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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-00242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

Natixis Distributors, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2009


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


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EQUITY FUNDS

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

June 30, 2009

 

CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund

Delafield Select Fund

Hansberger International Fund

Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund

Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund

Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio

BlackRock Investment Management

Harris Associates

Loomis, Sayles & Company

 

 

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Management Discussion and Performance page 1

 

Portfolio of Investments page 24

 

Financial  Statements page 39


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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

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

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

November 27, 1968

 

 

Manager:

G. Kenneth Heebner

 

 

Symbols:

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

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Stock prices remained extremely volatile during the first half of 2009, as tight credit, sluggish economic activity and a battered financial system sent nervous investors in pursuit of relative safety. However, early in March equities began to regain some lost ground as details emerged about federal programs designed to stabilize the financial markets and stimulate economic growth.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund returned 0.52% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. The fund fell short of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned 3.16%, and the average fund in Morningstar’s Large Growth category, which returned 10.50%, for the period.

 

HOW WAS THE FUND STRUCTURED DURING THE PERIOD?

As 2009 got underway, the fund was fully invested, with a heavy concentration in companies with limited exposure to market cycles, in an effort to minimize the impact of the deepening global recession on corporate earnings.

 

We increased the fund’s holdings in companies that we believe are likely to benefit from a recovery in the United States and in global economies later in 2009 or 2010. These included Ford Motor Co., FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service (UPS) and Oracle Corp. Ford has held up better than the rest of the automobile industry and we believe it will emerge with substantial profits in 2011 and 2012. The company financed its restructuring program by borrowing more than $20 billion in 2006, before credit became restrained. Ford also renegotiated its labor agreements at the time of the GM and Chrysler reorganizations, realizing similar cost savings without going through bankruptcy.

 

Package delivery and shipping giants, FedEx and UPS, are benefiting from the withdrawal of DHL from the industry. We believe these firms, along with business software leader Oracle, are also well-positioned to participate in the global economic recovery.

 

WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED WELL?

The fund is focused on several key holdings. One of our top contributors was Goldman Sachs Group, a global investment banking and securities firm that has seen its stock price rise as the investment banking industry went through a period of consolidation. A number of Goldman’s former competitors have gone out of business, while others have been impaired by financial constraints. Goldman is one of two U.S. investment banks that have remained independent, already repaying TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds it received from the federal government.

 

Two of Brazil’s largest banks, Banco Bradesco and Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA, also contributed to the fund’s performance. Both banks are benefiting from the resiliency of the Brazilian economy and its exposure to critical commodities, such as soybeans, corn, iron ore and copper. We believe Brazil will emerge from the recession stronger than most global economies.

 

WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED POORLY?

Disappointing holdings during the period included State Street Corp., the world’s top provider of investment services and asset management to institutional investors. State Street’s stock price was negatively impacted by its exposure to complex derivatives. Shares of Apollo Group, a leading for-profit education company, declined despite strong earnings performance because investors were concerned about potentially adverse regulatory actions by the Obama administration. The share price of UnitedHealth Group, a major health management organization, also declined on concerns over the impact of the new administration’s healthcare agenda. We sold all three issues.

 

WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?

We believe that the significant stimulus actions taken by monetary and fiscal authorities in the United States and in several other countries will contribute to global economic recovery in 2010, providing a favorable investment environment for stocks. We remain committed to seeking long-term capital growth by investing in a small number of well-established companies that we believe offer significant growth potential.

 

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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

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

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 2009

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR        5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 11/27/68)

              

Net Asset Value1

  0.52    -34.73      2.48    0.38

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -5.29       -38.50         1.27       -0.21   
   

CLASS B (Inception 2/28/97)

              

Net Asset Value1

  0.14       -35.23         1.70       -0.38   

With CDSC3

  -4.86       -38.47         1.37       -0.38   
   

CLASS C (Inception 9/1/98)

              

Net Asset Value1

  0.15       -35.24         1.71       -0.37   

With CDSC3

  -0.85       -35.88         1.71       -0.37   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 6/30/99)

              

Net Asset Value1

  0.77       -34.52         2.77       0.74   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR        5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

S&P 500 Index4

  3.16    -26.21      -2.24    -2.22

Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg.5

  10.50       -27.13         -1.81       -2.42   

 

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09   12/31/08

Common Stocks

  99.1   93.3

Short-Term Investments and Other

  0.9   6.7
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09   12/31/08

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

  8.9   4.6

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA, ADR

  6.7   4.8

Banco Bradesco SA, Sponsored ADR

  6.5   4.0

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  5.6   5.3

CVS Caremark Corp.

  5.5   5.4

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

  5.5  

Ford Motor Co.

  5.5  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR

  5.4   5.3

International Business Machines Corp.

  5.1   4.1

Abbott Laboratories

  5.0   5.3
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09   12/31/08

Commercial Banks

  13.1   8.8

Pharmaceuticals

  10.4   10.5

Food & Staples Retailing

  10.0   10.7

Diversified Financial Services

  9.5  

Air Freight & Logistics

  9.3  

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio     Net Expense Ratio  

A

  1.10   1.10

B

  1.85      1.85   

C

  1.85      1.85   

Y

  0.85      0.85   

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. common stocks.

5

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

 

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DELAFIELD SELECT FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

Invests in small- and mid- capitalization companies using a bottom-up value-oriented investment process.

 

 

Inception Date:

September 26, 2008

 

 

Managers:

J. Dennis Delafield

Charles W. Neuhauser

Vincent Sellecchia

Donald Wang

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    DESAX
Class C    DESCX
Class Y    DESYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

The fund is non-diversified, which means that it focuses on a relatively small number of stocks. Non-diversified funds tend to be more volatile than diversified funds and the market as a whole. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period. Investing in small- and mid-cap companies may involve greater risk than investing in larger companies since small- and mid-cap companies tend to be more susceptible to adverse business events or economic downturns, are less liquid and more thinly traded and are subject to greater price volatility.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Stock prices remained highly volatile during the six months ended June 30, 2009. The first quarter continued the steep downturn that began in 2008. Stock prices began a rebound early in March that lasted through most of the second quarter. Many skeptical investors stayed on the sidelines, concerned that the uptrend might not be sustainable and this uncertainty continued into July.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, Delafield Select Fund provided a total return of 24.35%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.002 in reinvested capital gains. The fund substantially outperformed both its benchmark and its Morningstar peer group. The Russell 2500 Index returned 6.52%, while the average return on the funds in Morningstar’s Small Value category was 3.70%.

 

WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED WELL?

In the first quarter, several of the fund’s holdings performed poorly, reflecting general economic anxiety and company-specific concerns. However, during the second quarter, our best performers included companies with strong cash flows that had been hard hit late in 2008 and the first quarter of 2009.

 

Ashland, Inc. is a good example. A diversified chemical company, Ashland provides specialty chemical products, services and solutions for personal and industrial use in the United States and more than 100 countries worldwide. Last year Ashland purchased Hercules, which was also one of the fund’s holdings. Shortly after this acquisition, balance sheet concerns caused Ashland shares to drop sharply and we used the period of weakness to add to the fund’s holdings. Performance got a boost more recently when Ashland refinanced a bridge loan and began selling non-strategic assets to further reduce its debt level.

 

Other strong performers included Flextronics International Ltd. We discussed this electronics manufacturer in our last shareholder report because it had been disappointing. We started buying shares in 2007 at just over $10 a share. In November of 2008 Flextronics fell below $2 a share and we doubled the size of the position. It closed June 2009 at more than $4 a share, and we believe the company’s global reach and earnings prospects give it considerable upward potential.

 

We also discussed KapStone Paper and Packaging in the December 2008 report because the stock had declined. We had added to the fund’s shares when they fell, and were rewarded for our confidence during the first half of 2009 as it, too, became one of the fund’s top performers.

 

WHICH STOCKS DID NOT MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

Kennametal, Inc., one of the fund’s larger holdings, was down for the six-month period, largely reflecting its sensitivity to the economic cycle – notably to the auto industry. Kennametal manufactures specialized metalworking tools and products. The company’s current earnings expectations are down sharply and it could take them several quarters to get through this rough period. However, we admire what Kennametal has done to streamline their business and we believe the company will exhibit strong earnings as the economy improves. We added to the position on weakness.

 

WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK?

We believe global economies could continue to be weak into 2010 and that stocks will remain volatile. To date, we think business is still searching for a bottom in the United States and Europe. The only region where government stimulus appears to have already worked well is China. We believe confidence will be restored to the marketplace, but it will take time.

 

On July 9, 2009, the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust II approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Liquidation, pursuant to which the Delafield Select Fund will transfer its assets and liabilities to a newly formed “shell” series of The Tocqueville Trust. This transaction is subject to approval by shareholders of the Delafield Select Fund.

 

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DELAFIELD SELECT FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares1,7

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20091,7

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 9/29/08)1

            

Net Asset Value2

  24.35    -15.83    2.05    8.17

With Maximum Sales Charge3

  17.23       -20.67       0.83       7.53   
   

CLASS C (Inception 9/29/08)1

            

Net Asset Value2

  23.48       -16.73       0.98       7.15   

With CDSC4

  22.48       -17.56       0.98       7.15   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 9/26/08)1

            

Net Asset Value2

  24.48       -15.46       2.40       8.54   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Russell 2500 Index5

  6.52    -26.72    -0.93    3.67

Morningstar Small Value Fund Avg.6

  3.70       -23.55       -1.61       5.41   

 

All results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09   12/31/08

Common Stocks

  85.9   90.8

Short-Term Investments and Other

  14.1   9.2
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09   12/31/08

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

  5.0   2.9

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

  4.8  

Flextronics International Ltd.

  4.7   4.8

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

  4.6   3.2

Ashland, Inc.

  4.5   2.9

Genpact Ltd.

  4.4  

Collective Brands, Inc.

  4.3   5.7

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

  4.0   4.4

Crane Co.

  4.0   4.1

Kennametal, Inc.

  4.0   5.5
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09   12/31/08

Machinery

  17.2   21.6

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

  14.3   10.8

IT Services

  10.9   8.4

Life Sciences Tools & Services

  8.8   4.4

Specialty Retail

  7.7   9.4

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  

A

  2.53   1.40

C

  3.28      2.15   

Y

  2.28      1.15   

 

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

The performance of Class Y shares of Delafield Select Fund includes performance from the Reich & Tang Concentrated Portfolio L.P., which was reorganized to Class Y shares as of the close of business on September 26, 2008. The Reich & Tang Concentrated Portfolio L.P. performance has been adjusted to reflect the expenses of Class Y shares. For the periods prior to the inception of Class A and Class C shares (September 29, 2008), performance shown for Class A and Class C shares is based upon the Reich & Tang Concentrated Portfolio L.P.’s returns restated to reflect the expenses and sales loads of Class A and Class C shares. Performance from September 29, 2008 forward reflects actual Class A and Class C share performance.

2

Does not include a sales charge.

3

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

4

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

5

Russell 2500 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the 2500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It is a popular indicator of the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. stock market.

6

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

7

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

8

Before reductions and reimbursements.

9

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire 4/30/10.

 

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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

December 29, 1995

 

 

Managers:

Growth:

Trevor Graham

Barry A. Lockhart

Patrick H. Tan

Thomas R.H. Tibbles

Value:

Ronald Holt

Lauretta Reeves

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFDX
Class B    NEDBX
Class C    NEDCX

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

 

After a difficult start to the year, international markets – particularly emerging market countries – bounced back strongly, significantly outperforming the U.S. market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, which returned 3.16% for the six-month period. Brazil, Russia, India and China were among the strongest markets, and investors who owned internationally diversified portfolios were also positively impacted by the weakening U.S. dollar.

 

Hansberger International Fund outperformed both its MSCI indexes and its Morningstar peer group for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The fund’s return was 17.75% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. For the same period, the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI ACWI ex USA, returned 8.42% and 14.35%, respectively, expressed in U.S. dollars. The average performance of Morningstar’s Foreign Large Blend category was 7.48%. Neither the fund nor its benchmarks include U.S. stocks and the Morningstar category has only limited exposure to domestic equities.

 

Two teams of Hansberger’s international equity specialists manage the fund. One team focuses on value and the other seeks growth potential. Growth investors fared better than value investors for the first half of 2009.

 

WHICH SECTORS WERE NOTEWORTHY FOR THE VALUE PORTFOLIO?

During the six-months ended June 30, 2009, the value portfolio’s best-performing holdings were in three sectors that had declined the most in 2008. Financials made the largest contributions, with Credit Suisse Group and Standard Chartered PLC providing the strongest gains. Energy stocks recovered as oil prices rose during the period. Two of the main beneficiaries were Brazilian oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro (“Petrobras”) and Subsea 7, a leader in the underwater oil and gas development industry. The materials sector also did well as commodity prices increased; Brazilian mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale SA both posted strong gains.

 

Relative to its benchmarks, the fund was overweight in the healthcare sector, which had performed well in 2008 but declined as investors moved out of these defensive sectors in 2009. Two of the fund’s weaker holdings were pharmaceutical companies Novartis AG and Shionogi & Co. Both stocks remain in the portfolio.

 

WHAT ABOUT THE GROWTH PORTFOLIO?

After an especially difficult 2008, the growth portfolio rebounded in the first half of 2009. Financial stocks were key contributors; Chinese property developer Agile Property Holdings was a top performer. Information technology was another positive; the U.K.’s Autonomy Corp. and China’s Tencent Holdings were strong performers. The portfolio’s energy holdings benefited from the recovery in oil prices, with Petrobras, Cameco Corp. and Suncor Energy providing solid returns.

 

Consumer discretionary stocks underperformed during the period. Japan’s Yamada Denki and Jupiter Telecommunications were among the main detractors, but both stocks remain in the portfolio.

 

WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?

While the pace of economic growth has slowed, we believe the long-term outlook for many economies – especially the emerging markets – is still very strong. We remain optimistic on China because we believe companies there are poised to benefit from massive infrastructure spending and government stimulus. Brazil and India are also growing faster than the developed world and we see potential from domestic growth even if exports continue to slow.

 

Price-earnings ratios are higher now than they were in 2008, and we believe further gains will reflect earnings more than price recovery. However, the renewed risk appetite for equities that became apparent at the end of the first quarter is still evident. We believe volatility will remain range bound in the near term as valuations have neutralized and the global economy is showing signs of stabilizing. The fog appears to be settling in for both economic and earnings visibility, and we do not see any clearly identifiable long-term trends. We think the global outlook for interest rates is reasonably supportive, although inflation risks have increased.

 

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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares7

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20097

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 12/29/95)

            

Net Asset Value1

  17.75    -32.01    2.95    2.64

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  11.01       -35.92       1.74       2.04   
   

CLASS B (Inception 12/29/95)

            

Net Asset Value1

  17.21       -32.57       2.18       1.88   

With CDSC3

  12.21       -35.83       1.88       1.88   
   

CLASS C (Inception 12/29/95)

            

Net Asset Value1

  17.22       -32.54       2.18       1.87   

With CDSC3

  16.22       -33.19       2.18       1.87   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

MSCI EAFE Index4

  8.42    -30.96    2.79    1.59

MSCI ACWI ex USA5

  14.35       -30.54       4.95       2.94   

Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Fund Avg.6

  7.48       -32.42       2.09       1.11   

 

All results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09   12/31/08

Common Stocks

  97.9   99.2

Preferred Stocks

  0.5   1.1

Exchange Traded Funds

  0.8  

Bonds and Notes

    0.1

Short-Term Investments and Other

  0.8   -0.4
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09   12/31/08

Credit Suisse Group, (Registered)

  1.7   1.4

Nestle SA, (Registered)

  1.7   2.2

Axa SA

  1.5   1.1

BNP Paribas

  1.5   0.6

Groupe Danone

  1.5   0.7

Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR

  1.4   1.7

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA

  1.4   1.7

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

  1.4  

Roche Holding AG

  1.4   2.5

Standard Chartered PLC

  1.4   1.1
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST COUNTRIES   6/30/09   12/31/08

United Kingdom

  14.4   13.0

Japan

  14.0   17.2

China

  9.7   7.3

France

  9.4   10.5

Switzerland

  8.3   10.4

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio   Net Expense Ratio

A

  1.49%   1.49%

B

  2.23   2.23

C

  2.24   2.24

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Australasia and Far East Index (MSCI EAFE Index) is an unmanaged index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the United States and Canada.

5

Morgan Stanley Capital International All Countries World Index ex USA (MSCI ACWI ex USA) is an unmanaged index designed to measure equity market performance in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

6

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

7

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

 

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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks opportunities for long-term capital growth and income

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

May 6, 1931

 

 

Managers:

Edward S. Loeb

Michael J. Mangan

Diane L. Mustain

 

 

Symbols:

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

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Stocks rebounded vigorously beginning in March, as fears of an economic collapse abated. Shares of large, well-capitalized companies such as those the fund emphasizes benefited, as investors took advantage of low valuations which, in our opinion, reflected unwarranted pessimism.

 

For the six months ending June 30, 2009, Class A shares of Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund returned 12.28% at net asset value, assuming $0.006 in dividends reinvested during the period. The fund outperformed both its benchmark and Morningstar peer group. The Russell 1000 Value Index returned -2.87% for the six-month period, while the average return on the funds in Morningstar’s Large Blend category was 4.92%.

 

WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED WELL?

JP Morgan Chase was the period’s best performer as the company came out from under the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). We believe JP Morgan’s acquisition of assets from Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, both now defunct, will enhance future results. Morgan Stanley, another investment bank that weathered the crisis, was also a strong contributor, thanks in part to limited real estate exposure and only moderate trading losses. We trimmed this position recently after the company issued new shares.

 

Chipmaker Intel moved higher in anticipation of increased demand from customers needing to replenish depleted inventories. In addition, an agreement with Nokia (not in the portfolio) strengthened Intel’s position in the cell phone industry – evidence of its ability to expand despite challenging conditions. In a sign that capital markets are stabilizing, pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough rose on news of its pending takeover by Merck (not in the portfolio). The move reinforced our conviction that Schering’s valuation had understated its potential worth and we accepted Merck’s offer. Retailer Best Buy benefited from solid demand for large televisions and the close-down of a rival electronics chain.

 

WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED?

Bank of America declined over the six-month period despite a strong comeback in its shares in the past few months, but we retain the position. We eliminated credit-card issuer Capital One Financial, an underperforming holding, and redeployed the proceeds into JP Morgan Chase. Shares of FedEx Corp. sagged amid declining package shipments. We believe this company represents an attractive long-term opportunity despite its sensitivity to changing business conditions. McDonald’s retreated following its long rise, as market participants sought other opportunities. After booking solid profits last year, we have retained a modest commitment to McDonald’s.

 

WHICH SECTORS WERE MOST INFLUENTIAL?

Our emphasis is always on stock selection rather than sector allocation. Nonetheless, certain sectors contributed to results. The portfolio’s emphasis on financials proved beneficial. Our commitment to consumer discretionary companies also proved rewarding, as we sought to capitalize on what we viewed as unduly pessimistic expectations for consumer spending. The fund’s relatively small position in materials companies detracted from results, as the sector was strong during the period, but good stock selection in industrials and consumer staples were beneficial. Technology holdings trailed those in the benchmark. However, we believe that large-cap tech companies like Intel and Texas Instruments represent solid opportunities. Energy was a minor positive; the stocks we selected outperformed those in the benchmark.

 

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT OUTLOOK?

We believe a recovery is underway, due in part to short-term inventory rebuilding on the part of corporations. The economy is also being helped by fiscal and monetary stimulus in Washington. Banks are recapitalizing and bolstering balance sheets – important steps toward easing credit constraints. While the investing public remains skeptical, for the most part, we think individuals will eventually reject paltry returns now being earned on their liquid reserves and return to the equity markets. This could fuel further gains, and we believe large-cap, attractively valued companies may be a more appealing choice for some investors.

 

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Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20096

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 5/6/31)

            

Net Asset Value1

  12.28    -21.36    -4.39    -3.92

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  5.77       -25.91       -5.52       -4.49   
   

CLASS B (Inception 9/13/93)

            

Net Asset Value1

  11.85       -21.96       -5.11       -4.63   

With CDSC3

  6.85       -25.85       -5.49       -4.63   
   

CLASS C (Inception 5/1/95)

            

Net Asset Value1

  11.89       -21.94       -5.10       -4.63   

With CDSC3

  10.89       -22.72       -5.10       -4.63   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 11/18/98)

            

Net Asset Value1

  12.45       -21.03       -4.06       -3.51   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

Russell 1000 Value Index4

  -2.87    -29.03    -2.13    -0.15

Morningstar Large Blend Fund Avg.5

  4.92       -26.41       -2.06       -1.50   

 

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09      12/31/08

Common Stocks

  93.9      94.6

Short-Term Investments and Other

  6.1      5.4
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09      12/31/08

Intel Corp.

  6.3      6.3

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  5.5      5.9

Carnival Corp.

  5.2      5.6

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

  4.3      4.2

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

  3.8      3.7

Medtronic, Inc.

  3.8      2.8

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  3.7      2.8

Caterpillar, Inc.

  3.5     

Williams Cos., Inc.

  3.2      1.7

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

  3.2      1.0
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09      12/31/08

Capital Markets

  12.7      13.9

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

  10.1      9.6

Media

  9.0      9.2

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

  8.4      8.2

Diversified Financial Services

  7.9      3.7

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio7   Net Expense Ratio8

A

  1.28%   1.28%

B

  2.04   2.04

C

  2.03   2.03

Y

  0.84   0.84

 

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

5

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

6

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

7

Before reductions and reimbursements.

8

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/10.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

December 31, 1996

 

 

Managers:

Chris D. Wallis

Scott J. Weber

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    NEFJX
Class B    NEJBX

Class C

Class Y

   NEJCX

NEJYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Equity markets staged a vigorous comeback early in March, as unprecedented fiscal and monetary measures from Washington helped ease investors’ concerns about the economy. Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin but trailed its Morningstar peers. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the fund’s total return was 2.98% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. For the same period, the Russell 2000 Value Index, the fund’s benchmark, returned -5.17%, while the average performance of the funds in Morningstar’s Small Blend category was 6.11%.

 

HOW DID STOCK SELECTION HELP?

Our focus has been on companies with relatively little need to borrow money – those that are either not cut off from credit markets or that have adequate cash flow to finance their businesses, and pay off debt or otherwise add value for shareholders. We also look for businesses whose sales in recent years were not impacted by easy credit conditions and excess consumption. This strategy was of particular value during the worst of the credit squeeze.

 

The period’s biggest contributor was asset management firm Waddell & Reed Financial, which bounced back thanks to strong investor interest during the market rebound in the second quarter. We have begun to trim this holding based on its higher valuation. General Cable also moved higher amid expectations of better industrial activity.

 

We trimmed holdings in such defensive sectors as consumer staples and utilities, where some selections had reached our valuation targets. Stocks eliminated included private-label food wholesalers Ralcorp Holdings and TreeHouse Foods; and EQT Corp., a natural gas distribution and exploration company. We took advantage of lowered valuations to add shares of Autoliv, a leading manufacturer of automobile safety systems, including airbags and seat belts. We also found an attractive opportunity in retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Despite a sales downturn, Abercrombie has retained a strong mall presence compared to other retailers, which could create some leverage to renegotiate leases. We believe both Autoliv and Abercrombie are positioned to capture greater market share.

 

WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED?

Healthcare holdings hurt performance when federal budget provisions appeared to constrain reimbursements, threatening future profits. As a consequence, we eliminated LHC Group, which provides home nursing services; Medicare-focused managed-care provider HealthSpring; and Amsurg, which operates outpatient surgery centers. We also sold glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois, which came under pressure due to volume disappointments.

 

WHAT ABOUT SECTORS?

Overall, our financial, industrial and utilities allocations worked well. However, many of the leaders in the second-quarter rally were highly cyclical and some were burdened with heavy debt – a description that does not fit our policy of emphasizing financially sound companies. Our avoidance of more cyclical, debt-encumbered issues detracted from fund results in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors. In technology, for example, we hold software and service companies that are highly profitable with stable earnings profiles, but performance leaders in these sectors were the more volatile semiconductor and hardware companies. We have been steadily reducing defensive sectors and bolstering such cyclical areas as industrials and consumer discretionary companies. At the same time, better credit market conditions also raised our comfort level in financials, where we identified some small, well-financed banks with the potential to expand their markets.

 

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT OUTLOOK?

We are positioning the portfolio for a recovery, which we believe lies ahead. Washington has shown its determination to stabilize the banking system, allowing banks to recapitalize successfully and opening up the capital markets. We are also encouraged by investors’ increasing risk tolerance. Our gradual move toward more cyclical areas reflects our belief that the economy is gradually righting itself, with a better tone perhaps appearing in the second half of 2009.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20096

 

           
     6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE
INCEPTION
 

CLASS A (Inception 12/31/96)

           

Net Asset Value1

  2.98   -17.63   4.26   3.18     

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -2.92      -22.37      3.03      2.57        
   

CLASS B (Inception 12/31/96)

           

Net Asset Value1

  2.54      -18.26      3.48      2.40        

With CDSC3

  -2.46      -22.35      3.13      2.40        
   

CLASS C (Inception 12/31/96)

           

Net Asset Value1

  2.60      -18.25      3.48      2.41        

With CDSC3

  1.60      -19.07      3.48      2.41        
   

CLASS Y (Inception 8/31/06)

           

Net Asset Value1

  3.10      -17.41                -1.70
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS     1 YEAR     5 YEARS     10 YEARS     SINCE
CLASS Y
INCEPTION
7
 

Russell 2000 Value Index4

  -5.17   -25.24   -2.27   5.00   -13.21

Morningstar Small Blend Fund Avg.5

  6.11      -25.97      -1.78      4.25      -10.82   

 

All results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09    12/31/08

Common Stocks

  92.5    88.7

Exchange Traded Funds

     4.6

Short-Term Investments and Other

  7.5    6.7
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09    12/31/08

Sybase, Inc.

  2.7    2.2

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

  2.6    1.6

Waste Connections, Inc.

  2.5    2.2

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

  2.5    2.5

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

  2.4    1.6

Patterson Cos., Inc.

  2.2    1.7

Pactiv Corp.

  2.2    2.5

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

  2.1   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

  2.0    1.4

MFA Financial, Inc.

  1.9    1.4
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09    12/31/08

Software

  9.0    5.6

Insurance

  8.4    7.4

Machinery

  7.6    3.9

Commercial Banks

  7.2    5.4

Commercial Services & Supplies

  5.1    6.0

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  

A

  1.53   1.47

B

  2.28      2.22   

C

  2.28      2.22   

Y

  1.23      1.22   

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

5

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

6

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

7

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 9/1/06.

8

Before reductions and reimbursements.

9

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire 4/30/10.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

October 31, 2008

 

 

Managers:

Dennis G. Alff

Chris D. Wallis

Scott J. Weber

 

 

Symbols:

Class A    VNVAX

Class C

Class Y

   VNVCX

VNVYX

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Investors returned to the equity markets early in March, as government initiatives on the fiscal and monetary fronts helped calm fears that the economy might worsen. Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund comfortably outperformed its benchmark but lagged its Morningstar peer group.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the fund’s total return was 5.64%, based on the net asset value of Class A shares and $0.0015 in reinvested dividends. For the same period, the Russell Midcap Value Index, the fund’s benchmark, returned 3.19%, while the average return of the funds in Morningstar’s Mid-Cap Blend category was 10.05%.

 

WHICH STOCKS HELPED OR HURT PERFORMANCE?

Successful stock selection in several sectors helped the fund outperform its benchmark. One of the largest contributors was Calpine, a wholesale power generator whose shares rebounded briskly following a steep sell-off in 2008. General Cable, makers of wires and cables for utility and industrial customers, benefited as expectations improved for increased economic activity. Other gainers included Syniverse Holdings, which provides seamless connectivity solutions to wireless providers. Among detractors, Pactiv, makers of Hefty brand plastic bags, declined as investors moved to more cyclical companies with greater recovery potential. We believe Pactiv is well-run and enjoys good cash flows, so the stock remains in the portfolio. However, we reduced the fund’s exposure to W.R. Berkley, a property/casualty insurer, which lagged during this period after holding up well early in the financial crisis. We also maintained the fund’s commitment to ACE Ltd., another large insurer, despite a recent pullback.

 

In terms of strategy, our focus has been on companies that continue to have access to the credit markets thanks to their solid balance sheets, or that can finance their needs without resorting to borrowing, or those that are paying off debt or otherwise adding value for shareholders. We also look for businesses whose sales were not distorted by easy credit conditions and excess consumption in recent years. This approach was of particular value during the worst of the credit squeeze, when the fund holdings performed relatively well. These businesses may also be positioned to capture market share from financially weaker competitors when conditions improve.

 

WHICH SECTORS WERE MOST INFLUENTIAL?

Except for financials, all sectors in the portfolio were in positive territory over the past six months. In consumer discretionary, the fund did not hold the leveraged, highly cyclical stocks that led the market rally – a stance that hurt performance comparisons. During the period, we moved some assets out of traditionally defensive sectors like consumer staples and utilities and into more cyclical areas that tend to track the ups and downs of the economy. Our theory is that industrial, materials and technology choices are better positioned to benefit from the period of economic stabilization and recovery we see ahead. Among financials, in addition to trimming insurer W.R. Berkley, we sold Cullen/Frost Bankers, a high-quality, regional bank holding company. We redeployed the proceeds into companies with lower valuations and what we believed to be greater appreciation potential. Examples include Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp and XL Capital Ltd., a business insurance specialist whose investment portfolio stands to benefit from any improvement in capital markets.

 

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT OUTLOOK?

We are positioning the portfolio for a potential recovery that we believe lies ahead. Washington has shown its determination to stabilize the banking system, opening the door for banks to recapitalize successfully and thawing the capital markets. We are also encouraged by the willingness of investors to accept some risk for the first time in several months. The portfolio’s gradual shift toward more cyclical areas reflects our belief that the economy is gradually righting itself, with the possibility of a better tone appearing as early as the second half of 2009.

 

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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20096

 

     
     6 MONTHS     SINCE INCEPTION  

CLASS A (Inception 10/31/08)

     

Net Asset Value1

  5.64   1.68

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -0.47      -4.17   
   

CLASS C (Inception 10/31/08)

     

Net Asset Value1

  5.33      1.23   

With CDSC3

  4.33      0.23   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 10/31/08)

     

Net Asset Value1

  5.85      1.90   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS     SINCE INCEPTION7  

Russell Midcap Value Index4

  3.19   -2.72

Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend Fund Avg.5

  10.05      3.70   

 

All results represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09      12/31/08

Common Stocks

  99.3      94.3

Exchange Traded Funds

       4.5

Short-Term Investments and Other

  0.7      1.2
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09      12/31/08

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

  3.8      3.9

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

  3.1      3.4

DaVita, Inc.

  2.7      2.9

ACE Ltd.

  2.5      3.3

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

  2.3      2.3

XL Capital Ltd., Class A

  2.2     

Nuance Communications, Inc.

  2.2      2.0

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

  2.2      1.7

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

  2.1      2.1

IPC Holdings Ltd.

  2.1      2.5
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09      12/31/08

Insurance

  12.6      13.5

Food Products

  7.4      8.8

Software

  6.3      5.6

Chemicals

  5.7      3.2

Health Care Providers & Services

  5.3      6.2

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

 

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8     Net Expense Ratio9  

A

  14.72   1.41

C

  15.47      2.16   

Y

  14.36      1.16   

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

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

4

Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

5

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

6

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

7

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 11/1/08.

8

Before reductions and reimbursements.

9

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire 4/30/10.

 

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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks long-term growth of capital

 

 

Strategy:

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

 

 

Inception Date:

July 7, 1994

 

 

Subadvisors:

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Harris Associates, L.P.

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

 

 

Symbols:

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

 

 

What You Should Know:

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

 

Management Discussion

 

 

 

As the worst recession since the early 1980s headed into its second year, the equity markets continued to slide in 2009. However, early in March market sentiment reversed, and U.S. equities began a strong rally as economic clouds appeared to become less ominous than they had been previously. The recovery was marginal and fraught with uncertainty, but a little relief brought hope to some investors.

 

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

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio returned 8.58% based on the net asset value of Class A shares. The fund outperformed the 3.16% return on the S&P 500 Index and the 8.47% return on the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The fund lagged the 9.45% return on the Wilshire 4500 Index and the 10.50% average return on the funds in Morningstar’s Large Growth category.

 

BLACKROCK WAS CAREFUL TO AVOID MAJOR SECTOR RISK

Because volatility was so high, BlackRock avoided holding major overweight or underweight positions relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The segment benefited from relative underweights in the poorly performing consumer staples and industrials sectors, although small underweights in the strong information technology and materials sectors partially offset the gain. Three stocks with the biggest positive impact on performance were: PMC-Sierra, Inc., a semi-conductor company; mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.; and on-line retailer Amazon.com, Inc. Shares of PMC-Sierra Inc. rose in value as industry inventories improved. Freeport shares rose with copper commodity prices and in anticipation of a global economic rebound. Amazon.com began to climb in January after reporting strong sales despite a weak 2008 holiday season.

 

Stocks on the negative side included: Delta Air Lines; pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough Corp.; and education and training services company Apollo Group. Delta had a difficult first quarter in 2009 as the recession reduced demand for travel. The stock remains in the fund’s portfolio on the belief that it should perform well as the economy recovers. Schering-Plough rose when it announced that it would be acquired by Merck, but Schering was not in the segment at that time, so we missed an opportunity for gains. After doing well in 2008, Apollo declined and we sold the stock as its business fundamentals weakened.

 

FINANCIAL STOCKS LED THE HARRIS ASSOCIATES SEGMENT

Harris Associates emphasized stocks in the consumer-oriented, technology and financial sectors during the period. It had less exposure to energy, utilities and materials. These allocations worked to the segment’s favor. Eight of the segment’s ten financial holdings were strong performers, and all of the healthcare holdings did well, led by pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough Corp., which was acquired by Merck. Technology stocks were positive, but the segment’s one holding in materials, Weyerhaeuser, was flat. Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase had the strongest impact on results. Morgan Stanley improved its balance sheet and withstood the tough capital market better than its peers. The company also announced a joint venture with Citicorp. JP Morgan reported strong earnings in several business segments and returned the $25 billion it received from the government as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Intel was also among the segment’s top performers. The company’s margins held up well, despite the decrease in global demand for microprocessors and semiconductor components.

 

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Management Discussion

 

 

Capital One Financial was among the most negative performers. Early in 2009 it reported a much larger loss than expected and substantially reduced the dividend for stock holders. The stock was sold from the segment. Another poor performer was FedEx Corp. The worldwide shipping company’s earnings expectations declined and took its stock price with it. However, Harris Associates believes FedEx will do well when the economy improves and the stock remains in the segment. Fortune Brands, a consumer goods company, reported weak quarterly earnings and provided a conservative earnings outlook for the rest of 2009. Harris Associates sold the stock.

 

LOOMIS MID-CAP GROWTH SEGMENT ADDED CYCLICAL STOCKS

This segment shifted from a defensive posture at the end of 2008 to more cyclical positioning early in 2009. Loomis reduced the segment’s exposure to financial services and added investments in technology, specialty retailing and energy. Good stock selection in the energy sector – especially in oil services and exploration and production companies – was particularly helpful. However, in the consumer area, the segment owned too many defensive stocks during the period – including value stores and education services companies – and not enough department stores or casinos, which were stronger performers.

 

Loomis sold the segment’s capital markets holdings early in 2009, including IntercontinentalExchange, Nasdaq OMX Group and T. Rowe Price Group. As a result, the segment missed the upturn in these companies after the market rebounded in early March. Biotechnology company Illumina, Inc. was one of the segment’s top performers. It reported good earnings and Loomis believes it is likely to benefit from funding increases that are part of the government’s stimulus package. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold was another strong contributor, helped by rising copper prices. Broadcom, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, also did well. Broadcom has maintained tight controls on operating expenses at a time when the semiconductor industry has been hit hard by the recession. Loomis believes that Broadcom should benefit when demand for semiconductors picks up.

 

Detractors included asset manager T. Rowe Price Group, mentioned above; steel mill operator Nucor; and L-3 Communications, which provides high-tech systems and products to the U.S. military. T. Rowe Price declined as its earnings estimates fell, along with the company’s assets under management. An anemic recovery in the steel industry depressed Nucor’s earnings. L-3 Communications’ earnings fell short of expectations late in 2008, and the government did not renew a major Special Operations program. All of three stocks were sold from the segment during the first quarter.

 

LOOMIS SMALL-CAP SEGMENT MAINTAINED QUALITY, ADDED SMALLER STOCKS

Early in 2009, the portfolio was conservatively positioned with overweights in utilities and consumer staples, two sectors that historically have shown less earnings cyclicality than many other sectors of the market. Holdings within other sectors were also defensive in nature, favoring companies that displayed relatively higher earnings visibility. As the year wore on, however, the market stabilized and the portfolio took advantage of some beaten-down, more economically sensitive companies in the consumer discretionary, energy, producer durables and materials sectors. Additions to the portfolio included Big Lots, a close-out retail chain; Interval Leisure Group, a vacation exchange company; restaurant chain O’Charleys; and Web.com Group, an internet-based marketing company. Exposure to consumer staples was reduced, as were holdings in the less credit-sensitive industries within financial services that met our price targets.

 

Strong individual contributors during the period included Broadridge Financial Solutions, an outsourcer of communications materials for financial services companies; PHH Corp., a credit services company that benefited from a surge in new mortgages; Clearwater Paper Corp.; and Orion Marine Group, a marine construction contractor. On the negative side, SLM Corp. (Sallie Mae) was the portfolio’s worst performer. It declined sharply when the government announced plans to make loans directly to college students, which would eliminate a major part of SLM’s business. Delta Air Lines lost value following its merger with Northwest Airlines. Protective Life Corp., a life insurance company, fell short of expectations when concerns arose about the valuation of its bond and equity holdings. All three of these negative performers were sold from the segment.

 

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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

Investment Results through June 30, 2009

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares8

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20098

 

         
     6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

CLASS A (Inception 7/7/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  8.58    -27.84    -0.66    0.16

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  2.36       -31.98       -1.83       -0.43   
   

CLASS B (Inception 7/7/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  8.11       -28.41       -1.41       -0.59   

With CDSC3

  3.11       -31.99       -1.80       -0.59   
   

CLASS C (Inception 7/7/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  8.19       -28.40       -1.41       -0.60   

With CDSC3

  7.19       -29.11       -1.41       -0.60   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 11/15/94)

            

Net Asset Value1

  8.72       -27.65       -0.30       0.61   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      1 YEAR      5 YEARS      10 YEARS  

S&P 500 Index4

  3.16    -26.21    -2.24    -2.22

Wilshire 4500 Index5

  9.45       -27.59       -0.10       1.48   

S&P MidCap 400 Index6

  8.47       -28.02       0.36       4.61   

Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg.7

  10.50       -27.13       -1.81       -2.42   

 

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

 

    % of Net Assets as of
FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09      12/31/08

Common Stocks

  95.9      97.7

Put Options

  0.0     

Put Options Written

  -0.0     

Call Options Written

  -0.0     

Short-Term Investments and Other

  4.1      2.3
    % of Net Assets as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09      12/31/08

Intel Corp.

  1.8      2.1

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  1.8      1.5

Carnival Corp.

  1.5      1.5

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

  1.2      1.1

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

  1.2      1.1

Microsoft Corp.

  1.2      0.4

Medtronic, Inc.

  1.1      0.7

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  1.0      0.7

Legg Mason, Inc.

  1.0      0.7

Caterpillar, Inc.

  1.0     
    % of Net Assets as of
FIVE LARGEST INDUSTRIES   6/30/09      12/31/08

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

  6.8      4.0

Capital Markets

  5.8      5.6

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

  5.5      4.0

Software

  4.5      3.4

Machinery

  4.5      1.7

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

 

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio9     Net Expense Ratio10  

A

  1.43   1.40

B

  2.19      2.15   

C

  2.18      2.15   

Y

  1.23      1.15   

 

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase.

4

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. common stocks.

5

Wilshire 4500 Index is an unmanaged index of 4,500 mid- and small-sized companies.

6

S&P MidCap 400 Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. mid-sized companies.

7

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

8

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions/reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

9

Before reductions and reimbursements.

10

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/10.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

 

For more complete information on any Natixis Fund, contact your financial professional or call Natixis Funds and ask for a free prospectus, which contains more complete information, including charges and other ongoing expenses. Investors should consider a fund’s objective, risks and expenses carefully before investing. This and other fund information can be found in the prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the funds’ website at www.funds.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2009 is available from the funds’ website and the SEC’s website.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   MAY LOSE VALUE   NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and certain exchange fees and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, each fund assesses a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the funds’ prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The first line in the table of each class of fund shares shows the actual account values and actual fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line in the table of each fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,005.20      $5.82

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,018.99      $5.86

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,001.40      $9.58

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,015.22      $9.64

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,001.50      $9.58

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,015.22      $9.64

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,007.70      $4.43

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,020.38      $4.46

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.17%, 1.93%, 1.93% and 0.89% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES (continued)

 

DELAFIELD SELECT FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,243.50      $7.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,017.85      $7.00

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,234.80      $11.91

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.13      $10.74

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,244.80      $6.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.09      $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15%, and 1.15% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,177.50      $9.34

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.22      $8.65

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,172.10      $13.30

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,012.55      $12.33

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,172.20      $13.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,012.50      $12.37

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.73%, 2.47% and 2.48% for Class A, B, and C, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,122.80      $6.84

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,018.35      $6.51

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,118.50      $10.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.63      $10.24

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,118.90      $10.77

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.63      $10.24

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,124.50      $5.53

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.59      $5.26

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05%, 2.05% and 1.05% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,029.80      $7.30

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,017.60      $7.25

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,025.40      $11.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,013.88      $10.99

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,026.00      $11.05

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,013.88      $10.99

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,031.00      $5.84

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.04      $5.81

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.45%, 2.20%, 2.20% and 1.16% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES (continued)

 

 

VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,056.40      $7.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,017.85      $7.00

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,053.30      $10.95

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.13      $10.74

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,058.50      $5.87

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.09      $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15% and 1.15% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/2009

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,085.80      $7.24

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,017.85      $7.00

CLASS B

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,081.10      $11.09

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.13      $10.74

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,081.90      $11.10

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,014.13      $10.74

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,087.20      $5.95

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,019.09      $5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 1.15% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, the Contract Review and Governance Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements, typically for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements.

 

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment advisers and sub-advisers (collectively, the “Advisers”) believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory fees, if any, and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the Funds’ Advisers and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Advisers (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) each Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ respective investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Funds’ assets, (v) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers.

 

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about the Funds’ investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund (and segment, in the case of Funds managed by multiple sub-advisers) based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against its peer group. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Advisers make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and Funds identified as presenting possible performance concerns may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio.

 

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at their meeting held in June 2009. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period for the Funds. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included the factors listed below.

 

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates. They considered the need for the Advisers to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Funds’ Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Fund’s Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term, (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups, (4) that the Fund’s Adviser had taken or is taking steps designed to help improve the Fund’s investment performance; (5) that the Fund’s expenses had recently been capped, with the goal of helping the Fund’s net return to shareholders become more competitive and that reductions in the Fund’s expense levels resulting from decreased expenses were not yet fully reflected in the Fund’s performance results.

 

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

 

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

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and sub-advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Advisers to comparable accounts. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various Funds in the Fund family. They noted that, as of December 31, 2008, four of the six Natixis Equity Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisers under these caps. The Trustees noted that several Funds had total expense ratios or advisory fee rates that were above the median of a peer group of Funds. The Trustees considered the circumstances that accounted for such relatively higher expenses. These factors varied from Fund to Fund, but included one or more of the following: (1) that the Fund’s advisory fee rate and/or total expense ratio was only slightly above its peer group median; (2) that although the Fund’s advisory fee rate was above its peer group median, it is subject to an expense cap which resulted in the reduction of the advisory fee; (3) that the Fund’s investment discipline was capacity restrained and (4) that Fund’s relatively higher total expense ratio in relation to the median for its peer group of funds resulted to a significant extent from relatively higher expenses relating to items other than advisory fees. The Trustees further noted that Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s advisory fees and gross expense ratio were above the median of a peer group of funds, noting that the Fund employs a more complex multiple manager structure, whereas its peer group consists of mostly Large

 

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Cap Growth strategies. The Trustees also noted that Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio had recently adopted an expense cap, which had not yet been fully reflected in the expense ratios.

 

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

 

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

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that five Funds had breakpoints in their advisory fees and that the remaining Fund was subject to an expense cap. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of affiliated Advisers. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

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

 

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2010.

 

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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
  Common Stocks — 99.1% of Net Assets   
   Air Freight & Logistics — 9.3%   
  750,000    FedEx Corp.    $ 41,715,000   
  815,000    United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      40,741,850   
           
        82,456,850   
           
   Automobiles — 5.5%   
  8,000,000    Ford Motor Co.(b)      48,560,000   
           
   Capital Markets — 8.9%   
  535,000    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      78,880,400   
           
   Commercial Banks — 13.1%   
  3,880,800    Banco Bradesco SA, Sponsored ADR      57,319,416   
  3,751,550    Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA, ADR      59,387,036   
           
        116,706,452   
           
   Computers & Peripherals — 5.1%   
  430,000    International Business Machines Corp.      44,900,600   
           
   Diversified Financial Services — 9.5%   
  135,000    CME Group, Inc.      41,999,850   
  1,250,000    JP Morgan Chase & Co.      42,637,500   
           
        84,637,350   
           
   Energy Equipment & Services — 3.8%   
  630,000    Schlumberger Ltd.      34,089,300   
           
   Food & Staples Retailing — 10.0%   
  1,532,300    CVS Caremark Corp.      48,834,401   
  830,000    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      40,205,200   
           
        89,039,601   
           
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%   
  550,000    Baxter International, Inc.      29,128,000   
           
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.8%   
  733,600    McDonald’s Corp.      42,174,664   
           
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.5%   
  1,185,000    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR      48,561,300   
           
   Pharmaceuticals — 10.4%   
  950,000    Abbott Laboratories      44,688,000   
  963,800    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      47,553,892   
           
        92,241,892   
           
   Software — 4.3%   
  1,800,000    Oracle Corp.      38,556,000   
           
   Tobacco — 5.6%   
  1,150,000    Philip Morris International, Inc.      50,163,000   
           
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $823,960,242)      880,095,409   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 1.7%   
$ 15,380,000    American Express Credit Corp., Commercial Paper,
0.140%, 7/01/2009 (Identified Cost $15,380,000)
     15,380,000   
           
     
   Total Investments — 100.8%
(Identified Cost $839,340,242)(a)
     895,475,409   
   Other assets less liabilities — (0.8)%      (6,963,352
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 888,512,057   
           
     
(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
(a)    Federal Tax Information: (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):   
   At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $839,340,242 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:   
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 81,910,146   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (25,774,979
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 56,135,167   
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.     

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Banks    13.1
Pharmaceuticals    10.4   
Food & Staples Retailing    10.0   
Diversified Financial Services    9.5   
Air Freight & Logistics    9.3   
Capital Markets    8.9   
Tobacco    5.6   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    5.5   
Automobiles    5.5   
Computers & Peripherals    5.1   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    4.8   
Software    4.3   
Energy Equipment & Services    3.8   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.3   
Short-Term Investments    1.7   
      
Total Investments    100.8   
Other assets less liabilities    (0.8
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
  Common Stocks — 85.9% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%   
  21,000    Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)    $ 568,470
         
   Chemicals — 6.7%   
  30,500    Ashland, Inc.      855,525
  23,500    Cytec Industries, Inc.      437,570
         
        1,293,095
         
   Electrical Equipment — 1.9%   
  13,000    Acuity Brands, Inc.      364,650
         
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments — 14.3%   
  61,000    Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      957,090
  222,000    Flextronics International Ltd.(b)      912,420
  130,000    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(b)      882,700
         
        2,752,210
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%   
  24,000    STERIS Corp.      625,920
         
   Health Care Technology — 1.8%   
  27,500    IMS Health, Inc.      349,250
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 2.9%   
  23,000    Carlisle Cos., Inc.      552,920
         
   Internet Software & Services — 2.5%   
  21,000    j2 Global Communications, Inc.(b)      473,760
         
   IT Services — 10.9%   
  21,000    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      560,700
  72,000    Genpact Ltd.(b)      846,000
  90,000    Tier Technologies, Inc., Class B(b)      691,200
         
        2,097,900
         
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 8.8%   
  27,300    Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      921,375
  19,000    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      774,630
         
        1,696,005
         
   Machinery — 17.2%   
  65,600    Albany International Corp., Class A      746,528
  58,000    Barnes Group, Inc.      689,620
  34,500    Crane Co.      769,695
  43,000    Federal Signal Corp.      328,950
  40,000    Kennametal, Inc.      767,200
         
        3,301,993
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 2.9%   
  120,500    KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.(b)      565,145
         
   Specialty Retail — 7.7%   
  57,000    Collective Brands, Inc.(b)      830,490
  63,000    Foot Locker, Inc.      659,610
         
        1,490,100
         
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.0%   
  34,000    Maidenform Brands, Inc.(b)      389,980
         
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $16,558,976)      16,521,398
         
Principal
Amount
           
  Short-Term Investments — 13.9%   
$ 2,665,785    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,665,785 on 7/1/2009, collateralized by $2,715,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.648% due 11/27/2037 valued at $2,721,788 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $2,665,785)      2,665,785
         
     
   Total Investments — 99.8%
(Identified Cost $19,224,761)(a)
   $ 19,187,183   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.2%      41,180   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 19,228,363   
           
     
(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
(a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $19,224,761 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 2,186,952   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (2,224,530
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (37,578
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Machinery    17.2
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    14.3   
IT Services    10.9   
Life Sciences Tools & Services    8.8   
Specialty Retail    7.7   
Chemicals    6.7   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.3   
Aerospace & Defense    3.0   
Paper & Forest Products    2.9   
Industrial Conglomerates    2.9   
Internet Software & Services    2.5   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    3.7   
Short-Term Investments    13.9   
      
Total Investments    99.8   
Other assets less liabilities    0.2   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 97.9% of Net Assets   
   Australia — 3.5%   
22,016    BHP Billiton Ltd.    $ 603,147
14,610    Commonwealth Bank of Australia      457,962
28,542    CSL Ltd.      737,986
16,547    Rio Tinto Ltd.      691,188
30,421    Westpac Banking Corp.      494,938
         
        2,985,221
         
   Belgium — 0.7%   
16,527    Anheuser-Busch InBev NV      599,257
         
   Brazil — 4.3%   
37,910    Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR      509,510
36,369    Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR      575,721
17,873    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR      732,436
16,590    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR      553,443
38,138    Vale SA, Sponsored ADR      672,373
41,003    Vale SA, Sponsored Preference ADR      629,396
         
        3,672,879
         
   Canada — 5.5%   
15,880    Bank of Nova Scotia      592,795
41,423    Cameco Corp.      1,060,429
14,220    IGM Financial, Inc.      503,076
39,879    Manulife Financial Corp.      691,901
20,693    Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      531,936
13,976    Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.      600,662
24,339    Suncor Energy, Inc.      738,445
         
        4,719,244
         
   China — 9.7%   
616,000    Agile Property Holdings Ltd.      882,346
924,000    China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H      1,070,093
860,000    China Construction Bank Corp., Class H      661,565
262,500    China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H      593,728
41,000    China Mobile Ltd.      410,508
191,500    China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H      694,721
1,330,410    Denway Motors Ltd.      527,777
1,753,000    Industrial and Commerial Bank of China Ltd., Class H      1,216,528
450,000    PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H      497,277
49,000    Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd., Class H      328,890
63,800    Tencent Holdings Ltd.      737,381
205,600    Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H      680,363
         
        8,301,177
         
   Denmark — 1.6%   
8,181    Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B      445,580
13,374    Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b)      959,780
         
        1,405,360
         
   France — 9.4%   
19,654    ArcelorMittal      650,409
68,366    Axa SA      1,293,953
19,819    BNP Paribas      1,292,440
9,903    Carrefour SA      424,687
10,456    Electricite de France      510,544
13,841    France Telecom SA      314,931
10,496    GDF Suez      392,887
26,000    Groupe Danone      1,289,199
6,479    Iliad SA      630,072
4,886    PPR      400,538
16,451    Total SA      891,649
         
        8,091,309
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Germany — 5.9%   
23,652    Adidas AG    $ 901,312
7,833    Bayer AG      420,944
8,273    Deutsche Boerse AG      643,842
15,920    E.ON AG      565,124
3,006    Merck KGaA      305,876
19,382    SAP AG      781,446
12,974    SAP AG, Sponsored ADR      521,425
5,793    Siemens AG (Registered)      400,598
4,808    Wacker Chemie AG      555,227
         
        5,095,794
         
   Hong Kong — 1.4%   
94,300    Esprit Holdings Ltd.      526,337
254,000    Li & Fung Ltd.      673,296
         
        1,199,633
         
   India — 2.5%   
9,122    HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR      940,752
33,511    Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR      1,232,534
         
        2,173,286
         
   Israel — 0.6%   
9,982    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      492,512
         
   Italy — 2.2%   
34,183    ENI SpA      810,717
42,143    Saipem SpA      1,029,615
         
        1,840,332
         
   Japan — 14.0%   
87,000    Bank of Yokohama (The) Ltd.      465,674
12,500    Canon, Inc.      408,300
5,283    East Japan Railway Co.      318,068
7,900    FANUC Ltd.      633,077
711    Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.      539,314
85    KDDI Corp.      451,014
68,800    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      424,826
31,000    NGK Insulators Ltd.      631,834
4,000    Nintendo Co. Ltd.      1,107,020
53,800    Nomura Holdings, Inc.      454,117
98,000    Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.      312,375
16,800    Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.      394,004
20,900    Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.      969,318
40,000    Shionogi & Co., Ltd.      772,840
176    Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.      485,261
43,200    Sumitomo Corp.      439,114
126,000    Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.      676,101
11,600    TERUMO Corp.      511,410
30,600    THK Co., Ltd.      456,168
27,200    Toyota Motor Corp.      1,028,632
8,840    Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.      514,296
         
        11,992,763
         
   Korea — 2.0%   
13,492    KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR(b)      449,419
1,584    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.      732,385
2,266    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, (Registered), 144A      528,545
         
        1,710,349
         
   Luxembourg — 0.9%   
13,434    Millicom International Cellular SA(b)      755,797
         
   Mexico — 1.3%   
17,236    America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, ADR      667,378

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Mexico — continued   
15,653    Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV, Series V, Sponsored ADR    $ 461,763
         
        1,129,141
         
   Netherlands — 0.5%   
24,098    Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV, (NY Registered Shares)      443,885
         
   Norway — 1.7%   
108,358    Renewable Energy Corp. A/S(b)      846,090
37,652    Renewable Energy Corp. A/S, Rights(b)      134,677
41,813    Subsea 7, Inc.(b)      428,945
         
        1,409,712
         
   Russia — 2.2%   
49,912    Gazprom, Sponsored ADR      1,010,718
7,622    LUKOIL, Sponsored ADR      338,188
54,330    MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR(b)      499,836
         
        1,848,742
         
   Singapore — 0.6%   
67,000    DBS Group Holdings Ltd.      543,179
         
   South Africa — 0.6%   
33,722    MTN Group Ltd.      517,916
         
   Spain — 3.4%   
100,752    Banco Santander Central Hispano SA      1,217,901
28,467    Gamesa Corp., Tecnologica SA      542,725
8,427    Industria de Diseno Textil SA      405,565
33,806    Telefonica SA      767,717
         
        2,933,908
         
   Switzerland — 8.3%   
71,582    ABB Ltd., (Registered)(b)      1,130,328
31,056    Credit Suisse Group, (Registered)      1,422,860
3,316    Lonza Group AG, (Registered)      329,868
37,462    Nestle SA, (Registered)      1,414,507
19,240    Nobel Biocare Holding AG, (Registered)      421,044
20,067    Novartis AG, (Registered)      816,872
8,617    Roche Holding AG      1,174,084
1,730    Syngenta AG, (Registered)      402,512
         
        7,112,075
         
   Taiwan — 0.7%   
375,052    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      615,535
         
   United Kingdom — 14.4%   
321,192    ARM Holdings PLC      633,863
47,625    Autonomy Corp. PLC(b)      1,128,460
147,681    Barclays PLC      686,281
40,280    BG Group PLC      678,303
41,800    BHP Billiton PLC      942,115
66,356    British Sky Broadcasting PLC      498,116
39,573    Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.      428,231
63,385    HSBC Holdings PLC      528,871
148,487    ICAP PLC      1,105,930
164,288    Man Group PLC      753,079
103,206    Prudential PLC      705,462
116,494    Smith & Nephew PLC      864,869
61,882    Standard Chartered PLC      1,163,569
172,511    Tesco PLC      1,007,438
33,206    Vedanta Resources PLC      706,934
280,800    Vodafone Group PLC      546,139
         
        12,377,660
         
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $94,131,285)      83,966,666
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
  Preferred Stocks — 0.5%   
   Germany — 0.5%   
  12,504    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Identified Cost $459,775)    $ 390,487   
           
  Exchange Traded Funds — 0.8%   
   United States — 0.8%   
  10,856    iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund      497,313   
  4,521    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index      145,712   
           
   Total Exchange Traded Funds (Identified Cost $626,741)      643,025   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 0.5%   
$ 462,030    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $462,030 on 7/01/2009, collateralized by $475,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.648% due 11/27/2037 valued at $476,188 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $462,030)      462,030   
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.7%
(Identified Cost $95,679,831)(a)
     85,462,208   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.3%      289,856   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 85,752,064   
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $95,948,367 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 7,153,360   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (17,639,519
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (10,486,159
           
     
  (b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
  144A    Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2009, the value of this security amounted to $528,545 or 0.6% of net assets.   
     
  ADR/GDR    An American Depositary Receipt or Global Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs and GDRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Banks    15.2
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    9.4   
Metals & Mining    6.8   
Pharmaceuticals    5.2   
Capital Markets    5.0   
Wireless Telecommunication Services    4.5   
Software    4.1   
Insurance    4.1   
Electrical Equipment    4.0   
Food & Staples Retailing    3.4   
Food Products    3.1   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    2.9   
Machinery    2.7   
Chemicals    2.2   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    2.1   
Diversified Telecommunication Services    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    22.5   
Short-Term Investments    0.5   
      
Total Investments    99.7   
Other assets less liabilities    0.3   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

Currency Exposure at June 30, 2009 as a Percentage of Net Assets (Unaudited)

 

Euro    21.5
United States Dollar    18.2   
Japanese Yen    14.0   
British Pound    13.8   
Hong Kong Dollar    11.7   
Swiss Franc    8.3   
Australian Dollar    3.5   
Canadian Dollar    2.6   
Other, less than 2% each    6.1   
      
Total Investments    99.7   
Other assets less liabilities    0.3   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 93.9% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 3.5%   
66,300    Boeing Co. (The)    $ 2,817,750
19,700    General Dynamics Corp.      1,091,183
         
        3,908,933
         
   Air Freight & Logistics — 2.2%   
43,900    FedEx Corp.      2,441,718
         
   Automotive — 1.4%   
98,900    Harley-Davidson, Inc.      1,603,169
         
   Capital Markets — 12.7%   
166,000    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      4,865,460
57,700    Franklin Resources, Inc.      4,154,977
122,200    Legg Mason, Inc.      2,979,236
78,900    Morgan Stanley      2,249,439
         
        14,249,112
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 5.5%   
160,700    Hewlett-Packard Co.      6,211,055
         
   Consumer Finance — 4.4%   
117,700    American Express Co.      2,735,348
212,850    Discover Financial Services      2,185,969
         
        4,921,317
         
   Diversified Financial Services — 7.9%   
238,600    Bank of America Corp.      3,149,520
4,700    CME Group, Inc.      1,462,217
124,100    JP Morgan Chase & Co.      4,233,051
         
        8,844,788
         
   Energy Equipment & Service — 1.2%   
41,000    National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.(b)      1,339,060
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%   
55,700    Safeway, Inc.      1,134,609
36,600    Walgreen Co.      1,076,040
         
        2,210,649
         
   Food Products — 1.1%   
21,300    General Mills, Inc.      1,193,226
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.8%   
121,200    Medtronic, Inc.      4,228,668
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 10.1%   
226,600    Carnival Corp.      5,839,482
154,869    Marriott International, Inc., Class A      3,417,967
7,900    McDonald’s Corp.      454,171
73,700    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      1,636,140
         
        11,347,760
         
   Machinery — 6.6%   
117,800    Caterpillar, Inc.      3,892,112
94,500    Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      3,528,630
         
        7,420,742
         
   Media — 9.0%   
129,600    Comcast Corp., Special Class A      1,827,360
101,600    Omnicom Group, Inc.      3,208,528
37,200    Time Warner, Inc.      937,068
69,600    Viacom, Inc., Class B(b)      1,579,920
111,000    Walt Disney Co. (The)      2,589,630
         
        10,142,506
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%   
  22,400    Apache Corp.    $ 1,616,160   
  232,000    Williams Cos., Inc.      3,621,520   
           
        5,237,680   
           
   Paper & Forest Products — 1.7%   
  61,300    Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,865,359   
           
   Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%   
  26,000    Abbott Laboratories      1,223,040   
           
   Road & Rail — 2.7%   
  57,300    Union Pacific Corp.      2,983,038   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.4%   
  422,900    Intel Corp.      6,998,995   
  116,200    Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,475,060   
           
        9,474,055   
           
   Software — 1.7%   
  78,600    Microsoft Corp.      1,868,322   
           
   Specialty Retail — 1.5%   
  49,900    Best Buy Co., Inc.      1,671,151   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%   
  15,600    NIKE, Inc., Class B      807,768   
           
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $131,187,876)      105,193,116   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 6.1%   
$ 6,827,845    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,827,845 on 7/01/2009, collateralized by $6,950,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.648% due 11/27/2037 valued at $6,967,375 including accrued interest, (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $6,827,845)      6,827,845   
           
     
   Total Investments — 100.0%
(Identified Cost $138,015,721)(a)
     112,020,961   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.0%      42,416   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 112,063,377   
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)    Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):   
   At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation based on a cost of $138,015,721 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:   
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 7,377,733   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (33,372,493
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (25,994,760
           
     
  (b)    Non-income producing security.   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Net Asset Summary At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Capital Markets    12.7
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    10.1   
Media    9.0   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    8.4   
Diversified Financial Services    7.9   
Machinery    6.6   
Computers & Peripherals    5.5   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    4.7   
Consumer Finance    4.4   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.8   
Aerospace & Defense    3.5   
Road & Rail    2.7   
Air Freight & Logistics    2.2   
Food & Staples Retailing    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    10.4   
Short-Term Investments    6.1   
      
Total Investments    100.0   
Other assets less liabilities    0.0   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 92.5% of Net Assets   
   Auto Components — 1.0%   
172,150    Autoliv, Inc.    $ 4,952,756
         
   Capital Markets — 2.3%   
386,025    FBR Capital Markets Corp.(b)      1,814,317
358,400    Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      9,451,008
         
        11,265,325
         
   Chemicals — 3.5%   
233,400    Airgas, Inc.      9,459,702
225,600    Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      7,907,280
         
        17,366,982
         
   Commercial Banks — 7.2%   
284,900    BancorpSouth, Inc.      5,848,997
194,750    Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      8,981,870
1    First Horizon National Corp.(b)      9
209,968    FirstMerit Corp.      3,565,257
245,550    PrivateBancorp, Inc.      5,461,032
397,325    Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      11,852,205
         
        35,709,370
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 5.1%   
195,593    Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      3,497,203
480,127    Waste Connections, Inc.(b)      12,440,091
241,225    Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., Class A      9,053,174
         
        24,990,468
         
   Construction & Engineering — 1.0%   
210,800    Foster Wheeler AG(b)      5,006,500
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.9%   
527,500    First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      9,241,800
         
   Containers & Packaging — 2.2%   
494,031    Pactiv Corp.(b)      10,720,473
         
   Electrical Equipment — 3.1%   
200,350    A.O. Smith Corp.      6,525,400
239,275    General Cable Corp.(b)      8,991,954
         
        15,517,354
         
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%   
137,000    Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)      2,741,370
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 2.7%   
525,700    Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)      3,028,032
135,750    Oil States International, Inc.(b)      3,286,508
535,175    Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      6,882,350
         
        13,196,890
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%   
147,475    Teleflex, Inc.      6,611,304
188,350    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      6,563,997
154,175    Zoll Medical Corp.(b)      2,981,745
         
        16,157,046
         
   Health Care Providers & Services — 3.6%   
160,450    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      6,759,758
506,150    Patterson Cos., Inc.(b)      10,983,455
         
        17,743,213
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%   
251,825    International Speedway Corp., Class A      6,449,238
535,999    Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., Class A      2,143,996
         
        8,593,234
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Insurance — 8.4%   
162,825    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.    $ 3,474,686
306,925    Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      6,856,704
268,700    Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      10,240,157
513,262    HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      12,323,421
313,500    IPC Holdings Ltd.      8,571,090
         
        41,466,058
         
   IT Services — 2.1%   
124,300    CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      5,308,853
285,175    SRA International, Inc., Class A(b)      5,007,673
         
        10,316,526
         
   Machinery — 7.6%   
351,300    Actuant Corp., Class A      4,285,860
322,425    Bucyrus International, Inc.      9,208,458
173,275    Kaydon Corp.      5,641,834
192,675    Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      6,944,007
133,600    Lindsay Corp.      4,422,160
74,925    Nordson Corp.      2,896,601
218,750    Robbins & Myers, Inc.      4,210,937
         
        37,609,857
         
   Media — 1.0%   
143,550    John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      4,773,038
         
   Metals & Mining — 3.7%   
244,700    Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.      5,987,809
399,300    Steel Dynamics, Inc.      5,881,689
181,375    Walter Industries, Inc.      6,573,030
         
        18,442,528
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.1%   
244,850    Arena Resources, Inc.(b)      7,798,472
266,600    Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      7,648,754
         
        15,447,226
         
   Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%   
61,375    Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      2,008,804
         
   REITs — 3.4%   
2,141,675    Chimera Investment Corp.      7,474,446
1,369,750    MFA Financial, Inc.      9,478,670
         
        16,953,116
         
   Road & Rail — 1.3%   
185,975    Landstar System, Inc.      6,678,362
         
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%   
657,800    Microsemi Corp.(b)      9,077,640
335,800    Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b)      8,055,842
         
        17,133,482
         
   Software — 9.0%   
164,775    Factset Research Systems, Inc.      8,217,329
294,665    MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      7,460,918
337,900    Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      7,795,353
423,150    Sybase, Inc.(b)      13,261,521
490,525    Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      7,662,001
         
        44,397,122
         
   Specialty Retail — 2.0%   
166,440    Aaron Rents, Inc.      4,963,241
185,275    Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A      4,704,132
         
        9,667,373
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.3%   
  559,600    Hanesbrands, Inc.(b)    $ 8,399,596   
  452,025    Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.      12,968,597   
           
        21,368,193   
           
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.6%   
  222,250    Danvers Bancorp, Inc.      2,989,262   
  368,725    Washington Federal, Inc.      4,793,425   
           
        7,782,687   
           
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%   
  611,075    Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b)      9,795,532   
           
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $426,615,721)      457,042,685   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 3.7%   
$ 18,345,297    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $18,345,297 on 7/01/2009, collateralized by $515,000 Federal Home Loan Discount Note, due 3/31/2010 valued at $513,069 and $16,665,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4,375% due 7/17/2013 valued at $18,206,513 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $18,345,297)      18,345,297   
           
     
   Total Investments — 96.2%
(Identified Cost $444,961,018)(a)
     475,387,982   
   Other assets less liabilities — 3.8%      18,524,558   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 493,912,540   
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation based on a cost of $444,906,101 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 40,788,210   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (10,306,329
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 30,481,881   
           
     
  (b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
  ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.     
  REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Software    9.0
Insurance    8.4   
Machinery    7.6   
Commercial Banks    7.2   
Commercial Services & Supplies    5.1   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    4.3   
Metals & Mining    3.7   
Health Care Providers & Services    3.6   
Chemicals    3.5   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    3.5   
REITs    3.4   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.3   
Electrical Equipment    3.1   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    3.1   
Energy Equipment & Services    2.7   
Capital Markets    2.3   
Containers & Packaging    2.2   
IT Services    2.1   
Wireless Telecommunication Services    2.0   
Specialty Retail    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    10.4   
Short-Term Investments    3.7   
      
Total Investments    96.2   
Other assets less liabilities    3.8   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 99.3% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%   
225    Alliant Techsystems, Inc.(b)    $ 18,531
         
   Capital Markets — 3.1%   
900    Raymond James Financial, Inc.      15,489
1,400    TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b)      24,556
         
        40,045
         
   Chemicals — 5.7%   
650    Albemarle Corp.      16,621
975    Celanese Corp., Series A      23,156
400    FMC Corp.      18,920
975    Nalco Holding Co.      16,419
         
        75,116
         
   Commercial Banks — 3.3%   
3,300    Fifth Third Bancorp      23,430
650    Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      19,389
         
        42,819
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.4%   
575    Avery Dennison Corp.      14,766
400    Pitney Bowes, Inc.      8,772
1,325    R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      15,396
700    Waste Connections, Inc.(b)      18,137
         
        57,071
         
   Communications Equipment — 0.5%   
250    CommScope, Inc.(b)      6,565
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.7%   
1,025    Capital One Financial Corp.      22,427
         
   Containers & Packaging — 4.8%   
1,775    Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      49,718
627    Pactiv Corp.(b)      13,606
         
        63,324
         
   Electrical Equipment — 0.9%   
325    General Cable Corp.(b)      12,214
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%   
425    Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)      11,092
500    Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b)      8,635
         
        19,727
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%   
975    Kroger Co. (The)      21,499
         
   Food Products — 7.4%   
925    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      24,762
950    ConAgra Foods, Inc.      18,107
500    J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      24,330
500    Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(b)      30,460
         
        97,659
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.9%   
150    Becton, Dickinson and Co.      10,696
100    C.R. Bard, Inc.      7,445
125    Teleflex, Inc.      5,604
650    Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      27,690
         
        51,435
         
   Health Care Providers & Services — 5.3%   
725    DaVita, Inc.(b)      35,859
500    Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      23,975
225    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      9,479
         
        69,313
         
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%   
3,111    Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., Class A    $ 12,444
         
   Household Products — 1.5%   
375    Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)      19,590
         
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.7%   
1,950    Calpine Corp.(b)      21,742
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%   
400    McDermott International, Inc.(b)      8,124
         
   Insurance — 12.6%   
750    ACE Ltd.      33,172
875    HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      21,009
1,000    IPC Holdings Ltd.      27,340
400    Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      13,964
700    W.R. Berkley Corp.      15,029
975    Willis Group Holdings Ltd.      25,087
2,525    XL Capital Ltd., Class A      28,936
         
        164,537
         
   Internet Software & Services — 1.0%   
750    eBay, Inc.(b)      12,848
         
   IT Services — 3.0%   
1,175    Amdocs Ltd.(b)      25,204
300    Fiserv, Inc.(b)      13,710
         
        38,914
         
   Leisure Equipment & Products — 1.1%   
900    Mattel, Inc.      14,445
         
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.8%   
100    Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      7,715
700    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      28,539
         
        36,254
         
   Machinery — 1.4%   
150    Eaton Corp.      6,692
200    Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      7,208
100    SPX Corp.      4,897
         
        18,797
         
   Media — 1.7%   
725    Omnicom Group, Inc.      22,895
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%   
150    Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      6,809
575    Petrohawk Energy Corp.(b)      12,822
225    Range Resources Corp.      9,317
1,225    SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)      10,437
         
        39,385
         
   Professional Services — 1.1%   
575    Equifax, Inc.      15,008
         
   REITs — 3.1%   
2,700    Annaly Capital Management, Inc.      40,878
         
   Road & Rail — 0.2%   
75    CSX Corp.      2,597
         
   Software — 6.3%   
100    ANSYS, Inc.(b)      3,116
325    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)      7,628
1,000    Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b)      23,070
2,375    Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      28,714
625    Sybase, Inc.(b)      19,587
         
        82,115
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Specialty Retail — 5.1%   
525    Best Buy Co., Inc.    $ 17,582   
1,025    GameStop Corp., Class A(b)      22,560   
250    Ross Stores, Inc.      9,650   
850    Staples, Inc.      17,145   
           
        66,937   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.2%   
675    Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.      19,366   
175    VF Corp.      9,686   
           
        29,052   
           
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.4%   
1,375    New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      14,699   
1,100    People’s United Financial, Inc.      16,544   
           
        31,243   
           
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%   
1,625    Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b)      26,049   
           
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $1,261,996)      1,301,599   
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.3%
(Identified Cost $1,261,996)(a)
     1,301,599   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.7%      9,423   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 1,311,022   
           
     
(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
(a)   

Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation based on a cost of $1,261,996 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 95,166   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (55,563
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 39,603   
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.   
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.   
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts   

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance    12.6
Food Products    7.4   
Software    6.3   
Chemicals    5.7   
Health Care Providers & Services    5.3   
Specialty Retail    5.1   
Containers & Packaging    4.8   
Commercial Services & Supplies    4.4   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    3.9   
Commercial Banks    3.3   
REITs    3.1   
Capital Markets    3.1   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    3.0   
IT Services    3.0   
Life Sciences Tools & Services    2.8   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    2.4   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    2.2   
Wireless Telecommunication Services    2.0   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    18.9   
      
Total Investments    99.3   
Other assets less liabilities    0.7   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
Common Stocks — 95.9% of Net Assets   
   Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%   
48,600    Boeing Co. (The)    $ 2,065,500
22,800    General Dynamics Corp.      1,262,892
16,050    Honeywell International, Inc.      503,970
7,439    Precision Castparts Corp.      543,270
         
        4,375,632
         
   Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%   
8,500    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      443,275
32,700    FedEx Corp.      1,818,774
7,100    United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      354,929
         
        2,616,978
         
   Airlines — 0.2%   
93,800    Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)      543,102
         
   Automotive — 0.4%   
73,800    Harley-Davidson, Inc.      1,196,298
         
   Beverages — 0.6%   
29,600    Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,420,504
9,900    PepsiCo, Inc.      544,104
         
        1,964,608
         
   Biotechnology — 1.4%   
18,324    Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      753,483
22,700    Amgen, Inc.(b)      1,201,738
11,750    Celgene Corp.(b)      562,120
18,800    Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      880,592
23,084    Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)      822,944
         
        4,220,877
         
   Building Products — 0.2%   
34,894    Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      575,402
         
   Capital Markets — 5.8%   
18,937    Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      1,101,944
124,100    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      3,637,371
43,292    Eaton Vance Corp.      1,158,061
42,800    Franklin Resources, Inc.      3,082,028
4,900    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      722,456
101,577    Janus Capital Group, Inc.      1,157,978
124,527    Legg Mason, Inc.      3,035,968
59,700    Morgan Stanley      1,702,047
99,069    Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,704,978
         
        17,302,831
         
   Chemicals — 0.5%   
11,600    Ecolab, Inc.      452,284
13,775    Lubrizol Corp. (The)      651,695
39,979    Quaker Chemical Corp.      531,321
         
        1,635,300
         
   Commercial Banks — 1.9%   
22,908    City National Corp.      843,702
32,408    Comerica, Inc.      685,429
37,883    Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      1,205,816
155,739    Fifth Third Bancorp      1,105,747
166,625    First Horizon National Corp.(b)      1,999,505
         
        5,840,199
         
   Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%   
47,449    Brink’s Co. (The)      1,377,444
54,302    GeoEye, Inc.(b)      1,279,355
45,170    Rollins, Inc.      781,893
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Commercial Services & Supplies — continued   
17,355    Stericycle, Inc.(b)    $ 894,303
37,610    Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      1,077,527
         
        5,410,522
         
   Communications Equipment — 2.8%   
229,914    Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)      1,797,927
65,400    Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)      1,219,056
62,171    Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      402,868
39,325    Juniper Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      928,070
64,352    Palm, Inc.(b)      1,066,313
44,100    QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,993,320
39,708    Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)      920,829
         
        8,328,383
         
   Computers & Peripherals — 3.9%   
17,850    Apple, Inc.(b)      2,542,376
30,800    Dell, Inc.(b)      422,884
135,350    Hewlett-Packard Co.      5,231,277
9,700    International Business Machines Corp.      1,012,874
23,517    Synaptics, Inc.(b)      908,932
69,592    Teradata Corp.(b)      1,630,541
         
        11,748,884
         
   Construction & Engineering — 0.9%   
31,628    Aecom Technology Corp.(b)      1,012,096
47,262    Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)      897,978
38,053    Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      880,166
         
        2,790,240
         
   Construction Materials — 0.4%   
43,394    Eagle Materials, Inc.      1,095,265
         
   Consumer Finance — 1.2%   
88,700    American Express Co.      2,061,388
157,150    Discover Financial Services      1,613,930
         
        3,675,318
         
   Containers & Packaging — 0.3%   
36,515    Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      881,472
         
   Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%   
68,094    Hillenbrand, Inc.      1,133,084
9,285    New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)      625,438
         
        1,758,522
         
   Diversified Financial Services — 3.3%   
176,000    Bank of America Corp.      2,323,200
6,000    CME Group, Inc.      1,866,660
107,250    JP Morgan Chase & Co.      3,658,298
105,247    PHH Corp.(b)      1,913,390
         
        9,761,548
         
   Electric Utilities — 0.6%   
45,857    Allete, Inc.      1,318,389
29,668    Portland General Electric Co.      577,932
         
        1,896,321
         
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%   
42,445    Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,342,960
         
   Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8%   
194,530    Cal Dive International, Inc.(b)      1,678,794
55,688    Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)      867,619
29,900    National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.(b)      976,534
9,200    Schlumberger Ltd.      497,812

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Energy Equipment & Services — continued   
8,600    Transocean Ltd.(b)    $ 638,894
42,911    Weatherford International Ltd.(b)      839,339
         
        5,498,992
         
   Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%   
42,100    Safeway, Inc.      857,577
70,168    Spartan Stores, Inc.      870,785
26,900    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1,303,036
27,600    Walgreen Co.      811,440
         
        3,842,838
         
   Food Products — 1.2%   
16,100    General Mills, Inc.      901,922
13,243    Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(b)      782,926
38,044    J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      1,851,221
         
        3,536,069
         
   Gas Utilities — 1.9%   
67,719    Oneok, Inc.      1,997,033
51,125    Questar Corp.      1,587,943
79,661    UGI Corp.      2,030,559
         
        5,615,535
         
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.2%   
14,703    Beckman Coulter, Inc.      840,129
104,900    Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      1,063,686
31,230    DENTSPLY International, Inc.      953,140
14,249    Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      969,360
14,729    Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      238,904
50,987    Hospira, Inc.(b)      1,964,019
5,953    Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      974,268
91,400    Medtronic, Inc.      3,188,946
22,391    St. Jude Medical, Inc.(b)      920,270
26,737    Teleflex, Inc.      1,198,620
6,500    Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      276,900
         
        12,588,242
         
   Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%   
31,629    CorVel Corp.(b)      720,192
23,485    HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      956,309
17,900    Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(b)      816,419
13,914    MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      586,197
35,400    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      884,292
15,100    WellPoint, Inc.(b)      768,439
         
        4,731,848
         
   Health Care Technology — 0.3%   
40,848    Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.      647,849
4,800    Cerner Corp.(b)      298,992
         
        946,841
         
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.8%   
170,300    Carnival Corp.      4,388,631
39,334    CEC Entertainment, Inc.(b)      1,159,566
23,246    Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(b)      1,076,290
129,595    Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(b)      1,207,825
46,992    Jack in the Box, Inc.(b)      1,054,970
115,826    Marriott International, Inc., Class A      2,556,276
24,550    McDonald’s Corp.      1,411,380
86,699    O’Charleys, Inc.      801,966
92,673    Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)      2,697,711
63,709    Starbucks Corp.(b)      884,918
59,300    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      1,316,460
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued   
60,572    Wyndham Worldwide Corp.    $ 734,133
28,398    Wynn Resorts Ltd.(b)      1,002,449
         
        20,292,575
         
   Household Durables — 0.5%   
106,068    Leggett & Platt, Inc.      1,615,416
         
   Household Products — 0.7%   
10,472    Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      568,734
10,650    Clorox Co. (The)      594,590
20,050    Procter & Gamble Co.      1,024,555
         
        2,187,879
         
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.3%   
35,628    NRG Energy, Inc.(b)      924,903
         
   Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%   
18,100    3M Co.      1,087,810
         
   Insurance — 0.8%   
35,746    Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A      483,644
17,600    MetLife, Inc.      528,176
60,871    W.R. Berkley Corp.      1,306,900
         
        2,318,720
         
   Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.5%   
11,100    Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      928,626
115,016    HSN, Inc.(b)      1,215,719
23,889    NetFlix, Inc.(b)      987,571
11,077    Priceline.com, Inc.(b)      1,235,640
         
        4,367,556
         
   Internet Software & Services — 1.4%   
1,100    Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)      331,199
4,450    Google, Inc., Class A(b)      1,876,076
25,668    VistaPrint Ltd.(b)      1,094,740
147,494    Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      830,391
         
        4,132,406
         
   IT Services — 2.3%   
17,356    Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      714,893
125,173    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      2,075,368
76,308    Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,523,108
47,645    Lender Processing Services, Inc.      1,323,102
51,028    Wright Express Corp.(b)      1,299,683
         
        6,936,154
         
   Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%   
24,792    Illumina, Inc.(b)      965,401
21,513    Life Technologies Corp.(b)      897,522
8,942    Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      689,875
         
        2,552,798
         
   Machinery — 4.5%   
91,308    Actuant Corp., Class A      1,113,958
47,842    Bucyrus International, Inc.(c)      1,366,367
88,600    Caterpillar, Inc.      2,927,344
23,000    Cummins, Inc.      809,830
22,750    Danaher Corp.      1,404,585
12,408    Flowserve Corp.      866,202
70,100    Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2,617,534
106,578    John Bean Technologies Corp.      1,334,357
23,031    Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      1,011,522
         
        13,451,699
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Marine — 0.2%   
23,204    Kirby Corp.(b)    $ 737,655
         
   Media — 3.1%   
38,000    CBS Corp., Class B      262,960
96,900    Comcast Corp., Special Class A      1,366,290
64,905    Interactive Data Corp.      1,501,902
75,700    Omnicom Group, Inc.      2,390,606
27,700    Time Warner, Inc.      697,763
52,400    Viacom, Inc., Class B(b)      1,189,480
80,500    Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,878,065
         
        9,287,066
         
   Metals & Mining — 1.9%   
9,550    Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.      501,184
33,262    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.(c)      1,666,759
20,766    Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      797,207
101,238    Steel Dynamics, Inc.      1,491,236
59,841    Teck Resources Ltd., Class B(b)      953,865
12,700    United States Steel Corp.      453,898
         
        5,864,149
         
   Multi Utilities — 0.3%   
45,247    MDU Resources Group, Inc.      858,336
         
   Multiline Retail — 1.0%   
48,075    Big Lots, Inc.(b)      1,011,017
16,600    J.C. Penney Co., Inc.      476,586
27,000    Kohl’s Corp.(b)      1,154,250
101,695    Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      342,712
         
        2,984,565
         
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.7%   
16,300    Apache Corp.      1,176,045
32,977    Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      946,110
78,032    Delek US Holdings, Inc.      661,711
9,300    Exxon Mobil Corp.      650,163
53,283    Massey Energy Co.      1,041,150
72,954    Penn Virginia Corp.      1,194,257
81,565    Petrohawk Energy Corp.(b)      1,818,900
14,950    Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR      612,651
8,500    Range Resources Corp.      351,985
173,300    Williams Cos., Inc.      2,705,213
         
        11,158,185
         
   Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%   
55,568    Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      1,405,315
45,500    Weyerhaeuser Co.      1,384,565
         
        2,789,880
         
   Personal Products — 1.4%   
56,297    Alberto-Culver Co.      1,431,632
28,700    Avon Products, Inc.      739,886
63,762    Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A(b)      2,025,719
         
        4,197,237
         
   Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%   
43,900    Abbott Laboratories      2,065,056
98,482    Perrigo Co.      2,735,830
43,900    Pfizer, Inc.      658,500
16,300    Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      804,242
         
        6,263,628
         
   Professional Services — 0.9%   
107,567    CBIZ, Inc.(b)      765,877
10,924    Dun & Bradstreet Corp.      887,138
Shares    Description    Value (†)
     
   Professional Services — continued   
16,262    Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)    $ 751,792
5,100    Manpower, Inc.      215,934
         
        2,620,741
         
   Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%   
146,991    Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      1,746,253
         
   REITs — 1.3%   
172,629    Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.      1,244,655
286,712    Chimera Investment Corp.      1,000,625
67,302    Potlatch Corp.      1,634,766
         
        3,880,046
         
   Road & Rail — 1.0%   
81,396    Celadon Group, Inc.(b)      682,912
42,400    Union Pacific Corp.      2,207,344
         
        2,890,256
         
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.5%   
74,375    Broadcom Corp., Class A(b)      1,843,756
99,797    Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(b)      918,133
319,100    Intel Corp.      5,281,105
22,350    Lam Research Corp.(b)      581,100
85,633    Marvell Technology Group Ltd.(b)      996,768
64,000    Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      323,840
38,800    NVIDIA Corp.(b)      438,052
203,272    ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      1,394,446
81,550    PMC-Sierra, Inc.(b)      649,138
26,199    Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      993,990
87,700    Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,868,010
50,891    Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b)      1,220,875
         
        16,509,213
         
   Software — 4.5%   
70,250    Activision Blizzard, Inc.(b)      887,257
29,166    ANSYS, Inc.(b)      908,813
24,450    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)      573,842
29,237    Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      932,368
19,416    Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)      603,449
58,906    McAfee, Inc.(b)      2,485,244
24,838    MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      628,898
151,550    Microsoft Corp.      3,602,343
47,200    Oracle Corp.      1,011,024
48,082    Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)      1,835,290
         
        13,468,528
         
   Specialty Retail — 2.8%   
25,950    Aeropostale, Inc.(b)      889,306
61,650    American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      873,580
36,500    Best Buy Co., Inc.      1,222,385
35,600    CarMax, Inc.(b)      523,320
43,518    Guess?, Inc.      1,121,894
22,650    Home Depot, Inc.      535,220
26,314    O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,002,037
13,300    Ross Stores, Inc.      513,380
255,544    Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,625,260
         
        8,306,382
         
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%   
72,884    Fossil, Inc.(b)      1,755,047
11,700    NIKE, Inc., Class B      605,826
         
        2,360,873
         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO — PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares    Description    Value (†)  
     
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.5%   
  92,941    People’s United Financial, Inc.    $ 1,397,833   
           
   Tobacco — 0.3%   
  18,850    Philip Morris International, Inc.      822,237   
           
   Water Utilities — 0.5%   
  74,193    American Water Works Co., Inc.      1,417,828   
           
   Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%   
  32,500    American Tower Corp., Class A(b)      1,024,725   
  21,100    MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(b)      280,841   
  15,070    Millicom International Cellular SA(b)      847,838   
           
        2,153,404   
           
   Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $295,183,835)      287,303,238   
           
Contracts              
  Put Options — 0.0%   
  230    Bucyrus International, Inc. expiring October 17, 2009 at 25      59,225   
  117    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. expiring August 22, 2009 at 48      42,120   
           
   Total Put Options (Identified Cost $159,146)      101,345   
           
Principal
Amount
             
  Short-Term Investments — 3.5%   
$ 10,486,234    Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $10,486,234 on 7/01/2009, collateralized by $10,680,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.648% due 11/27/2037 valued at $10,706,700 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $10,486,234)      10,486,234   
           
     
   Total Investments — 99.4%
(Identified Cost $305,829,215)(a)
     297,890,817   
   Other assets less liabilities — 0.6%      1,780,684   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 299,671,501   
           
Contracts              
  Put Options Written — (0.0%)   
  230    Bucyrus International, Inc. expiring October 17, 2009 at 20      (24,725
  117    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. expiring August 22, 2009 at 40      (13,163
           
   Total Put Options Written (Premium Received $67,501)      (37,888
           
  Call Options Written — (0.0%)   
  230    Bucyrus International, Inc. expiring October 17, 2009 at 35      (41,975
  117    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. expiring August 22, 2009 at 65      (8,834
           
   Total Call Options Written (Premium Received $41,708)      (50,809
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)    Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Portfolio’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):
At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $305,801,319 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 27,788,419   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (35,698,921
           
   Net unrealized depreciation    $ (7,910,502
           
     
(b)    Non-income producing security.
(c)    All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for outstanding call options.
     
ADR    An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States.
REITs    Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    6.8
Capital Markets    5.8   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    5.5   
Software    4.5   
Machinery    4.5   
Health Care Equipment & Supplies    4.2   
Computers & Peripherals    3.9   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    3.7   
Diversified Financial Services    3.3   
Media    3.1   
Communications Equipment    2.8   
Specialty Retail    2.8   
IT Services    2.3   
Pharmaceuticals    2.1   
Other Investments, less than 2% each    40.6   
Short-Term Investments    3.5   
      
Total Investments    99.4   
Other assets less liabilities (including Options Written)    0.6   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

         
CGM Advisor
Targeted Equity Fund
    Delafield Select Fund     Hansberger
International Fund
 
                        

ASSETS

      

Investments at cost

   $ 839,340,242      $ 16,558,976      $ 95,217,801   

Repurchase agreement at cost

            2,665,785        462,030   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     56,135,167        (37,578     (10,217,623
                        

Investments at value

     895,475,409        19,187,183        85,462,208   

Cash

     787                 

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0, $34,772, $0, $0, $0 and $0)

                   34,019   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,737,894        29,145        194,323   

Receivable for securities sold

     14,579,561        34,937        58,189   

Receivable from investment advisor (Note 6)

            14,325          

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,419,189        10,452        187,847   

Tax reclaims receivable

     729               104,182   

Other assets

     117               62   
                        

TOTAL ASSETS

     913,213,686        19,276,042        86,040,830   
                        

LIABILITIES

      

Options written, at value (premium received $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $109,209) (Note 2e)

                     

Payable for securities purchased

     21,875,785                 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     1,713,683               39,684   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     507,074        12,419        57,108   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     481,411        5,528        86,558   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     39,648        8,112        5,272   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     84,028        21,620        100,144   
                        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     24,701,629        47,679        288,766   
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 888,512,057      $ 19,228,363      $ 85,752,064   
                        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,114,808,947      $ 20,352,157      $ 115,750,126   

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

     3,773,501        12,847        (446,303

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

     (286,205,558     (1,099,063     (19,342,139

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

     56,135,167        (37,578     (10,209,620
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 888,512,057      $ 19,228,363      $ 85,752,064   
                        

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

      

Class A shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 548,135,953      $ 7,365,703      $ 65,928,485   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     71,214,878        1,028,521        5,150,491   
                        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 7.70      $ 7.16      $ 12.80   
                        

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

   $ 8.17      $ 7.60      $ 13.58   
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $ 11,733,968      $      $ 8,600,336   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     1,692,765               751,377   
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 6.93      $      $ 11.45   
                        

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

      

Net assets

   $ 64,140,855      $ 82,829      $ 11,223,243   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     9,294,525        11,656        986,759   
                        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 6.90      $ 7.11      $ 11.37   
                        

Class Y shares:

      

Net assets

   $ 264,501,281      $ 11,779,831      $   
                        

Shares of beneficial interest

     33,498,814        1,641,253          
                        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 7.90      $ 7.18      $   
                        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris
Associates Large Cap
Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Small Cap
Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Value Opportunity
Fund
    Natixis U.S.
Diversified Portfolio
 
                       
     
$ 131,187,876      $ 426,615,721      $ 1,261,996      $ 295,342,981   
  6,827,845        18,345,297               10,486,234   
  (25,994,760     30,426,964        39,603        (7,938,398
                             
  112,020,961        475,387,982        1,301,599        297,890,817   
                13,256        58,267   
                         
  3,710        5,941,363        450        19,184   
  348,687        16,233,161        10,964        5,527,961   
  17,265               23,986        46,181   
  136,223        413,215        2,604        271,167   
                       9,517   
  96        50               260   
                             
  112,526,942        497,975,771        1,352,859        303,823,354   
                             
     
                       88,697   
         2,997,548        11,859        3,082,340   
  41,197        572,621               249,385   
  65,136        369,949        854        224,768   
  243,588        90,244        3,703        278,792   
  5,730        21,027        7,968        13,856   
  107,914        11,842        17,453        214,015   
                             
  463,565        4,063,231        41,837        4,151,853   
                             
$ 112,063,377      $ 493,912,540      $ 1,311,022      $ 299,671,501   
                             
     
$ 220,002,970      $ 508,389,066      $ 1,277,926      $ 391,583,406   
  2,104        (142,924     2,908        (467,331
  (81,946,937     (44,760,566     (9,415     (83,526,689
  (25,994,760     30,426,964        39,603        (7,917,885
                             
$ 112,063,377      $ 493,912,540      $ 1,311,022      $ 299,671,501   
                             
     
     
$ 91,316,297      $ 289,834,801      $ 186,594      $ 235,573,905   
                             
  9,282,760        16,154,683        18,395        14,309,819   
                             
$ 9.84      $ 17.94      $ 10.14      $ 16.46   
                             
$ 10.44      $ 19.03      $ 10.76      $ 17.46   
                             
     
$ 7,420,717      $ 9,892,693      $      $ 35,372,105   
                             
  813,877        612,063               2,479,760   
                             
$ 9.12      $ 16.16      $      $ 14.26   
                             
     
$ 6,009,523      $ 31,796,333      $ 63,515      $ 24,272,063   
                             
  661,314        1,966,215        6,288        1,700,537   
                             
$ 9.09      $ 16.17      $ 10.10      $ 14.27   
                             
     
$ 7,316,840      $ 162,388,713      $ 1,060,913      $ 4,453,428   
                             
  719,480        8,976,986        104,379        251,481   
                             
$ 10.17      $ 18.09      $ 10.16      $ 17.71   
                             

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

         
CGM Advisor
Targeted Equity Fund
    Delafield Select Fund     Hansberger
International Fund
    Harris
Associates Large Cap
Value Fund
 
        

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends

   $ 9,717,122      $ 99,393      $ 1,414,130      $ 962,871   

Interest

     13,860               11,648          

Less net foreign taxes withheld

     (350,729            (146,092       
                                
     9,380,253        99,393        1,279,686        962,871   
                                

Expenses

        

Management fees (Note 6)

     2,911,374        55,185        299,546        349,451   

Service fees - Class A (Note 6)

     849,399        5,221        71,073        101,580   

Service and distribution fees - Class B (Note 6)

     59,638               40,342        35,621   

Service and distribution fees - Class C (Note 6)

     291,764        104        49,798        27,917   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     16,124        4,948        6,076        7,483   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     216,465        49,589        19,188        25,631   

Custodian fees and expenses

     17,808        8,887        37,366        11,428   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class A (Note 6)

     458,963        266        92,014        141,270   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class B (Note 6)

     8,104               13,063        12,389   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class C (Note 6)

     39,985        2        16,116        9,707   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class Y (Note 6)

     26,804        1,174               4,815   

Audit and tax services fees

     23,067        19,709        26,589        20,951   

Legal fees

     13,611        583        1,241        1,662   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     63,230        662        13,134        19,989   

Registration fees

     52,572        19,391        22,466        32,300   

Fee/expense recovery - Class Y (Note 6)

                            

Miscellaneous expenses

     20,057        2,045        5,848        6,210   
                                

Total expenses

     5,068,965        167,766        713,860        808,404   

Less fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

            (83,083            (119,124
                                

Net expenses

     5,068,965        84,683        713,860        689,280   
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     4,311,288        14,710        565,826        273,591   
                                

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

        

Investments

     (143,989,249     (869,740     (13,514,770     (17,726,620

Options written

                            

Foreign currency transactions

                   (19,882       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     141,059,409        4,160,273        24,507,995        29,219,131   

Options written

                            

Foreign currency translations

                   6,777          
                                

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

     (2,929,840     3,290,533        10,980,120        11,492,511   
                                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 1,381,448      $ 3,305,243      $ 11,545,946      $ 11,766,102   
                                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Vaughan Nelson
Small Cap
Value Fund
    Vaughan Nelson
Value Opportunity
Fund
    Natixis U.S.
Diversified Portfolio
 
               
   
$ 2,490,429      $ 9,650      $ 2,024,978   
                  
         (3     (7,732
                     
  2,490,429        9,647        2,017,246   
                     
   
  1,587,025        4,308        1,261,413   
  273,414        80        272,116   
  50,020               177,245   
  119,341        223        112,746   
  7,560        4,895        9,514   
  90,317        49,589        71,872   
  17,998        9,308        19,785   
  190,376        64        311,417   
  8,852               50,783   
  20,828        41        32,261   
  60,439        241        11,805   
  19,920        20,390        25,478   
  3,788        53        4,717   
  19,801        631        40,678   
  56,665        11,060        32,142   
  3,358                 
  7,876        1,804        11,771   
                     
  2,537,578        102,687        2,445,743   
  (453     (96,192     (270,844
                     
  2,537,125        6,495        2,174,899   
                     
  (46,696     3,152        (157,653
                     
   
   
  (18,760,296     (2,006     (45,696,723
                19,816   
                  
   
  44,476,305        67,719        68,090,830   
                20,513   
                  
                     
  25,716,009        65,713        22,434,436   
                     
$ 25,669,313      $ 68,865      $ 22,276,783   
                     

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund     Delafield Select Fund     Hansberger International Fund  
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
December 31,
2008 (a)
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
 
                                               

FROM OPERATIONS:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 4,311,288      $ 7,035,894      $ 14,710      $ 8,796      $ 565,826      $ 1,765,959   

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

    (143,989,249     (136,074,566     (869,740     (184,411     (13,534,652     (4,234,378

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

    141,059,409        (295,484,467     4,160,273        (5,078,100     24,514,772        (79,370,956
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,381,448        (424,523,139     3,305,243        (5,253,715     11,545,946        (81,839,375
                                               

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

           (6,133,829            (1,360            (919,413

Class B

           (2,292                          (60,823

Class C

           (192,376            (10            (63,896

Class Y

           (454,082            (14,371              

Net realized capital gain

           

Class A

           (28,890,996     (1,538                   (3,711,536

Class B

           (1,056,919                          (751,480

Class C

           (1,410,865     (5                   (806,003

Class Y

           (858,144     (3,541                     

Distributions from paid-in capital

           

Class A

                                       (518,560

Class B

                                       (50,417

Class C

                                       (90,663
                                               

Total distributions

           (38,999,503     (5,084     (15,741            (6,972,791
                                               

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

    (26,770,873     480,972,479        5,069,387        16,128,273        (6,836,485     (15,168,231
                                               

Redemption fees

           

Class A

           13,396                             590   

Class B

           466                             126   

Class C

           544                             119   

Class Y

           393                               
                                               
           14,799                             835   
                                               

Increase from regulatory settlements (Note 7)

                                613,370          
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (25,389,425     17,464,636        8,369,546        10,858,817        5,322,831        (103,979,562

NET ASSETS

           

Beginning of the period

    913,901,482        896,436,846        10,858,817               80,429,233        184,408,795   
                                               

End of the period

  $ 888,512,057      $ 913,901,482      $ 19,228,363      $ 10,858,817      $ 85,752,064      $ 80,429,233   
                                               

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

  $ 3,773,501      $ (537,787   $ 12,847      $ (1,863   $ (446,303   $ (1,012,129
                                               

 

(a) From commencement of operations on September 29, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for Class A and Class C, and from September 26, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for Class Y.
(b) From commencement of operations on October 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund     Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund     Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund     Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio  
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
December 31,
2008 (b)
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2009
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
 
                                                       
             
$ 273,591      $ 1,582,727      $ (46,696   $ 57,969      $ 3,152      $ 2,208      $ (157,653   $ (493,172
  (17,726,620     (1,298,191     (18,760,296     (25,891,396     (2,006     (7,409     (45,676,907     (36,639,757
  29,219,131        (80,262,754     44,476,305        (26,217,431     67,719        (28,116     68,111,343        (180,753,728
                                                             
  11,766,102        (79,978,218     25,669,313        (52,050,858     68,865        (33,317     22,276,783        (217,886,657
                                                             
             
             
  (58,503     (1,288,357                   (8     (41              
  (5,383     (10,681                                          
  (4,285     (20,757                   (7     (83              
  (3,973     (120,564     (25,114            (156     (2,545              
             
                       (132,974                          (6,529,055
                       (28,303                          (1,841,998
                       (29,715                          (822,792
                       (7,146                          (205,525
             
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                             
  (72,144     (1,440,359     (25,114     (198,138     (171     (2,669            (9,399,370
                                                             
  (5,655,714     (36,406,022     191,176,568        177,538,979        224,576        1,053,738        (21,712,792     (63,750,494
                                                             
             
                       444                               
                       89                               
                       88                               
                       19                               
                                                             
                       640                               
                                                             
  8,806                                                    
                                                             
  6,047,050        (117,824,599     216,820,767        125,290,623        293,270        1,017,752        563,991        (291,036,521
             
  106,016,327        223,840,926        277,091,773        151,801,150        1,017,752               299,107,510        590,144,031   
                                                             
$ 112,063,377      $ 106,016,327      $ 493,912,540      $ 277,091,773      $ 1,311,022      $ 1,017,752      $ 299,671,501      $ 299,107,510   
                                                             
$ 2,104      $ (199,343   $ (142,924   $ (71,114   $ 2,908      $ (73   $ (467,331   $ (309,678
                                                             

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND

                 

Class A

                 

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 7.66    $ 0.04      $ 0.00      $ 0.04      $      $      $      $   

12/31/2008

     13.01      0.09        (4.94     (4.85     (0.06     (0.44     (0.50     0.00 (h) 

12/31/2007

     10.70      0.05        3.54        3.59        (0.13     (1.15     (1.28     0.00   

12/31/2006

     10.22      0.08        0.78        0.86        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38     0.00   

12/31/2005

     9.05      0.07        1.12        1.19        (0.02            (0.02     0.00   

12/31/2004

     7.94      0.01        1.10        1.11                             0.00   

Class B

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     6.92      0.01        0.00        0.01                               

12/31/2008

     11.81      (0.00     (4.45     (4.45     (0.00     (0.44     (0.44     0.00 (h) 

12/31/2007

     9.84      (0.04     3.24        3.20        (0.08     (1.15     (1.23     0.00   

12/31/2006

     9.48      0.00        0.74        0.74        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38     0.00   

12/31/2005

     8.45      0.00        1.04        1.04        (0.01            (0.01     0.00   

12/31/2004

     7.47      (0.04     1.02        0.98                             0.00   

Class C

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     6.89      0.01        0.00        0.01                               

12/31/2008

     11.79      0.02        (4.46     (4.44     (0.02     (0.44     (0.46     0.00 (h) 

12/31/2007

     9.84      (0.03     3.22        3.19        (0.09     (1.15     (1.24     0.00   

12/31/2006

     9.48      0.00        0.74        0.74        (0.07     (0.31     (0.38     0.00   

12/31/2005

     8.45      0.00        1.04        1.04        (0.01            (0.01     0.00   

12/31/2004

     7.47      (0.04     1.02        0.98                             0.00   

Class Y

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     7.84      0.04        0.02        0.06                               

12/31/2008

     13.32      0.13        (5.09     (4.96     (0.08     (0.44     (0.52     0.00 (h) 

12/31/2007

     10.93      0.09        3.61        3.70        (0.16     (1.15     (1.31     0.00   

12/31/2006

     10.42      0.11        0.82        0.93        (0.11     (0.31     (0.42     0.00   

12/31/2005

     9.23      0.10        1.14        1.24        (0.05            (0.05     0.00   

12/31/2004

     8.07      0.04        1.12        1.16                             0.00   

DELAFIELD SELECT FUND

                 

Class A

                 

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 5.76    $ (0.00   $ 1.40      $ 1.40      $      $ (0.00   $ (0.00   $   

12/31/2008(i)

     8.16      0.01        (2.40     (2.39     (0.01            (0.01       

Class C

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     5.76      (0.04     1.39        1.35               (0.00     (0.00       

12/31/2008(i)

     8.16      (0.01     (2.38     (2.39     (0.01            (0.01       

Class Y

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     5.77      0.01        1.40        1.41               (0.00     (0.00       

12/31/2008(j)

     8.74      0.01        (2.97     (2.96     (0.01            (0.01       

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 7.70   0.52      $ 548,136   1.17   1.17   1.09      93
  7.66   (38.36     796,146   1.10   1.10   0.83      211
  13.01   34.42        826,867   1.17   1.17   0.45      179
  10.70   8.52        679,897   1.16   1.16   0.76      171
  10.22   13.19        694,121   1.28   1.28   0.78      196
  9.05   13.98        689,967   1.42   1.42   0.16      265
           
  6.93   0.14        11,734   1.93   1.93   0.31      93
  6.92   (38.90     13,971   1.85   1.85   (0.03   211
  11.81   33.41        32,297   1.92   1.92   (0.34   179
  9.84   7.83        43,032   1.91   1.91   0.02      171
  9.48   12.35        53,005   2.03   2.03   0.03      196
  8.45   13.12        57,527   2.17   2.17   (0.58   265
           
  6.90   0.15        64,141   1.93   1.93   0.30      93
  6.89   (38.85     59,544   1.85   1.85   0.17      211
  11.79   33.47        19,753   1.93   1.93   (0.24   179
  9.84   7.72        8,688   1.90   1.90   0.04      171
  9.48   12.35        5,133   2.04   2.04   0.03      196
  8.45   13.12        3,214   2.17   2.17   (0.58   265
           
  7.90   0.77        264,501   0.89   0.89   1.07      93
  7.84   (38.28     44,240   0.85   0.85   1.21      211
  13.32   34.75        17,520   0.90   0.90   0.74      179
  10.93   8.99        11,714   0.87   0.87   1.05      171
  10.42   13.41        11,181   1.07   1.07   0.99      196
  9.23   14.37        9,145   1.08   1.08   0.51      265
           
           
$ 7.16   24.35      $ 7,366   1.40   2.57   (0.01   12
  5.76   (29.33     1,626   1.40   3.79   0.58      29
           
  7.11   23.48        83   2.15   3.17   (1.26   12
  5.76   (29.34     7   2.15   4.54   (0.49   29
           
  7.18   24.48        11,780   1.15   2.37   0.31      12
  5.77   (33.88     9,226   1.15   3.47   0.29      29

 

(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited).
(h) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(i) For the period September 29, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.
(j) For the period September 26, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND

                 

Class A

                 

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 10.88    $ 0.09      $ 1.74      $ 1.83      $      $      $      $   

12/31/2008

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

12/31/2007

     21.50      0.18        3.29        3.47        (0.40     (2.40            (2.80

12/31/2006

     19.88      0.16        4.51        4.67        (0.35     (2.70            (3.05

12/31/2005

     17.12      0.11        2.65        2.76                               

12/31/2004

     15.07      0.02        2.03        2.05                               

Class B

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     9.76      0.04        1.56        1.60                               

12/31/2008

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

12/31/2007

     19.51      0.01        2.98        2.99        (0.22     (2.40            (2.62

12/31/2006

     18.27      0.01        4.11        4.12        (0.18     (2.70            (2.88

12/31/2005

     15.85      0.00        2.42        2.42                               

12/31/2004

     14.06      (0.09     1.88        1.79                               

Class C

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     9.70      0.04        1.54        1.58                               

12/31/2008

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

12/31/2007

     19.48      0.01        2.97        2.98        (0.25     (2.40            (2.65

12/31/2006

     18.28      0.00        4.11        4.11        (0.21     (2.70            (2.91

12/31/2005

     15.86      (0.02     2.44        2.42                               

12/31/2004

     14.06      (0.09     1.89        1.80                               

HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

              

Class A

                 

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 8.77    $ 0.03      $ 1.05      $ 1.08      $ (0.01   $      $      $ (0.01

12/31/2008

     14.97      0.13        (6.20     (6.07     (0.13                   (0.13

12/31/2007

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

12/31/2006

     13.33      0.06        2.13        2.19        (0.03                   (0.03

12/31/2005

     13.37      0.05        (0.08     (0.03     (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2004

     12.25      0.04        1.08        1.12                               

Class B

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     8.16      (0.00     0.97        0.97        (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2008

     13.84      0.03        (5.70     (5.67     (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2007

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

12/31/2006

     12.48      (0.04     1.98        1.94        (0.03                   (0.03

12/31/2005

     12.62      (0.04     (0.09     (0.13     (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2004

     11.64      (0.05     1.03        0.98                               

Class C

                 

6/30/2009(g)

     8.13      (0.00     0.97        0.97        (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2008

     13.82      0.03        (5.69     (5.66     (0.03                   (0.03

12/31/2007

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

12/31/2006

     12.46      (0.04     1.98        1.94        (0.03                   (0.03

12/31/2005

     12.60      (0.04     (0.09     (0.13     (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2004

     11.63      (0.05     1.02        0.97                               

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(d) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fees during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                        Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Increase from
Regulatory
Settlements (b)
  Redemption
fees (b)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
               
               
               
$ 0.09   $      $ 12.80   17.75      $ 65,928   1.73      1.73      1.70      24
      0.00 (h)      10.88   (47.63     60,091   1.49      1.49      1.48      47
      0.00        22.17   16.38        128,224   1.45      1.45      0.79      47
      0.00        21.50   24.08        112,814   1.49      1.49      0.75      49
      0.00        19.88   16.12        89,663   1.81      1.81      0.62      45
      0.00        17.12   13.60        73,707   1.91      1.92      0.14      81
               
  0.09            11.45   17.21        8,600   2.47      2.47      0.90      24
      0.00 (h)      9.76   (48.03     9,328   2.23      2.23      0.72      47
      0.00        19.88   15.63        29,770   2.20      2.20      0.06      47
      0.00        19.51   23.15        33,016   2.25      2.25      0.03      49
      0.00        18.27   15.27        33,388   2.55      2.55      (0.02   45
      0.00        15.85   12.73        45,213   2.66      2.67      (0.60   81
               
  0.09            11.37   17.22        11,223   2.48      2.48      0.93      24
      0.00 (h)      9.70   (48.00     11,010   2.24      2.24      0.73      47
      0.00        19.81   15.54        26,414   2.20      2.20      0.04      47
      0.00        19.48   23.14        23,541   2.25      2.25      0.01      49
      0.00        18.28   15.26        19,388   2.56      2.56      (0.11   45
      0.00        15.86   12.80        17,046   2.66      2.67      (0.63   81
               
               
$ 0.00   $      $ 9.84   12.28      $ 91,316   1.30      1.55      0.63      25
             8.77   (40.45     85,761   1.28      1.28      1.04      38
             14.97   (2.94     172,468   1.28 (j)(k)    1.28 (j)    0.35      30
             15.49   16.50        195,714   1.30      1.30      0.44      23
             13.33   (0.19     188,763   1.30      1.46      0.40      39
             13.37   9.14        222,434   1.30      1.49      0.30      27
               
  0.00            9.12   11.85        7,421   2.05      2.30      (0.10   25
             8.16   (40.87     8,191   2.03      2.04      0.25      38
             13.84   (3.68     23,916   2.04 (j)(k)    2.04 (j)    (0.44   30
             14.39   15.61        42,894   2.05      2.07      (0.33   23
             12.48   (0.99     59,035   2.05      2.21      (0.35   39
             12.62   8.42        79,949   2.05      2.24      (0.46   27
               
  0.00            9.09   11.89        6,010   2.05      2.30      (0.11   25
             8.13   (40.90     6,222   2.03      2.03      0.26      38
             13.82   (3.69     15,616   2.04 (j)(k)    2.04 (j)    (0.41   30
             14.37   15.64        18,089   2.05      2.06      (0.32   23
             12.46   (0.99     20,308   2.05      2.21      (0.35   39
             12.60   8.34        26,392   2.05      2.24      (0.42   27

 

(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited).
(h) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(i) Includes a litigation payment of $0.02 per share.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.00%, 0.02% and 0.01% for Class A, B and C, respectively.
(k) Effect of voluntary waiver of expenses by adviser was less than 0.005%.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

         

Income (Loss) From Investment Operations:

     Less Distributions:  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of
the period
   Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)(b)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
     Dividends
from
net investment
income (b)
     Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
     Distributions
from paid-in
capital
   Total
distributions (b)
 
                      

HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND (continued)

  

                

Class Y

                      

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 9.05    $ 0.04       $ 1.09      $ 1.13       $ (0.01    $       $    $ (0.01

12/31/2008

     15.47      0.19         (6.42     (6.23      (0.19                   (0.19

12/31/2007

     16.01      0.12         (0.51 )(h)      (0.39      (0.15                   (0.15

12/31/2006

     13.72      0.12         2.20        2.32         (0.03                   (0.03

12/31/2005

     13.74      0.09         (0.10     (0.01      (0.01                   (0.01

12/31/2004

     12.54      0.07         1.13        1.20                                

VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

                   

Class A

                      

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 17.42    $ (0.00    $ 0.52      $ 0.52       $       $       $    $   

12/31/2008

     22.11      0.03         (4.69     (4.66              (0.03           (0.03

12/31/2007

     20.90      (0.02      1.23        1.21                                

12/31/2006

     17.69      (0.05      3.26        3.21                                

12/31/2005

     16.07      (0.08      1.70        1.62                                

12/31/2004

     13.94      (0.13      2.26        2.13                                

Class B

                      

6/30/2009(g)

     15.76      (0.06      0.46        0.40                                

12/31/2008

     20.15      (0.14      (4.22     (4.36              (0.03           (0.03

12/31/2007

     19.19      (0.17      1.13        0.96                                

12/31/2006

     16.36      (0.20      3.03        2.83                                

12/31/2005

     14.97      (0.19      1.58        1.39                                

12/31/2004

     13.08      (0.22      2.11        1.89                                

Class C

                      

6/30/2009(g)

     15.76      (0.06      0.47        0.41                                

12/31/2008

     20.16      (0.13      (4.24     (4.37              (0.03           (0.03

12/31/2007

     19.19      (0.17      1.14        0.97                                

12/31/2006

     16.37      (0.19      3.01        2.82                                

12/31/2005

     14.98      (0.19      1.58        1.39                                

12/31/2004

     13.09      (0.22      2.11        1.89                                

Class Y

                      

6/30/2009(g)

     17.55      0.02         0.52        0.54         (0.00                   (0.00

12/31/2008

     22.20      0.12         (4.74     (4.62              (0.03           (0.03

12/31/2007

     20.91      0.04         1.25        1.29                                

12/31/2006(m)

     19.02      0.02         1.87        1.89                                

VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND

                   

Class A

                      

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 9.60    $ 0.04       $ 0.50      $ 0.54       $ (0.00    $       $    $ (0.00

12/31/2008(n)

     10.00      0.03         (0.41     (0.38      (0.02                   (0.02

Class C

                      

6/30/2009(g)

     9.59      (0.02      0.53        0.51         (0.00                   (0.00

12/31/2008(n)

     10.00      0.02         (0.41     (0.39      (0.02                   (0.02

Class Y

                      

6/30/2009(g)

     9.60      0.03         0.53        0.56         (0.00                   (0.00

12/31/2008(n)

     10.00      0.03         (0.40     (0.37      (0.03                   (0.03

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.
(d) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(e) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fees during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(f) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                        Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Increase from
Regulatory
Settlements (b)
  Redemption
fees (b)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
    Gross
expenses
(%) (f)
    Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
               
               
               
$ 0.00   $      $ 10.17   12.45      $ 7,317   1.05      1.12      0.86      25
             9.05   (40.18     5,842   0.84      0.84      1.47      38
             15.47   (2.59     11,840   0.91 (i)    0.91      0.72      30
             16.01   16.97        14,057   0.91 (j)    0.91 (j)    0.82      23
             13.72   (0.04     14,226   1.05      1.09      0.65      39
             13.74   9.57        18,027   0.99      0.99      0.58      27
               
               
$   $      $ 17.94   2.98      $ 289,835   1.45      1.45      (0.03   50
      0.00 (k)      17.42   (21.11     171,875   1.45      1.51      0.13      124
      0.00        22.11   5.84        103,719   1.49      1.57      (0.11   78
      0.00        20.90   18.09        85,285   1.59      1.59      (0.28   88
      0.00        17.69   10.08        58,963   1.92      1.92      (0.47   80
      0.00        16.07   15.28        45,138   2.01      2.01      (0.89   172
               
             16.16   2.54        9,893   2.20      2.20      (0.86   50
      0.00 (k)      15.76   (21.67     11,788   2.20      2.26      (0.78   124
      0.00        20.15   5.06        25,076   2.24      2.31      (0.84   78
      0.00        19.19   17.24        32,606   2.37      2.37      (1.10   88
      0.00        16.36   9.28        38,732   2.66      2.66      (1.24   80
      0.00        14.97   14.45        54,652   2.76      2.76      (1.65   172
               
             16.17   2.60        31,796   2.20      2.20      (0.82   50
      0.00 (k)      15.76   (21.71     21,861   2.20      2.26      (0.68   124
      0.00        20.16   5.05        21,765   2.24      2.32      (0.85   78
      0.00        19.19   17.23        18,186   2.35      2.35      (1.04   88
      0.00        16.37   9.28        13,667   2.67      2.67      (1.23   80
      0.00        14.98   14.44        13,549   2.76      2.76      (1.63   172
               
             18.09   3.10        162,389   1.16 (l)    1.16 (l)    0.25      50
      0.00 (k)      17.55   (20.81     71,568   1.20      1.21      0.65      124
      0.00        22.20   6.12        1,241   1.19 (j)    1.19 (j)    0.17      78
      0.00        20.91   9.94        427   1.35      1.90      0.35      88
               
               
$   $      $ 10.14   5.64      $ 187   1.40      20.86      0.80      24
             9.60   (3.75     16   1.40      39.61      1.92      12
               
             10.10   5.33        64   2.15      20.30      (0.33   24
             9.59   (3.90     41   2.15      40.36      1.62      12
               
             10.16   5.85        1,061   1.15      18.89      0.61      24
             9.60   (3.74     960   1.15      38.91      1.41      12

 

(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited).
(h) Includes a litigation payment of $0.02 per share.
(i) Effect of voluntary waiver of expenses by adviser was less than 0.005%.
(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.04%.
(k) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.
(l) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.
(m) From commencement of Class operations on August 31, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
(n) For the period October 31, 2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO

             

Class A

             

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 15.16    $ 0.00      $ 1.30      $ 1.30      $      $   

12/31/2008

     25.76      0.02 (h)      (10.20     (10.18     (0.42     (0.42

12/31/2007

     22.94      (0.06     3.19        3.13        (0.31     (0.31

12/31/2006

     20.17      0.04        2.73        2.77                 

12/31/2005

     18.75      (0.11     1.53        1.42                 

12/31/2004

     16.61      (0.12     2.26        2.14                 

Class B

             

6/30/2009(g)

     13.19      (0.05     1.12        1.07                 

12/31/2008

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

12/31/2007

     20.33      (0.22     2.83        2.61        (0.31     (0.31

12/31/2006

     18.01      (0.11     2.43        2.32                 

12/31/2005

     16.87      (0.22     1.36        1.14                 

12/31/2004

     15.06      (0.23     2.04        1.81                 

Class C

             

6/30/2009(g)

     13.19      (0.05     1.13        1.08                 

12/31/2008

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

12/31/2007

     20.36      (0.22     2.82        2.60        (0.31     (0.31

12/31/2006

     18.03      (0.11     2.44        2.33                 

12/31/2005

     16.89      (0.22     1.36        1.14                 

12/31/2004

     15.08      (0.23     2.04        1.81                 

Class Y

             

6/30/2009(g)

     16.29      0.02        1.40        1.42                 

12/31/2008

     27.58      0.07 (h)      (10.94     (10.87     (0.42     (0.42

12/31/2007

     24.45      0.03        3.41        3.44        (0.31     (0.31

12/31/2006

     21.41      0.14        2.90        3.04                 

12/31/2005

     19.82      (0.03     1.62        1.59                 

12/31/2004

     17.46      (0.05     2.41        2.36                 

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.
(c) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower.
(d) A sales charge for Class A and Class C (prior to February 1, 2004) shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses
(%) (e)(f)
  Gross
expenses
(%) (e)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%) (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
           
$ 16.46   8.58      $ 235,574   1.40   1.59   0.04      72
  15.16   (40.05     228,549   1.43   1.43   0.08      110
  25.76   13.69        407,228   1.47   1.47   (0.24   82
  22.94   13.68        393,430   1.46   1.46   0.17      83
  20.17   7.57        386,084   1.73   1.73   (0.57   97
  18.75   12.88        392,726   1.87   1.87   (0.71   104
           
  14.26   8.11        35,372   2.15   2.34   (0.71   72
  13.19   (40.47     40,868   2.18   2.19   (0.70   110
  22.63   12.83        119,028   2.21   2.21   (1.00   82
  20.33   12.88        147,819   2.22   2.22   (0.60   83
  18.01   6.76        174,745   2.48   2.48   (1.32   97
  16.87   12.02        223,349   2.62   2.62   (1.50   104
           
  14.27   8.19        24,272   2.15   2.34   (0.71   72
  13.19   (40.53     24,079   2.18   2.18   (0.68   110
  22.65   12.82        47,239   2.22   2.22   (0.99   82
  20.36   12.87        46,064   2.22   2.22   (0.59   83
  18.03   6.75        48,262   2.48   2.48   (1.32   97
  16.89   12.00        58,883   2.62   2.62   (1.48   104
           
  17.71   8.72        4,453   1.15   1.56   0.28      72
  16.29   (39.89     5,611   1.17   1.23   0.31      110
  27.58   14.02        16,649   1.12   1.12   0.10      82
  24.45   14.20        21,155   1.03   1.03   0.60      83
  21.41   8.02        20,445   1.32   1.32   (0.16   97
  19.82   13.52        25,060   1.33   1.33   (0.27   104

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction, if applicable, expenses would have been higher.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited).
(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.

 

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1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Each Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to certain equity funds of the Trusts; the financial statements for the other funds of the Trusts are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

 

Natixis Funds Trust I:

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

Hansberger International Fund (the “International Fund”)

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

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

 

Natixis Funds Trust II:

Delafield Select Fund (the “Delafield Select Fund”)

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

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

 

Each Fund offers Class A and Class C shares. Targeted Equity Fund, Delafield Select Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Value Opportunity Fund and U.S. Diversified Portfolio also offer Class Y shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends into Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Natixis Funds subject to existing exchange privileges as described in the Prospectus.

 

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

 

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, but pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for eight years (at which point they automatically convert to Class A shares), and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares and pay higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectuses.

 

Most expenses of the Trusts can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in the Trusts. Expenses of a fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agent fees applicable to such class). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a fund if the fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate dividends from net investment income on each class of shares.

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through August 26, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosures in the Notes to Financial Statements except as disclosed in Note 14.

 

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

 

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June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.

 

Certain Funds may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Funds may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Funds calculate their net asset values. As of June 30, 2009, approximately 79% of the market value of the investments for the International Fund was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

b.  Security Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

 

c.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Since the values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, it is not practical to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates from fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of the investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

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

 

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

 

Each Fund may purchase investments of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and the risk of expropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the price of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.

 

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The International Fund and the U.S. Diversified Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge a Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency a Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. At June 30, 2009, there were no open forward foreign currency contracts.

 

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

 

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June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

Contracts

  

Number of
Contracts

   

Cost

 

Outstanding at 12/31/2008

        $   

Options purchased

   4,358        1,588,567   

Options sold

   (4,011     (1,429,421

Options expired unexercised

            
              

Outstanding at 6/30/2009

   347      $ 159,146   
              

 

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

 

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

 

Contracts

  

Number of
Contracts

   

Premiums

 

Outstanding at 12/31/2008

        $   

Options written

   14,899        1,879,140   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

   (14,205     (1,769,931

Options expired unexercised

            
              

Outstanding at 6/30/2009

   694      $ 109,209   
              

 

Exchange-traded options have standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are limited. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.

 

f.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2009 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

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

 

g.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as net operating losses, distribution redesignations, distributions from REITs, 12b-1 fees, wash sales, distributions in excess of current earnings, return of capital distributions, foreign currency transactions and gains realized from passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”). Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, forward contracts marked-to-market, capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital loss deferrals, wash sales, distributions from REITs and gains realized from PFICs. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

      2008 Distributions Paid From:     

Fund

  

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Return of

Capital

  

Total

           

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 36,994,172    $ 2,005,331    $    $ 38,999,503

Delafield Select Fund

     15,741                15,741

International Fund

     1,855,140      4,458,011      659,640      6,972,791

Large Cap Value Fund

     1,440,359                1,440,359

Small Cap Value Fund

     530      197,608           198,138

Value Opportunity Fund

     2,669                2,669

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

          9,399,370           9,399,370

 

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

 

As of December 31, 2008, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

     

Targeted
Equity Fund

   

Delafield

Select Fund

  

International
Fund

   

Large Cap
Value Fund

   

Small Cap
Value Fund

   

Value

Opportunity

Fund

   

U.S.

Diversified
Portfolio

 
               

Capital loss carryforward:

               

Expires December 31, 2009

   $      $    $      $ (25,407,834 )*    $      $      $   

Expires December 31, 2010

                        (24,633,843 )*                      

Expires December 31, 2011

                        (9,965,466                     

Expires December 31, 2016

     (81,851,673                        (622,356            (11,926,149
                                                       

Total capital loss carryforward

   $ (81,851,673   $    $      $ (60,007,143   $ (622,356   $      $ (11,926,149
                                                       

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2008)

   $ (54,376,238   $    $ (4,646,134   $ (5,652,406   $ (16,790,766   $ (4,369   $ (21,450,644
                                                       

 

* Some of the losses expiring in 2009 and 2010 were obtained in the Fund’s merger with the Nvest Balanced Fund on June 7, 2003. The losses obtained in this merger are subject to limitations.

 

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

 

i.  Securities Lending.  The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.

 

As of June 30, 2009, there were no securities on loan.

 

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

 

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3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2009:

 

Targeted Equity Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 880,095,409      $      $      $ 880,095,409

Short-Term Investments

       15,380,000                      15,380,000
                                   

Total

     $ 895,475,409      $      $      $ 895,475,409
                                   
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Delafield Select Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 16,521,398      $      $      $ 16,521,398

Short-Term Investments

       2,665,785                      2,665,785
                                   

Total

     $ 19,187,183      $      $      $ 19,187,183
                                   
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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International Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks

                   

Australia

     $      $ 2,985,221      $      $ 2,985,221

Belgium

              599,257               599,257

Brazil

       3,672,879                      3,672,879

Canada

       4,719,244                      4,719,244

China

              8,301,177               8,301,177

Denmark

              1,405,360               1,405,360

France

              8,091,309               8,091,309

Germany

       521,425        4,574,369               5,095,794

Hong Kong

              1,199,633               1,199,633

India

       2,173,286                      2,173,286

Israel

       492,512                      492,512

Italy

              1,840,332               1,840,332

Japan

              11,992,763               11,992,763

Korea

       977,964        732,385               1,710,349

Luxembourg

       755,797                      755,797

Mexico

       1,129,141                      1,129,141

Netherlands

       443,885                      443,885

Norway

       134,677        1,275,035               1,409,712

Russia

       1,848,742                      1,848,742

Singapore

              543,179               543,179

South Africa

              517,916               517,916

Spain

              2,933,908               2,933,908

Switzerland

              7,112,075               7,112,075

Taiwan

              615,535               615,535

United Kingdom

              12,377,660               12,377,660
                                   

Total Common Stocks

       16,869,552        67,097,114               83,966,666
                                   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Germany

              390,487               390,487

Exchange Traded Funds

                   

United States

       643,025                      643,025

Short-Term Investments

       462,030                      462,030
                                   

Total

     $ 17,974,607      $ 67,487,601      $      $ 85,462,208
                                   

 

Large Cap Value Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 105,193,116      $      $      $ 105,193,116

Short-Term Investments

       6,827,845                      6,827,845
                                   

Total

     $ 112,020,961      $      $      $ 112,020,961
                                   
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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Small Cap Value Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stock(a)

     $ 457,042,685      $      $      $ 457,042,685

Short-Term Investments

       18,345,297                      18,345,297
                                   

Total

     $ 475,387,982      $      $      $ 475,387,982
                                   
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Value Opportunity Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks(a)

     $1,301,599      $      $      $ 1,301,599
                                 
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total
                   

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 287,303,238      $      $      $ 287,303,238

Put Options

       101,345                      101,345

Short-Term Investments

       10,486,234                      10,486,234
                                   

Total

     $ 297,890,817      $      $      $ 297,890,817
                                   

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  
                 

Call Options Written

     $ (50,809    $      $      $ (50,809

Put Options Written

       (37,888                    (37,888
                                     

Total

     $ (88,697    $      $      $ (88,697
                                     
(a) Major categories of the Portfolio’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

4.  Derivatives.  The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”), effective January 1, 2009. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about a Fund’s derivative and hedging activities. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Funds may use include options contracts.

 

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The U.S. Diversified Portfolio is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Portfolio may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Portfolio may also write put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes.

 

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the U.S Diversified Portfolio, as of June 30, 2009:

 

Asset Derivatives

  

Options

      

Equity contracts

   $101,345     
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location    Investments at value       

Liability Derivatives

  

Written Options

      

Equity contracts

   $(88,697)     
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location    Options written, at value       
Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2009, were as follows:

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

Purchased Options

    

Written Options

Equity contracts

   $(452,262)      $19,816
Statement of Operations Location    Net realized gain (loss)
on investments
     Net realized gain (loss) on
options written

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

  

Purchased Options

    

Written Options

Equity contracts

   $(57,801)      $20,513
Statement of Operations Location    Net change in unrealized
appreciation /
depreciation
on investments
     Net change in unrealized
appreciation / depreciation
on options written

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Purchases

  

Sales

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 787,805,694    $ 757,180,310

Delafield Select Fund

     4,831,261      1,452,200

International Fund

     18,202,923      24,888,390

Large Cap Value Fund

     23,671,757      30,242,167

Small Cap Value Fund

     340,713,256      167,856,187

Value Opportunity Fund

     491,706      261,813

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     199,255,408      226,946,739

 

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6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund except the Targeted Equity Fund and the Delafield Select Fund. Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”) is the investment adviser to the Targeted Equity Fund and Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC (“Reich & Tang”) is the investment adviser to the Delafield Select Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets

Fund

 

First

$200 million

 

Next

$300 million

 

Next

$500 million

 

Next

$1 billion

 

Over

$2 billion

Targeted Equity Fund

  0.75%   0.70%   0.65%   0.65%   0.60%

Delafield Select Fund

  0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%

International Fund

  0.80%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%

Large Cap Value Fund

  0.70%   0.65%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Small Cap Value Fund

  0.90%   0.90%   0.90%   0.90%   0.90%

Value Opportunity Fund

  0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%   0.80%

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

  0.90%   0.90%   0.90%   0.80%   0.80%

 

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

 

International Fund

  

Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (“Hansberger”)

Large Cap Value Fund

  

Harris Associates L.P. (“Harris”)

Small Cap Value Fund

  

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

Value Opportunity Fund

  

Vaughan Nelson

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

  

Harris

  

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

  

BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock”)

 

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

 

Natixis Advisors has given binding undertakings to certain Funds to reduce management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with these Funds to limit their operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2010, and acquired fund fees and expenses, will be reevaluated on an annual basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:

 

      Expense limit as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Fund

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class C

  

Class Y

Delafield Select Fund

   1.40%       2.15%    1.15%

Large Cap Value Fund

   1.30%    2.05%    2.05%    1.05%

Small Cap Value Fund

   1.45%    2.20%    2.20%    1.20%

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

   1.40%    2.15%    2.15%    1.15%

Value Opportunity Fund

   1.40%       2.15%    1.15%

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Portfolio

  

Gross
Management
Fee

  

Reductions of
Management

Fee

  

Net
Management

Fee

    

Percentage of
Average
Daily Net Assets

             

Gross

    

Net

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 2,911,374    $    $ 2,911,374      0.69%      0.69%

Delafield Select Fund

     55,185      55,185           0.80%     

International Fund

     299,546           299,546      0.80%      0.80%

Large Cap Value Fund

     349,451           349,451      0.70%      0.70%

Small Cap Value Fund

     1,587,025           1,587,025      0.90%      0.90%

Value Opportunity Fund

     4,308      4,308           0.80%     

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     1,261,413           1,261,413      0.90%      0.90%

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

Fund

  

Reimbursement

Delafield Select Fund

   $ 27,898

Large Cap Value Fund

     119,124

Small Cap Value Fund

     453

Value Opportunity Fund

     91,884

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     270,844

 

Natixis Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through reduction of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such reduced fees/expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee/expense was reduced. The amounts subject to possible recovery under the expense limitation agreements at June 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

      Expenses Subject to Possible Recovery until
December 31, 2009

Fund

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class C

  

Class Y

  

Total

Delafield Select Fund

   $ 4,243    $    $ 15    $ 61,496    $ 65,754

Small Cap Value Fund

     75,471      10,688      12,684      3,358      102,201

Value Opportunity Fund

     512           1,047      57,051      58,610

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     14,460      3,319      1,563      6,583      25,925

 

      Expenses Subject to Possible Recovery until
December 31, 2010

Fund

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class C

  

Class Y

  

Total

Delafield Select Fund

   $ 24,403    $    $ 106    $ 58,574    $ 83,083

Large Cap Value Fund

     101,301      8,866      6,949      2,008      119,124

Small Cap Value Fund

     396      14      43           453

Value Opportunity Fund

     6,215           4,042      85,935      96,192

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     206,476      33,474      21,370      9,524      270,844

 

Certain officers and directors of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates are also officers or Trustees of the Funds. Natixis Advisors, CGM, Hansberger, Harris, Loomis Sayles, Reich & Tang and Vaughan Nelson are subsidiaries of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, Loomis Sayles reimbursed the U.S. Diversified Portfolio $11,550 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error.

 

b.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and subcontracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger

 

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International Series and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion, 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisors. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Delafield Select Fund and the Value Opportunity Fund were subject to the new fund fee.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, amounts paid to Natixis Advisors for administrative fees were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Administrative
Fees

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 216,465

Delafield Select Fund

     49,589

International Fund

     19,188

Large Cap Value Fund

     25,631

Small Cap Value Fund

     90,317

Value Opportunity Fund

     49,589

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     71,872

 

c.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the funds of the Trusts.

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trusts have adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class B, if applicable, and Class C shares (the “Class B and Class C Plans”).

 

Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Class B, if applicable, and Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided and expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

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

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

      Service Fee    Distribution Fee

Fund

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class C

  

Class B

  

Class C

              

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 849,399    $ 14,910    $ 72,941    $ 44,728    $ 218,823

Delafield Select Fund

     5,221           26           78

International Fund

     71,073      10,086      12,450      30,256      37,348

Large Cap Value Fund

     101,580      8,905      6,979      26,716      20,938

Small Cap Value Fund

     273,414      12,505      29,835      37,515      89,506

Value Opportunity Fund

     80           56           167

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     272,116      44,311      28,187      132,934      84,559

 

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  Natixis Distributors has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide certain recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Funds would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees. Listed below are the fees incurred by the Funds which are included in the transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

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      Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

Fund

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class C

  

Class Y

           

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 203,942    $ 3,471    $ 16,279    $ 21,525

Delafield Select Fund

     235           1      13

International Fund

     14,199      2,061      2,506     

Large Cap Value Fund

     14,153      1,269      977      3,695

Small Cap Value Fund

     115,695      5,796      12,607      45,458

Value Opportunity Fund

                    27

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     39,847      6,617      4,133      4,488

 

e.  Commissions.  The Funds have been informed that commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares paid to Natixis Distributors by investors in shares of the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Commission

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 339,369

Delafield Select Fund

     18,624

International Fund

     25,550

Large Cap Value Fund

     23,804

Small Cap Value Fund

     126,776

Value Opportunity Fund

     958

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     114,188

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, brokerage commissions for portfolio transactions paid to affiliated broker/dealers by the U.S. Diversified Portfolio were $9,859.

 

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Funds do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US, or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $200,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $65,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $7,500 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chair receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $10,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $5,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $2,500 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,250 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,125 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each Fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

 

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

 

7.  Regulatory Settlements.  During the period ended June 30, 2009 the International Fund and Large Cap Value Fund received payments of $613,370 and $8,806 respectively, relating to certain regulatory settlements the Funds had participated in during the year. The payments have been included in “Increase from Regulatory Settlements” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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

 

Prior to March 11, 2009, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 unsecured committed line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit.

 

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Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.09% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.

 

9.  Brokerage Commission Recapture.  Each Fund has entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Rebates

Targeted Equity Fund

   $ 301,426

International Fund

     5,036

Small Cap Value Fund

     62,039

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

     31,556

 

10.  Concentration of Risk.  The Delafield Select Fund is a non-diversified fund. Compared with diversified mutual funds, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular company. Therefore, the Fund’s returns could be significantly affected by the performance of any one of the small number of stocks in its portfolio.

 

11.  Shareholders.  At June 30, 2009, two shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Delafield Select Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing, in aggregate, 19.10% of the Fund. At June 30, 2009, one shareholder individually owned more than 5% of the Small Cap Value Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing, 6.51% of the Fund. At June 30, 2009, Natixis US owned shares equating to 77.55% of Value Opportunity Fund’s net assets.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
        Year Ended
December 31, 2008
    

Targeted Equity Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   11,072,120      $ 79,406,451       55,490,745      $ 517,404,637   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                2,910,640        31,249,485   

Redeemed

   (43,841,197     (318,835,288    (17,951,803     (174,709,000
                             

Net change

   (32,769,077   $ (239,428,837    40,449,582      $ 373,945,122   
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   34,514      $ 218,735       143,426      $ 1,418,763   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                96,866        1,000,641   

Redeemed

   (360,818     (2,319,714    (955,848     (9,400,428
                             

Net change

   (326,304   $ (2,100,979    (715,556   $ (6,981,024
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   1,830,722      $ 11,867,657       8,205,733      $ 79,419,493   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                111,128        1,084,172   

Redeemed

   (1,180,334     (7,486,922    (1,347,914     (11,050,172
                             

Net change

   650,388      $ 4,380,735       6,968,947      $ 69,453,493   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   29,655,625      $ 223,851,414       5,749,964      $ 58,767,140   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                112,867        1,154,835   

Redeemed

   (1,798,867     (13,473,206    (1,536,310     (15,367,087
                             

Net change

   27,856,758      $ 210,378,208       4,326,521      $ 44,554,888   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (4,588,235   $ (26,770,873    51,029,494      $ 480,972,479   
                             
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
        Period Ended
December 31, 2008*
    

Delafield Select Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   978,358      $ 5,834,590       283,031      $ 1,725,474   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   262        1,538       237        1,360   

Redeemed

   (232,158     (1,117,008    (1,209     (5,681
                             

Net change

   746,462      $ 4,719,120       282,059      $ 1,721,153   
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   14,938      $ 101,898       1,726      $ 10,166   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1        5       2        10   

Redeemed

   (4,461     (28,330    (550     (3,050
                             

Net change

   10,478      $ 73,573       1,178      $ 7,126   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   76,455      $ 518,404       12,121      $ 100,000   

Issued in connection with the acquisition of assets (Note 13)

                1,755,310        15,341,407   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   602        3,540       2,495        14,371   

Redeemed

   (35,141     (245,250    (170,589     (1,055,784
                             

Net change

   41,916      $ 276,694       1,599,337      $ 14,399,994   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   798,856      $ 5,069,387       1,882,574      $ 16,128,273   
                             

 

* From commencement of operations on September 29, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for Class A and Class C, and from September 26, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for Class Y.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

12. Capital Shares (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 2009          Year Ended
December 31, 2008
    

International Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   238,955      $ 2,673,651       981,700      $ 18,940,104   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                345,275        4,818,828   

Redeemed

   (613,859     (6,239,442    (1,586,221     (27,268,780
                             

Net change

   (374,904   $ (3,565,791    (259,246   $ (3,509,848
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   14,707        146,374       52,461      $ 886,564   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                59,291        820,177   

Redeemed

   (218,962     (2,080,724    (653,714     (10,658,356
                             

Net change

   (204,255   $ (1,934,350    (541,962   $ (8,951,615
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   53,859        485,409       152,539      $ 2,358,934   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                56,042        742,520   

Redeemed

   (202,239     (1,821,753    (406,749     (5,808,222
                             

Net change

   (148,380   $ (1,336,344    (198,168   $ (2,706,768
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (727,539   $ (6,836,485    (999,376   $ (15,168,231
                             
   Six Months Ended June 30, 2009          Year Ended December 31, 2008      

Large Cap Value Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   328,283      $ 2,860,336       582,760      $ 7,394,713   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   5,614        49,461       123,874        1,080,365   

Redeemed

   (833,702     (7,001,294    (2,448,049     (30,614,764
                             

Net change

   (499,805   $ (4,091,497    (1,741,415   $ (22,139,686
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   28,458      $ 218,879       25,208      $ 284,969   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   615        5,027       1,311        11,144   

Redeemed

   (219,344     (1,733,297    (750,483     (8,800,532
                             

Net change

   (190,271   $ (1,509,391    (723,964   $ (8,504,419
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   13,246      $ 108,192       86,750      $ 959,743   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   250        2,039       1,102        9,068   

Redeemed

   (117,668     (894,242    (452,490     (5,130,494
                             

Net change

   (104,172   $ (784,011    (364,638   $ (4,161,683
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   109,051      $ 1,040,917       42,540      $ 536,117   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   432        3,927       13,093        117,751   

Redeemed

   (35,430     (315,659    (175,485     (2,254,102
                             

Net change

   74,053      $ 729,185       (119,852   $ (1,600,234
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (720,195   $ (5,655,714    (2,949,869   $ (36,406,022
                             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

12.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
        Year Ended
December 31, 2008
    

Small Cap Value Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   10,347,204      $ 166,861,041       7,762,440      $ 149,885,313   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                5,945        120,326   

Redeemed

   (4,056,922     (66,604,270    (2,595,028     (48,898,219
                             

Net change

   6,290,282      $ 100,256,771       5,173,357      $ 101,107,420   
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   18,967      $ 286,167       38,931      $ 709,105   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                1,463        26,922   

Redeemed

   (155,057     (2,289,603    (536,777     (9,931,890
                             

Net change

   (136,090   $ (2,003,436    (496,383   $ (9,195,863
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   791,607      $ 12,152,940       620,823      $ 11,187,345   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                1,187        21,844   

Redeemed

   (212,124     (3,056,283    (314,966     (5,628,923
                             

Net change

   579,483      $ 9,096,657       307,044      $ 5,580,266   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   5,891,631      $ 100,163,287       5,267,072      $ 105,221,767   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1,280        21,175       257        5,216   

Redeemed

   (994,522     (16,357,886    (1,244,655     (25,179,827
                             

Net change

   4,898,389      $ 83,826,576       4,022,674      $ 80,047,156   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   11,632,064      $ 191,176,568       9,006,692      $ 177,538,979   
                             
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
        Period Ended
December 31, 2008**
    

Value Opportunity Fund

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   16,683      $ 163,981       1,707      $ 15,232   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1        8       4        41   

Redeemed

                         
                             

Net change

   16,684      $ 163,989       1,711      $ 15,273   
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   2,054      $ 20,652       4,255      $ 37,836   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   1        7       9        83   

Redeemed

   (31     (303             
                             

Net change

   2,024      $ 20,356       4,264      $ 37,919   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   4,400      $ 41,250       99,800      $ 998,001   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   16        153       275        2,545   

Redeemed

   (112     (1,172             
                             

Net change

   4,304      $ 40,231       100,075      $ 1,000,546   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   23,012      $ 224,576       106,050      $ 1,053,738   
                             

 

** From commencement of operations on October 31, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

12.  Capital Shares (continued).

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
        Year Ended
December 31, 2008
    

U.S. Diversified Portfolio

   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   605,792      $ 9,058,301       1,828,584      $ 39,280,183   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                280,392        6,293,312   

Redeemed

   (1,371,119     (19,751,501    (2,839,898     (57,914,421
                             

Net change

   (765,327   $ (10,693,200    (730,922   $ (12,340,926
                             
Class B          

Issued from the sale of shares

   23,300      $ 300,170       84,290      $ 1,619,357   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                90,527        1,776,753   

Redeemed

   (642,842     (8,247,855    (2,335,059     (44,358,057
                             

Net change

   (619,542   $ (7,947,685    (2,160,242   $ (40,961,947
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   40,417      $ 526,614       138,686      $ 2,389,673   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                34,838        684,060   

Redeemed

   (164,876     (2,073,002    (433,915     (7,693,846
                             

Net change

   (124,459   $ (1,546,388    (260,391   $ (4,620,113
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   70,133      $ 1,162,304       174,882      $ 4,424,739   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                8,514        204,991   

Redeemed

   (163,156     (2,687,823    (442,660     (10,457,238
                             

Net change

   (93,023   $ (1,525,519    (259,264   $ (5,827,508
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   (1,602,351   $ (21,712,792    (3,410,819   $ (63,750,494
                             

 

13.  Acquisition of Assets.  After the close of business on September 26, 2008, the Delafield Select Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 1,755,310 Class Y shares of Delafield Select Fund for Predecessor Fund net assets of $15,341,407, including $880,249 of unrealized appreciation. Prior to the reorganization, the Delafield Select Fund had no investment operations.

 

14.  Subsequent Events.  On July 9, 2009, the Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust II approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Liquidation, pursuant to which the Delafield Select Fund will transfer its assets and liabilities to a newly formed “shell” series of The Tocqueville Trust. This transaction is subject to approval by shareholders of the Delafield Select Fund.

 

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LOGO

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

June 30, 2009

 

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

AlphaSimplex Group, LLC

LOGO

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Management Discussion and Performance page 1

 

Consolidated Portfolio of  Investments page 5

 

Consolidated Financial Statements page 7


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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND

PORTFOLIO PROFILE

 

Objective:

Seeks capital appreciation consistent with the return and risk characteristics of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds.

 

 

Strategy:

Seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments.

 

 

Inception Date:

September 30, 2008

 

 

Managers:

Andrew Lo

Jeremiah Chafkin

AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (Adviser)

 

Robert Rickard

Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC (Subadviser)

 

 

Symbols:

Class A:    GAFAX
Class C:    GAFCX
Class Y:    GAFYX

 

 

What you should know:

Derivatives, primarily futures and forward contracts, generally have implied leverage (a small amount of money to make an investment of greater value). Because of this, the fund’s extensive use of derivatives may magnify any gains or losses on those investments as well as risk to the fund. The fund can invest in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, and political and economic developments.

 

Management Discussion

 

 

Performance for the broad universe of hedge funds – and for ASG Global Alternatives Fund – was generally positive for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The market meltdown in late 2008 was accompanied by large hedge-fund redemption requests. These hedge-fund outflows continued into the first quarter of 2009. Combined with the decline in liquidity for instruments with associated credit risk, these outflows forced many hedge funds to sell their most liquid positions. By the second quarter of 2009, risk aversion had diminished, hedge-fund redemptions had faded, and liquidity had returned to once-frozen assets and securities. As a result, the forced selling of liquid positions abated. In this environment, the fund rebounded throughout the remainder of the first half.

 

Global stock prices were volatile as the economy contracted throughout the first half of 2009. The VIX (the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index) exceeded 50 on occasions in the first quarter of 2009, a very high level by historical standards, although it was well below its peak of more than 80 in October 2008. Volatility continued to decline in the second quarter of 2009.

 

Based on the net asset value of Class A shares, the fund provided a total return of 3.00% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, assuming reinvestment of $0.01 in dividends. For the same period, the fund’s benchmark, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index, returned 5.25%. We believe the higher return for the index relative to the fund year-to-date reflects the strong rebound in prices of less-liquid assets held by funds in the index. The price of these less-liquid assets fell precipitously in the fourth quarter of 2008. This depressed the index relative to the fund last year, but it set up the index for a stronger recovery this year.

 

FUND REDUCED RISK EARLY IN PERIOD

Because the fund uses liquid instruments in an effort to emulate the broad exposures of the entire hedge fund industry, its return was negatively affected when hedge funds were forced to sell their liquid positions to meet first-quarter redemptions. However, the magnitude of the fund’s January loss was reduced by our use of risk control algorithms. In the first quarter, these risk control algorithms decreased market exposures in response to the continued volatility in global markets.

 

COMMODITIES EXPOSURE DROVE PERFORMANCE

Long positions in base metals and energy were the strongest contributors to the fund’s performance during the period.

 

We began 2009 long bonds and short the U.S. dollar. The portfolio was also modestly long stocks. In the subsequent months, our bond exposure shrank toward neutral, as risk was re-allocated to commodities (starting in February) and to stocks (starting in May). Overall, bond holdings detracted slightly from performance during the period while currencies and stocks were approximately flat.

 

An additional positive contribution came from the earnings on the money market portion of the portfolio.

 

MANAGER LOOKS FOR CONTINUING RECOVERY IN HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY

We believe global markets will remain volatile for some time, but that an increasing number of institutions will be allocating more assets to hedge funds, extending the trends we witnessed in the second quarter. The industry as a whole seems to be positive on stocks, which suggests that it thinks the worst may now be behind us. It also appears to be positive on commodities, but short the U.S. dollar and neutral on bonds.

 

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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND

Average Annual Returns – June 30, 2009

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares7

 

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20097

 

     
     6 MONTHS      SINCE INCEPTION  

CLASS A (Inception 9/30/08)

      

Net Asset Value1

  3.00    0.19

With Maximum Sales Charge2

  -2.91       -5.57   
   

CLASS C (Inception 9/30/08)

      

Net Asset Value1

  2.69       -0.27   

With CDSC3

  1.69       -1.26   
   

CLASS Y (Inception 9/30/08)

      

Net Asset Value1

  2.99       0.32   
   
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE   6 MONTHS      SINCE INCEPTION6  

HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index4

  5.25    -5.34

Morningstar Long-Short Fund Avg.5

  2.20       -5.44   

 

All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.funds.natixis.com. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.

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

 

PORTFOLIO FACTS

 

   

% of Net Assets as of

FUND COMPOSITION   6/30/09      12/31/08

Certificates of Deposit

  45.6       51.6

Commercial Paper

  24.9       36.7

Time Deposits

  7.9       7.3

Medium Term Notes

  2.5      

Futures Contracts

  (0.0    0.5

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  (0.0   

Other

  19.1       3.9
    % of
Net Assets
as of
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS   6/30/09

BNP Paribas, 0.220%, 7/01/2009

  3.7

National Bank of Canada, 0.150%, 7/01/2009

  3.7

Rabobank Nederland, 0.500%, 8/12/2009

  3.1

Allied Irish Banks PLC, 0.550%, 7/27/2009

  3.1

GE Capital Corp., 0.180%, 7/10/2009

  3.1

Royal Bank of Scotland, 0.450%, 8/04/2009

  3.1

Bank of Montreal, 0.350%, 9/15/2009

  3.1

Lloyd's Bank PLC, 0.620%, 9/22/2009

  3.1

Westpac Bank, 0.550%, 11/13/2009

  2.8

Kredietbank, 0.650%, 8/17/2009

  2.8

 

Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.

EXPENSE RATIOS AS STATED IN THE MOST RECENT PROSPECTUS

Share Class   Gross Expense Ratio8   Net Expense Ratio9

A

  5.11%   1.64%

C

  5.86     2.39  

Y

  2.57     1.39  

 

NOTES TO CHARTS

1

Does not include a sales charge.

2

Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.

3

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

4

HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index. See page 3 for detailed description.

5

Morningstar Long-Short Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.

6

The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 10/1/08.

7

Fund performance has been increased by expense reductions and reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower.

8

Before reductions and reimbursements.

9

After reductions and reimbursements. Expense reductions are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/10.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that it will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.

 

For more complete information on any Natixis Fund, contact your financial professional or call Natixis Funds and ask for a free prospectus, which contains more complete information including charges and other ongoing expenses. Investors should consider a fund’s objective, risks and expenses carefully before investing. This and other fund information can be found in the prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the fund’s website at www.funds.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies during the period from September 30, 2008 – June 30, 2009 is available on the Fund’s website and the SEC’s website.

 

HFRI FUND OF FUNDS COMPOSITE INDEX

The Index is an unmanaged, equally-weighted hedge fund index including over 800 domestic and offshore funds of funds. Funds included within the index have either at least $50 million in assets under management or have been actively trading for at least twelve (12) months. Performance information is submitted by the funds of funds to the index provider, which does not audit the information submitted. The index is rebalanced monthly. Performance data is net of all fees charged by the hedge funds. Index returns are calculated three times each month and are subject to periodic recalculation by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. The fund does not expect to update the index returns provided if subsequent recalculations cause such returns to change. In addition, because of these recalculations, the index returns provided by the fund may differ from the index returns for the same period provided by others.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   MAY LOSE VALUE   NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and certain exchange fees, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, the fund assesses a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the fund’s prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The first line in the table of each Class of fund shares shows the actual account values and actual fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your Class.

 

The second line in the table of each Class of fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.

 

ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND      BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
1/1/2009
     ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
6/30/2009
     EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD*
1/1/2009 – 6/30/09

CLASS A

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,030.00      $8.10

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,016.81      $8.05

CLASS C

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,026.90      $11.91

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,013.04      $11.83

CLASS Y

                    

Actual

     $1,000.00      $1,029.90      $6.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00      $1,018.00      $6.85

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement), including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements): 1.61%, 2.37% and 1.37% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND — CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)
     
  Certificates of Deposit — 45.6% of Net Assets   
$ 900,000    Societe Generale,
0.780%, 7/07/2009
   $ 900,084
  900,000    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.730%, 7/08/2009
     900,076
  900,000    Australia & New Zealand Banking Group,
0.550%, 7/09/2009
     900,044
  900,000    Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken NY,
0.970%, 7/13/2009(b)
     900,202
  900,000    Dexia Credit Local de France,
1.300%, 7/15/2009
     900,355
  900,000    Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozent,
1.300%, 7/15/2009
     900,356
  700,000    Deutsche Bank AG,
0.620%, 7/15/2009
     700,087
  1,100,000    Allied Irish Banks PLC,
0.550%, 7/27/2009
     1,100,008
  900,000    Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya,
1.105%, 8/10/2009(b)
     900,721
  1,100,000    Rabobank Nederland,
0.500%, 8/12/2009
     1,100,196
  900,000    Svenska Handelsbanken NY,
0.455%, 8/13/2009(b)
     900,060
  1,000,000    Kredietbank,
0.650%, 8/17/2009
     1,000,333
  900,000   

Abbey National PLC,

0.400%, 8/24/2009(b)

     899,999
  1,000,000    National Australia Bank,
0.360%, 9/01/2009
     999,921
  1,100,000    Bank of Montreal,
0.350%, 9/15/2009
     1,099,411
  1,000,000    CALYON North America, Inc.,
0.480%, 10/07/2009
     999,945
  1,000,000    Westpac Bank,
0.550%, 11/13/2009
     1,000,564
         
   Total Certificates of Deposit (Identified Cost $16,101,457)      16,102,362
         
  Commercial Paper — 24.9%   
   Banking — 17.0%   
  900,000    Bank of Nova Scotia,
0.530%, 7/06/2009(c)
     899,970
  900,000    Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
0.400%, 7/06/2009(c)
     899,970
  1,100,000    GE Capital Corp.,
0.180%, 7/10/2009(c)
     1,099,951
  900,000    ICICI Bank Ltd., (Credit Support: Bank of America), 1.400%, 7/28/2009(c)      899,566
  1,100,000    Royal Bank of Scotland,
0.450%, 8/04/2009(c)
     1,099,533
  1,100,000    Lloyd’s Bank PLC,
0.620%, 9/22/2009(c)
     1,098,753
         
        5,997,743
         
   Distribution/Wholesale — 2.5%   
  900,000    Louis Dreyfus Corp., (Credit Support: Barclays Bank), 1.200%, 7/29/2009(c)      899,800
         
Principal
Amount
   Description    Value (†)  
     
   Education — 5.4%   
$ 1,000,000    Tennessee State School Bond Authority,
0.350%, 7/14/2009
   $ 1,000,000   
  900,000    Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,
0.200%, 7/22/2009
     900,000   
           
        1,900,000   
           
   Total Commercial Paper (Identified Cost $8,796,010)      8,797,543   
           
  Time Deposits — 7.9%   
  1,300,000    BNP Paribas,
0.220%, 7/01/2009
     1,300,000   
  1,300,000    National Bank of Canada,
0.150%, 7/01/2009
     1,300,000   
  200,000    Royal Bank of Canada,
0.150%, 7/01/2009
     200,000   
           
   Total Time Deposits (Identified Cost $2,800,000)      2,800,000   
           
  Medium Term Notes — 2.5%   
  900,000   

Procter & Gamble International Funding, 0.996%, 5/07/2010(b)(d)

(Identified Cost $900,000)

     898,910   
           
     
   Total Investments — 80.9%
(Identified Cost $28,597,467)(a)
     28,598,815   
   Other assets less liabilities—19.1%      6,751,094   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 35,349,909   
           
     
  (†)    See Note 2b of Notes to Financial Statements.   
  (a)   

Federal Tax Information:

At June 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on short term investments purchased with over 60 days to maturity based on a cost of $28,597,467 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

  
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost    $ 3,389   
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value      (2,041
           
   Net unrealized appreciation    $ 1,348   
           
     
  (b)    All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts.   
  (c)    Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.   
  (d)    Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2009.   

 

At June 30, 2009, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to
Buy/Sell

   Delivery
Date
  

Currency

   Units    Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy1

   9/16/2009    British Pound    1,062,500    $ 1,747,824    $ 20,656   

Buy1

   9/16/2009    Canadian Dollar    1,600,000      1,376,179      (62,685

Buy1

   9/16/2009    Euro    1,875,000      2,630,017      4,351   

Buy1

   9/16/2009    Japanese Yen    12,500,000      129,867      1,665   

Buy1

   9/16/2009    Swedish Krona    4,000,000      518,421      1,564   

Buy1

   9/16/2009    Swiss Franc    250,000      230,306      (1,119
                    

Total

               $ (35,568
                    
1

Counterparty is UBS.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND — CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Investments as of June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2009, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Financial
Futures

   Expiration
Date
   Contracts    Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Dax

   9/18/2009    8    $ 1,352,206    $ (16,554

Euro Dollar

   12/14/2009    72      17,837,100      72,000   

FTSE 100

   9/18/2009    24      1,665,468      (23,452

S&P 500 E Mini

   9/18/2009    27      1,235,925      (28,620

TOPIX

   9/11/2009    21      2,015,311      (13,515

UK Long Gilt

   9/28/2009    9      1,748,386      9,970   

10 Year Japan Government Bond

   9/10/2009    2      2,867,078      40,587   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

   9/21/2009    25      2,906,641      9,492   
                 

Total

            $ 49,908   
                 

Commodity
Futures(1)

   Expiration
Date
   Contracts    Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum

   9/16/2009    27    $ 1,096,369    $ (14,006

Brent Crude Oil

   7/16/2009    5      346,500      (13,400

Copper

   9/16/2009    4      496,600      3,562   

Gas Oil

   8/12/2009    2      113,550      (2,500

Gold

   8/27/2009    6      556,440      (11,020

Heating Oil

   7/31/2009    2      150,167      2,558   

Light Sweet Crude Oil

   7/21/2009    1      69,890      (1,980

Natural Gas

   7/29/2009    7      268,450      (14,210

Nickel

   9/16/2009    5      460,980      16,980   

Zinc

   9/16/2009    8      309,250      (13,200
                 

Total

            $ (47,216
                 

 

At June 30, 2009, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Financial
Futures

   Expiration
Date
   Contracts    Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

German Euro Bund

   9/8/2009    4    $ 679,428    $ (16,343
           

(1) Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     

 

 

Net Asset Summary at June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Banking (including Certificates of Deposit and Time Deposits)    70.5
Education    5.4   
Distribution/Wholesale    2.5   
Medium Term Notes    2.5   
      
Total Investments    80.9   
Other assets less liabilities (Including open Forward Foreign Currency and Futures Contracts)    19.1   
      
Net Assets    100.0
      

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

  

ASSETS

  

Investments at cost

   $ 28,597,467   

Net unrealized appreciation

     1,348   
        

Investments at value

     28,598,815   

Cash

     2,831,944   

Due from brokers (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2)

     1,747,876   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,290,140   

Receivable from investment advisor (Note 6)

     32,749   

Interest receivable

     19,109   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     28,236   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (Note 2)

     155,149   
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     35,704,018   
        

LIABILITIES

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     63,804   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (Note 2)

     168,800   

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     30,422   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     5,531   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     14,576   

Foreign currency due to broker at value (Identified cost $6,972)

     8,004   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     62,972   
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     354,109   
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 35,349,909   
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 35,203,499   

Accumulated net investment (loss)

     (69,608

Accumulated net realized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     264,921   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations

     (48,903
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 35,349,909   
        

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE:

  

Class A shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 5,292,241   
        

Shares of beneficial interest

     530,834   
        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 9.97   
        

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

   $ 10.58   
        

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

  

Net assets

   $ 453,091   
        

Shares of beneficial interest

     45,554   
        

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.95   
        

Class Y shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 29,604,577   
        

Shares of beneficial interest

     2,965,196   
        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.98   
        

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

  

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 120,584   
        

Expenses

  

Management fees (Note 6)

     155,659   

Service fees - Class A (Note 6)

     1,327   

Service and distribution fees - Class C (Note 6)

     758   

Trustees’ and directors’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

     11,020   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

     110,835   

Custodian fees and expenses

     18,682   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class A (Note 6)

     1,529   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class C (Note 6)

     156   

Transfer agent fees and expenses - Class Y (Note 6)

     81   

Audit and tax services fees

     32,890   

Legal fees

     3,697   

Shareholder reporting expenses

     8,468   

Registration fees

     23,834   

Interest expense (Note 8)

     3,228   

Miscellaneous expenses

     3,973   
        

Total expenses

     376,137   

Less fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6)

     (188,093
        

Net expenses

     188,044   
        

Net investment loss

     (67,460
        

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

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investments

     297   

Futures contracts

     1,244,752   

Foreign currency transactions

     (85,915

Net change in unrealized depreciation on:

  

Investments

     (17,658

Futures contracts

     (125,981

Foreign currency translations

     (42,523
        

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     972,972   
        

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 905,512   
        

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    Period Ended
December 31,
2008(a)
 
                

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (67,460   $ 97,490   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     1,159,134        (894,213

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

     (186,162     137,259   
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     905,512        (659,464
                

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (974     (21

Class C

     (156     (1

Class Y

     (27,093     (99,492
                

Total distributions

     (28,223     (99,514
                

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

     9,943,632        25,287,966   
                

Net increase in net assets

     10,820,921        24,528,988   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of the period

     24,528,988          
                

End of the period

   $ 35,349,909      $ 24,528,988   
                

ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS)/UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   $ (69,608   $ 26,075   
                

 

(a) From commencement of operations on September 30, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

Class A

             

6/30/2009(g)

   $ 9.69    $ (0.05   $ 0.34      $ 0.29      $ (0.01   $ (0.01

12/31/2008(h)

     10.00      0.03        (0.30     (0.27     (0.04     (0.04

Class C

             

6/30/2009(g)

     9.70      (0.08     0.34        0.26        (0.01     (0.01

12/31/2008(h)

     10.00      0.02        (0.31     (0.29     (0.01     (0.01

Class Y*

             

6/30/2009(g)

     9.70      (0.02     0.31        0.29        (0.01     (0.01

12/31/2008(h)

     10.00      0.04        (0.30     (0.26     (0.04     (0.04

 

 

 

* Prior to December 1, 2008, the Fund offered Institutional Class shares. On December 1, 2008, Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class Y shares.
(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period total return would have been lower.
(d) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses and/or reduce its fee during the period. Without this reimbursement/fee reduction expenses would have been higher.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets      
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return
(%)(b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses,
excluding
interest
expense
(%)(d)(e)
  Gross
expenses,
excluding
interest
expense
(%)(e)
  Net
expenses,
including
interest
expense
(%)(d)(e)
  Gross
expenses,
including
interest
expense
(%)(e)
  Net investment
income (loss)
(%)(e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)(f)
               
               
$ 9.97   3.00      $ 5,292   1.60   3.28   1.61   3.29   (0.96  
  9.69   (2.73     6   1.60   61.52   1.62   61.54   1.36     
               
  9.95   2.69        453   2.35   3.92   2.37   3.94   (1.73  
  9.70   (2.88     1   2.35   62.35   2.39   62.38   0.62     
               
  9.98   2.99        29,605   1.35   2.73   1.37   2.75   (0.47  
  9.70   (2.60     24,523   1.35   4.43   1.39   4.46   1.59     

 

 

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year.
(f) Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation.
(g) For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited).
(h) For the period September 30, 2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

1.  Organization.  Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end investment management company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to ASG Global Alternatives Fund (the “Fund”); the financial statements for the other funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2008 via contribution by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”) of $25 million.

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Prior to December 1, 2008, the Fund offered Institutional Class shares. On December 1, 2008, Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class Y shares of the Fund. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, pay higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in the Trust. Expenses of a fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agent fees). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a fund if the fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate dividends from net investment income on each class of shares.

 

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). A subscription agreement was entered into between the Fund and the Subsidiary on January 29, 2009, the commencement date of the Subsidiary, with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and primary beneficiary of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is governed by a separate Board of Directors that is independent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2009, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $3,512,803, representing 9.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies.  

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. The Fund’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through August 26, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosure in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

a.  Consolidation.  The financial statements have been consolidated and include all accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, all inter-fund transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

b.  Valuation.  Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the sub-adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Futures contracts are priced at their most recent settlement price. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued using interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

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

 

c.  Security Transactions and Related Investment Income.  Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

 

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d.  Foreign Currency Translation.  The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Since the values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, it is not practical to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates from fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of the investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

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

 

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

 

The Fund may purchase investments of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and the risk of expropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the price of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.

 

e.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts.  The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies and may also use forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates. A contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

f.  Futures Contracts.  The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index (e.g., an interest-bearing security) for a specified price on a specified future date.

 

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as “initial margin” an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities. This initial margin, if any, is reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as part of “Due from brokers”. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of the collateral held. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.

 

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures have standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are limited.

 

g.  Due from Brokers.  Transactions and positions in futures and forwards are primarily maintained, cleared and held by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Fund or the Subsidiary and the various broker/dealers. Due from brokers’ balances in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities represent cash and any initial and/or variation margin applicable to open futures and forwards contracts. In certain circumstances the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

 

h.  Federal and Foreign Income Taxes.  The Trust treats the Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2009 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’s federal tax return for the prior fiscal year remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or

 

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decreasing for the Fund. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

 

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

 

i.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders.  Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences include differing treatment for book and tax purposes for net realized gains on commodity futures. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, post-October capital loss deferrals, capital loss carryforwards and futures contracts mark to market. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the period ended December 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

2008 Distributions Paid From:

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

  

Total

$ 99,514

   $    $ 99,514

 

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

 

As of December 31, 2008, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward:

  

Expires December 31, 2016

   $ (783,520

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2008)

     (44,398

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3.  Fair Value Measurements.  In accordance with standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of its investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;

 

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2009:

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

  

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

  

Total

Investments in Securities (a)

   $    $ 28,598,815    $    $ 28,598,815

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

          28,236           28,236

Futures Contracts

     155,149                155,149
                           

Total

   $ 155,149    $ 28,627,051    $    $ 28,782,200
                           

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

  

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

   

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

   

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

  

Total

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $      $ (63,804   $    $ (63,804

Futures Contracts

     (168,800                 (168,800
                               

Total

   $ (168,800   $ (63,804   $    $ (232,604
                               

 

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

 

4.  Derivatives.  The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”), effective January 1, 2009. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about a fund’s derivative and hedging activities. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund may use include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

 

The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments.

 

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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of June 30, 2009:

 

Asset Derivatives

   Forwards    Futures

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 28,236    $

Equity contracts

         

Interest rate contracts

          132,049

Commodity contracts

          23,100

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

 

Liability Derivatives

   Forwards     Futures  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (63,804   $   

Equity contracts

            (82,141

Interest rate contracts

            (16,343

Commodity contracts

            (70,316

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

 

Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

   Forwards     Futures  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (91,810   $   

Equity contracts

            206,440   

Interest rate contracts

            (177,630

Commodity contracts

            1,215,942   

Consolidated Statement of Operations Location

   Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions    Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

   Forwards     Futures  

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (35,568   $   

Equity contracts

            (144,796

Interest rate contracts

            66,031   

Commodity contracts

            (47,216

Consolidated Statement of Operations Location

   Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations    Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

 

Volume of derivative activity, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2009:

 

        Percentage of Net Assets  
       

Forwards

      

Futures

 

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

     23      90

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

     42      103

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

     13      66

Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2009

     19      103

 

Notional amounts outstanding are at absolute value and are determined, when applicable, by netting notional amounts of contracts to buy and sell the same underlying instrument.

 

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5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, purchases and proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term obligations were $328,454,529 and $323,320,313, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of long-term securities.

 

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees.  AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (“AlphaSimplex”), which is a subsidiary of Natixis US, serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, less the net asset value of the Subsidiary, calculated daily and payable monthly. AlphaSimplex has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC (“Reich & Tang”) on behalf of the Fund. Payments to AlphaSimplex are reduced in the amount of payments to Reich & Tang.

 

AlphaSimplex also serves as investment adviser to the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary pays AlphaSimplex a management fee at the annual rate of 1.15% of the average daily net assets of the Subsidiary.

 

AlphaSimplex has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to reduce management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with the Fund, including expenses of the Subsidiary, to limit its operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. This undertaking is in effect until April 30, 2010 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement were as follows:

 

Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class Y

1.60%

   2.35%    1.35%

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the management fees and reductions of management fees for the Fund were as follows:

 

Gross

Management

Fee

  

Reduction of

Management

Fee

  

Net

Management

Fee

  

Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets

         Gross    Net

$155,659

   $ 155,659    $    1.15%   

 

In addition, for the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund was reimbursed operating expenses of $32,434.

 

AlphaSimplex is permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreement (whether through reduction of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such reduced fees/expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee/expense was reduced. The amounts subject to possible recovery under the expense limitation agreement at June 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

Expenses Subject to Possible Recovery until December 31, 2009

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class Y

  

Total

$321

   $ 147    $ 188,166    $ 188,634

Expenses Subject to Possible Recovery until December 31, 2010

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class Y

  

Total

$8,898

   $ 1,192    $ 178,003    $ 188,093

 

b.  Administrative Fees.  Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Fund. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, Natixis Advisors receives an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion and 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisors. For the period ended June 30, 2009, the Fund was subject to the new fund fee.

 

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Natixis Advisors also provides certain administrative services to the Subsidiary and has subcontracted with State Street Bank to serve as subadministrator. The Subsidiary pays Natixis Advisors fees equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Subsidiary. Payments by the Fund are reduced by the amount of payments to Natixis Advisors by the Subsidiary.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund paid $87,020 in administrative fees to Natixis Advisors.

 

c.  Service and Distribution Fees.  Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the Fund.

 

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

 

Under the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

Under the Class C Plan, the Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided and expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

 

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

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

Service Fee

  

Distribution Fee

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class C

$1,327

   $ 190    $ 568

 

d.  Sub-Transfer Agent Fees.  Natixis Distributors has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide certain recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Fund if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Fund would have paid its transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees. Listed below are the fees incurred by the Fund which are included in the transfer agent fees and expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

Class A

  

Class C

  

Class Y

$1,363

   $ 100    $ 56

 

e.  Commissions.  The Fund has been informed that commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares paid to Natixis Distributors by shareholders of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2009 were $14,735.

 

f.  Trustees Fees and Expenses.  The Fund does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US, or their affiliates. The Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $200,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $65,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $7,500 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chair receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $10,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $5,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $2,500 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $6,250 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,125 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.

 

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June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund paid $5,365 in Trustees fees and expenses.

 

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

 

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

 

Prior to March 11, 2009, the Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 unsecured committed line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.09% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund had no borrowings under these agreements.

 

8.  Interest Expense.  The Fund is charged interest expense on cash and currency overdrafts, if any, for accounts held at the brokers. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Fund incurred $3,228 in interest expense.

 

9.  Shareholders.  At June 30, 2009, Natixis US owned shares equating to 71.33% of the Fund’s net assets. Activity of this shareholder could have a material impact to the Fund.

 

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

 

   Six Months Ended

June 30, 2009

  

  

   Period Ended December 31, 2008*      
   Shares        Amount       Shares        Amount   
         
Class A          

Issued from the sale of shares

   537,215      $ 5,304,218       687      $ 6,664   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   26        253       2        21   

Redeemed

   (6,976     (68,860    (120     (1,163
                             

Net change

   530,265      $ 5,235,611       569      $ 5,522   
                             
Class C          

Issued from the sale of shares

   46,867      $ 454,835       100      $ 1,000   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   16        152       (a)      1   

Redeemed

   (1,429     (14,300             
                             

Net change

   45,454      $ 440,687       100      $ 1,001   
                             
Class Y          

Issued from the sale of shares

   464,721      $ 4,550,783       2,518,764      $ 25,181,951   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

   2,778        26,944       10,289        99,492   

Redeemed

   (31,356     (310,393             
                             

Net change

   436,143      $ 4,267,334       2,529,053      $ 25,281,443   
                             

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

   1,011,862      $ 9,943,632       2,529,722      $ 25,287,966   
                             

 

* From commencement of operations on September 30, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
(a) Amount rounds to less than one share.

 

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If you wish to communicate with the Funds’ Board of Trustees, you may do so by writing to: Secretary of the Funds, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.

 

The correspondence must a) be signed by the shareholder; b) include the shareholder’s name and address; and c) identify the fund(s), account number, share class, and number of shares held in that fund, as of a recent date.

 

Or by e-mail at:

secretaryofthefunds@ga.natixis.com

(Communications regarding recommendations for Trustee candidates may not be submitted by e-mail.)

 

Please note: Unlike written correspondence, e-mail is not secure. Please do NOT include your account number, Social Security number, PIN, or any other non-public personal information in an e-mail communication because this information may be viewed by others.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)    (1)    Not applicable
(a)    (2)    Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively.
(a)    (3)    Not applicable.
(b)       Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b).


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SIGNATURES

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

 

Natixis Funds Trust II
By:   /s/ David L. Giunta
Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   August 26, 2009

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

 

By:   /s/ David L. Giunta
Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   August 26, 2009
By:   /s/ Michael C. Kardok
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   August 26, 2009