Natixis Funds Trust II
04/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/06/2026 15:30
Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497)
Prospectus
April 1, 2026
April 1, 2026
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
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LSAGX
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LSCGX
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LSNGX
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LSGGX
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
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LSFAX
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LSFCX
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LSFNX
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LSFYX
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
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VNSAX
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VNSCX
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VNSNX
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VNSYX
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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved any Fund's shares or determined whether this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a crime.
Table of Contents
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Fund Summary
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1
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
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1
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
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7
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
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14
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Investment Goals, Strategies and Risks
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21
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More About Goals and Strategies
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21
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
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21
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
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21
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
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22
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All Funds
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23
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More About Risks
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24
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Management Team
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31
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Meet the Funds' Investment Advisers and Subadviser
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31
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Meet the Funds' Portfolio Managers
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32
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Additional Information
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32
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Fund Services
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32
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Investing in the Funds
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32
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How Sales Charges Are Calculated
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33
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Compensation to Securities Dealers
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36
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How to Purchase Shares
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37
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How to Redeem Shares
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38
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Exchanging or Converting Shares
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40
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Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares
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41
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Self-Servicing Your Account
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43
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Restructuring and Liquidations
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43
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How Fund Shares Are Priced
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43
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Dividends and Distributions
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45
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Tax Consequences
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45
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Additional Investor Services
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47
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Financial Performance
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48
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Appendix A- Intermediary Specific Information
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A-1
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Appendix B- Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers
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B-1
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Appendix C- Additional Index Information
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C-1
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Fund Summary
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund's investment goal is long-term growth of capital.
Fund Fees & Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000in the Natixis Funds Complex.More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 34 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 85 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").
Shareholder Fees
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(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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5.75%
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None
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None
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None
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)
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None*
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1.00%
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None
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None
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Redemption fees
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None
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None
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None
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None
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| * | A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase. |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
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Management fees
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0.75%
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0.75%
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0.75%
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0.75%
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Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees
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0.25%
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1.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Other expenses
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0.33%
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0.33%
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0.26%
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0.33%
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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1.33%
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2.08%
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1.01%
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1.08%
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Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement1,2
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0.13%
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0.13%
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0.11%
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0.13%
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Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
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1.20%
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1.95%
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0.90%
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0.95%
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| 1 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90% and 0.95% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
| 2 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund.Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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If shares are redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class A
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$
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690
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$
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960
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$
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1,250
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$
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2,074
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Class C
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$
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298
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$
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639
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$
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1,107
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$
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2,208
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Class N
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$
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92
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$
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311
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$
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547
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$
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1,226
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Fund Summary
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If shares are redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class Y
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$
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97
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$
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331
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$
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583
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$
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1,306
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If shares are not redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class C
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$
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198
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$
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639
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$
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1,107
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$
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2,208
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest in securities that provide exposure to no fewer than three countries, which will include the U.S. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in securities of companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. This 40% minimum investment amount may be reduced to 30% if market conditions for these investments or specific foreign markets are deemed unfavorable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser uses a proprietary definition to determine whether a security is classified as U.S. or non-U.S. In determining the location of an issuer for these purposes, or where the issuer's principal activities are based, the Adviser will consider a variety of factors (collectively designed to assess whether an issuer is economically tied to a particular country or region), including but not limited to: the markets in which the issuer's securities are primarily traded; the location of the issuer's headquarters, principal offices, or operations; the country where the issuer is organized; the percentage of the issuer's revenues or profits derived from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in the relevant country; and information provided by third-party data analytics service providers. No single factor will necessarily be determinative, nor must all factors be present for the Adviser to assess an issuer's location. The Adviser may assign different weights to these factors based on different geographic policies, countries, or products. The Fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in emerging markets securities. The Fund considers a security to be an emerging market security if its country, as determined through the proprietary process described above, is included in the MSCI Emerging & Frontier Markets Index. The Fund focuses on stocks of large-capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any size.
The Fund normally invests across a wide range of sectors and industries. The Fund's portfolio manager employs a growth style of equity management, which means that the Fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages versus others, long-term structural growth drivers that will lead to above-average future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. The Fund's portfolio manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager believes the share price should be).
The Fund will consider selling a portfolio investment when the portfolio manager believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or the markets in which it operates, when a critical underlying investment assumption is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes available, when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment reasons which the portfolio manager deems appropriate.
The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and invest in interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments. In addition, the Fund may gain investment exposure to Chinese companies through the use of a structure known as a variable interest entity ("VIE"). The VIE structure allows investors, such as the Fund, to gain exposure to sectors or industries where non-Chinese ownership is restricted or prohibited by the Chinese government. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser does not intend to hedge currency risk, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.
Principal Investment Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.
The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.
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Fund Summary
Equity Securities Risk:The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock. Securities of real estate-related companies and REITs in which the Fund may invest may be considered equity securities, thus subjecting the Fund to the risks of investing in equity securities generally.
Market/Issuer Risk:The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.
Management Risk:A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio manager may fail to produce the intended result.
Liquidity Risk:Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. Markets may become illiquid quickly. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and dealers may be unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities and privately negotiated equity and other investments are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well.Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.
Foreign Securities Risk:Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.
Emerging Markets Risk:In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.
The Fund's exposure to VIEs may pose additional risks because, instead of directly investing in the underlying Chinese operating company, the Fund's investment is in a holding company domiciled outside of China. The holding company has contractual arrangements with the operating company that are expected to provide investors, such as the Fund, with economic exposure to the operating company. While VIEs are a longstanding industry practice that is well known to Chinese officials and regulators historically, they have not been formally recognized under Chinese law. Effective March 31, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission ("CSRC") released new rules that permit the use of VIE structures, provided they abide by Chinese laws and register with the CSRC. The rules, however, may cause Chinese companies to undergo greater scrutiny and may make the process to create VIEs more difficult and costly. The Chinese government may cease to tolerate VIE structures at any time or impose new restrictions. Similarly, these investments may face delisting or other adverse actions under U.S. or other non-Chinese law. Any of these events may reduce the value of the Fund's investments in these companies or render them valueless.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk:Compared to large-capitalization companies, small- and mid-capitalization companies are more likely to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Stocks of these companies often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may fluctuate more than stocks of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be relatively more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies.
REITs Risk:Investments in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for the favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Fund Summary
Large Shareholder Transaction Risk: Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. In addition, a large number of shareholders collectively may purchase or redeem Fund shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly (collectively, such transactions are referred to as "large shareholder transactions"). In the event of a large shareholder transaction, the Fund may be required to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income for shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders, may increase transaction costs, and may otherwise negatively impact fund performance. The effects of taxable income and/or gains resulting from large shareholder transactions would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their Fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged plan. In addition, such transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses. A number of circumstances may cause the Fund to experience large redemptions, such as changes in the eligibility criteria for the Fund or share class of the Fund; liquidations, reorganizations, repositionings, or other announced Fund events; or changes in investment objectives, strategies, policies, risks, or investment personnel.
Currency Risk:Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and may invest in securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. Under normal market conditions, the Fund does not intend to hedge currency risk, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivatives transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.
Derivatives Risk:Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including foreign currency forwards, foreign currency futures and options) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than any amounts paid or margin transferred to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.
Leverage Risk: Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.
Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, life-of-class and life-of-fund periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad-based securities market index that reflects the performance of the overall market applicable to the Fund. Performance for Class C shares includes the automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years, where applicable. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.To the extent that a class of shares was subject to the waiver or reimbursement of certain expenses during a period, had such expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
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Fund Summary
Total Returns for Class Y Shares
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Highest Quarterly Return:
Second Quarter 2020, 26.23% Lowest Quarterly Return: Second Quarter 2022, -19.88% |
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Average Annual Total Returns
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(for the periods ended December 31, 2025)
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Past 1 Year
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Past 5 Years
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Life of Fund
(3/31/16) |
Life of Class N
(3/31/17) |
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Class Y - Return Before Taxes
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17.56%
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8.99%
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13.87%
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-
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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17.47%
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8.24%
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12.84%
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-
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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10.45%
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6.87%
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11.25%
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-
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Class A - Return Before Taxes
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10.52%
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7.44%
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12.90%
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-
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Class C - Return Before Taxes
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15.38%
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7.90%
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12.89%
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-
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Class N - Return Before Taxes
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17.60%
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9.05%
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-
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13.76%
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MSCI All Country World Index (Net)
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22.34%
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11.19%
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11.97%
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11.63%
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.
Management
Investment Adviser
Loomis Sayles
Portfolio Manager
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA®, Chief Investment Officer and Founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team, has served as Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2016.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Class A and C Shares
The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:
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Type of Account
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Minimum Initial Purchase
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Any account other than those listed below
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$
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2,500
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For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Automatic Investment Plan
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$
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1,000
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For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans
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$
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1,000
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There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
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| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class N Shares
Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Funds of fundsthat are distributed by the Distributor. |
| • | Sub-accountsheld within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000. (Effective June 1, 2026, this waiver no longer applies.) |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
Class Y Shares
Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no minimum initial investment for:
| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Certain Individual Retirement Accountsif the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund. |
| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Fund Trustees,former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments through such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.
Fund Fees & Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Natixis Funds Complex.More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 34 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 85 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").
Shareholder Fees
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(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
|
|
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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3.50%
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None
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None
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None
|
|
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)
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None*
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1.00%
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None
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None
|
|
Redemption fees
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None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
| * |
A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to certain purchases of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen months of the date of purchase. |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
|
Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
|
|
Management fees
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
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0.60%
|
|
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees
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0.25%
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1.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
|
|
Other expenses1
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0.22%
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0.22%
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0.17%
|
0.22%
|
|
Total annual fund operating expenses
|
1.07%
|
1.82%
|
0.77%
|
0.82%
|
|
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3
|
0.08%
|
0.08%
|
0.08%
|
0.08%
|
|
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
|
0.99%
|
1.74%
|
0.69%
|
0.74%
|
| 1 | The expense information shown in the table above includes acquired fund fees and expenses of less than 0.01%; the ratios may differ from the expense information disclosed in the Fund's financial highlights table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. |
| 2 | Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles" or the "Adviser") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 0.98%, 1.73%, 0.68% and 0.73% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, C, N and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and 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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3 |
Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees
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to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund.Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
|
If shares are redeemed:
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1 year
|
3 years
|
5 years
|
10 years
|
||||
|
Class A
|
$
|
447
|
$
|
671
|
$
|
912
|
$
|
1,603
|
|
Class C
|
$
|
277
|
$
|
565
|
$
|
978
|
$
|
1,934
|
|
Class N
|
$
|
70
|
$
|
238
|
$
|
420
|
$
|
947
|
|
Class Y
|
$
|
76
|
$
|
254
|
$
|
447
|
$
|
1,006
|
|
If shares are not redeemed:
|
1 year
|
3 years
|
5 years
|
10 years
|
||||
|
Class C
|
$
|
177
|
$
|
565
|
$
|
978
|
$
|
1,934
|
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80%of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a combination of adjustable floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other business entities and fixed-income securities, including derivatives that reference the returns of these instruments.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in floating rate loans that either hold a senior position in the capital structure of the borrower, hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a senior position secured by liens with other senior debt) that the Adviser believes justify treatment as senior debt ("Senior Loans"). The Fund may invest in Senior Loans directly as an original lender or by assignment from a lender, or it may invest indirectly through participation agreements, interests in collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and derivatives that reference such instruments. Derivatives that reference the returns of Senior Loans may pay returns at fixed rather than variable rates. The Fund's investments may also include, but are not limited to, subordinated loans, below investment grade corporate bonds and investment grade fixed-income debt securities. The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in pay-in-kind ("PIK") securities and zero-coupon securities. The Fund may receive debt, equity or other securities or instruments as a result of the general restructuring of the debt of an issuer, the restructuring of a floating rate loan or as part of a package of securities acquired with a loan.
The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in other foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in emerging market securities. Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.
Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates that adjust or "float" periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks. Floating rate loans are generally unrated or rated less than investment grade and may be subject to restrictions on resale. The Fund may invest without limit in securities of any rating, including those that are in default. The Fund has no requirements as to the range of maturities of the debt instruments in which it can invest or as to the market capitalization of the issuers of those instruments.
The Fund may use derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps (including, among others, credit default swap indices, loan-only credit default swaps and loan-only credit default swap indices) and structured notes to enhance income, to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates, and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.
The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), other privately placed investments such as private credit investments, convertible securities, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and mortgage-related securities, including adjustable rate mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed securities, and U.S. government securities (including its agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored entities). The Fund may also engage in currency-related transactions. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.
When deciding which securities to buy and sell, the Adviser will consider credit quality and whether credit quality is improving or declining, as well as return potential, in the context of market and economic risks. In addition to security selection, the Adviser expects to use cycle evaluation in conjunction with sector rotation in an effort to enhance or offset cyclical influences.
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The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of securities and other instruments. Effects of frequent trading may include high transaction costs, which may lower the Fund's return, and realization of short-term capital gains, distributions of which are taxable to shareholders who are individuals as ordinary income. Trading costs and tax effects associated with frequent trading may adversely affect the Fund's performance.
With the exception of the 80% test described above, the percentage limitations set forth herein are not investment restrictions and the Fund may exceed these limits from time to time. In addition, when calculating these exposures, the Fund may use the notional value or an adjusted notional value of a derivative to reflect what the Adviser believes to be the most accurate assessment of the Fund's real economic exposure.
Principal Investment Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.
The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.
Senior Loans Risk: The risks associated with Senior Loans are similar to the risks of investing in below investment-grade securities. The Senior Loans in which the Fund invests will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating agencies. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment rates and a Senior Loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default. Senior Loans are subject to credit risk, and secured Senior Loans may not be adequately collateralized. The interest rates of Senior Loans reset frequently, and thus Senior Loans are subject to interest rate risk. Senior Loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities and there may also be less public information available about Senior Loans as compared to other debt securities. Senior Loans may be difficult to value and may be subject to restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Transactions in Senior Loans may take significantly longer than seven days to settle and, as a result, proceeds related to the sale of Senior Loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations. In order to satisfy redemption requests pending settlement of Senior Loans, the Fund may take a variety of measures, including, without limitation drawing on its cash and other short term positions and borrowing from banks (including under the Fund's line of credit), all of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. With limited exceptions, the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material non-public information about the issuers of Senior Loans who also issue publicly traded securities, and therefore the Adviser may have less information than other investors about certain of the Senior Loans in which it seeks to invest. Investing in Senior Loan participations exposes the Fund to the credit of the counterparty issuing the participation in addition to the credit of the ultimate borrower.
Liquidity Risk:Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. Markets may become illiquid quickly. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and dealers may be unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities and privately negotiated credit and other investments, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well.Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.
Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. In the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing a Senior Loan. Senior Loans and other floating rate securities that are rated below investment-grade are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments. The value of loans made to such borrowers is likely to be more sensitive to adverse news about the borrower, markets or economy. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivatives transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with OTC derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For
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centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.
Management Risk:A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.
Leverage Risk:Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.
"Covenant-Lite" Loan Risk:Some of the loans in which the Fund invests or to which it otherwise gains exposure may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans.
Derivatives Risk:Derivative instruments (such as those in which the Fund may invest, including futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps and structured notes) are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that the Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a speculative activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund's use of derivatives involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts, uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than any amounts paid or margin transferred to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the risk that the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an advantageous time or price. The Fund's derivative counterparties may experience financial difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.
Emerging Markets Risk:In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.
Foreign Securities Risk:Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk:Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. Senior Loans typically have adjustable interest rates. As a result, it is expected that the values of Senior Loans held by the Fund will fluctuate less in response to interest rate changes than will fixed-rate debt securities; however, the interest rates paid by these loans will generally decrease if interest rates fall. On the other hand, because the interest rates paid on Senior Loans may be subject to floors or caps, changes in market interest rates will not necessarily increase the interest rates received from its Senior Loan investments. Senior Loans and other fixed-income securities are subject to the risk that borrowers pay off the debts sooner than expected, possibly requiring the Fund to re-invest in lower-yielding securities. The values of zero-coupon bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities.In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Fiscal, economic, monetary or other governmental or central bank policies, actions or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate risks associated with interest rates, including fluctuations in interest rates.
Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk: The Fund will indirectly bear the management, service and other fees of any other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, in which it invests in addition to its own expenses.
Large Shareholder Transaction Risk: Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. In addition, a large number of shareholders collectively may purchase or redeem Fund shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly (collectively, such transactions are referred to as "large shareholder transactions"). In the event of a large shareholder transaction, the Fund may be required to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income for shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders, may increase transaction costs, and may otherwise negatively impact fund performance. The effects of taxable income and/or gains resulting from large shareholder transactions would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their Fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged plan. In addition, such transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses. A number of circumstances may cause the Fund to experience large
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redemptions, such as changes in the eligibility criteria for the Fund or share class of the Fund; liquidations, reorganizations, repositionings, or other announced Fund events; or changes in investment objectives, strategies, policies, risks, or investment personnel.
Market/Issuer Risk:The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.
Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk:In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. The Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk: The may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to pursue its principal investment strategy. A high rate of portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater expenses, which must be borne by the and its shareholders, and also may result in short term capital gains or losses to shareholders. Portfolio turnover is subject to fluctuations and is dependent on certain factors including current market conditions, portfolio re-balancing, cash flows, new issuance, and individual portfolio needs.
Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad-based securities market index that reflects the performance of the overall market applicable to the Fund and an additional index that represents the market sectors in which the Fund primarily invests. Performance for Class C shares includes the automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years, where applicable.The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.To the extent that a class of shares was subject to the waiver or reimbursement of certain expenses during a period, had such expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
Total Returns for Class Y Shares
|
|
Highest Quarterly Return:
Second Quarter 2020, 10.92% Lowest Quarterly Return: First Quarter 2020, -16.32% |
|
Average Annual Total Returns
|
||||
|
(for the periods ended December 31, 2025)
|
Past 1 Year
|
Past 5 Years
|
Past 10 Years
|
Life of Class N
(3/31/17) |
|
Class Y - Return Before Taxes
|
5.38%
|
5.13%
|
4.91%
|
-
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions
|
2.17%
|
2.12%
|
2.14%
|
-
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
3.14%
|
2.59%
|
2.52%
|
-
|
|
Class A - Return Before Taxes
|
1.40%
|
4.13%
|
4.27%
|
-
|
|
Class C - Return Before Taxes
|
3.35%
|
4.08%
|
4.01%
|
-
|
|
Class N - Return Before Taxes
|
5.56%
|
5.18%
|
-
|
4.20%
|
|
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
|
7.30%
|
-0.36%
|
2.01%
|
1.89%
|
|
Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index
|
5.90%
|
6.42%
|
5.83%
|
5.38%
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.
Management
Investment Adviser
Loomis Sayles
Portfolio Managers
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®, Portfolio Manager and Head of the Full Discretion Team and Director at Loomis Sayles, has served as Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2025.
Peter S. Sheehan, Portfolio Manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis Sayles, has served as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2025.
Eric Williams, Portfolio Manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis Sayles, has served as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since 2025.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Class A and C Shares
The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:
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Type of Account
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Minimum Initial Purchase
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Any account other than those listed below
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$2,500
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For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Automatic Investment Plan
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$1,000
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For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans
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$1,000
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There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class N Shares
Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Funds of fundsthat are distributed by the Distributor. |
| • | Sub-accountsheld within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000. (Effective June 1, 2026, this waiver no longer applies.) |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
Class Y Shares
Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no minimum initial investment for:
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| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Certain Individual Retirement Accountsif the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund. |
| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Fund Trustees,former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments through such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fund Fees & Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000in the Natixis Funds Complex.More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" on page 34 of the Prospectus, in Appendix A to the Prospectus and on page 85 in the section "Reduced Sales Charges" of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI").
Shareholder Fees
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(fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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5.75%
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None
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None
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None
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)
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None
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1.00%
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None
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None
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Redemption fees
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class A
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Class C
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Class N
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Class Y
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Management fees1
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0.66%
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0.66%
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0.66%
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0.66%
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Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees
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0.25%
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1.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Other expenses
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0.18%
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0.18%
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0.09%
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0.18%
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Total annual fund operating expenses
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1.09%
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1.84%
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0.75%
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0.84%
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Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.03%
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0.00%
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Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
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1.09%
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1.84%
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0.72%
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0.84%
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| 1 | The Fund's operating expenses have been restated to reflect a reduction in management fees, effective as of July 1, 2025, as if the reduction had been in effect during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025. The information has been restated to better reflect anticipated expenses of the Fund. |
| 2 | Natixis Advisors, LLC ("Natixis Advisors") has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses to 1.10%, 1.85%, 0.80% and 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both (1) the class' applicable expense limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the class' current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
| 3 | Natixis Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2027 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund's Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same, except that the example or Class N shares is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. The example for Class C shares for the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. The example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares of the Fund.Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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If shares are redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class A
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$
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680
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$
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902
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$
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1,141
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$
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1,827
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Class C
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$
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287
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$
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579
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$
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995
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$
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1,962
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If shares are redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class N
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$
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74
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$
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237
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$
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414
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$
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928
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Class Y
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$
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86
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$
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268
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$
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466
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$
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1,037
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If shares are not redeemed:
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Class C
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$
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187
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$
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579
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$
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995
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$
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1,962
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 64% of the average value of its portfolio.
Investments, Risks and Performance
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and similar securities. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. Typically, the Fund's portfolio will hold 20to 40 securities. The Fund may invest in companies with any market capitalization, although, it will typically focus its investments in mid- to large-capitalization companies. While the Fund typically invests in equity securities, it may also invest in debt securities, including below investment grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). A fixed-income security is considered below investment grade quality when none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their top four ratings categories.
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. ("Vaughan Nelson") invests in companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on those companies meeting Vaughan Nelson's return expectations.
Vaughan Nelson uses a bottom-up value oriented investment process in constructing the Fund's portfolio. Vaughan Nelson seeks companies with the following characteristics, although not all of the companies selected will have these attributes:
| • | Companies earning a positive return on capital with stable-to-improving returns. |
| • | Companies valued at discount to their asset value. |
| • | Companies with an attractive and sustainable dividend level. |
In selecting investments for the Fund, Vaughan Nelson generally employs the following strategies:
| • | Vaughan Nelson employs a value-driven investment philosophy that selects securities selling at a relatively low value based on discounted cash flow models. Vaughan Nelson selects companies that it believes are out-of-favor or misunderstood. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson starts with the entire U.S. exchange-traded equity investment universe. Vaughan Nelson then narrows the investment universe by using fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio of 20 to 40 securities. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio that, in the opinion of Vaughan Nelson, is made up of quality companies with the potential to provide significant increases in share price over a three year period. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson will also employ its value driven investment philosophy to identify out-of-favor or misunderstood debt securities. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson will generally sell a security when it reaches Vaughan Nelson's price target or when the issuer shows a change in financial condition, competitive pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces reducing future expected returns from the investment thesis. |
The Fund also may:
| • | Invest in convertible preferred stock and convertible debt securities. |
| • | Invest in publicly traded master limited partnerships. |
| • | Invest in foreign securities, including emerging market securities, traded in U.S. markets directly or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). |
| • | Invest in REITs. |
| • | Invest in securities offered in initial public offerings ("IPOs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments. |
Principal Investment Risks
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.
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Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.
The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the Fund.
Equity Securities Risk:The value of the Fund's investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Securities issued in IPOs tend to involve greater market risk than other equity securities due, in part, to public perception and the lack of publicly available information and trading history. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock. Securities of real estate-related companies and REITs in which the Fund may invest may be considered equity securities, thus subjecting the Fund to the risks of investing in equity securities generally. Small- and mid-capitalization and emerging growth companies may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets and less liquidity than larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund's equity portfolio.
Non-Diversification Risk:Compared with other mutual funds, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest in fewer issuers. Therefore, the Fund may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security or the impact of a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence may have a greater adverse impact on the Fund's net asset value.
Market/Issuer Risk:The market value of the Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuers of the Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition and demand for the issuers' goods and services.
Management Risk:A strategy used by the Fund's portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.
Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk:The Fund's investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities, including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative for below investment grade fixed-income securities.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters into derivatives transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges and clearing houses, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:The Fund, its service providers, and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.
Emerging Markets Risk:In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets.
Foreign Securities Risk:Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk:Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments will fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. In addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities and reduce the Fund's ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of the Fund. Fiscal, economic, monetary or other governmental or central bank policies, actions or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate risks associated with interest rates, including fluctuations in interest rates.
Large Shareholder Transaction Risk: Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. In addition, a large number of shareholders collectively may purchase or redeem Fund shares in large
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amounts rapidly or unexpectedly (collectively, such transactions are referred to as "large shareholder transactions"). In the event of a large shareholder transaction, the Fund may be required to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income for shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders, may increase transaction costs, and may otherwise negatively impact fund performance. The effects of taxable income and/or gains resulting from large shareholder transactions would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their Fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged plan. In addition, such transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase the Fund's expenses. A number of circumstances may cause the Fund to experience large redemptions, such as changes in the eligibility criteria for the Fund or share class of the Fund; liquidations, reorganizations, repositionings, or other announced Fund events; or changes in investment objectives, strategies, policies, risks, or investment personnel.
Leverage Risk: Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.
Liquidity Risk:Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of the Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. Markets may become illiquid quickly. If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes and dealers may be unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities and privately negotiated equity and other investments are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well.Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars.
REITs Risk:Investments in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. REITs are also subject to the possibilities of failing to qualify for the favorable tax treatment available to REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year-to-year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those of a broad-based securities market index that reflects the performance of the overall market applicable to the Fund. Performance for Class C shares includes the automatic conversion to Class A shares after eight years, where applicable. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund's shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.To the extent that a class of shares was subject to the waiver or reimbursement of certain expenses during a period, had such expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
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Total Returns for Class Y Shares
|
|
Highest Quarterly Return:
Second Quarter 2020, 25.72% Lowest Quarterly Return: First Quarter 2020, -21.55% |
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Average Annual Total Returns
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|
(for the periods ended December 31, 2025)
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Past 1 Year
|
Past 5 Years
|
Past 10 Years
|
Life of Class N
(3/31/17) |
|
Class Y - Return Before Taxes
|
13.65%
|
12.21%
|
13.04%
|
-
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions
|
11.36%
|
9.69%
|
10.85%
|
-
|
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
|
9.74%
|
8.97%
|
10.10%
|
-
|
|
Class A - Return Before Taxes
|
6.85%
|
10.62%
|
12.10%
|
-
|
|
Class C - Return Before Taxes
|
11.52%
|
11.10%
|
12.10%
|
-
|
|
Class N - Return Before Taxes
|
13.73%
|
12.26%
|
-
|
13.32%
|
|
S&P 500®Index
|
17.88%
|
14.42%
|
14.82%
|
14.78%
|
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. Index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.
Management
Investment Adviser
Natixis Advisors
Subadviser
Vaughan Nelson
Portfolio Managers
Chris D. Wallis, CFA®, Chief Executive Officer and Lead Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, has served as co-manager of the Fund since 2012.
Scott J. Weber, CFA®, Lead Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, has served as co-manager of the Fund since 2012.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Class A and C Shares
The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:
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Type of Account
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Minimum Initial Purchase
|
|
Any account other than those listed below
|
$2,500
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For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds' Automatic Investment Plan
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$1,000
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For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans
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$1,000
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There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
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| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor") may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
The minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class N Shares
Class N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum. This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no initial investment minimum for:
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Funds of fundsthat are distributed by the Distributor. |
| • | Sub-accountsheld within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least $1,000,000. (Effective June 1, 2026, this waiver no longer applies.) |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
Class Y Shares
Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares. There is no minimum initial investment for:
| • | Fee Based Programs(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans.Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees imposed by the plan administrator. |
| • | Certain Individual Retirement Accountsif the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund. |
| • | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviserwhere the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
| • | Fund Trustees,former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, accounts invested through certain intermediaries held within an Intermediary Omnibus Account. |
| • | Effective June 1, 2026, in its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive any share class eligibility requirement. |
At the discretion of Natixis Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
The Fund's shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Fund at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply), through the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally. Investments through such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
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intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund's investment goal is long-term growth of capital. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest in securities that provide exposure to no fewer than three countries, which will include the U.S. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in securities of companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries. This 40% minimum investment amount may be reduced to 30% if market conditions for these investments or specific foreign markets are deemed unfavorable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser uses a proprietary definition to determine whether a security is classified as U.S. or non-U.S. In determining the location of an issuer for these purposes, or where the issuer's principal activities are based, the Adviser will consider a variety of factors (collectively designed to assess whether an issuer is economically tied to a particular country or region), including but not limited to: the markets in which the issuer's securities are primarily traded; the location of the issuer's headquarters, principal offices, or operations; the country where the issuer is organized; the percentage of the issuer's revenues or profits derived from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in the relevant country; and information provided by third-party data analytics service providers. No single factor will necessarily be determinative, nor must all factors be present for the Adviser to assess an issuer's location. The Adviser may assign different weights to these factors based on different geographic policies, countries, or products. The Fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in emerging markets securities. The Fund considers a security to be an emerging market security if its country, as determined through the proprietary process described above, is included in the MSCI Emerging & Frontier Markets Index. The Fund focuses on stocks of large-capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any size.
The Fund normally invests across a wide range of sectors and industries. The Fund's portfolio manager employs a growth style of equity management, which means that the Fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages versus others, long-term structural growth drivers that will lead to above-average future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. The Fund's portfolio manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager believes the share price should be).
The Fund will consider selling a portfolio investment when the portfolio manager believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or the markets in which it operates, when a critical underlying investment assumption is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes available, when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment reasons which the portfolio manager deems appropriate.
The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and invest in interests in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments. In addition, the Fund may gain investment exposure to Chinese companies through the use of a structure known as a variable interest entity ("VIE"). The VIE structure allows investors, such as the Fund, to gain exposure to sectors or industries where non-Chinese ownership is restricted or prohibited by the Chinese government. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser does not intend to hedge currency risk, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a combination of adjustable floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations or other business entities and fixed-income securities, including derivatives that reference the returns of these instruments.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in floating rate loans that either hold a senior position in the capital structure of the borrower, hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a senior position secured by liens with other senior debt) that the Adviser believes justify treatment as senior debt ("Senior Loans"). The Fund may invest in Senior Loans directly as an original lender or by assignment from a lender, or it may invest indirectly through participation agreements, interests in
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collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and derivatives that reference such instruments. Derivatives that reference the returns of Senior Loans may pay returns at fixed rather than variable rates. The Fund's investments may also include, but are not limited to, subordinated loans, below investment grade corporate bonds and investment grade fixed-income debt securities. The fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred stocks. The Fund may invest in pay-in-kind ("PIK") securities and zero-coupon securities. The Fund may receive debt, equity or other securities or instruments as a result of the general restructuring of the debt of an issuer, the restructuring of a floating rate loan or as part of a package of securities acquired with a loan.
The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in other foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in emerging market securities. Although certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S. fixed-income indices published by Bloomberg.
Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates that adjust or "float" periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks. Floating rate loans are generally unrated or rated less than investment grade and may be subject to restrictions on resale. The Fund may invest without limit in securities of any rating, including those that are in default. The Fund has no requirements as to the range of maturities of the debt instruments in which it can invest or as to the market capitalization of the issuers of those instruments.
The Fund may use derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps (including, among others, credit default swap indices, loan-only credit default swaps and loan-only credit default swap indices) and structured notes to enhance income, to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates, and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.
The Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities"), other privately placed investments such as private credit investments, convertible securities, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), and mortgage-related securities, including adjustable rate mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed securities, and U.S. government securities (including its agencies, instrumentalities and sponsored entities). The Fund may also engage in currency-related transactions. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.
When deciding which securities to buy and sell, the Adviser will consider credit quality and whether credit quality is improving or declining, as well as return potential, in the context of market and economic risks. In addition to security selection, the Adviser expects to use cycle evaluation in conjunction with sector rotation in an effort to enhance or offset cyclical influences.
The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of securities and other instruments. Effects of frequent trading may include high transaction costs, which may lower the Fund's return, and realization of short-term capital gains, distributions of which are taxable to shareholders who are individuals as ordinary income. Trading costs and tax effects associated with frequent trading may adversely affect the Fund's performance.
With the exception of the 80% test described above, the percentage limitations set forth herein are not investment restrictions and the Fund may exceed these limits from time to time. In addition, when calculating these exposures, the Fund may use the notional value or an adjusted notional value of a derivative to reflect what the Adviser believes to be the most accurate assessment of the Fund's real economic exposure.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund's investment goal may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide 60 days' prior notice to shareholders before changing the investment goal.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest primarily in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, limited partnership interests, interests in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts ("REITs") or other trusts and similar securities. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. Typically, the Fund's portfolio will hold 20 to 40 securities. The Fund may invest in companies with any market capitalization, although, it will typically focus its investments in mid- to large-capitalization companies. While the Fund typically invests in equity securities, it may also invest in debt securities, including below investment grade fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds"). A fixed-income security is considered below investment grade quality when none of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their top four ratings categories.
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. ("Vaughan Nelson") invests in companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on those companies meeting Vaughan Nelson's return expectations.
Vaughan Nelson uses a bottom-up value oriented investment process in constructing the Fund's portfolio. Vaughan Nelson seeks companies with the following characteristics, although not all of the companies selected will have these attributes:
| • | Companies earning a positive return on capital with stable-to-improving returns. |
| • | Companies valued at discount to their asset value. |
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| • | Companies with an attractive and sustainable dividend level. |
In selecting investments for the Fund, Vaughan Nelson generally employs the following strategies:
| • | Vaughan Nelson employs a value-driven investment philosophy that selects securities selling at a relatively low value based on discounted cash flow models. Vaughan Nelson selects companies that it believes are out-of-favor or misunderstood. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson starts with the entire U.S. exchange-traded equity investment universe. Vaughan Nelson then narrows the investment universe by using fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio of 20 to 40 securities. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio that, in the opinion of Vaughan Nelson, is made up of quality companies with the potential to provide significant increases in share price over a three year period. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson will also employ its value driven investment philosophy to identify out-of-favor or misunderstood debt securities. |
| • | Vaughan Nelson will generally sell a security when it reaches Vaughan Nelson's price target or when the issuer shows a change in financial condition, competitive pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces reducing future expected returns from the investment thesis. |
The Fund also may:
| • | Invest in convertible preferred stock and convertible debt securities. |
| • | Invest in publicly traded master limited partnerships. |
| • | Invest in foreign securities, including emerging market securities, traded in U.S. markets directly or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). |
| • | Invest in REITs. |
| • | Invest in securities offered in initial public offerings ("IPOs"), securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A securities") and other privately placed investments such as private equity investments. |
All Funds
Temporary Defensive Measures
Temporary defensive measures may be used by a Fund during adverse economic, market, political or other conditions. In this event, a Fund may hold any portion of its assets in cash (U.S. dollars, foreign currencies or multinational currency units) and/or invest in cash equivalents such as money market instruments or high-quality debt securities as it deems appropriate. A Fund may miss certain investment opportunities if it uses defensive strategies and thus may not achieve its investment goal.
Securities Lending
Each Fund may lend a portion of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. Please see "Investment Strategies and Risks" in the statement of additional information ("SAI") for details. If a Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and the Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. These fees or interest are income to each Fund, although a Fund often must share the income with the securities lending agent and/or the borrower. Securities lending involves, among other risks, the risk of loss of rights in the collateral or delay in recovery of the collateral if the borrower fails to return the security loaned or becomes insolvent. A Fund may pay lending fees to the party arranging the loan.
In addition, any investment of cash is generally at the sole risk of a Fund. Any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting any cash collateral delivered by a borrower pursuant to a loan are generally at a Fund's risk, and to the extent any such losses reduce the amount of cash below the amount required to be returned to the borrower upon the termination of any loan, the Fund may be required by the securities lending agent to pay or cause to be paid to such borrower an amount equal to such shortfall in cash, possibly requiring it to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy its obligations. Each Fund's securities lending activities are implemented pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and are subject to Board oversight.
Percentage Investment Limitations
Except as set forth in the Funds' SAI, the percentage limitations set forth in this Prospectus and the SAI apply at the time an investment is made and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment.
Portfolio Holdings
A description of each Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund's portfolio securities is available in the section "Portfolio Holdings Information" in the SAI. A "snapshot" of each Fund's investments may be found in its filing on Form N-CSR. In addition, a list of each Fund's full portfolio holdings, which is updated monthly after an aging period of at least 30 calendar days (15 calendar days for Vaughan Nelson Select Fund), is available on each Fund's website at im.natixis.com/us/fund-documents (in the "Holdings" column select "Full portfolio holdings" for the relevant Fund). These holdings will remain accessible on the website at least until each Fund files its respective Form N-CSR or Form N-PORT with the SEC for the period that includes the date of the information. In addition, a list of each Fund's top 10 holdings as of the month end is generally available within 7 business days after the month end on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com/us/fund-documents (click Fund name and navigate to "Top Ten Holdings" section on the web page).
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More About Risks
This section provides more information on certain principal risks that may affect a Fund's portfolio, as well as information on additional risks a Fund may be subject to because of its investments or practices. In seeking to achieve its investment goals, a Fund may also invest in various types of securities and engage in various investment practices which are not a principal focus of a Fund and therefore are not described in this Prospectus. These securities and investment practices and their associated risks are discussed in the Funds' SAI, which is available without charge upon request (see back cover). The significance of any specific risk to an investment in a Fund will vary over time, depending on the composition of the Fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to a Fund.
Fund shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal invested.
Recent Market Events Risk
The Funds are subject to the risk that geopolitical and other events (e.g., wars, pandemics, terrorism, trade disputes, and rapid technological developments or widespread adoption of new technologies) will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect particular economies and markets as well as global economies and markets, thereby potentially decreasing the value of a Fund's investments. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in, among other things, significant market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, declines in global financial markets, higher default rates, and economic downturns and recessions, and may continue to have similar effects in the future. Such factors, and the effects of other infectious illness outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics, may have a significant adverse effect on a Fund's performance, exacerbate other risks that apply to a Fund, exacerbate existing economic, political, or social tensions, have the potential to impair the ability of a Fund's investment adviser, subadviser, or other service providers to serve the Fund, and lead to disruptions that negatively impact a Fund.
In addition, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the resulting responses by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. These and any related events could significantly impact a Fund's performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, even if the Fund does not have direct exposure to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.
In addition, U.S. trade policy has changed rapidly in the past, and may do so in the future, and it may be an ongoing source of instability, potentially resulting in significant currency fluctuations and/or having other adverse effects on international markets, international trade agreements, and/or other existing cross-border cooperation arrangements (whether economic, tax, fiscal, legal, regulatory, or otherwise). To the extent trade disputes escalate globally, there could be additional significant impacts on the sectors or industries in which a Fund invests and financial markets generally, as well as other adverse impacts on the Fund's overall performance. Events such as these and their impact on the Funds are impossible to predict. Other issuers or markets could be similarly affected by past or future geopolitical or other events or conditions.
Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities Risk
Below investment grade fixed-income securities, also known as "junk bonds," are rated below investment grade quality and may be considered speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. To be considered rated below investment grade quality, a security must not have been rated by any of the three major rating agencies (Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. or S&P Global Ratings) in one of their respective top four rating categories at the time a Fund acquires the security or, if the security is unrated, the portfolio managers have determined it to be of comparable quality. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of below investment grade fixed-income securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher-quality debt securities, and a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives may, to the extent the Fund invests in below investment grade fixed-income securities, be more dependent upon the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case if the Fund were investing in higher-quality securities. The issuers of these securities may be in default or have a currently identifiable vulnerability to default on their payments of principal and interest, or may otherwise present elements of danger with respect to payments of principal or interest. Below investment grade fixed-income securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than higher-grade securities. Yields on below investment grade fixed-income securities will fluctuate. When a Fund makes an investment, the Fund may incur costs, such as transactional or legal expenses, associated with the investment. With respect to investments in distressed instruments, including some below investment grade fixed-income securities, a Fund may be more likely to incur additional expenses. For example, if the issuer of below investment grade fixed-income securities defaults, a Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery.
The secondary markets in which below investment-grade securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher-grade securities. A lack of liquidity in the secondary trading markets could adversely affect the price at which a Fund could sell a particular below investment-grade security when necessary to meet liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer, and could adversely affect and cause large fluctuations in the net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions may decrease the values and liquidity of high yield securities generally. It is reasonable to expect that any adverse economic conditions could disrupt the market for below investment-grade securities, have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon. New laws and proposed new laws may adversely impact the market for below investment-grade fixed-income securities.
Covenant-Lite Loan Risk
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Some of the loans in which the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund invests or to which it otherwise gains exposure may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of loans. Covenant-lite loans generally do not include terms that allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default or force a borrower into bankruptcy restructuring if certain criteria are breached. Under such loans, lenders typically must rely on covenants that restrict a company from incurring additional debt or engaging in certain actions. Such covenants can only be breached by an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by deterioration in the borrower's financial condition. Accordingly, the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund may have fewer rights against a borrower when it invests in or has exposure to such loans and, accordingly, may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with additional or more conventional covenants.
Credit/Counterparty Risk
Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, a Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. A Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives transactions. Many of the protections afforded to participants on organized exchanges, such as the performance guarantee given by a central clearing house, are not available in connection with over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of a Fund's clearing broker and the central clearing house itself. Regulatory requirements may also limit the ability of a Fund to protect its interests in the event of an insolvency of a derivatives counterparty. In the event of a counterparty's (or its affiliate's) insolvency, a Fund's ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, with respect to counterparties who are subject to such proceedings in the European Union and the United Kingdom, the liabilities of such counterparties to a Fund could be reduced, eliminated, or converted to equity in such counterparties (sometimes referred to as a "bail in").
Currency Risk
Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively affect an investment. A Fund may be subject to currency risk because it may invest in currency-related instruments and/or securities or other instruments denominated in, or that generate income denominated in, foreign currencies. The market for some or all currencies may from time to time have low trading volume and become illiquid, which may prevent a Fund from effecting a position or from promptly liquidating unfavorable positions in such markets, thus subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. A Fund may elect not to hedge currency risk, or may hedge such risk imperfectly, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk
The Funds, their service providers and other market participants increasingly depend on complex information technology and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats and risks that could adversely affect the Funds and their shareholders. These risks include, among others, theft, misuse, and improper release of confidential or highly sensitive information relating to the Funds and their shareholders, as well as compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of the Funds and their service providers, including those relating to the performance and effectiveness of security procedures used by a Fund or its service providers to protect a Fund's assets. Power outages, natural disasters, equipment malfunctions and processing errors that threaten these systems, as well as market events that occur at a pace that overloads these systems, may also disrupt business operations or impact critical data. Cybersecurity incidents and cyber-attacks have been occurring globally at a more frequent and severe level and will likely continue to increase in frequency in the future. There may be an increased risk of cyber-attacks during periods of geopolitical or military conflict, and geopolitical tensions may increase the scale and sophistication of deliberate cybersecurity attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing. Any problems relating to the performance and effectiveness of security procedures used by a Fund or its service providers to protect a Fund's assets, such as algorithms, codes, passwords, multiple signature systems, encryption and telephone call-backs, may have an adverse impact on an investment in a Fund. Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in financial losses to the Funds and their shareholders, impede business transactions, violate privacy and other laws, subject the Funds to certain regulatory penalties and reputational damage, and increase compliance costs and expenses. Furthermore, as a Fund's assets grow, it may become a more appealing target for cybersecurity threats such as hackers and malware. Although the Funds have developed processes, risk management systems and business continuity plans designed to reduce these risks, the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses, operational and technology plans and systems of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business. The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result. Similar types of cybersecurity risks also are present for issuers of securities in which the Funds invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers, and may cause the Funds' investment in such securities to lose value.
The Adviser, the Funds and the issuers in which they invest, service providers, and other market participants may utilize artificial intelligence technologies in business operations. It is possible that the information provided through use of artificial intelligence could be insufficient, incomplete, inaccurate or biased leading to adverse effects for a Fund, including, potentially, operational errors and investment losses. Moreover, recent technological developments in, and the increasingly widespread use of, artificial intelligence technologies may pose risks to the Adviser and the Funds. For instance, the economy may be significantly impacted by the advanced development and increased regulation of artificial intelligence technologies. As artificial intelligence technologies are used more widely, the profitability and growth of a Fund's holdings may be impacted, which could significantly impact the overall performance of the Fund.
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The legal and regulatory frameworks within which artificial intelligence technologies operate continue to rapidly evolve, and it is not possible to predict the full extent of current or future risks related thereto.
Derivatives Risk
As described herein and in the SAI, the use of derivatives involves special risks. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. There is no guarantee that a Fund's use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on a Fund's exposure to securities market values, interest rates, currency exchange rates or other markets. It is possible that a Fund's liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. A Fund's use of derivatives, such as futures contracts, forward contracts, options, swaps (including, among others, credit default swap indices, loan-only credit default swaps and loan-only credit default swap indices) and structured notes, involves other risks, such as the credit/counterparty risk relating to the other party to a derivative contract (which is generally greater for OTC derivatives than for centrally cleared derivatives), the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with relevant assets, rates or indices, liquidity risk and the risk of losing more than any amounts paid or margin transferred to initiate derivatives positions. The Fund may be required to sell other securities at inopportune times to meet collateral requirements on its derivatives transactions. There is also the risk that a Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivatives position at an advantageous time or price. The use of derivatives may cause a Fund to incur losses greater than those which would have occurred had derivatives not been used. Losses resulting from the use of derivatives will reduce a Fund's NAV, and possibly income. To the extent that a Fund uses a derivative for purposes other than as a hedge, or if a Fund hedges imperfectly, the Fund is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative and any loss generated by the derivative will not be offset by a gain. When used, derivatives may affect the timing, amount, or character of distributions payable to, and thus taxes payable by, shareholders. Similarly, for accounting and performance reporting purposes, income and gain characteristics may be different than if the Fund held the underlying securities or other assets directly.
Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), governs the use of derivative investments and certain financing transactions by registered investment companies. Among other things, Rule 18f-4 requires funds that invest in derivative instruments beyond a specified limited amount to apply a value-at-risk based limit to their use of derivative instruments and financing transactions and to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program. A Fund that uses derivative instruments in a limited amount is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4. Compliance with the rule by the Funds could, among other things, make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect a Fund's performance.
Emerging Markets Risk
In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other countries (such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on new issuers and instruments, and an issuer's unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets. In addition, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases may exacerbate pre-existing problems in emerging market countries with less established health care systems.
Economic and Political Risks.Emerging market countries often experience instability in their political and economic structures and have less market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight than more developed markets. Government actions could have a significant impact on the economic conditions in such countries, which in turn would affect the value and liquidity of the assets of a Fund invested in emerging market securities. Specific risks that could decrease a Fund's return include seizure of a company's assets, restrictions imposed on payments as a result of blockages on foreign currency exchanges or sanctions and unanticipated social or political occurrences.
The ability of the government of an emerging market country to make timely payments on its debt obligations will depend on many factors, including the extent of its reserves, fluctuations in interest rates and access to international credit and investments. A country that has non-diversified exports or relies on certain key imports will be subject to greater fluctuations in the pricing of those commodities. Failure to generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade will make it difficult for an emerging market country to service its foreign debt.
Companies trading in developing securities markets are generally smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies trading in developed markets. Foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales. Settlement of securities transactions in emerging markets may be subject to risk of loss and may be delayed more often than transactions settled in the United States, in part because a Fund will need to use brokers and counterparties that are less well capitalized, and custody and registration of assets in some countries may be unreliable compared to more developed countries. Disruptions resulting from social and political factors may cause the securities markets to close. If extended closings were to occur, the liquidity and value of a Fund's assets invested in corporate debt obligations of emerging market companies would decline.
Investment Controls; Repatriation.Foreign investment in emerging market country debt securities is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions may at times limit or preclude foreign investment in certain emerging market country debt securities. Certain emerging market countries require government approval of investments by foreign persons, limit the amount of investments by foreign persons in a particular issuer, limit investments by foreign persons only to a specific class of securities of an issuer that may have less advantageous rights than the classes available for purchase by domiciliaries of the countries and/or impose additional taxes or controls on foreign investors or currency transactions. Certain emerging market countries may also restrict investment opportunities in issuers in industries deemed important to national interests.
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Emerging market countries may require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or proceeds of sale of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if a deterioration occurs in an emerging market country's balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to a Fund of any restrictions on investments. Investing in local markets in emerging market countries may require a Fund to adopt special procedures, seek local governmental approvals or take other actions, each of which may involve additional costs to a Fund.
A Fund's exposure to VIEs may pose additional risks because, instead of directly investing in the underlying Chinese operating company, the Fund's investment is in a holding company domiciled outside of China. The holding company has contractual arrangements with the operating company that are expected to provide investors, such as a Fund, with economic exposure to the operating company. While VIEs are a longstanding industry practice that is well known to Chinese officials and regulators historically, they have not been formally recognized under Chinese law. Effective March 31, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission ("CSRC") released new rules that permit the use of VIE structures, provided they abide by Chinese laws and register with the CSRC. The rules, however, may cause Chinese companies to undergo greater scrutiny and may make the process to create VIEs more difficult and costly. The Chinese government may cease to tolerate VIE structures at any time or impose new restrictions. Similarly, these investments may face delisting or other adverse actions under U.S. or other non-Chinese law. Any of these events may reduce the value of a Fund's investments in these companies or render them valueless.
Equity Securities Risk
The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market value (or price) of the securities the Fund holds. You may lose money on your investment due to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and/or periods of below-average performance in individual securities, industries or in the equity market as a whole. This may impact a Fund's performance and may result in higher portfolio turnover, which may increase the tax liability to taxable shareholders and the expenses incurred by the Fund. The market value of a security can change daily due to political, economic and other events that affect the securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies or governments. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, will vary depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund's equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response to such trends and developments. Securities issued in IPOs tend to involve greater market risk than other equity securities due, in part, to public perception and the lack of publicly available information and trading history. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Small-capitalization and emerging growth companies may be subject to more abrupt price movements, limited markets and less liquidity than larger, more established companies, which could adversely affect the value of a Fund's portfolio. Growth stocks are generally more sensitive to market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser's assessment of the prospects for a company's growth is wrong, or if the Adviser's judgment of how other investors will value the company's growth is wrong, then the price of the company's stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has placed on it. Value stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and from other types of stocks. Value stocks also present the risk that their lower valuations fairly reflect their business prospects and that investors will not agree that the stocks represent favorable investment opportunities, and they may fall out of favor with investors and underperform growth stocks during any given period. Common stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer's bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred stock or common stock.
Foreign Securities Risk
Foreign securities risk is the risk associated with investments in issuers located in foreign countries. A Fund's investments in foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of issuers and a small number of securities. In addition, foreign companies often are not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. companies. Reporting, accounting, disclosure, custody and auditing standards and practices of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards and practices, and are often not as rigorous. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Many countries, including developed nations and emerging markets, are faced with concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible government debt restructuring and related issues, all of which may cause the value of a Fund's non-U.S. investments to decline. Nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, the imposition of sanctions or threat thereof by other countries (such as the United States), political changes or diplomatic developments, as well as civil unrest, geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, wars and acts of terrorism, may impair a Fund's ability to buy, sell, hold, receive, deliver, or otherwise transact in certain securities and may also cause the value of a Fund's non-U.S. investments to decline. When imposed, foreign withholding or other taxes reduce a Fund's return on foreign securities. In the event of nationalization, expropriation, confiscation, or other government action, intervention, or restriction, a Fund could lose its entire investment in a particular foreign issuer or country. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to these risks to a greater extent than those in more developed markets and securities of developed market companies that conduct substantial business in emerging markets may also be subject to greater risk. These risks also apply to securities of foreign issuers traded in the United States or through depositary receipt programs such as American Depositary Receipts. To the extent a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a specific geographic region, the Fund may have more exposure to regional political, economic, environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. In addition, foreign securities may be subject to increased credit/counterparty risk because of the potential difficulties of requiring foreign entities to honor their contractual commitments. Finally, the threat of or actual imposition of tariffs may adversely impact the price of non-U.S. securities.
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Inflation/Deflation Risk
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the present value of future payments. As inflation increases, the real value of a Fund's portfolio could decline. Inflation rates may change frequently and drastically as a result of various factors, including unexpected shifts in the domestic or global economy (or expectations that such policies will change), and a Fund's investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses to the Fund's investors. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time (the opposite of inflation). Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of a Fund's portfolio.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund's investments in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes, asset-backed securities and other income-producing securities and derivatives. Fixed-income securities are obligations of the issuer to make payments of principal and/or interest on future dates. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of a Fund's investments to decline. In addition, the value of certain derivatives (such as interest rate futures) is related to changes in interest rates and their value may suffer significant decline as a result of interest rate changes. A prolonged period of low interest rates may cause a Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities, including short-term fixed-income securities, rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income securities with shorter durations. A significant change in interest rates could cause a Fund's share price (and the value of your investment) to change. The value of zero-coupon and pay-in-kind bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates than other fixed-income securities. Interest rates can also change in response to the supply and demand for credit, inflation rates, and other factors. Fiscal, economic, monetary or other governmental or central bank policies, actions or measures have in the past, and may in the future, cause or exacerbate risks associated with interest rates, including fluctuations in interest rates.
Investments in Other Investment Companies Risk
A Fund will indirectly bear the management, service and other fees of any other investment companies, including ETFs, in which it invests in addition to its own expenses. A Fund is also indirectly exposed to the same risks as the underlying funds in proportion to the allocation of the Fund's assets among the underlying funds. In addition, investments in ETFs have unique characteristics, including, but not limited to, the expense structure and additional expenses associated with investing in ETFs.
Large Shareholder Transaction Risk
Ownership of shares of a Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large investors, which may include, among others, institutional investors, financial intermediaries, or Funds over which the Adviser has investment discretion. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities or on a frequent basis. In addition, a large number of shareholders collectively may purchase or redeem Fund shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly (collectively, such transactions are referred to as "large shareholder transactions"). In the event of a large shareholder transaction, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at unfavorable times or prices, which may increase realized capital gains, including short-term capital gains taxable as ordinary income for shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account, may accelerate the realization of taxable income to shareholders, and may increase transaction costs. The effects of taxable income and/or gains resulting from large shareholder transactions would particularly impact non-redeeming shareholders who do not hold their Fund shares in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged plan. In addition, the Fund also may be required to sell its more liquid investments to meet a large redemption, in which case the Fund's remaining assets may be less liquid, more volatile, and more difficult to price. These transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such transactions may also increase a Fund's expenses or could result in a Fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund's expense ratios. Any of these potential effects may also negatively impact Fund performance. In addition, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund's performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would, diluting its investment returns. A number of circumstances may cause a Fund to experience large redemptions, such as changes in the eligibility criteria for a Fund or share class of the Fund; liquidations, reorganizations, repositionings, or other announced Fund events; or changes in investment objectives, strategies, policies, risks, or investment personnel.
Leverage Risk
Use of derivative instruments may involve leverage. Taking short positions in stocks also results in a form of leverage. Leverage is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index, market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result, a relatively small decline in the value of the underlying investments could result in a relatively large loss. The use of leverage will increase the impact of gains and losses on a Fund's returns, and may lead to significant losses if investments are not successful.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects. Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in a Fund's investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may increase the Fund's exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions, such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively impact the liquidity of a Fund's investments when it needs to dispose of them. Markets may become illiquid quickly. If a Fund is forced to sell its investments at an
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unfavorable time and/or under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could negatively affect the Fund. Securities acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities and privately negotiated credit, equity and other investments, as applicable, are generally subject to significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such securities. Derivatives, and particularly OTC derivatives, are generally subject to liquidity risk as well.In other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Liquidity issues may also make it difficult to value a Fund's investments. A Fund may invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or wars. In some cases, especially during periods of market turmoil, there may be no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes, dealers may be unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities, and a redemption may dilute the interest of the remaining shareholders.
Management Risk
Management risk is the risk that the portfolio managers' investment techniques could fail to achieve a Fund's objective and could cause your investment in a Fund to lose value. Each Fund is subject to management risk because each Fund is actively managed. The portfolio managers will apply their investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Funds, but there can be no guarantee that such decisions will produce the desired results. For example, securities that the portfolio managers expect to appreciate in value may, in fact, decline. Similarly, in some cases, derivative and other investment techniques may be unavailable or the portfolio managers may determine not to use them, even under market conditions where their use could have benefited the Funds.
Market/Issuer Risk
The market value of a Fund's investments will move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon political, regulatory, market, economic, and social conditions, as well as developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries, or segments of the market, including conditions that directly relate to the issuers of a Fund's investments, such as management performance, financial condition, and demand for the issuers' goods and services. A Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on global economies and markets or on specific sectors, industries and countries. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters and epidemics or pandemics may be highly disruptive to economies and markets or on specific sectors, industries and countries. Due to the interconnectedness of economies and financial markets throughout the world, if a Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected. Events such as these and their impact on the Funds may be difficult or impossible to predict.
Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk
In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets underlying the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security's value, which is called extension risk. A Fund also may incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The value of some mortgage-related securities and other asset-backed securities in which a Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates, and the ability of a Fund to successfully utilize these instruments may depend in part upon the ability of the Fund's Adviser or subadviser to forecast interest rates and other economic factors correctly. The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans, or which may be negatively impacted by economic and market conditions, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic downturn or recession, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate, or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable rate mortgages. During periods of difficult economic conditions, delinquencies and losses on commercial mortgage-backed investments in particular generally increase, including as a result of the effects of those conditions on commercial real estate markets, the ability of commercial tenants to make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain commercial tenants. A Fund's investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with the servicing of those assets. These types of securities may also decline for reasons associated with the underlying collateral. A dollar roll involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. A Fund may be required to purchase securities at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since the counterparty in the transaction is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to the Fund, the security that the Fund is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. There is no assurance that a Fund's use of cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds borrowing costs.
Non-Diversification Risk
Compared with diversified mutual funds, a non-diversified Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest in fewer issuers. Therefore, a non-diversified Fund may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security or the impact of a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence may have a greater adverse impact on the Fund's net asset value.
Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk: A Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to pursue its principal investment strategy. A high rate of portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater expenses, which must be borne by a Fund and its shareholders, and also may result in short
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term capital gains or losses to shareholders. Portfolio turnover is subject to fluctuations and is dependent on certain factors including current market conditions, portfolio re-balancing, cash flows, new issuance, and individual portfolio needs.
REITs Risk
The performance of a Fund that invests in REITs may be dependent in part on the performance of the real estate market and the real estate industry in general. The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. Securities of companies in the real estate industry, including REITs, are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. The U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets may, in the future, experience and have, in the past, experienced a decline in value, with certain regions experiencing significant losses in property values. When growth is slowing, demand for property decreases and prices may decline, which could impact the value of real estate investments as well as mortgage-backed securities that may be held by a Fund. Although interest rates have significantly increased in recent years, the prices of real estate-related assets generally have not decreased as much as may be expected based on historical correlations between interest rates and prices of real estate-related assets. This presents an increased risk of a correction or severe downturn in real estate-related asset prices, which could adversely impact the value of other investments as well (such as loans, securitized debt and other fixed income securities). This risk is particularly present with respect to commercial real estate-related asset prices, and the value of other investments with a connection to the commercial real estate sector. Exposure to such real estate may adversely affect a REIT's performance, and therefore a Fund's performance. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by the REIT or the mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs also are subject to default and prepayment risk. REITs are dependent upon cash flow from their investments to repay financing costs and also on the ability of the REITs' managers. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.
Senior Loans Risk
The risks associated with Senior Loans are similar to the risks of investing in below investment-grade securities. The Senior Loans in which the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund invests will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating agencies. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment rates and a Senior Loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default. Senior Loans are subject to credit risk, and secured Senior Loans may not be adequately collateralized. The interest rates of Senior Loans reset frequently, and thus Senior Loans are subject to interest rate risk. Senior Loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities and there may also be less public information available about Senior Loans as compared to other debt securities. Senior Loans may be difficult to value and may be subject to restrictions on resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. Transactions in Senior Loans may take significantly longer than seven days to settle and, as a result, proceeds related to the sale of Senior Loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations. In order to satisfy redemption requests pending settlement of Senior Loans, the Fund may take a variety of measures, including, without limitation drawing on its cash and other short term positions and borrowing from banks (including under the Fund's line of credit), all of which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. With limited exceptions, the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material non-public information about the issuers of Senior Loans who also issue publicly traded securities, and therefore the Adviser may have less information than other investors about certain of the Senior Loans in which it seeks to invest. Investing in Senior Loan participations exposes the Fund to the credit of the counterparty issuing the participation in addition to the credit of the ultimate borrower. Senior Loans may not be considered "securities," and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws. Loans and other debt instruments that are not in the form of securities may therefore offer less legal protection to the Fund in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk
Compared to companies with large market capitalization, small- and mid-capitalization companies are more likely to have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, or to depend on a small, inexperienced management group. Securities of these companies often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may fluctuate more than stocks of large-capitalization companies. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies may therefore be more vulnerable to adverse developments than those of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be relatively more difficult for a Fund to buy and sell securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies.
Valuation Risk
This is the risk that a Fund has valued certain securities or positions at a higher price than the price at which they can be sold. This risk may be especially pronounced for investments, such as derivatives, which may be illiquid or which may become illiquid. Because non-U.S. exchanges may be open on days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of the securities or other assets in the Fund's portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund's shares.
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Management Team
Management Team
Meet the Funds' Investment Advisers and Subadviser
The Natixis Funds family currently includes 22 mutual funds (the "Natixis Funds"). The Natixis Funds family had combined assets of $64.4 billion as of December 31, 2025. Natixis Funds are distributed through Natixis Distribution, LLC (the "Distributor").
Advisers
Loomis Sayles,located at One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, serves as adviser to the Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund and the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund. Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles is one of the oldest investment advisory firms in the United States with over $431.4 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025. Loomis Sayles is well known for its professional research staff.
Natixis Advisors, LLC("Natixis Advisors"), located at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, Massachusetts 02199, serves as the adviser to the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund. As of December 31, 2025, Natixis Advisors had approximately $108.7 billion in assets under management. Natixis Advisors oversees, evaluates, and monitors the subadvisory services provided to the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund. Natixis Advisors does not determine what investments will be purchased or sold by the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund.
The aggregate advisory fees paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were:
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund (after waiver)
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0.62%
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund (after waiver)
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0.52%
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
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0.68%
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Subadviser
Vaughan Nelson, located at 600 Travis Street, Suite 3800, Houston, Texas 77002, serves as subadviser to the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund. Vaughan Nelson is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC ("Natixis Investment Managers"). Originally founded in 1970, Vaughan Nelson focuses primarily on managing equity and fixed-income funds for clients who consist of foundations, university endowments, corporate retirement plans and family/individual funds. As of December 31, 2025, Vaughan Nelson had $15.1 billion in assets under management.
Subadvisory Agreements
Natixis Advisors and the Natixis Funds have received an exemptive order from the SEC (the "Order"), which permits Natixis Advisors, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees but without shareholder approval, to hire or terminate, and to modify any existing or future subadvisory agreement with, subadvisers that are not affiliated with Natixis Advisors as well as subadvisers that are indirect or direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of Natixis Advisors or of another company that, indirectly or directly, wholly owns Natixis Advisors. Before any Natixis Fund can begin to rely on the exemptions described above, a majority of the shareholders of the Fund must approve the Fund's ability to rely on the Order. Shareholders of certain Natixis Funds have already approved the Fund's operation under the manager-of-managers structure contemplated by the Order. If a new subadviser is hired for a Fund, shareholders will receive information about the new subadviser within 90 days of the change.
A discussion of the factors considered by the Funds' Board of Trustees in approving the Funds' investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts is available in each Fund's filing on Form N-CSR for the fiscal period ended May 31, 2025.
The Funds consider the series of Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust, Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II, Natixis ETF Trust and Natixis ETF Trust II, all of which are advised or subadvised by Natixis Advisors, Loomis Sayles, AEW Capital Management, L.P., Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, Mirova US LLC, Harris Associates L.P. or Vaughan Nelson (collectively, the "Affiliated Investment Managers"), to be part of the "same group of investment companies" under Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act, for the purchase of other investment companies. The Affiliated Investment Managers are all under common control.
Portfolio Trades
In placing portfolio trades, a Fund's adviser or subadviser may use brokerage firms that market the Fund's shares or are affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers, Natixis Advisors or any adviser or subadviser. In placing trades, any adviser or subadviser will seek to obtain the best combination of price and execution, which involves a number of subjective factors. Such portfolio trades are subject to applicable regulatory restrictions and related procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.
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Fund Services
Meet the Funds' Portfolio Managers
The following persons have had primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the indicated Fund's portfolio since the dates stated below.
Loomis Sayles
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA®- Matthew J. Eagan has served as Co-Portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund since 2025. Mr. Eagan, Portfolio Manager and Head of the Full Discretion Team, and Director of Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 1989 and joined Loomis Sayles in 1997. Mr. Eagan earned a B.A. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Boston University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst® and has over 35 years of investment experience.
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA®- Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, Chief Investment Officer and Founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team, has managed the Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund since its inception in 2016. He is also a member of the Board of Directors at Loomis Sayles. Mr. Hamzaogullari received a B.S. in management from Bilkent University in Turkey and an M.B.A. from George Washington University. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst® and has 32 years of investment experience.
Peter S. Sheehan- Peter S. Sheehan has served as a Co-Portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund since 2025. Mr. Sheehan, Portfolio Manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 2006 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2012. Mr. Sheehan received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Mr. Sheehan has over 18 years of investment experience.
Eric Williams- Eric Williams has served as a Co-Portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund since 2025. Mr. Williams, Portfolio Manager on the Full Discretion Team at Loomis Sayles, began his investment career in 2008 and joined Loomis Sayles in 2025. He received a B.A. from the University of Colorado Boulder, and an M.B.A. from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Mr. Williams has over 18 years of investment experience.
Vaughan Nelson
Chris D. Wallis, CFA®- Chris D. Wallis has co-managed the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund since 2012. Mr. Wallis, Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, joined the firm in 1999. Mr. Wallis received a B.B.A. from Baylor University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Wallis holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst®and has over 34 years of investment/financial analysis and accounting experience.
Scott J. Weber, CFA®- Scott J. Weber has co-managed the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund since 2012. Mr. Weber, a Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, joined the firm in 2003. Mr. Weber received a B.S. from the University of the South and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. He has over 30 years of investment management and financial analysis experience.
Please see the SAI for information on portfolio manager compensation, other accounts under management by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers' ownership of securities in the Funds.
Additional Information
The Funds enter into contractual arrangements with various parties, including, among others, the Advisers, the Subadviser, the Distributor and the Funds' custodian and transfer agent, who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended to be third-party beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce such arrangements against the service providers or to seek any remedy thereunder against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Funds.
This Prospectus provides information concerning the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. None of this Prospectus, the SAI or any contract that is an exhibit to the Funds' registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Funds and any investor, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly by applicable federal or state securities laws that may not be waived.
Fund Services
Investing in the Funds
Choosing a Share Class
Each class has different costs associated with buying, selling and holding Fund shares, which allows you to choose the class that best meets your needs. Which class is best for you depends upon a number of factors, including the size of your investment and how long you intend to hold your shares. Certain share classes and certain shareholder features may not be available to you if you hold your shares through a financial intermediary. Your financial representative can help you decide which class of shares is most appropriate for you. The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.
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Class A Shares
| • | You pay a sales charge when you buy Class A shares. There are several ways to reduce this charge. See the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated." |
| • | You pay lower annual expenses than Class C shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share. However, where front-end sales charges are applicable, returns are earned on a smaller amount of your investment. |
| • | You pay higher annual expenses than Class N and Class Y shares. |
| • | You do not pay a sales charge if your total investment reaches $1 million or more, but you may pay a charge on redemptions if you redeem these shares within 18 months of purchase. |
Class C Shares
| • | You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class C shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away. |
| • | You pay higher annual expenses than Class A, Class N and Class Y shares. |
| • | You may pay a sales charge on redemptions if you sell your Class C shares within one year of purchase. |
| • | Investors will not be permitted to purchase $1 million or more of Class C shares as a single investment per account. There may be certain exceptions to this restriction for omnibus and other nominee accounts. Investors may want to consider the lower operating expense of Class A shares in such instances. You may pay a charge on redemptions if you redeem Class A shares within 18 months of purchase. |
| • | Except as noted below, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. Please see the section "Exchanging or Converting Shares" for details regarding a conversion of shares. Generally, to be eligible to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares, the Fund or the financial intermediary through which you purchased your shares will need to have records verifying that your Class C shares have been held for eight years. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, your ability to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Group retirement plans of certain financial intermediaries who hold Class C shares with a Fund in an omnibus account do not track participant level aging of shares and therefore these shares will not be eligible for an automatic conversion. Certain intermediaries may convert your Class C shares to Class A shares in accordance with a conversion schedule that may differ from the one described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information. |
Class N Shares
| • | You have a minimum initial investment of $1,000,000. There are several ways to waive this minimum. See the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares." |
| • | You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class N shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away. |
| • | You do not pay a sales charge on redemptions. |
| • | You may pay lower annual expenses than Class, A, Class C and Class Y shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share. |
Class Y Shares
| • | You have a minimum initial investment of $100,000. There are several ways to waive this minimum. See the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares." |
| • | You do not pay a sales charge when you buy Class Y shares. All of your money goes to work for you right away. |
| • | You do not pay a sales charge on redemptions. |
| • | You pay lower annual expenses than Class A and Class C shares, giving you the potential for higher returns per share. |
| • | You may pay higher annual expenses than Class N shares. |
Information about purchasing shares of the Funds is available on the Funds' website at im.natixis.com.
How Sales Charges Are Calculated
Class A Shares
The price that you pay when you buy Class A shares (the "offering price") is their NAV plus a sales charge (sometimes called a "front-end sales charge"), which varies depending upon the size of your purchase:
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Class A Sales Charges*,**
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund and Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
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Your Investment
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As a % of offering price
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As a % of your investment
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Less than $50,000
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5.75%
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6.10%
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$50,000-$99,999
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4.50%
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4.71%
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$100,000-$249,999
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3.50%
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3.63%
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$250,000-$499,999
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2.50%
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2.56%
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$500,000-$999,999
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2.00%
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2.04%
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$1,000,000 or more1
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
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Class A Sales Charges*,**
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Your Investment
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As a % of offering price
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As a % of your investment
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Less than $100,000
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3.50%
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3.63%
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$100,000 - $249,999
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3.00%
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3.09%
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$250,000 - $499,999
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2.25%
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2.30%
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$500,000 - $999,999
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1.75%
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1.78%
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$1,000,000 or more1
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0.00%
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0.00%
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| * | Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above. |
| ** | Not imposed on shares that are purchased with reinvested dividends or other distributions. |
| 1 | For purchases of Class A shares of the Fund of $1 million or more, there is no front-end sales charge, but a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% may apply to redemptions of your shares within 18 months of the date of purchase. See the section "How the CDSC is Applied to Your Shares." |
If you invest in Class A shares through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that you obtain the proper "breakpoint" discount. At the time of purchase you must inform the Distributor and the financial intermediary of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated to meet sales load breakpoints of the Funds. You may be required to provide certain records and information, such as account statements, with respect to all of your accounts that hold shares, including accounts with other financial intermediaries and your family members' and other related party accounts, in order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge. If the Distributor is not notified that you are eligible for a reduced sales charge, the Distributor will be unable to ensure that the reduction is applied to your account. Additional information concerning sales load breakpoints is available from your financial intermediary, by visiting the Funds' website at im.natixis.com (click on "Sales Charges" at the bottom of the home page) or in the SAI.
Reducing Front-End Sales Charges
There are several ways you can lower your sales charge for Class A shares, including:
There are several ways you can lower your sales charge for Class A shares, including:
| • | Letter of Intent -By signing a Letter of Intent, you may purchase Class A shares of any Natixis Fund over a 13-month period but pay sales charges as if you had purchased all shares at once. This program can save you money if you plan to invest $50,000 or more (or $100,000 or more for the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund) within 13 months. |
| • | Cumulative Purchase Discount -You may be entitled to a reduced sales charge if your "total investment" reaches a breakpoint for a reduced sales charge. The total investment is determined by adding the amount of your current purchase in a Fund, including the applicable sales charge, to the current public offering price of all series and classes of shares of the Natixis Funds held by you in one or more accounts. If your total investment exceeds a sales charge breakpoint in the table above, the lower sales charge applies to the entire amount of your current purchase in a Fund. |
| • | Combining Accounts -This allows you to combine shares of multiple Natixis Funds and classes for purposes of calculating your sales charge. |
Individual Accounts:You may elect to combine your purchase(s) and your total investment, as defined above, with the purchases and total investment of your spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws (of those previously mentioned), individual retirement accounts, sole proprietorships, single trust estates and any other individuals acceptable to the Distributor.
Certain Retirement Plan Accounts:The Distributor may, at its discretion, combine the purchase(s) and total investment of all qualified participants in the same retirement plan for purposes of determining the availability of a reduced sales charge.
In most instances, individual accounts may not be linked with certain retirement plan accounts for the purposes of calculating sales charges. Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ("SIMPLE IRA") contributions will automatically be linked with those of other participants in the same SIMPLE IRA Plan (Class A shares only) using the Natixis Funds prototype document. Effective May 8, 2026, all share classes will be linked for the purpose of calculating sales charges. SIMPLE IRA accounts may not be linked with any other Natixis Fund account for rights of accumulation. Please refer to the SAI for more detailed information on combining accounts.
Eliminating Front-End Sales Charges and CDSCs
Class A shares may be offered without front-end sales charges or a CDSC to the following individuals and institutions:
| • | Clients of a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor and has been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts that may or may not charge a transaction fee; |
| • | Any government entity that is prohibited from paying a sales charge or commission to purchase mutual fund shares; |
| • | All employees of financial intermediaries under arrangements with the Distributor (this also applies to spouses and children under the age of 21 of those mentioned); |
| • | Fund trustees, former trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned); |
| • | Certain Retirement Plans. The availability of this pricing may depend upon the policies and procedures of your specific financial intermediary; consult your financial adviser; |
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| • | Non-discretionary and non-retirement accounts of bank trust departments or trust companies, but only if they principally engage in banking or trust activities; |
| • | Fee Based Programs of certain broker-dealers, the Adviser or the Distributor. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees; and |
| • | Registered Investment Advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
In order to receive Class A shares without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, you must notify the appropriate Fund of your eligibility at the time of purchase. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a sales charge or a CDSC may be assessed; please consult your financial representative.
The availability of certain sales charge waivers and discounts will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from a Fund or through a financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of front-end sales load waivers or CDSC waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify a Fund or the purchaser's financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. Please see Appendix A to this Prospectus for information regarding eligibility for load waivers and discounts available through specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI.
Repurchasing Fund Shares
You may apply proceeds from redeeming Class A shares of a Fund to repurchase Class A shares of any Natixis Fund without paying a front-end sales charge.To qualify, you must reinvest some or all of the proceeds within 120 days after your redemption and notify Natixis Funds in writing (directly or through your financial representative) at the time of reinvestment that you are taking advantage of this privilege. You may reinvest your proceeds by returning your original redemption check or sending a new check for some or all of the redemption amount. Please note: for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a redemption generally is treated as a sale that involves tax consequences, even if the proceeds are later reinvested.Please consult your tax adviser to discuss how a redemption would affect you.
Eliminating the CDSC
As long as the Distributor is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for Class A shares will generally be eliminated in the following cases: (1) to make distributions from Certain Retirement Plans (as defined below) to pay plan participants or beneficiaries due to death, disability, separation from service, normal or early retirement, loans from the plan, hardship withdrawals, return of excess contributions, or required minimum distributions (an individual participant's voluntary distribution or a total plan termination or total plan redemption may incur a CDSC); (2) to make payments through a systematic withdrawal plan; (3) due to shareholder death or disability; (4) to return excess IRA contributions; or (5) to make required minimum distributions (applies only to the amount necessary to meet the required minimum distributions).
Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a CDSC may be assessed, notwithstanding the exemptions above; please consult your financial representative. Please see the SAI for more information on eliminating or reducing front-end sales charges and the CDSC.
Class C Shares
The offering price of Class C shares is their NAV without a front-end sales charge. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% on redemptions made within one year of the date of their acquisition. The holding period for determining the CDSC will continue to run after an exchange to Class C shares of another Natixis Fund.
Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
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Year Since Purchase
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CDSC on Shares Being Sold
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1st
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1.00%
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Thereafter
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0.00%
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Eliminating the CDSC
The availability of certain CDSC waivers will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary. Intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the availability of CDSC waivers, which are discussed below. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser's financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. Please see Appendix A to this Prospectus for information regarding eligibility for CDSC discounts available through specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI.
As long as the Distributor is notified at the time you sell, the CDSC for Class C shares will generally be eliminated in the following cases: (1) to make distributions from Certain Retirement Plans (as defined below) to pay plan participants or beneficiaries due to death, disability, separation from service, normal or early retirement, loans from the plan, hardship withdrawals, return of excess contributions, or required minimum distributions (an individual
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participant's voluntary distribution or a total plan termination or total plan redemption may incur a CDSC); (2) to make payments through a systematic withdrawal plan; (3) due to shareholder death or disability; (4) to return excess IRA contributions; or (5) to make required minimum distributions (applies only to the amount necessary to meet the required minimum distributions).
Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, a CDSC may be assessed, notwithstanding the exemptions above; please consult your financial representative. Please see the SAI for more information on eliminating or reducing front-end sales charges and the CDSC.
How the CDSC is Applied to Your Shares
The CDSC is a sales charge you pay when you redeem certain Fund shares. The CDSC:
| • | Is calculated based on the number of shares you are selling; |
| • | Calculation is based on either your original purchase price or the current NAV of the shares being sold, whichever is lower in order to minimize your CDSC; |
| • | Is deducted from the proceeds of the redemption unless you request, at the time of the redemption, that it be deducted from the amount remaining in your account; and |
| • | Applies to redemptions made within the time frame shown above for each class. |
A CDSC will not be charged on:
| • | Increases in NAV above the purchase price; |
| • | Shares you acquired by reinvesting your dividends or capital gains distributions; or |
| • | Exchanges. However, the original purchase date of the shares from which the exchange is made determines if the newly acquired shares are subject to the CDSC when they are sold. |
To minimize the amount of the CDSC you may pay when you redeem shares, the relevant Fund will first redeem shares acquired through reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Shares will be sold in the order in which they were purchased (earliest to latest).
Class N and Class Y Shares
The offering price of Class N and Class Y shares is their NAV without a front-end load sales charge. No CDSC applies when you redeem your shares. You must meet eligibility criteria in order to invest in Class N or Class Y shares.
Compensation to Securities Dealers
As part of their business strategies, each Fund pays securities dealers and other financial institutions (collectively, "dealers") that sell their shares. This compensation originates from two sources: sales charges (front-end or deferred) and 12b-1 fees (comprising the annual service and/or distribution fees paid under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act). The sales charges, some or all of which may be paid to dealers, are discussed in the section "How Sales Charges Are Calculated" and dealer commissions are disclosed in the SAI. Class A and Class C shares pay an annual service fee each of 0.25% of their respective average daily net assets. Class C shares are subject to an annual distribution fee of 0.75% of their average daily net assets. Generally, the 12b-1 fees are paid to securities dealers on a quarterly basis, but may be paid on other schedules. The SAI includes additional information about the payment of some or all of such fees to dealers. Because these distribution fees and service (12b-1) fees are paid out of each Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees for Class C shares will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying the front-end sales charge and service fees on Class A shares. Similarly, over time the fees for Class A and Class C shares will increase the cost of your investment and will cost you more than an investment in Class N or Class Y shares.
In addition, each Fund may make payments to financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services to shareholders whose shares are held of record in omnibus, other group accounts (for example, 401(k) plans) or accounts traded through registered securities clearing agents to compensate those intermediaries for services they provide to such shareholders, including, but not limited to, sub-accounting, sub-transfer agency, similar shareholder or participant recordkeeping, shareholder or participant reporting, or shareholder or participant transaction processing ("recordkeeping and processing-related services"). The actual payments, and the services provided, vary from firm to firm. These fees are paid by each Fund (with the exception of Class N shares, which do not bear such expenses)in light of the fact that other costs may be avoided by each Fund where the intermediary, not each Fund's service provider, provides services to Fund shareholders.
The Distributor, a Fund's Adviser and each of their respective affiliates may, out of their own resources, which generally come directly or indirectly from fees paid by the Funds, make payments to certain dealers and other financial intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria established from time to time by the Distributor. Payments may vary based on sales, the amount of assets a dealer's or intermediary's clients have invested in the Funds, and other factors. These payments may also take the form of sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings or payments for attendance by persons associated with a dealer or intermediary at informational meetings. The Distributor and its affiliates may also make payments for recordkeeping and processing-related services to financial intermediaries that sell Fund shares; such payments will not be made with respect to Class N shares. These payments may be in addition to payments made by each Fund for similar services.
The payments described in this section, which may be significant to the dealers and the financial intermediaries, may create an incentive for a dealer or financial intermediary or their representatives to recommend or sell shares of a particular Fund or share class over other mutual funds or share classes. Additionally, these payments may result in the Funds receiving certain marketing or servicing advantages that are not generally available to mutual funds that do not make such payments, including placement on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or in other sales programs. These payments, which
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are in addition to any amounts you may pay your dealer or other financial intermediary, may create potential conflicts of interest between an investor and a dealer or other financial intermediary who is recommending a particular mutual fund over other mutual funds. Before investing, you should consult with your financial representative and review carefully any disclosure by the dealer or other financial intermediary as to the services it provides, what monies it receives from mutual funds and their advisers and distributors, as well as how your financial representative is compensated. Please see the SAI for additional information about payments made by the Distributor and its affiliates to dealers and intermediaries.
How to Purchase Shares
Each Fund is generally available for purchase in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Funds will only accept investments from U.S. citizens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) or resident aliens with a U.S. address (including an APO or FPO address) and a U.S. taxpayer identification number. U.S. citizens living abroad are not allowed to purchase shares in the Funds. Class N shares are not eligible to be exchanged or purchased through the website or through the Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.
Each Fund sells its shares at the NAV next calculated after the Fund receives a properly completed investment order. The Fund generally must receive your properly completed order before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") for your shares to be bought or sold at the Fund's NAV on that day.
All purchases made by check should be in U.S. dollars and made payable to Natixis Funds. Third party checks, travelers checks, starter checks and credit card convenience checks will not be accepted, except that third party checks under $10,000 may be accepted. You may return an uncashed redemption check from your account to be repurchased back into your account. Upon redemption of an investment by check or by periodic account investment, redemption proceeds may be withheld until the check has cleared or the shares have been in your account for 10 days.
A Fund may periodically close to new purchases of shares or refuse any order to buy shares if the Fund determines that doing so would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. See the section "Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares."
The Funds are not available to new SIMPLE IRA plans using the Natixis Funds' Prototype document.
You can buy shares of each Fund in several ways:
The Funds may engage financial intermediaries to receive purchase, exchange and sell orders on their behalf. Accounts established directly with the Funds will be serviced by the Funds' transfer agent. The Funds, the Funds' transfer agent and the Distributor do not provide investment advice.
Through a financial adviser (certain restrictions may apply).Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Natixis Funds. Your financial adviser may charge you for these services. Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.
Through a broker-dealer (certain restrictions may apply).You may purchase shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transactions. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV.
Directly from the Fund.Natixis Funds' transfer agent must receive your purchase request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV.
You can purchase shares directly from each Fund in several ways:
By mail.You can buy shares of each Fund by submitting a completed application form, which is available online at www.im.natixis.com or by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478, along with a check payable to Natixis Funds for the amount of your purchase to:
Regular Mail
Natixis Funds
P.O. Box 219579
Kansas City, MO 64121-9579
Natixis Funds
P.O. Box 219579
Kansas City, MO 64121-9579
Overnight Mail
Natixis Funds
801 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 219579
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307
801 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 219579
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307
After your account has been established, you may send subsequent investments directly to Natixis Funds at the above addresses. Please include either the investment slip from your account statement or a letter specifying the Fund name, your account number and your name, address and telephone number.
By wire.You also may wire subsequent investments. Call Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 to obtain wire transfer instructions. At the time of the wire transfer, you will need to include the Fund name, your class of shares, your account number and the registered account owner name(s). Your bank may charge you for such a transfer.
By telephone.You can make subsequent investments by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 if you have already established electronic transfer privileges.
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By exchange.You may purchase shares of a Fund by exchange of shares of the same class of another fund by sending a signed letter of instruction to Natixis Funds, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.
Through Automated Clearing House ("ACH").Before you can purchase shares of Natixis Funds through ACH, you must provide specific instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee below). You may purchase shares of a Fund through ACH by either calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.
By internet.If you have established a user name and password and you have established the electronic transfer privilege, you can make subsequent investments through your online account at www.im.natixis.com. If you have not established a user name and password, but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.im.natixis.com, click on "Account Access," and follow the instructions.
Through systematic investing.You can make regular investments through automatic deductions from your bank checking or savings account. If you did not establish the electronic transfer privilege on your application, you may add the privilege by obtaining a Service Options Form through your financial adviser, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by visiting www.im.natixis.com. A medallion signature guarantee may be required to add this option.
Minimum Investment Requirements for each Fund and each share class are described in the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares."
Minimum Balance Policy
In order to address the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions, on an annual basis each Fund may close an account and send the account holder the proceeds if the account falls below $500. The valuation of account balances for this purpose and liquidation itself generally occur during October of each calendar year, although they may occur at another date in the year.
Certain accounts, such as accounts using the Natixis Funds' prototype document (including IRAs, Keogh Plans, 403(b)(7) plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts), accounts associated with fee-based programs (such as wrap programs), trust networked accounts, accounts initially funded within six months of the liquidation date, certain retirement accounts, or accounts that fall below the minimum as a result of an automatic conversion of Class C to Class A shares, are excluded from the liquidation.
Due to operational limitations, the Funds' ability to apply the Minimum Balance Policy to shareholder accounts held through an intermediary in an omnibus fashion may be limited. The Funds may work with these intermediaries to enforce the Minimum Balance Policy on these accounts as can best be applied per the timing and constraints of the intermediaries' account recordkeeping systems. For information about the policy for Class N shares, see the section "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" in each Fund summary.
Accounts held through certain financial intermediaries that have entered into special arrangements with the Distributor may be subject to a different minimum balance policy than the one described above. Please see Appendix A to the Prospectus for more information regarding the minimum balance policies of specific financial intermediaries, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus or in the SAI. Consult your financial intermediary for additional information regarding the minimum balance policy applicable to your investment.
Certain Retirement Plans
Natixis Funds defines "Certain Retirement Plans" as it relates to load waivers, share class eligibility, and account minimums as follows:
Certain Retirement Plans include 401(k), 457, 401(a), (including profit-sharing, money purchase pension plans), 403(b), 403(b)(7), defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans, and retiree health benefit plans. Accounts must be plan-level omnibus accounts to qualify.
Certain Retirement Plans do notinclude individual retirement accounts such as an IRA, SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, SARSEP IRA, and Roth IRA. Any account registered in the name of a participant does not qualify.
Intermediary Omnibus Account
Natixis Funds defines an "Intermediary Omnibus Account" as a single account in the Fund held in the name of an intermediary that contains the aggregated assets for all of the intermediary's investments in the fund. Consult your financial advisor or intermediary if you are unsure how your intermediary assets are held.
How to Redeem Shares
You can redeem shares of each Fund directly from the Fund on any day on which the NYSE is open for business. The information below details the various ways you can redeem shares of a Fund. Except as noted below and in the "Selling Restrictions" section of this Prospectus, each Fund typically expects to pay out redemption proceeds on the next business day after a redemption request is received in good order. The information below also notes certain fees that may be charged by a Fund, its agents, your bank or your financial representative in connection to your redemption request. The Funds do not currently impose any redemption charge other than the CDSC imposed by the Funds' distributor, as described in the "How Sales Charges are Calculated" section of this Prospectus. The Funds' Board of Trustees reserves the right to impose additional charges at any time.
Each Fund may fund a redemption request from various sources, including sales of portfolio securities, holdings of cash or cash equivalents, and borrowings from banks (including overdrafts from the Fund's custodian bank and/or under the Fund's line of credit, which is shared across certain other Natixis Funds and Loomis Sayles Funds). Each Fund typically will redeem shares for cash; however, as described in more detail below, each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind (i.e., in portfolio securities rather than cash), if the Fund's Adviser determines it to be advisable and in the best
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interest of shareholders. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.
Because large redemptions are likely to require liquidation by a Fund of portfolio holdings, payment for large redemptions may be delayed for up to seven days to provide for orderly liquidation of such holdings. Under unusual circumstances, the Funds may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for more than seven days as permitted by the SEC.
Redemptions totaling more than $100,000 from a single fund/account cannot be processed on the same day unless the proceeds of the redemption are sent via pre-established banking information on the account. Please see the section "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" for details.
Generally, for expedited payment of redemption proceeds, a transaction fee of $5.50 for wire transfers, $50 for international wire transfers or $36.00 for overnight delivery will be charged. These fees are subject to change.
Redemptions through your financial adviser.Your financial adviser must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your financial adviser will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documents to Natixis Funds on a timely basis and may charge you for his or her services.
Redemptions through your broker-dealer.You may redeem shares of the Funds through a broker-dealer that has been approved by the Distributor, which can be contacted at 888 Boylston Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02199-8197. Your broker-dealer may charge you a fee for effecting such transaction. Your broker-dealer must receive your request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be wired to your broker-dealer on the first business day after your request is received in good order.
Redemptions directly to the Funds.Natixis Funds' transfer agent must receive your redemption request in proper form before the close of regular trading on the NYSE in order for you to receive that day's NAV. Your redemptions generally will be sent to you on the first business day after your request is received in good order, although it may take longer.
You may make redemptions directly from each Fund in several ways:
By mail.Send a signed letter of instruction that includes the name of the Fund, the exact name(s) in which the shares are registered, your address, telephone number, account number and the number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed to the following address:
Regular Mail
Natixis Funds
P.O. Box 219579
Kansas City, MO 64121-9579
Natixis Funds
P.O. Box 219579
Kansas City, MO 64121-9579
Overnight Mail
Natixis Funds
801 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 219579
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307
801 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 219579
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307
All owners of shares must sign the written request in the exact names in which the shares are registered. The owners should indicate any special capacity in which they are signing (such as trustee or custodian or on behalf of a partnership, corporation or other entity).
By exchange.You may sell some or all of your shares of a Fund and use the proceeds to buy shares of the same class of another fund by sending a signed letter of instruction to Natixis Funds, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478 or by accessing your account online at www.im.natixis.com.
By internet.If you have established a user name and password and you have established the electronic transfer privilege, you can redeem shares through your online account at www.im.natixis.com. If you have not established a user name and password but you have established the electronic transfer privilege, go to www.im.natixis.com, click on "Account Access," and follow the instructions.
By telephone.You may redeem shares by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478. Proceeds from telephone redemption requests (less any applicable fees) can be wired to your bank account, sent electronically by ACH to your bank account or sent by check in the name of the registered owner(s) to the address of record. A wire fee will be deducted from your proceeds. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.
The telephone redemption privilege may be modified or terminated by the Funds without notice.
You may redeem by telephone to have a check sent to the address of record for the maximum amount of $100,000 per day from a single fund/account. For your protection, telephone or internet redemption requests will not be permitted if Natixis Funds has been notified of an address change or bank account information change for your account within the preceding 30 days. If you prefer, you can decline telephone redemption and transfer privileges by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan.If the value of your account is $10,000 or more, you can have periodic redemptions automatically paid to you or to someone you designate. Please call 800-225-5478 for more information or to set up a systematic withdrawal plan or visit www.im.natixis.com to obtain a Service Options Form.
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In-Kind.Shares normally will be redeemed for cash upon receipt of a redemption request in good order, although each Fund reserves the right to pay the redemption price wholly or partly in-kind if the Fund's Adviser or Subadviser determines it to be advisable and in the best interest of shareholders. For example, a Fund may pay a redemption in-kind under stressed market conditions or if the redemption amount is large.
You may also request an in-kind redemption of your shares by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478. In-kind redemptions typically take several weeks to effectuate following a redemption request given the operational steps necessary to coordinate with the redeeming shareholder's custodian. Typically, the redemption date is mutually-agreed upon by the Fund and the redeeming shareholder. A Fund is not required to pay a redemption in-kind even if requested and may in its discretion pay the redemption proceeds in cash.
Redemptions in-kind will generally, but not necessarily, result in a pro rata distribution of each security held in a Fund's portfolio. If a shareholder receives a distribution in-kind, the shareholder will bear the market risk associated with the distributed securities and would incur brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.
By wire.Before Natixis Funds can wire redemption proceeds (less any applicable fees) to your bank account, you must provide specific wire instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). A wire fee will be deducted from the proceeds of each wire. Your bank may charge you a fee to receive the wire.
By ACH.Before Natixis Funds can send redemptions through ACH, you must provide specific wiring instructions to Natixis Funds in writing (see "STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee" below). For ACH redemptions, proceeds will generally arrive at your bank within three business days.
STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee.You must have your signature guaranteed by a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution that can issue a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee for the following types of redemptions:
| • | If you are selling more than $100,000 per day from a single fund/account and you are requesting the proceeds by check (this does not apply to IRA transfer of assets to new custodian). |
| • | If you are requesting that the proceeds check (of any amount) be made out to someone other than the registered owner(s) or sent to an address other than the address of record. |
| • | If the account registration or bank account information has changed within the past 30 days. |
| • | If you are instructing us to send the proceeds by check, wire or ACH to a bank not already active on the fund account. |
The Funds will only accept STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantees bearing the STAMP2000 Medallion imprint. The surety amount of the STAMP2000 medallion imprint must meet or exceed the amount on the request. Please note that a notary public cannot provide a STAMP2000 Medallion Signature Guarantee. This signature guarantee requirement may be waived by Natixis Funds in certain cases.
Exchanging or Converting Shares
In general, you may exchange shares of each Fund for shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund that offers such class of shares (see the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares") without paying a sales charge or a CDSC, if applicable, subject to restrictions noted below. The exchange must be for at least the minimum to open an account (or the total NAV of your account, whichever is less), or, once the fund minimum is met (see the section "Additional Investor Services"). All exchanges are subject to the eligibility requirements of the fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that fund. The exchange privilege may be exercised only in those states where shares of such funds may be legally sold. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another fund is generally treated as a sale on which gain or loss may be recognized. Subject to the applicable rules of the SEC, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to modify the exchange privilege at any time. Before requesting an exchange into any other fund, please read its prospectus carefully. You may be unable to hold your shares through the same financial intermediary if you engage in certain share exchanges. You should contact your financial intermediary for further details. Please refer to the SAI for more detailed information on exchanging Fund shares. Class N shares are not eligible to be exchanged through the website or through the Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.
In certain circumstances, you may convert shares of your Fund from your current share class into another share class in the same Fund. A conversion is subject to the eligibility requirements of the share class of your Fund that you are converting into including investment minimum requirements. The conversion from one class of shares to another will be based on the respective NAVs of the separate share classes on the trade date for the conversion. Except as noted below, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. Generally, to be eligible to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares, the Fund or the financial intermediary through which you purchased your shares will need to have records verifying that your Class C shares have been held for eight years. Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, your ability to have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Group retirement plans of certain financial intermediaries who hold Class C shares with the Fund in an omnibus account do not track participant level aging of shares and therefore these shares will not be eligible for an automatic conversion. Certain intermediaries may convert your Class C shares to Class A shares in accordance with a conversion schedule that may differ from the one described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information.
Any account with an outstanding CDSC liability will be assessed the CDSC before converting to the new share class. Any conversions into a class of shares with a front end sales charge will not be subject to an initial sales charge; however, future purchases may be subject to a sales charge, if applicable.
Generally, a conversion between share classes of the same fund is a nontaxable event to the shareholder. All requests for conversions must follow the procedures set forth by the Distributor. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse any conversion request. Due to operational limitations at your financial
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intermediary, your ability to convert share classes of the same fund or have your Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares may be limited. Please consult your financial representative for more information.
In general, you may sell Class Y shares of any Natixis Fund and use the proceeds to purchase Class I shares in any Loomis Sayles Fund, subject to the eligibility requirements, including fund minimums, of the fund you are purchasing into.
Cost Basis Reporting.Upon the redemption or exchange of your shares in a Fund, the Fund, or, if you purchased your shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, your financial intermediary will be required to provide you and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") with cost basis and certain other related tax information about the Fund shares you redeemed or exchanged. The cost basis reporting requirement is effective for shares purchased, including through dividend reinvestment, on or after January 1, 2012. Please contact the Fund at 800-225-5478, visit im.natixis.com or consult your financial intermediary, as appropriate, for more information regarding available methods for cost basis reporting and how to select a particular method. Please also consult your tax adviser to determine which available cost basis method is best for you.
Restrictions on Buying, Selling and Exchanging Shares
The Funds discourage excessive short-term trading that may be detrimental to the Funds and their shareholders. Frequent abusive purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by shareholders may present certain risks for other shareholders in a Fund. This includes the risk of diluting the value of Fund shares held by long term shareholders, interfering with the efficient management of each Fund's portfolio and increasing brokerage and administrative costs. Funds investing in securities that require special valuation processes (such as foreign securities, below investment grade securities or small capitalization securities), also may have increased exposure to these risks. The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policies to address and discourage such trading.
Each Fund reserves the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or exchanging shares. Each Fund and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any purchase or exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interests of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. A shareholder whose exchange order has been rejected may still redeem its shares by submitting a redemption request as described under "How to Redeem Shares."
Limits on Frequent Trading.Excessive trading activity in a Fund is measured by the number of round-trip transactions in a shareholder's account. A round trip is defined as (1) a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) into a Fund followed by a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) out of the same Fund; or (2) a redemption (including a redemption by exchange) out of a Fund followed by a purchase (including a purchase by exchange) into the same Fund. A round trip transaction is defined as occurring in a single Fund within a 30-day period. Two round trips in a 90-day period will constitute a violation of the Fund's trading limitations. After the detection of a first violation, the Fund or the Distributor will issue the shareholder and/or their financial intermediary a written warning. The written warning will expire one year from the date the warning is issued, if no further violations occur during the period. After the detection of a second violation (i.e., two more round trip transactions in the Fund within a 90-day period), the Fund or the Distributor will restrict the shareholder from making subsequent purchases (including purchases by exchange) in that Fund for 90 days. After the detection of a third violation within 12 months of the second violation, the Fund or the Distributor will restrict the shareholder and/or their financial intermediary from making purchases (including purchases by exchange) into any of the shareholder's accounts in the violated Fund for one year from the date the third violation is issued. The above limits are applicable whether a shareholder holds shares directly with a Fund or indirectly through a financial intermediary, such as a broker, bank, investment adviser, record keeper for retirement plan participants, or other third party. The preceding is not an exclusive description of activities that a Fund and the Distributor may consider to be excessive, and, at its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor may restrict or prohibit transactions by such identified shareholders or intermediaries including a period of restriction with no end date.
Notwithstanding the above, certain financial intermediaries, such as retirement plan administrators, may monitor and restrict the frequency of purchase and redemption transactions in a manner different from that described above. The policies of these intermediaries may be more or less restrictive than the generally applicable policies described above. Each Fund may choose to rely on a financial intermediary's restrictions on frequent trading in place of the Fund's own restrictions if the Fund determines, at its discretion, that the financial intermediary's restrictions provide reasonable protection for the Fund from excessive short-term trading activity. Please contact your financial representative for additional information regarding their policies for limiting the frequent trading of Fund shares.
This policy also does not apply with respect to shares purchased by certain funds-of-funds or similar asset allocation programs that rebalance their investments only infrequently. To be eligible for this exemption, the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program must identify itself to and receive prior written approval from a Fund or the Distributor. A Fund and the Distributor may request additional information to enable them to determine that the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program is not designed to and/or is not serving as a vehicle for disruptive short-term trading, which may include requests for (i) written assurances from the sponsor or investment manager of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program that it enforces the Fund's frequent trading policy on investors or another policy reasonably designed to deter disruptive short-term trading in Fund shares, and/or (ii) data regarding transactions by investors in the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program, for periods and on a frequency determined by the Fund and the Distributor, so that the Funds can monitor compliance by such investors with the trading limitations of the Funds or of the fund-of-funds or asset allocation program. Under certain circumstances, waivers to these conditions (including waivers to permit more frequent rebalancing) may be approved for programs that in the Fund's opinion are not vehicles for excessive trading and are not likely to engage in abusive trading.
The Fund and the Distributor may deem shares acquired, redeemed, or exchanged through a firm discretionary program where purchases and redemptions are made at a home office or firm level on behalf of a client not deemed to be intended to engage in market timing. In addition to the circumstances previously
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noted, the Funds reserve the right to waive any purchase and exchange restrictions at each Fund's sole discretion where it believes such action is in the Fund's best interests. The exception would require additional review as noted above for asset allocation programs.
Trade Activity Monitoring.Trading activity is monitored selectively on a daily basis in an effort to detect excessive short-term trading activities. If a Fund or the Distributor believes that a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in excessive, short-term trading activity, it may, at its discretion, request that the shareholder or financial intermediary stop such activities or refuse to process purchases or exchanges in the accounts. At its discretion, a Fund and the Distributor, as well as an adviser to a Fund may ban trading in an account if, in their judgment, a shareholder or financial intermediary has engaged in short-term transactions that, while not necessarily in violation of the Fund's stated policies on frequent trading, are harmful to a Fund or its shareholders. A Fund and the Distributor also reserve the right to notify financial intermediaries of the shareholder's trading activity.
Accounts Held by Financial Intermediaries.The ability of a Fund and the Distributor to monitor trades that are placed by omnibus or other nominee accounts may be severely limited in those instances in which the financial intermediary maintains the record of a Fund's underlying beneficial owners. In general, each Fund and the Distributor will review trading activity at the omnibus account level. If a Fund and the Distributor detect suspicious activity, they may request and receive personal identifying information and transaction histories for some or all underlying shareholders (including plan participants) to determine whether such shareholders have engaged in excessive short-term trading activity. If a Fund believes that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading activity in violation of the Fund's policies through an omnibus account, the Fund will attempt to limit transactions by the underlying shareholder that engaged in such trading, although it may be unable to do so. A Fund may also limit or prohibit additional purchases of Fund shares by an intermediary. Investors should not assume a Fund will be able to detect or prevent all trading practices that may disadvantage a Fund.
Purchase Restrictions
Each Fund is required by federal regulations to obtain certain personal information from you and to use that information to verify your identity. The Funds may not be able to open your account if the requested information is not provided. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse to open an account, close an account and redeem your shares at the then-current price or take other such steps that the Fund deems necessary to comply with federal regulations if your identity cannot be verified.
Selling Restrictions
The table below describes restrictions placed on selling shares of a Fund. Please see the SAI for additional information regarding redemption payment policies.
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When the NYSE is closed (other than a weekend/holiday) as permitted by the SEC.
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Each Fund reserves the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests:
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With a notice of a dispute between registered owners or death of a registered owner.
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Each Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to 7 days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital:
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The Funds reserve the right to suspend account services or refuse transaction requests if a Fund receives notice of a dispute between registered owners or of the death of a registered owner or a Fund suspects a fraudulent act. If a Fund refuses a transaction request because it receives notice of a dispute, the transaction will be processed at the NAV next determined after the Fund receives notice that the dispute has been settled or a court order has been entered adjudicating the dispute. If a Fund determines that its suspicion of fraud or belief that a dispute existed was mistaken, the transaction will be processed as of the NAV next determined after the transaction request was first received in good order.
Certificates. Certificates will not be issued or honored for any class of shares.
Unclaimed Property Laws.Many states have unclaimed property laws and regulations that provide for transfer to the state (also known as "escheatment") of unclaimed or abandoned property under various circumstances. The particular circumstances may include inactivity (e.g., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (e.g., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. If your account is deemed unclaimed or abandoned under applicable state property laws or regulations, the Funds may be required to "escheat" or transfer the assets in your account to the applicable state's unclaimed property administration. The state may sell escheated shares and, if you subsequently seek to reclaim your proceeds of liquidation from the state, you may only be able to recover the amount received when the shares were sold (and not the amount those shares are worth currently).
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It is your responsibility to maintain a correct address for your account, to keep your account active by contacting the Transfer Agent by mail or telephone or accessing your account through the Funds' website, and to promptly cash all checks for dividends, capital gains and redemptions. Each state's requirements to keep an account active can vary and are subject to change. If you invest in a Fund through a financial intermediary, you are encouraged to contact the financial intermediary regarding applicable state unclaimed property laws. The Funds, the Transfer Agent and the Distributor will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for good faith compliance with state unclaimed property laws.
Self-Servicing Your Account
Shareholders that hold their accounts directly with the Funds may use the following self-service options. Shareholders that hold Fund shares through a financial intermediary should consult their financial intermediary regarding any self-service options that they may offer.
Natixis Funds Website.
You can access our website at www.im.natixis.com to perform transactions (purchases, redemptions or exchanges), review your account information and Fund NAVs, change your address, order duplicate statements or tax forms or obtain a prospectus, an SAI, an application or periodic reports (certain restrictions may apply).
Natixis Funds Automated Voice Response System.
(Excludes Class N shares) You have access to your account 24 hours a day by calling Natixis Funds' Automated Voice Response System at 800-225-5478. You may review your account balance and Fund NAVs, order duplicate statements, order duplicate tax forms, obtain distribution and performance information.
Restructuring and Liquidations
Investors should note that each Fund reserves the right to merge or reorganize at any time, or to cease operations or liquidate itself. At any time prior to the liquidation of a Fund, shareholders may redeem their shares of the Fund pursuant to the procedures set forth under "How to Redeem Shares." The proceeds from any such redemption will be the NAV of the Fund's shares, less any applicable sales charges, redemption fees or other charges. Shareholders may also exchange their shares, subject to investment minimums and other restrictions on exchanges as described under "Exchanging or Converting Shares." For federal income tax purposes, an exchange of a fund's shares for shares of another Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund is generally treated as a sale on which a gain or loss may be recognized.
Retirement Accounts.Absent an instruction to the contrary prior to the liquidation date of a Fund, for shares of a Fund held using a Natixis Funds' prototype document, in individual retirement accounts, in custodial accounts under a SEP, SIMPLE, SARSEP or 403(b) plan, or in certain other retirement accounts, the Distributor may exchange any shares remaining in the Fund on the liquidation date for shares of Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (or, if that fund is no longer in existence, then in shares of another comparable Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) at NAV. Please refer to your plan documents or contact your plan administrator or plan sponsor to determine whether the preceding sentence applies to you.
How Fund Shares Are Priced
NAV is the price of one share of a Fund without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using this formula:
The policies and procedures used to determine the NAV of Fund shares are summarized below:
| • | A share's NAV is determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the days the NYSE is open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. A Fund's shares will not be priced on the days on which the NYSE is closed for trading. In addition, a Fund's shares will not be priced on the holidays listed in the SAI. See the section "Net Asset Value" in the SAI for more details. |
| • | The price you pay for purchasing, redeeming or exchanging a share will be based upon the NAV next calculated (plus or minus applicable sales charges as described earlier in the Fund Summary) after your order is received by the transfer agent, SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc., (rather than when the order arrives at the P.O. box) "in good order" (meaning that the order is complete and contains all necessary information).1 |
| • | Requests received by the Funds after the NYSE closes will be processed based upon the NAV determined at the close of regular trading on the next day that the NYSE is open. If the transfer agent receives the order in good order prior to the NYSE market close (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), the shareholder will receive that day's NAV. Under limited circumstances, the Distributor may enter into contractual agreements pursuant to which orders received by your investment dealer before a Fund determines its NAV and transmitted to the transfer agent prior to market open on the next business day are processed at the NAV determined on the day the order was received by your investment dealer. Please contact your investment dealer to determine whether it has entered into such a contractual agreement. If your investment dealer has not entered into such a contractual agreement, your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after your investment dealer submits the order to a Fund. |
| • | If a Fund invests in foreign securities, it may have NAV changes on days when you cannot buy or sell its shares. |
| 1 | Please see the section "How to Purchase Shares," which provides additional information regarding who can receive a purchase order. |
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Generally, during times of substantial economic or market change, it may be difficult to place your order by phone. During these times, you may send your order by mail as described in the sections "How to Purchase Shares" and "How to Redeem Shares."
Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are readily available, as outlined in the Funds' policies and procedures, are valued at market value. The Funds may use third-party pricing services to obtain market quotations and other valuation information, such as evaluated bids.
Generally, Fund securities and other investments are valued as follows:
| • | Equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")), exchange traded notes, rights, and warrants -listed equity securities 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 a third-party 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 discussed below) 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 a third-party pricing service. If there is no sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by a third-party 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. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies described below. If a right is not traded on any exchange, its value is based on the market value of the underlying security, less the cost to subscribe to the underlying security (e.g., to exercise the right), adjusted for the subscription ratio. If a warrant is not traded on any exchange, a price is obtained from a broker-dealer. |
| • | Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities -evaluated bids furnished to a Fund by a third-party pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. |
| • | Senior Loans -bid prices supplied by a third-party pricing service, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. |
| • | Bilateral Swaps -bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by a third-party pricing service. Bilateral interest rate swaps and bilateral standardized commodity and equity index total return swaps are valued based on prices supplied by a third-party pricing service. If prices from a third-party pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used. |
| • | Centrally Cleared Swaps -settlement prices of the clearing house on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers. |
| • | Options- domestic exchange-traded index and single name equity options contracts (including options on ETFs) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations as determined by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Foreign exchange-traded single name equity options contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Options contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. OTC currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by a third-party pricing service, if available. Other OTC options contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through a third-party pricing service) are valued based on prices obtained from broker-dealers. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies as described below. |
| • | Futures -most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the valuation designee believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Valuations based on information from foreign markets may be subject to the Funds' fair value policies as described below. |
| • | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts -interpolated rates determined based on information provided by a third-party pricing service. |
| • | Mutual Funds- net asset value. |
Foreign denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates supplied by a third-party pricing service. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by a Fund's Adviser in its capacity as "valuation designee." A 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 NYSE. 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, each 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 a Fund's NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a 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 a Fund. Valuations for securities traded in the OTC market may be based on factors such as market information, transactions for comparable securities, various relationships between securities or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Evaluated prices from a third-party pricing service may require subjective determinations and may be different than actual market prices or prices provided by other pricing services. As of the date of this prospectus, a Fund's Adviser serves as the Fund's valuation designee for purposes of compliance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.
Trading in some of the portfolio securities or other investments of some of the Funds takes place in various markets outside the United States on days and at times other than when the NYSE is open for trading. Therefore, the calculation of these Funds' NAVs does not take place at the same time as the prices of many of its portfolio securities or other investments are determined, and the value of these Funds' portfolios may change on days when these Funds are not open for business and their shares may not be purchased or redeemed.
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Dividends and Distributions
The Funds generally distribute annually all or substantially all of their net investment income (other than capital gains) as dividends. The following table shows when each Fund expects to distribute dividends. Each Fund expects to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized long- and short-term capital gains annually (or, in the case of short-term capital gains, more frequently than annually if determined by the Fund to be in the best interest of shareholders), after applying any capital loss carryovers. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Trustees may adopt a different schedule for making distributions as long as distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. A Fund's distribution rate fluctuates over time for various reasons, and there can be no assurance that a Fund's distributions will not decrease or that a Fund will make any distributions when scheduled. For example, foreign currency losses could potentially reduce or eliminate, and have in the past reduced and eliminated, regularly scheduled distributions for certain Funds.
|
Annual
|
Daily
|
|
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
|
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund†
|
|
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
|
| † | Declares dividends for each class daily and pays them monthly. |
Distributions will automatically be reinvested in shares of the same class of the distributing Fund at NAV unless you select one of the following alternatives:
| • | Participate in the Dividend Diversification Program, which allows you to have all dividends and distributions automatically invested at NAV in shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund registered in your name. Certain investment minimums and restrictions may apply. For more information about the program, see the section "Additional Investor Services;" |
| • | Receive distributions from dividends and interest in cash while reinvesting distributions from capital gains in additional shares of the same class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Natixis Fund; |
| • | Receive distributions from capital gains in cash while reinvesting distributions from dividends and interest in additional shares of the same class of the Fund, or in the same class of another Natixis Fund; or |
| • | Receive all distributions in cash. |
For accounts held directly with a Fund, any cash distributions to be paid by check, in an amount of $10 or less, will instead be automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares. If a dividend or capital gain distribution check remains uncashed for six months and your account is still open, each Fund will reinvest the dividend or distribution in additional shares of the Fund promptly after making this determination and the check will be canceled. In addition, future dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of a Fund unless you subsequently contact the Fund and request to receive distributions by check.
If you do not select an option when you open your account, all distributions will be reinvested.
Generally, if you earn more than $10 annually in taxable income from a Fund held in a non-retirement plan account, you will receive a Form 1099-DIV to help you report the prior calendar year's distributions on your U.S. federal income tax return. This information will also be reported to the IRS. Be sure to keep this Form 1099-DIV as a permanent record. A fee may be charged for any duplicate information requested.
Tax Consequences
Except as noted, the discussion below addresses only the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Funds and does not address any non-U.S., state or local tax consequences.
Each Fund intends to meet all requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") necessary to qualify and be eligible for treatment each year as a "regulated investment company" and thus does not expect to pay any U.S. federal income tax on income and capital gains that are timely distributed to shareholders.
Unless otherwise noted, the discussion below, to the extent it describes shareholder-level tax consequences, pertains solely to taxable shareholders.
Taxation of Distributions from the Funds. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable to Fund shareholders as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) the investments that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her shares. Distributions attributable to the excess of net long-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year over net short-term capital losses from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less, and that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends ("Capital Gain Dividends") generally will be taxable to a shareholder receiving such distributions as long-term capital gain includible in net capital gain and taxed to individuals at reduced rates. Distributions attributable to the excess of net short-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for one year or less over net long-term capital losses from the sale of investments that a Fund owned (or is deemed to have owned) for more than one year, will be taxable as ordinary income. A Fund's transactions in options or other derivatives or short sales may cause a larger portion of distributions to be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income than would be the case absent such transactions.
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Distributions of investment income properly reported by a Fund as derived from "qualified dividend income" will be taxed in the hands of individuals at the reduced rates applicable to net capital gain, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund levels. Income generated by investments in fixed-income securities, derivatives and REITs generally is not eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Dividends received by the Fund from foreign corporations that are not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the U.S. (other than dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S.) will not be treated as qualified dividend income, and hence will not increase the amount of a Fund's distributions that may be reported as qualified dividend income. Additionally, a portion of a Fund's distributions may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders, provided certain requirements are met.
A 3.8% Medicare contribution tax is imposed on the net investment income of certain individuals, trusts and estates to the extent their income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Net investment income generally includes for this purpose dividends, including any Capital Gain Dividends paid by a Fund, and net capital gains recognized on the sale, redemption, exchange or other taxable disposition of shares of a Fund.
Fund distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional shares. In addition, Fund distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before a shareholder's investment (and thus were included in the price the shareholder paid for his or her shares). Such distributions are likely to occur in respect of shares purchased at a time when the Fund's NAV reflects gains that are either unrealized or realized but not distributed.
Dividends and distributions declared by a Fund and payable to shareholders of record in October, November or December of one year and paid in January of the next year generally are taxable in the year in which the distributions are declared, rather than the year in which the distributions are received.
Dividends paid by a Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws generally will not be taxable, although distributions by retirement plans to their participants may be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such retirement plans. If your investment is through such a plan, you should consult your tax adviser to determine the suitability of the Funds as an investment through your plan and the tax treatment of distributions to you (including distributions of amounts attributable to an investment in a Fund) from the plan.
Redemption, Sale or Exchange of Fund Shares.A redemption, sale or exchange of Fund shares (including an exchange of Fund shares for shares of another Natixis Fund or Loomis Sayles Fund) is a taxable event and generally will result in recognition of gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between your adjusted tax basis in the shares and the amount received. Gain or loss, if any, recognized by a shareholder on a redemption, sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Fund shares generally will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for more than one year, and as short-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder held the shares for one year or less, assuming in each case that the shareholder held the shares as capital assets. Short-term capital gains generally are taxed at the rates applicable to ordinary income. Any loss realized upon a disposition of shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, capital loss to the extent of any Capital Gain Dividends received by the shareholder with respect to the shares. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Additionally, any loss realized on a sale of shares of a Fund may be disallowed under "wash sale" rules to the extent the shares disposed of are replaced with other shares of the Fund within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the date of disposition, including pursuant to a dividend reinvestment in shares of the Fund. If disallowed, the loss will be reflected in an adjustment to the basis of the shares acquired. See "Cost Basis Reporting" above for information about certain cost basis reporting obligations.
Taxation of Certain Fund Investments. A Fund's investments in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund's yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund's investments in foreign securities or foreign currencies may be subject to special tax rules that have the effect of increasing or accelerating the Fund's recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the Fund's distributions to shareholders. Because the Funds invest in foreign securities, shareholders should consult their tax advisers about the consequences of their investments under foreign laws.
A Fund's investments in certain debt obligations (such as those with "OID" or accrued market discount, in each case, as defined in the SAI), mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and derivatives may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such investments. Thus, a Fund could be required to liquidate investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code. In addition, a Fund's investments in derivatives may affect the amount, timing or character of distributions to shareholders.
Backup Withholding.Each Fund is required in certain circumstances to apply backup withholding on taxable dividends, redemption proceeds and certain other payments that are paid to any shareholder (including a shareholder who is neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States) if the shareholder does not furnish the Fund with certain information and certifications or the shareholder is otherwise subject to backup withholding.
Other InformationNon-U.S. investors are generally not subject to U.S. withholding tax with respect to Capital Gain Dividends, short-term Capital Gain Dividends and interest related dividends, as defined in the SAI and subject to limitations set forth in the SAI. With respect to distributions other than Capital Gain Dividends, short-term Capital Gain Dividends and interest-related dividends, non-U.S. shareholders are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate). Non-U.S. investors may also be subject to U.S. state, local, and estate tax with respect to their Fund shares.
Please see the SAI for additional information on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in a Fund.
You should consult your tax adviser for more information on your own situation, including possible U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other applicable taxes.
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Additional Investor Services
Retirement Plans
Natixis Funds offer a range of retirement plans, including IRAs and SEPs. For more information about our Retirement Plans, call us at 800-225-5478.
Investment Builder Program
This is Natixis Funds' automatic investment plan. Once you meet the Fund minimum, you may authorize automatic monthly transfers from your bank checking or savings account to purchase shares of one or more Natixis Funds. For instructions on how to join the Investment Builder Program, please refer to the section "How to Purchase Shares."
Dividend Diversification Program
This program allows you to have all dividends and any other distributions automatically invested in shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund subject to the eligibility requirements of that other fund and to state securities law requirements. The fund minimum must be met in the new fund prior to establishing the dividend diversification program. Shares will be purchased at the selected fund's NAV without a front-end sales charge or CDSC on the ex dividend date. Before establishing a Dividend Diversification Program into any other Natixis Fund, please read its prospectus carefully.
Automatic Exchange Plan
Natixis Funds have an automatic exchange plan under which shares of a class of a Natixis Fund are automatically exchanged each month for shares of the same class of another Natixis Fund. The fund minimum must be met prior to establishing an automatic exchange plan. There is no fee for exchanges made under this plan. Please see the section "Exchanging or Converting Shares" above and refer to the SAI for more information on the Automatic Exchange Plan.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan
This plan allows you to redeem shares and receive payments from a Fund on a regular schedule. Redemptions of shares that are part of the Systematic Withdrawal Plan are not subject to a CDSC, however, the amount or percentage you specify in the plan may not exceed, on an annualized basis, 10% of the value of your Fund account based upon the value of your Fund account on the day you establish your plan. For information on establishing a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, please refer to the section "How to Redeem Shares."
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Financial Performance
Financial Performance
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the last five years (or, if shorter, the period of the Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the return that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, is included in the Funds' filing on Form N-CSR. The Form N-CSRis incorporated by reference into the SAI, both of which are available free of charge upon request from the Distributor.
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
|
Class A
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
20.84
|
$
|
16.11
|
$
|
14.00
|
$
|
19.07
|
$
|
18.78
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(a)
|
(0.10
)
|
(0.08
)
|
(0.07
)
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.09
)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.28
|
4.81
|
3.13
|
(3.68
)
|
1.52
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
3.18
|
4.73
|
3.06
|
(3.72
)
|
1.43
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.95
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
24.02
|
$
|
20.84
|
$
|
16.11
|
$
|
14.00
|
$
|
19.07
|
|
Total return(b)(c)
|
15.26
%
|
29.36
%
|
23.92
%
|
(21.08
)%
|
7.95
%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
9,940
|
$
|
8,949
|
$
|
4,021
|
$
|
3,225
|
$
|
6,173
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
1.20
%
|
1.20
%
|
1.21
%
(e)
|
1.20
%
|
1.20
%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.33
%
|
1.38
%
|
1.38
%
(e)
|
1.35
%
|
1.29
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.45
)%
|
(0.45
)%
|
(0.45
)%
|
(0.25
)%
|
(0.43
)%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
12
%
|
6
%
|
24
%
|
43
%
|
18
%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.37%.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
|
Class C
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
19.48
|
$
|
15.17
|
$
|
13.33
|
$
|
18.36
|
$
|
18.24
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(a)
|
(0.25
)
|
(0.19
)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.22)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.05
|
4.50
|
2.94
|
(3.53
)
|
1.48
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
2.80
|
4.31
|
2.79
|
(3.68
)
|
1.26
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.95
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
22.28
|
$
|
19.48
|
$
|
15.17
|
$
|
13.33
|
$
|
18.36
|
|
Total return(b)(c)
|
14.37
%
|
28.41
%
|
23.03
%
|
(21.71
)%
|
7.15%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
1,060
|
$
|
999
|
$
|
842
|
$
|
833
|
$
|
1,297
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
1.95
%
|
1.95
%
|
1.96
%
(e)
|
1.95
%
|
1.95%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
2.08
%
|
2.13
%
|
2.14
%
(e)
|
2.10
%
|
2.04%
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(1.20
)%
|
(1.13
)%
|
(1.11
)%
|
(1.03
)%
|
(1.17)%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
12
%
|
6
%
|
24
%
|
43
%
|
18%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.13%.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
|
Class N
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
21.27
|
$
|
16.40
|
$
|
14.21
|
$
|
19.29
|
$
|
18.93
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(a)
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.00
)
(b)
|
(0.03)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.36
|
4.89
|
3.19
|
(3.73
)
|
1.53
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
3.32
|
4.87
|
3.17
|
(3.73
)
|
1.50
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
-
|
(0.03
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.95
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14)
|
|||||
|
Total Distributions
|
-
|
-
|
(0.98
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
24.59
|
$
|
21.27
|
$
|
16.40
|
$
|
14.21
|
$
|
19.29
|
|
Total return(c)
|
15.61
%
|
29.70
%
|
24.40
%
|
(20.87
)%
|
8.21%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
18,136
|
$
|
15,690
|
$
|
12,096
|
$
|
9,725
|
$
|
12,293
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
0.90
%
|
0.90
%
|
0.91
%
(e)
|
0.90
%
|
0.90%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.01
%
|
1.06
%
|
1.06
%
(e)
|
1.02
%
|
0.98%
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.15
)%
|
(0.10
)%
|
(0.13
)%
|
(0.01
)%
|
(0.14)%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
12
%
|
6
%
|
24
%
|
43
%
|
18%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.90% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.05%.
|
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
|
Class Y
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
21.22
|
$
|
16.37
|
$
|
14.18
|
$
|
19.27
|
$
|
18.91
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(a)
|
(0.05
)
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.02
)
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.04)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.34
|
4.87
|
3.18
|
(3.73
)
|
1.54
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
3.29
|
4.85
|
3.16
|
(3.74
)
|
1.50
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
-
|
(0.02
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.95
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14)
|
|||||
|
Total Distributions
|
-
|
-
|
(0.97
)
|
(1.35
)
|
(1.14)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
24.51
|
$
|
21.22
|
$
|
16.37
|
$
|
14.18
|
$
|
19.27
|
|
Total return(b)
|
15.50
%
|
29.63
%
|
24.37
%
|
(20.95
)%
|
8.22%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
102,642
|
$
|
82,572
|
$
|
78,539
|
$
|
80,836
|
$
|
106,028
|
|
Net expenses(c)
|
0.95
%
|
0.95
%
|
0.96
%
(d)
|
0.95
%
|
0.95%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.08
%
|
1.13
%
|
1.14
%
(d)
|
1.10
%
|
1.04%
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.21
)%
|
(0.13
)%
|
(0.16
)%
|
(0.08
)%
|
(0.19)%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
12
%
|
6
%
|
24
%
|
43
%
|
18%
|
|||||
|
(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, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(c)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(d)
|
Includes interest expense. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.13%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
|
Class A
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
8.26
|
$
|
8.21
|
$
|
8.13
|
$
|
8.96
|
$
|
8.81
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income(a)
|
0.58
|
0.73
|
0.73
|
0.43
|
0.32
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
(0.19
)
|
0.02
|
0.08
|
(0.81
)
|
0.16
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
0.39
|
0.75
|
0.81
|
(0.38
)
|
0.48
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.62
)
|
(0.70
)
|
(0.73
)
|
(0.45
)
|
(0.33
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
8.03
|
$
|
8.26
|
$
|
8.21
|
$
|
8.13
|
$
|
8.96
|
|
Total return(b)(c)
|
4.92
%
|
9.56
%
|
10.37
%
|
(4.28
)%
|
5.47
%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
144,065
|
$
|
154,066
|
$
|
156,290
|
$
|
188,201
|
$
|
219,989
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
0.98
%
|
0.99
%
(e)
|
1.03
%
(f)
|
1.05
%
|
1.05
%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.06
%
|
1.05
%
|
1.17
%
|
1.24
%
|
1.24
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
7.21
%
|
8.85
%
|
8.88
%
|
5.04
%
|
3.56
%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
127
%
|
107
%
|
67
%
|
65
%
|
79
%
|
|||||
|
(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 is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Effective July 1, 2024, the expense limit decreased from 1.00% to 0.98%.
|
|
(f)
|
Effective July 1, 2023, the expense limit decreased from 1.05% to 1.00%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
|
Class C
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
8.23
|
$
|
8.18
|
$
|
8.10
|
$
|
8.93
|
$
|
8.78
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income(a)
|
0.52
|
0.67
|
0.66
|
0.36
|
0.25
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
(0.19
)
|
0.02
|
0.09
|
(0.80
)
|
0.16
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
0.33
|
0.69
|
0.75
|
(0.44
)
|
0.41
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.56
)
|
(0.64
)
|
(0.67
)
|
(0.39
)
|
(0.26
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
8.00
|
$
|
8.23
|
$
|
8.18
|
$
|
8.10
|
$
|
8.93
|
|
Total return(b)(c)
|
4.13
%
|
8.75
%
|
9.56
%
|
(5.04
)%
|
4.69
%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
17,419
|
$
|
28,922
|
$
|
41,284
|
$
|
62,570
|
$
|
89,618
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
1.73
%
|
1.74
%
(e)
|
1.78
%
(f)
|
1.80
%
|
1.80
%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.81
%
|
1.80
%
|
1.92
%
|
1.99
%
|
1.99
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
6.46
%
|
8.14
%
|
8.13
%
|
4.22
%
|
2.80
%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
127
%
|
107
%
|
67
%
|
65
%
|
79
%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Effective July 1, 2024, the expense limit decreased from 1.75% to 1.73%.
|
|
(f)
|
Effective July 1, 2023, the expense limit decreased from 1.80% to 1.75%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
|
Class N
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
8.25
|
$
|
8.21
|
$
|
8.13
|
$
|
8.96
|
$
|
8.81
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income(a)
|
0.61
|
0.75
|
0.75
|
0.46
|
0.34
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
(0.18
)
|
0.02
|
0.08
|
(0.81
)
|
0.16
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
0.43
|
0.77
|
0.83
|
(0.35
)
|
0.50
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.65
)
|
(0.73
)
|
(0.75
)
|
(0.48
)
|
(0.35
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
8.03
|
$
|
8.25
|
$
|
8.21
|
$
|
8.13
|
$
|
8.96
|
|
Total return(b)
|
5.36
%
|
9.75
%
|
10.71
%
|
(4.00
)%
|
5.79
%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
2,612
|
$
|
2,491
|
$
|
2,573
|
$
|
2,278
|
$
|
2,528
|
|
Net expenses(c)
|
0.68
%
|
0.69
%
(d)
|
0.73
%
(e)
|
0.75
%
|
0.75
%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
0.77
%
|
0.77
%
|
0.88
%
|
0.96
%
|
1.03
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
7.51
%
|
9.13
%
|
9.20
%
|
5.36
%
|
3.83
%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
127
%
|
107
%
|
67
%
|
65
%
|
79
%
|
|||||
|
(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, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(c)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(d)
|
Effective July 1, 2024, the expense limit decreased from 0.70% to 0.68%.
|
|
(e)
|
Effective July 1, 2023, the expense limit decreased from 0.75% to 0.70%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
|
Class Y
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
8.27
|
$
|
8.22
|
$
|
8.14
|
$
|
8.97
|
$
|
8.82
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income(a)
|
0.61
|
0.75
|
0.75
|
0.44
|
0.34
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
(0.20
)
|
0.03
|
0.08
|
(0.79
)
|
0.16
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
0.41
|
0.78
|
0.83
|
(0.35
)
|
0.50
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.64
)
|
(0.73
)
|
(0.75
)
|
(0.48
)
|
(0.35
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
8.04
|
$
|
8.27
|
$
|
8.22
|
$
|
8.14
|
$
|
8.97
|
|
Total return(b)
|
5.18
%
|
9.83
%
|
10.65
%
|
(4.04
)%
|
5.73
%
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
399,015
|
$
|
637,036
|
$
|
731,385
|
$
|
771,373
|
$
|
1,227,587
|
|
Net expenses(c)
|
0.73
%
|
0.74
%
(d)
|
0.78
%
(e)
|
0.80
%
|
0.80
%
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
0.81
%
|
0.80
%
|
0.92
%
|
0.99
%
|
0.99
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
7.45
%
|
9.09
%
|
9.12
%
|
5.11
%
|
3.80
%
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
127
%
|
107
%
|
67
%
|
65
%
|
79
%
|
|||||
|
(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, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(c)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(d)
|
Effective July 1, 2024, the expense limit decreased from 0.75% to 0.73%.
|
|
(e)
|
Effective July 1, 2023, the expense limit decreased from 0.80% to 0.75%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
|
Class A
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
22.48
|
$
|
18.87
|
$
|
17.24
|
$
|
26.43
|
$
|
20.00
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss)(a)
|
(0.00
)
(b)
|
(0.09
)
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.00
)
(b)
|
0.07
(c)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.32
|
3.70
|
1.80
|
(1.94
)
|
7.70
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
2.32
|
3.61
|
1.79
|
(1.94
)
|
7.77
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(0.08
)
|
|||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.16
)
|
(7.25
)
|
(1.26
)
|
|||||
|
Total Distributions
|
-
|
-
|
(0.16
)
|
(7.25
)
|
(1.34
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
24.80
|
$
|
22.48
|
$
|
18.87
|
$
|
17.24
|
$
|
26.43
|
|
Total return(d)(e)
|
10.32
%
|
19.13
%
|
10.54
%
|
(10.50
)%
|
41.46
%
(c)
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
20,504
|
$
|
28,917
|
$
|
29,980
|
$
|
23,653
|
$
|
20,382
|
|
Net expenses(f)
|
1.10
%
|
1.10
%
|
1.10
%
|
1.09
%
(g)
|
1.10
%
(h)(i)
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.11
%
|
1.13
%
|
1.15
%
|
1.12
%
|
1.14
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.00
)%
(j)
|
(0.45
)%
|
(0.06
)%
|
(0.02
)%
|
0.30
%
(c)
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
64
%
|
84
%
|
69
%
|
74
%
|
93
%
|
|||||
|
(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.
|
|
(c)
|
Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.06), total return would have been 40.82% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.25)%.
|
|
(d)
|
A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(e)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(f)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(g)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.01%.
|
|
(h)
|
Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 1.15% to 1.10%
|
|
(i)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.03%.
|
|
(j)
|
Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
|
Class C
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
19.86
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
15.49
|
$
|
24.61
|
$
|
18.76
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(a)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.22
)
|
(0.13
)
|
(0.12
)
|
(0.08
)
(b)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.04
|
3.28
|
1.60
|
(1.75
)
|
7.19
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
1.89
|
3.06
|
1.47
|
(1.87
)
|
7.11
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.16
)
|
(7.25
)
|
(1.26
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
21.75
|
$
|
19.86
|
$
|
16.80
|
$
|
15.49
|
$
|
24.61
|
|
Total return(c)(d)
|
9.52
%
|
18.21
%
|
9.65
%
|
(11.16
)%
|
40.44
%
(b)
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
6,592
|
$
|
8,861
|
$
|
11,102
|
$
|
5,784
|
$
|
5,357
|
|
Net expenses(e)
|
1.85
%
|
1.85
%
|
1.85
%
|
1.84
%
(f)
|
1.86
%
(g)(h)
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
1.86
%
|
1.88
%
|
1.90
%
|
1.88
%
|
1.89
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.76
)%
|
(1.19
)%
|
(0.81
)%
|
(0.76
)%
|
(0.39
)%
(b)
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
64
%
|
84
%
|
69
%
|
74
%
|
93
%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.21), total return would have been 39.76% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (1.00)%.
|
|
(c)
|
A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations.
|
|
(d)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(e)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(f)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.01%.
|
|
(g)
|
Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 1.90% to 1.85%.
|
|
(h)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.03%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
|
Class N
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
22.78
|
$
|
19.10
|
$
|
17.43
|
$
|
26.63
|
$
|
20.14
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss)(a)
|
0.07
|
(0.03
)
|
0.05
|
0.08
|
0.13
(b)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.36
|
3.75
|
1.82
|
(2.00
)
|
7.76
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
2.43
|
3.72
|
1.87
|
(1.92
)
|
7.89
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.14
)
|
|||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.16
)
|
(7.25
)
|
(1.26
)
|
|||||
|
Total Distributions
|
-
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.20
)
|
(7.28
)
|
(1.40
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
25.21
|
$
|
22.78
|
$
|
19.10
|
$
|
17.43
|
$
|
26.63
|
|
Total return(c)
|
10.67
%
|
19.48
%
|
10.90
%
|
(10.29
)%
|
41.87
%
(b)
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
413
|
$
|
52,275
|
$
|
299
|
$
|
289
|
$
|
2
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
0.74
%
|
0.80
%
|
0.80
%
|
0.80
%
|
0.83
%
(e)
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
0.77
%
|
0.81
%
|
1.15
%
|
3.35
%
|
49.27
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
0.28
%
|
(0.12
)%
|
0.25
%
|
0.51
%
|
0.56
%
(b)
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
64
%
|
84
%
|
69
%
|
74
%
|
93
%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.01, total return would have been 41.24% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.02%.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.85% to 0.80%.
|
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Financial Performance
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
|
Class Y
|
||||||||||
|
Year Ended
November 30, 2025 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2023 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2022 |
Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$
|
22.77
|
$
|
19.09
|
$
|
17.43
|
$
|
26.63
|
$
|
20.14
|
|
INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income (loss)(a)
|
0.05
|
(0.04
)
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.13
(b)
|
|||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.36
|
3.75
|
1.81
|
(1.97
)
|
7.75
|
|||||
|
Total from Investment Operations
|
2.41
|
3.71
|
1.85
|
(1.92
)
|
7.88
|
|||||
|
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
|
||||||||||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.13
)
|
|||||
|
Net realized capital gains
|
-
|
-
|
(0.16
)
|
(7.25
)
|
(1.26
)
|
|||||
|
Total Distributions
|
-
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.19
)
|
(7.28
)
|
(1.39
)
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$
|
25.18
|
$
|
22.77
|
$
|
19.09
|
$
|
17.43
|
$
|
26.63
|
|
Total return(c)
|
10.58
%
|
19.44
%
|
10.81
%
|
(10.31
)%
|
41.81
%
(b)
|
|||||
|
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of the period (000's)
|
$
|
530,977
|
$
|
698,572
|
$
|
585,568
|
$
|
392,076
|
$
|
226,305
|
|
Net expenses(d)
|
0.85
%
|
0.85
%
|
0.85
%
|
0.84
%
(e)
|
0.85
%
(f)(g)
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
0.86
%
|
0.88
%
|
0.90
%
|
0.88
%
|
0.89
%
|
|||||
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
0.24
%
|
(0.19
)%
|
0.20
%
|
0.26
%
|
0.56
%
(b)
|
|||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
64
%
|
84
%
|
69
%
|
74
%
|
93
%
|
|||||
|
(a)
|
Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been less than $(0.01), total return would have been 41.17% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been less than (0.01)%.
|
|
(c)
|
Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower.
|
|
(d)
|
The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund's expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.
|
|
(e)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.01%.
|
|
(f)
|
Effective July 1, 2021, the expense limit decreased from 0.90% to 0.85%.
|
|
(g)
|
Includes additional voluntary waiver of advisory fee of 0.03%.
|
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Appendix A- Intermediary Specific Information
Appendix A - Intermediary Specific Information
Set forth below is information regarding sales load waivers and discounts available at specific financial intermediaries which are not affiliated with the Fund, the Adviser, and/or the Distributor. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify the financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales load waivers or discounts.
Ameriprise Financial
Front-end sales charge reductions on Class A shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial
Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the fund through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account are eligible only for the following sales charge reductions, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI. Such shareholders can reduce their initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares as follows:
• Transaction size breakpoints, as described in this prospectus or the SAI.
• Rights of accumulation (ROA), as described in this prospectus or the SAI.
• Letter of intent, as described in this prospectus or the SAI.
Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial
Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the fund through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account are eligible only for the following sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI. Such shareholders may purchase Class A shares at NAV without payment of a sales charge as follows:
• Shares purchased by employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer- sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the same fund family).
• Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the seven-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.
• Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise Financial advisor and/or the advisor's spouse, advisor's lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor's lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).
CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial
Fund shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI:
• Redemptions due to death or disability of the shareholder;
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this prospectus or the SAI;
• Redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account;
• Shares purchased through a Right of Reinstatement (as defined above); or
• Redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
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Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. ("Edward Jones")
Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
The following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as "shareholders") purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as "breakpoints") and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in this Prospectus or in the SAI or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of Natixis Funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.
Breakpoints
• Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus.
Rights of Accumulation ("ROA")
• The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of the Natixis Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.
• The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.
• ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).
Letter of Intent ("LOI")
• Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met.
• If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.
Sales Charge Waivers
Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:
• Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.
• Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, the sale and purchase are made from a share class that charges a front load and one of the following ("Right of Reinstatement"):
| • | The redemption and repurchase occur in the same account. |
| • | The redemption proceeds are used to process an: IRA contribution, excess contributions, conversion, recharacterizing of contributions, or distribution, and the repurchase is done in an account within the same Edward Jones grouping for ROA. |
| • | The Right of Reinstatement excludes systematic or automatic transactions including, but not limited to, purchases made through payroll deductions, liquidations to cover account fees, and reinvestments from non-mutual fund products. |
• Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.
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• Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.
• Purchases of Class 529-A shares through a rollover from either another education savings plan or a security used for qualified distributions.
• Purchases of Class 529-A shares made for recontribution of refunded amounts.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") Waivers
If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:
• The death or disability of the shareholder.
• Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.
• Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
• Shares redeemed as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.
• Shares redeemed to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.
• Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
• Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.
• Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.
• The death or disability of the shareholder.
• Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.
• Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
• Shares redeemed as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.
• Shares redeemed to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.
• Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.
• Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.
• Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.
Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones
Minimum Purchase Amounts
• Initial purchase minimum: $250 (for Natixis Funds Class A and Class C shares only)
• Subsequent purchase minimum: none
Minimum Balances
• Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:
• A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
• A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
• An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI
Exchanging Share Classes
• At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.
• Initial purchase minimum: $250 (for Natixis Funds Class A and Class C shares only)
• Subsequent purchase minimum: none
Minimum Balances
• Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:
• A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform
• A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform
• An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI
Exchanging Share Classes
• At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Janney Montgomery Scott LLC ("Janney") account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund's Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Janney
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).
• Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney's policies and procedures.
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).
• Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney's policies and procedures.
Sales charge waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney
Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's Prospectus.
• Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the fund's Prospectus.
• Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's Prospectus.
• Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the fund's Prospectus.
• Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation
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• Breakpoints as described in the fund's Prospectus.
• Rights of accumulation ("ROA"), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Janney. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
• Rights of accumulation ("ROA"), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Janney. Eligible fund family assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Effective September 29, 2023, if you purchase or hold fund shares through an applicable J.P. Morgan Securities LLC brokerage account, you will be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC, or back-end sales charge, waivers), share class conversion policy and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund's prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.
Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
• Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e. level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged into Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC's share class exchange policy.
• Qualified employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, other employee benefit plans and trusts used to fund those plans. For purposes of this provision, such plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEPs or 501(c)(3) accounts.
• Shares of funds purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Self-Directed Investing accounts.
• Shares purchased through rights of reinstatement.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or its affiliates and their spouse or financial dependent as defined by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
• Qualified employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, other employee benefit plans and trusts used to fund those plans. For purposes of this provision, such plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEPs or 501(c)(3) accounts.
• Shares of funds purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Self-Directed Investing accounts.
• Shares purchased through rights of reinstatement.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family).
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or its affiliates and their spouse or financial dependent as defined by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
Class C to Class A share conversion
• A shareholder in the fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the same fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is consistent with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC's policies and procedures.
CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
• Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's prospectus.
• Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund's prospectus.
• Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
Front-end load discounts available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: breakpoints, rights of accumulation & letters of intent
• Breakpoints as described in the prospectus.
• Rights of Accumulation ("ROA") which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the fund's prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Eligible fund family assets not held at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies their financial advisor about such assets.
• Letters of Intent ("LOI") which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable).
• Rights of Accumulation ("ROA") which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the fund's prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Eligible fund family assets not held at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies their financial advisor about such assets.
• Letters of Intent ("LOI") which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable).
Merrill Lynch
Purchases or sales of front-end (i.e. Class A) or level-load (i.e., Class C) mutual fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales load waivers (front-end, contingent deferred, or back-end waivers) and discounts, which differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus. Purchasers will have to buy mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund company or through another intermediary to be eligible for waivers or discounts not listed below.
It is the client's responsibility to notify Merrill at the time of purchase or sale of any relationship or other facts that qualify the transaction for a waiver or discount. A Merrill representative may ask for reasonable documentation of such facts and Merrill may condition the granting of a waiver or discount on the timely receipt of such documentation.
Additional information on waivers and discounts is available in the Merrill Sales Load Waiver and Discounts Supplement (the "Merrill SLWD Supplement") and in the Mutual Fund Investing at Merrill pamphlet at ml.com/funds. Clients are encouraged to review these documents and speak with their financial advisor to determine whether a transaction is eligible for a waiver or discount.
Front-end Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at Merrill
| • | Shares of mutual funds available for purchase by employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, and employee benefit plans (including health |
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| savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans provided the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans; |
| • | Shares purchased through a Merrill investment advisory program; |
| • | Brokerage class shares exchanged from advisory class shares due to the holdings moving from a Merrill investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage account; |
| • | Shares purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform; |
| • | Shares purchased through the systematic reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same mutual fund in the same account; |
| • | Shares exchanged from level-load shares to front-end load shares of the same mutual fund in accordance with the description in the Merrill SLWD Supplement; |
| • | Shares purchased by eligible employees of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members who purchase shares in accounts within the employee's Merrill Household (as defined in the Merrill SLWD Supplement); |
| • | Shares purchased by eligible persons associated with the fund as defined in this prospectus (e.g. the fund's officers or trustees); |
| • | Shares purchased from the proceeds of a mutual fund redemption in front-end load shares provided (1) the repurchase is in a mutual fund within the same fund family; (2) the repurchase occurs within 90 calendar days from the redemption trade date, and (3) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill's account maintenance fees are not eligible for Rights of Reinstatement. |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") Waivers on Front-end, Back-end, and Level Load Shares Available at Merrill
| • | Shares sold due to the client's death or disability (as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 22(e)(3)); |
| • | Shares sold pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program subject to Merrill's maximum systematic withdrawal limits as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement; |
| • | Shares sold due to return of excess contributions from an IRA account; |
| • | Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the investor reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulation; |
| • | Front-end or level-load shares held in commission-based, non-taxable retirement brokerage accounts (e.g. traditional, Roth, rollover, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans) that are transferred to fee-based accounts or platforms and exchanged for a lower cost share class of the same mutual fund. |
Front-end load Discounts Available at Merrill: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
| • | Breakpoint discounts, as described in this prospectus, where the sales load is at or below the maximum sales load that Merrill permits to be assessed to a front-end load purchase, as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement; |
| • | Rights of Accumulation (ROA), as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement, which entitle clients to breakpoint discounts based on the aggregated holdings of mutual fund family assets held in accounts in their Merrill Household; On or about May 1, 2026, assets not held at Merrill will no longer be included in the ROA calculation. For more detail on the timing and calculation, please refer to the Merrill SLWD Supplement. |
| • | Letters of Intent (LOI), which allow for breakpoint discounts on eligible new purchases based on anticipated future eligible purchases within a fund family at Merrill, in accounts within your Merrill Household, as further described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. On or about May 1, 2026, Merrill will no longer accept new LOIs. For more detail on the timing, please refer to the Merrill SLWD Supplement. |
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account are eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's Prospectus or SAI.
Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans
• Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley's account linking rules
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund
• Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account
• Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's share class conversion program
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.
• Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley's account linking rules
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund
• Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account
• Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's share class conversion program
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.
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Oppenheimer
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("OPCO") platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus or SAI.
Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO
• Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan
• Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan
• Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)
• Shares purchased form the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same amount, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO
• Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members
• Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus
• Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan
• Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)
• Shares purchased form the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same amount, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO
• Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members
• Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus
CDSC Waivers on A, B and C Shares available at OPCO
• Death or disability of the shareholder
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the prospectus
• Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.
• Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the prospectus
• Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent
• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus.
• Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., & Raymond James affiliates ("Raymond James")
Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus or SAI.
Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at Raymond James
• Shares purchased in an investment advisory program
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)
• Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occurs in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement)
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)
• Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occurs in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement)
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James
CDSC Waivers on Classes A and C Shares available at Raymond James
• Death or disability of the shareholder
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Return of excess contributions from an IRA account
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Return of excess contributions from an IRA account
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• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
• Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-End Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulation
• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus
• Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
• Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
Robert W. Baird & Co. ("Baird")
Effective January 01, 2026, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI
Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Investors A-shares Available at Baird
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird
• Shares purchased within 90 days following a redemption from a Natixis Fund, provided (1) the redemption and purchase occur within the purchaser's Baird household and (2) the redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird
• Shares purchased within 90 days following a redemption from a Natixis Fund, provided (1) the redemption and purchase occur within the purchaser's Baird household and (2) the redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs
CDSC Waivers on Investor A and C shares Available at Baird
• Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus
• Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
• Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus
• Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations as described in the Fund's prospectus
• Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement
Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulations
• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus
• Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Natixis assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Baird. Eligible Natixis assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
• Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Natixis assets through Baird, over a 13-month period of time
• Breakpoints as described in this prospectus
• Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Natixis assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Baird. Eligible Natixis assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets
• Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Natixis assets through Baird, over a 13-month period of time
Stifel
Effective immediately, shareholders purchasing or holding Natixis Funds' shares, including existing fund shareholders, through a Stifel or affiliated platform that provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible for the following sales charge load waivers (including front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, (CDSC) sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Funds' Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.
CLASS A SHARES
As described elsewhere in this prospectus, Stifel may receive compensation out of the front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares through Stifel.
Rights of accumulation
Rights of accumulation (ROA) that entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts on front-end sales charges will be calculated by Stifel based on the aggregated holding of eligible assets in the Natixis Funds held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Stifel. Ineligible assets include class A Money Market Funds not assessed a sales charge. Fund Family assets not held at Stifel may be included in the calculation of ROA only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.
The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.
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Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Stifel
Sales charges may be waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:
• Class C shares that have been held for more than seven (7) years may be converted to Class A shares or other front-end share class(es) of the same fund pursuant to Stifel's policies and procedures. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to the exchange or conversion of such shares following a shorter holding period, those provisions shall continue to apply.
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Stifel or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Stifel.
• Shares purchased in a Stifel fee-based advisory program, often referred to as a "wrap" program.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same or other fund within the Natixis Funds.
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the Natixis Funds so long as the proceeds are from the sale of shares from an account with the same owner/beneficiary within 90 days of the purchase. For the absence of doubt, automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases, including salary deferral transactions and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are sold to cover Stifel Nicolaus' account maintenance fees are not eligible for rights of reinstatement.
• Shares from rollovers into Stifel from retirement plans to IRAs.
• Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the direction of Stifel. Stifel is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in this prospectus.
• Purchases of Class 529-A shares through a rollover from another 529 plan.
• Purchases of Class 529-A shares made for reinvestment of refunded amounts.
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Waivers on Class A and C Shares
• Death or disability of the shareholder or, in the case of 529 plans, the account beneficiary.
• Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan not to exceed 12% annually.
• Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.
• Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.
• Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.
• Shares sold to pay Stifel fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Stifel.
• Shares exchanged or sold in a Stifel fee-based program.
Share Class Conversions in Advisory Accounts
• Stifel continually looks to provide our clients with the lowest cost share class available based on account type. Stifel reserves the right to convert shares to the lowest cost share class available at Stifel upon transfer of shares into an advisory program.
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (collectively, "Wells Fargo Advisors")
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC operates a First Clearing business, but these rules are not intended to include First Clearing firms.
Effective April 1, 2026, Clients of Wells Fargo Advisors purchasing fund shares through Wells Fargo Advisors are eligible for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as "breakpoints") and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the prospectus or statement of additional information ("SAI"). In all instances, it is the investor's responsibility to inform Wells Fargo Advisors at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings, or other facts qualifying the investor for discounts or waivers. Wells Fargo Advisors can ask for documentation supporting the qualification.
Wells Fargo Advisors Class A share front-end sales charge waivers information.
Wells Fargo Advisors clients purchasing or converting to Class A shares of the fund in a Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage account are entitled to a waiver of the front-end load in the following circumstances:
| • | Wells Fargo Advisors employee and employee-related accounts according to Wells Fargo Advisor's employee account linking rules. Legacy accounts and positions receiving affiliate discounts prior to the effective date will continue to receive discounts. Going forward employees of affiliate businesses will not be offered NAV. |
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| • | Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund. |
WellsTrade, the firm's online self-directed brokerage account, generally offers no-load share classes but there could be instances where a Class A share is offered without a front-end sales charge.
Wells Fargo Advisors Class 529-A share front-end sales charge waivers information.
Wells Fargo Advisors clients purchasing or converting to Class 529-A shares of the fund through Wells Fargo Advisors transactional brokerage accounts are entitled to a waiver of the front-end load in the following circumstances:
| • | Shares purchased through a rollover from another 529 plan. |
| • | Recontribution(s) of distributed funds are only allowed during the NAV reinstatement period as dictated by the sponsor's specifications outlined by the plan. |
Wells Fargo Advisors is not able to apply the NAV Reinstatement privilege for 529 Plan account purchases placed directly at the fund company. Investors wishing to utilize this privilege outside of Wells Fargo systems will need to do so directly with the Plan or a financial intermediary that supports this feature.
Unless specifically described above, other front-end load waivers are not available on mutual fund purchases through Wells Fargo Advisors.
Wells Fargo Advisors Contingent Deferred Sales Charge information.
| • | Contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) imposed on fund redemptions will not be rebated based on future purchases. |
Wells Fargo Advisors Class A front-end load discounts
Wells Fargo Advisors Clients purchasing Class A shares of the fund through Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage accounts will follow the following aggregation rules for breakpoint discounts:
| • | Effective April 1, 2026, SEP or SIMPLE IRAs will not be aggregated as a group plan. They will aggregate with the client's personal accounts based on Social Security Number. Previously established SEP and SIMPLE IRAs may still be aggregated as a group plan. |
| • | Effective April 1, 2026, Employer-sponsored retirement plan (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans) accounts will aggregate with other plan accounts under the same Tax ID and will not be aggregated with other retirement plan accounts under a different Tax ID or personal accounts. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. |
| • | Gift of shares will not be considered when determining breakpoint discounts. |
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Appendix B- Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers
Appendix B - Financial Intermediary Specific Commissions & Investment Minimum Waivers
UBS Financial Services, Inc. ("UBS-FS")
Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Class Y shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in the Funds' Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions.
Pursuant to an agreement with the Funds, Class Y shares may be available on certain brokerage platforms at UBS-FS. For such platforms, UBS-FS may charge commissions on brokerage transactions in the Funds' Class Y shares. A shareholder should contact UBS-FS for information about the commissions charged by UBS-FS for such transactions.
The minimum for the Class Y shares is waived for transactions through such brokerage platforms at UBS-FS.
JP Morgan
There is no initial investment minimum for shareholders purchasing Class N shares through Fee Based Programs (such as wrap accounts) where such shares are held within a JP Morgan omnibus account.
Class N shares purchased through a Fee Based Program and held within a JP Morgan omnibus account, where the omnibus account does not have a balance of at least $1,000,000 within two years of the establishment of the omnibus account, will not be subject to liquidation.
Exemption from Minimum Balance Policy
Class N accounts held within an omnibus account are exempt from the $500 minimum balance policy.
Effective June 1, 2026, the preceding provisions relating to shares held within a JP Morgan account will no longer apply."
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Appendix C- Additional Index Information
Appendix C - Additional Index Information
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
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A broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate pass-throughs), asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).
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MSCI All Country World Index (Net)
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A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that captures large and mid-cap representation across developed and emerging markets.
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S&P 500®Index
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The index measures the performance of 500 widely held stocks in the U.S. equity market. Standard and Poor's chooses member companies for the index based on market size, liquidity and industry group representation.
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Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index
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The index covers loan facilities and reflects the market-value-weighted performance of U.S. dollar-denominated institutional leveraged loans.
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Annual and Semiannual Reports to Shareholders and Form N-CSR-Provide additional information about each Fund's investments. Each annual shareholder report filed on Form N-CSR includes the Funds' financial statements and accompanying notes, as well as a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)-Provides more detailed information about the Funds and their investment limitations and policies. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated into this Prospectus by reference.
For a free copy of the Funds' shareholder reports or their SAIs, to request other information about the Funds, and to make shareholder inquiries generally, contact your financial representative, visit the Funds' website at im.natixis.com or call the Funds at 800-225-5478.
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In our continuing effort to reduce a fund's expenses and the amount of mail that you receive from us, we will combine mailings of prospectuses, shareholder reports and proxy statements to your household. If more than one family member in your household owns the same fund or funds described in a single prospectus, report or proxy statement, you will receive one mailing unless you request otherwise. Additional copies of our prospectuses, reports or proxy statements may be obtained at any time by calling 800-225-5478. If you are currently receiving multiple mailings to your household and would like to receive only one mailing or if you wish to receive separate mailings for each member of your household in the future, please call us at the telephone number listed above and we will resume separate mailings within 30 days of your request.
Your financial representative or Natixis Funds will also be happy to answer your questions or to provide any additional information that you may require.
Text-only copies of the Funds' reports on Form N-CSR and SAI and other information are available free from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at: www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may also be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: [email protected].
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Investment Company Act File No. 811-00242
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