

 

 

 
  (‡)       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 25.   
  (†††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $8,911,118,824 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    $ 930,422,767   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (167,809,515
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 762,613,252   
     

 

 

 
     
  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       Illiquid security. At September 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $129,155,558 or 1.3% of net assets.    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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  (d)       Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
     
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $1,579,442,345 or 16.1% of net assets.
     
  ABS       Asset-Backed Securities   
  AGMC       Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.   
  AMBAC       American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   
  EMTN       Euro Medium Term Note   
  FHLMC       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   
  FNMA       Federal National Mortgage Association   
  GMTN       Global Medium Term Note   
  MBIA       Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.   
  MTN       Medium Term Note   
  REITs       Real Estate Investment Trusts   
  REMIC       Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit   
     
  AUD       Australian Dollar   
  BRL       Brazilian Real   
  CAD       Canadian Dollar   
  EUR       Euro   
  GBP       British Pound   
  IDR       Indonesian Rupiah   
  ISK       Icelandic Krona   
  KRW       South Korean Won   
  MXN       Mexican Peso   
  NOK       Norwegian Krone   
  NZD       New Zealand Dollar   
  SGD       Singapore Dollar   

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     16.4

Banking

     10.0   

Technology

     5.4   

Wirelines

     4.6   

Pipelines

     4.1   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     3.9   

Non-Captive Diversified

     3.6   

Electric

     3.1   

Airlines

     2.9   

Local Authorities

     2.8   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     36.4   

Short-Term Investments

     5.4   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.6   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.4   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund – (continued)

 

Currency Exposure at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     72.8

Canadian Dollar

     9.3   

New Zealand Dollar

     4.3   

Norwegian Krone

     3.4   

Euro

     3.1   

Australian Dollar

     2.8   

Other, less than 2% each

     2.9   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.6   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.4   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2011

 

ASSETS

  

Investments at cost

   $ 8,868,463,621   

Net unrealized appreciation

     805,268,455   
  

 

 

 

Investments at value

     9,673,732,076   

Cash

     2,670,525   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $8,153,029)

     8,036,795   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     36,463,685   

Interest receivable

     138,822,956   

Tax reclaims receivable

     120,854   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     9,859,846,891   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     14,656,840   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     32,320,790   

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

     71,911   

Management fees payable (Note 5)

     3,198,147   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

     320,123   

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

     375,654   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     890,651   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     51,834,116   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 9,808,012,775   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 8,863,506,627   

Undistributed net investment income

     75,922,048   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     66,340,249   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     802,243,851   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 9,808,012,775   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

  

Class A shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 2,705,809,816   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     223,167,736   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 12.12   
  

 

 

 

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

   $ 12.69   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net assets

   $ 13,548,559   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,123,003   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 12.06   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net assets

   $ 2,091,833,547   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     173,874,025   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 12.03   
  

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 4,887,741,708   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     402,860,674   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.13   
  

 

 

 

Admin Class shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 5,966,944   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     492,782   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.11   
  

 

 

 

Class J shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 103,112,201   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     8,514,614   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 12.11   
  

 

 

 

Offering price per share (100/96.50 of net asset value) (Note 1)

   $ 12.55   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 516,720,623   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees (Note 5)

     38,461,268   

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

     30,895,307   

Administrative fees (Note 5)

     4,468,537   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

     202,431   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6)

     9,173,523   

Audit and tax services fees

     64,822   

Custodian fees and expenses

     439,170   

Legal fees (Note 6)

     182,336   

Registration fees (Note 6)

     219,724   

Shareholder reporting expenses (Note 6)

     667,250   

Miscellaneous expenses

     293,149   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     85,067,517   

Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

     (26,917
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     85,040,600   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     431,680,023   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments

     188,980,397   

Foreign currency transactions

     3,482,754   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (321,032,389

Foreign currency translations

     (4,130,224
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (132,699,462
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 298,980,561   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 431,680,023      $ 428,365,635   

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     192,463,151        221,545,263   

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

     (325,162,613     549,147,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     298,980,561        1,199,057,987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (135,092,743     (141,582,997

Class B

     (629,400     (676,565

Class C

     (94,388,368     (102,299,334

Class Y

     (221,472,525     (192,755,479

Admin Class

     (116,800     (9,090

Class J

     (5,237,024     (5,898,638

Net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (60,444,223     (6,651,489

Class B

     (338,411     (39,640

Class C

     (51,169,312     (5,758,632

Class Y

     (92,540,414     (8,463,329

Admin Class

     (26,910       

Class J

     (2,664,737     (320,597
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (664,120,867     (464,455,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10)

     (137,153,662     433,617,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (502,293,968     1,168,219,479   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the year

     10,310,306,743        9,142,087,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 9,808,012,775      $ 10,310,306,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 75,922,048      $ 39,402,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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
 

INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

  

         

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 12.56      $ 0.57      $ (0.15   $ 0.42      $ (0.60   $ (0.26   $ (0.86

9/30/2010

    11.64        0.55        0.96        1.51        (0.56     (0.03     (0.59

9/30/2009

    10.54        0.60        1.22        1.82        (0.59     (0.13     (0.72

9/30/2008

    11.73        0.60        (1.15     (0.55     (0.64            (0.64

9/30/2007

    11.35        0.58        0.42        1.00        (0.62            (0.62

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    12.50        0.47        (0.14     0.33        (0.51     (0.26     (0.77

9/30/2010

    11.59        0.45        0.95        1.40        (0.46     (0.03     (0.49

9/30/2009

    10.50        0.51        1.21        1.72        (0.50     (0.13     (0.63

9/30/2008

    11.68        0.50        (1.14     (0.64     (0.54            (0.54

9/30/2007

    11.31        0.47        0.43        0.90        (0.53            (0.53

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    12.47        0.47        (0.14     0.33        (0.51     (0.26     (0.77

9/30/2010

    11.56        0.46        0.96        1.42        (0.48     (0.03     (0.51

9/30/2009

    10.47        0.52        1.22        1.74        (0.52     (0.13     (0.65

9/30/2008

    11.66        0.51        (1.15     (0.64     (0.55            (0.55

9/30/2007

    11.30        0.49        0.42        0.91        (0.55            (0.55

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    12.56        0.60        (0.14     0.46        (0.63     (0.26     (0.89

9/30/2010

    11.65        0.58        0.95        1.53        (0.59     (0.03     (0.62

9/30/2009

    10.55        0.62        1.23        1.85        (0.62     (0.13     (0.75

9/30/2008

    11.73        0.64        (1.15     (0.51     (0.67            (0.67

9/30/2007

    11.36        0.61        0.41        1.02        (0.65            (0.65

Admin Class

  

           

9/30/2011

    12.55        0.54        (0.15     0.39        (0.57     (0.26     (0.83

9/30/2010*

    11.80        0.33        0.73        1.06        (0.31            (0.31

Class J

             

9/30/2011

    12.54        0.50        (0.13     0.37        (0.54     (0.26     (0.80

9/30/2010

    11.63        0.49        0.95        1.44        (0.50     (0.03     (0.53

9/30/2009

    10.53        0.55        1.22        1.77        (0.54     (0.13     (0.67

9/30/2008

    11.71        0.54        (1.14     (0.60     (0.58            (0.58

9/30/2007

    11.34        0.52        0.42        0.94        (0.57            (0.57

 

* From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(c) A sales charge for Class A and Class J 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
(%) (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of the
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (d)(e)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
    Net investment
income
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
           
           
$ 12.12        3.47      $ 2,705,810        0.81        0.81        4.56        19   
  12.56        13.41        3,092,956        0.81        0.81        4.58        25   
  11.64        18.64        2,946,489        0.80        0.80        5.87        30   
  10.54        (5.12     1,867,335        0.80        0.80        5.20        35   
  11.73        9.14        834,736        0.83        0.83        5.05        35   
           
  12.06        2.70        13,549        1.56        1.56        3.81        19   
  12.50        12.43        17,113        1.65        1.65        3.74        25   
  11.59        17.59        17,489        1.67        1.67        5.07        30   
  10.50        (5.88     16,009        1.65 (f)      1.65 (f)      4.29        35   
  11.68        8.17        17,082        1.70        1.71        4.16        35   
           
  12.03        2.71        2,091,834        1.56        1.56        3.81        19   
  12.47        12.58        2,593,324        1.56        1.56        3.83        25   
  11.56        17.80        2,495,305        1.56        1.56        5.09        30   
  10.47        (5.84     1,333,421        1.55        1.55        4.45        35   
  11.66        8.28        605,934        1.57        1.57        4.30        35   
           
  12.13        3.81        4,887,742        0.56        0.56        4.81        19   
  12.56        13.60        4,473,001        0.56        0.56        4.82        25   
  11.65        18.94        3,531,187        0.54        0.54        6.01        30   
  10.55        (4.79     1,044,046        0.53        0.53        5.48        35   
  11.73        9.32        448,873        0.55 (f)      0.55 (f)      5.33        35   
           
  12.11        3.26        5,967        1.07        1.07        4.32        19   
  12.55        9.13        879        1.08        7.68        4.06        25   
           
  12.11        3.05        103,112        1.30        1.32        4.07        19   
  12.54        12.77        133,034        1.30 (g)      1.30 (g)      4.09        25   
  11.63        18.05        151,617        1.30        1.31        5.48        30   
  10.53        (5.50     167,775        1.28        1.28        4.66        35   
  11.71        8.52        180,453        1.28        1.28        4.57        35   

 

(d) 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.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(f) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.
(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2011

 

1.  Organization.  Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “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 Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund is a diversified investment company.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Y, and Admin Class shares. Effective October 17, 2011, Class J shares are no longer offered. 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.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. 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 Fund’s prospectus. Admin Class shares do not pay a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, but do pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Admin Class shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries. Class J shares were only offered to non-U.S. investors and were sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.50%.

Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which can not 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 Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees for Class A, Class B, Class C, Admin Class and Class J, and registration, legal, shareholder reporting and transfer agent fees for Class J). 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 Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions from net investment income on each class of shares.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund’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 subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements except as disclosed in Note 12.

a.  Valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Senior loans shall be priced at bid prices supplied by a pricing service, if available. 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 Fund 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. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. 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 Fund’s investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund calculates its net asset value.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

c.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values 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 interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’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 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 Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

September 30, 2011

 

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 and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

There were no forward foreign currency contracts held by the Fund during the year ended September 30, 2011.

e.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The 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 the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of September 30, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’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 twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Fund. 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 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, and are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

f.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as reversal of redemption in-kind gain/loss, deferred compensation, capital gains tax paid in connection with redemption in-kind, foreign currency transactions, paydown adjustments and premium amortization. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to premium amortization, deferred Trustees’ fees, defaulted bond accruals, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, contingent payment debt instruments and wash sales. Distributions from net investment

 

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September 30, 2011

 

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 years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

2011 Distributions Paid From:

     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Ordinary
Income

  

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

    

Total

    

Ordinary
Income

    

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

    

Total

 
$554,809,060    $ 109,311,807       $ 664,120,867       $ 464,455,790       $       $ 464,455,790   

Differences between these amounts and those reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets are primarily attributable to different book and tax treatment for short-term capital gains.

As of September 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 115,880,121   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     69,409,924   
  

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     185,290,045   

Unrealized appreciation

     759,588,648   
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings

   $ 944,878,693   
  

 

 

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect as of the report date limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

g.  Repurchase Agreements.  It is the 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 the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

 

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h.  Securities Lending.  The Fund has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Fund, 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 Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Fund 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 Fund and State Street Bank as lending agent.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund did not loan securities under this agreement.

i.  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 Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund 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 Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the 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 when 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 Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

 

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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 Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

           

Non-Convertible Bonds

           

ABS Car Loan

   $       $ 77,292,636       $ 5,230,461       $ 82,523,097   

Non-Captive Consumer

     1,257,084         153,902,067                 155,159,151   

Treasuries

             1,609,667,366         538,615         1,610,205,981   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

             6,867,605,082                 6,867,605,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

     1,257,084         8,708,467,151         5,769,076         8,715,493,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

             339,843,922                 339,843,922   

Municipals(a)

             69,703,250                 69,703,250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

     1,257,084         9,118,014,323         5,769,076         9,125,040,483   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

             16,228,800                 16,228,800   

Short-Term Investments

             532,462,793                 532,462,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,257,084       $ 9,666,705,916       $ 5,769,076       $ 9,673,732,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2011:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance as

of

September 30,

2010

   

Accrued

Discounts

(Premiums)

   

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 

Bonds and Notes

  

         

Non-Convertible
Bonds

   

         

ABS Car Loan

  $ 24,880,941      $      $ 3,254      $ (96,373   $      $ (119,126

Banking

    9,716,202                                      

Treasuries

           35,602        (1,783     (421,513     944,523        (18,214
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 34,597,143      $ 35,602      $ 1,471      $ (517,886   $ 944,523      $ (137,340
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Transfers

into

Level 3

   

Transfers

out of

Level 3

   

Balance as of

September 30,

2011

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

from

Investments

Still Held at

September 30,

2011

 

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

ABS Car Loan

  $   —      $ (19,438,235   $ 5,230,461      $ (96,586

Banking

           (9,716,202              

Treasuries

                  538,615        (421,513
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ (29,154,437   $ 5,769,076      $ (518,099
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt securities valued at $29,154,437 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at September 30, 2011, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and

 

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U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were $1,355,285,895 and $1,911,854,117, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government/Agency securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were $433,278,994 and $716,642,354, respectively.

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of average daily net assets, calculated daily and payable monthly.

Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. This undertaking is in effect until January 31, 2012 and is 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 year ended September 30, 2011, 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 B

   

Class C

   

Class Y

   

Admin Class

   

Class J

 
0.95%      1.70     1.70     0.70     1.20     1.30

Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreement (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 year ended September 30, 2011, the management fees for the Fund were $38,461,268 (0.40% of average daily net assets).

For the year ended September 30, 2011, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

Reimbursement1

 

Class A

  

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Admin Class

    

Class J

    

Total

 
$  —    $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —       $ 26,917       $ 26,917   

 

1

Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2012.

No expenses were recovered during the year ended September 30, 2011 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.

 

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Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

b.  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, except Class J shares of the Fund. The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement relating to Class J shares with Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US.

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

Under the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Also under the Class B and Class C Plans, the 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 and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Class B and Class C shares.

Under the Admin Class Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

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In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

Class J shares are subject to a monthly shareholder service fee at an annual rate of 0.25% and a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class J shares, both payable to Loomis Sayles Distributors, pursuant to a shareholder service and distribution plan adopted under Rule 12b-1.

For the year ended September 30, 2011 the Fund paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

Service Fees

 

Class A

  

Class B

    

Class C

    

Admin Class

    

Class J

 
$6,980,244    $ 38,164       $ 5,712,200       $ 6,861       $ 299,961   

 

Distribution Fees  

Class B

    

Class C

    

Admin Class

    

Class J

 
  $114,492       $ 17,136,601       $ 6,861       $ 599,923   

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Fund 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, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, the 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, 0.0400% 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid $4,468,537 in administrative fees to Natixis Advisors.

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 Fund if the shares of those customers were registered directly with

 

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the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund 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 to exceed what the Fund 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid the following sub-transfer agent fees which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

 

Class A

  

Class B

    

Class C

    

Class Y

    

Admin Class

    

Class J

 
$2,357,990    $ 12,990       $ 1,939,815       $ 3,666,773       $ 2,038       $   —   

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors were $2,754,566 and commissions on Class J shares of the Fund retained by Loomis Sayles Distributors were $44,541 for the year ended September 30, 2011.

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $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. 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 Fund 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

 

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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 Fund under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

6.  Class-Specific Expenses.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid the following class-specific expenses:

 

    

Class J

 

Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses

  $ 8,796   

Registration Fees

    1,709   

Legal Fees

    30,468   

Shareholder Reporting Expenses

    98,034   

Transfer agent, registration, legal, and shareholder reporting fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Admin Class 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 those classes.

7.  Line of Credit.  The Fund, 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 0.125% 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 April 21, 2011, the commitment fee was 0.15% per annum.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund had no borrowings under these agreements.

8.  Concentration of 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.

 

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9.  Concentration of Ownership.  At September 30, 2011, the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held shares of beneficial interest in the Fund representing 0.06% of net assets.

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

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010*
 
  
        Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class A         

Issued from the sale of shares

     69,625,794      $ 863,861,783        91,844,109      $ 1,096,753,290   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     13,344,354        163,533,181        10,182,612        121,128,395   

Redeemed

     (106,122,504     (1,311,579,537     (108,792,537     (1,299,578,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (23,152,356   $ (284,184,573     (6,765,816   $ (81,697,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class B         

Issued from the sale of shares

     61,769      $ 756,452        105,865      $ 1,259,480   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     44,034        536,387        30,442        360,482   

Redeemed

     (352,124     (4,333,694     (276,089     (3,290,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (246,321   $ (3,040,855     (139,782   $ (1,670,707
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class C         

Issued from the sale of shares

     22,844,773      $ 280,915,141        43,761,421      $ 518,776,270   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     6,164,352        74,907,182        4,398,460        51,955,271   

Redeemed

     (63,181,424     (774,669,875     (55,937,893     (664,795,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (34,172,299   $ (418,847,552     (7,778,012   $ (94,063,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Class Y         

Issued from the sale of shares

     183,967,802      $ 2,281,887,609        174,435,982      $ 2,089,695,869   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     19,605,289        240,531,850        11,822,258        140,840,248   

Redeemed

     (139,729,544     (1,726,639,001     (133,376,609     (1,591,510,831

Redeemed in-kind (Note 11)

     (16,974,699     (206,412,335              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     46,868,848      $ 589,368,123        52,881,631      $ 639,025,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Admin Class         

Issued from the sale of shares

     471,161      $ 5,852,745        78,071      $ 948,013   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     7,731        95,009        719        8,728   

Redeemed

     (56,141     (693,953     (8,759     (107,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     422,751      $ 5,253,801        70,031      $ 849,141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* From commencement of operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 for Admin Class shares.

 

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10.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

    
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
 
  
   
 
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
  
        Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount   
Class J         

Issued from the sale of shares

     712,300      $ 8,854,789        1,179,600      $ 14,218,250   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                            

Redeemed

     (2,804,526     (34,557,395     (3,610,670     (43,043,786
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (2,092,226   $ (25,702,606     (2,431,070   $ (28,825,536
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (12,371,603   $ (137,153,662     35,836,982      $ 433,617,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

11.  Redemption In-Kind.  In certain circumstances, a Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for redemption of Fund shares (redemption in-kind). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund will recognize a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those securities; the Fund will recognize a loss if the cost exceeds value. Gains and losses realized on redemptions in-kind are not recognized for tax purposes, and are re-classified from realized gain (loss) to paid-in-capital. The Fund realized a gain of $19,158,810 on redemptions in-kind during the year ended September 30, 2011. This amount is included in realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.

12.  Subsequent Event.  On September 16, 2011, the Board of Trustees approved the liquidation of Class J shares to be completed on or about January 11, 2012.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Fund”), at September 30, 2011, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2011

 

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2011 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Capital Gains Distributions.  Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the Investment Grade Bond Fund designated $109,311,807 as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, unless subsequently determined to be different.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Investment Grade Bond Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2011, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

Qualified Interest Income/Short-Term Capital Gain.  For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, the Investment Grade Bond Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified interest income and qualified short-term capital gains eligible for reduced tax withholding rates for foreign shareholders. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with dividend information provided to foreign shareholders.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and is available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held with

the Trust, Length of

Time Served and

Term of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships

Held During the

Past 5 Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      
Graham T. Allison, Jr.
(1940)
  Trustee since 2003 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

44

Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience
Charles D. Baker (1956)***   Trustee from 2005 to 2009 and since 2011 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member  

Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners (venture capital and growth equity firm);

formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)

 

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including president and chief executive officer of a corporation

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held with
the Trust, Length of
Time Served and
Term of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships
Held During the
Past 5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Edward A. Benjamin

(1938)

 

Trustee since 2002

and Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

44

Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP)
Daniel M. Cain (1945)   Trustee since 2003 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

44

Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm

Kenneth A.
Drucker

(1945)

  Trustee since 2008 and Chairman of the Audit Committee   Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing)  

44

Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held with
the Trust, Length of
Time Served and
Term of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships
Held During the
Past 5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

  Trustee since 2009 and Audit Committee Member   Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

44

Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company
Sandra O. Moose (1942)  

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee since 2003

Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee

  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

44

Director, Verizon Communications;

Director, AES Corporation (international power company); formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

  Trustee since 2009 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held with
the Trust, Length of
Time Served and
Term of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships
Held During the
Past 5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

  Trustee since 2009 and Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management)  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles and president and chief executive officer for an investment advisor

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

  Trustee since 2005 and Audit Committee Member   Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Robert J. Blanding1 (1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee since 2002

Chief Executive Officer since 2002

  President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of
Birth

 

Position(s) Held with
the Trust, Length of
Time Served and
Term of Office*

 

Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past
5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen**
and Other
Directorships
Held During the
Past 5 Years

 

Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills
for Board
Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

continued

     
David L. Giunta2 (1965)***  

Trustee since 2008

President

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly, President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Associates – U.S.
John T. Hailer3 (1960)   Trustee since 2003   President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

*

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the trustees designated 2010 as a transition period so that any trustees who were age 72 or older during 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

 

The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009.

 

** The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

*** Messrs. Baker and Giunta were appointed as trustees effective January 1, 2011.

 

1

Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trust: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

2

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

3

Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with affiliated persons of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
With the Trust

 

Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST    

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Distributors, L.P., and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

  Executive Vice President   Since June 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
With the Trust

 

Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

continued

   

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Chief Compliance Officer;

Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007   Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

* Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Distributors, L.P., Natixis Advisors, or Loomis Sayles are omitted, if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2011

 

LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Management Discussion page  1

Investment Results page 3

Portfolio of Investments page  14

Financial Statements page 37


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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Management Discussion

 

Managers:

Daniel J. Fuss, CFA, CIC

Assistant Manager:

Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA

Associate Managers:

Matthew J. Eagan, CFA

Elaine M. Stokes

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Fund Inception:

May 1, 1995

 

 

Symbols:

 

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

 

 

Market Conditions

Fixed-income markets rallied through the start of 2011, fueled by the Federal Reserve Board’s (“the Fed”) second large-scale asset purchase program, known as “quantitative easing.” Riskier assets were the primary beneficiaries of the program, and high-yield bonds and equity-sensitive convertible bonds posted robust returns at the start of the year. The rally stalled in the summer months, after Standard & Poor’s downgraded U.S. sovereign debt, the European sovereign debt situation worsened and economic data suggested a possible slowdown in global growth. Investors shunned risk during the third quarter of 2011, and a flight to quality drove U.S. Treasury yields down to historical lows.

Performance Results

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, Class A shares of Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund returned 2.20% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 5.26% for the period. The fund outperformed the 0.85% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Multisector Bond category.

Explanation of Fund Performance

The fund’s long duration (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) buoyed performance, as yields fell throughout most of the period. (When yields fall, funds with longer duration generally experience greater price appreciation.) Furthermore, an extended duration within investment-grade financials helped lift fund performance. The fund’s underweight in U.S. agency securities was also positive, as these securities failed to keep pace with the rally in U.S. Treasuries in the second half of the period. The consumer non-cyclical sector and supranational issues also contributed positively to the fund’s performance.

Despite the fund’s positive return, its allocation to convertible bonds and non-U.S.-dollar-denominated securities detracted from results relative to the benchmark. Convertible bonds mirrored the volatile swings in the equity markets. Despite the sector’s recent instability, we believe convertibles will continue to play an important role in the fund’s performance. Certain foreign currency holdings were weak, primarily due to

 

 

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anxiety stemming from unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, the aftermath of Japan’s historic earthquake and a resurgent European debt crisis. In particular, the euro and Swiss franc foundered, as inaction regarding a solution for Greece’s debt woes stymied the markets, while the Mexican peso and Brazilian real suffered due to falling commodity prices.

Outlook

Pronounced market illiquidity, re-pricing of risk assets for slower global growth, the effects of the Fed’s latest stimulus plan, named “Operation Twist,” and events in Europe are among the themes we will focus on through year-end. Growth expectations for the U.S. and other developed economies remain lackluster, as high volatility and an uncertain business environment persist. Geopolitical factors are further clouding the outlook. Details of new regulations (healthcare reform, the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III financial regulation) have yet to be implemented, and election posturing in the U.S. will likely begin to overshadow policy formulation.

While our base case for economic growth for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012 remains less than robust, we believe there are many long-term, fundamentally stable or improving credits that currently offer attractive relative value. Default expectations are historically low, many corporate balance sheets remain strong and companies are behaving conservatively given the uncertain business climate. These are all factors that can potentially benefit bondholders.

Although the Fed has signaled that it remains accommodative on a number of fronts in the short term, we believe U.S. interest rates are currently in a period of transition, with a bias higher over the long term. We will continue to pursue what we believe are less market-sensitive securities, seeking to own credits that move independent of the general market, regardless of the direction of rates. As macroeconomic fears and illiquidity feed periods of price declines, we intend to use these opportunities to increase allocations to fundamentally sound credits. Our conviction in opportunistic investing driven by fundamental research has not changed, and we remain steadfast in our long-term approach.

What You Should Know:

Investments in the fund are subject to a number of risks. Please see the “Principal Risks” section of the fund’s prospectus. The purchase of fund shares should be seen as a long-term investment.

 

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Investment Results through September 30, 2011

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

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

September 30, 2001 through September 30, 2011

LOGO

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20116

 

       
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
   
Class A (Inception 5/1/95)           
NAV      2.20      6.10      10.63
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge      -1.36         5.35         10.25   
   
Class B (Inception 5/1/95)           
NAV      1.48         5.32         9.81   
With CDSC2      -3.36         5.00         9.81   
   
Class C (Inception 5/1/95)           
NAV      1.42         5.32         9.81   
With CDSC2      0.45         5.32         9.81   
   
Class Y (Inception 12/1/99)           
NAV      2.46         6.38         10.93   
   
Admin Class (Inception 2/1/10)1           
NAV      1.98         5.80         10.28   
   
Comparative Performance           
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3      5.26         6.53         5.66   
Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index4      4.77         6.40         5.88   
Morningstar Multisector Bond Fund Avg.5      0.85         5.15         7.32   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Total return and value will vary and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ga.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Class Y shares are not available for purchase by all investors.

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

 

1 Prior to the inception of Admin Class shares (2/1/10), performance is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher net expenses of Admin Class shares.

 

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

 

3 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.

 

4 Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bonds, including U.S. government and investment grade debt, non-investment grade debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, Eurobonds, 144A securities and emerging market debt.

 

5 Morningstar Multisector Bond 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, if any, without which performance would have been lower.

 

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Credit Quality   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011
 

Aaa

    13.5   

Aa

    5.1   

A

    9.4   

Baa

    22.7   

Ba

    11.4   

B

    14.2   

Caa & Lower

    3.5   

Not Rated

    16.5   

Short-Term and Other

    3.7   

 

  Credit quality at 9/30/11 reflects the highest credit rating assigned to individual holdings of the fund among Moody’s, S&P or Fitch; ratings are subject to change. The fund’s shares are not rated by any rating agency and no credit rating for the fund’s shares is implied. The Moody’s equivalent of the assigned rating is presented in the table.

 

 

Effective Maturity   % of Net
Assets as of
9/30/2011

1 year or less

  10.0

1-5 years

  27.1

5-10 years

  25.8

10+ years

  37.1

Average Effective Maturity

  12.7

Portfolio characteristics will vary.

 

 

Expense Ratios

as stated in the most recent prospectus

 

Share Class   Gross Expense  Ratio1     Net Expense  Ratio2  
A     0.97     0.97
B     1.72        1.72   
C     1.72        1.72   
Y     0.72        0.72   
Admin     1.24        1.24   
 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

 

1 Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

2 After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 1/31/12. Contracts are reevaluated on an annual basis.

 

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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, countries or industries mentioned.

Before investing, consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and other expenses. Visit 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 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 ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2011 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, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

 

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions; and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees) and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. 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 shows the actual amount of fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. 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 Expenses Paid During Period row as shown below for your class.

The second line in the table for each class 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. Therefore, the second line in the table of the 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.

 

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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND   BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
4/1/2011
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
9/30/2011
    EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
4/1/2011 –  9/30/2011
 

Class A

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $964.60        $4.68   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,020.31        $4.81   

Class B

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $961.80        $8.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,016.55        $8.59   

Class C

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $961.20        $8.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,016.55        $8.59   

Class Y

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $965.80        $3.45   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,021.56        $3.55   

Admin Class

                       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $963.40        $5.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    $1,000.00        $1,019.00        $6.12   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.95%, 1.70%, 1.70%, 0.70% and 1.21% for Class A, B, C, Y and Admin Class, 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 AGREEMENT

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Fund’s advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) 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 Agreement to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreement, 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 Agreement.

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Fund’s investment adviser ( the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreement. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of peer groups of fund and the Fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser 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 Fund, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreement to the Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Fund’s shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (v) the allocation of the Fund’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund’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 Adviser.

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreement, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about the Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing the Fund’s performance and fee differentials against the Fund’s peer group of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various

 

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periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Fund against its peer group. The portfolio management team for the Fund or other representatives of the Adviser make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and if the Fund 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 Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreement at their meeting held in June 2011. The Agreement was continued for a one-year period for the Fund. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreement, 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 Agreement included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates.

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Fund, but also the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Fund.

For 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 each of the Agreement, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreement.

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

With respect to the Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement relating to that Fund. In the case of the Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreement. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that underperformance was attributable, to a significant

 

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extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Adviser that was reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups.

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

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

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts (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 the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation and to expend additional resources as the Fund grows in size. 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, 2010, the Fund has an expense cap in place, and the Trustees considered that the current expenses are below the cap. The Trustees noted that the Fund had an advisory fee rate that was above the median of a peer group of funds. The Trustees considered the circumstances that accounted for such relatively higher expenses. These factors included the following: (1) the Fund’s advisory fee rate was only slightly above its peer group median and (2) the Fund had not yet reached asset levels at which recently added breakpoints would have an impact on fees.

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received or to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution

 

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activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Fund and the overall profit margin of the Adviser compared to other investment managers.

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

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted the Fund is subject to breakpoints in its advisory fees. The Trustees further noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap or waiver. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above.

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

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Adviser and its affiliates, both under the Agreement and under separate agreements covering administrative services.

 

·  

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

 

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·  

the Trustees’ review and discussion of the Fund’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 the existing Agreement should be continued through June 30, 2012.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Bonds and Notes — 78.8% of Net Assets   
  Non-Convertible Bonds — 69.7%   
   ABS Car Loan — 0.1%   
$ 7,211,250       Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2007-2A, Class A,
0.371%, 8/20/2013, 144A(b)
   $ 7,099,826   
  4,093,750       Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2010-5A, Class B,
5.110%, 3/20/2017, 144A
     4,414,457   
     

 

 

 
        11,514,283   
     

 

 

 
   Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%   
  620,000       Bombardier, Inc., 7.350%, 12/22/2026, (CAD)      594,363   
  11,800,000       Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A      11,859,000   
  2,425,000       Ducommun, Inc., 9.750%, 7/15/2018, 144A      2,425,000   
     

 

 

 
        14,878,363   
     

 

 

 
   Airlines — 2.8%   
  35,455,000       Air Canada, 10.125%, 8/01/2015, 144A, (CAD)      32,311,790   
  1,501,787       American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A, 10.375%, 1/02/2021      1,636,948   
  99,046       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1996-1, Class A,
6.940%, 4/15/2015
     100,779   
  3,700,216       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-1, Class A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016
     3,658,589   
  2,534,842       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1997-4, Class B, 6.900%, 7/02/2018      2,458,797   
  2,181,612       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class B, 6.748%, 9/15/2018      2,017,991   
  4,480,765       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B, 6.795%, 2/02/2020      4,279,130   
  3,259,733       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-2, Class B, 7.566%, 9/15/2021      3,161,941   
  1,304,334       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class A-1, 8.048%, 5/01/2022      1,356,508   
  1,482,915       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707%, 10/02/2022      1,527,403   
  3,342,501       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307%, 10/02/2019      3,242,226   
  1,861,429       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A-1, 6.703%, 12/15/2022      1,907,965   
  1,063,631       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373%, 6/15/2017      1,042,359   
  11,283,707       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 5.983%, 10/19/2023      11,340,125   
  19,117,477       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B, 6.903%, 4/19/2022      17,779,254   
  18,241,268       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, 9.000%, 7/08/2016      19,700,569   
  16,587,152       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-2, Class A, 7.250%, 5/10/2021      17,474,896   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Airlines — continued   
$ 1,370,489       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.821%, 2/10/2024    $ 1,380,768   
  7,170,443       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024      6,991,182   
  23,512,410       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class C, 8.954%, 8/10/2014      23,159,724   
  2,825,000       Delta Air Lines, Inc., 9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A      2,909,750   
  2,090,283       Northwest Airlines, Inc., Series 2002-1, Class G2, (MBIA insured), 6.264%, 5/20/2023      2,058,928   
  1,500,000       Qantas Airways Ltd., 5.125%, 6/20/2013, 144A      1,573,536   
  29,995,000       Qantas Airways Ltd., 6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A      32,034,240   
  18,657,001       UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636%, 1/02/2024      18,109,977   
  10,295,790       UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1, 10.400%, 5/01/2018      11,119,454   
  19,140,000       US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1B, Class B, 8.500%, 10/22/2018      18,326,550   
  43,228,000       US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2010-1C, Class C, 11.000%, 10/22/2014, 144A      42,363,440   
  52,073,000       US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1B, Class B, 9.750%, 4/22/2020      49,990,080   
  22,168,000       US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2011-1C, Class C, 10.875%, 10/22/2014      21,613,800   
     

 

 

 
        356,628,699   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 1.5%   
  265,000       ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.125%, 9/15/2015      234,525   
  3,800,000       Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.250%, 6/15/2021, 144A      2,926,000   
  6,500,000       FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/16/2012, (EUR)      8,730,145   
  4,500,000       FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/15/2013, (EUR)      6,149,452   
  19,011,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029      18,381,013   
  1,975,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.500%, 8/01/2018      2,063,415   
  1,220,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028      1,210,856   
  74,829,000       Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028      74,263,891   
  2,365,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025      2,333,356   
  52,045,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031      58,752,560   
  1,345,000       Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026      1,359,553   
  4,977,000       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028      4,504,185   
  6,263,000       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 10.500%, 5/15/2016      6,779,698   
  3,100,000       TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.250%, 3/15/2017, 144A      3,255,000   
  5,300,000       TRW Automotive, Inc., 8.875%, 12/01/2017, 144A      5,644,500   
     

 

 

 
        196,588,149   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 5.3%   
  1,175,000       AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/2019, 144A      1,557,579   
  20,565,000       Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018      22,763,172   
  22,125,000       BAC Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/08/2035      15,842,916   
  1,675,000       Bank of America Corp., 5.420%, 3/15/2017      1,455,178   
  4,560,000       Bank of America Corp., 6.000%, 9/01/2017      4,387,190   
  265,000       Bank of America Corp., MTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2021      236,421   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Banking — continued   
$ 8,020,000       Bank of America NA, 5.300%, 3/15/2017    $ 7,243,335   
  39,890,000,000       Barclays Bank PLC, EMTN, 3.680%, 8/20/2015, (KRW)      33,957,173   
  56,650,000,000       Barclays Financial LLC, 4.470%, 12/04/2011, 144A, (KRW)      48,125,595   
  19,965,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014      19,580,853   
  4,000,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.365%, 3/06/2036, (CAD)(c)      2,868,632   
  985,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.850%, 12/11/2034      951,004   
  24,610,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033      20,585,527   
  8,999,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.000%, 10/31/2033      7,885,113   
  6,060,000       Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036      5,126,184   
  3,350,000       Citigroup, Inc., EMTN, (fixed rate to 11/30/2012, variable rate thereafter), 3.625%, 11/30/2017, (EUR)      3,465,256   
  54,000,000       Citigroup, Inc., MTN, 5.500%, 10/15/2014      56,103,300   
  9,905,000       First Niagara Finance Group, Inc., 6.750%, 3/19/2020      11,140,401   
  400,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.450%, 5/01/2036      363,504   
  30,375,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037      27,785,319   
  3,120,000       HBOS PLC, 6.000%, 11/01/2033, 144A      2,016,534   
  119,806,078       HSBC Bank USA, Zero Coupon, 11/28/2011, 144A      115,421,175   
  9,090,000       ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A      7,544,700   
  229,157,783,660       JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, 144A, (IDR)      24,287,075   
  260,000,000,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, 7.070%, 3/22/2014, (IDR)      27,830,944   
  227,000,000,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 7.700%, 6/01/2016, 144A, (IDR)      24,802,139   
  27,555,000       Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, MTN, 6.500%, 9/14/2020, 144A      23,415,578   
  3,010,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.700%, 5/02/2017      2,704,365   
  100,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.050%, 5/16/2016      89,993   
  2,600,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037      2,014,561   
  2,600,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.220%, 9/15/2026      2,198,885   
  51,500,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 10.710%, 3/08/2017, (BRL)      25,198,777   
  3,450,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018, (EUR)      3,411,077   
  5,410,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN, 6.875%, 4/25/2018      5,411,942   
  800,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034      714,182   
  1,235,000       Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.400%, 8/28/2017      1,197,388   
  13,400,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.500%, 7/24/2020      12,136,608   
  3,300,000       Morgan Stanley, 5.750%, 1/25/2021      3,036,221   
  79,700,000       Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD)      76,438,431   
  6,600,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN, 5.625%, 9/23/2019      6,191,269   
  7,900,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN, 6.625%, 4/01/2018      7,837,290   
  5,210,000       Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017      5,052,059   
  5,050,000       Morgan Stanley, Series G & H, GMTN, 5.125%, 11/30/2015, (GBP)      7,414,295   
     

 

 

 
        677,789,140   
     

 

 

 
   Brokerage — 0.0%   
  880,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2036      798,275   
  3,285,000       Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.500%, 7/15/2019      3,653,515   
     

 

 

 
        4,451,790   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Building Materials — 1.0%   
$ 3,255,000       Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015    $ 3,148,083   
  2,220,000       Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      2,106,134   
  13,440,000       Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016      13,106,460   
  6,345,000       Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032      5,619,614   
  2,475,000       Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029      2,427,826   
  18,935,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016      20,425,885   
  35,980,000       Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036      37,279,598   
  46,412,000       USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016      33,996,790   
  14,155,000       USG Corp., 9.750%, 1/15/2018      11,377,081   
     

 

 

 
        129,487,471   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 0.8%   
  36,355,000       Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A      45,870,485   
  15,675,000       Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029      11,599,500   
  5,200,000       Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.875%, 2/01/2018      4,290,000   
  5,350,000       Methanex Corp., Senior Note, 6.000%, 8/15/2015      5,507,376   
  23,584,000       Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2023      18,159,680   
  7,420,000       Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 8.375%, 4/15/2016      6,195,700   
  8,757,000       Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 9.200%, 3/15/2021      6,567,750   
     

 

 

 
        98,190,491   
     

 

 

 
   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%   
  5,183,110       Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 2A1,
5.542%, 4/25/2037(b)
     3,641,243   
  4,676,021       Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-8, Class 4A1, 6.000%, 8/25/2037      4,057,038   
  3,193,954       GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1, 2.723%, 4/25/2035(b)      2,668,405   
  6,675,095       WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA6, Class 2A,
2.600%, 7/25/2047(b)
     3,697,742   
  5,586,764       Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 2A2, 2.739%, 4/25/2035(b)      5,164,528   
     

 

 

 
        19,228,956   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery — 0.4%   
  16,000,000       Case New Holland, Inc., 7.750%, 9/01/2013      16,680,000   
  1,425,000       Joy Global, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2036      1,663,341   
  1,335,000       RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, 9.500%, 12/01/2014      1,328,325   
  10,790,000       Terex Corp., 8.000%, 11/15/2017      9,549,150   
  26,935,000       United Rentals North America, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/2016      29,089,800   
     

 

 

 
        58,310,616   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.4%   
  670,000       ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.100%, 3/01/2018      586,250   
  5,500,000       ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027      4,482,500   
  37,528,000       Western Union Co. (The), 6.200%, 11/17/2036      39,754,836   
  1,048,000       Western Union Co. (The), 6.200%, 6/21/2040      1,113,797   
     

 

 

 
        45,937,383   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Diversified Manufacturing — 0.5%   
$ 6,100,000       Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.500%, 5/04/2020, 144A    $ 5,734,000   
  1,441,000       Textron Financial Corp., 5.400%, 4/28/2013      1,478,560   
  5,310,000       Textron Financial Corp., (fixed rate to 2/15/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.000%, 2/15/2067, 144A      3,982,500   
  550,000       Textron Financial Corp., Series E, MTN, 5.125%, 8/15/2014      571,019   
  13,850,000       Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013, (EUR)      18,590,271   
  5,020,000       Textron, Inc., 5.600%, 12/01/2017      5,294,930   
  16,040,000       Textron, Inc., EMTN, 6.625%, 4/07/2020, (GBP)      25,305,162   
     

 

 

 
        60,956,442   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 3.1%   
  7,992,852       AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/2025      8,172,691   
  950,373       AES Red Oak LLC, Series A, 8.540%, 11/30/2019      974,132   
  50,171,437       Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 6/30/2035, 144A      53,830,440   
  69,236,555       Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.850%, 6/01/2034      74,083,114   
  3,028,992       CE Generation LLC, 7.416%, 12/15/2018      3,199,167   
  13,340,000       Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.950%, 12/15/2036      13,965,086   
  11,275,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018      6,595,875   
  10,185,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026      5,703,600   
  8,955,000       Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019      5,417,775   
  95,200,000       Edison Mission Energy, 7.625%, 5/15/2027      52,360,000   
  25,500,000       EDP Finance BV, 4.900%, 10/01/2019, 144A      18,432,037   
  1,600,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 4.625%, 6/13/2016, (EUR)      1,680,383   
  100,000       EDP Finance BV, EMTN, 5.875%, 2/01/2016, (EUR)      107,683   
  250,000       Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. (Endesa-Chile), 8.350%, 8/01/2013      273,744   
  4,875,000       Endesa S.A./Cayman Islands, 7.875%, 2/01/2027      5,781,994   
  5,940,000       Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.000%, 1/15/2020      5,761,800   
  555,000       Enersis S.A., Cayman Islands, 7.400%, 12/01/2016      650,601   
  31,735,000       NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027(c)(d)      11,424,600   
  25,230,000       RRI Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 6/15/2017      23,211,600   
  16,670,000       Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC / TCEH Finance, Inc., 11.500%, 10/01/2020, 144A      13,336,000   
  655,000       Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc., Series A, 10.250%, 11/01/2015      245,625   
  50,270,000       TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014      30,916,050   
  101,735,000       TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024      38,659,300   
  6,675,000       TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034      2,469,750   
  7,300,000       White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.310%, 7/10/2017(c)      7,871,225   
  10,935,000       White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.960%, 7/10/2037(c)      11,788,695   
  4,000,000       White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC, 7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)      3,880,200   
     

 

 

 
        400,793,167   
     

 

 

 
   Financial Other — 0.3%   
  19,005,000       Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A      18,284,901   
  20,000,000       National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A      27,125,640   
     

 

 

 
        45,410,541   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Food & Beverage — 0.3%   
$ 2,085,000       ARAMARK Corp., 5.000%, 6/01/2012    $ 2,074,575   
  23,195,000       Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2037      28,023,666   
  965,000       Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.750%, 7/01/2017      991,537   
  4,370,000       Viterra, Inc., 6.406%, 2/16/2021, 144A, (CAD)      4,363,369   
     

 

 

 
        35,453,147   
     

 

 

 
   Gaming — 0.0%   
  240,000       MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 7/15/2015      203,400   
  680,000       MGM Resorts International, 6.875%, 4/01/2016      578,000   
  450,000       MGM Resorts International, 7.500%, 6/01/2016      390,375   
  475,000       MGM Resorts International, 7.625%, 1/15/2017      407,313   
     

 

 

 
        1,579,088   
     

 

 

 
   Government Owned — No Guarantee — 0.9%   
  26,435,000       Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A      30,829,819   
  19,500,000       DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A      17,745,000   
  70,300,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 6.600%, 11/04/2013, 144A, (IDR)      7,482,671   
  499,300,000,000       Export-Import Bank of Korea, 8.300%, 3/15/2014, 144A, (IDR)      53,758,535   
  8,935,000       Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.375%, 4/12/2027      4,087,762   
     

 

 

 
        113,903,787   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 2.4%   
  4,075,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 5.125%, 1/12/2017      4,377,112   
  2,765,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 5.450%, 6/15/2014      2,974,805   
  4,155,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 6.400%, 6/15/2016      4,643,977   
  16,510,000       Boston Scientific Corp., 7.000%, 11/15/2035      19,302,865   
  17,785,000       HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014      17,340,375   
  3,800,000       HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013      3,852,250   
  17,035,000       HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015      16,566,538   
  49,350,000       HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016      47,129,250   
  2,074,000       HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013      2,105,110   
  14,620,000       HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027      12,207,700   
  11,104,000       HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015      10,770,880   
  20,447,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023      18,402,300   
  24,215,000       HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033      20,643,288   
  46,148,000       HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025      41,533,200   
  32,745,000       HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024      31,353,337   
  15,815,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025      14,154,425   
  9,492,000       HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036      8,210,580   
  2,620,000       Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.250%, 6/01/2019, 144A      2,001,025   
  3,260,000       Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)      3,506,039   
  32,559,000       Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031      24,744,840   
  4,765,000       Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.250%, 2/01/2015      4,765,000   
     

 

 

 
        310,584,896   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 0.7%   
  11,265,000       Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV, 7.500%, 9/28/2015      10,927,050   
  4,830,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2015      1,787,100   
  16,075,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2016      5,947,750   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Home Construction — continued   
$ 6,040,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2014    $ 3,095,500   
  2,490,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2014      1,394,400   
  6,290,000       K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2016      2,201,500   
  1,685,000       KB Home, 5.750%, 2/01/2014      1,465,950   
  8,340,000       KB Home, 5.875%, 1/15/2015      6,755,400   
  5,805,000       KB Home, 6.250%, 6/15/2015      4,644,000   
  11,315,000       KB Home, 7.250%, 6/15/2018      8,882,275   
  3,745,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015      3,389,225   
  47,260,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035      31,664,200   
  13,190,000       Pulte Group, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033      9,167,050   
     

 

 

 
        91,321,400   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 0.3%   
  7,570,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020      7,910,650   
  6,495,000       Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.750%, 11/01/2015, 144A      6,543,713   
  4,798,000       Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.200%, 1/15/2028      5,131,619   
  12,635,000       QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 3/01/2021      13,203,575   
  2,499,000       Swift Energy Co., 7.125%, 6/01/2017      2,449,020   
     

 

 

 
        35,238,577   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Other — 0.1%   
  10,000,000       Worthington Industries, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2020      10,844,550   
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance — 0.7%   
  2,185,000       American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.600%, 10/18/2016      2,161,594   
  19,625,000       American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.850%, 1/16/2018      19,442,488   
  4,815,000       American International Group, Inc., Series MP, GMTN, 5.450%, 5/18/2017      4,610,724   
  2,855,000       American International Group, Inc., Series MPLE, 4.900%, 6/02/2014, (CAD)      2,670,007   
  15,000,000       Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.625%, 4/15/2021, 144A      15,444,480   
  15,930,000       MetLife, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2066      14,120,161   
  9,620,000       MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069      12,025,000   
  8,920,000       NLV Financial Corp., 7.500%, 8/15/2033, 144A      9,116,418   
  3,910,000       Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. (The), 6.650%, 6/15/2034, 144A      4,379,743   
  6,700,000       Unum Group, 7.125%, 9/30/2016      7,720,283   
     

 

 

 
        91,690,898   
     

 

 

 
   Local Authorities — 1.9%   
  3,905,000       Manitoba (Province of), GMTN, 6.375%, 9/01/2015, (NZD)      3,207,610   
  79,755,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., 6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)      77,910,578   
  10,530,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG, 6.000%, 5/01/2012, (AUD)      10,267,060   
  66,305,000       New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017, (AUD)      67,428,885   
  72,695,000       Queensland Treasury Corp., 7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A, (NZD)      62,254,328   
  26,730,000       Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 14, 5.750%, 11/21/2014, (AUD)      26,894,305   
     

 

 

 
        247,962,766   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Lodging — 0.0%   
$ 2,850,000       Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 5.750%, 2/01/2018    $ 2,910,531   
     

 

 

 
   Media Cable — 0.2%   
  25,270,000       Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.650%, 10/01/2019, (CAD)      25,627,624   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.4%   
  3,785,000       Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2013      3,368,650   
  64,250,000       Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.000%, 3/01/2021      47,705,625   
     

 

 

 
        51,074,275   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.4%   
  3,949,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.870%, 2/23/2022      3,901,051   
  1,405,000       Alcoa, Inc., 5.950%, 2/01/2037      1,309,495   
  4,330,000       Alcoa, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/2028      4,481,308   
  17,905,000       Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A      13,876,375   
  7,000,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017      6,370,000   
  6,779,000       United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037      5,219,830   
  16,435,000       United States Steel Corp., 7.000%, 2/01/2018      14,791,500   
     

 

 

 
        49,949,559   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer — 4.5%   
  69,019,000       Residential Capital LLC, 9.625%, 5/15/2015      53,489,725   
  995,000       SLM Corp., 6.000%, 5/10/2012, (AUD)      939,780   
  109,950(††)       SLM Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043      2,214,118   
  20,970,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014      20,234,414   
  2,160,000       SLM Corp., MTN, 8.000%, 3/25/2020      2,132,346   
  44,478,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013      43,538,536   
  41,770,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015      38,952,948   
  14,465,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018      12,712,305   
  24,705,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014      24,313,030   
  35,405,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033      28,192,824   
  95,060,000       SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018      98,878,370   
  26,150,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., 3.250%, 1/16/2013, (EUR)      31,040,285   
  10,120,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN, 5.750%, 9/15/2016      7,387,600   
  6,900,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series H, MTN, 5.375%, 10/01/2012      6,348,000   
  10,700,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 4.875%, 7/15/2012      10,004,500   
  14,232,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 5.400%, 12/01/2015      10,389,360   
  14,430,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series I, MTN, 5.850%, 6/01/2013      12,337,650   
  600,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 5.200%, 12/15/2011      589,500   
  2,900,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 5.900%, 9/15/2012      2,664,375   
  800,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.500%, 9/15/2017      570,000   
  241,395,000       Springleaf Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017      173,804,400   
     

 

 

 
        580,734,066   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 8.0%   
  22,211,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014      21,239,269   
  2,947,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012      3,002,256   
  17,038,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013      17,293,570   
  35,400,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 7.500%, 9/15/2020      32,037,000   
  32,711,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018      29,767,010   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Non-Captive Diversified — continued   
$ 25,955,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031    $ 22,775,512   
  49,800,000       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.300%, 2/12/2015      49,239,750   
  4,777,293       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2014      4,872,838   
  27,144,615       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2015      26,941,030   
  61,650,794       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2016      59,801,270   
  70,757,457       CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 5/01/2017      68,634,733   
  3,100,000       General Electric Capital Corp., EMTN, 6.125%, 5/17/2012, (GBP)      4,939,459   
  79,035,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016, (NZD)      64,061,929   
  65,300,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 2.960%, 5/18/2012, (SGD)      50,394,635   
  115,000,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 3.485%, 3/08/2012, (SGD)      88,479,570   
  58,490,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/2014, (NZD)      48,392,937   
  15,305,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 0.549%, 5/13/2024(b)      12,477,830   
  245,797,000       General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015, (NZD)      197,975,068   
  360,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, 5/01/2013      347,400   
  9,289,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 6.375%, 3/25/2013      9,033,553   
  20,610,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 9/01/2018, 144A      20,687,287   
  16,430,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 8.250%, 12/15/2020      16,101,400   
  24,750,000       International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 9/15/2015      24,564,375   
  2,620,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/20/2013      2,515,200   
  2,547,000       International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.650%, 6/01/2014      2,362,343   
  34,782,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.150%, 3/01/2012      33,390,720   
  3,010,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2012      2,882,075   
  23,175,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      17,844,750   
  20,478,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016      16,177,620   
  8,300,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 4/15/2015      6,557,000   
  35,130,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2013      31,968,300   
  2,920,000       iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.700%, 3/01/2014      2,336,000   
  44,610,000       iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013      38,699,175   
     

 

 

 
        1,027,792,864   
     

 

 

 
   Oil Field Services — 0.9%   
  7,015,000       Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., 8.500%, 3/01/2017      6,874,700   
  77,565,000       Nabors Industries, Inc., 9.250%, 1/15/2019      98,120,888   
  3,095,000       Parker Drilling Co., 9.125%, 4/01/2018      3,125,950   
  7,275,000       Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 8/01/2019      8,589,811   
     

 

 

 
        116,711,349   
     

 

 

 
   Packaging — 0.3%   
  2,450,000       OI European Group BV, 6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A, (EUR)      3,101,856   
  33,261,000       Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018      34,092,525   
     

 

 

 
        37,194,381   
     

 

 

 
   Paper — 1.2%   
  14,715,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028      16,385,535   
  12,410,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025      13,846,743   
  120,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.700%, 6/15/2015      137,548   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Paper — continued   
$ 47,875,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029    $ 55,362,650   
  11,003,000       Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031      13,732,866   
  14,520,000       Westvaco Corp., 7.950%, 2/15/2031      16,385,501   
  25,210,000       Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030      28,580,754   
  2,840,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.950%, 10/01/2027      3,039,147   
  5,490,000       Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032      5,475,292   
     

 

 

 
        152,946,036   
     

 

 

 
   Pipelines — 2.0%   
  750,000       El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.800%, 8/01/2031      871,552   
  5,255,000       Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.125%, 2/15/2017      5,720,530   
  9,115,000       Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.625%, 10/15/2036      9,368,971   
  13,175,000       Enterprise Products Operating LLP, 6.300%, 9/15/2017      15,293,883   
  5,100,000       Florida Gas Transmission Co., 7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A      6,498,389   
  21,200,000       IFM US Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC, 6.450%, 5/01/2021, 144A      23,809,890   
  43,468,428       Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC, 7.500%, 5/31/2014, 144A(c)      46,986,763   
  81,710,000       NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A      86,165,483   
  43,450,000       NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018      50,586,141   
  10,770,000       Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125%, 1/15/2017      12,122,055   
  4,168,000       Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., 7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A      3,667,840   
     

 

 

 
        261,091,497   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.4%   
  14,855,000       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The), 6.375%, 6/15/2021      15,572,155   
  3,405,000       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The), 7.500%, 3/01/2020      3,839,138   
  11,075,000       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033      12,274,035   
  6,080,000       MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter),
14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A
     2,736,000   
  2,275,000       Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 6.600%, 4/15/2034, 144A      2,111,964   
  11,200,000       White Mountains Re Group Ltd., 6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A      11,243,400   
  4,445,000       XL Group PLC, 6.250%, 5/15/2027      4,556,258   
  1,425,000       XL Group PLC, 6.375%, 11/15/2024      1,504,666   
     

 

 

 
        53,837,616   
     

 

 

 
   Property Trust — 0.4%   
  46,015,000       WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Property Ltd., 6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A      51,130,396   
     

 

 

 
   Railroads — 0.0%   
  1,153,000       Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)      830,160   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Apartments — 0.3%   
  2,025,000       Camden Property Trust, 5.000%, 6/15/2015      2,161,305   
  27,950,000       Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 5/15/2017      30,568,272   
     

 

 

 
        32,729,577   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Diversified — 0.0%   
  4,030,000       Duke Realty LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2017      4,221,695   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Office Property — 0.4%   
  47,305,000       Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017      49,894,712   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   REITs — Warehouse/Industrials — 0.1%   
$ 4,180,000       ProLogis LP, 5.625%, 11/15/2015    $ 4,315,223   
  3,915,000       ProLogis LP, 5.625%, 11/15/2016      3,971,423   
  4,635,000       ProLogis LP, 5.750%, 4/01/2016      4,736,233   
  1,662,000       ProLogis LP, 6.625%, 5/15/2018      1,723,463   
  1,100,000       ProLogis LP, 6.875%, 3/15/2020      1,147,601   
  2,080,000       ProLogis LP, 7.375%, 10/30/2019      2,249,934   
     

 

 

 
        18,143,877   
     

 

 

 
   Retailers — 1.1%   
  8,758,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018      8,582,840   
  3,325,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028      2,959,250   
  4,187,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.130%, 8/01/2018      4,187,000   
  1,500,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026      1,425,000   
  425,000       Dillard’s, Inc., 7.875%, 1/01/2023      418,625   
  10,270,000       Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022      10,424,050   
  3,685,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 5.750%, 2/15/2018      3,592,875   
  37,064,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036      31,133,760   
  635,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.125%, 11/15/2023      641,350   
  3,985,000       J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.625%, 3/01/2097      3,347,400   
  15,907,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037      17,452,938   
  12,275,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.790%, 7/15/2027      12,367,995   
  2,365,000       Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.900%, 4/01/2029      2,654,069   
  6,365,000       Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/2037, 144A      6,819,429   
  32,675,000       Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018      27,773,750   
  8,355,000       Toys R Us, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2013      8,250,563   
     

 

 

 
        142,030,894   
     

 

 

 
   Sovereigns — 3.1%   
  104,626,000,000       Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR43, 10.250%, 7/15/2022, (IDR)      14,698,263   
  10,000,000,000       Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR47, 10.000%, 2/15/2028, (IDR)      1,410,793   
  272,460,000,000       Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series ZC3, Zero Coupon, 11/20/2012, (IDR)      29,336,007   
  18,686,981(†††)       Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023, (MXN)      149,146,994   
  56,700,000       Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028, (BRL)      31,663,343   
  49,120,000       Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2016, (BRL)      29,128,467   
  107,840,000       Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2022, (BRL)      67,391,038   
  18,400,000       Republic of Croatia, 6.750%, 11/05/2019, 144A      17,792,800   
  3,639,662,000       Republic of Iceland, 4.250%, 8/24/2012, (ISK)      18,969,428   
  3,481,377,000       Republic of Iceland, 6.000%, 10/13/2016, (ISK)      19,010,303   
  3,178,700,000       Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013, (ISK)      17,360,972   
     

 

 

 
        395,908,408   
     

 

 

 
   Supermarkets — 0.8%   
  8,336,000       American Stores Co., 7.900%, 5/01/2017      7,710,800   
  73,686,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029      55,264,500   
  20,250,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026      16,605,000   
  9,430,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031      7,449,700   
  2,795,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.700%, 5/01/2030      2,382,737   
  13,707,000       New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028      9,526,365   
     

 

 

 
        98,939,102   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Supranational — 2.0%   
  108,310,000       European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN,
9.000%, 4/28/2014, (BRL)
   $ 58,829,280   
  20,250,000       European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN,
9.250%, 9/10/2012, (BRL)
     10,913,083   
  16,375,000       European Investment Bank, 11.250%, 2/14/2013, (BRL)      9,024,212   
  460,500,000,000       European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A, (IDR)      45,133,191   
  24,398,000       European Investment Bank, EMTN, 7.000%, 1/18/2012, (NZD)      18,785,523   
  60,665,000       European Investment Bank, MTN, 6.250%, 4/15/2015, (AUD)      61,797,841   
  244,840,000,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 5/20/2013, (IDR)      23,982,621   
  24,450,000       Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)      20,168,851   
  8,300,000       International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
1.430%, 3/05/2014, (SGD)
     6,471,988   
     

 

 

 
        255,106,590   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 1.6%   
  1,370,000       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.750%, 8/01/2020      1,342,600   
  41,705,000       Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017      48,797,853   
  550,000       Alcatel-Lucent, 8.500%, 1/15/2016, (EUR)      692,651   
  832,000       Alcatel-Lucent, EMTN, 6.375%, 4/07/2014, (EUR)      1,103,525   
  60,755,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029      50,426,650   
  5,480,000       Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028      4,548,400   
  2,435,000       Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2018      2,703,948   
  10,600,000       Avnet, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2014      11,347,088   
  35,630,000       Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015      38,518,631   
  11,345,000       Avnet, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2016      12,616,048   
  6,150,000       Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029      7,543,202   
  6,960,000       Eastman Kodak Co., 7.250%, 11/15/2013      1,740,000   
  95,000       Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/2014      96,425   
  6,290,000       Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2016      6,400,075   
  475,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 6.000%, 11/15/2017      529,796   
  2,562,000       Motorola Solutions, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037      3,047,066   
  9,260,000       Nortel Networks Capital Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/2026(e)      9,537,800   
  255,000       Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A      306,540   
  1,730,000       Xerox Corp., MTN, 7.200%, 4/01/2016      2,003,259   
     

 

 

 
        203,301,557   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco — 0.2%   
  12,780,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017      14,729,998   
  6,175,000       Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037      6,933,222   
     

 

 

 
        21,663,220   
     

 

 

 
   Transportation Services — 0.4%   
  10,503,000       APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)      6,721,920   
  10,760,161       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class B,
7.680%, 7/02/2015
     9,899,348   
  6,862,758       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1998-1, Class C, 8.010%, 7/02/2011(d)(k)      5,215,696   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Transportation Services — continued   
$ 7,006,575       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class A-1, 7.200%, 7/02/2020    $ 6,516,115   
  97,637       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class A-2, 6.880%, 4/02/2014      89,826   
  8,204,741       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B,
7.630%, 7/02/2016
     6,727,887   
  4,744,556       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class C, 8.770%, 7/02/2012(d)      3,416,080   
  4,009,281       Atlas Air Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class B,
10.128%, 7/02/2017
     3,688,539   
  3,970,000       Erac USA Finance Co., 7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A      4,625,050   
     

 

 

 
        46,900,461   
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries — 12.3%   
  320,680,000       Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012, (CAD)      309,237,854   
  80,216,000       Canadian Government, 3.500%, 6/01/2013, (CAD)      79,854,687   
  171,980,000       Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2019, (CAD)      186,174,628   
  25,445,000       Canadian Government, 4.250%, 6/01/2018, (CAD)      28,209,008   
  4,175,632       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 2.300%, 7/25/2030, (EUR)      1,656,443   
  2,520,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.500%, 9/20/2037, (EUR)      1,053,702   
  1,350,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.600%, 7/20/2018, (EUR)      742,727   
  69,280,000       Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.700%, 3/20/2024, (EUR)      29,246,911   
  47,935,000       Hellenic Republic Government International Bond, 2.125%, 7/05/2013, (CHF)      33,949,657   
  118,375,000       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 10/18/2018, (EUR)      133,950,725   
  52,325,000       Ireland Government Bond, 4.500%, 4/18/2020, (EUR)      57,701,995   
  7,325,000       Ireland Government Bond, 5.000%, 10/18/2020, (EUR)      8,180,477   
  111,500,000       Ireland Government Bond, 5.400%, 3/13/2025, (EUR)      123,688,385   
  22,670,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.000%, 12/15/2017, (NZD)      19,184,763   
  151,035,000       New Zealand Government Bond, 6.500%, 4/15/2013, (NZD)      121,369,580   
  457,420,000       Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017, (NOK)      87,250,560   
  221,050,000       Norwegian Government, 5.000%, 5/15/2015, (NOK)      42,011,023   
  1,520,540,000       Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013, (NOK)      279,486,810   
  27,700,000       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 3.850%, 4/15/2021, (EUR)      21,461,332   
  6,225,000       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.800%, 6/15/2020, (EUR)      5,038,518   
  13,200,000       Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT, 4.950%, 10/25/2023, (EUR)      10,433,972   
     

 

 

 
        1,579,883,757   
     

 

 

 
   Utility Other — 0.0%   
  3,300,000       Listrindo Capital BV, 9.250%, 1/29/2015, 144A      3,238,884   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 1.1%   
  42,310,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C, 5.950%, 3/15/2014      39,665,625   
  30,755,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015      29,140,362   
  3,628,000       Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013      3,528,230   
  31,041,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      23,203,148   
  29,252,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019      25,156,720   
  6,260,000       Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032      5,438,375   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Wireless — continued   
$ 11,309,000       Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016    $ 9,725,740   
  10,170,000       True Move Co. Ltd., 10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A      10,780,200   
     

 

 

 
        146,638,400   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 3.9%   
  5,650,000       Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A      4,746,000   
  4,370,000       Bell Canada, MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A, (CAD)      4,704,412   
  21,480,000       Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035, (CAD)      21,748,936   
  2,715,000       BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2095      3,217,096   
  72,320,000       CenturyLink, Inc., 6.450%, 6/15/2021      67,012,869   
  7,410,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series G, 6.875%, 1/15/2028      6,415,904   
  2,965,000       CenturyLink, Inc., Series P, 7.600%, 9/15/2039      2,667,071   
  350,000       Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. LLC, 6.300%, 12/01/2028      264,250   
  155,000       Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2015      153,063   
  5,330,000       Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036      5,001,107   
  38,336,000       Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/2027      33,160,640   
  1,120,000       Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, EMTN, 5.750%, 3/18/2016, (GBP)      1,923,976   
  1,800,000       Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, GMTN, 4.000%, 6/22/2015, (EUR)      2,483,655   
  50,080,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017      46,136,200   
  8,399,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014      8,294,013   
  2,555,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 4/01/2019, 144A      2,376,150   
  500,000       OTE PLC, GMTN, 4.625%, 5/20/2016, (EUR)      396,901   
  10,750,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
4.500%, 6/16/2025, (EUR)
     9,361,502   
  26,800,000       Portugal Telecom International Finance BV, EMTN,
5.000%, 11/04/2019, (EUR)
     26,749,445   
  16,335,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018      15,681,600   
  42,460,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028      36,727,900   
  12,463,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021      12,899,205   
  32,395,000       Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031      30,127,350   
  31,060,000       Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033      29,351,700   
  3,075,000       Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026      2,921,250   
  3,999,000       Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025      3,859,035   
  2,288,000       Qwest Corp., 7.500%, 6/15/2023      2,256,723   
  5,470,000       SK Broadband Co. Ltd., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A      5,516,057   
  25,655,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034      20,987,971   
  20,965,000       Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033      17,935,578   
  31,690,000       Telus Corp., 4.950%, 3/15/2017, (CAD)      32,872,440   
  18,600,000       Telus Corp., Series CG, 5.050%, 12/04/2019, (CAD)      19,241,832   
  9,835,000       Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/2033      9,995,910   
  3,346,000       Verizon New England, Inc., 7.875%, 11/15/2029      4,182,995   
  5,215,000       Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/2028      5,810,553   
     

 

 

 
        497,181,289   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $8,799,240,755)
     8,966,357,377   
     

 

 

 
     

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Convertible Bonds — 7.6%   
   Airlines — 0.1%   
$ 21,960,000       AMR Corp., 6.250%, 10/15/2014    $ 12,983,850   
  1,255,000       United Continental Holdings, Inc., 4.500%, 6/30/2021      1,104,400   
     

 

 

 
        14,088,250   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive — 1.4%   
  2,305,000       ArvinMeritor, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 2/15/2019), 4.000%, 2/15/2027(f)      1,570,281   
  125,580,000       Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/2016      163,097,025   
  8,460,000       Navistar International Corp., 3.000%, 10/15/2014      8,396,550   
     

 

 

 
        173,063,856   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Manufacturing — 0.3%   
  30,570,000       Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2015, 144A      27,513,000   
  16,727,000       Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036      15,033,391   
     

 

 

 
        42,546,391   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 0.0%   
  1,800,000       CMS Energy Corp., 5.500%, 6/15/2029      2,623,500   
     

 

 

 
   Healthcare — 0.5%   
  19,215,000       Hologic, Inc., 2.000% (accretes to principal after 12/15/2013), 12/15/2037(f)      17,990,044   
  12,005,000       Life Technologies Corp., 1.500%, 2/15/2024      12,125,050   
  190,000       LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.250%, 8/15/2025      192,137   
  2,380,000       LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.500%, 5/15/2014      2,409,750   
  5,445,000       Omnicare, Inc., 3.250%, 12/15/2035      4,920,919   
  20,495,000       Omnicare, Inc., 3.750%, 12/15/2025      22,928,781   
     

 

 

 
        60,566,681   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 0.2%   
  20,440,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.250%, 12/15/2038      17,348,450   
  7,230,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.500%, 5/15/2037      6,886,575   
     

 

 

 
        24,235,025   
     

 

 

 
   Life Insurance — 0.5%   
  72,915,000       Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 3/15/2018      65,896,931   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.0%   
  7,641,444       Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031      4,126,380   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining — 0.1%   
  1,000,000       Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2014      1,028,750   
  11,270,000       United States Steel Corp., 4.000%, 5/15/2014      11,748,975   
     

 

 

 
        12,777,725   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 0.3%   
  44,035,000       iStar Financial, Inc., 0.746%, 10/01/2012(b)      38,530,625   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%   
  41,680,000       Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 8/15/2012      43,138,800   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Warehouse/Industrials — 0.2%   
  19,445,000       ProLogis LP, 3.250%, 3/15/2015      19,226,244   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Technology — 2.8%   
$ 220,000       Ciena Corp., 0.250%, 5/01/2013    $ 209,825   
  49,215,000       Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/2017      35,926,950   
  5,535,000       Ciena Corp., 3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A      4,905,394   
  6,075,000       Ciena Corp., 4.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A      5,824,406   
  11,463,000       Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035      11,620,617   
  220,000,000       Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039      258,775,000   
  9,197,000       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2012      9,024,556   
  50,625,000       Micron Technology, Inc., Series B, 1.875%, 8/01/2031, 144A      38,728,125   
     

 

 

 
        365,014,873   
     

 

 

 
   Textile — 0.0%   
  68,000       Dixie Yarns, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2012      67,320   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 0.9%   
  3,440,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.500%, 6/15/2012      3,392,700   
  6,000,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.500%, 10/01/2016      8,520,000   
  54,075,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)      64,619,625   
  32,895,000       Level 3 Communications, Inc., Series B, 7.000%, 3/15/2015(c)      39,309,525   
     

 

 

 
        115,841,850   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Bonds
(Identified Cost $915,116,845)
     981,744,451   
     

 

 

 
     
  Municipals – 1.5%   
   California — 0.4%   
  4,170,000       San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), Series C, (MBIA insured), 3.750%, 8/01/2028      3,097,601   
  1,530,000      

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), Series C, (Registered), (MBIA insured),

3.750%, 8/01/2028

     1,313,428   
  5,175,000       State of California, (AMBAC insured), 4.500%, 8/01/2027      5,179,554   
  14,415,000       State of California, 4.500%, 10/01/2029      14,136,070   
  4,190,000       State of California, (AMBAC insured), 4.500%, 8/01/2030      4,101,214   
  4,075,000       State of California, 4.500%, 8/01/2030      3,988,651   
  2,680,000      

State of California (Various Purpose), (MBIA insured),

3.250%, 12/01/2027

     2,287,112   
  12,645,000      

State of California (Various Purpose), (AMBAC insured),

4.500%, 12/01/2033

     11,819,155   
     

 

 

 
        45,922,785   
     

 

 

 
   District of Columbia — 0.0%   
  3,850,000      

Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority, Series D,

8.000%, 10/01/2047

     4,345,880   
     

 

 

 
   Illinois — 0.3%   
  1,725,000       Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Series A, (AGMC insured),
4.500%, 1/01/2038
     1,650,618   
  47,285,000       State of Illinois, 5.100%, 6/01/2033      42,741,384   
     

 

 

 
        44,392,002   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Michigan — 0.1%   
$ 12,500,000      

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo,

Series A, 7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)

   $ 9,449,250   
     

 

 

 
   Virginia — 0.7%   
  128,820,000       Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)      84,981,266   
     

 

 

 
   Total Municipals
(Identified Cost $226,144,359)
     189,091,183   
     

 

 

 
   Total Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $9,940,501,959)
     10,137,193,011   
     

 

 

 
     
  Senior Loans — 0.3%   
   Electric — 0.0%   
  4,788,467       Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC, Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.726%, 10/10/2014(g)      3,366,914   
     

 

 

 
   Media Non-Cable — 0.1%   
  2,871,863       Dex Media West, LLC, New Term Loan, 7.000%, 10/24/2014(b)      1,911,598   
  25,306,057       SuperMedia, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 11.000%, 12/31/2015(b)      11,046,094   
     

 

 

 
        12,957,692   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless — 0.1%   
  8,511,351       Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan,
9.000%, 11/01/2015(b)(h)
     8,476,795   
     

 

 

 
   Wirelines — 0.1%   
  1,190,000       FairPoint Communications, Inc., New Term Loan B, 1/22/2016(i)      934,150   
  24,025,097       FairPoint Communications, Inc., New Term Loan B, 6.500%, 1/22/2016(b)      18,859,701   
     

 

 

 
        19,793,851   
     

 

 

 
   Total Senior Loans
(Identified Cost $72,776,348)
     44,595,252   
     

 

 

 
     
Shares                
  Common Stocks — 14.3%   
   Biotechnology — 0.3%   
  867,059       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(d)      38,618,808   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals — 1.1%   
  2,000,000       PPG Industries, Inc.      141,320,000   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging — 0.1%   
  460,656       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(d)      6,965,119   
  1,675       Rock-Tenn Co., Class A      81,539   
     

 

 

 
        7,046,658   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.2%   
  183,181       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(d)      787,678   
  283,397       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(d)      3,950,554   
  3,871,339       Telecom Italia SpA, Sponsored ADR      37,551,989   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Diversified Telecommunication Services — continued   
  200,000       Telecom Italia SpA, Sponsored ADR    $ 2,162,000   
  19,550,590       Telefonica S.A., Sponsored ADR      373,807,281   
     

 

 

 
        418,259,502   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities — 0.0%   
  282,500       Duke Energy Corp.      5,647,175   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%   
  41,343       Corning, Inc.      510,999   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products — 0.4%   
  2,309,175       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      55,928,218   
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables — 0.1%   
  477,725       KB Home      2,799,469   
  549,450       Lennar Corp., Class A      7,439,553   
     

 

 

 
        10,239,022   
     

 

 

 
   Media — 0.0%   
  4,701       Dex One Corp.(d)      2,632   
  56,625       SuperMedia, Inc.(d)      87,769   
     

 

 

 
        90,401   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.3%   
  846,398       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      21,625,469   
  5,119,117       Repsol YPF S.A., Sponsored ADR      134,428,012   
  2,134,173       Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR      131,294,323   
  141,249       Spectra Energy Corp.      3,464,838   
     

 

 

 
        290,812,642   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%   
  8,514,190       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      267,175,282   
  2,288       Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR      85,160   
  2,691,177       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.      99,896,490   
     

 

 

 
        367,156,932   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Apartments — 0.3%   
  290,904       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A      6,434,796   
  889,730       Associated Estates Realty Corp.      13,755,226   
  460,000       Equity Residential      23,860,200   
     

 

 

 
        44,050,222   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Regional Malls — 0.1%   
  123,159       Simon Property Group, Inc.      13,545,027   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Shopping Centers — 0.0%   
  201,557       DDR Corp.      2,196,971   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.2%   
  13,359,360       Intel Corp.      284,955,149   
     

 

 

 
   Software — 1.3%   
  6,568,091       Microsoft Corp.      163,479,785   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $1,743,228,860)
     1,843,857,511   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
     
  Preferred Stocks — 2.8%   
  Convertible Preferred Stocks — 2.1%   
   Automotive — 0.9%   
  2,776,055       General Motors Co., Series B, 4.750%    $ 97,384,009   
  642,890       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.875%      25,040,566   
     

 

 

 
        122,424,575   
     

 

 

 
   Banking — 0.3%   
  19,062       Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%      14,601,301   
  203,658       Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%      9,826,499   
  8,533       Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.500%      8,815,101   
     

 

 

 
        33,242,901   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery — 0.1%   
  229,491       United Rentals Trust I, 6.500%      9,179,640   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 0.1%   
  192,518       Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%      8,085,756   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 0.2%   
  380,577       AES Trust III, 6.750%      18,541,711   
  107,725       CMS Energy Trust I, 7.750%(c)(j)      4,847,625   
     

 

 

 
        23,389,336   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 0.0%   
  355,000       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.250%      2,623,450   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Energy — 0.1%   
  52,020       Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%      4,837,860   
  99,800       SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.500%      9,980,000   
     

 

 

 
        14,817,860   
     

 

 

 
   Pipelines — 0.1%   
  242,297       El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%      10,835,522   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Healthcare — 0.0%   
  116,700       Health Care REIT, Inc., Series I, 6.500%      5,403,210   
     

 

 

 
   Technology — 0.3%   
  39,920       Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I, 7.750%      32,934,000   
     

 

 

 
   Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $306,487,808)
     262,936,250   
     

 

 

 
     
  Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.7%   
   Banking — 0.2%   
  35,000       Bank of America Corp., 6.375%      641,550   
  847,800       Citigroup Capital XIII, (fixed rate to 10/30/2015, variable rate thereafter), 7.875%      22,390,398   
  389,800       Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%      7,480,262   
     

 

 

 
        30,512,210   
     

 

 

 
   Electric — 0.0%   
  393       Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%      33,737   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

    
Shares
     Description    Value (†)  
     
   Government Sponsored — 0.2%   
  26,000       Falcons Funding Trust I, (Step to 10.875% on 3/15/2015, variable rate after 3/15/2020), 8.875%, 144A(f)    $ 27,202,500   
     

 

 

 
   Home Construction — 0.0%   
  203,246       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%(d)      406,492   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Consumer — 0.0%   
  101,175       SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970%      4,258,456   
     

 

 

 
   Non-Captive Diversified — 0.2%   
  36,916       Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A      22,149,600   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Office Property — 0.0%   
  1,596       Highwoods Properties, Inc., Series A, 8.625%      1,618,942   
     

 

 

 
   REITs — Warehouse/Industrials — 0.1%   
  116,192       ProLogis, Inc., Series Q, 8.540%      6,512,562   
     

 

 

 
   Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $75,616,434)
     92,694,499   
     

 

 

 
   Total Preferred Stocks
(Identified Cost $382,104,242)
     355,630,749   
     

 

 

 
     
  Closed End Investment Companies — 0.1%   
  681,131       Highland Credit Strategies Fund      4,223,012   
  104,115       Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.      1,006,792   
  1,491,769       Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.      8,622,425   
     

 

 

 
   Total Closed End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $20,700,094)
     13,852,229   
     

 

 

 
     
Principal
Amount (‡)
               
  Short-Term Investments — 1.4%   
$ 42,904       Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $42,904 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $45,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 5/15/2013 valued at $46,032 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      42,904   
  177,649,655       Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2011 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $177,649,655 on 10/03/2011 collateralized by $20,075,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.625% due 5/29/2013 valued at $21,379,875; $68,165,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.500% due 1/16/2013 valued at $69,357,888; $20,015,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.500% due 2/08/2013 valued at $20,040,019; $54,830,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.500% due 8/23/2013 valued at $54,830,000; $15,330,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375% due 2/15/2013 valued at $15,598,275 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)      177,649,655   
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $177,692,559)
     177,692,559   
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

        Description    Value (†)  
     
   Total Investments — 97.7%
(Identified Cost $12,337,004,062)(a)
   $ 12,572,821,311   
   Other assets less liabilities — 2.3%      296,620,890   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 12,869,442,201   
     

 

 

 
     
  (‡)       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 25.   
  (†††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.   
  (a)       Federal Tax Information:   
   At September 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $12,414,975,167 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    $ 1,004,795,195   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (846,949,051
     

 

 

 
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 157,846,144   
     

 

 

 
     
  (b)       Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2011 is disclosed.   
  (c)       Illiquid security. At September 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $299,085,525 or 2.3% of net assets.    
  (d)       Non-income producing security.   
  (e)       The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.    
  (f)       Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.   
  (g)       Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2011.    
  (h)       All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.   
  (i)       Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at September 30, 2011 and does not take effect until settlement date.    
  (j)       Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2011, the value of this security amounted to $4,847,625 representing less than 0.1% of net assets.    
  (k)       Maturity has been extended under the terms of a plan of reorganization.   
     
  
  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 September 30, 2011, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $1,365,499,024 or 10.6% of net assets.      
     
  ADR       An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.     
  ABS       Asset-Backed Securities   
  AGMC       Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.   
  AMBAC       American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.   
  EMTN       Euro Medium Term Note   
  GMTN       Global Medium Term Note   
  MBIA       Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp.   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

  MTN       Medium Term Note
  REITs       Real Estate Investment Trusts
  
  AUD       Australian Dollar
  BRL       Brazilian Real
  CAD       Canadian Dollar
  CHF       Swiss Franc
  EUR       Euro
  GBP       British Pound
  IDR       Indonesian Rupiah
  ISK       Icelandic Krona
  KRW       South Korean Won
  MXN       Mexican Peso
  NOK       Norwegian Krone
  NZD       New Zealand Dollar
  SGD       Singapore Dollar

Industry Summary at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     12.3

Non-Captive Diversified

     8.5   

Banking

     5.8   

Wirelines

     4.9   

Technology

     4.7   

Non-Captive Consumer

     4.5   

Automotive

     3.8   

Electric

     3.3   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     3.2   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.2   

Sovereigns

     3.1   

Healthcare

     2.9   

Airlines

     2.9   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     2.3   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.2   

Pipelines

     2.1   

Supranational

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     24.6   

Short-Term Investments

     1.4   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2011

Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund – (continued)

 

Currency Exposure at September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     70.2

Canadian Dollar

     5.8   

New Zealand Dollar

     4.3   

Euro

     4.0   

Norwegian Krone

     3.2   

Australian Dollar

     2.5   

Other, less than 2% each

     7.7   
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     97.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets & Liabilities

 

September 30, 2011

 

ASSETS

  

Investments at cost

   $ 12,337,004,062   

Net unrealized appreciation

     235,817,249   
  

 

 

 

Investments at value

     12,572,821,311   

Cash

     11,305,744   

Due from custodian (Note 2)

     2,968,650   

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $17,894,773)

     16,244,173   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     23,213,038   

Receivable for securities sold

     95,443,078   

Dividends and interest receivable

     184,470,296   

Tax reclaims receivable

     335,723   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     12,906,802,013   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     3,009,631   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     22,401,612   

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

     282,871   

Due to broker (Note 2)

     2,968,650   

Management fees payable (Note 5)

     6,136,225   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

     716,375   

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

     510,476   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     1,333,972   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     37,359,812   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 12,869,442,201   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 13,065,049,670   

Undistributed net investment income

     62,197,900   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (486,480,194

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     228,674,825   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 12,869,442,201   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

  

Class A shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 5,262,765,275   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     370,273,556   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 14.21   
  

 

 

 

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

   $ 14.88   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net assets

   $ 107,399,593   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     7,507,876   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 14.30   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net assets

   $ 4,666,077,230   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     326,476,737   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 14.29   
  

 

 

 

Class Y shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 2,807,776,592   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     197,688,014   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.20   
  

 

 

 

Admin Class shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 25,423,511   
  

 

 

 

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,792,634   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.18   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 771,113,640   

Dividends

     53,873,331   

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (565,931
  

 

 

 
     824,421,040   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fees (Note 5)

     76,046,459   

Service and distribution fees (Note 5)

     66,240,149   

Administrative fees (Note 5)

     6,330,110   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

     283,010   

Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 5)

     10,060,254   

Audit and tax services fees

     58,158   

Custodian fees and expenses

     684,062   

Legal fees

     219,214   

Registration fees

     463,068   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     893,686   

Miscellaneous expenses

     389,554   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     161,667,724   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     662,753,316   
  

 

 

 

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

  

Net realized gain on:

  

Investments

     360,894,856   

Foreign currency transactions

     4,223,227   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (748,007,748

Foreign currency translations

     (8,507,147
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (391,396,812
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 271,356,504   
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 662,753,316      $ 708,256,908   

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

     365,118,083        (74,940,768

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

     (756,514,895     1,297,093,620   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     271,356,504        1,930,409,760   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (312,937,228     (325,626,381

Class B

     (5,960,721     (7,060,015

Class C

     (237,583,471     (249,098,299

Class Y

     (155,221,506     (134,204,230

Admin Class

     (816,337     (41,765
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (712,519,263     (716,030,690
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (256,613,434     (292,510,626
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (697,776,193     921,868,444   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the year

     13,567,218,394        12,645,349,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of the year

   $ 12,869,442,201      $ 13,567,218,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ 62,197,900      $ 4,843,087   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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
 

STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

  

           

Class A

             

9/30/2011

  $ 14.69      $ 0.77      $ (0.42   $ 0.35      $ (0.83   $      $ (0.83

9/30/2010

    13.39        0.80        1.31        2.11        (0.81            (0.81

9/30/2009

    12.10        0.87        1.36        2.23        (0.86     (0.08     (0.94

9/30/2008

    15.18        0.96        (3.02     (2.06     (1.01     (0.01     (1.02

9/30/2007

    14.60        0.80        0.60        1.40        (0.82            (0.82

Class B

             

9/30/2011

    14.78        0.66        (0.43     0.23        (0.71            (0.71

9/30/2010

    13.46        0.69        1.33        2.02        (0.70            (0.70

9/30/2009

    12.16        0.79        1.36        2.15        (0.77     (0.08     (0.85

9/30/2008

    15.25        0.85        (3.04     (2.19     (0.89     (0.01     (0.90

9/30/2007

    14.66        0.69        0.60        1.29        (0.70            (0.70

Class C

             

9/30/2011

    14.77        0.66        (0.43     0.23        (0.71            (0.71

9/30/2010

    13.45        0.69        1.33        2.02        (0.70            (0.70

9/30/2009

    12.15        0.79        1.37        2.16        (0.78     (0.08     (0.86

9/30/2008

    15.24        0.85        (3.03     (2.18     (0.90     (0.01     (0.91

9/30/2007

    14.65        0.69        0.60        1.29        (0.70            (0.70

Class Y

             

9/30/2011

    14.68        0.81        (0.43     0.38        (0.86            (0.86

9/30/2010

    13.38        0.83        1.31        2.14        (0.84            (0.84

9/30/2009

    12.09        0.90        1.36        2.26        (0.89     (0.08     (0.97

9/30/2008

    15.17        1.00        (3.03     (2.03     (1.04     (0.01     (1.05

9/30/2007

    14.59        0.85        0.59        1.44        (0.86            (0.86

Admin Class

  

           

9/30/2011

    14.66        0.73        (0.42     0.31        (0.79            (0.79

9/30/2010*

    13.87        0.52        0.79        1.31        (0.52            (0.52

 

* From commencement of Class operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(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:
       
Redemption
fees (b)(c)
        
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
    Total
return
(%) (d)(e)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses
(%) (f)(g)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
 
             
             
$      $ 14.21        2.20      $ 5,262,765        0.95        0.95        5.10        25   
         14.69        16.20        5,758,070        0.96        0.96        5.67        27   
         13.39        20.56        5,544,029        0.99        0.99        7.74        39   
  0.00        12.10        (14.54     5,551,066        0.97        0.98        6.59        24   
  0.00        15.18        9.90        5,749,315        1.00        1.00        5.39        22   
             
         14.30        1.48        107,400        1.70        1.70        4.35        25   
         14.78        15.39        137,268        1.71        1.71        4.92        27   
         13.46        19.62        148,887        1.74        1.74        7.02        39   
  0.00        12.16        (15.19     161,751        1.72        1.73        5.78        24   
  0.00        15.25        9.08        233,418        1.76        1.76        4.61        22   
             
         14.29        1.42        4,666,077        1.70        1.70        4.35        25   
         14.77        15.40        5,146,164        1.71        1.71        4.92        27   
         13.45        19.66        4,894,546        1.74        1.74        6.95        39   
  0.00        12.15        (15.19     3,984,204        1.72        1.73        5.85        24   
  0.00        15.24        9.08        3,843,823        1.75        1.75        4.63        22   
             
         14.20        2.46        2,807,777        0.70        0.70        5.35        25   
         14.68        16.50        2,521,337        0.71        0.71        5.92        27   
         13.38        20.91        2,057,888        0.72        0.72        7.76        39   
  0.00        12.09        (14.34     783,058        0.72        0.72        6.88        24   
  0.00        15.17        10.22        638,868        0.74        0.74        5.67        22   
             
         14.18        1.98        25,424        1.21        1.21        4.87        25   
         14.66        9.61        4,379        1.24        1.24        5.52        27   

 

(e) Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(g) 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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Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2011

 

1.  Organization.  Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “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 Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”).

The Fund is a diversified investment company.

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Y and Admin Class 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.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. 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 Fund’s prospectus. Admin Class shares do not pay a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, but do pay a Rule 12b-1 fee. Admin Class shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries.

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 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 the Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate distributions 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 Fund in the preparation of its financial

 

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statements. The Fund’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 subsequent to year-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

a.  Valuation.  Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Senior loans shall be priced at bid prices supplied by a pricing service, if available. 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 approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day. 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 Fund’s investment adviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund 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 Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or

 

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September 30, 2011

 

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 Fund calculates its net asset value.

b.  Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. 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 Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values 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 Fund’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 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.

 

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d.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The 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 the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of September 30, 2011 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’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 twelve months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Fund. 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 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, and are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

e.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as foreign currency transactions, deferred compensation, return of capital dividend received, premium amortization, defaulted bond adjustments, paydown gains and losses, trust preferred securities and return of capital and capital gains distributions from real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustment, REIT basis adjustments, trust preferred securities, contingent payment debt instruments and defaulted bond interest. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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September 30, 2011

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:

 

2011 Distributions Paid From:     2010 Distributions Paid From:  

Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

   

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Capital Gains

   

Total

 
$ 712,519,263      $   —      $ 712,519,263      $ 716,030,690      $   —      $ 716,030,690   

As of September 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 101,229,944   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

       
  

 

 

 

Total undistributed earnings

     101,229,944   
  

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward:

  

Expires September 30, 2018

     (440,508,454
  

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

     150,703,719   
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated losses

   $ (188,574,791
  

 

 

 

Capital loss carryforward utilized in the current year

   $ 135,104,873   
  

 

 

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs, and, with certain exceptions, is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect as of the report date limit the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years prior to effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date, if any, may expire unused.

f.  Repurchase Agreements.  It is the 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 the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

g.  Securities Lending.  The Fund has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Fund, to lend securities to

 

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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 Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Fund 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 Fund and State Street Bank as lending agent. Excess collateral in the amount of $2,968,650 related to terminated loans with a bankrupt borrower is held by State Street Bank on behalf of the Fund.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund did not loan securities under this agreement.

h.  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 Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund 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 Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the 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 when 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 Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

 

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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 Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Bonds and Notes

       

Non-Convertible Bonds

       

Consumer Cyclical Services

  $      $ 41,454,883      $ 4,482,500      $ 45,937,383   

Non-Captive Consumer

    2,214,118        578,519,948               580,734,066   

Technology

           201,561,557        1,740,000        203,301,557   

Treasuries

           1,579,141,030        742,727        1,579,883,757   

All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a)

           6,556,500,614               6,556,500,614   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

    2,214,118        8,957,178,032        6,965,227        8,966,357,377   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds(a)

           981,744,451               981,744,451   

Municipals(a)

           189,091,183               189,091,183   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bonds and Notes

    2,214,118        10,128,013,666        6,965,227        10,137,193,011   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a)

           44,595,252               44,595,252   

Common Stocks(a)

    1,843,857,511                      1,843,857,511   

Preferred Stocks

       

Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Automotive

    122,424,575                      122,424,575   

Banking

    23,416,402        9,826,499               33,242,901   

Construction Machinery

    9,179,640                      9,179,640   

Consumer Products

           8,085,756               8,085,756   

Electric

    18,541,711               4,847,625        23,389,336   

Home Construction

    2,623,450                      2,623,450   

Independent Energy

    4,837,860               9,980,000        14,817,860   

Pipelines

    10,835,522                      10,835,522   

REITs - Healthcare

    5,403,210                      5,403,210   

Technology

    32,934,000                      32,934,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

    230,196,370        17,912,255        14,827,625        262,936,250   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)

 

Description

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Banking

  $ 30,512,210      $      $      $ 30,512,210   

Electric

           33,737               33,737   

Government Sponsored

           27,202,500               27,202,500   

Home Construction

    406,492                      406,492   

Non-Captive Consumer

    4,258,456                      4,258,456   

Non-Captive Diversified

                  22,149,600        22,149,600   

REITs - Office Property

           1,618,942               1,618,942   

REITs - Warehouse/Industrials

    6,512,562                      6,512,562   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

    41,689,720        28,855,179        22,149,600        92,694,499   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

    271,886,090        46,767,434        36,977,225        355,630,749   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed End Investment Companies

    13,852,229                      13,852,229   

Short-Term Investments

           177,692,559               177,692,559   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,131,809,948      $ 10,397,068,911      $ 43,942,452      $ 12,572,821,311   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments.

Preferred stocks valued at $58,059,149 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued at original purchase price ($21,195,000) or on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service ($36,864,149); at September 30, 2011, these securities were valued at a market price in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2011:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities   Balance as of
September 30,
2010
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases  

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Airlines

  $ 34,976,018      $      $   —      $      $   

Consumer Cyclical Services

           31,569               270,931          

Technology

           176,506               (4,711,093     2,780,187   

Treasuries

           48,869               (581,249     1,275,107   

Preferred Stocks

         

Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

Electric

    3,770,375                      1,077,250          

Independent Energy

                         (434,350       

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Captive Diversified

                         (11,080,570       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 38,746,393      $ 256,944      $      $ (15,459,081   $ 4,055,294   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Investments in Securities   Sales    

Transfers
into

Level 3

   

Transfers

out of

Level 3

    Balance as of
September 30,
2011
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held at
September 30,
2011
 

Bonds and Notes

         

Non-Convertible Bonds

         

Airlines

  $   —      $      $ (34,976,018   $      $   

Consumer Cyclical Services

           4,180,000               4,482,500        270,931   

Technology

           3,494,400               1,740,000        (4,711,093

Treasuries

                         742,727        (581,249

Preferred Stocks

         

Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

Electric

                         4,847,625        1,077,250   

Independent Energy

           10,414,350               9,980,000        (434,350

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

         

Non-Captive Diversified

           33,230,170               22,149,600        (11,080,570
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      $ 51,318,920      $ (34,976,018   $ 43,942,452      $ (15,459,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A debt security valued at $34,976,018 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, this security was valued using

 

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broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund; at September 30, 2011, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service.

Debt securities ($7,674,400) and preferred stocks ($43,644,520) valued at $51,318,920 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2010, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service; at September 30, 2011, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid quotations based on inputs unobservable to the Fund.

All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the year ended September 30, 2011, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were $3,018,224,709 and $3,639,567,709, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. Government/Agency securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were $318,107,642 and $323,675,698, respectively.

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

a.  Management Fees.  Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets  

First

$200 million

    Next
$1.8 billion
    Next
$13 billion
    Over
$15 billion
 
  0.65%        0.60%        0.55%        0.54%   

Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. This undertaking is in effect until January 31, 2012 and is 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 this undertaking.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, 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 B

   

Class C

   

Class Y

   

Admin Class

 
  1.25%        2.00%        2.00%        1.00%        1.50%   

 

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Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreement (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 year ended September 30, 2011, the management fees for the Fund were $76,046,459 (effective rate of 0.56% of average daily net assets).

No expenses were recovered during the year ended September 30, 2011 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

b.  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 Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plan”), a Distribution and Service Plan relating to the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares (the “Class B and Class C Plans”), and a Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

Under the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Under the Class B and Class C Plans, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Also under the Class B and Class C Plans, the 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 and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Class B and Class C shares.

 

 

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Under the Admin Class Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Admin Class shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Admin Class shares or for payments made by Natixis Distributors to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries as commissions, asset-based sales charges or other compensation with respect to the sale of Admin Class shares, or for providing personal services to investors and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Fund may pay Natixis Distributors an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares. These fees are subsequently paid to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal services and/or account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

Service Fees     Distribution Fees  

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Admin Class

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Admin Class

 
$ 14,296,958      $ 318,472      $ 12,648,196      $ 38,260      $ 955,415      $ 37,944,588      $ 38,260   

c.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Fund 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, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, the 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, 0.0400% 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid $6,330,110 in administrative fees to Natixis Advisors.

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 Fund if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund agreed to pay a portion of the

 

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intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not to exceed what the Fund 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.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund paid $8,277,371 in sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

e.  Commissions.  Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the year ended September 30, 2011 amounted to $5,010,618.

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $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. 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 Fund 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

 

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portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Fund under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

6.  Line of Credit.  The Fund, 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 0.125% 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 April 21, 2011, the commitment fee was 0.15% per annum.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund had no borrowings under these agreements.

7.  Concentration of 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.

8.  Concentration of Ownership.  From time to time, the Fund may have a concentration of one or more shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Fund. As of September 30, 2011, one shareholder account comprised more than 5% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 30.82% of the Fund’s net assets, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares. Such accounts may be beneficially held by one or more individuals or entities other than the owner of record.

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

 

     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A

        

Issued from the sale of shares

     100,728,799      $ 1,519,559,694        102,095,738      $ 1,433,327,434   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     16,985,705        254,980,186        19,067,875        267,178,534   

Redeemed

     (139,402,301     (2,096,241,991     (143,344,700     (2,011,259,494
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (21,687,797   $ (321,702,111     (22,181,087   $ (310,753,526
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class B

        

Issued from the sale of shares

     192,090      $ 2,919,791        186,206      $ 2,622,085   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     201,211        3,037,937        248,193        3,496,666   

Redeemed

     (2,173,334     (32,992,197     (2,205,963     (31,123,182
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (1,780,033   $ (27,034,469     (1,771,564   $ (25,004,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        

Issued from the sale of shares

     43,771,397      $ 662,887,999        56,633,554      $ 798,369,591   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     7,721,378        116,516,115        8,306,362        117,036,115   

Redeemed

     (73,499,317     (1,110,786,820     (80,289,909     (1,131,902,366
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     (22,006,542   $ (331,382,706     (15,349,993   $ (216,496,660
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y

        

Issued from the sale of shares

     98,118,850      $ 1,481,121,222        71,382,373      $ 1,004,096,644   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     4,346,254        65,258,226        3,481,005        48,849,457   

Redeemed

     (76,525,358     (1,145,382,580     (56,938,380     (797,459,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     25,939,746      $ 400,996,868        17,924,998      $ 255,486,688   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Admin Class

        

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,568,042      $ 23,628,559        309,466      $ 4,414,761   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     41,605        625,462        2,485        35,684   

Redeemed

     (115,648     (1,745,037     (13,316     (193,142
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change

     1,493,999      $ 22,508,984        298,635      $ 4,257,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (18,040,627   $ (256,613,434     (21,079,011   $ (292,510,626
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* From commencement of operations on February 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010 for Admin Class shares.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Fund”), at September 30, 2011, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 22, 2011

 

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2011 U.S. Tax Distribution Information to

Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, 3.97% of dividends distributed by Strategic Income Fund qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Strategic Income Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2011, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

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LS Strategic Income

Trustee and Officer Information

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the trustees of the Trust and are available by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust,

Length of Time

Served and Term

of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships Held
During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES      
Graham T. Allison, Jr. (1940)  

Trustee

Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

44

Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. (real estate investment trust)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; government experience (including as Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton); academic experience

Charles D. Baker1

(1956)

 

Trustee

From 2005 to 2009 and since 2011

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners (venture capital and growth equity firm); formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including president and chief executive officer of a corporation

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust,

Length of Time

Served and Term

of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships Held
During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Edward A. Benjamin

(1938)

 

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

44

Formerly, Director, Precision Optics Corporation (optics manufacturer)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; significant experience providing legal counsel to boards, funds, advisers and other financial institutions (former partner at Ropes & Gray LLP)

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

44

Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; experience in the financial industry, including roles as chairman and former chief executive officer of an investment banking firm

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 2008

Chairman of the Audit Committee

  Formerly, Vice President and Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (aerospace, automotive and metal manufacturing)  

44

Formerly, Director, M Fund, Inc. (investment company); Director, Gateway Trust (investment company)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including as treasurer of a corporation

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust,

Length of Time

Served and Term

of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships Held
During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Wendell J. Knox

(1948)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Audit Committee Member

  Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

44

Director, Eastern Bank (commercial bank); Director, The Hanover Insurance Group (property and casualty insurance)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience including roles as president and chief executive officer of a consulting company

Sandra O. Moose

(1942)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee since 2003

Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee

  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

44

Director, Verizon Communications;

Director, AES Corporation (international power company); formerly, Director, Rohm and Haas Company (specialty chemicals)

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience at a management consulting company

Erik R. Sirri

(1958)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Professor of Finance at Babson College; formerly, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; experience as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission; academic experience and training as an economist

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust,

Length of Time

Served and Term

of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships Held
During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

continued

     

Peter J. Smail

(1952)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Retired; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors (investment management)  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; mutual fund industry and executive experience, including roles as president and chief executive officer for an investment adviser

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee

Since 2005

Audit Committee Member

  Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust and/or other business organizations; executive experience in a variety of academic organizations, including roles as dean for finance and administration
INTERESTED TRUSTEES      

Robert J. Blanding2

(1947)

555

California Street

San Francisco,

CA 94104

 

Trustee

Since 2002

Chief Executive Officer

Since 2002

  President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing service as president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year of

Birth

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust,

Length of Time

Served and Term

of Office*

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

5 Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund Complex

Overseen**

and Other

Directorships Held
During Past 5

Years

 

Experience,

Qualifications,

Attributes, Skills

for Board

Membership

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

continued

     

David L. Giunta1, 3

(1965)

 

Trustee

Since 2011

President

Since 2008

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company.  

44

None

  Experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Associates – U.S.

John T. Hailer4

(1960)

 

Trustee

Since 2003

  President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

44

None

  Significant experience on Board of Trustees of the Trust; continuing experience as Chief Executive Officer of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

*

Each trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72; however, the trustees designated 2010 as a transition period so that any trustees

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

 

who were age 72 or older during 2010 will not be required to retire until the end of calendar year 2011. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2009.

 

** The trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV and Gateway Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).

 

1 

Mr. Baker and Mr. Giunta were appointed as trustees effective January 1, 2011.

 

2 

Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles.

 

3 

Mr. Giunta is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

4

Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer – U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

Name and Year

of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

With the Trust

 

Term of

Office* and

Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

 

Executive Vice President

  Since June 2003   Vice Chairman and Director, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Name and Year

of Birth

 

Position(s) Held

With the Trust

 

Term of

Office* and

Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

continued

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

 

Chief Compliance Officer,

Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer, since May 2006; Assistant Secretary since June 2004; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer since April 2007   Chief Compliance Officer for Mutual Funds, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Since October 2004   Senior Vice President, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

 

* Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’ current by-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trust and Hansberger International Series. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted, if not materially different from a trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and persons performing similar functions. There have been no amendments or waivers of the Registrant’s code of ethics during the period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has established an audit committee. Ms. Cynthia L. Walker, Mr. Wendell J. Knox and Mr. Kenneth A. Drucker are members of the audit committee and have been designated as “audit committee financial experts” by the Board of Trustees. Each of these individuals is also an Independent Trustee of the Registrant.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Registrant.

The table below sets forth fees billed by the principal accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, for the past two fiscal years for professional services rendered in connection with a) the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with regulatory filings; b) audit-related services (including services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and but not reported under “Audit Fees”); c) tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning and d) all other fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the Registrant, other than the services reported as a part of (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

     Audit fees      Audit-related fees1      Tax fees2      All other fees3  
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
 

Loomis Sayles Funds II

   $ 408,090       $ 378,470       $ 5,955       $ 13,432       $ 104,056       $ 97,230       $ 27,842       $ 30,422   

 

1. Audit-related fees consist of:

2010 & 2011– performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan and consulting services with respect to regulatory matters.

 

2. Tax fees consist of:

2010 - review of Registrant’s tax returns, consulting services with respect to complex security types, and consulting services related to new Massachusetts filing requirements.

2011 - review of Registrant’s tax returns, consulting services with respect to complex security types, and consulting services related to Form 1099 penalties.

 

3. All other fees consist of:

2010 & 2011 - filing and translation services with respect to Japanese shareholders in Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund.

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for non-audit services during 2010 and 2011 were $137,853 and $141,084, respectively.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Adviser and Control Affiliates.

The following table sets forth the fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. Registrant (“Control Affiliates”) that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for engagements that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant for the last two fiscal years.

 

     Audit-related fees      Tax fees      All other fees  
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
     10/1/09-
9/30/10
     10/1/10-
9/30/11
 

Control Affiliates

   $ 12,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     


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The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and Control Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Registrant, for the last two fiscal years, including the fees disclosed in the table above.

 

     Aggregate Non-Audit Fees  
     10/1/09-9/30/10      10/1/10-9/30/11  

Control Affiliates

   $ 174,242       $ 56,589   

None of the services described above were approved pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

Audit Committee Pre Approval Policies.

Annually, the Registrant’s Audit Committee reviews the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services together with the projected fees, for services proposed to be rendered to the Trust and/or other entities for which pre-approval is required during the upcoming year. Any subsequent revisions to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) and requests for pre-approval of new services would be presented for consideration quarterly as needed.

If, in the opinion of management, a proposed engagement by the Registrant’s independent accountants needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, any member of the Audit Committee who is an independent Board member is authorized to pre-approve the engagement, but only for engagements to provide audit, audit related and tax services. This approval is subject to review of the full Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting. All other engagements require the approval of all the members of the Audit Committee.

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.


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Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)    (1)   Code of Ethics required by Item 2 hereof, filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1).
  (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)      Certification 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.

 

Loomis Sayles Funds II
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Blanding

Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 22, 2011

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/ Robert J. Blanding

Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 22, 2011
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Kardok

Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   November 22, 2011