NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_IAL5_97402542_1221.htm LS Small Mid Cap Growth Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

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   Value (†)  
 

Common Stocks – 97.6% of Net Assets

 
   Aerospace & Defense – 4.0%

 

  9,486      Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)    $     1,489,302  
  9,660      HEICO Corp.      1,393,165  
           16,468      Hexcel Corp.(a)      853,043  
     

 

 

 
        3,735,510  
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components – 2.4%

 

  6,750      Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)      1,148,175  
  6,927      LCI Industries      1,079,711  
     

 

 

 
        2,227,886  
     

 

 

 
   Banks – 1.8%

 

  15,504      Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      879,077  
  19,911      Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.      797,037  
     

 

 

 
        1,676,114  
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology – 4.9%

 

  2,542      Argenx SE, ADR(a)      890,183  
  18,939      Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)      761,537  
  10,999      Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)      1,185,252  
  20,067      PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a)      799,269  
  22,816      Xencor, Inc.(a)      915,378  
     

 

 

 
        4,551,619  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products – 4.5%

 

  10,868      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      1,479,461  
  26,960      AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(a)      1,246,630  
  10,432      Trex Co., Inc.(a)      1,408,633  
     

 

 

 
        4,134,724  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets – 5.1%

 

  17,053      Ares Management Corp., Class A      1,385,897  
  10,661      Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A      1,104,693  
  4,681      Morningstar, Inc.      1,600,855  
  15,545      StepStone Group, Inc., Class A      646,206  
     

 

 

 
        4,737,651  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.4%

 

  7,416      Tetra Tech, Inc.      1,259,237  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment – 1.8%

 

  21,506      Ciena Corp.(a)      1,655,317  
     

 

 

 
   Distributors – 1.8%

 

  3,001      Pool Corp.      1,698,566  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment – 0.6%

 

  1,471      Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)      517,674  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.2%

 

  9,437      Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.    $ 859,333  
           13,685      Trimble, Inc.(a)          1,193,195  
     

 

 

 
        2,052,528  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing – 1.9%

 

  15,870      BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)      1,062,814  
  3,775      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      744,996  
     

 

 

 
        1,807,810  
     

 

 

 
   Food Products – 1.4%

 

  30,898      Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)      1,284,430  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 6.1%

 

  33,283      AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)      917,945  
  13,612      Axonics, Inc.(a)      762,272  
  8,991      CONMED Corp.      1,274,564  
  16,284      Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)      1,175,705  
  5,772      Insulet Corp.(a)      1,535,756  
     

 

 

 
        5,666,242  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – 2.7%

 

  20,579      Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)      1,249,145  
  49,259      R1 RCM, Inc.(a)      1,255,612  
     

 

 

 
        2,504,757  
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.0%

 

  3,678      Churchill Downs, Inc.      886,030  
  9,109      Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)      825,094  
  12,436      Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      1,110,286  
     

 

 

 
        2,821,410  
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables – 2.5%

 

  5,321      Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)      1,300,825  
  3,595      TopBuild Corp.(a)      991,896  
     

 

 

 
        2,292,721  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 3.4%

 

  6,584      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      1,203,687  
  3,836      Concentrix Corp.      685,186  
  7,272      Endava PLC, Sponsored ADR(a)      1,221,114  
     

 

 

 
        3,109,987  
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Products – 1.3%

 

  11,705      Brunswick Corp.      1,179,045  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 5.3%

 

  2,443      Bio-Techne Corp.      1,263,862  
  2,102      Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)      791,992  
  4,125      ICON PLC(a)      1,277,512  
  14,972      Syneos Health, Inc.(a)      1,537,325  
     

 

 

 
        4,870,691  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Machinery – 5.4%

 

  9,356      ESCO Technologies, Inc.    $ 841,947  
           21,645      Ingersoll Rand, Inc.      1,339,176  
  6,856      John Bean Technologies Corp.      1,052,807  
  6,597      Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)          1,004,393  
  3,618      RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)      730,728  
     

 

 

 
        4,969,051  
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals – 1.8%

 

  7,276      Catalent, Inc.(a)      931,546  
  12,180      Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)      732,871  
     

 

 

 
        1,664,417  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services – 1.2%

 

  24,416      KBR, Inc.      1,162,690  
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail – 1.3%

 

  6,772      Landstar System, Inc.      1,212,323  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 9.8%

 

  7,536      MKS Instruments, Inc.      1,312,545  
  2,655      Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      1,309,791  
  11,642      Nova Ltd.(a)      1,705,553  
  16,050      Semtech Corp.(a)      1,427,326  
  7,506      Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)      1,549,389  
  6,205      Synaptics, Inc.(a)      1,796,410  
     

 

 

 
        9,101,014  
     

 

 

 
   Software – 10.8%

 

  6,487      Avalara, Inc.(a)      837,537  
  9,785      Black Knight, Inc.(a)      811,079  
  10,610      Blackline, Inc.(a)      1,098,559  
  4,593      Five9, Inc.(a)      630,711  
  5,968      Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)      1,409,403  
  7,209      Pegasystems, Inc.      806,110  
  11,174      Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)      887,662  
  10,365      Rapid7, Inc.(a)      1,219,857  
  14,202      Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(a)      1,099,945  
  2,216      Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)      1,192,097  
     

 

 

 
        9,992,960  
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail – 2.6%

 

  4,348      Five Below, Inc.(a)      899,558  
  11,852      Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)      1,540,878  
     

 

 

 
        2,440,436  
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.5%

 

  42,813      Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(a)      1,393,563  
     

 

 

 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.9%

 

  8,378      Columbia Sportswear Co.      816,353  
  21,028      Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)      912,615  
     

 

 

 
        1,728,968  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.3%

 

  21,882      Axos Financial, Inc.(a)    $ 1,223,423  
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.9%

 

  7,161      SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a)      1,734,967  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $66,492,914)
       90,407,731  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
             
 

Short-Term Investments – 5.0%

 
  $  4,612,214      Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 12/31/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $4,612,214 on 1/03/2022 collateralized by $3,380,200 U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375% due 11/15/2039 valued at $4,704,552 including accrued interest(b)
(Identified Cost $4,612,214)
     4,612,214  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments – 102.6%
(Identified Cost $71,105,128)
     95,019,945  
   Other assets less liabilities – (2.6)%      (2,376,307
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 92,643,638  
     

 

 

 


(†)

Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

 

  

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. 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 an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

 

  

In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used.

 

  

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

 

  

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security.

 

  

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

 

  

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.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. 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. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

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.


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.); and

 

   

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).

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 December 31, 2021, at value:


Asset Valuation Inputs

 

                                                                           

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 90,407,731      $ —        $ —        $ 90,407,731  

Short-Term Investments

     —          4,612,214        —          4,612,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 90,407,731      $ 4,612,214      $ —        $ 95,019,945  

 

*

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


Industry Summary at December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

Software

     10.8

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     9.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     6.1  

Machinery

     5.4  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     5.3  

Capital Markets

     5.1  

Biotechnology

     4.9  

Building Products

     4.5  

Aerospace & Defense

     4.0  

IT Services

     3.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.0  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.7  

Specialty Retail

     2.6  

Household Durables

     2.5  

Auto Components

     2.4  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.2  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     22.9  

Short-Term Investments

     5.0  

Total Investments

     102.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     (2.6
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0