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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: 811-08282

Loomis Sayles Funds I

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

Natixis Distributors, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2009

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

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


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Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

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Fund and Manager Review      1
Portfolio of Investments      10
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      22
Statements of Operations      23
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      24
Financial Highlights      27
Notes to Financial Statements      29

 

ANNUAL REPORT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009


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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

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Mark F. Burns, CFA

Manager since January 2005

 

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John Slavik, CFA

Manager since April 2005

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund underperformed its Benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, during the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009. The majority of the underperformance took place during the second quarter 2009 as the equity markets rebounded off the lows in March. Although the rapid rebound of stocks is positive, quick moves like the one just witnessed often come with a price. That price was a low quality rally that propelled the smallest of the small caps and companies with the most troubled balance sheets and profitability profiles.

 

Stock selection, which has been a consistent driver of returns for the product, was a detractor in the second quarter and, hence, the 12-month period. From a sector standpoint, the healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors were the most problematic. Partially offsetting this were overweight positions in the energy and technology sectors, with each showing a positive impact from stock selection as well.

 

Healthcare was the largest detractor to the Fund’s performance, primarily due to the negative macro economic impact on hospital and pharmaceutical budgets. Natus Medical, a medical device company, and ICON Plc., a clinical research provider for pharma companies, were each impacted by this trend. RTI Biologics, a biomedical company, was hurt by discretionary spending on elective surgeries as well as a slower than expected product launch. Each of these holdings were sold from the portfolio as the spending environment remained in question.

 

Within the consumer discretionary sector, VistaPrint and Gildan Activewear represented the largest performance detractors. VistaPrint, an online supplier of graphic design products for small businesses, fell in the fourth quarter of 2008 after reducing its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts. Gildan Activewear, an apparel manufacturing company, fell in the fourth quarter of 2008, as economic activity contracted and consumer spending plunged. Both stocks were sold.

 

The technology, consumer staples and energy sectors were among the most positive performers. Within technology, Riverbed Technology and Brocade Communications were among the portfolio’s top performers. Riverbed, which produces appliances to connect computers in wide area networks, advanced late in the period on better-than-expected earnings. Brocade, a company that provides switching solutions for storage area networks, rose dramatically in the second quarter 2009, after the equity markets bottomed in March. Consumer staples holding Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the company behind the Keurig one-cup coffee brewers, was the largest individual contributor to the Fund’s performance, benefiting from a distribution partnership with Wal-Mart. We sold Riverbed and Green Mountain at a profit. And within the energy sector, the top contributors to performance were Oceaneering and Concho Resources. Oceaneering, an energy service company that supplies the oil and gas industry, rose steadily in the first three quarters of 2009 as demand picked up in-line with the increase in oil prices. Concho, an oil and gas exploration and production company rose in the third quarter of 2009 as commodity prices recovered.

 

The only significant change we made to the portfolio’s positioning was to substantially increase the technology weighting, in anticipation of an improving economy in the closing quarter of 2009. Technology represented our

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | Institutional: LSSIX;

Retail: LCGRX

Objective | Long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities

Strategy | Invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index or is $3 billion or less at the time of investment. Unlike the Index, the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

Fund Inception Date | 12/31/96

Total Net Assets | $121.0 million

 

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largest overweight, and stock selection within this sector became more fruitful due to falling intra-sector correlations. In addition, the sector’s inventory replenishment cycle helped promote strong company fundamentals.

 

OUTLOOK

As the economic clouds parted this year, investors have grown more confident, leading to improved risk appetites and a dramatic rise in the market. The panic lows of March have been corrected and valuation levels seem to more accurately reflect current improving economic conditions. We believe continued economic improvement will lead to improved, yet bumpy, corporate profit growth, supportive of higher stock prices. The focus now centers on stock selection, as companies with the best business fundamentals and balance sheets are likely to provide the greatest returns.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth: Institutional

  

-11.40   5.26   -3.01   2.08

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth: Retail

  

-11.66      5.01      -3.27      1.82   

Russell 2000 Growth Index(c)

  

-6.32      2.91      1.10      2.49   

Russell 2000 Index(c)

  

-9.55      2.41      4.88      5.45   

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index(c)

  

-3.75      2.01      2.47      3.82   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 1.01%   Retail: 1.42%

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 1.00%   Retail: 1.25%

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(a)(b)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class of Shares. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees. (b) The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class. (c) See page 5 for a description of the Indices.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than larger, more established companies. The secondary market for these stocks may be less liquid, which could adversely impact the Fund’s value. Growth funds involve increased risks, in part, because the value of the underlying securities is based on future expectations that may or may not be met.

 

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of a Fund’s investments to decline. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

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Joseph Gatz, CFA

Manager since January 2000

 

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Daniel Thelen, CFA

Manager since April 2000

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, primarily due to strong stock selection in the financial services sector.

 

The Fund’s higher quality orientation proved to be fairly defensive during the dramatic stock market selloff late in 2008 and early in 2009, and stock selection was favorable. Our cautious view on the fundamentals of bank stocks, which we underweighted, and our significant weighting in non-credit-sensitive financial data service companies, resulted in solid relative performance in financial services. PHH Corp., a provider of outsourced mortgage and fleet management services, was the Fund’s top contributor for the year. Twelve months ago, the stock was severely depressed due to PHH’s dependence on the capital markets to fund its business. As financing concerns slowly lifted, the high-quality, lower-risk nature of PHH’s business showed through. Three consecutive positive earnings surprises and a management change driven by activist shareholders also inspired investors.

 

Our holdings in consumer stocks were heavily weighted toward less-economically sensitive business services and media companies, which held up reasonably well versus the retail, apparel and restaurant segments.

 

Consumer staples, technology, materials and processing detracted slightly, but no individual sector had a large negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance. In the consumer staples sector, Spartan Stores, a Midwest grocery retailer, was among the largest detractors, declining on concerns about reduced economic activity in key states. The technology and materials sectors performed exceptionally well during the market rally. Overall, our stock selection in technology lagged, but an above-average weighting helped, while our underweight in materials detracted while our stock selection was positive.

 

As the market rebounded from its low in March of 2009, leadership was concentrated among the smallest market cap, higher-risk stocks. These stocks were the hardest hit during the market downturn, but they were among the first to reverse course on early signs of an economic bottom. The low-quality nature of the rally resulted in our portfolio being somewhat out of phase with the market. Nevertheless, several changes we made, including the addition of attractively valued basic materials, technology and industrial stocks in the spring of 2009, helped the Fund maintain its lead on the index.

 

OUTLOOK

As the economic clouds parted, investors have grown more confident, risk appetites have improved, and the market has risen dramatically. Much of what had been oversold has recovered, and valuation levels seem reasonable relative to current economic conditions. We believe continued economic improvement will support higher prices, but the recovery pace and pattern is apt to be bumpy. We believe determining appropriate valuations will be instrumental, while a focus on individual stock selection is likely to be especially important in this market environment.

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | Institutional: LSSCX;

Retail: LSCRX; Admin: LSVAX

Objective | Long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities

Strategy | Invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations that fall within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index or is $3 billion or less at the time of investment. Unlike the Index, the Fund may invest in companies of any size.

Fund Inception Date | 5/13/91

Class Inception Date | Institutional: 5/13/91

Retail: 12/31/96

Admin: 1/2/98

Total Net Assets | $967.9 million

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since Fund
Inception
(a)(b)
 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value: Institutional

  

-5.42   4.29   8.70   11.95

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value: Retail

  

-5.66      4.03      8.44      11.76   

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value: Admin

  

-5.93      3.75      8.15      11.41   

Russell 2000 Value Index(c)

  

-12.61      1.78      8.05      10.97   

Russell 2000 Index(c)

  

-9.55      2.41      4.88      8.63   

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index(c)

  

-4.09      2.86      6.61      N/A   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.90%   Retail: 1.27%   Admin: 1.69%

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.90%   Retail: 1.15%   Admin: 1.41%

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

 

 

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(d)(e)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of the Retail Class (12/31/96) and Admin Class (1/02/98) represents the performance of the Institutional Class of shares during the periods shown, adjusted to reflect current levels of 12b-1 fees payable by the respective Classes. Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, the beginning value of the index is the value as of the month end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index performance data is not available prior to January 1, 1992. (c) See page 5 for a description of the Indices. (d) Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class of Shares. Performance of the Retail and Admin Classes would be lower due to higher fees and expenses. (e) The mountain chart is based on the initial investment minimum of $100,000 for the Institutional Class.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall equity market during any given period. Small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than larger, more established companies. The secondary market for these stocks may be less liquid, which could adversely impact the Fund’s value.

 

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of a Fund’s investments to decline. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Index Definitions

Indexes are unmanaged and do not have expenses that affect results, unlike mutual funds. Index returns are adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an equally weighted index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the small-cap core funds investment objective.

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an equally weighted index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the small-cap growth funds investment objective.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

Russell 2000 Growth Index is an index comprised of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell 2000 Index is an index comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index (a broad market index), representing approximately 10% of the Russell 3000 total market capitalization.

Russell 2000 Value Index is an index comprised of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; (ii) on the Funds’ website, www.loomissayles.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009 is available on (i) the Funds’ website and (ii) the SEC’s website.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

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

 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

 

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and certain exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other Fund expenses. These costs are described in more detail in the Funds’ prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The first line in the table of each Fund shows the actual amount of Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual fund returns and expenses. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During the Period column as shown below for your class.

 

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

 

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

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
  Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,323.40   $5.82

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,020.05   $5.06

Retail Class

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,321.90   $7.28

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.80   $6.33

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 1.00%, and 1.25% for Institutional and Retail Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

  Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
  Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,396.90   $5.41

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,020.56   $4.56

Retail Class

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,395.40   $6.91

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,019.30   $5.82

Admin Class

           

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,392.70   $8.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.05   $7.08

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.90%, 1.15% and 1.40% for Institutional, Retail and Admin Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates, including recent or planned investments by the Adviser in additional personnel or other resources. They considered the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel. They also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds.

 

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

 

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

 

Investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Funds over various time periods, including information which compared the performance of the Funds to the performance of peer

 

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groups of funds and the Funds’ respective performance benchmarks. In addition, the Trustees also reviewed data prepared by an independent third party which analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics which also measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis.

 

With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement relating to that Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding the institution of expense caps. They noted that all of the Loomis Sayles Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser under these caps.

 

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

 

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

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that although each Fund’s management fee was not subject to breakpoints, each Fund’s management fee was below the median fee for a peer group of funds and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees 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:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of an affiliated Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

 

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

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – 97.4% of Net Assets          
Aerospace & Defense – 2.0%          

Applied Signal Technology, Inc.

        49,537   $ 1,152,726

Hexcel Corp.(b)

        105,827     1,210,661
             
            2,363,387
             
Biotechnology – 4.8%          

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        24,335     1,083,881

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        18,395     803,494

Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b)

        134,691     909,164

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        48,621     708,408

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        26,280     787,612

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        38,595     744,883

Theravance, Inc.(b)

        49,374     722,835
             
            5,760,277
             
Building Products – 0.6%          

Trex Company, Inc.(b)

        43,079     784,038
             
Capital Markets – 4.0%          

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

        39,517     1,154,687

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

        15,206     1,362,153

Penson Worldwide, Inc.(b)

        101,355     987,198

Stifel Financial Corp.(b)

        24,809     1,362,014
             
            4,866,052
             
Commercial Banks – 0.9%          

Signature Bank(b)

        39,300     1,139,700
             
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.7%          

EnerNOC, Inc.(b)

        33,665     1,116,331

Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)

        34,066     903,771

Waste Connections, Inc.(b)

        41,807     1,206,550
             
            3,226,652
             
Communications Equipment – 6.1%          

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)

        136,465     1,072,615

Ciena Corp.(b)

        76,816     1,250,565

DG FastChannel, Inc.(b)

        57,594     1,206,018

F5 Networks, Inc.(b)

        30,599     1,212,638

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., Class A(b)

        133,587     935,109

Starent Networks Corp.(b)

        24,485     622,409

Tellabs, Inc.(b)

        152,621     1,056,137
             
            7,355,491
             
Construction & Engineering – 3.2%          

Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)

        48,292     593,992

MasTec, Inc.(b)

        88,794     1,078,847

Northwest Pipe Co.(b)

        32,778     1,099,046

Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)

        53,846     1,105,997
             
            3,877,882
             
Diversified Consumer Services – 2.6%          

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)

        54,021     963,194

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.(b)

        43,145     987,158

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b)

        15,413     1,239,976
             
            3,190,328
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Diversified Financial Services – 1.1%          

MSCI, Inc.(b)

        43,457   $ 1,287,196
             
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.7%          

Neutral Tandem, Inc.(b)

        39,069     889,210
             
Electric Utilities – 0.9%          

ITC Holdings Corp.

        23,444     1,065,530
             
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components – 1.7%          

Cogent, Inc.(b)

        75,903     766,620

IPG Photonics Corp.(b)

        84,502     1,284,431
             
            2,051,051
             
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.8%          

Oceaneering International, Inc.(b)

        22,494     1,276,535

Tesco Corp.(b)

        118,041     941,967
             
            2,218,502
             
Food Products – 1.0%          

Diamond Foods, Inc.

        36,383     1,154,069
             
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.7%          

DexCom, Inc.(b)

        111,199     881,808

Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc.(b)

        83,497     799,901

ev3, Inc.(b)

        98,341     1,210,578

Insulet Corp.(b)

        70,731     794,309

Masimo Corp.(b)

        27,525     721,155

ResMed, Inc.(b)

        27,301     1,234,005

Volcano Corp.(b)

        71,493     1,202,513
             
            6,844,269
             
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.9%          

Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.(b)

        30,245     1,040,428

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.(b)

        39,449     1,149,939

Genoptix, Inc.(b)

        31,013     1,078,632

IPC The Hospitalist Co.(b)

        47,249     1,485,981
             
            4,754,980
             
Health Care Technology – 4.6%          

athenahealth, Inc.(b)

        33,504     1,285,548

MedAssets, Inc.(b)

        87,426     1,973,205

Phase Forward, Inc.(b)

        69,545     976,412

SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b)

        29,522     1,381,334
             
            5,616,499
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.4%          

Bally Technologies, Inc.(b)

        22,083     847,325

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)

        66,567     997,839

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)

        26,996     1,123,304

Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)

        21,618     1,188,990
             
            4,157,458
             
Household Durables – 0.7%          

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b)

        41,834     792,336
             
Internet Software & Services – 2.9%          

Constant Contact, Inc.(b)

        55,782     1,073,804

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.(b)

        64,691     1,223,307

GSI Commerce, Inc.(b)

        65,172     1,258,471
             
            3,555,582
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
IT Services – 1.0%          

CyberSource Corp.(b)

        72,744   $ 1,212,642
             
Machinery – 2.4%          

Bucyrus International, Inc.

        37,170     1,323,995

Energy Recovery, Inc.(b)

        113,226     658,975

Wabtec Corp.

        24,156     906,575
             
            2,889,545
             
Media – 0.8%          

Imax Corp.(b)

        109,125     1,026,866
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.6%          

Arena Resources, Inc.(b)

        34,249     1,215,840

Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)

        40,734     1,632,619

Concho Resources, Inc.(b)

        39,901     1,449,204
             
            4,297,663
             
Pharmaceuticals – 2.8%          

Cypress Bioscience, Inc.(b)

        89,420     730,561

Eurand NV(b)

        61,004     923,601

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

        132,042     689,259

Nektar Therapeutics(b)

        107,520     1,047,245
             
            3,390,666
             
Professional Services – 3.4%          

ICF International, Inc.(b)

        49,755     1,508,572

IHS, Inc., Class A(b)

        26,827     1,371,664

Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)

        69,059     1,207,151
             
            4,087,387
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.0%          

Cavium Network, Inc.(b)

        51,068     1,096,430

Cymer, Inc.(b)

        27,488     1,068,184

Hittite Microwave Corp.(b)

        29,990     1,103,032

Lam Research Corp.(b)

        39,276     1,341,668

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.(b)

        26,610     1,197,450

Power Integrations, Inc.

        31,450     1,048,229

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)

        30,373     1,408,092

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b)

        42,555     1,397,506
             
            9,660,591
             
Software – 10.4%          

ArcSight, Inc.(b)

        26,049     627,000

Ariba, Inc.(b)

        106,804     1,238,927

Blackboard, Inc.(b)

        37,436     1,414,332

Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)

        30,254     1,202,899

DemandTec, Inc.(b)

        99,033     874,461

Informatica Corp.(b)

        71,552     1,615,644

Nice Systems Ltd., ADR(b)

        36,344     1,106,311

Sourcefire, Inc.(b)

        31,449     675,210

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)

        71,400     1,220,226

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(The)(b)

        44,226     1,270,171

VanceInfo Technologies, Inc., ADR(b)

        70,084     1,362,433
             
            12,607,614
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Specialty Retail – 5.5%          

DSW, Inc., Class A(b)

          79,768   $ 1,273,895

hhgregg, Inc.(b)

          50,874     861,806

Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)

          48,253     879,652

Lumber Liquidators, Inc.(b)

          60,874     1,320,357

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

          38,606     1,227,285

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)

          65,485     1,081,157
             
            6,644,152
             
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 4.2%          

Fuqi International, Inc.(b)

          28,478     833,836

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)

          37,268     847,847

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

          33,081     1,415,536

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)

          44,737     1,245,030

Volcom, Inc.(b)

          43,410     715,397
             
            5,057,646
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $98,475,238)

            117,825,261
             
              Principal Amount     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.5%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/09 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,818,320 on 10/01/09 collateralized by $1,840,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.030% due 5/05/14 valued at $1,856,100 including accrued interest (Note 2f of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,818,320)         $ 1,818,320     1,818,320
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.9%          

(Identified Cost $100,293,558)(a)

            119,643,581

Other assets less liabilities—1.1%

            1,391,350
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 121,034,931
             

(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

      

(a)    Federal Tax Information:

      

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $101,035,882 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

  $ 21,141,029

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (2,533,330)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,607,699
             
(b) Non-income producing security.

 

ADR An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) 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.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Software

     10.4

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     8.0   

Communications Equipment

     6.1   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     5.7   

Specialty Retail

     5.5   

Biotechnology

     4.8   

Health Care Technology

     4.6   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     4.2   

Capital Markets

     4.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.9   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.6   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.4   

Professional Services

     3.4   

Construction & Engineering

     3.2   

Internet Software & Services

     2.9   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.8   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.7   

Diversified Consumer Services

     2.6   

Machinery

     2.4   

Aerospace & Defense

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     11.2   

Short-Term Investments

     1.5   
        

Total Investments

     98.9   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.1   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – 95.4% of Net Assets          
Aerospace & Defense – 1.1%          

Ducommun, Inc.

        209,460   $ 3,960,889

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)

        195,386     7,031,942
             
            10,992,831
             
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%          

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)

        236,556     7,562,695
             
Auto Components – 0.5%          

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)

        298,466     5,082,876
             
Building Products – 0.8%          

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)

        220,314     7,592,020
             
Capital Markets – 2.9%          

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

        349,872     3,824,101

Investment Technology Group, Inc.(b)

        217,478     6,071,986

JMP Group, Inc.

        161,713     1,562,148

Legg Mason, Inc.

        160,379     4,976,560

Stifel Financial Corp.(b)

        214,727     11,788,512
             
            28,223,307
             
Chemicals – 3.0%          

Calgon Carbon Corp.(b)

        270,934     4,017,951

Ferro Corp.

        613,965     5,464,288

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

        195,239     5,788,836

LSB Industries, Inc.(b)

        187,459     2,918,737

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

        42,169     2,005,558

Olin Corp.

        244,931     4,271,597

RPM International, Inc.

        243,744     4,506,827
             
            28,973,794
             
Commercial Banks – 5.8%          

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

        246,487     6,539,300

First Horizon National Corp.(b)

        417,991     5,530,027

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

        228,082     3,407,545

Hancock Holding Co.

        85,415     3,209,042

IBERIABANK Corp.

        188,834     8,603,277

Metro Bancorp, Inc.(b)

        119,404     1,453,147

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

        228,423     7,946,836

Signature Bank(b)

        292,081     8,470,349

Southwest Bancorp, Inc.

        261,402     3,670,084

Sterling Bancshares, Inc.

        941,772     6,884,353
             
            55,713,960
             
Commercial Services & Supplies – 5.5%          

ABM Industries, Inc.

        391,160     8,230,006

American Ecology Corp.

        150,555     2,815,378

Brink’s Co. (The)

        181,717     4,890,004

McGrath Rentcorp

        147,833     3,144,408

Rollins, Inc.

        833,861     15,718,280

Standard Parking Corp.(b)

        497,373     8,699,054

Team, Inc.(b)

        164,327     2,785,343

Waste Connections, Inc.(b)

        248,909     7,183,514
             
            53,465,987
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Communications Equipment – 3.5%          

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(b)

        447,285   $ 3,730,357

ADTRAN, Inc.

        236,180     5,798,219

Anaren, Inc.(b)

        169,713     2,885,121

Avocent Corp.(b)

        234,036     4,743,910

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)

        336,187     2,642,430

CommScope, Inc.(b)

        198,099     5,929,103

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., Class A(b)

        369,589     2,587,123

Tekelec(b)

        343,013     5,635,703
             
            33,951,966
             
Computers & Peripherals – 0.3%          

Intevac, Inc.(b)

        197,385     2,652,854
             
Construction & Engineering – 0.4%          

MYR Group, Inc.(b)

        173,109     3,650,869
             
Construction Materials – 0.4%          

Eagle Materials, Inc.

        126,011     3,601,394
             
Consumer Finance – 0.9%          

Dollar Financial Corp.(b)

        519,036     8,314,957
             
Containers & Packaging – 1.2%          

Myers Industries, Inc.

        209,271     2,253,849

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

        191,835     9,037,347
             
            11,291,196
             
Distributors – 0.2%          

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.(b)

        61,813     1,767,852
             
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%          

Hillenbrand, Inc.

        215,015     4,379,856
             
Diversified Financial Services – 1.1%          

PHH Corp.(b)

        520,467     10,326,065
             
Electric Utilities – 2.7%          

ALLETE, Inc.

        242,848     8,152,407

ITC Holdings Corp.

        147,590     6,707,965

Portland General Electric Co.

        211,598     4,172,713

UIL Holdings Corp.

        257,628     6,798,803
             
            25,831,888
             
Electrical Equipment – 1.9%          

Baldor Electric Co.

        146,966     4,018,051

Encore Wire Corp.

        163,553     3,653,774

GrafTech International Ltd.(b)

        257,042     3,778,517

II-VI, Inc.(b)

        272,341     6,928,355
             
            18,378,697
             
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components – 1.3%          

Littelfuse, Inc.(b)

        137,304     3,602,857

Methode Electronics, Inc.

        270,494     2,345,183

TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)

        321,945     3,692,709

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(b)

        412,997     3,262,676
             
            12,903,425
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.1%          

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)

        182,127   $ 5,019,420

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

        58,027     3,085,876

Oceaneering International, Inc.(b)

        158,835     9,013,886

Seahawk Drilling, Inc.(b)

        106,646     3,315,624
             
            20,434,806
             
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.5%          

Spartan Stores, Inc.

        359,274     5,076,542
             
Food Products – 2.5%          

Darling International, Inc.(b)

        506,580     3,723,363

Flowers Foods, Inc.

        231,281     6,080,377

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

        201,646     8,709,091

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(b)

        99,353     5,809,170
             
            24,322,001
             
Gas Utilities – 1.1%          

UGI Corp.

        424,507     10,638,145
             
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.7%          

Medical Action Industries, Inc.(b)

        261,297     3,153,855

Teleflex, Inc.

        156,254     7,548,630

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

        144,562     5,870,663
             
            16,573,148
             
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.4%          

CorVel Corp.(b)

        93,798     2,663,863

MEDNAX, Inc.(b)

        119,792     6,578,977

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(b)

        109,983     4,393,821
             
            13,636,661
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.4%          

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

        181,897     5,285,927

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.(b)

        251,170     3,923,276

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.

        301,983     1,721,303

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)

        347,414     4,096,011

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)

        122,555     3,389,871

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

        286,963     4,683,236
             
            23,099,624
             
Household Durables – 1.3%          

Jarden Corp.

        197,326     5,538,941

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

        374,547     7,266,212
             
            12,805,153
             
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.3%          

Raven Industries, Inc.

        123,702     3,306,554
             
Insurance – 6.5%          

American Physicians Capital, Inc.

        107,020     3,083,246

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

        256,449     6,788,205

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

        134,037     5,539,749

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

        334,373     9,145,102

Navigators Group, Inc.(b)

        116,894     6,429,170

ProAssurance Corp.(b)

        102,409     5,344,726

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Insurance – continued          

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

        139,456   $ 6,219,738

RLI Corp.

        113,569     5,994,172

W.R. Berkley Corp.

        272,454     6,887,637

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

        235,235     7,268,761
             
            62,700,506
             
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.7%          

HSN, Inc.(b)

        434,171     7,068,304
             
Internet Software & Services – 0.3%          

United Online, Inc.

        395,892     3,182,972
             
IT Services – 3.5%          

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

        465,213     9,350,781

Global Payments, Inc.

        124,931     5,834,278

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

        217,332     8,295,563

SRA International, Inc., Class A(b)

        200,139     4,321,001

Wright Express Corp.(b)

        214,667     6,334,823
             
            34,136,446
             
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.6%          

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)

        61,157     5,540,213
             
Machinery – 4.3%          

Actuant Corp., Class A

        476,590     7,654,036

Albany International Corp., Class A

        342,706     6,648,496

Altra Holdings, Inc.(b)

        333,302     3,729,649

Colfax Corp.(b)

        165,357     1,757,745

Dynamic Materials Corp.

        183,577     3,664,197

John Bean Technologies Corp.

        370,402     6,730,204

Middleby Corp. (The)(b)

        36,509     2,008,360

Tennant Co.

        103,930     3,020,206

Wabtec Corp.

        169,822     6,373,420
             
            41,586,313
             
Marine – 0.2%          

Kirby Corp.(b)

        63,554     2,340,058
             
Media – 3.4%          

Alloy, Inc.(b)

        244,628     1,656,131

Arbitron, Inc.

        192,310     3,992,356

Dolan Media Co.(b)

        293,924     3,524,149

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

        249,879     8,690,792

Live Nation, Inc.(b)

        922,972     7,559,141

Scholastic Corp.

        293,584     7,145,834
             
            32,568,403
             
Metals & Mining – 1.3%          

Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)

        356,270     4,175,484

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

        190,083     8,089,933
             
            12,265,417
             
Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power – 0.5%          

NorthWestern Corp.

        193,268     4,721,537
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.6%          

Arena Resources, Inc.(b)

        169,513   $ 6,017,712

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

        187,881     5,031,453

Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)

        196,822     7,888,626

Mariner Energy, Inc.(b)

        360,308     5,109,167

Penn Virginia Corp.

        485,007     11,111,510
             
            35,158,468
             
Paper & Forest Products – 0.6%          

Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)

        80,429     3,324,130

Deltic Timber Corp.

        45,984     2,104,688
             
            5,428,818
             
Personal Products – 0.5%          

Alberto-Culver Co.

        182,486     5,051,212
             
Pharmaceuticals – 2.3%          

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.(b)

        270,162     6,113,766

Obagi Medical Products, Inc.(b)

        385,567     4,472,577

Perrigo Co.

        358,879     12,198,297
             
            22,784,640
             
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.0%          

Forestar Group, Inc.(b)

        548,186     9,417,836
             
REITs – 4.7%          

American Campus Communities, Inc.

        363,085     9,748,832

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

        673,066     9,362,348

Chimera Investment Corp.

        1,535,216     5,864,525

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

        174,840     7,991,937

National Retail Properties, Inc.

        219,320     4,708,800

Potlatch Corp.

        268,691     7,644,259
             
            45,320,701
             
Road & Rail – 1.1%          

Con-way, Inc.

        101,024     3,871,240

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)

        187,345     5,680,300

Saia, Inc.(b)

        75,742     1,217,931
             
            10,769,471
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.8%          

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.(b)

        203,481     2,032,775

Atmel Corp.(b)

        902,712     3,782,363

Cohu, Inc.

        251,428     3,409,364

Entegris, Inc.(b)

        1,061,734     5,255,584

ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)

        740,740     6,111,105

Semtech Corp.(b)

        229,275     3,899,968

Teradyne, Inc.(b)

        584,253     5,404,340

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)

        942,042     7,272,564
             
            37,168,063
             
Software – 2.2%          

Informatica Corp.(b)

        132,523     2,992,369

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)

        43,617     3,120,360

Progress Software Corp.(b)

        156,761     3,550,637

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – continued          
Software – continued          

Quest Software, Inc.(b)

          272,667   $ 4,594,439

Sybase, Inc.(b)

          174,940     6,805,166
             
            21,062,971
             
Specialty Retail – 2.3%          

Genesco, Inc.(b)

          166,373     4,004,598

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.(b)

          200,926     5,390,845

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)

          1,127,717     8,018,068

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

          471,078     4,946,319
             
            22,359,830
             
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.7%          

Carter’s, Inc.(b)

          388,247     10,366,195

FGX International Holdings Ltd.(b)

          275,446     3,842,472

Fossil, Inc.(b)

          248,694     7,075,344

Movado Group, Inc.

          320,326     4,654,337
             
            25,938,348
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.9%          

Washington Federal, Inc.

          286,005     4,822,044

Westfield Financial, Inc.

          407,901     3,454,922
             
            8,276,966
             
Water Utilities – 0.4%          

Middlesex Water Co.

          272,189     4,104,610
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $821,166,230)

            923,503,226
             
              Principal Amount     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.0%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $38,153,199 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $38,725,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 1/13/2014 with a value of $38,918,625 including accrued interest (Note 2f of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $38,153,198)         $ 38,153,198     38,153,198
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.4%          

(Identified Cost $859,319,428)(a)

            961,656,424

Other assets less liabilities—0.6%

            6,245,617
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 967,902,041
             

(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(a)    Federal Tax Information:
At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $868,593,394 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

  $ 136,082,101

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (43,019,071)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 93,063,030
             
(b) Non-income producing security.

 

REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund – continued

 

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance

     6.5

Commercial Banks

     5.8   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     5.5   

REITs

     4.7   

Machinery

     4.3   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     3.8   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.6   

IT Services

     3.5   

Communications Equipment

     3.5   

Media

     3.4   

Chemicals

     3.0   

Capital Markets

     2.9   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.7   

Electric Utilities

     2.7   

Food Products

     2.5   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.4   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.3   

Specialty Retail

     2.3   

Software

     2.2   

Energy Equipment & Services

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     25.7   

Short-Term Investments

     4.0   
        

Total Investments

     99.4   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.6   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

September 30, 2009

 

        Small Cap
Growth Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
 
       

Assets

       

Investments at cost

     $ 100,293,558       $ 859,319,428   

Net unrealized appreciation

       19,350,023         102,336,996   
                   

Investments at value

       119,643,581         961,656,424   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

       223,084         923,560   

Receivable for securities sold

       3,006,329         9,038,272   

Dividends and interest receivable

               1,397,261   

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 5)

       7,976         14,259   
                   

Total Assets

       122,880,970         973,029,776   
                   
Liabilities        

Payable for securities purchased

       1,588,658         3,865,585   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       88,698         416,831   

Management fees payable (Note 5)

       73,145         584,910   

Administrative fees payable (Note 5)

       4,787         38,275   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5)

       46,961         110,532   

Service and distribution fees payable (Note 5)

       519         3,693   

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

       43,271         107,909   
                   

Total Liabilities

       1,846,039         5,127,735   
                   

Net Assets

     $ 121,034,931       $ 967,902,041   
                   

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 341,683,551       $ 1,072,244,798   

Accumulated net investment income (loss)/Undistributed net investment income

       (46,961      1,177,091   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

       (239,951,682      (207,856,844

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

       19,350,023         102,336,996   
                   

Net Assets

     $ 121,034,931       $ 967,902,041   
                   
Net Asset Value and Offering Price        

Institutional Class

       

Net assets

     $ 45,556,734       $ 506,323,696   
                   

Shares of beneficial interest

       3,934,994         24,506,094   
                   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 11.58       $ 20.66   
                   

Retail Class

       

Net assets

     $ 75,478,197       $ 387,383,082   
                   

Shares of beneficial interest

       6,731,158         18,927,367   
                   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 11.21       $ 20.47   
                   

Admin Class

       

Net assets

     $       $ 74,195,263   
                   

Shares of beneficial interest

               3,688,760   
                   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $       $ 20.11   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

 

        Small Cap
Growth Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
 
       

Investment Income

       

Dividends

     $ 295,838       $ 11,236,026   

Interest

       2,346         21,623   

Securities lending income (Note 2)

       7,998         49,006   
                   
       306,182         11,306,655   
                   
Expenses        

Management fees (Note 5)

       713,999         5,985,483   

Distribution fees—Retail Class (Note 5)

       148,197         820,762   

Service and distribution fees—Admin Class (Note 5)

               298,932   

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5)

       8,260         14,692   

Administrative fees (Note 5)

       47,922         402,025   

Custodian fees and expenses

       23,264         38,599   

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Institutional Class (Note 5)

       20,269         350,319   

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Retail Class (Note 5)

       132,724         677,633   

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Admin Class (Note 5)

               250,517   

Audit and tax services fees

       39,839         68,062   

Registration fees

       42,142         91,928   

Shareholder reporting expenses

       20,466         151,299   

Legal fees

       3,439         29,518   

Miscellaneous expenses

       10,376         43,289   
                   

Total expenses

       1,210,897         9,223,058   

Less fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5)

       (110,702      (920,783
                   

Net expenses

       1,100,195         8,302,275   
                   

Net investment income (loss)

       (794,013      3,004,380   
                   
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments        

Net Realized Loss on:

       

Investments

       (34,962,361      (157,922,333
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:        

Investments

       21,890,105         76,497,968   
                   

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

       (13,072,256      (81,424,365
                   
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations      $ (13,866,269    $ (78,419,985
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment loss

   $ (794,013      $ (584,280

Net realized loss on investments

     (34,962,361        (6,171,517

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     21,890,105           (10,322,096
                   

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (13,866,269        (17,077,893
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

                 

Retail Class

                 

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

                 

Retail Class

                 
                   

Total distributions

                 
                   

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     10,464,100           92,473,941   
                   

Redemption Fees:

       

Institutional Class

               11,629   

Retail Class

               17,229   
                   

Total redemption fees

               28,858   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,402,169        75,424,906   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     124,437,100           49,012,194   
                   

End of year

   $ 121,034,931         $ 124,437,100   
                   

Accumulated Net Investment Loss

   $ (46,961      $ (40,103
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 3,004,380         $ 3,447,311   

Net realized loss on investments

     (157,922,333        (37,271,375

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     76,497,968           (141,209,963
                   

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (78,419,985        (175,034,027
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (2,585,541        (1,132,960

Retail Class

     (1,071,277          

Admin Class

     (9,660          

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (167,987        (51,944,175

Retail Class

     (141,335        (47,065,282

Admin Class

     (24,687        (8,031,853
                   

Total distributions

     (4,000,487        (108,174,270
                   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (45,368,424        302,201,210   
                   

Redemption Fees:

       

Institutional Class

     21,500           20,568   

Retail Class

     17,487           18,348   

Admin Class

     3,123           3,084   
                   

Total redemption fees

     42,110           42,000   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (127,746,786        19,034,913   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     1,095,648,827           1,076,613,914   
                   

End of year

   $ 967,902,041         $ 1,095,648,827   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 1,177,091         $ 1,842,018   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

9/30/2009

  $ 13.07   $ (0.07   $ (1.42   $ (1.49     $      $      $   

9/30/2008

    15.87     (0.07     (2.73     (2.80                       

9/30/2007

    12.00     (0.06 )(g)      3.93        3.87                          

9/30/2006

    11.08     (0.08     0.99        0.91                          

9/30/2005

    8.96     (0.08     2.20        2.12                          
Retail Class              

9/30/2009

    12.69     (0.09     (1.39     (1.48                       

9/30/2008

    15.45     (0.10     (2.66     (2.76                       

9/30/2007

    11.71     (0.09 )(g)      3.83        3.74                          

9/30/2006

    10.84     (0.11     0.97        0.86                          

9/30/2005

    8.78     (0.11     2.17        2.06                          
Small Cap Value Fund               
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 22.01   $ 0.09      $ (1.32   $ (1.23     $ (0.11   $ (0.01   $ (0.12

9/30/2008

    28.77     0.11 (h)      (4.03     (3.92       (0.06     (2.78     (2.84

9/30/2007

    27.69     0.12 (g)(i)      4.29        4.41          (0.17     (3.16     (3.33

9/30/2006

    27.43     0.13        2.70        2.83          (0.15     (2.42     (2.57

9/30/2005

    25.75     0.13        4.22        4.35          (0.02     (2.65     (2.67
Retail Class              

9/30/2009

    21.79     0.04        (1.30     (1.26       (0.05     (0.01     (0.06

9/30/2008

    28.52     0.05 (h)      (4.00     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.46     0.04 (g)(i)      4.28        4.32          (0.10     (3.16     (3.26

9/30/2006

    27.23     0.06        2.67        2.73          (0.08     (2.42     (2.50

9/30/2005

    25.62     0.06        4.20        4.26                 (2.65     (2.65
Admin Class              

9/30/2009

    21.40     0.00        (1.28     (1.28       (0.00     (0.01     (0.01

9/30/2008

    28.13     (0.01 )(h)      (3.94     (3.95              (2.78     (2.78

9/30/2007

    27.14     (0.03 )(g)(i)      4.22        4.19          (0.04     (3.16     (3.20

9/30/2006

    26.94     (0.01     2.65        2.64          (0.02     (2.42     (2.44

9/30/2005

    25.43     (0.00     4.16        4.16                 (2.65     (2.65

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.

(c) Effective June 1, 2009, redemption fees were eliminated.

(d) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(f) The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to 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.

(g) Includes a non-recurring payment of $0.01 per share and $0.00 per share for Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund, respectively.

(h) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share.

(i) Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.05 per share.

(j) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                  Ratio to Average Net Assets:      
Redemption
fees
(b)(c)
  Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return (%)
(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses (%)
(e)(f)
    Gross
expenses (%)
(e)
    Net
investment
income (loss) (%)
(e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
$   $ 11.58   (11.40   $ 45,557   1.00      1.01      (0.68   107
  0.00     13.07   (17.64     44,540   1.00      1.01      (0.47   92
  0.00     15.87   32.25        28,088   1.00      1.23      (0.47   83
  0.01     12.00   8.30        20,414   1.00      1.38      (0.69   100
  0.00     11.08   23.66        15,785   1.00      1.70      (0.85   227
             
      11.21   (11.66     75,478   1.25      1.43      (0.93   107
  0.00     12.69   (17.86     79,897   1.25      1.42      (0.70   92
  0.00     15.45   31.94        20,924   1.25      1.50      (0.66   83
  0.01     11.71   8.03        2,981   1.25      1.92      (0.94   100
  0.00     10.84   23.46        3,592   1.25      1.87      (1.14   227
             
             
$ 0.00   $ 20.66   (5.42   $ 506,324   0.90      0.94      0.52      55
  0.00     22.01   (15.02     553,268   0.89      0.89      0.47      61
  0.00     28.77   17.02        534,776   0.89      0.89      0.43      57
  0.00     27.69   11.17        442,714   0.89 (j)    0.89 (j)    0.47      62
  0.00     27.43   17.99        403,110   0.90      0.93      0.48      59
             
  0.00     20.47   (5.66     387,383   1.15      1.31      0.26      55
  0.00     21.79   (15.21     464,525   1.15      1.27      0.21      61
  0.00     28.52   16.74        465,055   1.15      1.24      0.15      57
  0.00     27.46   10.87        291,690   1.15      1.20      0.21      62
  0.00     27.23   17.69        235,948   1.15      1.20      0.24      59
             
  0.00     20.11   (5.93     74,195   1.40      1.77      0.02      55
  0.00     21.40   (15.44     77,855   1.40      1.68      (0.04   61
  0.00     28.13   16.41        76,783   1.40      1.56      (0.10   57
  0.00     27.14   10.59        64,367   1.40      1.46      (0.04   62
  0.00     26.94   17.40        67,505   1.40      1.43      (0.01   59

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

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

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)

 

Loomis Sayles Funds II:

Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”)

 

Each Fund offers Institutional Class Shares and Retail Class Shares. In addition, Small Cap Value Fund offers Admin Class Shares.

 

Most expenses of the Trusts can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the Funds in the Trusts. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agent fees 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 November 23, 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 Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

 

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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 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 investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

e.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as distribution redesignation and net operating losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustment, deferred Trustees’ fees and wash sales. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

     2009 Distributions Paid From:    2008 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
   Long-Term
Capital Gains
   Total    Ordinary
Income
   Long-Term
Capital Gains
   Total

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $    $    $    $    $    $

Small Cap Value Fund

     3,669,309      331,178      4,000,487      16,873,484      91,300,786      108,174,270

 

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 September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Small Cap
Growth Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $       $ 1,287,623   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

               
                 

Total undistributed earnings

             1,287,623   
                 

Capital loss carryforward:

     

Expires September 30, 2010

     (138,314,515        

Expires September 30, 2011

     (59,283,040        

Expires September 30, 2017

     (14,995,800      (88,137,321
                 

Total capital loss carryforward

     (212,593,355      (88,137,321

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2008)

     (26,616,006      (110,445,559

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     18,607,699         93,063,030   
                 

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

   $ (220,601,662    $ (104,232,227
                 

 

f.  Repurchase Agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. 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.

 

g.  Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds 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 September 30, 2009, there were no securities on loan.

 

h.  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. Effective October 1, 2008, the Funds adopted accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures which establish a hierarchy in which various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

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

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 117,825,261      $      $      $ 117,825,261

Short-Term Investments

       1,818,320                      1,818,320
                                   

Total

     $ 119,643,581      $      $      $ 119,643,581
                                   

 

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

 

Small Cap Value Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 923,503,226      $      $      $ 923,503,226

Short-Term Investments

       38,153,198                      38,153,198
                                   

Total

     $ 961,656,424      $      $      $ 961,656,424
                                   

 

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

 

4.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2009, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Fund

   Purchases      Sales

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 111,737,304      $ 102,415,951

Small Cap Value Fund

     440,690,957        505,156,733

 

5.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

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

 

Fund

   Percentage of
Average Daily
Net Assets

Small Cap Growth Fund

   0.75%

Small Cap Value Fund

   0.75%

 

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the Funds to reduce management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with the 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 January 31, 2010 and will be reevaluated

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

on an annual basis. For the year ended September 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

     Institutional Class      Retail Class      Admin Class

Small Cap Growth Fund

     1.00%      1.25%     

Small Cap Value Fund

     0.90%      1.15%      1.40%

 

Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

     Management
Fee
     Percentage of
Average Daily

Net Assets

Small Cap Growth Fund

     $ 713,999      0.75%

Small Cap Value Fund

       5,985,483      0.75%

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

       Reimbursement1

Fund

     Institutional Class      Retail Class      Admin Class      Total

Small Cap Growth Fund

     $ 4,255      $ 106,447      $      $ 110,702

Small Cap Value Fund

       167,311        529,638        223,834        920,783

 

1 Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2010.

 

There were no expenses recovered during the year ended September 30, 2009 as permitted under the expense limitation agreement.

 

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

b.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust 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, 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 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 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 year ended September 30, 2009, each Fund paid the following for administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

   Administrative
Fees

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 47,922

Small Cap Value Fund

     402,025

 

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 each Fund.

 

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Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Small Cap Growth Fund and the Small Cap Value Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to their Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plans”) and the Small Cap Value Fund has adopted a separate Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

 

Under the respective Retail Class and Admin Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class and Admin Class Shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Retail Class and Admin Class Shares and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts. In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Small Cap Value Fund may pay an administrative service fee, at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares, to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal service and account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

     Service Fees      Distribution Fees

Fund

   Admin
Class
     Retail
Class
     Admin
Class

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $      $ 148,197      $

Small Cap Value Fund

     149,466        820,762        149,466

 

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 is 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

Fund

   Institutional
Class
     Retail
Class
     Admin
Class

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 17,234      $ 47,223      $

Small Cap Value Fund

     299,213        626,381        246,077

 

e.  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 normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

f.  Redemption Fees. Effective June 1, 2009, the redemption fee imposed on Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund was eliminated. Prior to June 1, 2009, shareholders of Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund were charged a 2% redemption fee if they redeemed, including redeeming by exchange within 60 days of acquisition (including acquisition by exchange). The redemption fee was deducted from the shareholder’s redemption or exchange proceeds and was paid to the Fund. These fees were accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are presented on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

6.  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 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 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 committed unsecured 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 year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.

 

7.  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 in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended September 30, 2009, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:

 

Fund

   Rebates

Small Cap Growth Fund

   $ 21,646

Small Cap Value Fund

     82,819

 

8.  Shareholders. At September 30, 2009, the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held Institutional Class shares of beneficial interest in the Funds as follows:

 

Fund

   Pension Plan      Profit Sharing
Retirement Plan

Small Cap Growth Fund

   368,786      363,748

Small Cap Value Fund

   362,408      754,730

 

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

 

       Small Cap Growth Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,974,319         $ 19,253,187         2,094,507         $ 30,602,699   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                                   

Redeemed

     (1,447,130        (13,740,063      (456,742        (6,441,388
                                       

Net change

     527,189         $ 5,513,124         1,637,765         $ 24,161,311   
                                       
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     3,127,117         $ 30,016,606         6,898,095         $ 94,809,730   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

                                   

Redeemed

     (2,692,237        (25,065,630      (1,956,386        (26,497,100
                                       

Net change

     434,880         $ 4,950,976         4,941,709         $ 68,312,630   
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     962,069         $ 10,464,100         6,579,474         $ 92,473,941   
                                       
       Small Cap Value Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     5,487,523         $ 94,433,600         9,681,674         $ 228,728,526   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     156,833           2,488,947         1,942,239           49,352,283   

Redeemed

     (6,270,554        (105,527,302      (5,076,716        (120,789,687
                                       

Net change

     (626,198      $ (8,604,755      6,547,197         $ 157,291,122   
                                       
Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     4,033,997         $ 70,124,577         10,268,147         $ 242,357,595   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     76,628           1,206,896         1,850,508           46,632,804   

Redeemed

     (6,502,104        (108,566,266      (7,108,230        (166,486,060
                                       

Net change

     (2,391,479      $ (37,234,793      5,010,425         $ 122,504,339   
                                       
Admin Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     1,211,062         $ 19,455,331         2,168,929         $ 51,105,918   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1,691           26,231         271,955           6,747,215   

Redeemed

     (1,162,021        (19,010,438      (1,532,487        (35,447,384
                                       

Net change

     50,732         $ 471,124         908,397         $ 22,405,749   
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (2,966,945      $ (45,368,424      12,466,019         $ 302,201,210   
                                       

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund and Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds I and the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2009, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 23, 2009

 

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2009 U.S. TAX DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

   Qualifying Percentage
Small Cap Value    100%

 

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

   Amount
Small Cap Value    $331,178

 

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2009, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

    
Small Cap Value   

 

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TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (the “Trusts”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Trusts’ Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Trustees of the Trusts and are available by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trusts, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Independent Trustees

     
Graham T. Allison, Jr.
(1940)
 

Trustee

Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

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

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

Charles D. Baker

(1956)

 

Trustee

Since 2005

Contract Review and Governance Committee

Member

  Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

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None

Edward A. Benjamin
(1938)
 

Trustee

Since 2002

Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

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None

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 2003

Chairman of the Audit Committee

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

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Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Trustee

Since 2008

Audit Committee Member

  Formerly, Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (manufacturing)  

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None

Wendell J. Knox****

(1948)

 

Trustee

Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee

Member

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

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

Sandra O. Moose

(1942)

 

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005

Trustee

Since 2003

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

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

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Director, Verizon Communications; Director, AES Corporation (international power company)

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trusts, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years**

  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee

Since 2005

Audit Committee Member

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

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None

Interested Trustees

     

Robert J. Blanding1

(1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee

Since 2002

President and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds I since 2002

Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles Funds II since 2002

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

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None

John T. Hailer2

(1960)

 

Trustee

Since 2003

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

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None

 

* Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on September 14, 2007.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust and the Natixis Cash Management Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distributors, L.P. (the “Distributor”), Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.
*** The Trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trusts, the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).
**** Mr. Knox was appointed as trustee effective July 1, 2009.
1

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

2

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

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with the Trusts
  Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation During
Past 5 Years**

Officers of the Trusts

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

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

David Giunta

(1965)

  President of Loomis Sayles Funds II and Executive Vice President of Loomis Sayles Funds I   Since March 2008   President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly, President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

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

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

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

 

* Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current By-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

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Fund and Manager Reviews      1
Portfolio of Investments      21
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      119
Statements of Operations      121
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      123
Financial Highlights      127
Notes to Financial Statements      133

 

ANNUAL REPORT

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

LOGO

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Manager since May 1991

 

LOGO

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

LOGO

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Manager since October 1997

 

LOGO

Elaine Stokes

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund substantially outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 due primarily to strong performance from corporate credits and non-US-dollar denominated investments.

 

Bond markets rallied in recent quarters, reversing the losses sustained in 2008, when the widespread financial crisis seized up credit markets and dried up liquidity. As government efforts to stimulate the economy took hold and economic and credit-market conditions slowly improved, risk appetites returned briskly, pushing corporate spreads from their historically wide levels of December 2008 back down to levels seen prior to the September 2008 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The aggressive spread tightening bolstered performance across all major spread sectors within the Fund.

 

Within the investment grade credit sector, our overweight to BBB-rated cyclical industrial names dominated the performance lineup. Investment grade financials also performed well, as surviving banks and financial firms rebounded following a period of sharp decline and consolidation. Select utility names in the natural gas and electric industries also added modestly to results.

 

The high-yield segment experienced similar performance patterns. Our high yield financials, including CC-rated consumer finance, diversified finance and banking issues, gained the most from the resurgent demand for risk assets. High yield industrials also posted impressive gains, supported by issues in the auto, home construction, telecom (wireless) and pharmaceutical industries.

 

In the non-US-dollar segment, currencies of commodity-rich countries rallied on growth expectations. The most notable performance occurred among investments denominated in the Norwegian krone, New Zealand dollar, Australian dollar and Brazilian real.

 

High yield securities in the electric utilities sector were among the few weak areas in the Fund. From a quality perspective, the B- and CCC-quality groups detracted from relative performance, primarily due to certain securities within the auto, technology and supermarket industries.

 

OUTLOOK

Looking ahead, we continue to believe there is selective value in corporate bonds. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to long-term averages. A vast majority of the spread tightening that has taken place this year is due to the re-emergence of liquidity in the markets. Over the long term, further spread tightening from these levels will most likely be generated by an improvement in global and US economic fundamentals. Our view is that maintaining specific risk in the portfolio will present the best opportunity for long-term performance. The global “risk-on” trade has

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | Institutional: LSBDX;

Retail: LSBRX; Admin: LBFAX

Objective | High total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities, although it may invest up to 35% of assets in lower-rated fixed-income securities and up to 20% of its assets in preferred stocks. The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in Canadian securities and up to 20% of assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities.

Fund Inception Date | 5/16/91

Class Inception Date Institutional: 5/16/91; Retail: 12/31/96; Admin: 1/2/98

Total Net Assets | $18,728.4 million

 

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weakened the US dollar, and we expect this may continue. Currencies from developed and emerging markets may offer more long-term upside potential, particularly the European peripheral currencies and Asian currencies tied to China and its global-growth story.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since Fund
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Bond: Institutional

  

19.84   6.49   8.79   10.16

Loomis Sayles Bond: Retail(c)

  

19.46      6.19      8.50      9.88   

Loomis Sayles Bond: Admin(c)

  

19.21      5.91      8.21      9.41   

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(d)

  

11.46      4.92      6.32      6.95   

Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(d)

  

14.69      4.04      5.59      6.60   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

  

Institutional: 0.64%   Retail: 0.94   Admin: 1.24

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

  

Institutional: 0.64%   Retail: 0.94   Admin: 1.20

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

 

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE(e)

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(b)

 

LOGO

 

Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Inception dates of the Institutional, Retail and Admin Classes of shares are May 16, 1991, December 31, 1996 and January 2, 1998, respectively. (b) The mountain chart is based on the initial minimum investment of $100,000 for the Institutional Class. (c) Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of the Retail Class and the Admin Class represents the performance of the Institutional Class during the periods shown, adjusted to reflect the current levels of 12b-1 fees payable by the respective classes of shares. (d) See page 15 for a description of the indices. Index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date; the beginning value of the index is the value as of the month end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (e) Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class of shares. Performance of the Retail and Admin Classes would be lower, due to higher fees.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

LOGO

Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Manager since January 1995

 

LOGO

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Associate Manager since
February 2007

 

LOGO

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

LOGO

Elaine Stokes

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund substantially outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to security selection and sector allocation.

 

The bond markets rallied in the second half of the reporting period, reversing losses sustained late in 2008, when widespread financial crises seized up credit markets and dried up liquidity. As government efforts to stimulate the economy took hold and economic conditions slowly improved, investors’ risk appetites returned briskly, pushing corporate spreads from their historic wide levels of December 2008 back to levels seen prior to the September 2008 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

 

Our allocation to investment grade industrials fared well, as the appearance of several promising economic “green shoots” fueled a broad-based rally in the corporate sector led by BBB-rated, higher-beta names. In particular, the bonds we selected in the telecommunications, cyclical industrials and technology sectors led performance within the investment grade industrials space. In the high yield corporate sector, the acquisition of new funding led to a rebound among financials. In addition, the credit arms of several US automakers, which benefited from government support, were positive movers in the sector.

 

The market’s return to riskier assets helped performance among our non-US-dollar-denominated issues. A surge in the price of industrial materials benefitted commodity currencies, namely the Norwegian krone, Brazilian real, and New Zealand dollar, while expectations of growth in China helped buoy the Indonesian rupiah and Singapore dollar. In addition, convertible issues rallied throughout much of 2009, as investors sought opportunities among biotech and pharmaceutical issuers.

 

On the negative side, a longer-than-Benchmark duration stance concentrated in long-term, investment grade corporate securities detracted from returns, as the yield curve continued to steepen for most of the fiscal year. In addition, investment-grade and high yield utilities lagged due to concerns about consumer demand and depressed natural gas prices. Despite an extended rally throughout much of 2009, bank loans were unable to recover completely from losses sustained in the second half of 2008.

 

OUTLOOK

Looking ahead, we continue to believe there is select value in corporate bonds. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to long-term averages. A vast majority of the spread tightening that has taken place this year is due to the re-emergence of liquidity in the markets. Over the long term, further spread tightening from these levels will most likely be generated by an improvement in global and US economic fundamentals. Our view is that

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSFIX

Objective | High total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests primarily in fixed-income securities, may invest up to 35% of its assets in lower-rated fixed-income securities and up to 20% of its assets in preferred stocks. The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in Canadian securities and up to 20% of assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities.

Fund Inception Date | 1/17/95

Fund Registration Date | 3/7/97

Total Net Assets | $762.0 million

 

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maintaining specific risk in the portfolio will present the best opportunity for long-term performance.

 

The global “risk-on” trade has weakened the US dollar, and we expect this may continue. Currencies from developed and emerging markets may offer more long-term upside potential, particularly the European peripheral currencies and Asian currencies tied to China and its global-growth story.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Registration
(a)
    Since Fund
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income: Institutional

  

19.55   7.44   9.31   8.70   10.01

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(b)

  

11.46      4.92      6.32      6.36      6.80   

Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(b)

  

14.69      4.04      5.59      5.53      6.30   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.58%        

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.58%        

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Registration to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Inception to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Shares of the Fund were registered for offer and sale under the Securities Act of 1933 on March 7, 1997. In accordance with regulations, performance information is provided for the period beginning on March 7, 1997 (“Registration”). Performance from inception is also provided for the convenience of our long-term shareholders. Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception and registration dates, comparative performance is presented from the month end closest to the Fund’s inception and registration dates. (b) See page 15 for a description of the indices. (c) The mountain chart is based on the Fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

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Ken Buntrock, CFA, CIC

Manager since September 2000

 

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David Rolley, CFA

Manager since September 2000

 

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Lynda Schweitzer, CFA

Manager since February 2007

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to strong security selection coupled with the Fund’s relative overweight in the corporate sector.

 

Global bonds struggled in the first half of the reporting period, as the credit crisis deepened and investors’ flight to safety accelerated. The global recession, illiquid capital markets and depleted investor confidence caused corporate spreads to widen to record levels early in the fiscal year. The worst performing bonds—and the greatest detractors to Fund performance—included those issued by banks, brokers and finance companies, which struggled as worries about the global banking system weighed on investors. Sentiment changed sharply in the second half of the fiscal year. Signs that the worldwide economy and financial system were on the mend, combined with investors’ desire for yield, helped spark a turnaround in the global bond market. Risk aversion subsided, and credit spreads tightened to pre-financial crisis levels.

 

Within the corporate sector, the Fund’s overweight positions in the US, UK and European corporate bond markets drove the Fund’s outperformance. In addition, the Fund’s exposure to the high yield and emerging markets sectors was a positive contributor to relative and absolute performance, as improved investor risk appetites and strong liquidity led to higher returns.

 

From a currency perspective, the Fund’s overweight positions in the Norwegian krone and Australian dollar also aided performance, due to investors’ willingness to take on risk and bid up currencies that showed increasing global growth prospects. While Scandinavian currencies enhanced the Fund’s overall performance, our small exposure to the Icelandic krona detracted from returns. In addition, the Fund’s underweight in the Japanese yen detracted from performance, as the yen strengthened against the US dollar during the period.

 

OUTLOOK

We expect the US economy to stage a weak recovery, hindered by high unemployment and sluggish consumer and investment spending. Therefore, we have reduced the Fund’s credit spread positions and increased its exposure to non-US dollar currencies. We are maintaining our bias to reduce dollar duration in anticipation of higher yields next year, but we are in no hurry to implement that strategy.

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | Institutional: LSGBX;

Retail: LSGLX

Objective | High total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests primarily in investment grade fixed-income securities worldwide, although it may invest up to 20% of assets in lower-rated fixed-income securities.

Fund Inception Date | 5/10/91

Class Inception Date Institutional: 5/10/91; Retail: 12/31/96

Total Net Assets | $1,951.2 million

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond: Institutional

  

19.19   5.95   7.68   8.31

Loomis Sayles Global Bond: Retail(b)

  

18.81      5.65      7.40      8.11   

Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index(c)

  

13.51      6.11      6.41      7.16   

Lipper Global Income Funds Index(c)

  

12.77      5.00      5.82      6.13   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.64%   Retail: 1.00    

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.64%   Retail: 1.00    

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE(d)

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(e)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, the beginning value of the index is the value as of the month end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) Performance shown for periods prior to the inception date of the Retail Class (12/31/96) represents the performance of the Institutional Class during the periods shown, adjusted to reflect the current levels of 12b-1 fees payable by the respective Classes of shares. (c) See page 15 for a description of the indices. (d) Cumulative performance is shown for the Institutional Class. Performance of the Retail Class would be lower due to higher fees. (e) The mountain chart is based on the Institutional Class minimum initial investment of $100,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

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John Hyll

Manager since January 2003

 

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Cliff Rowe, CFA

Manager since January 2003

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to our sector allocation and duration positioning. During the year, the nominal yield on 10-year Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) decreased to 3.31% as of September 30, 2009, from 3.83% on September 30, 2008. The yield on five-year TIPS decreased to 2.32% at the end of September 2009 from 2.98% at the end of September 2008. The real and nominal Treasury yield curves steepened during the year, as the Federal Reserve Board cut rates and then held them steady in a range between 0.00% and 0.25% for the balance of the fiscal year.

 

TIPS struggled in the first half of the reporting period, when inflation concerns took a back seat to the global financial crisis and the market’s desire for nominal Treasurys. However, TIPS rebounded in the second half, as improving liquidity, government support and increased risk appetites encouraged investors to move back into the market. At the sector level, the Fund’s allocation to TIPS (83% of the Fund at the end of the fiscal year) proved to be the largest positive contributor to performance.

 

Overall, the Fund’s non-TIPS exposure also contributed favorably to performance. In particular, the rally among corporate issues in the second half of the fiscal year led to significant spread tightening. A renewed interest in risk helped generate better returns among lower-quality securities. The Fund’s high yield and investment grade industrials performed well, with securities in the financials sector posting particularly strong results. In addition, our duration strategy, which we concentrated in long term TIPS and investment grade corporate bonds, bolstered performance as investors sought yield in the second half of the fiscal year.

 

Our non-US dollar holdings were performance laggards for the fiscal year, primarily due to the impact of the global recession. Specifically, securities denominated in the Singapore dollar and Mexican peso generated the poorest results.

 

OUTLOOK

Although inflation remains relatively tame near term, the longer-term outlook suggests inflation may increase, due to the considerable amount of government stimulus in the system and the massive expansion of the Federal Reserve Board’s balance sheet. In this environment, we believe TIPS continue to offer good value.

 

We still see attractive opportunities among corporate bonds and in select currencies. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to their long term averages and we think they still have room to narrow. Near term, investors searching for yield will likely drive the spread tightening, but we believe an improving economy should be the driving force over the longer term. High yield corporate bonds may also be among the top performers, due to declining default rates and improved market access.

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSGSX

Objective | High total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests primarily in inflation-protected securities with emphasis on debt securities issued by the US Treasury

Fund Inception Date | 5/20/91

Total Net Assets | $14.0 million

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities: Institutional

  

7.21   3.88   5.98   7.24

Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index(b)

  

5.67      4.79      7.51      N/A   

Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index(b)

  

5.21      4.14      N/A      N/A   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.95%        

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.40%        

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

 

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

For illustrative purposes, the chart above reflects the growth of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Fund, since its inception. The chart above also reflects the growth of a hypothetical investment in the former primary benchmark of the Fund, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Bond Index (the “Former Benchmark”), compared to the performance of the Fund from the Fund’s inception date through December 31, 2004. On December 15, 2004, in connection with a change of the Fund’s investment objective, the Fund changed its primary benchmark to the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index (the “New Benchmark”). Since index performance data is not available coincident with the date of the Fund’s strategy change, comparative data for the Fund’s New Benchmark begins on December 31, 2004. The chart above reflects the growth of a hypothetical investment in the New Benchmark, compared to the performance of the Fund, from December 31, 2004, through September 30, 2009. The chart above also compares the performance of the Fund to the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index from December 31, 2004 through September 30, 2009. The performance of the New Benchmark and of the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index was linked to the performance of the Former Benchmark as of December 31, 2004.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, comparative performance is presented from the month end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) See page 15 for a description of the indices. Return data is not available for the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index prior to March 1, 1997. Similarly, return data is not available for the Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index prior to July 1, 2003. (c) The mountain chart is based on the Fund’s minimum initial investment of $100,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Effective December 15, 2004, the Fund’s name and investment strategy changed. The Fund’s strategy emphasizes inflation-protected debt securities issued by the US Treasury (TIPS). The principal value of the types of securities are periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation and repayment of the original bonds is guaranteed by the US government.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

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Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Manager since June 1996

 

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Matthew Eagan, CFA

Associate Manager since
February 2007

 

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Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

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Elaine Stokes

Associate Manager since February 2007

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund underperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 largely due to an underweight in lower-quality securities, which generally outperformed higher-rated credits for the period.

 

In the first half of the period, the lack of liquidity significantly affected valuations across the credit spectrum. Fears of a systemic meltdown drove dramatic volatility in the high yield market, as the credit crisis sent investors toward Treasurys and other high-quality assets. High yield bonds and highly leveraged loans did not perform well in this environment and significantly detracted from the Fund’s returns. However, in the second half of the reporting period, risk assets staged a sharp turnaround on renewed investor optimism, a return of market liquidity and a desire for higher yield. An influx of new capital into the credit markets and new issue activity, coupled with the government’s monetary policy efforts, assisted in creating one of the largest technical high yield rallies on record. Securities with B credit ratings and non-rated convertibles were the strongest performers during the period, in the Fund.

 

Overall, the Fund’s overweight to investment grade credit handicapped relative performance, because the high yield sector was the top-performing fixed-income asset class. Specifically, the Fund’s underweight in high yield financials represented the largest detractor to performance. This sector reaped the benefits of the market’s capital inflows and new issuance in the second half of the period. In addition, our specific US-dollar and non-US-dollar-denominated holdings in the finance and banking industries posted poor relative performance.

 

The Fund’s high yield industrials contributed the most to performance for the period. In addition, consumer non-cyclicals—specifically, pharmaceuticals and health care credits—performed particularly well due to merger-and-acquisition discussions and the current debate over universal health insurance. Our holdings in the communication industry also contributed positively, while out-of-Benchmark positions in convertibles and investment grade financials enhanced results.

 

OUTLOOK

Looking ahead, we continue to believe there is select value in corporate bonds. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to long-term averages. A vast majority of the spread tightening that has taken place this year is due to the re-emergence of liquidity in the markets. Over the long term, further spread tightening from these levels will most likely be generated by an improvement in global and US economic fundamentals. Our view is that

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSHIX

Objective | High total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests in primarily lower-rated fixed-income securities and other securities that are expected to produce a relatively high level of income, (including income-producing preferred and common stocks).

The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in Canadian securities and up to 50% of assets in other foreign securities, including emerging markets securities.

Fund Inception Date | 6/5/96

Fund Registration Date | 3/7/97

Total Net Assets | $458.5 million

 

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maintaining specific risk in the portfolio will present the best opportunity for long term performance.

 

The global “risk-on” trade has weakened the US dollar, and we expect this may continue. Currencies from developed and emerging markets may offer more long-term upside potential, particularly the European peripheral currencies and Asian currencies tied to China and its global-growth story.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Registration
(a)
    Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income: Institutional

  

20.82   8.31   9.00   7.72   7.85

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index(b)

  

22.34      6.13      6.25      5.94      6.45   

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index(b)

  

12.14      4.06      3.81      3.98      4.59   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.74%        

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.74%        

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Registration to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Inception to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Shares of the Fund were registered for offer and sale under the Securities Act of 1933 on March 7, 1997. In accordance with regulations, performance information is provided for the period beginning on March 7, 1997 (“Registration”). Performance from inception is also provided for the convenience of our long-term shareholders. Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception and registration dates, comparative performance is presented from the month end closest to the Fund’s inception and registration dates. (b) See page 15 for a description of the indices. (c) The mountain chart is based on the Fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

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Neil Burke

Manager since December 2005

 

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Cliff Rowe, CFA

Manager since December 2005

 

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Richard Raczkowski

Manager since December 2005

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to strong security selection combined with an overweight to corporate securities and an underweight to US Treasurys.

 

Risk aversion and a massive flight to quality characterized the first half of the period, inflating US Treasury prices and pushing Treasury yields to historic lows. The investment climate reversed course in the second half of the fiscal year, when a market wide technical rally offset losses incurred in the prior six months. In particular, corporate debt posted robust returns, as the risk aversion diminished and liquidity improved. In this environment, our underweight to US Treasury securities helped relative performance.

 

The Fund’s allocation to investment grade industrials boosted performance, as the appearance of several promising economic “green shoots” in early 2009 fueled a broad-based rally in the corporate space, led by higher beta names with BBB credit ratings. Investor demand for yield largely outpaced supply, which caused spreads to tighten. Our telecommunication and cyclical industrial holdings drove performance, followed by select technology names.

 

The reopening of the new issue market helped high yield financials rebound from the lows they touched in the second half of 2008. Our high yield industrials contributed positively to performance, as investors returned to risk assets and pursued higher yields.

 

Volatility and continued concerns about rising defaults led to lagging performance for our securitized holdings through the first half of the period. Nevertheless, beginning in early 2009, these securities rebounded significantly, as the federal government expanded its support of the securitized market and risk appetites and liquidity returned to the market. Along with our securitized assets, our small position in the Singapore dollar detracted from performance.

 

OUTLOOK

As we wait for the economic recovery to stabilize, we believe the Fund is well positioned. We expect market volatility to remain elevated throughout the remainder of the year, which we believe should provide additional investment opportunities. Going forward, we believe active management and prudent security selection will drive returns.

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSDIX

Objective | Above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests only in investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Fund’s weighted average duration generally is two to five years

Fund Inception Date | 1/28/98

Total Net Assets | $28.0 million

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund: Institutional

     

16.99   5.15   6.05   5.65

Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index(b)

     

10.01      4.68      5.90      5.68   

Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Index(b)

     

12.36      4.13      5.57      5.25   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.59%            

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional 0.40%            

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, comparative performance is presented from the month end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) See page 15 for a description of the indices. (c) The mountain chart is based on the Fund’s minimum initial investment of $2,000,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

If the credit rating of a security held by the Fund falls below investment grade, the Fund may continue to hold it if Loomis Sayles believes the investment is appropriate. The secondary market for securities that fall below investment grade may lack liquidity and such securities may incur greater risk of default, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund. Foreign countries may have different accounting standards than those of the US. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

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Daniel Fuss, CFA, CIC

Manager since July 1994

 

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Matthew Eagan, CFA

Associate Manager
since September 2006

 

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Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Associate Manager since
September 2006

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Elaine Stokes

Associate Manager since
September 2006

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to security selection within the corporate credit segment and to sector allocation and exposure within specific securitized markets.

 

Risk aversion and a massive flight to quality characterized the first half of the period, inflating US Treasury prices and pushing Treasury yields to historic lows. The market climate reversed course in the second half of the fiscal year, when a market-wide technical rally offset losses incurred in the prior six months. In particular, corporate debt posted robust returns, as the risk-aversion trade slowed and liquidity improved. In this environment, our underweight to US Treasury and agency securities helped relative performance.

 

Investment grade credit was the leading contributor to Fund performance during the year, led primarily by industrials. Prudent security selection among high-beta telecommunication, consumer cyclical and non-cyclical, and transportation names drove performance. In addition, exposure within the financial sector, combined with strong security selection, enhanced performance as continued government support for the sector helped returns. Within the securitized markets, our position in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) boosted performance. CMBS rallied on increased support from the federal government’s Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility (TALF) and Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP).

 

Out-of-Benchmark allocations to non-US-dollar-denominated securities weighed slightly on performance, as currency volatility forced mixed returns. Issues denominated in the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, and Indonesian rupiah fared the worst. In addition, the Fund realized lagging results from asset-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities, where security selection drove down results.

 

OUTLOOK

Looking ahead, we continue to believe there is select value in corporate bonds. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to long-term averages. A vast majority of the spread tightening that has taken place this year is due to the re-emergence of liquidity in the markets. Over the long term, further spread tightening from these levels will most likely be generated by an improvement in global and US economic fundamentals. Our view is that maintaining specific risk in the portfolio will present the best opportunity for long term performance.

 

The global “risk-on” trade has weakened the US dollar, and we expect this may continue. Currencies from developed and emerging markets may offer more long-term upside potential, particularly the European peripheral currencies and Asian currencies tied to China and its global-growth story.

 

FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSIGX

Objective | Above-average total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

Strategy | Invests in primarily investment-grade fixed-income securities, although it may invest up to 10% of its assets in lower rated fixed-income securities and up to 10% of its assets in preferred stocks. The Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and up to 20% of assets in securities of other foreign issuers, including emerging markets.

Fund Inception Date | 7/1/94

Fund Registration Date | 3/7/97

Total Net Assets | $525.5 million

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Registration
(a)
    Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income: Institutional

  

19.35   7.04   9.62   8.77   9.83

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(b)

  

11.46      4.92      6.32      6.36      6.72   

Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index(b)

  

 
14.69      4.04      5.59      5.53      6.20   

Gross expense ratio (before reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional: 0.50%            

Net expense ratio (after reductions and reimbursements)*

Institutional 0.50%            

* As stated in the most recent prospectus

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Registration to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Inception to September 30, 2009(c)

 

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Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Average annual total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Performance data reflects certain fee reductions and reimbursements, if any, without which performance would be lower.

 

(a) Shares of the Fund were registered for offer and sale under the Securities Act of 1933 on March 7, 1997. In accordance with regulations, performance information is provided for the period beginning on March 7, 1997 (“Registration”). Performance from inception is also provided for the convenience of our long-term shareholders. Since index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception and registration dates, comparative performance is presented from the month end closest to the Fund’s inception and registration dates. (b) See page 15 for a description of the indices. (c) The mountain chart is based on the Fund’s minimum initial investment of $3,000,000.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The Fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline. The Fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade and the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. Lower rated debt securities have speculative characteristics and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Index Definitions

Indexes are unmanaged and do not have expenses that affect results, unlike mutual funds. Index returns are adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gain distributions and income dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Lipper BBB-Rated Funds Index is an equally weighted index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the corporate debt funds BBB-rated investment objective.

Lipper Global Income Funds Index is an equally weighted index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the global income funds investment objective.

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index is an equally weighted unmanaged index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the high current yield funds investment objective.

Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Index is an equally weighted unmanaged index of the 30 largest mutual funds within the intermediate investment grade debt funds investment objective.

Lipper Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Funds Index is an equally weighted index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the treasury inflation protected securities funds investment objective.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes treasuries (public obligations of the US Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (publicly issued debt of US Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the US Government) as well as other publicly issued investment grade corporate and foreign debentures that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.

Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index includes securities which have a remaining maturity of 1-10 years and includes Treasuries (public obligations of the US Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (publicly issued debt of US Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the US Government), as well as other publicly issued investment grade corporate and non-corporate debentures that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.

Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index covers the most liquid portion of the global investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including government, credit and collateralized securities.

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Pay-in-kind bonds, Eurobonds, and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-emerging market countries are included. Original issue zeroes, step-up coupon structures, and 144As are also included.

Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index measures the performance of the inflation protected securities issued by the US Treasury.

 

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; (ii) on the Funds’ website, www.loomissayles.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009 is available on (i) the Funds’ website and (ii) the SEC’s website.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

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

 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

 

As a mutual fund shareholder you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other Fund expenses. These costs are described in more detail in each Fund’s prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The first line in the table for each Class of Fund shares shows the actual amount of Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual Fund returns and expenses. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your Class.

 

The second line in the table for 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.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,316.80      $3.72

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,021.86      $3.24

Retail Class

                  

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,313.80      $5.51

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,020.31      $4.81

Admin Class

                  

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,311.80      $6.95

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,019.05      $6.07

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.64%, 0.95% and 1.20% for Institutional, Retail and Admin Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,292.70      $3.33

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,022.16      $2.94

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.58%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,250.90      $3.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,021.71      $3.40

Retail Class

                  

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,249.50      $5.64

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,020.05      $5.06

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.67%, and 1.00%, for the Institutional and Retail Class, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,063.60      $2.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,023.06      $2.03

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.40%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,396.20      $4.26

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,021.51      $3.60

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.71%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,144.70      $2.15

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,023.06      $2.03

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after fee reduction/reimbursement): 0.40%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,234.90      $2.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,022.61      $2.48

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.49%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

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

 

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

 

In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about each Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund 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 Adviser make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and Funds identified as presenting possible performance concerns may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio.

 

The 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates, including recent or planned investments by the Adviser in additional personnel or other resources. They considered the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel.

 

The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, but also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors 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 Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Funds’ investment objective and policies, (2) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was strong over the longer term and (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks.

 

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

 

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

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to comparable accounts. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund. 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 all of the Loomis Sayles Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser under these caps. The Trustees noted that while the Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund’s advisory fee was above the median of a peer group of funds, the Fund had not yet reached asset levels at which recently added breakpoints would have an impact on fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio was below the median for its peer group of funds. The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the relevant Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, and whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds. The Trustees also noted management’s history of proposing additional advisory fee breakpoints as the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund grew to substantially larger scale.

 

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

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that two of the Loomis Sayles Funds in this report had breakpoints in their advisory fees and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap. In addition, for Loomis Sayles Bond Fund, the Trustees considered the additional breakpoints implemented in December 2007 and, for the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund and the Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, the Trustees considered the effects of recent market volatility on the Funds’ assets and its possible effect on the Funds’ future profitability. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.

 

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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:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 90.6% of Net Assets          
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 85.1%          
ABS Credit Card – 0.6%          

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-C6, Class C6, 6.300%, 6/20/2014

        $ 113,710,000   $ 117,629,254

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 03A5, 4.150%, 9/19/2012

   EUR        300,000     441,367
             
            118,070,621
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%          

Bombardier, Inc., 6.300%, 5/01/2014, 144A

          1,590,000     1,534,350

Bombardier, Inc., 6.750%, 5/01/2012, 144A

          200,000     201,000

Bombardier, Inc., 7.350%, 12/22/2026

   CAD        6,785,000     5,695,369

Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A

          13,464,000     11,747,340
             
            19,178,059
             
Airlines – 1.4%          

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B, 7.324%, 4/15/2011

          1,255,000     1,251,862

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A, 10.375%, 7/02/2019

          3,425,000     3,621,698

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 93A6, 8.040%, 9/16/2011

          978,168     641,923

Continental Airlines, Inc., 9.000%, 7/08/2016

          25,437,000     26,934,222

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1996-A, Class B, 6.940%, 4/15/2015

          254,073     238,829

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-1, Class A, 7.461%, 10/01/2016

          10,306,381     9,610,701

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4, Class B, 6.900%, 7/02/2018

          3,687,200     3,244,736

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class B, 6.748%, 9/15/2018

          5,448,217     4,685,467

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class B, 6.795%, 2/02/2020

          12,755,121     11,033,179

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-2, Class B, 7.566%, 9/15/2021

          3,283,355     2,856,519

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class A-1, 8.048%, 11/01/2020

          966,935     918,588

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707%, 10/02/2022

          2,516,053     2,339,929

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307%, 10/02/2019

          7,235,643     6,367,366

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class A-1, 6.703%, 12/15/2022

          2,658,938     2,455,822

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373%, 6/15/2017

          3,441,951     2,856,820

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 5.983%, 4/19/2022

          17,701,000     16,727,445

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 6.903%, 4/19/2022

          23,877,000     20,534,220

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A

          3,145,000     3,145,000

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.821%, 2/10/2024

          3,228,298     2,986,176

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024

          5,271,533     4,164,511

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Airlines – continued          

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class C, 8.954%, 8/10/2014

        $ 39,864,034   $ 32,469,256

Northwest Airlines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.028%, 11/01/2017

          34,841,931     25,849,577

Qantas Airways Ltd., 5.125%, 6/20/2013, 144A

          2,000,000     1,999,650

Qantas Airways Ltd., 6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A

          44,235,000     43,501,672

United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.636%, 1/02/2024

          25,004,599     20,753,817
             
            251,188,985
             
Automotive – 2.9%          

Cummins, Inc., 6.750%, 2/15/2027

          2,547,000     2,250,651

Cummins, Inc., 7.125%, 3/01/2028

          3,000,000     2,842,500

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 4.625%, 10/25/2010

   NOK        4,570,000     727,896

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/16/2012

   EUR        9,800,000     13,623,779

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/15/2013

   EUR        6,550,000     8,866,066

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.875%, 2/15/2011

   GBP        8,550,000     13,390,909

Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029

          1,195,000     860,400

Ford Motor Co., 6.500%, 8/01/2018

          2,240,000     1,783,600

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028

          500,000     360,000

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028

          62,435,000     44,953,200

Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025

          1,960,000     1,470,000

Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031

          114,780,000     92,971,800

Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026

          795,000     580,350

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013

          13,765,000     12,920,022

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.250%, 10/25/2011

          31,140,000     30,243,448

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.500%, 8/01/2012

          8,785,000     8,435,067

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.875%, 6/15/2010

          1,320,000     1,325,784

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 6/01/2014

          70,695,000     67,937,683

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          19,570,000     18,156,381

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.625%, 11/01/2010

          29,945,000     30,292,063

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.700%, 10/01/2014

          152,395,000     149,278,675

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.750%, 9/15/2010

          2,150,000     2,197,061

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, EMTN, 4.875%, 1/15/2010

   EUR        12,200,000     17,718,961

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028

          6,041,000     5,255,670

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 10.500%, 5/15/2016

          14,150,000     15,352,750
             
            543,794,716
             
Banking – 6.7%          

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/2019(c)

          100,540,000     108,735,418

Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018

          33,073,000     32,357,697

BAC Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/08/2035

          35,170,000     27,270,466

Bank of America Corp., 5.750%, 12/01/2017

          18,695,000     18,660,919

Bank of America Corp., 6.000%, 9/01/2017

          7,290,000     7,375,534

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.060%, 9/16/2010, 144A

   KRW        38,510,000,000     32,997,832

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.160%, 2/22/2010, 144A

   THB        2,824,000,000     85,751,212

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.460%, 9/23/2010, 144A

   KRW        48,070,000,000     41,336,324

Barclays Financial LLC, EMTN, 4.100%, 3/22/2010, 144A

   THB        247,000,000     7,515,720

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Banking – continued          

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 4.650%, 7/02/2018

        $ 3,260,000   $ 3,110,829

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 5.300%, 10/30/2015

          1,445,000     1,525,728

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 6.400%, 10/02/2017

          3,160,000     3,437,666

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 7.250%, 2/01/2018

          18,135,000     20,710,932

BNP Paribas SA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A

   IDR        274,980,870,000     23,995,744

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.150%, 9/01/2016

          3,223,000     3,164,967

Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014

          66,710,000     63,480,235

Citigroup, Inc., 5.850%, 12/11/2034

          4,495,000     3,858,319

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033

          30,435,000     25,225,411

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 5/29/2037

          6,180,000     5,388,361

Citigroup, Inc., 6.000%, 10/31/2033

          15,880,000     13,288,813

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 5/15/2018

          43,650,000     42,979,667

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036

          2,625,000     2,252,780

Citigroup, Inc., 6.375%, 8/12/2014

          72,120,000     74,564,147

Citigroup, Inc., MTN, 5.500%, 10/15/2014

          87,000,000     86,874,285

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.150%, 4/01/2018

          4,065,000     4,276,026

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037

          55,075,000     56,839,107

ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A

          12,345,000     10,098,346

JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011

   IDR        748,342,518,000     67,230,813

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011, 144A

   IDR        250,225,920,000     22,480,203

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, 144A

   IDR        599,419,948,660     48,493,167

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 5/17/2010, 144A

   BRL        241,667,000     128,472,556

JPMorgan Chase London, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/21/2010, 144A

   IDR        153,708,294,250     14,612,228

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, EMTN, 10.750%, 2/01/2010

   ISK        95,000,000     623,936

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037

          6,110,000     5,811,575

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 10.710%, 3/08/2017

   BRL        100,400,000     55,362,813

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018

   EUR        4,887,000     6,182,545

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN, 6.875%, 4/25/2018

          8,660,000     9,107,696

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034

          3,600,000     3,361,504

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.400%, 8/28/2017

          3,605,000     3,651,014

Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014

          38,951,000     38,663,542

Morgan Stanley, 7.300%, 5/13/2019

          9,600,000     10,562,630

Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 5.125%, 11/30/2015

   GBP        7,500,000     11,799,259

Morgan Stanley, Series F, GMTN, 6.625%, 4/01/2018

          11,700,000     12,371,849

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.550%, 4/27/2017

          4,400,000     4,383,315

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017

          7,795,000     7,936,432
             
            1,258,179,562
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Brokerage – 0.0%          

Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.500%, 7/15/2019

        $ 5,915,000   $ 6,260,247
             
Building Materials – 0.8%          

Masco Corp., 0.600%, 3/12/2010(b)

          9,360,000     9,211,317

Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015

          4,805,000     4,409,448

Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          3,285,000     3,029,581

Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016

          19,873,000     18,837,398

Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032

          2,650,000     2,144,160

Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016

          26,195,000     25,558,252

Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036

          51,180,000     41,936,073

USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016

          35,370,000     30,064,500

USG Corp., 9.500%, 1/15/2018

          17,605,000     16,988,825
             
            152,179,554
             
Chemicals – 0.7%          

Borden, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2023

          30,054,000     16,830,240

Borden, Inc., 8.375%, 4/15/2016

          2,886,000     1,904,760

Borden, Inc., 9.200%, 3/15/2021

          11,305,000     7,009,100

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A

          51,205,000     61,840,944

Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029

          19,619,000     10,913,069

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.750%, 11/15/2014

          2,450,000     2,107,000

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 8/15/2015

          10,565,000     8,977,323

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.300%, 1/15/2028

          9,415,000     9,416,309

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 8/01/2018

          9,095,000     9,805,920
             
            128,804,665
             
Construction Machinery – 0.7%          

Case New Holland, Inc., 7.750%, 9/01/2013, 144A

          72,540,000     72,177,300

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN,
6.125%, 2/17/2014

          12,240,000     13,418,920

Joy Global, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2036

          1,975,000     1,840,252

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 9.500%, 12/01/2014

          2,345,000     2,262,925

Toro Co., 6.625%, 5/01/2037(c)

          27,030,000     21,546,991

United Rentals North America, Inc.,
7.000%, 2/15/2014

          26,139,000     22,740,930

United Rentals North America, Inc.,
7.750%, 11/15/2013

          2,335,000     2,101,500
             
            136,088,818
             
Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.8%          

Western Union Co. (The), 6.200%, 11/17/2036

          154,180,000     154,772,360
             
Consumer Products – 0.2%          

Snap-on, Inc., 6.700%, 3/01/2019

          7,210,000     7,955,233

Whirlpool Corp., MTN, 8.000%, 5/01/2012

          14,465,000     15,613,550

Whirlpool Corp., MTN, 8.600%, 5/01/2014

          8,680,000     9,709,665
             
            33,278,448
             
Distributors – 0.0%          

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 6/01/2019

          1,775,000     2,025,932

ONEOK, Inc., 6.000%, 6/15/2035

          3,805,000     3,756,022
             
            5,781,954
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.7%          

Textron Financial Corp., 5.400%, 4/28/2013

        $ 1,435,000   $ 1,409,024

Textron Financial Corp., Series E, MTN, 5.125%, 8/15/2014

          550,000     512,143

Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013

   EUR        14,050,000     18,984,536

Textron, Inc., 5.600%, 12/01/2017

          5,940,000     5,531,007

Textron, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2015

          45,180,000     45,358,868

Textron, Inc., 7.250%, 10/01/2019

          30,490,000     30,896,676

Textron, Inc., EMTN, 6.625%, 4/07/2020

   GBP        23,088,000     30,625,436
             
            133,317,690
             
Electric – 2.8%          

AES Corp. (The), 7.750%, 3/01/2014

          4,875,000     4,911,563

AES Corp. (The), 8.375%, 3/01/2011(c)

   GBP        2,090,000     3,373,538

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/2025

          13,169,381     12,082,907

AES Red Oak LLC, Series A, 8.540%, 11/30/2019

          1,606,999     1,514,596

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.850%, 6/01/2034(c)

          95,219,290     92,989,254

CE Generation LLC, 7.416%, 12/15/2018

          5,129,078     4,986,135

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.950%, 12/15/2036

          64,200,000     62,104,512

Commonwealth Edison Co.,
4.750%, 12/01/2011(c)

          201,000     200,696

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018

          5,295,000     4,077,150

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026

          11,835,000     8,106,975

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019

          1,504,000     1,282,160

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2016

          2,000,000     1,870,000

Edison Mission Energy, 7.625%, 5/15/2027

          23,200,000     16,588,000

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (Endesa-Chile), 7.875%, 2/01/2027

          11,581,000     12,836,438

Enersis SA, 7.400%, 12/01/2016

          4,250,000     4,746,145

Illinois Power Co., 6.250%, 4/01/2018

          3,105,000     3,335,478

ITC Holdings Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2016, 144A

          25,460,000     25,994,074

ITC Holdings Corp., 6.375%, 9/30/2036, 144A

          37,955,000     36,201,897

NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027

          23,775,000     10,698,750

NiSource Finance Corp., 5.400%, 7/15/2014

          2,230,000     2,266,166

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018

          57,010,000     56,903,733

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.800%, 1/15/2019

          1,235,000     1,264,412

Power Receivables Finance LLC, 6.290%, 1/01/2012, 144A

          1,389,880     1,418,914

Quezon Power Philippines Co., 8.860%, 6/15/2017

          5,473,125     5,117,372

Salton Sea Funding Corp., Series E, 8.300%, 5/30/2011

          1,302,006     1,366,312

Salton Sea Funding Corp., Series F, 7.475%, 11/30/2018

          213,027     230,904

Southern California Edison Co., 7.625%, 1/15/2010

          2,000,000     2,037,568

SP Powerassets Ltd., EMTN, 3.730%, 10/22/2010

   SGD        1,000,000     721,673

Toledo Edison Co., 6.150%, 5/15/2037

          13,195,000     13,771,925

TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014

          62,501,000     42,653,620

TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024

          139,736,000     64,630,695

TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034

          8,271,000     3,720,395

White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.310%, 7/10/2017(c)

          9,175,000     7,912,731

White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.960%, 7/10/2037(c)

          14,695,000     10,722,765

White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC, 7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)

          5,000,000     4,403,665
             
            527,043,118
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Entertainment – 0.2%          

Time Warner, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2029

        $ 15,000   $ 15,391

Time Warner, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/2031

          10,000     11,208

Viacom, Inc., Class B, 6.875%, 4/30/2036

          37,871,000     40,006,735
             
            40,033,334
             
Financial Other – 0.2%          

National Life Insurance Co.,
10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A

          38,476,000     39,184,728
             
Food & Beverage – 1.0%          

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.,
5.375%, 11/15/2014, 144A

          71,140,000     75,905,669

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 6.450%, 9/01/2037

          55,000     59,910

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 6.500%, 5/01/2042

          15,000     16,226

ARAMARK Corp., 5.000%, 6/01/2012

          2,115,000     1,998,675

Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2037

          31,590,000     31,889,473

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%, 8/11/2017

          11,947,000     12,923,643

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2031

          14,990,000     15,599,628

Kraft Foods, Inc., 7.000%, 8/11/2037

          32,845,000     36,588,049

Sara Lee Corp., 6.125%, 11/01/2032

          18,615,000     18,949,419
             
            193,930,692
             
Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.1%       

DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

          24,685,000     21,710,186
             
Government Sponsored – 0.3%          

Queensland Treasury Corp.,
7.125%, 9/18/2017, 144A

   NZD        84,345,000     62,876,545
             
Health Insurance – 1.3%          

CIGNA Corp., 6.150%, 11/15/2036

          20,530,000     18,192,660

CIGNA Corp., 6.350%, 3/15/2018

          2,500,000     2,506,790

Unum Group, 7.125%, 9/30/2016

          9,965,000     10,082,547

WellPoint, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2037

          191,190,000     207,627,369
             
            238,409,366
             
Healthcare – 3.5%          

Boston Scientific Corp., 5.450%, 6/15/2014

          3,725,000     3,734,313

Boston Scientific Corp., 6.400%, 6/15/2016

          14,330,000     14,527,038

Boston Scientific Corp., 7.000%, 11/15/2035

          22,142,000     20,287,608

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          13,400,000     11,825,500

HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013

          7,800,000     7,449,000

HCA, Inc., 6.300%, 10/01/2012

          2,500,000     2,400,000

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

          17,380,000     15,468,200

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          63,735,000     56,564,812

HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013

          3,045,000     2,915,588

HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027

          26,685,000     20,238,464

HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015

          20,005,000     18,529,491

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023

          25,974,000     20,967,979

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033

          19,870,000     15,374,949

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          65,788,000     53,423,474

HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024

          41,434,000     33,716,420

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          18,303,000     14,807,877

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          11,606,000     9,096,725

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Healthcare – continued          

Hospira, Inc., 6.050%, 3/30/2017

        $ 15,175,000   $ 15,890,881

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2018

          250,270,000     283,580,436

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 4/15/2016(c)

          4,710,000     4,246,616

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031

          30,578,000     23,850,840

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/2013

          2,236,000     2,213,640

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.250%, 2/01/2015

          560,000     584,500
             
            651,694,351
             
Home Construction – 1.5%          

Centex Corp., 5.250%, 6/15/2015

          5,180,000     5,115,250

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.250%, 2/15/2015

          70,965,000     66,174,862

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.625%, 9/15/2014

          7,235,000     6,981,775

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2016

          26,345,000     24,632,575

D.R. Horton, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2016

          1,975,000     1,942,906

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2015

          6,430,000     4,886,800

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2016

          19,270,000     14,452,500

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2014

          6,249,000     4,749,240

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2014

          4,050,000     3,159,000

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2016

          1,650,000     1,254,000

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

          2,865,000     2,206,050

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 8.875%, 4/01/2012

          1,690,000     1,419,600

KB Home, 5.875%, 1/15/2015

          895,000     843,538

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.125%, 10/01/2010

          3,495,000     3,486,263

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.500%, 9/01/2014

          22,940,000     21,448,900

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.600%, 5/31/2015

          9,282,000     8,562,645

Lennar Corp., Series B, 6.500%, 4/15/2016

          40,845,000     38,394,300

Pulte Homes, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015

          6,800,000     6,460,000

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035

          63,855,000     48,210,525

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033

          17,240,000     13,274,800

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.150%, 5/15/2015

          8,100,000     7,788,992

Toll Corp., 8.250%, 12/01/2011

          1,850,000     1,887,000
             
            287,331,521
             
Independent Energy – 1.3%          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.450%, 9/15/2036

          80,585,000     83,203,448

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.250%, 1/15/2017

   EUR        5,925,000     7,976,715

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2017

          2,615,000     2,399,263

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020

          13,805,000     12,286,450

Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., 10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A

          20,226,000     16,484,190

Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., 11.750%, 7/15/2014, 144A

          3,640,000     3,876,600

Penn Virginia Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/2016

          2,500,000     2,700,000

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2016

          10,275,000     9,497,018

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 5/01/2018

          2,125,000     2,027,915

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.200%, 1/15/2028

          8,782,000     7,622,091

Questar Market Resources, Inc., 6.800%, 4/01/2018

          51,955,000     53,263,850

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.850%, 2/01/2037

          12,190,000     11,724,891

Talisman Energy, Inc., 6.250%, 2/01/2038

          32,560,000     33,215,596
             
            246,278,027
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Industrial Other – 0.1%          

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 7.750%, 12/15/2013

        $ 3,590,000   $ 3,522,687

Ranhill Labuan Ltd., 12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A

          26,410,000     21,128,000
             
            24,650,687
             
Integrated Energy – 0.0%          

PF Export Receivables Master Trust, Series A, 6.436%, 6/01/2015, 144A

          1,391,973     1,447,652
             
Life Insurance – 0.4%          

American International Group, Inc., MTN, 5.450%, 5/18/2017

          3,655,000     2,649,473

American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.600%, 10/18/2016

          3,245,000     2,380,996

American International Group, Inc., Series G, MTN, 5.850%, 1/16/2018

          20,540,000     14,871,124

MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069

          12,020,000     14,484,100

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 6/15/2036, 144A

          57,985,000     47,436,369
             
            81,822,062
             
Local Authorities – 0.8%          

Ontario Hydro, Zero Coupon, 11/27/2020

   CAD        1,507,000     832,513

Province of Alberta, 5.930%, 9/16/2016

   CAD        16,293,535     17,011,081

Province of British Columbia, 5.750%, 1/09/2012

   CAD        730,000     742,498

Province of Ontario, 4.400%, 12/02/2011

   CAD        760,000     750,971

Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 11G, 6.000%, 6/14/2011

   AUD        60,000     54,110

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)

          178,970,000     127,832,902
             
            147,224,075
             
Media Cable – 2.3%          

Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 6/15/2035

          68,300,000     66,057,643

Comcast Corp., 6.450%, 3/15/2037

          21,450,000     22,713,169

Comcast Corp., 6.500%, 11/15/2035

          23,100,000     24,615,060

Comcast Corp., 6.950%, 8/15/2037

          192,208,000     214,535,266

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2018

          1,550,000     1,581,000

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.500%, 4/15/2014, 144A

          15,000,000     15,750,000

Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.650%, 10/01/2019

   CAD        37,585,000     35,650,723

Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.700%, 3/02/2017

   CAD        12,775,000     12,447,705

Shaw Communications, Inc., 7.500%, 11/20/2013

   CAD        275,000     292,594

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2018

          26,541,000     29,321,435

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 8/15/2016

          1,700,000     1,746,750

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.750%, 4/15/2014

   GBP        6,605,000     10,925,242
             
            435,636,587
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.5%          

News America, Inc., 6.150%, 3/01/2037

          54,025,000     52,860,599

News America, Inc., 6.200%, 12/15/2034

          17,785,000     17,498,252

News America, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2035

          29,275,000     29,531,976

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-1, 6.875%, 1/15/2013(d)

          4,713,000     270,998

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Media Non-Cable – continued          

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-2, 6.875%, 1/15/2013(d)

        $ 2,840,000      $ 163,300

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/2016(d)

          927,000        53,303

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-4, 8.875%, 10/15/2017(d)

          3,564,000        204,930
             
            100,583,358
             
Metals & Mining – 0.8%          

Alcoa, Inc., 5.550%, 2/01/2017

          650,000        630,983

Alcoa, Inc., 5.720%, 2/23/2019

          11,557,000        10,462,182

Alcoa, Inc., 5.870%, 2/23/2022

          4,935,000        4,278,596

Alcoa, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/2028

          6,490,000        5,660,656

Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A

          13,180,000        11,071,200

ArcelorMittal, 6.125%, 6/01/2018

          90,000        88,664

ArcelorMittal USA Partnership, 9.750%, 4/01/2014

          15,477,000        16,212,157

Newmont Mining Corp., 5.875%, 4/01/2035

          4,736,000        4,637,974

Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., 5.750%, 6/01/2035

          1,840,000        1,773,000

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd., 8.950%, 5/01/2014

          34,779,000        41,045,724

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.250%, 5/15/2016

          1,730,000        1,954,900

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.750%, 5/15/2019

          1,000,000        1,162,500

United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017

          11,175,000        10,437,361

United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037

          9,625,000        7,850,516

United States Steel Corp., 7.000%, 2/01/2018

          23,520,000        22,587,949
             
            139,854,362
             
Mortgage Related – 0.0%          

FHLMC, 5.000%, 12/01/2031

          291,616        303,242
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 3.1%          

American General Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017

          322,970,000        225,879,081

Residential Capital LLC, 8.375%, 6/30/2010

          5,000        3,725

SLM Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043

          150,125 (††)      2,120,891

SLM Corp., EMTN, 4.750%, 3/17/2014

   EUR        9,200,000        9,895,166

SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014

          27,310,000        20,075,390

SLM Corp., MTN, 5.125%, 8/27/2012

          2,665,000        2,280,371

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.500%, 7/26/2010

          10,300,000        10,008,139

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013

          73,175,000        58,251,617

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015

          53,696,000        40,009,588

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018

          22,998,000        14,422,621

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013

          28,262,000        23,563,668

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014

          32,635,000        24,978,111

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.400%, 10/25/2011

          1,785,000        1,647,055

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033

          38,535,000        24,185,838

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 6/15/2010(c)(e)

   NZD        8,020,000        5,428,994

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018

          140,870,000        112,343,825
             
            575,094,080
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 5.7%          

CIT Group, Inc., 4.750%, 12/15/2010

          130,000        89,807

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 2/13/2012

          962,000        631,387

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Diversified – continued          

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 1/30/2016

        $ 476,000   $ 300,073

CIT Group, Inc., 5.500%, 12/01/2014

   GBP        29,029,000     27,371,712

CIT Group, Inc., 5.600%, 4/27/2011

          7,206,000     4,906,558

CIT Group, Inc., 5.800%, 10/01/2036

          5,017,000     3,008,645

CIT Group, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2016

          10,000     6,302

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 3.800%, 11/14/2012

   EUR        21,270,000     19,453,395

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 4.650%, 9/19/2016

   EUR        21,250,000     17,880,295

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2014

   EUR        6,450,000     5,568,774

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.500%, 12/20/2016

   GBP        16,050,000     14,620,687

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 2/01/2010

          85,000     61,282

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 9/22/2011

   EUR        25,450,000     23,648,817

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/13/2014

          5,817,000     3,715,772

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/01/2015

          476,000     304,859

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 4.250%, 3/17/2015

   EUR        29,370,000     24,927,564

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 5.125%, 9/30/2014

          4,107,000     2,631,014

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, GMTN, 6.000%, 4/01/2036

          165,000     95,327

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, MTN, 5.650%, 2/13/2017

          807,000     504,624

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, MTN, 7.625%, 11/30/2012

          105,438,000     68,672,929

GATX Corp., 8.750%, 5/15/2014

          18,850,000     21,211,057

General Electric Capital Australia Funding, EMTN, 8.000%, 2/13/2012

   AUD        44,525,000     40,409,365

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016

   NZD        89,985,000     62,345,698

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 2.960%, 5/18/2012

   SGD        15,000,000     10,120,615

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 3.485%, 3/08/2012

   SGD        150,000,000     102,998,616

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/2014

   NZD        3,500,000     2,564,031

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 0.809%, 5/13/2024(b)

          22,590,000     15,754,899

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015

   NZD        266,643,000     184,139,262

General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd., 7.125%, 9/13/2011

   AUD        4,950,000     4,017,538

GMAC, Inc., 5.375%, 6/06/2011, 144A

          61,815,000     57,024,337

GMAC, Inc., 5.750%, 9/27/2010, 144A

          7,263,000     7,008,795

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011, 144A

          52,305,000     48,382,125

GMAC, Inc., 6.625%, 12/17/2010, 144A

          464,000     445,440

GMAC, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2012, 144A

          20,461,000     18,824,120

GMAC, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014, 144A

          30,190,000     25,661,500

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 9/15/2011, 144A

          5,664,000     5,352,480

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012, 144A

          4,229,000     3,890,680

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012

          10,000     9,113

GMAC, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A

          10,637,000     9,892,410

GMAC, Inc., 7.250%, 3/02/2011, 144A

          25,000     24,063

GMAC, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013, 144A

          23,588,000     20,639,500

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018, 144A

          44,981,000     33,960,655

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031, 144A

          35,442,000     28,530,810

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Diversified – continued          

International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/15/2010

        $ 120,000   $ 114,513

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.150%, 3/01/2012

          52,875,000     31,460,625

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2010

          6,905,000     6,361,231

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2012

          3,865,000     2,357,650

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.650%, 9/15/2011

          30,335,000     20,931,150

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.800%, 3/15/2011

          5,305,000     3,766,550

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          6,565,000     3,430,212

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016

          11,605,000     6,382,750

iStar Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 4/15/2015

          5,655,000     2,954,738

iStar Financial, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2013

          46,795,000     29,480,850

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.125%, 4/01/2011

          2,330,000     1,584,400

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.700%, 3/01/2014

          7,645,000     4,128,300

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013

          60,205,000     34,316,850
             
            1,068,876,751
             
Oil Field Services – 2.3%          

Nabors Industries, Inc., 6.150%, 2/15/2018

          15,693,000     15,732,170

Nabors Industries, Inc., 9.250%, 1/15/2019

          184,360,000     219,095,636

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.750%, 12/01/2011

          12,685,000     12,431,300

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 8/01/2019

          4,692,000     5,044,745

Weatherford International Ltd., 6.500%, 8/01/2036

          25,600,000     26,088,678

Weatherford International Ltd., 6.800%, 6/15/2037

          4,250,000     4,468,679

Weatherford International Ltd., 7.000%, 3/15/2038

          13,670,000     14,737,258

Weatherford International Ltd., 9.625%, 3/01/2019

          102,288,000     128,047,085
             
            425,645,551
             
Packaging – 0.2%          

OI European Group BV, 6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A

   EUR        3,450,000     4,897,097

Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014

   EUR        2,500,000     3,621,789

Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018

          18,644,000     18,690,610
             
            27,209,496
             
Paper – 2.5%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

          26,262,000     23,373,180

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025

          31,317,000     28,185,300

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.700%, 6/15/2015

          470,000     474,700

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029

          80,840,000     74,372,800

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024

          21,749,000     21,531,510

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031

          27,237,000     27,509,370

International Paper Co., 7.950%, 6/15/2018

          216,710,000     234,904,538

International Paper Co., 8.700%, 6/15/2038

          10,392,000     11,520,072

Jefferson Smurfit Corp.,
7.500%, 6/01/2013(d)

          5,540,000     3,926,475

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8.000%, 3/15/2017(d)

          1,115,000     791,650

Stone Container Finance,
7.375%, 7/15/2014(d)

          90,000     73,800

Westvaco Corp., 7.950%, 2/15/2031

          24,586,000     24,079,110

Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030

          25,389,000     24,903,182
             
            475,645,687
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%          

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

        $ 72,911,000   $ 74,278,081

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

          58,330,000     58,767,475
             
            133,045,556
             
Pipelines – 2.2%          

DCP Midstream LP, 6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A

          27,325,000     24,749,100

El Paso Corp., 6.950%, 6/01/2028

          12,209,000     10,156,130

El Paso Corp., 7.420%, 2/15/2037

          2,045,000     1,756,266

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.750%, 1/15/2032

          1,500,000     1,374,297

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.800%, 8/01/2031

          1,000,000     917,119

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.125%, 2/15/2017

          7,325,000     7,624,937

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.625%, 10/15/2036

          11,435,000     11,868,707

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, 6.300%, 9/15/2017

          25,030,000     26,959,387

Florida Gas Transmission Co., 7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A

          7,500,000     8,946,892

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.800%, 3/15/2035

          843,000     794,946

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC, 7.500%, 5/31/2014, 144A(c)

          60,360,000     63,485,441

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A

          116,405,000     130,245,671

ONEOK Partners LP, 6.650%, 10/01/2036

          9,450,000     10,069,674

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125%, 1/15/2017

          28,845,000     29,939,466

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.650%, 1/15/2037

          62,130,000     65,440,659

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, 7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A

          250,000     215,000

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 7.500%, 1/15/2031

          6,655,000     6,797,297
             
            401,340,989
             
Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.9%          

Allstate Corp., 5.950%, 4/01/2036

          7,790,000     8,264,528

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2014

          46,320,000     48,203,232

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.750%, 9/15/2015

          34,729,000     36,621,939

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033

          51,522,000     47,350,470

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2019

          2,660,000     3,333,352

MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter), 14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A

          8,600,000     3,784,000

White Mountains RE Group, 6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A

          75,000     67,052

Willis North America, Inc., 6.200%, 3/28/2017

          12,000,000     11,746,608

XL Capital Ltd., 6.250%, 5/15/2027

          6,575,000     5,813,207

XL Capital Ltd., 6.375%, 11/15/2024

          2,110,000     1,703,852
             
            166,888,240
             
Railroads – 0.4%          

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.750%, 3/15/2033

          3,830,000     3,687,340

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.950%, 5/15/2037

          24,475,000     24,149,825

CSX Corp., MTN, 6.000%, 10/01/2036

          31,895,000     32,892,229

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.,
5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)

          7,944,000     5,401,920

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Series A,
4.750%, 1/01/2020(c)

          63,300     55,863
             
            66,187,177
             
Refining – 0.0%          

Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/2037

          1,782,000     1,591,453
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
REITs – 1.2%          

Camden Property Trust, 5.000%, 6/15/2015

        $ 2,565,000   $ 2,441,123

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 5/15/2017

          40,075,000     37,916,881

Duke Realty LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2017

          5,720,000     5,272,530

ERP Operating LP, 5.125%, 3/15/2016

          4,680,000     4,566,618

ERP Operating LP, 5.375%, 8/01/2016

          3,000,000     2,956,077

First Industrial LP, 5.950%, 5/15/2017

          7,750,000     5,279,920

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          57,890,000     50,985,691

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2018

          5,640,000     5,397,097

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2015

          5,957,000     5,413,191

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2016

          2,155,000     1,933,613

ProLogis, 5.750%, 4/01/2016

          2,750,000     2,459,817

ProLogis, 6.625%, 5/15/2018

          1,377,000     1,271,511

Simon Property Group LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2016

          4,505,000     4,440,583

Simon Property Group LP, 5.750%, 12/01/2015

          9,032,000     9,238,941

Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017

          3,145,000     3,207,293

Simon Property Group LP, 6.100%, 5/01/2016

          2,325,000     2,389,516

Simon Property Group LP, 6.125%, 5/30/2018

          1,690,000     1,702,802

Simon Property Group LP, 10.350%, 4/01/2019

          10,965,000     13,645,416

WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Pty Ltd., 6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A

          68,360,000     69,146,072
             
            229,664,692
             
Restaurants – 0.0%          

McDonald’s Corp., EMTN, 3.628%, 10/10/2010

   SGD        3,750,000     2,708,034
             
Retailers – 2.4%          

Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018

          1,920,000     1,459,200

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028

          4,680,000     3,112,200

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.130%, 8/01/2018

          1,740,000     1,352,850

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026

          7,182,000     5,063,310

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2027

          1,000,000     700,000

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022

          14,269,000     13,484,205

Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.875%, 12/16/2036

          170,350,000     165,274,592

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 5.750%, 2/15/2018

          5,160,000     4,798,800

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036

          98,218,000     81,029,850

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.125%, 11/15/2023

          2,798,000     2,574,160

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.400%, 4/01/2037

          4,655,000     4,142,950

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.625%, 3/01/2097

          5,580,000     4,464,000

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 6.650%, 9/15/2037

          18,685,000     21,703,599

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037

          36,772,000     28,970,600

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.790%, 7/15/2027

          14,133,000     10,302,801

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.900%, 4/01/2029

          2,098,000     1,655,039

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 7/15/2015

          1,485,000     1,549,152

Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/2037, 144A

          9,245,000     8,636,559

Target Corp., 7.000%, 1/15/2038

          34,586,000     40,478,624

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018

          39,965,000     34,769,550

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2013

          11,255,000     10,804,800
             
            446,326,841
             
Sovereigns – 4.5%          

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 9.500%, 7/15/2023

   IDR        10,000,000,000     956,470

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 10.250%, 7/15/2027

   IDR        25,000,000,000     2,476,596

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Sovereigns – continued          

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR43, 10.250%, 7/15/2022

   IDR      145,156,000,000      $ 14,800,700

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR44, 10.000%, 9/15/2024

   IDR      498,832,000,000        48,942,361

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series ZC3, Zero Coupon, 11/20/2012

   IDR      378,003,000,000        30,095,922

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 7.250%, 12/15/2016

   MXN      5,258,000 (†††)      37,901,076

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023

   MXN      28,585,700 (†††)      207,684,207

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series MI-10, 9.000%, 12/20/2012

   MXN      4,557,000 (†††)      35,988,044

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 10RG, 7.000%, 12/01/2010

   AUD      110,620,000        100,528,327

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 12RG, 6.000%, 5/01/2012

   AUD      15,305,000        13,767,803

New South Wales Treasury Corp.,
Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017

   AUD      95,840,000        82,799,087

Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028

   BRL      98,690,000        53,478,438

Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2016

   BRL      17,305,000        10,730,155

Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2022

   BRL      114,735,000        71,239,840

Republic of Iceland, Zero Coupon, 11/16/2009

   ISK      2,025,000,000        12,944,061

Republic of Iceland, 7.000%, 3/17/2010

   ISK      4,024,483,000        25,946,231

Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013

   ISK      4,616,100,000        29,587,712

Republic of Iceland, 8.000%, 7/22/2011

   ISK      2,470,000,000        16,133,722

Republic of Iceland, 13.750%, 12/10/2010

   ISK      4,656,063,000        32,262,011

Republic of Venezuela, 7.000%, 3/16/2015

   EUR      5,980,000        7,389,023

United Mexican States, Series A, MTN, 6.050%, 1/11/2040

        44,000        43,890
             
            835,695,676
             
Supermarkets – 0.8%          

American Stores Co., 7.900%, 5/01/2017

        3,000,000        2,820,000

American Stores Co., Series B, MTN, 7.100%, 3/20/2028

        13,145,000        10,384,550

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029

        100,590,000        86,507,400

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026

        20,550,000        18,289,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031

        9,715,000        8,719,213

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.700%, 5/01/2030

        2,995,000        2,725,450

New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028

        17,575,000        13,576,687
             
            143,022,800
             
Supranational – 2.7%          

Eurofima, EMTN, 11.000%, 2/05/2010

   ISK      290,000,000        1,895,739

European Investment Bank, Zero Coupon, 3/10/2021

   AUD      149,830,000        66,970,585

European Investment Bank,
11.250%, 2/14/2013

   BRL      11,505,000        6,803,900

European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A

   IDR      615,006,960,000        45,293,529

European Investment Bank, EMTN, 4.600%, 1/30/2037, 144A

   CAD      200,000,000        164,535,563

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Supranational – continued          

European Investment Bank, EMTN, 7.000%, 1/18/2012

   NZD      16,500,000   $ 12,478,261

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 5/20/2013

   IDR      345,270,000,000     24,620,805

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN,
6.000%, 12/15/2017

   NZD      185,840,000     133,628,475

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.430%, 3/05/2014

   SGD      40,000,000     27,287,914

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 9.500%, 5/27/2010

   ISK      2,126,200,000     13,863,921
             
            497,378,692
             
Technology – 2.3%          

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017

        65,276,000     67,928,817

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029

        67,787,000     51,602,854

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028

        3,916,000     2,981,055

Alcatel-Lucent, EMTN, 6.375%, 4/07/2014

   EUR      1,000,000     1,390,181

Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

        11,495,000     11,495,000

Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 7/01/2013

        12,960,000     14,001,997

Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2018

        2,630,000     2,799,759

Avnet, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2014

        36,145,000     37,579,848

Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015

        50,915,000     52,420,047

Avnet, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2016

        15,245,000     16,020,345

Corning, Inc., 5.900%, 3/15/2014

        9,330,000     9,958,917

Corning, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2016

        5,155,000     5,268,513

Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029

        10,821,000     11,042,192

Corning, Inc., 7.250%, 8/15/2036

        5,645,000     5,955,898

Eastman Kodak Co., 7.250%, 11/15/2013

        2,900,000     2,378,000

Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 7/01/2037

        15,578,000     15,304,544

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2016

        6,016,000     4,000,640

Motorola, Inc., 5.220%, 10/01/2097

        13,780,000     7,566,157

Motorola, Inc., 6.000%, 11/15/2017

        929,000     889,907

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2025

        12,730,000     10,757,932

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2028

        30,375,000     25,053,634

Motorola, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037

        26,630,000     22,302,625

Motorola, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2025

        250,000     225,000

Nortel Networks Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)

        12,015,000     6,728,400

Nortel Networks Corp., 1.750%, 4/15/2012(d)

        1,045,000     574,750

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)

        18,622,000     5,214,160

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A

        4,807,000     5,332,501

Xerox Capital Trust I, 8.000%, 2/01/2027

        30,075,000     29,398,312

Xerox Corp., 5.500%, 5/15/2012

        7,110,000     7,455,269

Xerox Corp., 6.350%, 5/15/2018

        820,000     852,477

Xerox Corp., MTN, 7.200%, 4/01/2016

        615,000     667,605
             
            435,147,336
             
Tobacco – 1.3%          

Altria Group, Inc., 8.500%, 11/10/2013

        30,725,000     35,636,084

Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 8/06/2019

        84,840,000     103,670,747

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Tobacco – continued          

Altria Group, Inc., 9.700%, 11/10/2018

        $ 1,450,000   $ 1,800,983

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017

          71,085,000     73,897,051

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037

          17,990,000     17,817,602
             
            232,822,467
             
Transportation Services – 0.5%          

APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)

          20,469,000     16,733,407

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1, Class A-1, 7.200%, 7/02/2020

          12,608,412     9,834,561

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1A,
6.880%, 1/02/2011

          957,340     880,753

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1B,
7.630%, 7/02/2016

          16,330,639     12,247,979

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1C, 8.770%, 7/02/2012(f)

          15,689,997     10,982,998

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class B, 9.057%, 7/02/2017

          8,554,310     7,613,336

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class C, 9.702%, 7/02/2011(f)

          201,720     141,204

Atlas Air, Inc., Series B, 7.680%, 1/02/2014

          36,416,286     30,953,843

Atlas Air, Inc., Series C, 8.010%, 1/02/2010(f)

          6,552,024     4,586,417

Erac USA Finance Co., 7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A

          2,675,000     2,504,094
             
            96,478,592
             
Treasuries  – 13.0%          

Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012

   CAD        552,140,000     517,102,974

Canadian Government, 2.750%, 12/01/2010

   CAD        245,000     234,405

Canadian Government, 3.500%, 6/01/2013

   CAD        132,245,000     129,218,799

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2012

   CAD        412,215,000     405,169,248

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2019

   CAD        246,645,000     238,706,470

Canadian Government, 4.250%, 6/01/2018

   CAD        297,760,000     301,075,088

Canadian Government, 5.250%, 6/01/2012

   CAD        431,800,000     440,148,443

New Zealand Government, 6.000%, 12/15/2017

   NZD        33,000,000     24,403,391

Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017

   NOK        668,075,000     117,592,350

Norwegian Government, 5.000%, 5/15/2015

   NOK        319,620,000     58,804,026

Norwegian Government, 6.000%, 5/16/2011

   NOK        530,990,000     96,600,264

Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013

   NOK        379,945,000     72,456,612

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.125%, 5/15/2019

          40,000,000     39,359,360
             
            2,440,871,430
             
Wireless – 1.5%          

ALLTEL Corp., 6.800%, 5/01/2029

          13,027,000     14,298,097

ALLTEL Corp., 7.875%, 7/01/2032

          39,916,000     49,137,394

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

          38,644,000     34,682,990

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

          20,563,000     19,072,182

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          57,512,000     50,898,120

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/2014

          1,895,000     2,091,959

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.625%, 12/15/2011

   CAD        6,990,000     7,215,046

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

          29,984,000     25,036,640

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019

          23,845,000     21,341,275

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032

          8,390,000     7,928,550

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

          15,252,000     13,612,410

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Wireless – continued          

True Move Co. Ltd., 10.375%, 8/01/2014, 144A

        $ 400,000   $ 374,000

True Move Co. Ltd., 10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A

          37,210,000     35,721,600
             
            281,410,263
             
Wirelines – 4.2%          

AT&T Corp., 6.500%, 3/15/2029

          27,859,000     28,958,093

AT&T, Inc., 6.450%, 6/15/2034

          35,000     36,876

AT&T, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2037

          121,425,000     130,472,013

Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A

          8,395,000     8,520,925

Bell Canada, MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A

   CAD        5,790,000     5,324,648

Bell Canada, MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032

   CAD        12,705,000     12,696,931

Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035

   CAD        45,835,000     39,978,960

BellSouth Corp., 6.550%, 6/15/2034

          1,525,000     1,632,352

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2095

          3,940,000     3,912,168

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036

          8,735,000     9,126,450

Frontier Communications Corp., 9.000%, 8/15/2031

          730,000     715,400

GTE Corp., 6.940%, 4/15/2028

          17,975,000     19,326,504

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Series B, 12.500%, 5/01/2015(d)

          640,000     800

Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, EMTN, 5.750%, 3/18/2016

   GBP        1,600,000     2,677,300

Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV, GMTN, 4.000%, 6/22/2015

   EUR        2,750,000     4,047,912

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017

          43,605,000     36,192,150

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014

          17,580,000     15,492,375

New England Telephone & Telegraph, 7.875%, 11/15/2029

          2,905,000     3,296,580

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

          30,365,000     24,975,213

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028

          64,147,000     48,430,985

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021

          15,925,000     13,456,625

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031

          40,420,000     32,234,950

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

          40,555,000     32,849,550

Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026

          1,505,000     1,256,675

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025

          10,620,000     9,159,750

Qwest Corp., 7.500%, 6/15/2023

          2,890,000     2,629,900

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.000%, 9/30/2034

          39,844,000     38,842,680

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/2033

          26,495,000     27,072,379

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.877%, 7/15/2019

          10,330,000     11,223,710

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/2036

          71,169,000     84,221,822

Telus Corp., 4.950%, 3/15/2017

   CAD        45,415,000     43,397,592

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2035

          62,131,000     62,550,881

Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2033

          10,305,000     8,769,153

Verizon New York, Inc., Series B, 7.375%, 4/01/2032

          10,310,000     11,304,956

Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/2028

          7,860,000     7,327,210
             
            782,112,468
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $15,700,415,275)

            15,946,073,843
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 5.0%          
Airlines – 0.0%          

AMR Corp., 6.250%, 10/15/2014

        $ 4,145,000   $ 4,378,156
             
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.0%          

Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036

          5,245,000     3,868,188
             
Electric – 0.0%          

CMS Energy Corp., 5.500%, 6/15/2029

          1,000,000     1,143,750
             
Healthcare – 0.2%          

Affymetrix, Inc., 3.500%, 1/15/2038

          18,449,000     14,851,445

Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on
12/15/2013), 2.000%, 12/15/2037(g)

          14,176,000     11,588,880

Life Technologies Corp., 1.500%, 2/15/2024

          14,480,000     15,819,400

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.250%, 8/15/2025

          285,000     249,375

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.500%, 5/15/2014

          370,000     314,037

Omnicare, Inc., 3.250%, 12/15/2035

          1,294,000     993,145
             
            43,816,282
             
Independent Energy – 0.0%          

Penn Virginia Corp., 4.500%, 11/15/2012

          3,130,000     2,817,000
             
Industrial Other – 0.1%          

Incyte Corp., 3.500%, 2/15/2011

          24,646,000     24,029,850
             
Life Insurance – 0.0%          

MetLife, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2036

          1,500,000     1,267,500
             
Lodging – 0.2%          

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A

          32,045,000     29,441,344
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.0%          

Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031

          10,184,386     6,250,667
             
Metals & Mining – 0.2%          

ArcelorMittal, 5.000%, 5/15/2014

          3,100,000     4,475,625

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2014

          1,255,000     1,480,900

United States Steel Corp., 4.000%, 5/15/2014

          16,535,000     26,290,650
             
            32,247,175
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 0.2%

iStar Financial, Inc., 1.097%, 10/01/2012(b)

          60,585,000     30,292,500
             
Oil Field Services – 0.1%          

Transocean, Inc., 1.500%, 12/15/2037

          2,015,000     1,944,475

Transocean, Inc., Series C, 1.500%, 12/15/2037

          11,525,000     10,977,563
             
            12,922,038
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%          

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 10/15/2011

          940,000     1,300,725

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 8/15/2012

          51,585,000     64,287,806

Kendle International, Inc., 3.375%, 7/15/2012

          1,615,000     1,425,237

Nektar Therapeutics, 3.250%, 9/28/2012

          26,120,000     23,703,900

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 4.000%, 11/15/2013

          34,079,000     36,677,524
             
            127,395,192
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
REITs – 0.1%          

ProLogis, 1.875%, 11/15/2037

        $ 9,525,000   $ 8,131,969

ProLogis, 2.250%, 4/01/2037

          8,740,000     7,876,925
             
            16,008,894
             
Technology – 2.4%          

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 5.750%, 8/15/2012

          19,910,000     16,699,512

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Series B,
2.875%, 6/15/2025

          1,630,000     1,361,050

Ciena Corp., 0.250%, 5/01/2013

          330,000     263,588

Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/2017

          13,350,000     9,194,812

Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035

          3,031,000     2,705,168

Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039, 144A

          343,275,000     366,875,156

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
0.875%, 6/01/2012

          10,025,000     8,207,969

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.,
1.000%, 6/30/2010

          5,915,000     5,611,856

Maxtor Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2012(c)

          8,415,000     7,657,650

Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)

          49,636,000     27,299,800

Richardson Electronics Ltd., 7.750%, 12/15/2011

          395,000     351,550
             
            446,228,111
             
Textile – 0.0%          

Dixie Yarns, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2012

          123,000     100,860
             
Wireless – 0.1%          

NII Holdings, Inc., 3.125%, 6/15/2012

          21,974,000     19,199,783
             
Wirelines – 0.7%          

Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
3.500%, 6/15/2012

          48,075,000     38,219,625

Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
5.250%, 12/15/2011

          20,240,000     18,013,600

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)

          64,473,000     68,341,380

Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
10.000%, 5/01/2011

          3,655,000     3,609,312

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 3.500%, 11/15/2025

          700,000     706,125
             
            128,890,042
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS  

(Identified Cost $905,436,510)

            930,297,332
             
MUNICIPALS – 0.5%          
California – 0.3%          

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area Redevelopment), 3.750%, 8/01/2028, Series C

          5,425,000     4,540,128

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation (Merged Area), 3.750%, 8/01/2028, Series C, (Registered), (MBIA insured)

          2,165,000     1,922,260

State of California, 4.500%, 8/01/2027 (AMBAC insured)

          7,340,000     7,146,371

State of California, 4.500%, 10/01/2029

          20,455,000     19,469,683

State of California, 4.500%, 8/01/2030 (AMBAC insured)

          5,945,000     5,629,023

State of California, 4.500%, 8/01/2030

          5,140,000     4,866,809

State of California (Various Purpose), 3.250%, 12/01/2027 (MBIA insured)

          3,805,000     3,099,515

State of California (Various Purpose), 4.500%, 12/01/2033 (AMBAC insured)

          17,945,000     16,378,043
             
            63,051,832
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Illinois – 0.0%          

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, 4.500%, 1/01/2038, Series A (FSA insured)

        $ 2,440,000   $ 2,420,553
             
Michigan – 0.1%          

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)

          21,265,000     17,000,517
             
Nebraska – 0.1%          

Omaha Public Power District, 4.500%, 2/01/2034, Series AA (FGIC insured)

          8,840,000     8,998,590
             
Ohio – 0.0%          

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series A-2, 5.875%, 6/01/2047(c)

          10,390,000     8,428,368
             
Wisconsin – 0.0%          

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, 4.900%, 11/01/2035, Series E

          1,185,000     1,185,533
             
TOTAL MUNICIPALS          

(Identified Cost $103,299,933)

            101,085,393
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $16,709,151,718)

            16,977,456,568
             
BANK LOANS – 0.7%          
Airlines – 0.1%          

Delta Airlines, Inc., Secured Term Loan, 9/27/2013(h)

          8,395,000     8,332,037
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.1%          

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.250%, 11/17/2014(d)(i)

          42,409,833     17,935,967

Tribune Co., Term Loan X, 5.000%, 6/04/2009(d)(i)(l)

          4,666,005     2,265,952
             
            20,201,919
             
Oil Field Services – 0.1%          

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 8.500%, 7/15/2014(i)

          18,898,426     17,320,407

ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 9.000%, 1/15/2011(i)

          4,980,625     4,564,743

Dresser, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 5.994%, 5/04/2015(i)

          3,515,000     3,040,475

Dresser, Inc., Term Loan, 2.679%, 5/04/2014(i)

          1,734,381     1,621,646
             
            26,547,271
             
Retailers – 0.0%          

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 9.750%, 2/12/2013(i)

          2,214,193     2,225,264
             
Technology – 0.2%          

Nuance Communications, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 2.250%, 3/29/2013(i)

          9,666,368     9,234,282

Nuance Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 2.250%, 3/31/2013(i)

          773,985     739,387

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche A, 2.004%, 2/28/2014(i)

          632,314     591,056

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche B, 4.079%, 2/26/2016(i)

          17,522,673     17,058,322
             
            27,623,047
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BANK LOANS – continued          
Wirelines – 0.2%          

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan A, 4.750%, 3/31/2014(i)

        $ 5,859,871   $ 4,409,553

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan B, 5.000%, 3/31/2015(i)

          14,804,671     11,126,599

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan B, 3/31/2015(h)

          2,935,000     2,205,829

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 4.750%, 6/01/2014(i)(j)

          24,159,627     14,906,490

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche A Term Loan, 2.683%, 3/13/2014(i)

          7,875,000     6,959,531
             
            39,608,002
             
TOTAL BANK LOANS          

(Identified Cost $140,593,428)

            124,537,540
             
              Shares     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.4%          
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.9%          
Automotive – 0.3%          

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.500%

          1,957,111     58,948,183
             
Capital Markets – 0.1%          

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%

          266,041     9,411,200
             
Commercial Banks – 0.0%          

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.500%

          8,193     7,316,349
             
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%          

CIT Group, Inc., 8.750%

          5,360     33,178

Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%

          249,632     7,551,368
             
            7,584,546
             
Electric Utilities – 0.1%          

AES Trust III, 6.750%

          346,577     15,271,049

CMS Energy Trust I, 7.750%(c)(e)

          208,375     7,293,125
             
            22,564,174
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0%          

Six Flags, Inc., 7.250%(f)

          1     1
             
Machinery – 0.0%          

United Rentals Trust, 6.500%

          206,396     5,134,101
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%

          87,351     7,276,338

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%

          189,879     6,349,079

Williams Cos., Inc., 5.500%

          25,000     2,082,813
             
            15,708,230
             
REITs – 0.0%          

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.800%

          53,600     616,400
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.2%          

Lucent Technologies Capital Trust, 7.750%

          44,266     33,863,490
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $185,857,294)

            161,146,674
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.5%          
Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%          

Bank of America Corp., 6.375%

        53,000   $ 951,350

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%

        21,799     18,529,150

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, 6.350%

        352,663     899,291

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7.000%, 144A

        52,843     30,729,858
             
            51,109,649
             
Electric Utilities – 0.0%          

Connecticut Light & Power Co., 1.900%

        2,925     92,412

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.320%

        100     6,875

Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.360%

        5,000     350,157

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%

        665     46,134

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%

        200     14,431

MDU Resources Group, Inc., 5.100%

        1,091     107,293

Public Service Company of Oklahoma, 4.000%

        360     25,594

Southern California Edison Co., 4.780%

        50,100     1,007,010

Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.600%

        1,100     68,222
             
            1,718,128
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%          

Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%

        534,725     10,785,403

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(f)(k)

        104,800     277,720

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(f)(k)

        2,451,457     3,922,331

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(f)(k)

        624,479     1,030,390

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.700%(f)(k)

        171,050     439,598

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.790%(f)(k)

        399,250     1,062,005

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.810%(f)(k)

        115,450     315,178

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%(f)(k)

        310,023     527,039

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000%(f)(k)

        134,800     397,660

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(f)(k)

        125,980     377,940

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(f)(k)

        541,540     985,603

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%(f)(k)

        5,366,843     9,713,986

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%(f)(k)

        270,954     690,933

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.125%(f)(k)

        204,700     544,502

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%(f)(k)

        146,350     415,634

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.810%(f)(k)

        79,850     222,782

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.750%(f)(k)

        123,143     193,335

Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.250%(f)(k)

        250,000     395,000

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(f)(k)

        9,415,246     15,158,546
             
            47,455,585
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $443,178,524)

            100,283,362
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $629,035,818)

            261,430,036
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
COMMON STOCKS – 0.7%          
Biotechnology – 0.3%          

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

        2,414,358   $ 33,801

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Contingent Value Rights(f)

        7,122    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

        1,409,794     53,431,193
             
            53,464,994
             
Containers & Packaging – 0.1%          

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(f)

        645,508     23,819,245
             
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components – 0.1%          

Corning, Inc.

        630,490     9,652,802
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

        1,026,979     29,166,204
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(f)(k)

        6,751,988     12,153,578
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $186,398,096)

            128,256,823
             
CLOSED END INVESTMENT
COMPANIES – 
0.2%
         

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

        191,806     657,894

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund

        1,033,274     3,668,123

DWS High Income Trust

        88,954     730,312

Highland Credit Strategies Fund

        860,000     5,461,000

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

        356,954     3,416,050

Van Kampen High Income Trust II

        28,322     391,693

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.

        2,217,450     12,905,559

Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.

        1,218,442     7,359,390
             
TOTAL CLOSED END INVESTMENT COMPANIES          

(Identified Cost $44,128,614)

            34,590,021
             
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – 0.5%          

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

        588,799     50,842,794

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

        1,096,133     42,190,159
             
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS          

(Identified Cost $84,443,248)

            93,032,953
             
WARRANTS – 0.0%          
PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.0%          

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Expiration 08/16/2010(e)(f)
(Identified Cost $0)

        862,648    
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 5.6%          
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corporation dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000%, to be repurchased at $168,803 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $175,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, due 11/05/2009 valued at $174,993 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)         $ 168,803   $ 168,803
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000%, to be repurchased at $1,044,208,939 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $94,885,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.625% due 11/23/2035 valued at $99,164,314; $175,750,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.030% due 5/05/2014 valued at $177,287,813; $150,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.000% due 4/15/2015 valued at $169,440,000; $12,010,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.450% due 10/18/2021 valued at $13,421,175; $50,000,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.300% due 7/30/2014 valued at $50,687,500; $98,370,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.350% due 8/27/2012 valued at $99,353,700; $410,650,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.100% due 9/24/2012 valued at $410,650,000; $45,120,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note, due 12/31/2009 valued at $45,097,440 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)           1,044,208,939     1,044,208,939
             
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $1,044,377,742)

            1,044,377,742
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%          

(Identified Cost $18,838,128,664)(a)

            18,663,681,683

Other assets less liabilities—0.3%

            64,759,635
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 18,728,441,318
             

(‡)          Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(†)          See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(††)        Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.

 

(†††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

(a)          Federal Tax Information: At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $18,921,788,496 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

  $ 1,172,869,690

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (1,430,976,503)
             

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (258,106,813)
             
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $581,791,241 or 3.1% of net assets.
(d) The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(e) Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2009 the value of these securities amounted to $12,722,119 or 0.1% of net assets.
(f) Non-income producing security.
(g) Step Bond: Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
(h) All or a portion of this security has not settled. Contract rates are not determined and do not take effect until settlement date.
(i) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2009.
(j) All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.
(k) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – continued

 

(l) Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.
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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $2,329,191,009 or 12.4% of net assets.
ABS Asset-Backed Securities
AMBAC American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
FGIC Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FSA Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
MBIA Municipal Bond Investor Assurance Corp.
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

Key to Abbreviations: AUD: Australian Dollar; BRL: Brazilian Real; CAD: Canadian Dollar; EUR: Euro; GBP: British Pound; IDR: Indonesian Rupiah; ISK:    Icelandic Krona; KRW: South Korean Won; MXN: Mexican Peso; NOK: Norwegian Krone; NZD: New Zealand Dollar; SGD: Singapore Dollar; THB: Thai    Baht

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     13.0

Banking

     6.7   

Non-Captive Diversified

     5.9   

Wirelines

     5.1   

Technology

     4.9   

Sovereigns

     4.5   

Healthcare

     3.7   

Automotive

     3.2   

Non-Captive Consumer

     3.1   

Electric

     2.8   

Supranational

     2.7   

Paper

     2.5   

Oil Field Services

     2.5   

Retailers

     2.4   

Media Cable

     2.3   

Pipelines

     2.2   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     26.6   

Short-Term Investments

     5.6   
        

Total Investments

     99.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     71.7

Canadian Dollar

     12.8   

New Zealand Dollar

     2.6   

Other, less than 2% each

     12.6   
        

Total Investments

     99.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 93.1% of Net Assets          
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 88.6%          
ABS Credit Card – 0.6%          

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-C6, Class C6, 6.300%, 6/20/2014

        $ 4,265,000   $ 4,412,002
             
ABS Other – 0.1%          

Community Program Loan Trust, Series 1987-A, Class A5, 4.500%, 4/01/2029

          725,000     653,350
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%          

Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A

          175,000     152,688
             
Airlines – 0.6%          

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 1999-1, Class B, 7.324%, 4/15/2011

          250,000     249,375

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A, 10.375%, 7/02/2019

          995,000     1,052,143

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 93A6, 8.040%, 9/16/2011

          15,049     9,876

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307%, 10/02/2019

          117,989     103,830

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373%, 6/15/2017

          186,834     155,072

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 971A, 7.461%, 10/01/2016

          429,072     400,110

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A

          610,000     610,000

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class C, 8.954%, 8/10/2014

          1,680,127     1,368,463

United Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636%, 10/02/2024

          1,178,775     978,383
             
            4,927,252
             
Automotive – 3.1%          

Cummins, Inc., 7.125%, 3/01/2028

          2,400,000     2,274,000

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 4.625%, 10/25/2010

   NOK        50,000     7,964

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/16/2012

   EUR        300,000     417,054

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/15/2013

   EUR        200,000     270,720

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.875%, 2/15/2011

   GBP        300,000     469,857

Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029

          730,000     525,600

Ford Motor Co., 6.500%, 8/01/2018

          50,000     39,813

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028

          2,435,000     1,753,200

Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025

          595,000     446,250

Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031

          5,065,000     4,102,650

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013

          230,000     215,881

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.250%, 10/25/2011

          140,000     135,969

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.500%, 8/01/2012

          1,355,000     1,301,026

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.875%, 6/15/2010

          500,000     502,191

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 6/01/2014

          10,915,000     10,489,282

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          565,000     524,188

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028

          375,000     326,250
             
            23,801,895
             
Banking – 7.3%          

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/2019(b)

          4,330,000     4,682,956

Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018

          1,710,000     1,673,016

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Banking – continued          

BAC Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/08/2035

        $ 2,385,000   $ 1,849,305

Bank of America Corp., 4.850%, 11/15/2014

          500,000     494,148

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.060%, 9/16/2010, 144A

   KRW        2,340,000,000     2,005,062

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.160%, 2/22/2010, 144A

   THB        175,000,000     5,313,903

Barclays Financial LLC, EMTN, 4.100%, 3/22/2010, 144A

   THB        45,000,000     1,369,261

BNP Paribas SA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A

   IDR        18,710,000,000     1,632,697

Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014

          6,020,000     5,728,542

Citigroup, Inc., 5.850%, 12/11/2034

          415,000     356,219

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033

          2,795,000     2,316,577

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 5/29/2037

          570,000     496,985

Citigroup, Inc., 6.000%, 10/31/2033

          1,460,000     1,221,767

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036

          225,000     193,095

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.150%, 4/01/2018

          1,955,000     2,056,490

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037

          1,470,000     1,517,086

JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011

   IDR        24,502,029,000     2,201,253

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011, 144A

   IDR        17,920,000,000     1,609,926

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 4/12/2012, 144A

   IDR        21,194,634,240     1,714,649

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 5/17/2010, 144A

   BRL        16,585,000     8,816,749

JPMorgan Chase London, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/21/2010, 144A

   IDR        18,824,303,000     1,789,526

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037

          600,000     570,695

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018

   EUR        1,000,000     1,265,100

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034

          300,000     280,125

Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014

          1,795,000     1,781,753

Morgan Stanley, EMTN, 5.450%, 1/09/2017

          370,000     370,517

Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 5.125%, 11/30/2015

   GBP        350,000     550,632

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.550%, 4/27/2017

          800,000     796,966

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017

          625,000     636,340
             
            55,291,340
             
Building Materials – 1.2%          

Masco Corp., 0.600%, 3/12/2010(c)

          1,675,000     1,648,393

Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015

          860,000     789,204

Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          240,000     221,339

Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016

          2,600,000     2,464,511

Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032

          305,000     246,781

Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016

          805,000     785,432

Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036

          2,050,000     1,679,737

USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016

          1,680,000     1,428,000
             
            9,263,397
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Chemicals – 1.8%          

Borden, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2023

        $ 5,240,000   $ 2,934,400

Borden, Inc., 8.375%, 4/15/2016

          55,000     36,300

Borden, Inc., 9.200%, 3/15/2021

          905,000     561,100

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A

          3,440,000     4,154,533

Cytec Industries, Inc., 8.950%, 7/01/2017

          2,500,000     2,763,467

ICI Wilmington, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2013

          115,000     117,788

Lubrizol Corp., 5.500%, 10/01/2014

          365,000     391,917

Lubrizol Corp., 6.500%, 10/01/2034

          1,170,000     1,221,918

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 8/15/2015

          1,565,000     1,329,817
             
            13,511,240
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities – 
0.1%
         

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A, 4.751%, 7/10/2039

          95,000     89,062

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.485%, 3/12/2051

          1,000,000     778,704
             
            867,766
             
Construction Machinery – 0.1%          

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 2/17/2014

          110,000     120,595

Toro Co., 6.625%, 5/01/2037(b)

          965,000     769,251

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2014

          55,000     47,850
             
            937,696
             
Distributors – 0.1%          

ONEOK, Inc., 6.000%, 6/15/2035

          1,000,000     987,128
             
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.4%          

Textron, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2015

          1,910,000     1,917,562

Textron, Inc., 7.250%, 10/01/2019

          1,290,000     1,307,206
             
            3,224,768
             
Electric – 3.4%          

AES Corp. (The), 7.750%, 3/01/2014

          730,000     735,475

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.850%, 6/01/2034(b)

          4,219,957     4,121,126

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018

          380,000     292,600

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026

          810,000     554,850

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (Endesa-Chile), 7.875%, 2/01/2027

          1,589,000     1,761,256

Enersis SA, 7.375%, 1/15/2014

          275,000     303,403

Enersis SA, 7.400%, 12/01/2016

          4,000,000     4,466,960

Mackinaw Power LLC, 6.296%, 10/31/2023, 144A

          3,863,356     3,651,297

NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027

          695,000     312,750

NiSource Finance Corp., 5.250%, 9/15/2017

          250,000     234,909

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.150%, 3/01/2013

          850,000     890,095

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018

          2,855,000     2,849,678

Power Receivables Finance LLC, 6.290%, 1/01/2012, 144A

          583,166     595,349

Quezon Power Philippines Co., 8.860%, 6/15/2017

          1,264,900     1,182,682

TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014

          765,000     522,072

TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024

          1,515,000     700,718

TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034

          1,275,000     573,510

White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.310%, 7/10/2017(b)

          450,000     388,090

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Electric – continued          

White Pine Hydro LLC, 6.960%, 7/10/2037(b)

        $ 670,000   $ 488,891

White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC,
7.260%, 7/20/2015(b)

          1,280,000     1,127,338
             
            25,753,049
             
Entertainment – 1.4%          

Time Warner, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2029

          2,065,000     2,118,872

Time Warner, Inc., 6.950%, 1/15/2028

          875,000     922,517

Time Warner, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/2031

          730,000     818,140

Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%, 5/01/2032

          1,155,000     1,306,059

Viacom, Inc., Class B, 6.875%, 4/30/2036

          4,880,000     5,155,207
             
            10,320,795
             
Food & Beverage – 1.0%          

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2014, 144A

          5,730,000     6,113,853

Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2037

          1,540,000     1,554,599

Sara Lee Corp., 6.125%, 11/01/2032

          295,000     300,300
             
            7,968,752
             
Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.2%          

DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

          2,000,000     1,758,978
             
Health Insurance – 0.3%          

CIGNA Corp., 6.350%, 3/15/2018

          2,000,000     2,005,432
             
Healthcare – 2.5%          

Boston Scientific Corp., 5.450%, 6/15/2014

          290,000     290,725

Boston Scientific Corp., 6.400%, 6/15/2016

          860,000     871,825

Boston Scientific Corp., 7.000%, 11/15/2035

          860,000     787,975

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          455,000     401,538

HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013

          2,345,000     2,239,475

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

          410,000     364,900

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          610,000     541,375

HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013

          115,000     110,113

HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027

          3,545,000     2,688,603

HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015

          820,000     759,519

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023

          1,475,000     1,190,720

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033

          1,440,000     1,114,239

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          2,660,000     2,160,066

HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024

          2,220,000     1,806,498

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          2,930,000     2,370,490

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          430,000     337,032

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 4/15/2016(b)

          320,000     288,517

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031

          1,075,000     838,500

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/2013

          85,000     84,150
             
            19,246,260
             
Home Construction – 1.1%          

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2016

          115,000     86,250

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2014

          155,000     117,800

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2014

          115,000     89,700

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.600%, 5/31/2015

          1,700,000     1,568,250

Pulte Homes, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015

          1,305,000     1,239,750

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035

          3,920,000     2,959,600

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033

          1,960,000     1,509,200

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.150%, 5/15/2015

          565,000     543,306
             
            8,113,856
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Independent Energy – 2.2%          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.950%, 9/15/2016

        $ 3,230,000   $ 3,422,376

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.450%, 9/15/2036

          2,845,000     2,937,443

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2017

          380,000     348,650

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/2016

          200,000     189,500

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020

          900,000     801,000

Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., 10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A

          792,000     645,480

Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., 11.750%, 7/15/2014, 144A

          525,000     559,125

Penn Virginia Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/2016

          500,000     540,000

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2016

          435,000     402,063

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.200%, 1/15/2028

          1,465,000     1,271,506

Questar Market Resources, Inc., 6.800%, 4/01/2018

          3,820,000     3,916,233

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.850%, 2/01/2037

          550,000     529,015

Talisman Energy, Inc., 6.250%, 2/01/2038

          1,485,000     1,514,900
             
            17,077,291
             
Industrial Other – 0.2%          

Ranhill Labuan Ltd., 12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A

          1,575,000     1,260,000
             
Integrated Energy – 0.2%          

PF Export Receivables Master Trust, Series A, 6.436%, 6/01/2015, 144A

          1,159,977     1,206,376
             
Life Insurance – 0.7%          

Hartford Life Insurance Co.,
0.100%, 9/15/2011(c)

          500,000     450,000

MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2039

          3,385,000     4,078,925

Protective Life Secured Trust, Zero Coupon, 9/10/2014(c)

          1,000,000     809,730
             
            5,338,655
             
Local Authorities – 4.9%          

Province of Alberta, 5.930%, 9/16/2016

   CAD        821,399     857,572

Province of British Columbia, Zero Coupon, 8/23/2013

   CAD        11,700,000     9,778,431

Province of Ontario, Canada, 4.200%, 3/08/2018

   CAD        19,825,000     19,227,463

Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 11G, 6.000%, 6/14/2011

   AUD        2,150,000     1,938,953

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046(b)

          7,725,000     5,517,736
             
            37,320,155
             
Lodging – 0.0%          

Host Marriott LP, Series O, 6.375%, 3/15/2015

          150,000     142,125
             
Media Cable – 3.6%          

Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 6/15/2035

          2,550,000     2,466,281

Comcast Corp., 6.450%, 3/15/2037

          1,070,000     1,133,011

Comcast Corp., 6.500%, 11/15/2035

          3,240,000     3,452,502

Comcast Corp., 6.950%, 8/15/2037

          7,695,000     8,588,866

CSC Holdings, Inc., 6.750%, 4/15/2012

          200,000     206,000

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/2011

          50,000     51,875

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2018

          170,000     173,400

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.500%, 4/15/2014, 144A

          1,000,000     1,050,000

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2026

          550,000     643,804

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Media Cable – continued          

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.550%, 5/01/2037

        $ 1,500,000      $ 1,593,834

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2018

          6,500,000        7,180,940

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 8/15/2016

          400,000        411,000

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.750%, 4/15/2014

   GBP        250,000        413,522
             
            27,365,035
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.4%          

News America, Inc., 6.150%, 3/01/2037

          2,630,000        2,573,316

News America, Inc., 6.200%, 12/15/2034

          795,000        782,182
             
            3,355,498
             
Metals & Mining – 1.2%          

Alcoa, Inc., 5.720%, 2/23/2019

          1,500,000        1,357,902

Alcoa, Inc., 5.870%, 2/23/2022

          300,000        260,097

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd., 8.950%, 5/01/2014

          6,203,000        7,320,700
             
            8,938,699
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 1.7%          

SLM Corp., 6.000%, 12/15/2043

          31,725 (††)      448,195

SLM Corp., MTN, 5.125%, 8/27/2012

          560,000        479,177

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.500%, 7/26/2010

          930,000        903,647

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013

          1,665,000        1,325,438

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015

          200,000        149,023

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018

          145,000        90,933

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013

          2,920,000        2,434,573

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014

          235,000        179,864

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.400%, 10/25/2011

          405,000        373,702

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018

          7,986,000        6,368,835
             
            12,753,387
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 3.5%          

CIT Group, Inc., 4.750%, 12/15/2010

          135,000        93,261

CIT Group, Inc., 5.050%, 9/15/2014

          500,000        250,188

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 2/13/2012

          64,000        42,005

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 1/30/2016

          108,000        68,084

CIT Group, Inc., 5.500%, 12/01/2014

   GBP        800,000        754,327

CIT Group, Inc., 5.600%, 4/27/2011

          432,000        294,148

CIT Group, Inc., 5.800%, 10/01/2036

          561,000        336,426

CIT Group, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2016

          10,000        6,302

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 3.800%, 11/14/2012

   EUR        750,000        685,945

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 4.650%, 9/19/2016

   EUR        1,150,000        967,640

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2014

   EUR        550,000        474,857

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.500%, 12/20/2016

   GBP        600,000        546,568

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 2/01/2010

          85,000        61,282

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 9/22/2011

   EUR        400,000        371,691

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/13/2014

          673,000        429,898

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/01/2015

          263,000        168,441

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 4.250%, 3/17/2015

   EUR        1,000,000        848,742

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 5.125%, 9/30/2014

          762,000        488,150

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, GMTN, 6.000%, 4/01/2036

          265,000        153,101

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, MTN, 5.650%, 2/13/2017

          250,000        156,327

General Electric Capital Australia Funding, EMTN, 8.000%, 2/13/2012

   AUD        830,000        753,280

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Diversified – continued          

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 5/01/2018

        $ 35,000   $ 34,832

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038

          170,000     155,904

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016

   NZD        1,345,000     931,877

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/2014

   NZD        2,500,000     1,831,450

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.875%, 3/04/2015

          1,145,000     1,180,135

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015

   NZD        9,210,000     6,360,274

GMAC, Inc., 5.375%, 6/06/2011, 144A

          2,268,000     2,092,230

GMAC, Inc., 5.750%, 9/27/2010, 144A

          309,000     298,185

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011, 144A

          1,305,000     1,207,125

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012, 144A

          224,000     206,080

GMAC, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A

          253,000     235,290

GMAC, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013, 144A

          682,000     596,750

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018, 144A

          1,460,000     1,102,300

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031, 144A

          181,000     145,705

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2012

          85,000     51,850

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.650%, 9/15/2011

          135,000     93,150

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016

          30,000     16,500

iStar Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 4/15/2015

          30,000     15,675

iStar Financial, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2013

          2,495,000     1,571,850

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.700%, 3/01/2014

          95,000     51,300

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013

          1,245,000     709,650
             
            26,838,775
             
Oil Field Services – 0.1%          

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.750%, 12/01/2011

          1,000,000     980,000
             
Packaging – 0.3%          

Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018

          2,000,000     2,005,000
             
Paper – 1.8%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

          2,000,000     1,780,000

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025

          2,868,000     2,581,200

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029

          6,005,000     5,524,600

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024

          132,000     130,680

Jefferson Smurfit Corp.,
7.500%, 6/01/2013(d)

          335,000     237,431

Westvaco Corp., 7.950%, 2/15/2031

          1,045,000     1,023,455

Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030

          1,080,000     1,059,334

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032

          1,565,000     1,386,246
             
            13,722,946
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%          

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

          4,235,000     4,314,406

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

          335,000     337,513
             
            4,651,919
             
Pipelines – 1.8%          

DCP Midstream LP, 6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A

          1,740,000     1,575,972

El Paso Corp., 6.950%, 6/01/2028

          925,000     769,467

El Paso Corp., 12.000%, 12/12/2013

          2,195,000     2,502,300

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.800%, 8/01/2031

          250,000     229,280

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Pipelines – continued          

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, 6.300%, 9/15/2017

        $ 1,550,000   $ 1,669,478

Florida Gas Transmission Co., 7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A

          300,000     357,876

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125%, 1/15/2017

          1,785,000     1,852,728

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.650%, 1/15/2037

          3,850,000     4,055,151

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 7.500%, 1/15/2031

          1,000,000     1,021,382
             
            14,033,634
             
Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.5%          

Allstate Corp., 5.950%, 4/01/2036

          540,000     572,894

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.750%, 12/01/2014

          80,000     80,988

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2014

          1,190,000     1,238,382

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.750%, 9/15/2015

          775,000     817,242

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033

          180,000     165,426

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2019

          4,570,000     5,726,850

MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter), 14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A

          1,545,000     679,800

White Mountains RE Group, 6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A

          2,140,000     1,913,203
             
            11,194,785
             
Railroads – 0.2%          

CSX Corp., MTN, 6.000%, 10/01/2036

          1,219,000     1,257,113

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 1/01/2045(b)

          500,000     340,000
             
            1,597,113
             
REITs – 1.9%          

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 5/15/2017

          1,495,000     1,414,491

Duke Realty LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2017

          210,000     193,572

ERP Operating LP, 5.125%, 3/15/2016

          70,000     68,304

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          3,485,000     3,069,358

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2018

          475,000     454,543

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2015

          100,000     90,871

ProLogis, 5.750%, 4/01/2016

          80,000     71,558

Realty Income Corp., 6.750%, 8/15/2019

          1,000,000     973,983

Simon Property Group LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2016

          1,125,000     1,108,914

Simon Property Group LP, 5.300%, 5/30/2013

          685,000     700,332

Simon Property Group LP, 5.750%, 12/01/2015

          350,000     358,019

Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017

          200,000     203,961

Simon Property Group LP, 6.100%, 5/01/2016

          290,000     298,047

Simon Property Group LP, 10.350%, 4/01/2019

          2,030,000     2,526,238

WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia Pty Ltd., 6.750%, 9/02/2019, 144A

          2,960,000     2,994,037
             
            14,526,228
             
Restaurants – 0.1%          

McDonald’s Corp., EMTN, 3.628%, 10/10/2010

   SGD        1,000,000     722,142
             
Retailers – 1.8%          

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026

          1,025,000     722,625

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022

          1,100,000     1,039,500

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Retailers – continued          

Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.875%, 12/16/2036

        $ 6,693,000      $ 6,493,589

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036

          2,110,000        1,740,750

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 7.125%, 11/15/2023

          575,000        529,000

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018

          3,240,000        2,818,800

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2013

          750,000        720,000
             
            14,064,264
             
Sovereigns – 4.6%          

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR43, 10.250%, 7/15/2022

   IDR        2,915,000,000        297,225

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR44, 10.000%, 9/15/2024

   IDR        33,387,000,000        3,275,729

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series ZC3, Zero Coupon, 11/20/2012

   IDR        7,590,000,000        604,302

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 7.250%, 12/15/2016

   MXN        578,000 (†††)      4,166,379

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.000%, 12/17/2015

   MXN        125,000 (†††)      942,802

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023

   MXN        305,000 (†††)      2,215,922

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series MI-10, 9.000%, 12/20/2012

   MXN        501,000 (†††)      3,956,553

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 10RG, 7.000%, 12/01/2010

   AUD        3,240,000        2,944,420

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG, 6.000%, 5/01/2012

   AUD        845,000        760,130

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017

   AUD        4,280,000        3,697,622

Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028

   BRL        14,885,000        8,065,929

Republic of Brazil, 12.500%, 1/05/2022

   BRL        625,000        388,067

Republic of Iceland, Zero Coupon, 11/16/2009

   ISK        88,000,000        562,508

Republic of Iceland, 7.000%, 3/17/2010

   ISK        21,715,000        139,999

Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013

   ISK        212,600,000        1,362,698

Republic of Iceland, 8.000%, 7/22/2011

   ISK        113,800,000        743,327

Republic of Iceland, 13.750%, 12/10/2010

   ISK        92,900,000        643,707
             
            34,767,319
             
Supermarkets – 1.1%          

American Stores Co., 8.000%, 6/01/2026

          25,000        22,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029

          6,515,000        5,602,900

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026

          1,470,000        1,308,300

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031

          565,000        507,088

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.700%, 5/01/2030

          5,000        4,550

New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028

          1,745,000        1,348,012
             
            8,793,350
             
Supranational – 4.2%          

Eurofima, EMTN, 11.000%, 2/05/2010

   ISK        20,000,000        130,741

European Investment Bank, EMTN, 4.600%, 1/30/2037, 144A

   CAD        6,000,000        4,936,067

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/2017

   NZD        19,735,000        14,190,476

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.430%, 3/05/2014

   SGD        17,000,000        11,597,363

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Supranational – continued          

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 9.500%, 5/27/2010

   ISK      210,000,000   $ 1,369,308
             
            32,223,955
             
Technology – 2.2%          

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017

        5,215,000     5,426,938

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029

        250,000     190,313

Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

        530,000     530,000

Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.875%, 7/01/2013

        2,850,000     3,079,143

Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015

        1,645,000     1,693,626

Avnet, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2016

        130,000     136,612

Corning, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2016

        250,000     255,505

Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029

        450,000     459,198

Corning, Inc., 7.250%, 8/15/2036

        1,175,000     1,239,713

Motorola, Inc., 5.220%, 10/01/2097

        515,000     282,770

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2028

        815,000     672,221

Motorola, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037

        995,000     833,312

Nortel Networks Capital Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)

        150,000     84,000

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)

        1,325,000     371,000

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A

        1,100,100     1,220,363
             
            16,474,714
             
Tobacco – 1.6%          

Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 8/06/2019

        6,465,000     7,899,945

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017

        3,320,000     3,451,336

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037

        810,000     802,238
             
            12,153,519
             
Transportation Services – 0.6%          

APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(b)

        2,500,000     2,043,750

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1B, 7.630%, 7/02/2016

        1,192,308     894,231

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class B, 9.057%, 7/02/2017

        364,292     324,220

Atlas Air, Inc., Series B, 7.680%, 1/02/2014

        1,368,416     1,163,153
             
            4,425,354
             
Treasuries – 15.3%          

Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012

   CAD      18,855,000     17,658,522

Canadian Government, 2.750%, 12/01/2010

   CAD      12,760,000     12,208,197

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 9/01/2011

   CAD      18,145,000     17,738,256

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2012

   CAD      14,255,000     14,011,348

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2019

   CAD      7,385,000     7,147,306

Canadian Government, 4.250%, 6/01/2018

   CAD      9,615,000     9,722,048

Canadian Government, 5.250%, 6/01/2012

   CAD      22,355,000     22,787,213

Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017

   NOK      56,415,000     9,929,982

Norwegian Government, 5.000%, 5/15/2015

   NOK      9,425,000     1,734,021

Norwegian Government, 6.000%, 5/16/2011

   NOK      11,705,000     2,129,430

Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013

   NOK      8,410,000     1,603,811
             
            116,670,134
             
Wireless – 1.3%          

ALLTEL Corp., 6.800%, 5/01/2029

        150,000     164,636

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

        4,585,000     4,115,037

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Wireless – continued          

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

        $ 745,000   $ 690,988

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          1,745,000     1,544,325

Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.500%, 3/15/2014

          150,000     160,588

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

          1,262,000     1,053,770

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019

          870,000     778,650

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032

          300,000     283,500

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

          898,000     801,465
             
            9,592,959
             
Wirelines – 3.7%          

AT&T Corp., 6.500%, 3/15/2029

          355,000     369,005

AT&T, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2037

          5,335,000     5,732,495

Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A

          355,000     360,325

Bell Canada, MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A

   CAD        195,000     179,328

Bell Canada, MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032

   CAD        690,000     689,562

Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035

   CAD        600,000     523,342

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/01/2016

          235,000     255,341

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036

          200,000     208,963

GTE Corp., 6.940%, 4/15/2028

          350,000     376,316

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Series B, 12.500%, 5/01/2015(d)

          75,000     94

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014

          500,000     440,625

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

          3,305,000     2,718,362

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028

          7,205,000     5,439,775

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021

          350,000     295,750

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031

          775,000     618,063

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

          790,000     639,900

Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026

          1,780,000     1,486,300

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025

          1,220,000     1,052,250

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.000%, 9/30/2034

          1,330,000     1,296,576

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/2033

          1,320,000     1,348,765

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.877%, 7/15/2019

          30,000     32,595

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/2036

          209,000     247,332

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2035

          3,520,000     3,543,788
             
            27,854,852
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $647,779,407)

            675,247,827
             
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 4.3%          
Airlines – 0.1%          

AMR Corp., 6.250%, 10/15/2014

          860,000     908,375
             
Construction Machinery – 0.0%          

United Rentals North America, Inc., 1.875%, 10/15/2023

          50,000     47,250
             
Electric – 0.1%          

CMS Energy Corp., 5.500%, 6/15/2029

          500,000     571,875
             
Healthcare – 0.1%          

Affymetrix, Inc., 3.500%, 1/15/2038

          604,000     486,220
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
         
Industrial Other – 0.2%          

Incyte Corp., 3.500%, 2/15/2011

        $ 1,290,000   $ 1,257,750
             
Life Insurance – 0.1%          

MetLife, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2036

          1,000,000     845,000
             
Lodging – 0.2%          

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A

          1,430,000     1,313,813
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.0%          

Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031

          452,456     277,695
             
Metals & Mining – 0.5%          

ArcelorMittal, 5.000%, 5/15/2014

          600,000     866,250

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2014

          235,000     277,300

United States Steel Corp., 4.000%, 5/15/2014

          1,540,000     2,448,600
             
            3,592,150
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 0.0%  

iStar Financial, Inc., 1.097%, 10/01/2012(c)

          380,000     190,000
             
Oil Field Services – 0.0%  

Transocean, Inc., Series C, 1.500%, 12/15/2037

          360,000     342,900
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%  

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 10/15/2011

          175,000     242,156

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 8/15/2012

          205,000     255,481

Nektar Therapeutics, 3.250%, 9/28/2012

          1,065,000     966,488

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 4.000%, 11/15/2013

          1,095,000     1,178,494
             
            2,642,619
             
Pipelines – 0.2%          

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.000%, 3/15/2012

          1,467,700     1,438,346
             
REITs – 0.5%          

ProLogis, 1.875%, 11/15/2037

          2,505,000     2,138,643

ProLogis, 2.250%, 4/01/2037

          1,515,000     1,365,394
             
            3,504,037
             
Technology – 1.5%          

Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035

          130,000     116,025

Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039, 144A

          7,000,000     7,481,250

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2012

          3,585,000     2,935,219

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 1.000%, 6/30/2010

          380,000     360,525

Maxtor Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2012(b)

          363,000     330,330

Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)

          248,000     136,400

Richardson Electronics Ltd., 7.750%, 12/15/2011

          263,000     234,070
             
            11,593,819
             
Textile – 0.0%          

Dixie Yarns, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2012

          63,000     51,660
             
Wirelines – 0.5%          

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(b)

          3,040,000     3,222,400

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Wirelines – continued          

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 3.500%, 11/15/2025

        $ 250,000   $ 252,187
             
            3,474,587
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $29,897,654)

            32,538,096
             
MUNICIPALS – 0.2%          
Michigan –  0.2%          

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 7.309%, 6/01/2034(b)

         

(Identified Cost $2,434,860)

          2,435,000     1,946,685
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $680,111,921)

            709,732,608
             
BANK LOANS – 0.3%          
Media Non-Cable – 0.1%          

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B,
6.250%, 11/17/2014(d)(e)

          1,609,994     680,899

Tribune Co., Term Loan X,
5.000%, 6/04/2009(d)(e)(j)

          74,971     36,408
             
            717,307
             
Technology – 0.1%          

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche A, 2.004%, 2/28/2014(e)

          27,823     26,007

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche B, 4.079%, 2/26/2016(e)

          771,017     750,585
             
            776,592
             
Wirelines – 0.1%          

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 4.750%, 6/01/2014(e)(f)

          481,539     297,109

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche A Term Loan, 2.683%, 3/13/2014(e)

          345,000     304,894
             
            602,003
             
TOTAL BANK LOANS          

(Identified Cost $2,839,101)

            2,095,902
             
              Shares     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.9%          
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS – 
1.3%
         
Automotive – 0.3%          

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.500%

          81,667     2,459,810
             
Capital Markets – 0.1%          

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%

          25,075     887,028
             
Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%          

Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%

          55,343     1,674,126
             
Electric Utilities – 0.1%          

AES Trust III, 6.750%

          10,000     440,625
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – continued          
Machinery – 0.1%          

United Rentals Trust, 6.500%

        30,199   $ 751,200
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.500%

        775     64,558

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%

        20,200     675,437
             
            739,995
             
REITs – 0.0%          

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.800%

        2,500     28,750
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.4%          

Lucent Technologies Capital Trust, 7.750%

        3,715     2,841,975
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $10,708,194)

            9,823,509
             
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.6%          
Diversified Financial Services – 0.4%          

Bank of America Corp., 6.375%

        5,000     89,750

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%

        2,844     2,417,400

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7.000%, 144A

        1,121     651,896
             
            3,159,046
             
Electric Utilities – 0.1%          

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%

        90     6,244

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%

        2,876     207,522

MDU Resources Group, Inc., 5.100%

        254     24,979

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 4.180%

        1,950     138,645

Union Electric Co., 4.500%

        4,670     343,245

Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.110%

        100     6,781
             
            727,416
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%          

Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%

        20,975     423,066

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(g)(h)

        4,150     10,998

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(g)(h)

        63,750     102,000

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(g)(h)

        18,900     31,185

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.700%(g)(h)

        6,550     16,833

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.790%(g)(h)

        12,100     32,186

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.810%(g)(h)

        4,250     11,602

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%(g)(h)

        9,400     15,980

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000%(g)(h)

        5,350     15,782

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(g)(h)

        3,800     11,400

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(g)(h)

        24,825     45,181

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%(g)(h)

        88,575     160,321

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%(g)(h)

        8,200     20,910

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.125%(g)(h)

        2,900     7,714

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%(g)(h)

        5,800     16,472

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.810%(g)(h)

        2,400     6,696

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.750%(g)(h)

        3,750     5,888

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(g)(h)

        119,675     192,677
             
            1,126,891
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – continued          
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $9,015,791)

          $ 5,013,353
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $19,723,985)

            14,836,862
             
COMMON STOCKS – 1.4%          
Biotechnology – 0.6%          

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(h)

          84,750     1,186

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Contingent Value Rights(h)

          250    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(h)

          127,420     4,829,218
             
            4,830,404
             
Containers & Packaging – 0.2%          

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(h)

          35,353     1,304,526
             
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components – 0.4%          

Corning, Inc.

          205,167     3,141,107
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

          54,259     1,540,956
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $7,974,296)

            10,816,993
             
WARRANTS – 0.0%          
Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%          

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Expiration 8/16/2010(h)(i)

         

(Identified Cost $0)

          26,098    
             
              Principal Amount (‡)     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%          
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000%, to be repurchased at $3,234 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $5,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, due 11/05/2009 valued at $5,000 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)         $ 3,234     3,234
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $14,851,540, on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $15,075,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 1/13/2014 valued at $15,150,375 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)           14,851,540     14,851,540
             
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $14,854,774)

            14,854,774
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.7%          

(Identified Cost $725,504,077)(a)

            752,337,139

Other assets less liabilities—1.3%

            9,618,289
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 761,955,428
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

(‡)       Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(†)       See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(††)      Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 25.

 

(†††)    Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

(a)        Federal Tax Information:

 

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $727,725,604 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

  $ 59,239,589

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (34,628,054)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 24,611,535
             
(b) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $25,267,070 or 3.3% of net assets.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(d) The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(e) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2009.
(f) All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.
(g) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(h) Non-income producing security.
(i) Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2009 the value of this security amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
(j) Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.
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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $78,779,447 or 10.3% of net assets.
ABS Asset-Backed Securities
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

Key to Abbreviations: AUD: Australian Dollar; BRL: Brazilian Real; CAD: Canadian Dollar; EUR: Euro; GBP: British Pound; IDR: Indonesian Rupiah; ISK: Icelandic Krona; KRW: South Korean Won; MXN: Mexican Peso; NOK: Norwegian Krone; NZD: New Zealand Dollar; SGD: Singapore Dollar;

THB: Thai Baht

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     15.3

Banking

     7.3   

Local Authorities

     4.9   

Sovereigns

     4.6   

Wirelines

     4.3   

Supranational

     4.2   

Technology

     3.8   

Media Cable

     3.6   

Non-Captive Diversified

     3.5   

Electric

     3.5   

Automotive

     3.4   

Healthcare

     2.6   

REITs

     2.4   

Independent Energy

     2.2   

Pipelines

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     29.1   

Short-Term Investments

     2.0   
        

Total Investments

     98.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CURRENCY EXPOSURE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     64.4

Canadian Dollar

     18.0   

New Zealand Dollar

     3.1   

Brazilian Real

     2.3   

Norwegian Krone

     2.0   

Other, less than 2% each

     8.9   
        

Total Investments

     98.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 94.6% of Net Assets          
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 94.4%          
Argentina – 0.4%          

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, 7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A

        $ 8,320,000   $ 7,155,200
             
Australia – 0.8%          

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 10RG, 7.000%, 12/01/2010

   AUD        16,675,000     15,153,768

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017

   AUD        445,000     384,449
             
            15,538,217
             
Austria – 1.1%          

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, 1.800%, 3/22/2010

   JPY        1,944,000,000     21,731,284
             
Belgium – 3.0%          

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, 6.500%, 6/23/2017

   GBP        3,750,000     6,467,478

Kingdom of Belgium, 5.500%, 9/28/2017

   EUR        31,055,000     52,022,365
             
            58,489,843
             
Bermuda – 0.8%          

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 6.875%, 8/15/2018

          1,375,000     1,475,177

Noble Group Ltd., 8.500%, 5/30/2013, 144A

          4,805,000     5,201,413

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 6/10/2019, 144A

          2,300,000     2,629,454

White Mountains RE Group, 6.375%, 3/20/2017, 144A

          6,905,000     6,173,208
             
            15,479,252
             
Brazil – 1.1%          

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, 6.500%, 6/10/2019, 144A

          7,000,000     7,437,500

ISA Capital Do Brasil SA, 7.875%, 1/30/2012, 144A

          1,100,000     1,155,000

Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028

   BRL        17,750,000     9,618,424

Telemar Norte Leste SA, 9.500%, 4/23/2019, 144A

          3,200,000     3,824,000
             
            22,034,924
             
Canada – 3.5%          

ArcelorMittal USA Partnership, 9.750%, 4/01/2014

          1,000,000     1,047,500

Barrick Gold Corp., 6.950%, 4/01/2019

          970,000     1,135,613

Bell Aliant Regional Communications, 5.410%, 9/26/2016

   CAD        4,440,000     4,292,905

Bell Canada, MTN, 5.000%, 2/15/2017

   CAD        1,240,000     1,181,095

Bell Canada, MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A

   CAD        160,000     147,141

Bell Canada, MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032

   CAD        3,180,000     3,177,980

Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035

   CAD        3,090,000     2,695,211

Canadian Government, 4.500%, 6/01/2015

   CAD        41,303,000     42,289,813

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.750%, 3/15/2033

          810,000     779,829

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.950%, 5/15/2037

          1,745,000     1,721,816

Province of Quebec, 1.600%, 5/09/2013

   JPY        766,000,000     8,308,111

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Canada – continued          

Shaw Communications, Inc., 6.500%, 6/02/2014

   CAD      1,550,000   $ 1,593,475
             
            68,370,489
             
Cayman Islands – 1.5%          

CCL Finance Ltd., 9.500%, 8/15/2014, 144A

        5,000,000     5,312,500

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.625%, 11/16/2016, 144A

        1,170,000     1,161,225

Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.875%, 3/01/2018

        15,600,000     16,180,851

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 11/21/2036

        6,716,000     6,947,910
             
            29,602,486
             
Colombia – 0.5%          

Ecopetrol SA, 7.625%, 7/23/2019, 144A

        4,000,000     4,380,000

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 7.625%, 7/29/2019, 144A

        4,500,000     4,871,250
             
            9,251,250
             
France – 3.4%          

France Telecom SA, EMTN, 4.750%, 2/21/2017

   EUR      4,010,000     6,128,863

Government of France, 5.000%, 10/25/2016

   EUR      10,070,000     16,542,843

Lafarge SA, EMTN, 4.750%, 3/23/2020

   EUR      3,435,000     4,427,382

Lafarge SA, EMTN, 5.375%, 6/26/2017

   EUR      3,000,000     4,253,345

PPR SA, EMTN, 4.000%, 1/29/2013

   EUR      1,735,000     2,536,702

Veolia Environnement, 6.000%, 6/01/2018

        5,245,000     5,643,803

Veolia Environnement, EMTN, 5.125%, 5/24/2022

   EUR      4,070,000     5,944,985

Wendel, 4.375%, 8/09/2017

   EUR      4,650,000     4,831,247

Wendel, 4.875%, 5/26/2016

   EUR      10,250,000     11,624,478

WPP Finance SA, 5.250%, 1/30/2015

   EUR      2,400,000     3,453,773
             
            65,387,421
             
Germany – 15.8%          

Bertelsmann AG, EMTN, 3.625%, 10/06/2015

   EUR      9,800,000     13,015,728

Bundesobligation, 4.000%, 10/11/2013

   EUR      26,600,000     41,641,664

Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Series 06, 3.750%, 1/04/2017(b)

   EUR      33,340,000     51,493,352

Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Series 153, 4.250%, 7/04/2017

   EUR      1,700,000     2,701,087

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.350%, 1/20/2014

   JPY      1,494,000,000     16,933,087

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 2.500%, 10/11/2010

   EUR      15,925,000     23,745,277

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 2.600%, 6/20/2037

   JPY      1,140,000,000     12,705,796

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Series INTL, 1.850%, 9/20/2010

   JPY      834,000,000     9,407,276

Muenchener Hypothekenbank eG, 5.000%, 1/16/2012

   EUR      11,515,000     18,025,783

Republic of Germany, 3.750%, 7/04/2013

   EUR      24,140,000     37,386,119

Republic of Germany, 4.000%, 4/13/2012

   EUR      44,825,000     69,549,317

Republic of Germany, 4.000%, 1/04/2037

   EUR      7,639,000     11,221,784
             
            307,826,270
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
India – 1.2%          

Canara Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 11/28/2016, variable rate thereafter), 6.365%, 11/28/2021

        $ 17,500,000   $ 16,147,810

ICICI Bank Ltd., (fixed rate to 4/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.375%, 4/30/2022, 144A

          7,940,000     6,495,007
             
            22,642,817
             
Indonesia – 1.0%          

Indonesia Government International Bond, 7.750%, 1/17/2038, 144A

          13,355,000     14,757,275

Indonesia Government International Bond, 11.500%, 9/15/2019

   IDR        42,900,000,000     4,835,596
             
            19,592,871
             
Ireland – 2.2%          

Depfa ACS Bank, EMTN, 1.650%, 12/20/2016

   JPY        4,140,000,000     37,391,951

Elan Corp. PLC, 8.750%, 10/15/2016, 144A

          4,200,000     4,139,625

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

          60,000     61,125

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

          920,000     926,900
             
            42,519,601
             
Italy – 0.5%          

Finmeccanica SpA, EMTN, 4.875%, 3/24/2025

   EUR        4,850,000     6,707,788

Telecom Italia SpA, EMTN, 5.375%, 1/29/2019

   EUR        1,500,000     2,221,364
             
            8,929,152
             
Japan – 4.2%          

Development Bank of Japan, 1.750%, 3/17/2017

   JPY        400,000,000     4,681,303

Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises, 1.350%, 11/26/2013

   JPY        1,000,000,000     11,452,359

Japan Finance Organization for Municipal Enterprises, 1.550%, 2/21/2012

   JPY        1,200,000,000     13,696,831

Japan Government, 1.300%, 3/20/2019

   JPY        1,536,000,000     17,263,380

Japan Government, 1.400%, 6/20/2011

   JPY        3,067,100,000     34,857,345
             
            81,951,218
             
Korea – 1.7%          

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 5.875%, 1/14/2015

          5,300,000     5,587,530

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 8.125%, 1/21/2014

          5,000,000     5,727,410

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., 6.250%, 6/17/2014, 144A

          7,000,000     7,446,145

SK Broadband Co. Ltd., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A

          1,610,000     1,658,300

SK Telecom Co. Ltd., 6.625%, 7/20/2027, 144A

          11,600,000     12,294,504
             
            32,713,889
             
Luxembourg – 0.8%          

ArcelorMittal, 5.375%, 6/01/2013

          915,000     935,459

ArcelorMittal, 6.125%, 6/01/2018

          10,000     9,852

ArcelorMittal, 9.850%, 6/01/2019

          2,800,000     3,311,851

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.950%, 9/30/2014

          3,990,000     4,128,784

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 5.250%, 10/01/2015

          1,660,000     1,718,550

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/2033

          1,910,000     1,951,623

Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.750%, 1/24/2033

   EUR        2,770,000     4,548,406
             
            16,604,525
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Mexico – 1.7%          

Axtel SAB de CV, 7.625%, 2/01/2017, 144A

        $ 4,030,000      $ 3,868,800

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV, 7.500%, 9/28/2015

          8,400,000        8,253,000

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.500%, 12/13/2018

   MXN        1,537,500 (††)      11,799,917

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023

   MXN        1,373,000 (††)      9,975,282
             
            33,896,999
             
Netherlands – 2.7%          

Kingdom of Netherlands, 5.500%, 1/15/2028

   EUR        12,995,000        22,541,256

Koninklijke KPN NV, EMTN, 4.750%, 1/17/2017

   EUR        13,445,000        20,054,449

Linde Finance BV, EMTN, 4.750%, 4/24/2017

   EUR        3,865,000        5,863,645

Majapahit Holding BV, 7.250%, 6/28/2017, 144A

          3,440,000        3,508,800

OI European Group BV, 6.875%, 3/31/2017, 144A

   EUR        1,000,000        1,419,449
             
            53,387,599
             
Norway – 3.6%          

Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017

   NOK        40,055,000        7,050,348

Norwegian Government, 5.000%, 5/15/2015

   NOK        60,020,000        11,042,543

Norwegian Government, 6.000%, 5/16/2011

   NOK        61,705,000        11,225,672

Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013

   NOK        211,560,000        40,345,105
             
            69,663,668
             
Peru – 0.2%          

Peruvian Government, 7.350%, 7/21/2025

          3,900,000        4,553,250
             
Singapore – 0.9%          

Singapore Government, 2.250%, 7/01/2013

   SGD        24,355,000        18,053,372
             
South Africa – 1.1%          

Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 4.023%, 6/15/2014, 144A(c)

   EUR        8,495,000        8,888,272

Republic of South Africa, EMTN, 4.500%, 4/05/2016

   EUR        9,275,000        13,233,247
             
            22,121,519
             
Supranational – 2.1%          

Asia Development Bank, 2.350%, 6/21/2027

   JPY        1,700,000,000        19,449,466

European Investment Bank, 1.400%, 6/20/2017

   JPY        1,339,300,000        15,150,942

European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A

   IDR        90,681,660,000        6,678,449

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 9.500%, 5/27/2010

   ISK        8,000,000        52,164
             
            41,331,021
             
Sweden – 1.4%          

Swedish Government, 5.500%, 10/08/2012

   SEK        176,475,000        27,817,909
             
United Arab Emirates – 2.5%          

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A

          15,695,000        16,812,123

Dolphin Energy Ltd., 5.888%, 6/15/2019, 144A

          5,600,000        5,670,000

DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

          29,110,000        25,601,925
             
            48,084,048
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
United Kingdom – 5.4%          

Barclays Bank PLC, 6.050%, 12/04/2017, 144A

        $ 500,000   $ 503,183

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, 6.100%, 2/15/2018, 144A

          9,150,000     9,856,828

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, 9.500%, 11/15/2018, 144A

          1,000,000     1,279,479

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Series EMTN, 6.000%, 5/21/2027

   GBP        950,000     1,540,258

BSKYB Finance UK PLC, 5.750%, 10/20/2017

   GBP        1,415,000     2,390,125

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, 5.875%, 7/08/2014

   EUR        1,235,000     1,845,488

Rexam PLC, 6.750%, 6/01/2013, 144A

          13,775,000     14,774,362

SABMiller PLC, 6.500%, 7/15/2018, 144A

          1,500,000     1,664,894

United Kingdom Treasury, 4.000%, 9/07/2016

   GBP        14,405,000     24,426,823

United Kingdom Treasury, 4.750%, 3/07/2020

   GBP        11,325,000     19,761,462

United Kingdom Treasury, 5.000%, 9/07/2014

   GBP        4,000,000     7,088,760

United Kingdom Treasury, 5.000%, 3/07/2025

   GBP        7,445,000     13,310,914

WPP PLC, 6.000%, 4/04/2017

   GBP        4,550,000     6,964,218
             
            105,406,794
             
United States – 29.3%          

AES Corp. (The), 9.375%, 9/15/2010

          3,000,000     3,090,000

Ahold Finance USA, Inc., EMTN, 6.500%, 3/14/2017

   GBP        6,055,000     10,257,414

American Express Co., 6.150%, 8/28/2017

          995,000     1,045,143

American Express Issuance Trust, Series 2005-2, Class A, 0.313%, 8/15/2013(c)

          815,000     798,682

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, series 2007-2, Class 12A1, 0.516%, 3/25/2037(c)

          313,510     132,537

American Stores Co., Series B, MTN, 7.100%, 3/20/2028

          2,250,000     1,777,500

ARG Funding Corp., Series 2005-2A, Class A5, 0.406%, 5/20/2011, 144A(c)

          1,685,000     1,685,005

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, 5.680%, 2/20/2013, 144A

          10,200,000     10,199,344

Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 5/06/2014, variable rate thereafter), 4.750%, 5/06/2019

   EUR        175,000     226,049

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 2006-B4, Class B4, 0.323%, 3/15/2012(c)

          1,500,000     1,498,987

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Series 2007-B2, Class B2, 0.443%, 6/15/2016(c)

          1,265,000     1,121,753

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-PW13, Class A4, 5.540%, 9/11/2041

          300,000     286,349

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044

          200,000     180,035

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.719%, 6/11/2040(c)

          100,000     91,345

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2007-C, Class A4, 5.230%, 7/15/2014

          385,000     376,540

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.150%, 9/01/2016

          1,090,000     1,070,373

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2004-B7, Class B7, 1.469%, 8/17/2017(c)

   EUR        4,150,000     3,693,148

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2005-A10, Class A, 0.323%, 9/15/2015(c)

          840,000     820,829

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
United States – continued          

Cargill, Inc., 7.350%, 3/06/2019, 144A

        $ 1,500,000   $ 1,736,481

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B1, Class B1, 0.493%, 4/15/2019(c)

          1,000,000     857,302

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2017

          2,050,000     1,880,875

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020

          5,700,000     5,073,000

Citi Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2001-A4, Class A4, 5.375%, 4/10/2013

   EUR        5,130,000     7,371,794

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2005-C1, Class C1, 5.500%, 3/24/2017

          100,000     97,099

Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014

          16,365,000     15,572,689

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 5/15/2018

          1,500,000     1,476,964

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036

          1,500,000     1,287,303

Comcast Corp., 4.950%, 6/15/2016

          6,300,000     6,443,980

Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 6/15/2035

          444,000     429,423

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307%, 10/02/2019

          1,595,794     1,404,299

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373%, 6/15/2017

          526,292     436,823

Corning, Inc., 5.900%, 3/15/2014

          1,675,000     1,787,908

Corning, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2016

          3,670,000     3,750,813

Corning, Inc., 7.250%, 8/15/2036

          740,000     780,756

Couche-Tard US/Finance, 7.500%, 12/15/2013

          3,775,000     3,817,469

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C4, Class A4, 5.809%, 9/15/2039(c)

          900,000     713,009

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 9/15/2040

          1,675,000     1,320,074

CSX Corp., 5.600%, 5/01/2017

          859,000     900,674

CSX Corp., 6.250%, 3/15/2018

          8,075,000     8,757,297

CSX Corp., MTN, 6.000%, 10/01/2036

          5,554,000     5,727,651

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.821%, 2/10/2024

          6,980,932     6,457,362

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024

          1,853,823     1,464,520

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036

          6,047,000     6,317,990

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.625%, 10/15/2036

          215,000     223,155

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.700%, 7/01/2018

          9,230,000     9,876,995

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 10/15/2017, 144A

          7,181,000     7,209,372

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A

          120,000     106,538

Erac USA Finance Co., 7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A

          7,530,000     7,048,908

Frontier Communications Corp., 6.250%, 1/15/2013

          6,175,000     6,051,500

General Electric Capital Corp., EMTN, 1.000%, 3/21/2012

   JPY        888,000,000     9,646,629

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 5.250%, 4/15/2013

          230,000     230,555

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

          4,540,000     4,040,600

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024

          180,000     178,200

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031

          1,805,000     1,823,050

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 1.201%, 5/23/2016(c)

   EUR        5,800,000     7,584,430

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
United States – continued          

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037

        $ 1,750,000   $ 1,806,054

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.875%, 1/18/2038

   GBP        4,655,000     7,403,834

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 7.250%, 4/10/2028

   GBP        2,050,000     3,944,613

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2, 5.117%, 4/10/2037

          11,075,000     11,047,935

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049

          1,000,000     900,436

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.444%, 3/10/2039

          700,000     620,349

GTE Corp., 6.940%, 4/15/2028

          355,000     381,692

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          765,000     675,113

HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013

          500,000     477,500

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

          1,205,000     1,072,450

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          2,440,000     2,165,500

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033

          525,000     406,233

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          635,000     515,655

HCA, Inc., 8.750%, 9/01/2010

          1,500,000     1,522,500

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          624,000     504,842

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          165,000     129,326

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.750%, 11/01/2015, 144A

          5,680,000     5,367,600

Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.875%, 12/16/2036

          5,772,000     5,600,029

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, Series 2006-OPT4, Class 2A4, 0.496%, 3/25/2036(c)

          850,000     292,204

International Paper Co., 7.950%, 6/15/2018

          7,630,000     8,270,600

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.150%, 10/01/2015

          6,000,000     6,224,844

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.818%, 6/15/2049(c)

          1,900,000     1,660,733

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.800%, 3/15/2035

          120,000     113,160

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2018

          10,800,000     11,298,074

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class A4, 5.882%, 6/15/2038(c)

          300,000     284,055

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 2008-1, Class A4A, 6.150%, 4/15/2015

          8,155,000     8,613,499

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037

          280,000     266,324

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., EMTN, 4.625%, 9/14/2018

   EUR        14,450,000     18,280,699

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 5.000%, 1/15/2015

          575,000     580,580

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.400%, 8/28/2017

          1,090,000     1,103,913

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A2, 5.439%, 2/12/2039

          5,755,000     5,797,921

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4, 5.485%, 3/12/2051

          1,000,000     778,703

Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014

          6,665,000     6,615,812

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
United States – continued          

Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 11/14/2013

   GBP      2,070,000   $ 3,351,305

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4, 5.328%, 11/12/2041

        100,000     90,941

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-T27, Class A4, 5.650%, 6/11/2042(c)

        700,000     660,578

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2008-T29, Class A4, 6.280%, 1/11/2043(c)

        200,000     194,007

Motorola, Inc., 5.220%, 10/01/2097

        60,000     32,944

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2025

        125,000     105,636

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2028

        115,000     94,853

Motorola, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037

        6,120,000     5,125,500

Nabors Industries, Inc., 6.150%, 2/15/2018

        6,360,000     6,375,875

Nabors Industries, Inc., 9.250%, 1/15/2019

        730,000     867,541

National Semiconductor Corp., 6.150%, 6/15/2012

        9,275,000     9,677,952

National Semiconductor Corp., 6.600%, 6/15/2017

        335,000     331,067

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029

        5,689,000     4,892,540

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026

        50,000     44,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031

        1,000,000     897,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028

        830,000     641,175

News America, Inc., 6.150%, 3/01/2037

        3,730,000     3,649,607

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

        5,525,000     4,958,687

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

        540,000     477,900

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.768%, 12/15/2037, 144A

        1,740,000     2,112,129

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018

        6,105,000     6,093,620

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 4/15/2016(d)

        7,740,000     6,978,516

Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014

   EUR      2,170,000     3,143,713

Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 7.000%, 6/15/2018

        1,515,000     1,685,828

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Series REGS, 6.625%, 4/04/2010

   EUR      190,000     283,319

ProLogis, 6.625%, 5/15/2018

        15,685,000     14,483,404

Questar Market Resources, Inc., 6.800%, 3/01/2020

        4,495,000     4,626,276

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

        855,000     703,238

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028

        365,000     275,575

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031

        3,410,000     2,719,475

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

        2,635,000     2,134,350

Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026

        100,000     83,500

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025

        1,656,000     1,428,300

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 10/15/2035

        5,165,000     4,157,825

Qwest Corp., 7.500%, 6/15/2023

        5,285,000     4,809,350

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017

        9,935,000     10,328,019

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 2009-3A, Class A1, 7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A

        13,000,000     13,000,000

Simon Property Group LP, 5.750%, 12/01/2015

        15,000     15,344

Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017

        50,000     50,990

Simon Property Group LP, 6.125%, 5/30/2018

        5,240,000     5,279,693

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
United States – continued          

Simon Property Group LP, 10.350%, 4/01/2019

        $ 505,000   $ 628,448

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013

          6,610,000     5,261,950

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-OPT5, Class 2A3, 0.396%, 7/25/2036(c)

          1,075,000     639,015

Southern Natural Gas Co., 7.350%, 2/15/2031

          70,000     75,547

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019

          1,895,000     1,696,025

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032

          655,000     618,975

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

          100,000     89,250

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 7.000%, 3/15/2027

          170,000     180,636

Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013

   EUR        11,350,000     15,336,262

Time Warner, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2029

          2,170,000     2,226,611

Time Warner, Inc., 6.950%, 1/15/2028

          2,795,000     2,946,782

Time Warner, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/2031

          25,000     28,019

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.000%, 7/31/2011

          27,905,000     27,984,585

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 12/31/2013

          14,265,000     13,967,446

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 6/30/2014

          44,295,000     45,083,983

Union Pacific Corp., 5.375%, 6/01/2033

          1,198,000     1,213,192

Union Pacific Corp., 5.650%, 5/01/2017

          4,190,000     4,452,830

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.800%, 3/15/2036

          2,715,000     2,632,850

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2018

          10,293,000     10,816,358

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.500%, 6/15/2037

          1,750,000     1,818,861

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4, 5.308%, 11/15/2048

          300,000     270,128

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.625%, 11/02/2035

   GBP        7,780,000     11,258,603

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2008-A, Class M, 5.243%, 6/15/2014(c)

          2,000,000     1,915,100
             
            570,961,330
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $1,741,809,258)

            1,841,098,218
             
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 0.2%          
United States – 0.2%          

ERP Operating LP, 3.850%, 8/15/2026

          1,500,000     1,485,990

Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013), 2.000%, 12/15/2037(e)

          3,820,000     3,122,850
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $4,022,749)

            4,608,840
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $1,745,832,007)

            1,845,707,058
             
              Shares     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%          
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%          
United States – 0.1%          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(f)(g)

          1,000     2,650

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – continued          
United States – continued          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(f)(g)

          33,383   $ 53,413

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(f)(g)

          5,433     8,964

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(f)(g)

          2,889     8,667

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(f)(g)

          1,755     3,194

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%(f)(g)

          552,117     999,332

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%(f)(g)

          6,159     15,706

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.125%(f)(g)

          650     1,729

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%(f)(g)

          1,350     3,834

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.750%(f)(g)

          2,802     4,399

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(f)(g)

          1,085,090     1,746,995
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $38,335,382)

            2,848,883
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $38,335,382)

            2,848,883
             
              Principal Amount (‡)     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.7%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $32,640,617 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $8,850,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.030% due 5/05/2014 valued at $8,927,438; $24,245,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 1/13/2014 valued at $24,366,225 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $32,640,617)         $ 32,640,617     32,640,617
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 96.4%          

(Identified Cost $1,816,808,006)(a)

            1,881,196,558

Other Assets Less Liabilities—3.6%

            70,009,889
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 1,951,206,447
             

(‡)    Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(†)    See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(††)  Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

(a)    Federal Tax Information:

        At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,822,783,746 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

  $ 118,401,026

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (59,988,214)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 58,412,812
             
(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open forward foreign currency contracts or open swap agreements.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(d) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of this security amounted to $6,978,516 or 0.4% of net assets.
(e) Step Bond: Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
(f) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(g) 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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $245,230,688 or 12.6% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund – continued

 

 

EMTN  Euro Medium Term Note
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
MTN     Medium Term Note

    Key to Abbreviations: AUD: Australian Dollar; BRL: Brazilian Real; CAD: Canadian Dollar; EUR: Euro; GBP: British Pound; IDR: Indonesian Rupiah; ISK:     Icelandic Krona; JPY: Japanese Yen; MXN: Mexican Peso; NOK: Norwegian Krone; SEK: Swedish Krona; SGD: Singapore Dollar

 

At September 30, 2009, the Fund had the following open credit default swap agreement:

 

Buy Protection 

                             

Counterparty

 

Reference Obligation

  (Pay)/Receive
Fixed Rate
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
  Unamortized
Up Front
Payment
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Morgan Stanley

  CDX North America Investment Grade Index   (1.00)%   6/20/2014   $ 35,000,000   $ 339,259   $ 150,447   $ (197,561 )* 

 

*Unrealized depreciation includes fees payable of $8,749.

 

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

 

Contract to Buy/Sell   Delivery
Date
  Currency   Units   Value  

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Sell1

  12/14/2009   Japanese Yen   1,520,000,000   $16,941,201   $   (385,811)

Buy1

  12/14/2009   South Korean Won   21,500,000,000     18,230,647        650,926

Buy2

  12/14/2009   South Korean Won   43,930,000,000     37,249,877     1,256,431
           

Total

          $1,521,546
           
1Counterparty

is UBS.

2Counterparty

is Barclays Bank PLC.

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     34.1

Banking

     8.8   

Government Guaranteed

     4.8   

Sovereigns

     4.7   

Wirelines

     4.6   

Government Owned - No Guarantee

     3.7   

Supranational

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     31.9   

Short-Term Investments

     1.7   
        

Total Investments

     96.4   

Other assets less liabilities (including open Credit Default Swap Agreement & open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts)

     3.6   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     40.0

Euro

     26.8   

Japanese Yen

     12.0   

British Pound

     6.0   

Norwegian Krone

     3.6   

Canadian Dollar

     2.8   

Other, less than 2% each

     5.2   
        

Total Investments

     96.4   

Other assets less liabilities (including open Credit Default Swap Agreement & open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts)

     3.6   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 96.1% of Net Assets     
Banking – 1.1%          

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.125%, 2/15/2033

        $ 10,000      $ 10,692

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037

          145,000        149,645
             
            160,337
             
Construction Machinery – 1.1%          

Joy Global, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2036

          165,000        153,743
             
Food & Beverage – 0.8%          

Bottling Group LLC, 5.125%, 1/15/2019

          40,000        42,626

Dean Foods Co., 6.900%, 10/15/2017

          75,000        70,500
             
            113,126
             
Independent Energy – 0.2%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2017

          35,000        32,113
             
Lodging – 0.3%          

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.500%, 10/15/2027

          50,000        39,000
             
Metals & Mining – 0.8%          

Alcoa, Inc., 5.950%, 2/01/2037

          85,000        71,487

United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037

          55,000        44,860
             
            116,347
             
Paper – 0.5%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.700%, 6/15/2015

          70,000        70,700
             
Pipelines – 0.2%          

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 5.950%, 3/15/2015

          3,000        3,153

Southern Natural Gas Co., 7.350%, 2/15/2031

          30,000        32,377
             
            35,530
             
Retailers – 0.8%          

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.125%, 9/15/2039

          105,000        106,808
             
Sovereigns – 0.8%          

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 8.000%, 12/17/2015

   MXN        15,000 (††)      113,136
             
Technology – 1.3%          

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017

          105,000        109,267

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029

          90,000        68,512

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028

          15,000        11,419
             
            189,198
             
Textile – 0.1%          

Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034

          10,000        7,400
             
Tobacco – 1.3%          

Altria Group, Inc., 9.950%, 11/10/2038

          130,000        176,747
             
U.S. Treasuries – 82.9%          

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.375%, 7/15/2018

          274,645        271,899

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.625%, 1/15/2018

          863,520        872,155

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
U.S. Treasuries – continued          

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.750%, 1/15/2028

        $ 231,300   $ 221,614

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.000%, 1/15/2026

          146,484     146,164

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.125%, 1/15/2019

          190,587     200,117

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.375%, 1/15/2017

          865,015     920,430

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.375%, 1/15/2025

          645,529     676,798

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.500%, 7/15/2016

          261,270     280,049

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.375%, 4/15/2032

          1,431,706     1,767,710

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.625%, 4/15/2013

          198,687     198,253

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.625%, 1/15/2015

          541,382     551,533

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.875%, 7/15/2013

          685,965     708,688

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.875%, 7/15/2015

          476,100     491,871

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.000%, 1/15/2014

          635,219     657,849

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.000%, 7/15/2014

          645,529     670,947

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.000%, 1/15/2016

          808,377     838,691

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.375%, 1/15/2027

          357,753     375,977

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.625%, 7/15/2017

          1,018,328     1,105,522

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 3.000%, 7/15/2012

          586,917     623,966
             
            11,580,233
             
Wireless – 0.9%          

ALLTEL Corp., 7.875%, 7/01/2032

          20,000     24,620

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

          20,000     17,950

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

          5,000     4,638

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          10,000     8,850

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

          85,000     70,975
             
            127,033
             
Wirelines – 3.0%          

AT&T Corp., 8.000%, 11/15/2031

          80,000     99,683

Bell Canada, MTN, 5.000%, 2/15/2017

   CAD        30,000     28,575

Bell Canada, MTN, 6.550%, 5/01/2029, 144A

   CAD        5,000     4,598

Bell Canada, MTN, 7.300%, 2/23/2032

   CAD        15,000     14,991

Bell Canada, Series M-17, 6.100%, 3/16/2035

   CAD        35,000     30,528

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Wirelines – continued          

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2095

        $ 70,000   $ 69,506

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036

          165,000     172,394
             
            420,275
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $13,222,438)

            13,441,726
             
              Shares     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%          
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%(b)(c)

          1,160     2,100

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(b)(c)

          3,500     5,635
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $116,500)

            7,735
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $116,500)

            7,735
             
              Principal Amount (‡)     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.4%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $476,954 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $485,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.900% due 7/02/2013 valued at $489,244 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)          

(Identified Cost $476,954)

        $ 476,954     476,954
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.6%          

(Identified Cost $13,815,892)(a)

            13,926,415

Other assets less liabilities—0.4%

            49,574
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 13,975,989
             

(‡)     Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(†)     See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(††)   Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

(a)     Federal Tax Information:

         

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $13,935,595 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

  $ 251,801

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (260,981)
             

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (9,180)
             
(b) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(c) Non-income producing security.
144A Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2009, the total value of this security amounted to $4,598 or 0.0% of net assets.
MTN Medium Term Note

Key to Abbreviations: CAD: Canadian Dollar; MXN: Mexican Peso

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund – continued

 

 

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

 

Contract to Buy/Sell   Delivery
Date
  Currency   Units   Value  

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Buy1

  10/30/2009   Singapore Dollar   400,000   $283,898   $7,566

Sell1

  10/30/2009   Singapore Dollar   400,000     283,898     (6,332)
           

Total

          $1,234
           
1Counterparty

is Barclays Bank PLC.

 

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

U.S. Treasuries

     82.9

Wirelines

     3.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     10.3   

Short-Term Investments

     3.4   
        

Total Investments

     99.6   

Other assets less liabilities (including open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts)

     0.4   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 87.5% of Net Assets          
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 73.6%          
ABS Home Equity – 0.4%          

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-OPT5, Class 2A3, 0.396%, 7/25/2036(b)

        $ 3,000,000   $ 1,783,298
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%          

Bombardier, Inc., 7.350%, 12/22/2026

   CAD        600,000     503,644

Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A

          2,075,000     1,810,437
             
            2,314,081
             
Airlines – 0.6%          

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 93A6, 8.040%, 9/16/2011

          15,049     9,876

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707%, 10/02/2022

          359,719     334,539

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B, 8.307%, 10/02/2019

          318,569     280,341

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, 7.373%, 6/15/2017

          165,782     137,599

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A

          1,435,000     1,435,000

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024

          439,294     347,042

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class C, 8.954%, 8/10/2014

          519,627     423,236
             
            2,967,633
             
Automotive – 4.4%          

Cummins, Inc., 7.125%, 3/01/2028

          350,000     331,625

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 4.625%, 10/25/2010

   NOK        150,000     23,891

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.125%, 1/16/2012

   EUR        150,000     208,527

FCE Bank PLC, EMTN, 7.875%, 2/15/2011

   GBP        2,200,000     3,445,614

Ford Motor Co., 6.500%, 8/01/2018

          20,000     15,925

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028

          30,000     21,600

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028

          1,510,000     1,087,200

Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025

          190,000     142,500

Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 7/16/2031

          1,685,000     1,364,850

Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026

          30,000     21,900

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.250%, 10/25/2011

          560,000     543,877

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.500%, 8/01/2012

          555,000     532,893

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 6/01/2014

          4,445,000     4,271,632

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          940,000     872,100

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.625%, 11/01/2010

          70,000     70,811

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.700%, 10/01/2014

          1,250,000     1,224,439

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.750%, 9/15/2010

          155,000     158,393

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, EMTN, 4.875%, 1/15/2010

   EUR        130,000     188,809

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028

          2,090,000     1,818,300

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.857%, 8/15/2011

          135,000     137,700

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.000%, 7/01/2015

          633,000     656,737

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 10.500%, 5/15/2016

          2,690,000     2,918,650
             
            20,057,973
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Banking – 4.7%          

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.160%, 2/22/2010, 144A

   THB      50,000,000   $ 1,518,258

Barclays Financial LLC, EMTN, 4.100%, 3/22/2010, 144A

   THB      11,000,000     334,708

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 4.650%, 7/02/2018

        20,000     19,085

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 6.400%, 10/02/2017

        5,000     5,439

BNP Paribas SA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A

   IDR      10,477,600,000     914,310

Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2014

        7,630,000     7,260,594

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033

        3,883,000     3,218,343

Citigroup, Inc., 6.000%, 10/31/2033

        575,000     481,176

JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011

   IDR      18,504,768,000     1,662,461

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011, 144A

   IDR      5,376,000,000     482,978

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 5/17/2010, 144A

   BRL      2,200,000     1,169,542

JPMorgan Chase London, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/21/2010, 144A

   IDR      9,533,078,500     906,259

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037

        400,000     380,463

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 7.750%, 5/14/2038

        2,800,000     3,155,373

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034

        300,000     280,125
             
            21,789,114
             
Building Materials – 2.0%          

Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015

        555,000     509,312

Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

        440,000     405,789

Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016

        750,000     710,917

Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032

        670,000     542,108

Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036

        1,225,000     1,003,745

Owens Corning, Inc., 9.000%, 6/15/2019

        2,760,000     2,964,265

USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016

        2,795,000     2,375,750

USG Corp., 9.500%, 1/15/2018

        475,000     458,375
             
            8,970,261
             
Chemicals – 1.8%          

Borden, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2023

        1,824,000     1,021,440

Borden, Inc., 9.200%, 3/15/2021

        2,641,000     1,637,420

Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029

        2,558,000     1,422,888

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.750%, 11/15/2014

        2,500,000     2,150,000

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.300%, 1/15/2028

        1,405,000     1,405,195

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 8/01/2018

        400,000     431,266
             
            8,068,209
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.2%       

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 9/15/2040

        555,000     437,398

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.818%, 6/15/2049(b)

        415,000     362,739

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 1/15/2049

        205,000     172,804
             
            972,941
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Construction Machinery – 1.6%          

Case New Holland, Inc., 7.750%, 9/01/2013, 144A

        $ 2,500,000   $ 2,487,500

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 9.500%, 12/01/2014

          295,000     284,675

Terex Corp., 8.000%, 11/15/2017

          585,000     536,738

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2014

          3,285,000     2,857,950

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.750%, 11/15/2013

          295,000     265,500

United Rentals North America, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/2016, 144A

          965,000     1,032,550
             
            7,464,913
             
Consumer Products – 0.2%          

Acco Brands Corp., 7.625%, 8/15/2015

          650,000     539,500

Acco Brands Corp., 10.625%, 3/15/2015, 144A

          425,000     444,125
             
            983,625
             
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.6%          

Textron, Inc., 5.600%, 12/01/2017

          3,215,000     2,993,634
             
Electric – 2.9%          

AES Corp. (The), 7.750%, 3/01/2014

          1,185,000     1,193,887

AES Corp. (The), 7.750%, 10/15/2015

          645,000     648,225

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/2025

          332,830     305,371

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018

          100,000     77,000

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026

          490,000     335,650

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019

          1,250,000     1,065,625

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2016

          250,000     233,750

Midwest Generation LLC, Series B, 8.560%, 1/02/2016

          379,834     385,532

NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027

          1,685,000     758,250

NiSource Finance Corp., 5.250%, 9/15/2017

          894,000     840,035

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/01/2016

          575,000     556,313

NRG Energy, Inc., 8.500%, 6/15/2019

          180,000     180,225

Quezon Power Philippines Co., 8.860%, 6/15/2017

          781,875     731,053

RRI Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 6/15/2017

          1,025,000     1,000,656

Salton Sea Funding Corp., Series F, 7.475%, 11/30/2018

          824,620     893,822

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Series A, 10.250%, 11/01/2015

          2,090,000     1,504,800

TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014

          920,000     627,851

TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024

          1,515,000     700,718

TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034

          420,000     188,921

White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC, 7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)

          1,000,000     880,733
             
            13,108,417
             
Food & Beverage – 0.5%          

ARAMARK Corp., 5.000%, 6/01/2012

          475,000     448,875

Chiquita Brands International, Inc., 7.500%, 11/01/2014

          940,000     935,300

Sara Lee Corp., 6.125%, 11/01/2032

          690,000     702,396

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.750%, 7/01/2017

          255,000     209,737
             
            2,296,308
             
Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.0%          

DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

          200,000     175,898
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Healthcare – 4.1%          

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

        $ 410,000   $ 361,825

HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013

          30,000     28,650

HCA, Inc., 6.300%, 10/01/2012

          625,000     600,000

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

          560,000     498,400

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          550,000     488,125

HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013

          20,000     19,150

HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027

          1,000,000     758,421

HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015

          965,000     893,825

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023

          865,000     698,287

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033

          4,200,000     3,249,863

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          1,370,000     1,112,515

HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024

          375,000     305,152

HCA, Inc., 9.125%, 11/15/2014

          3,000,000     3,097,500

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          560,000     453,063

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          1,520,000     1,191,368

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031

          5,839,000     4,554,420

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.250%, 2/01/2015

          300,000     313,125
             
            18,623,689
             
Home Construction – 1.2%          

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2015

          185,000     140,600

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2016

          1,068,000     801,000

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2014

          425,000     323,000

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2014

          272,000     212,160

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2016

          755,000     573,800

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

          10,000     7,700

KB Home, 7.250%, 6/15/2018

          1,260,000     1,228,500

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.500%, 9/01/2014

          95,000     88,825

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.600%, 5/31/2015

          2,000,000     1,845,000

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035

          400,000     302,000
             
            5,522,585
             
Independent Energy – 1.4%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.250%, 1/15/2017

   EUR        250,000     336,570

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2017

          1,110,000     1,018,425

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2020

          1,415,000     1,259,350

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.250%, 12/15/2015, 144A

          704,000     573,760

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.750%, 11/01/2015, 144A

          985,000     930,825

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2016

          335,000     309,635

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 5/01/2018

          910,000     868,425

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.200%, 1/15/2028

          920,000     798,488

Swift Energy Co., 7.125%, 6/01/2017

          415,000     361,050
             
            6,456,528
             
Industrial Other – 0.1%          

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 7.750%, 12/15/2013

          300,000     294,375
             
Life Insurance – 0.5%          

MetLife, Inc., 10.750%, 8/01/2069

          1,810,000     2,181,050
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Local Authorities – 2.6%          

Province of Ontario, Canada, 4.200%, 3/08/2018

   CAD      12,200,000   $ 11,832,285
             
Lodging – 0.3%          

Felcor Lodging LP, 9.000%, 6/01/2011

        715,000     717,681

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.875%, 5/01/2012

        500,000     518,750
             
            1,236,431
             
Media Cable – 0.1%          

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 8/15/2016

        685,000     703,838
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.0%          

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-2, 6.875%, 1/15/2013(d)

        510,000     29,325

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-4, 8.875%, 10/15/2017(d)

        1,460,000     83,950
             
            113,275
             
Metals & Mining – 3.5%          

Alcoa, Inc., 5.720%, 2/23/2019

        1,700,000     1,538,956

Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/2015, 144A

        1,245,000     1,045,800

ArcelorMittal, 9.850%, 6/01/2019

        575,000     680,112

ArcelorMittal USA Partnership, 9.750%, 4/01/2014

        255,000     267,113

Ryerson, Inc., 12.000%, 11/01/2015

        775,000     736,250

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 6.750%, 4/01/2015

        750,000     718,125

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2012

        295,000     297,950

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.250%, 5/15/2016

        1,195,000     1,350,350

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.750%, 5/15/2019

        1,145,000     1,331,062

United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017

        4,740,000     4,427,122

United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037

        2,020,000     1,647,589

United States Steel Corp., 7.000%, 2/01/2018

        2,035,000     1,954,357
             
            15,994,786
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 1.3%          

American General Finance Corp., MTN, 5.750%, 9/15/2016

        700,000     485,959

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015

        750,000     558,835

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018

        115,000     72,119

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 6/15/2010(c)(e)

   NZD      4,720,000     3,195,119

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018

        2,020,000     1,610,950
             
            5,922,982
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 3.3%          

CIT Group, Inc., 4.750%, 12/15/2010

        205,000     141,618

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 2/13/2012

        46,000     30,191

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 1/30/2016

        88,000     55,476

CIT Group, Inc., 5.800%, 10/01/2036

        200,000     119,938

CIT Group, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2016

        16,000     10,084

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 3.800%, 11/14/2012

   EUR      300,000     274,378

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 4.650%, 9/19/2016

   EUR      1,050,000     883,497

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.000%, 5/13/2014

   EUR      200,000     172,675

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 5.500%, 12/20/2016

   GBP      300,000     273,284

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 2/01/2010

        130,000     93,726

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Diversified – continued          

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 4.250%, 9/22/2011

   EUR      1,750,000   $ 1,626,147

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/13/2014

        64,000     40,882

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/01/2015

        130,000     83,260

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 4.250%, 3/17/2015

   EUR      1,260,000     1,069,415

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 5.125%, 9/30/2014

        26,000     16,656

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, GMTN, 6.000%, 4/01/2036

        22,000     12,710

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, MTN, 5.650%, 2/13/2017

        141,000     88,168

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 5/01/2018

        10,000     9,952

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038

        60,000     55,025

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016

   NZD      250,000     173,211

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015

   NZD      3,035,000     2,095,921

GMAC, Inc., 5.375%, 6/06/2011, 144A

        442,000     407,745

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 4/01/2011, 144A

        201,000     188,437

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011, 144A

        937,000     866,725

GMAC, Inc., 6.625%, 12/17/2010, 144A

        23,000     22,080

GMAC, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2012, 144A

        47,000     43,240

GMAC, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014, 144A

        149,000     126,650

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 9/15/2011, 144A

        53,000     50,085

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012, 144A

        94,000     86,480

GMAC, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A

        110,000     102,300

GMAC, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013, 144A

        314,000     274,750

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018, 144A

        585,000     441,675

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031, 144A

        208,000     167,440

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.750%, 1/13/2012

        375,000     318,058

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.000%, 4/15/2010

        550,000     534,145

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.000%, 9/15/2012

        455,000     365,043

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.125%, 11/01/2010

        1,245,000     1,165,792

International Lease Finance Corp., Series Q, MTN, 5.250%, 1/10/2013

        320,000     257,909

International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 5.625%, 9/15/2010

        250,000     238,569

International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN, 6.625%, 11/15/2013

        820,000     650,193

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2012

        65,000     39,650

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.650%, 9/15/2011

        100,000     69,000

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2016

        20,000     11,000

iStar Financial, Inc., 6.050%, 4/15/2015

        20,000     10,450

iStar Financial, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2013

        1,770,000     1,115,100

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.700%, 3/01/2014

        70,000     37,800

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013

        565,000     322,050
             
            15,238,580
             
Oil Field Services – 0.2%          

Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2016

        560,000     509,600

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Oil Field Services – continued          

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.750%, 12/01/2011

        $ 545,000   $ 534,100
             
            1,043,700
             
Packaging – 0.3%          

Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.800%, 5/15/2018

          1,555,000     1,558,888
             
Paper – 6.2%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

          1,240,000     1,103,600

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029

          3,620,000     3,330,400

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024

          1,270,000     1,257,300

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031

          4,890,000     4,938,900

International Paper Co., 7.950%, 6/15/2018

          3,645,000     3,951,027

International Paper Co., 8.700%, 6/15/2038

          3,759,000     4,167,047

International Paper Co., 9.375%, 5/15/2019

          2,490,000     2,915,531

Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.500%, 6/01/2013(d)

          515,000     365,006

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8.000%, 3/15/2017(d)

          2,800,000     1,988,000

Stone Container Finance, 7.375%, 7/15/2014(d)

          980,000     803,600

Westvaco Corp., 7.950%, 2/15/2031

          650,000     636,599

Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030

          2,380,000     2,334,459

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032

          845,000     748,484
             
            28,539,953
             
Pharmaceuticals – 2.0%          

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

          5,195,000     5,292,406

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

          1,810,000     1,823,575

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 8.375%, 6/15/2016, 144A

          1,890,000     1,918,350
             
            9,034,331
             
Pipelines – 2.5%          

El Paso Corp., 6.950%, 6/01/2028

          1,430,000     1,189,554

El Paso Corp., 7.420%, 2/15/2037

          1,055,000     906,045

El Paso Corp., 12.000%, 12/12/2013

          1,000,000     1,140,000

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.750%, 1/15/2032

          2,210,000     2,024,798

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 7.800%, 8/01/2031

          550,000     504,415

El Paso Corp., GMTN, 8.050%, 10/15/2030

          1,105,000     1,021,329

Kinder Morgan Finance Co., 5.700%, 1/05/2016

          345,000     328,613

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, 7.875%, 5/14/2017, 144A

          250,000     215,000

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 7.500%, 1/15/2031

          3,345,000     3,416,523

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 7.750%, 6/15/2031

          70,000     73,400

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 8.750%, 3/15/2032

          430,000     493,108
             
            11,312,785
             
Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.7%          

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033

          3,410,000     3,133,906

MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter), 14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A

          690,000     303,600
             
            3,437,506
             
Railroads – 0.1%          

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)

          314,000     213,520

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Railroads – continued          

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Series A, 4.750%, 1/01/2020(c)

        $ 30,000      $ 26,475
             
            239,995
             
REITs – 1.4%          

Colonial Realty LP, 6.250%, 6/15/2014

          575,000        548,645

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          470,000        413,945

ProLogis, 5.500%, 4/01/2012

          1,385,000        1,368,514

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2015

          100,000        90,871

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2016

          1,090,000        978,022

ProLogis, 6.625%, 5/15/2018

          1,935,000        1,786,764

Simon Property Group LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2016

          500,000        492,850

Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017

          550,000        560,894
             
            6,240,505
             
Retailers – 3.4%          

Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018

          500,000        380,000

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028

          450,000        299,250

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.130%, 8/01/2018

          750,000        583,125

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026

          1,500,000        1,057,500

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022

          1,679,000        1,586,655

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.900%, 12/01/2016

          1,405,000        1,287,250

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037

          3,653,000        2,877,994

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2028

          295,000        232,743

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 7/15/2015

          2,365,000        2,467,168

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018

          5,185,000        4,510,950

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2013

          197,000        189,120
             
            15,471,755
             
Sovereigns – 2.9%          

Indonesia Government International Bond, 6.625%, 2/17/2037, 144A

          3,132,000        3,085,020

Indonesia Government International Bond, 7.750%, 1/17/2038, 144A

          650,000        718,250

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR43, 10.250%, 7/15/2022

   IDR        1,881,000,000        191,795

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR44, 10.000%, 9/15/2024

   IDR        24,214,000,000        2,375,730

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series ZC3, Zero Coupon, 11/20/2012

   IDR        4,897,000,000        389,890

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 7.250%, 12/15/2016

   MXN        208,681 (††)      1,504,229

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023

   MXN        95,000 (††)      690,205

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series MI-10, 9.000%, 12/20/2012

   MXN        180,000 (††)      1,421,516

Republic of Brazil, 10.250%, 1/10/2028

   BRL        4,170,000        2,259,652

Republic of Iceland, Zero Coupon, 11/16/2009

   ISK        20,000,000        127,843

Republic of Iceland, 7.000%, 3/17/2010

   ISK        18,085,000        116,596

Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013

   ISK        49,000,000        314,074

Republic of Iceland, 8.000%, 7/22/2011

   ISK        26,100,000        170,482

United Mexican States, Series A, MTN, 6.050%, 1/11/2040

          112,000        111,720
             
            13,477,002
             

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Supermarkets – 0.8%          

American Stores Co., 8.000%, 6/01/2026

        $ 110,000   $ 99,000

American Stores Co., Series B, MTN, 7.100%, 3/20/2028

          1,865,000     1,473,350

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029

          1,525,000     1,311,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031

          480,000     430,800

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.700%, 5/01/2030

          180,000     163,800

New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028

          240,000     185,400
             
            3,663,850
             
Supranational – 0.2%          

European Investment Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 4/24/2013, 144A

   IDR        1,639,380,000     120,736

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 5/20/2013

   IDR        8,600,000,000     613,256

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 9.500%, 5/27/2010

   ISK        42,500,000     277,122
             
            1,011,114
             
Technology – 4.6%          

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., 5.200%, 6/01/2015

          496,000     487,320

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017

          1,560,000     1,623,398

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029

          6,580,000     5,009,025

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028

          3,055,000     2,325,619

Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

          2,685,000     2,685,000

Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.250%, 6/01/2016

          480,000     494,400

Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029

          801,000     817,373

Eastman Kodak Co., 7.250%, 11/15/2013

          765,000     627,300

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/2016

          210,000     139,650

Motorola, Inc., 5.220%, 10/01/2097

          80,000     43,926

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2025

          190,000     160,566

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2028

          700,000     577,368

Motorola, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2037

          70,000     58,625

Nortel Networks Capital Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)

          2,275,000     1,274,000

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)

          1,000,000     280,000

Seagate Technology International, 10.000%, 5/01/2014, 144A

          4,030,000     4,402,775
             
            21,006,345
             
Textile – 0.1%          

Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034

          890,000     658,600
             
Transportation Services – 1.2%          

APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)

          2,685,000     2,194,987

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1B, 7.630%, 7/02/2016

          357,692     268,269

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 1999-1C, 8.770%, 7/02/2012(f)

          399,542     279,679

Atlas Air, Inc., Series 2000-1, Class C, 9.702%, 7/02/2011(f)

          40,344     28,241

Atlas Air, Inc., Series B, 7.680%, 1/02/2014

          2,013,527     1,711,498

Atlas Air, Inc., Series C, 8.010%, 1/02/2010(f)

          289,324     202,527

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Textile – continued          

Erac USA Finance Co., 5.600%, 5/01/2015, 144A

        $ 700,000   $ 686,389
             
            5,371,590
             
Treasuries – 1.8%          

Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012

   CAD        8,615,000     8,068,320
             
Wireless – 1.8%          

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

          1,995,000     1,790,512

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

          765,000     709,538

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          805,000     712,425

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

          1,525,000     1,273,375

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2019

          615,000     550,425

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 3/15/2032

          215,000     203,175

True Move Co. Ltd., 10.375%, 8/01/2014, 144A

          400,000     374,000

True Move Co. Ltd., 10.750%, 12/16/2013, 144A

          2,765,000     2,654,400
             
            8,267,850
             
Wirelines – 4.6%          

Axtel SAB de CV, 9.000%, 9/22/2019, 144A

          410,000     416,150

FairPoint Communications, Inc.,
13.125%, 4/02/2018(f)

          5,334,157     653,434

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/2027

          3,180,000     2,901,750

Frontier Communications Corp., 9.000%, 8/15/2031

          2,330,000     2,283,400

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Series B, 12.500%, 5/01/2015(d)

          50,000     63

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017

          590,000     489,700

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014

          1,675,000     1,476,094

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

          1,439,000     1,183,577

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028

          800,000     604,000

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021

          1,385,000     1,170,325

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031

          5,332,000     4,252,270

Qwest Corp., 6.500%, 6/01/2017

          210,000     197,400

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

          1,936,000     1,568,160

Qwest Corp., 7.200%, 11/10/2026

          1,500,000     1,252,500

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025

          645,000     556,312

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 10/15/2035

          1,407,000     1,132,635

Qwest Corp., 7.500%, 6/15/2023

          985,000     896,350
             
            21,034,120
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $310,749,295)

            337,504,918
             
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 13.9%          
Airlines – 0.1%          

AMR Corp., 6.250%, 10/15/2014

          510,000     538,688
             
Construction Machinery – 0.0%          

United Rentals North America, Inc., 1.875%, 10/15/2023

          40,000     37,800
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.0%          

Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036

        $ 255,000   $ 188,063
             
Electric – 0.1%          

CMS Energy Corp., 5.500%, 6/15/2029

          250,000     285,938
             
Healthcare – 2.1%          

Affymetrix, Inc., 3.500%, 1/15/2038

          1,216,000     978,880

Health Management Associates, Inc., 3.750%, 5/01/2028, 144A

          3,325,000     3,329,156

Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013), 2.000%, 12/15/2037(g)

          2,000,000     1,635,000

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.250%, 8/15/2025

          345,000     301,875

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.500%, 5/15/2014

          455,000     386,181

Omnicare, Inc., 3.250%, 12/15/2035

          3,658,000     2,807,515
             
            9,438,607
             
Independent Energy – 0.7%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.250%, 12/15/2038

          3,885,000     2,904,037

Penn Virginia Corp., 4.500%, 11/15/2012

          120,000     108,000
             
            3,012,037
             
Industrial Other – 0.2%          

Incyte Corp., 3.500%, 2/15/2011

          1,100,000     1,072,500
             
Lodging – 0.5%          

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A

          2,514,000     2,309,737
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.0%          

Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031

          61,699     37,868
             
Metals & Mining – 1.4%          

ArcelorMittal, 5.000%, 5/15/2014

          1,000,000     1,443,750

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2014

          1,250,000     1,475,000

United States Steel Corp., 4.000%, 5/15/2014

          2,280,000     3,625,200
             
            6,543,950
             
Oil Field Services – 0.2%          

Transocean, Inc., Series B, 1.500%, 12/15/2037

          1,120,000     1,080,800
             
Pharmaceuticals – 2.8%          

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 10/15/2011

          2,215,000     3,065,006

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 8/15/2012

          3,325,000     4,143,781

Kendle International, Inc., 3.375%, 7/15/2012

          2,715,000     2,395,988

Nektar Therapeutics, 3.250%, 9/28/2012

          1,995,000     1,810,463

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 4.000%, 11/15/2013

          1,165,000     1,253,831
             
            12,669,069
             
Technology – 4.4%          

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 5.750%, 8/15/2012

          2,635,000     2,210,106

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.000%, 5/01/2015

          1,960,000     1,467,550

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Series B, 2.875%, 6/15/2025

          1,835,000     1,532,225

Ciena Corp., 0.250%, 5/01/2013

          540,000     431,325

Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/2017

          2,355,000     1,622,006

Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039, 144A

          5,750,000     6,145,312

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2012

          3,020,000     2,472,625

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Technology – continued          

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 1.000%, 6/30/2010

        $ 490,000   $ 464,888

Maxtor Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2012(c)

          1,324,000     1,204,840

Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 4/15/2014(d)

          795,000     437,250

Richardson Electronics Ltd., 7.750%, 12/15/2011

          132,000     117,480

Teradyne, Inc., 4.500%, 3/15/2014

          1,050,000     1,967,438
             
            20,073,045
             
Textile – 0.0%          

Dixie Yarns, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2012

          16,000     13,120
             
Wireless – 0.3%          

NII Holdings, Inc., 2.750%, 8/15/2025

          255,000     250,219

NII Holdings, Inc., 3.125%, 6/15/2012

          1,155,000     1,009,181
             
            1,259,400
             
Wirelines – 1.1%          

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.500%, 6/15/2012

          1,955,000     1,554,225

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.250%, 12/15/2011

          590,000     525,100

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)

          2,210,000     2,342,600

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 10.000%, 5/01/2011

          805,000     794,937
             
            5,216,862
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $52,269,947)

            63,777,484
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES
         

(Identified Cost $363,019,242)

            401,282,402
             
BANK LOANS – 0.6%          
Airlines – 0.0%          

Delta Airlines, Inc., Secured Term Loan,
9/27/2013(h)

          205,000     203,462
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.1%          

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.250%,
11/17/2014(d)(i)

          510,970     216,100

Tribune Co., Term Loan X, 5.000%,
6/04/2009(d)(i)(l)

          25,600     12,432
             
            228,532
             
Paper – 0.3%          

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., CAD Revolver, 2.993%, 11/01/2009(i)

          213,344     206,487

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Offering-CL Deposit, 4.500%, 11/01/2010(i)

          129,110     124,960

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Revolver, 2.847%, 11/02/2009(i)

          643,242     622,569

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 2.570%, 11/01/2011(i)

          146,930     142,208

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 2.570%, 11/01/2011(i)

          276,940     268,039

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Tranche C1 Term Loan, 2.570%, 11/01/2011(i)

          83,731     81,040
             
            1,445,303
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Technology – 0.1%          

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche A, 2.004%, 2/28/2014(i)

        $ 10,887   $ 10,177

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Tranche B, 4.079%, 2/26/2016(i)

          301,702     293,707
             
            303,884
             
Wirelines – 0.1%          

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan A, 4.750%, 3/31/2014(i)

          80,000     60,200

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan B, 3/31/2015(h)

          80,000     60,125

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Initial Term Loan B, 5.000%, 3/31/2015(i)

          80,000     60,125

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 4.750%, 6/01/2014(i)(j)

          157,134     96,951

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche A Term Loan, 2.683%, 3/13/2014(i)

          70,000     61,863
             
            339,264
             
TOTAL BANK LOANS          

(Identified Cost $2,714,557)

            2,520,445
             
              Shares     
COMMON STOCKS – 2.3%          
Biotechnology – 1.4%          

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

          77,970     1,092

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Contingent Value Rights(f)

          230    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)

          165,617     6,276,884
             
            6,277,976
             
Containers & Packaging – 0.3%          

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(f)

          40,621     1,498,915
             
Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components – 0.3%          

Corning, Inc.

          69,766     1,068,118
             
Food Products – 0.0%          

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

          3,100     67,208
             
Household Durables – 0.0%          

KB Home

          6,775     112,533
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

          2,846     80,826
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%          

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

          43,200     972,864
             
REITs – 0.1%          

Apartment Investment & Management Co.

          6,185     91,229

Associated Estates Realty Corp.

          32,565     313,275

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

          7,868     72,700
             
            477,204
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $5,532,578)

            10,555,644
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.5%          
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.8%          
Automotive – 0.2%          

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.500%

        32,158   $ 968,599
             
Commercial Banks – 0.0%          

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.500%

        138     123,234
             
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%          

CIT Group, Inc., 8.750%

        12,005     74,311

Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%

        14,200     429,550
             
            503,861
             
Electric Utilities – 0.2%          

AES Trust III, 6.750%

        17,119     754,306

CMS Energy Trust I, 7.750%(c)(e)

        4,150     145,250
             
            899,556
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0%          

Six Flags, Inc., 7.250%(f)

        9     4
             
Machinery – 0.1%          

United Rentals Trust, 6.500%

        14,328     356,409
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%          

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%

        5,700     190,594
             
REITs – 0.0%          

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.800%

        1,100     12,650
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.2%          

Lucent Technologies Capital Trust, 7.750%

        1,150     879,750
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $4,402,031)

            3,934,657
             
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.7%          
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%          

Bank of America Corp., 6.375%,

        18,000     323,100

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7.000%, 144A

        448     260,526
             
            583,626
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  – 0.6%          

Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750%

        7,075     142,703

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(f)(k)

        1,350     3,578

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(f)(k)

        31,000     49,600

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(f)(k)

        986,100     1,627,065

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.700%(f)(k)

        2,200     5,654

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.790%(f)(k)

        7,100     18,886

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.810%(f)(k)

        1,600     4,368

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%(f)(k)

        4,700     7,990

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000%(f)(k)

        1,700     5,015

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(f)(k)

        151,250     453,750

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(f)(k)

        4,150     7,553

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%,(f)(k)

        28,100     50,861

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – continued          
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  – continued          

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%(f)(k)

        4,850   $ 12,367

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.125%(f)(k)

        900     2,394

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%(f)(k)

        1,850     5,254

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.810%(f)(k)

        1,400     3,906

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.750%(f)(k)

        2,200     3,454

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(f)(k)

        73,150     117,771
             
            2,522,169
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $3,078,150)

            3,105,795
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $7,480,181)

            7,040,452
             
CLOSED END INVESTMENT
COMPANIES – 
0.4%
         

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

        14,183     48,647

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund

        78,008     276,928

DWS High Income Trust

        11,261     92,453

Highland Credit Strategies Fund

        31,505     200,057

Van Kampen High Income Trust II

        8,400     116,172

Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.

        197,293     1,191,650
             
TOTAL CLOSED END INVESTMENT COMPANIES          

(Identified Cost $2,266,291)

            1,925,907
             
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – 3.2%          

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

        79,406     6,856,708

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

        195,666     7,531,184
             
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS          

(Identified Cost $13,545,018)

            14,387,892
             
WARRANTS – 0.0%          
Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%          

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Expiration 8/16/2010(e)(f)

         

(Identified Cost $0)

        31,159    
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.7%          
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,627 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $5,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, due 11/05/2009 with a value of $5,000 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)         $ 2,627   $ 2,627
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $16,905,236 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $17,255,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note, due 12/31/2009 with a value of $17,246,373 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)           16,905,236     16,905,236
             
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $16,907,863)

            16,907,863
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.2%          

(Identified Cost $411,465,730)(a)

            454,620,605

Other assets less liabilities—0.8%

            3,895,394
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 458,515,999
             

(‡)        Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

(†)        See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

(††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

(a)         Federal Tax Information:

 

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $412,206,096 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

  $ 61,003,557

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (18,589,048)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 42,414,509
             
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $10,203,524 or 2.2% of net assets.
(d) The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(e) Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2009 the value of these securities amounted to $3,340,369 or 0.7% of net assets.
(f) Non-income producing security.
(g) Step Bond: Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
(h) All or a portion of this security has not settled. Contract rates are not determined and do not take effect until settlement date.
(i) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2009.
(j) All or portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.
(k) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(l) Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.
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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $47,321,558 or 10.3% of net assets.
ABS Asset-Backed Securities
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

Key to Abbreviations: BRL: Brazilian Real; CAD: Canadian Dollar; EUR: Euro; GBP: British Pound; IDR: Indonesian Rupiah; ISK: Icelandic Krona; MXN: Mexican Peso; NOK: Norwegian Krone; NZD: New Zealand Dollar; THB: Thai Baht

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Technology

     9.1

Paper

     6.5   

Healthcare

     6.2   

Wirelines

     5.8   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.0   

Metals & Mining

     4.9   

Banking

     4.7   

Automotive

     4.6   

Retailers

     3.4   

Non-Captive Diversified

     3.3   

Exchange Traded Funds

     3.2   

Electric

     3.0   

Sovereigns

     2.9   

Local Authorities

     2.6   

Pipelines

     2.5   

Wireless

     2.1   

Independent Energy

     2.1   

Building Materials

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     21.6   

Short-Term Investments

     3.7   
        

Total Investments

     99.2   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.8   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        
    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 92.5% of Net Assets          
ABS Car Loan – 0.1%          

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2004-DF, Class A4, 3.430%, 7/06/2011

        $ 27,434   $ 27,633
             
ABS Credit Card – 4.5%          

BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2008-A5, Class A5, 1.443%, 12/16/2013(b)

          260,000     261,640

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2004-A4, Class A4, 0.463%, 3/15/2017(b)

          60,000     57,570

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A16, Class A16, 0.599%, 6/16/2014(b)

          315,000     311,867

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-C6, Class C6, 6.300%, 6/20/2014

          255,000     263,789

Discover Card Master Trust I, Series 2007-3, Class A2, 0.293%, 10/16/2014(b)

          150,000     145,993

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-A3, Class A3, 0.503%, 8/16/2021(b)

          140,000     127,350

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-B1, Class B1, 4.450%, 8/15/2016

          110,000     106,685
             
            1,274,894
             
ABS Home Equity – 0.8%          

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 4.615%, 2/25/2035

          125,500     94,363

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S1, Class A2, 5.549%, 8/25/2021

          173,764     92,043

GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-WMC3, Class A2B, 0.486%, 12/25/2035(b)

          61,731     38,995
             
            225,401
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6%          

General Dynamics Corp., 5.250%, 2/01/2014

          155,000     169,889
             
Automotive – 0.8%          

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013

          235,000     220,574
             
Banking – 10.7%          

American Express Co., 5.500%, 9/12/2016

          85,000     84,268

American Express Co., 6.150%, 8/28/2017

          120,000     126,047

Bank of America Corp., 5.650%, 5/01/2018

          205,000     202,415

Bank One Corp., 5.900%, 11/15/2011

          5,000     5,346

Barclays Bank PLC, 5.200%, 7/10/2014

          125,000     132,040

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 5.350%, 2/01/2012

          130,000     138,098

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The), 7.250%, 2/01/2018

          280,000     319,772

Citigroup, Inc., 5.300%, 10/17/2012

          325,000     335,319

Credit Suisse NY, 6.000%, 2/15/2018

          110,000     115,165

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.150%, 4/01/2018

          355,000     373,429

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.450%, 2/05/2013

          350,000     362,922

Morgan Stanley, 5.300%, 3/01/2013

          400,000     419,133

Wachovia Corp., 5.300%, 10/15/2011

          45,000     47,677

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.250%, 10/23/2012

          305,000     325,415
             
            2,987,046
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 1.7%          

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-J5, Class 4A1, 6.006%, 7/25/2021(b)

        $ 236,310   $ 168,962

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%, 8/15/2024

          298,093     309,672
             
            478,634
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 11.5%          

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class A4, 5.739%, 5/10/2045(b)

          205,000     197,075

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A2, 5.634%, 4/10/2049

          490,000     486,426

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.719%, 6/11/2040(b)

          250,000     228,363

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C5, Class A4, 5.431%, 10/15/2049

          45,000     40,667

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-C9, Class A4, 5.816%, 12/10/2049(b)

          140,000     126,156

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A4, 5.918%, 7/10/2038(b)

          165,000     150,958

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049

          50,000     45,022

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A2, 5.479%, 11/10/2039

          410,000     408,117

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP7, Class A2, 5.861%, 4/15/2045(b)

          375,000     380,578

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-CB19, Class A4, 5.746%, 2/12/2049(b)

          85,000     72,759

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A3, 4.647%, 7/15/2030

          230,000     230,352

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A4, 5.420%, 2/12/2039(b)

          320,000     292,083

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A4, 5.909%, 6/12/2046(b)

          210,000     197,540

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2006-T23, Series A2, 5.741%, 8/12/2041(b)

          205,000     207,317

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-HQ13, Class A3, 5.569%, 12/15/2044

          70,000     57,768

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-T27, Class A4, 5.650%, 6/11/2042(b)

          100,000     94,368
             
            3,215,549
             
Construction Machinery – 0.7%          

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 2/17/2014

          90,000     98,668

John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 4.500%, 4/03/2013

          90,000     95,154
             
            193,822
             
Consumer Products – 0.8%          

Hasbro, Inc., 6.125%, 5/15/2014

          50,000     54,387

Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV, 4.625%, 3/11/2013

          175,000     184,384
             
            238,771
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Distributors – 0.4%          

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 6/01/2019

        $ 40,000   $ 45,655

Sempra Energy, 6.500%, 6/01/2016

          70,000     77,381
             
            123,036
             
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.2%          

Tyco International Finance SA, 4.125%, 10/15/2014

          65,000     64,775
             
Electric – 3.7%          

Carolina Power & Light Co., 6.500%, 7/15/2012

          5,000     5,528

Consolidated Edison Co. of NY, Inc., 7.125%, 12/01/2018

          125,000     148,265

Duke Energy Corp., 5.625%, 11/30/2012

          150,000     165,634

Nisource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/2010

          145,000     152,542

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.250%, 12/01/2013

          135,000     151,622

Southern California Edison Co., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          165,000     182,876

Virginia Electric and Power Co., 5.100%, 11/30/2012

          205,000     222,126
             
            1,028,593
             
Entertainment – 2.1%          

Time Warner, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2016

          165,000     174,969

Time Warner, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2036

          45,000     46,046

Viacom, Inc., Class B, 6.875%, 4/30/2036

          205,000     216,561

Walt Disney Co., 5.700%, 7/15/2011

          145,000     155,215
             
            592,791
             
Environmental – 0.2%          

Waste Management, Inc., 6.375%, 3/11/2015

          40,000     44,260
             
Food & Beverage – 3.4%          

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 6.450%, 9/01/2037

          200,000     217,854

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 8.500%, 6/15/2019

          45,000     51,877

General Mills, Inc., 5.650%, 9/10/2012

          225,000     245,558

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 6.000%, 3/15/2012

          100,000     108,310

Kellogg Co., 5.125%, 12/03/2012

          175,000     189,963

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.750%, 2/19/2014

          130,000     145,030
             
            958,592
             
Government Owned – No Guarantee – 0.6%          

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%, 6/12/2017

          150,000     169,454
             
Health Insurance – 1.2%          

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.875%, 2/15/2013

          180,000     187,087

WellPoint, Inc., 5.250%, 1/15/2016

          100,000     101,977

WellPoint, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2014

          35,000     37,672
             
            326,736
             
Healthcare – 1.9%          

Express Scripts, Inc., 6.250%, 6/15/2014

          20,000     21,979

Hospira, Inc., 5.550%, 3/30/2012

          250,000     265,291

McKesson Corp., 6.500%, 2/15/2014

          45,000     49,327

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/2013

          170,000     184,064
             
            520,661
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Hybrid ARMs – 1.8%          

FHLMC, 4.428%, 1/01/2035(b)(d)

        $ 208,537   $ 212,382

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR25, Class 3A1, 5.922%, 9/25/2036(b)

          509,768     294,207
             
            506,589
             
Independent Energy – 1.8%          

Devon Energy Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2014

          125,000     134,381

EnCana Corp., 6.500%, 5/15/2019

          80,000     88,812

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.850%, 2/01/2037

          15,000     14,428

Talisman Energy, Inc., 6.250%, 2/01/2038

          55,000     56,107

Talisman Energy, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019

          25,000     29,396

XTO Energy, Inc., 4.900%, 2/01/2014

          5,000     5,187

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.750%, 12/15/2013

          170,000     183,620
             
            511,931
             
Integrated Energy – 1.5%          

BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.875%, 3/10/2015

          190,000     196,282

ConocoPhillips, 5.750%, 2/01/2019

          130,000     141,632

Hess Corp., 7.000%, 2/15/2014

          35,000     39,058

Marathon Oil Corp., 6.500%, 2/15/2014

          35,000     38,541
             
            415,513
             
Media Cable – 2.1%          

Comcast Corp., 4.950%, 6/15/2016

          160,000     163,657

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/2010

          5,000     5,046

Cox Communications, Inc., 5.450%, 12/15/2014

          215,000     230,958

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.200%, 7/01/2013

          170,000     185,197
             
            584,858
             
Media Non-Cable – 1.2%          

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., 7.750%, 1/15/2014

          125,000     142,093

Thomson Reuters Corp., 5.950%, 7/15/2013

          175,000     192,118
             
            334,211
             
Metals & Mining – 1.8%          

ArcelorMittal, 9.850%, 6/01/2019

          135,000     159,678

United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017

          175,000     163,449

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.250%, 1/23/2017

          165,000     176,648
             
            499,775
             
Mortgage Related – 4.2%          

FHLMC, 4.500%, 12/01/2019

          12,518     13,177

FHLMC, 5.500%, 3/01/2013

          6,491     6,930

FHLMC, 6.000%, 11/01/2012

          10,654     11,221

FHLMC, 6.500%, 1/01/2024

          3,553     3,830

FHLMC, 8.000%, 7/01/2025

          367     416

FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2017 to 2020(c)

          1,043,787     1,117,045

FNMA, 6.000%, 9/01/2021

          6,684     7,141

FNMA, 7.500%, 6/01/2016

          2,036     2,216

FNMA, 8.000%, 6/01/2015

          2,855     3,101

GNMA, 6.500%, 12/15/2023

          9,151     9,731

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Mortgage Related – continued          

GNMA, 8.500%, 9/15/2022

        $ 1,880   $ 2,146

GNMA, 9.500%, 1/15/2019

          6,361     7,153
             
            1,184,107
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 0.7%          

HSBC Finance Corp., 4.750%, 4/15/2010

          205,000     207,964
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 2.3%          

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038

          20,000     18,342

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.875%, 3/04/2015

          515,000     530,803

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.150%, 3/01/2012

          170,000     101,150
             
            650,295
             
Oil Field Services – 0.4%          

Halliburton Co., 6.150%, 9/15/2019

          110,000     123,388
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%          

Eli Lilly & Co., 4.200%, 3/06/2014

          155,000     164,460

Schering-Plough Corp., 5.550%, 12/01/2013

          5,000     5,474
             
            169,934
             
Pipelines – 2.0%          

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.000%, 7/01/2013

          170,000     180,164

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.000%, 12/15/2013

          185,000     193,377

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 5.668%, 8/15/2014

          175,000     185,747
             
            559,288
             
Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.1%          

Willis North America, Inc., 7.000%, 9/29/2019

          15,000     15,423
             
Railroads – 1.4%          

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 7.000%, 2/01/2014

          175,000     200,114

CSX Corp., 6.150%, 5/01/2037

          30,000     31,778

Union Pacific Corp., 5.750%, 11/15/2017

          160,000     171,521
             
            403,413
             
Refining – 0.5%          

Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 3/15/2019

          125,000     145,659
             
REITs – 2.6%          

Colonial Realty LP, 4.800%, 4/01/2011

          36,000     34,947

ERP Operating LP, 6.625%, 3/15/2012

          165,000     174,390

Federal Realty Investment Trust, 5.400%, 12/01/2013

          105,000     102,108

ProLogis, 5.500%, 4/01/2012

          255,000     251,965

Simon Property Group LP, 5.300%, 5/30/2013

          170,000     173,805
             
            737,215
             
Retailers – 1.1%          

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.750%, 6/01/2017

          160,000     171,281

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.350%, 3/15/2012

          130,000     126,540
             
            297,821
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Supermarkets – 0.6%          

Kroger Co., 6.200%, 6/15/2012

        $ 50,000   $ 54,587

Kroger Co., 6.400%, 8/15/2017

          35,000     38,726

Kroger Co., 6.750%, 4/15/2012

          65,000     71,488
             
            164,801
             
Technology – 4.0%          

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2017

          120,000     124,877

Corning, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2016

          45,000     45,991

Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 7/01/2037

          65,000     63,859

IBM International Group Capital, 5.050%, 10/22/2012

          230,000     250,311

National Semiconductor Corp., 6.600%, 6/15/2017

          175,000     172,945

Oracle Corp., 4.950%, 4/15/2013

          170,000     183,993

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 5.250%, 1/15/2037

          95,000     98,098

Xerox Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2016

          170,000     178,116
             
            1,118,190
             
Tobacco – 1.3%          

Altria Group, Inc., 9.700%, 11/10/2018

          115,000     142,837

Philip Morris International, Inc., 6.875%, 3/17/2014

          185,000     211,337
             
            354,174
             
Treasuries – 9.5%          

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.375%, 7/15/2018

          599,226     593,234

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.625%, 1/15/2018

          298,120     301,101

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125%, 6/30/2011

          1,150,000     1,156,648

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.750%, 2/15/2019

          55,000     52,486

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.250%, 8/15/2014

          140,000     153,038

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.500%, 2/15/2016

          70,000     77,235

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.750%, 8/15/2017(d)

          45,000     50,143

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.875%, 7/31/2011

          250,000     268,330
             
            2,652,215
             
Wireless – 1.2%          

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          5,000     4,425

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

          170,000     151,725

Vodafone Group PLC, 5.350%, 2/27/2012

          175,000     187,425
             
            343,575
             
Wirelines – 3.9%          

AT&T, Inc., 5.100%, 9/15/2014

          180,000     194,070

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036

          155,000     161,946

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

          260,000     210,600

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.950%, 9/30/2014

          185,000     191,435

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 4.949%, 1/15/2015

          125,000     132,601

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.350%, 4/01/2019

          175,000     193,247
             
            1,083,899
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $24,995,897)

            25,925,349
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.0%          
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,127,253 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $1,140,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.900% due 7/02/2013 valued at $1,149,975 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)         $ 1,127,253   $ 1,127,253
U.S. Treasury Bill, Zero Coupon, 11/27/2009           840,000     839,927
             
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $1,967,196)

            1,967,180
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%          

(Identified Cost $26,963,093)(a)

            27,892,529

Other assets less liabilities—0.5%

            134,800
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 28,027,329
             

(†)         See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(a)          Federal Tax Information:

              At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $26,981,458 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

              Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

  $ 1,496,016

              Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (584,945)
             

              Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 911,071
             
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
(d) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts.
ABS Asset-Backed Securities
ARMs Adjustable Rate Mortgages
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

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

 

Futures

     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2009      13      $ 1,538,266      $ 21,914

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     11.5

Banking

     10.7   

Treasuries

     9.5   

ABS Credit Card

     4.5   

Mortgage Related

     4.2   

Technology

     4.0   

Wirelines

     3.9   

Electric

     3.7   

Food & Beverage

     3.4   

REITs

     2.6   

Non-Captive Diversified

     2.3   

Entertainment

     2.1   

Media Cable

     2.1   

Pipelines

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     26.0   

Short-Term Investments

     7.0   
        

Total Investments

     99.5   

Other assets less liabilities (including open Futures Contracts)

     0.5   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 92.9% of Net Assets       
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 91.5%          
ABS Car Loan – 0.9%          

ARG Funding Corp., Series 2005-2A, Class A5, 0.406%, 5/20/2011, 144A(b)

        $ 4,645,000   $ 4,645,012
             
ABS Credit Card – 0.1%          

World Financial Network Credit Card, Series 2008-B, Class M, 7.800%, 10/15/2013

          732,000     730,287
             
ABS Home Equity – 0.0%          

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S1, Class A2, 5.549%, 8/25/2021

          201,312     106,635

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S3, Class A3, 6.287%, 6/25/2021

          414,324     123,102
             
            229,737
             
ABS Other – 0.9%          

Community Program Loan Trust, Series 1987-A, Class A5, 4.500%, 4/01/2029

          2,500,000     2,252,931

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 2009-3A, Class A1, 7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A

          2,345,000     2,345,000
             
            4,597,931
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%          

Boeing Capital Corp., 6.500%, 2/15/2012

          165,000     181,711
             
Airlines – 2.2%          

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 2009-1A, 10.375%, 7/02/2019

          670,000     708,478

Continental Airlines, Inc., 9.000%, 7/08/2016

          5,000,000     5,294,300

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class A-1, 7.707%, 10/02/2022

          359,719     334,539

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B, 8.021%, 2/10/2024

          2,148,150     1,697,038

Qantas Airways Ltd., 6.050%, 4/15/2016, 144A

          3,455,000     3,397,723
             
            11,432,078
             
Automotive – 0.6%          

Cummins, Inc., 5.650%, 3/01/2098

          1,295,000     785,094

Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 2/01/2029

          2,665,000     1,918,800

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          300,000     278,330
             
            2,982,224
             
Banking – 7.3%          

Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/2018

          1,120,000     1,095,777

BAC Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/08/2035

          1,045,000     810,283

Bank of America Corp., 5.420%, 3/15/2017

          230,000     219,755

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.060%, 9/16/2010, 144A

   KRW        940,000,000     805,452

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.160%, 2/22/2010, 144A

   THB        70,000,000     2,125,561

Barclays Financial LLC, 4.460%, 9/23/2010, 144A

   KRW        1,950,000,000     1,676,843

Barclays Financial LLC, EMTN, 4.100%, 3/22/2010, 144A

   THB        17,000,000     517,276

Bear Stearns Co., Inc. (The), 5.550%, 1/22/2017

          230,000     232,581

BNP Paribas SA, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 6/13/2011, 144A

   IDR        7,484,000,000     653,079

Citibank NA, 15.000%, 7/02/2010, 144A

   BRL        4,000,000     2,352,088

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Banking – continued          

Citigroup, Inc., 5.850%, 12/11/2034

        $ 270,000   $ 231,757

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 5/29/2037

          370,000     322,604

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 8/25/2036

          145,000     124,439

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.150%, 4/01/2018

          870,000     915,164

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037

          2,420,000     2,497,515

JPMorgan Chase & Co., EMTN, Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011

   IDR        8,972,574,000     806,093

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 3/28/2011, 144A

   IDR        5,376,000,000     482,978

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zero Coupon, 5/17/2010, 144A

   BRL        8,035,000     4,271,485

JPMorgan Chase London, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 10/21/2010, 144A

   IDR        9,533,078,500     906,259

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.750%, 5/01/2013

          60,000     63,522

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 1/29/2037

          2,870,000     2,729,823

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 5.000%, 1/15/2015

          235,000     237,281

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034

          1,700,000     1,587,377

Morgan Stanley, 4.750%, 4/01/2014

          3,550,000     3,523,801

Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/2015

          1,300,000     1,341,900

Morgan Stanley, EMTN, 5.450%, 1/09/2017

          260,000     260,363

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.550%, 4/27/2017

          1,100,000     1,095,829

Morgan Stanley, Series F, MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/2017

          695,000     707,610

National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 7/01/2018

          420,000     369,250

Standard Chartered Bank, 6.400%, 9/26/2017, 144A

          300,000     312,153

Standard Chartered PLC, 5.500%, 11/18/2014, 144A

          4,500,000     4,809,474

Washington Mutual Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2011

          135,000     140,703
             
            38,226,075
             
Brokerage – 0.7%          

Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.500%, 7/15/2019

          3,450,000     3,651,370
             
Building Materials – 1.2%          

Masco Corp., 0.600%, 3/12/2010(b)

          1,085,000     1,067,765

Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015

          555,000     509,312

Masco Corp., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          655,000     604,072

Masco Corp., 6.125%, 10/03/2016

          1,695,000     1,606,672

Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032

          200,000     161,823

Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029

          375,000     339,056

Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016

          815,000     795,189

Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036

          1,400,000     1,147,137
             
            6,231,026
             
Chemicals – 2.1%          

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 8.250%, 6/15/2019, 144A

          4,450,000     5,374,323

Lubrizol Corp., 6.500%, 10/01/2034

          2,255,000     2,355,063

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Chemicals – continued          

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 8/15/2015

        $ 980,000   $ 832,729

PPG Industries, Inc., 6.650%, 3/15/2018

          2,410,000     2,627,536
             
            11,189,651
             
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.2%          

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-7, Class 3A1, 5.000%, 8/25/2020

          291,159     249,943

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 2912, Class EH, 5.500%, 1/15/2035

          675,000     715,922
             
            965,865
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 4.4%       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A4, 5.179%, 9/10/2047(b)

          160,000     155,663

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-1, Class A2, 5.334%, 9/10/2045

          220,000     222,382

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2005-PW10, Class A2, 5.270%, 12/11/2040

          280,000     280,498

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-PW13, Class A4, 5.540%, 9/11/2041

          600,000     572,697

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-T24, Class A4, 5.537%, 10/12/2041

          360,000     343,228

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044

          600,000     540,106

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.719%, 6/11/2040(b)

       407,000     371,775

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD2, Class A2, 5.408%, 1/15/2046

          155,000     156,036

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, Class A4, 5.768%, 6/10/2046(b)

          480,000     459,176

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4, 5.723%, 6/15/2039(b)

          3,525,000     2,782,857

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C4, Class A4, 5.809%, 9/15/2039(b)

          2,030,000     1,608,232

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 9/15/2040

          685,000     539,851

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2, 5.117%, 4/10/2037

          485,000     483,815

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049

          1,500,000     1,350,654

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.444%, 3/10/2039

          1,003,000     888,872

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A, 4.751%, 7/10/2039

          805,000     754,685

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A4, 5.560%, 11/10/2039

          350,000     307,597

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP6, Class A4, 5.475%, 4/15/2043

          1,180,000     1,104,026

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP7, Class A4, 5.875%, 4/15/2045(b)

          1,100,000     1,022,960

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.818%, 6/15/2049(b)

          4,055,000     3,544,355

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 1/15/2049

          1,405,000     1,184,343

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities – continued
      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A5, 4.739%, 7/15/2030

        $ 480,000   $ 462,347

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class A4,
5.882%, 6/15/2038(b)

          380,000     359,803

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C6, Class A4, 5.372%, 9/15/2039

          390,000     355,162

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A2, 5.303%, 2/15/2040

          915,000     905,268

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A2, 5.439%, 2/12/2039

          335,000     337,498

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A4, 5.909%, 6/12/2046(b)

          235,000     221,057

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-HQ6, Class A4A, 4.989%, 8/13/2042

          350,000     340,584

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-T19, Class A4A, 4.890%, 6/12/2047

          425,000     418,000

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4, 5.328%, 11/12/2041

          300,000     272,822

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2008-T29, Class A4, 6.280%, 1/11/2043(b)

          800,000     776,030

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4, 5.308%, 11/15/2048

          200,000     180,085
             
            23,302,464
             
Construction Machinery – 0.1%          

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 2/17/2014

          270,000     296,006
             
Consumer Cyclical Services – 1.6%          

Western Union Co. (The), 5.930%, 10/01/2016

          3,965,000     4,296,549

Western Union Co. (The), 6.500%, 2/26/2014

          4,000,000     4,368,600
             
            8,665,149
             
Consumer Products – 0.7%          

Hasbro, Inc., 6.600%, 7/15/2028

          605,000     575,605

Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics N.V., 6.875%, 3/11/2038

          1,945,000     2,274,240

Snap-on, Inc., 6.700%, 3/01/2019

          780,000     860,621
             
            3,710,466
             
Distributors – 1.1%          

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 6/01/2019

          3,000,000     3,424,110

Equitable Resources, Inc., 6.500%, 4/01/2018

          2,150,000     2,197,885
             
            5,621,995
             
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.8%          

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.,
6.875%, 8/15/2018

          545,000     584,706

Textron, Inc., 3.875%, 3/11/2013

   EUR        700,000     945,849

Textron, Inc., 6.200%, 3/15/2015

          1,275,000     1,280,048

Textron, Inc., 7.250%, 10/01/2019

          860,000     871,471

Textron, Inc., EMTN, 6.625%, 4/07/2020

   GBP        540,000     716,291
             
            4,398,365
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Electric – 2.6%          

AmerenEnergy Generating Co., Series H, 7.000%, 4/15/2018

        $ 2,800,000   $ 2,834,081

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 5.200%, 6/15/2033

          500,000     452,698

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.850%, 6/01/2034(c)

          1,537,235     1,501,233

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.700%, 4/01/2017

          1,185,000     1,246,932

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The), 5.950%, 12/15/2036

          960,000     928,665

Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.700%, 4/15/2015

          555,000     579,125

Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.750%, 12/01/2011(c)

          31,000     30,953

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (Endesa-Chile), 7.875%, 2/01/2027

          1,000,000     1,108,405

Illinois Power Co., 6.250%, 4/01/2018

          3,385,000     3,636,262

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.150%, 3/01/2013

          195,000     204,198

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 3/15/2018

          1,255,000     1,252,661
             
            13,775,213
             
Entertainment – 0.6%          

Time Warner, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2029

          870,000     892,697

Time Warner, Inc., 6.950%, 1/15/2028

          375,000     395,364

Time Warner, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/2031

          245,000     274,581

Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%, 5/01/2032

          160,000     180,926

Viacom, Inc., Class B, 6.875%, 4/30/2036

          1,325,000     1,399,723
             
            3,143,291
             
Financial Other – 0.5%          

National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 9/15/2039, 144A

          2,500,000     2,546,050
             
Food & Beverage – 1.6%          

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2014, 144A

          2,955,000     3,152,956

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 5.950%, 1/15/2033

          995,000     1,017,678

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 6.450%, 9/01/2037

          1,270,000     1,383,373

Cia Brasileira de Bebidas, 8.750%, 9/15/2013

          1,025,000     1,199,250

Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2037

          500,000     504,740

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.250%, 6/01/2012

          210,000     228,362

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/2031

          960,000     999,042
             
            8,485,401
             
Government Owned – No Guarantee – 1.2%          

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 8/01/2018, 144A

          2,565,000     2,747,569

DP World Ltd., 6.850%, 7/02/2037, 144A

          3,800,000     3,342,058
             
            6,089,627
             
Health Insurance – 0.5%          

CIGNA Corp., 6.350%, 3/15/2018

          2,515,000     2,521,831

CIGNA Corp., 7.875%, 5/15/2027

          20,000     19,314

CIGNA Corp., 8.500%, 5/01/2019

          45,000     51,645
             
            2,592,790
             
Healthcare – 1.0%          

Covidien International Finance SA, 6.000%, 10/15/2017

          900,000     998,482

Express Scripts, Inc., 6.250%, 6/15/2014

          1,115,000     1,225,324

Express Scripts, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2019

          670,000     786,882

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          1,020,000     900,150

HCA, Inc., 6.250%, 2/15/2013

          195,000     186,225

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Healthcare – continued          

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

        $ 95,000   $ 84,550

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          55,000     48,813

HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 7/15/2013

          30,000     28,725

HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027

          100,000     75,842

HCA, Inc., 7.190%, 11/15/2015

          190,000     175,986

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023

          75,000     60,545

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          175,000     142,110

HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024

          305,000     248,190

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          10,000     8,090

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          305,000     239,057
             
            5,208,971
             
Home Construction – 1.7%          

Centex Corp., 5.250%, 6/15/2015

          380,000     375,250

Lennar Corp., Series B, 5.600%, 5/31/2015

          1,250,000     1,153,125

Lennar Corp., Series B, 6.500%, 4/15/2016

          770,000     723,800

Pulte Homes, Inc., 5.200%, 2/15/2015

          1,265,000     1,201,750

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035

          3,340,000     2,521,700

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033

          1,455,000     1,120,350

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 5.150%, 5/15/2015

          1,725,000     1,658,767
             
            8,754,742
             
Hybrid ARMs – 0.2%          

FNMA, 5.723%, 9/01/2036(b)

          304,985     320,915

FNMA, 6.026%, 2/01/2037(b)

          345,942     367,865

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A, 5.585%, 7/25/2035(b)

          378,035     299,319

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR16, Class 3A2, 4.113%, 10/25/2035(b)

          249,008     224,099
             
            1,212,198
             
Independent Energy – 1.2%          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.950%, 9/15/2016

          1,260,000     1,335,044

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.450%, 9/15/2036

          1,320,000     1,362,891

Questar Market Resources, Inc., 6.050%, 9/01/2016

          125,000     125,879

Questar Market Resources, Inc., 6.800%, 4/01/2018

          3,365,000     3,449,771

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.850%, 2/01/2037

          15,000     14,428
             
            6,288,013
             
Local Authorities – 1.5%          

Manitoba (Province of), GMTN, 6.375%, 9/01/2015

   NZD        4,635,000     3,301,119

Province of Alberta, 5.930%, 9/16/2016

   CAD        369,972     386,265

Quebec Province, Series QC, 6.750%, 11/09/2015

   NZD        1,185,000     862,344

Queensland Treasury Corp., Series 11G, 6.000%, 6/14/2011

   AUD        1,735,000     1,564,690

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046(c)

          2,815,000     2,010,670
             
            8,125,088
             
Media Cable – 1.7%          

Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 6/15/2035

          2,005,000     1,939,174

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Media Cable – continued          

Comcast Corp., 6.450%, 3/15/2037

        $ 500,000   $ 529,444

Comcast Corp., 6.500%, 11/15/2035

          1,570,000     1,672,972

Comcast Corp., 6.950%, 8/15/2037

          1,925,000     2,148,612

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.750%, 7/01/2018

          2,500,000     2,761,900
             
            9,052,102
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.6%          

News America Holdings, 8.150%, 10/17/2036

          240,000     265,145

News America, Inc., 6.200%, 12/15/2034

          950,000     934,683

News America, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/2035

          1,980,000     1,997,381
             
            3,197,209
             
Metals & Mining – 0.7%          

ArcelorMittal, 9.850%, 6/01/2019

          700,000     827,963

ArcelorMittal USA Partnership, 9.750%, 4/01/2014

          140,000     146,650

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd., 8.950%, 5/01/2014

          2,232,000     2,634,177

Teck Cominco Ltd., 7.000%, 9/15/2012

          100,000     102,750
             
            3,711,540
             
Mortgage Related – 1.7%          

Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.000%, 4/25/2020

          36,551     39,961

FHLMC, 4.000%, 7/01/2019

          269,639     280,454

FHLMC, 4.500%, 4/01/2019

          543,019     571,585

FHLMC, 5.000%, 5/01/2034

          163,811     170,182

FHLMC, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2033 to 2037(g)

          844,124     886,961

FHLMC, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2020 to 2035(g)

          524,655     559,133

FHLMC, 10.000%, with various maturities to
2018(g)

          5,217     5,851

FNMA, 4.000%, 1/01/2020

          158,522     164,880

FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities to 2035(g)

          551,676     562,177

FNMA, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2035(g)

          1,656,739     1,725,392

FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2016 to 2036(g)

          2,379,165     2,502,495

FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2018 to 2033(g)

          820,389     875,991

FNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2011 to 2033(g)

          322,350     347,355

GNMA, 6.500%, 2/20/2028

          113,777     122,959

GNMA, 7.000%, 11/20/2025

          5,016     5,481

GNMA, 10.000%, with various maturities to 2018(g)

          66,943     74,750
             
            8,895,607
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 1.0%          

American General Finance Corp., Series H, MTN, 5.375%, 10/01/2012

          45,000     34,780

American General Finance Corp., Series J, MTN, 6.900%, 12/15/2017

          2,815,000     1,968,758

HSBC Finance Corp., 8.000%, 7/15/2010

          205,000     214,336

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 4/15/2015

          70,000     52,158

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013

          680,000     566,955

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Consumer – continued          

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN,
6.500%, 6/15/2010(c)(d)

   NZD      970,000   $ 656,624

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018

        2,385,000     1,902,038
             
            5,395,649
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 2.4%          

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 2/13/2012

        75,000     49,224

CIT Group, Inc., 5.400%, 1/30/2016

        19,000     11,978

CIT Group, Inc., 5.800%, 7/28/2011

        240,000     163,230

CIT Group, Inc., 5.800%, 10/01/2036

        185,000     110,943

CIT Group, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2016

        5,000     3,151

CIT Group, Inc., EMTN, 4.650%, 9/19/2016

   EUR      350,000     294,499

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/13/2014

        102,000     65,155

CIT Group, Inc., GMTN, 5.000%, 2/01/2015

        17,000     10,888

CIT Group, Inc., MTN, 5.125%, 9/30/2014

        155,000     99,296

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, GMTN, 6.000%, 4/01/2036

        280,000     161,767

GATX Corp., 4.750%, 10/01/2012

        2,100,000     2,112,762

General Electric Capital Australia Funding, EMTN, 8.000%, 2/13/2012

   AUD      670,000     608,069

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 5/01/2018

        65,000     64,688

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/2038

        300,000     275,124

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, EMTN, 6.750%, 9/26/2016

   NZD      470,000     325,637

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/2014

   NZD      1,405,000     1,029,275

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 0.809%, 5/13/2024(b)

        655,000     456,815

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 4.875%, 3/04/2015

        2,230,000     2,298,430

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.500%, 9/28/2015

   NZD      5,650,000     3,901,797

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011, 144A

        763,000     705,775

GMAC, Inc., 7.500%, 12/31/2013, 144A

        41,000     35,875

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 12/31/2018, 144A

        97,000     73,235
             
            12,857,613
             
Oil Field Services – 0.3%          

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 8/01/2019

        1,090,000     1,171,946

Weatherford International Ltd., 6.500%, 8/01/2036

        235,000     239,486

Weatherford International Ltd., 6.800%, 6/15/2037

        105,000     110,403
             
            1,521,835
             
Paper – 0.9%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

        1,500,000     1,335,000

International Paper Co., 5.250%, 4/01/2016

        1,530,000     1,530,753

International Paper Co., 8.700%, 6/15/2038

        1,440,000     1,596,315

Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030

        200,000     196,173
             
            4,658,241
             
Pharmaceuticals – 1.4%          

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

        60,000     61,125

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Pharmaceuticals – continued          

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

        $ 170,000   $ 171,275

Roche Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 3/01/2014, 144A

          6,500,000     7,026,994
             
            7,259,394
             
Pipelines – 3.9%          

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.250%, 2/01/2037

          335,000     322,297

DCP Midstream LP, 6.450%, 11/03/2036, 144A

          635,000     575,139

El Paso Corp., 6.950%, 6/01/2028

          350,000     291,150

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, 6.300%, 9/15/2017

          680,000     732,416

Florida Gas Transmission Co., 7.900%, 5/15/2019, 144A

          200,000     238,584

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 11/15/2014

          145,000     150,665

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2018

          5,300,000     5,544,425

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline LLC, 7.500%, 5/31/2014, 144A(c)

          4,000,000     4,207,120

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 6.514%, 12/15/2012, 144A

          3,630,000     3,982,484

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/2017, 144A

          965,000     1,079,740

Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., 8.125%, 6/01/2019

          2,000,000     2,330,356

Southern Natural Gas Co., 5.900%, 4/01/2017, 144A

          810,000     834,218

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 5.500%, 3/01/2014

          230,000     240,116
             
            20,528,710
             
Property & Casualty Insurance – 1.5%          

Allstate Corp., 5.950%, 4/01/2036

          470,000     498,630

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2014

          65,000     67,643

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.750%, 9/15/2015

          1,842,000     1,942,400

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2033

          2,465,000     2,265,419

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2019

          1,390,000     1,741,864

MBIA Insurance Corp., (fixed rate to 1/15/2013, variable rate thereafter), 14.000%, 1/15/2033, 144A

          60,000     26,400

Progressive Corp., 7.000%, 10/01/2013

          150,000     163,210

Willis North America, Inc., 6.200%, 3/28/2017

          225,000     220,249

Willis North America, Inc., 7.000%, 9/29/2019

          805,000     827,716
             
            7,753,531
             
Railroads – 1.0%          

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.950%, 5/15/2037

          215,000     212,143

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.250%, 5/15/2019

          2,500,000     2,900,270

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., MTN, 4.900%, 6/15/2010, 144A

   CAD        1,000,000     956,475

CSX Corp., 6.250%, 3/15/2018

          670,000     726,612

CSX Corp., MTN, 6.000%, 10/01/2036

          162,000     167,065

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)     Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Railroads – continued          

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 1/01/2045(c)

        $ 190,000      $ 129,200
             
            5,091,765
             
Refining – 0.8%          

Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 3/15/2019

          3,500,000        4,078,459
             
REITs – 1.9%          

Camden Property Trust, 5.000%, 6/15/2015

          85,000        80,895

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 5/15/2017

          640,000        605,535

Colonial Realty LP, 4.800%, 4/01/2011

          531,000        515,468

Duke Realty LP, 5.950%, 2/15/2017

          90,000        82,959

Equity One, Inc., 6.000%, 9/15/2017

          1,000,000        895,313

ERP Operating LP, 5.125%, 3/15/2016

          30,000        29,273

ERP Operating LP, 5.750%, 6/15/2017

          180,000        178,295

Federal Realty Investment Trust, 5.650%, 6/01/2016

          1,350,000        1,283,234

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 5.850%, 3/15/2017

          80,000        70,459

Highwoods Properties, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2018

          1,075,000        1,028,702

ProLogis, 5.625%, 11/15/2015

          40,000        36,348

ProLogis, 5.750%, 4/01/2016

          35,000        31,307

Realty Income Corp., 6.750%, 8/15/2019

          500,000        486,992

Simon Property Group LP, 5.250%, 12/01/2016

          155,000        152,784

Simon Property Group LP, 5.300%, 5/30/2013

          1,200,000        1,226,858

Simon Property Group LP, 5.750%, 12/01/2015

          475,000        485,883

Simon Property Group LP, 5.875%, 3/01/2017

          740,000        754,657

Simon Property Group LP, 6.100%, 5/01/2016

          360,000        369,990

Simon Property Group LP, 6.350%, 8/28/2012

          250,000        265,508

Simon Property Group LP, 10.350%, 4/01/2019

          1,300,000        1,617,788
             
            10,198,248
             
Restaurants – 0.1%          

Darden Restaurants, Inc., 6.000%, 8/15/2035

          610,000        552,960
             
Retailers – 1.4%          

Home Depot, Inc. (The), 5.875%, 12/16/2036

          3,305,000        3,206,531

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036

          230,000        189,750

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.350%, 3/15/2012

          355,000        345,551

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2013

          980,000        951,524

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037

          3,465,000        2,729,880
             
            7,423,236
             
Sovereigns – 2.5%          

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-10, 7.250%, 12/15/2016

   MXN        262,000 (††)      1,888,566

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 8.000%, 12/07/2023

   MXN        140,000 (††)      1,017,145

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series MI-10, 9.000%, 12/20/2012

   MXN        227,000 (††)      1,792,689

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 10RG, 7.000%, 12/01/2010

   AUD        2,625,000        2,385,526

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 12RG, 6.000%, 5/01/2012

   AUD        685,000        616,200

New South Wales Treasury Corp., Series 17RG, 5.500%, 3/01/2017

   AUD        4,000,000        3,455,722

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Sovereigns – continued          

Republic of Iceland, Zero Coupon, 11/16/2009

   ISK      56,700,000   $ 362,434

Republic of Iceland, 7.000%, 3/17/2010

   ISK      99,510,000     641,551

Republic of Iceland, 7.250%, 5/17/2013

   ISK      101,800,000     652,505

Republic of Iceland, 8.000%, 7/22/2011

   ISK      54,600,000     356,640
             
            13,168,978
             
Supranational – 1.5%          

European Investment Bank, EMTN, 4.600%, 1/30/2037, 144A

   CAD      1,900,000     1,563,088

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, Zero Coupon, 9/23/2013

   IDR      45,300,000,000     3,113,584

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/2017

   NZD      4,375,000     3,145,849
             
            7,822,521
             
Technology – 2.9%          

Avnet, Inc., 6.000%, 9/01/2015

        1,970,000     2,028,233

Avnet, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2016

        270,000     283,732

Corning, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2013

        1,250,000     1,361,835

Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 3/01/2029

        210,000     214,293

Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2024

        810,000     872,419

Corning, Inc., 7.250%, 8/15/2036

        3,565,000     3,761,342

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 6.000%, 4/01/2013

        1,970,000     2,041,746

International Business Machines Corp., 4.750%, 11/29/2012

        795,000     859,900

Intuit, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2017

        635,000     664,053

KLA-Tencor Corp., 6.900%, 5/01/2018

        1,370,000     1,432,016

Motorola, Inc., 5.220%, 10/01/2097

        1,000,000     549,068

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2025

        190,000     160,566

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/2027, 144A

        475,000     526,927

Tyco Electronics Group SA, 6.550%, 10/01/2017

        360,000     376,855
             
            15,132,985
             
Tobacco – 1.2%          

Altria Group, Inc., 9.250%, 8/06/2019

        4,190,000     5,119,996

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.750%, 6/15/2017

        735,000     764,076

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.250%, 6/15/2037

        195,000     193,131
             
            6,077,203
             
Transportation Services – 2.2%          

APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)

        100,000     81,750

Atlas Air, Inc., Series B, 7.680%, 1/02/2014

        3,127,808     2,658,637

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.700%, 6/01/2034, 144A

        945,000     838,986

Erac USA Finance Co., 7.000%, 10/15/2037, 144A

        8,661,000     8,107,649
             
            11,687,022
             
Treasuries – 16.1%          

Canadian Government, 2.000%, 9/01/2012

   CAD      4,070,000     3,811,731

Canadian Government, 2.750%, 12/01/2010

   CAD      5,410,000     5,176,046

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 9/01/2011

   CAD      2,000,000     1,955,168

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2012

   CAD      9,485,000     9,322,878

Canadian Government, 3.750%, 6/01/2019

   CAD      31,580,000     30,563,564

Canadian Government, 4.000%, 6/01/2016

   CAD      1,000,000     1,000,168

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Treasuries – continued          

Canadian Government, 5.250%, 6/01/2012

   CAD      16,420,000   $ 16,737,465

Norwegian Government, 4.250%, 5/19/2017

   NOK      23,620,000     4,157,514

Norwegian Government, 6.500%, 5/15/2013

   NOK      50,000,000     9,535,145

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.125%, 5/15/2019

        2,000,000     1,967,968

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.250%, 11/15/2013

        330,000     360,396
             
            84,588,043
             
Wireless – 0.4%          

ALLTEL Corp., 7.875%, 7/01/2032

        705,000     867,869

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

        60,000     53,850

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

        165,000     153,038

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

        510,000     451,350

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

        234,000     195,390

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

        366,000     326,655
             
            2,048,152
             
Wirelines – 5.9%          

AT&T Corp., 6.500%, 3/15/2029

        1,310,000     1,361,682

AT&T, Inc., 6.150%, 9/15/2034

        1,785,000     1,824,229

AT&T, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2037

        780,000     838,115

BellSouth Corp., 6.000%, 11/15/2034

        530,000     536,927

BellSouth Corp., 6.550%, 6/15/2034

        105,000     112,391

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 5.850%, 11/15/2045

        2,000,000     1,807,200

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 6.000%, 7/08/2019

        8,170,000     8,755,617

GTE Corp., 6.940%, 4/15/2028

        205,000     220,414

New England Telephone & Telegraph, 7.875%, 11/15/2029

        2,170,000     2,462,505

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

        500,000     411,250

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.000%, 9/30/2034

        1,880,000     1,832,754

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.877%, 7/15/2019

        290,000     315,090

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 6.421%, 6/20/2016

        185,000     207,767

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/2036

        3,136,000     3,711,161

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.850%, 9/15/2035

        3,290,000     3,312,234

Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2033

        290,000     246,779

Verizon New England, Inc., Series C, 4.750%, 10/01/2013

        1,000,000     1,039,733

Verizon New York, Inc., Series B, 7.375%, 4/01/2032

        915,000     1,003,301

Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/2028

        695,000     647,889

Verizon Virginia, Inc., Series A, 4.625%, 3/15/2013

        505,000     524,606
             
            31,171,644
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $440,681,414)

            481,151,443
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount (‡)   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 1.1%          
Oil Field Services – 0.1%          

Transocean, Inc., Series C, 1.500%, 12/15/2037

        $ 240,000   $ 228,600
             
REITs – 0.0%          

ERP Operating LP, 3.850%, 8/15/2026

          180,000     178,319
             
Technology – 1.0%          

Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035

          90,000     80,325

Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039, 144A

          4,700,000     5,023,125

Maxtor Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2012(c)

          48,000     43,680

Richardson Electronics Ltd., 7.750%, 12/15/2011

          44,000     39,160
             
            5,186,290
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $5,244,324)

            5,593,209
             
MUNICIPALS – 0.3%          
Michigan – 0.2%          

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 7.309%, 6/01/2034(c)

          1,065,000     851,425
             
Ohio – 0.1%          

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series A-2, 5.875%, 6/01/2047(c)

          750,000     608,400
             
TOTAL MUNICIPALS          

(Identified Cost $1,793,330)

            1,459,825
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $447,719,068)

            488,204,477
             
              Shares     
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.7%          
NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.3%          
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%          

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%

          940     799,000

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, 6.350%

          5,441     13,875

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7.000%, 144A

          161     93,626
             
            906,501
             
Electric Utilities – 0.1%          

Connecticut Light & Power Co., 2.200%

          263     9,172

MDU Resources Group, Inc., 5.100%

          254     24,980

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 4.080%

          400     28,800

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 4.500%

          100     1,592

Union Electric Co., 4.500%

          3,160     232,260
             
            296,804
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(e)(f)

          1,850     4,902

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(e)(f)

          28,450     45,520

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(e)(f)

          8,500     14,025

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.700%(e)(f)

          2,900     7,453

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Shares   Value (†)
         
PREFERRED STOCKS – continued          
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – continued          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.790%(e)(f)

          5,400   $ 14,364

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.810%(e)(f)

          1,900     5,187

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%(e)(f)

          4,200     7,140

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000%(e)(f)

          2,400     7,080

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(e)(f)

          1,700     5,100

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(e)(f)

          11,075     20,156

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter),
8.375%(e)(f)

          39,400     71,314

Federal National Mortgage Association,
4.750%(e)(f)

          3,650     9,307

Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.125%(e)(f)

          1,300     3,458

Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.375%(e)(f)

          2,600     7,384

Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.810%(e)(f)

          1,050     2,930

Federal National Mortgage Association,
6.750%(e)(f)

          1,650     2,591

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter),
8.250%(e)(f)

          53,575     86,256
             
            314,167
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $3,621,023)

            1,517,472
             
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS – 
0.4%
         
Capital Markets – 0.2%          

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%

          33,050     1,169,143
             
Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%          

Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%

          25,000     756,250
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $1,794,828)

            1,925,393
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $5,415,851)

            3,442,865
             
COMMON STOCKS – 0.1%          
Biotechnology – 0.1%          

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(f)
(Identified Cost $302,522)

          13,708     519,533
             
              Principal Amount (‡)      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.0%          

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $21,231,984 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $21,550,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 1/13/2014 with a value of $21,657,750 including accrued interest (Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements)

(Identified Cost $21,231,984)

        $ 21,231,984     21,231,984
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 97.7%          

(Identified Cost $474,669,425)(a)

            513,398,859

Other assets less liabilities—2.3%

            12,105,106
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 525,503,965
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund – continued

 

 

(‡)        Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

         

(†)        See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

         

(††)       Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100.

 

(a)         Federal Tax Information:

 

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $475,592,646 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

  $ 48,956,001

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (11,149,788)
             

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 37,806,213
             
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $10,121,055 or 1.9% of net assets.
(d) Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At September 30, 2009 the value of this security amounted to $656,624 or 0.1% of net assets.
(e) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(f) Non-income producing security.
(g) The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $82,358,779 or 15.7% of net assets.
ABS Asset-Backed Securities
ARMs Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

Key to Abbreviations: AUD: Australian Dollar; BRL: Brazilian Real; CAD: Canadian Dollar; EUR: Euro; GBP: British Pound; IDR: Indonesian Rupiah; ISK: Icelandic Krona; KRW: South Korean Won; MXN: Mexican Peso; NOK: Norwegian Krone; NZD: New Zealand Dollar; THB: Thai Baht

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     16.1

Banking

     7.3   

Wirelines

     5.9   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     4.4   

Pipelines

     3.9   

Technology

     3.9   

Electric

     2.6   

Sovereigns

     2.5   

Non-Captive Diversified

     2.4   

Transportation Services

     2.2   

Airlines

     2.2   

Chemicals

     2.1   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     38.2   

Short-Term Investments

     4.0   
        

Total Investments

     97.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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CURRENCY EXPOSURE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

 

United States Dollar

     72.3

Canadian Dollar

     13.6   

Norwegian Krone

     2.6   

New Zealand Dollar

     2.5   

Other, less than 2% each

     6.7   
        

Total Investments

     97.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     2.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

September 30, 2009

 

      Bond Fund     Fixed Income
Fund
 
    

Assets

    

Investments at cost

   $ 18,838,128,664      $ 725,504,077   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (174,446,981     26,833,062   
                

Investments at value

     18,663,681,683        752,337,139   

Cash

     53,019        42   

Cash collateral received for open swap agreements (Note 2)

              

Foreign currency at value (identified cost $9,919,686, $368,610, $38,389,137, $0, $101,249, $0 and $142,753)

     10,081,329        377,666   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     65,178,045        21,825   

Receivable for securities sold

     48,363,217        808,018   

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

              

Swap agreements, at value (Note 2)

              

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

              

Dividends and interest receivable

     277,469,962        11,163,113   

Tax reclaims receivable

     58,437        5,255   

Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6)

              

Receivable from broker—variation margin on open futures contracts

              
                

Total Assets

     19,064,885,692        764,713,058   
                
Liabilities     

Payable for securities purchased

     176,427,196          

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     148,776,925        2,264,477   

Foreign taxes payable (Note 2)

     550,806        21,191   

Fees payable on swap agreements (Note 2)

              

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

              

Due to brokers (Note 2)

              

Management fees payable (Note 6)

     7,894,858        315,356   

Administrative fees payable (Note 6)

     740,029        30,959   

Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6)

     634,661        83,773   

Service and distribution fees payable (Note 6)

     55,401          

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

     1,364,498        41,874   
                

Total Liabilities

     336,444,374        2,757,630   
                

Net Assets

   $ 18,728,441,318      $ 761,955,428   
                

Net Assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 19,771,586,084      $ 726,142,272   

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

     (6,357,321     30,934,158   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions

     (865,529,058     (22,057,304

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency translations

     (171,258,387     26,936,302   
                

Net Assets

   $ 18,728,441,318      $ 761,955,428   
                
Net Asset Value and Offering Price     

Institutional Class

    

Net assets

   $ 10,855,818,358      $ 761,955,428   
                

Shares of beneficial interest

     835,926,807        58,884,779   
                

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.99      $ 12.94   
                

Retail Class

    

Net assets

   $ 7,646,590,529      $   
                

Shares of beneficial interest

     590,832,800          
                

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.94      $   
                

Admin Class

    

Net assets

   $ 226,032,431      $   
                

Shares of beneficial interest

     17,504,047          
                

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.91      $   
                

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Global
Bond Fund
    Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
    Institutional
High Income Fund
    Intermediate Duration
Fixed Income Fund
    Investment Grade
Fixed Income Fund
 
       
       
$ 1,816,808,006      $ 13,815,892      $ 411,465,730      $ 26,963,093      $ 474,669,425   
  64,388,552        110,523        43,154,875        929,436        38,729,434   
  1,881,196,558        13,926,415        454,620,605        27,892,529        513,398,859   
                465                 
  20,000                               
 
 
    
38,851,363
 
  
           103,378               144,070   
  8,299,962               750,000               3,750,000   
  56,126,471                             1,627,150   
  285,975                               
  150,447                               
  1,907,357        7,566                        
  29,000,335        105,722        7,397,076        261,821        7,215,385   
  32,747               11,805        57        1,145   
         12,955               9,351          
                       406          
  2,015,871,215        14,052,658        462,883,329        28,164,164        526,136,609   
       
  61,789,545               3,623,470        64,774        286,067   
  857,342        245        400,503               45,834   
  75               6,375               13,667   
  8,749                               
  385,811        6,332                        
  305,975                               
  922,619        2,844        218,523        5,690        169,100   
  76,974        558        17,873        1,117        20,750   
  146,565        40,802        52,861        43,352        59,585   
  6,255                               
  164,858        25,888        47,725        21,902        37,641   
  64,664,768        76,669        4,367,330        136,835        632,644   
$ 1,951,206,447      $ 13,975,989      $ 458,515,999      $ 28,027,329      $ 525,503,965   
       
$ 1,986,821,460      $ 14,668,622      $ 404,382,796      $ 28,347,692      $ 489,048,597   
 
 
    
2,356,778
 
  
    (36,427     21,476,408        62,444        (187,459

 

(104,865,533

    (767,930     (10,503,557     (1,334,157     (2,145,732
 
 
    
66,893,742
 
  
    111,724        43,160,352        951,350        38,788,559   
$ 1,951,206,447      $ 13,975,989      $ 458,515,999      $ 28,027,329      $ 525,503,965   
       
       
$ 1,032,464,744      $ 13,975,989      $ 458,515,999      $ 28,027,329      $ 525,503,965   
  64,162,707        1,335,516        61,968,955        2,817,514        42,399,042   
$ 16.09      $ 10.46      $ 7.40      $ 9.95      $ 12.39   
       
$ 918,741,703      $      $      $      $   
  57,582,683                               
$ 15.96      $      $      $      $   
       
$      $      $      $      $   
                                
$      $      $      $      $   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

 

        Bond Fund      Fixed Income
Fund
 
       

Investment Income

       

Dividends

     $ 23,088,904       $ 1,149,269   

Interest

       1,170,458,663         47,757,817   

Securities lending income (Note 2)

       160,023         2,341   

Less net foreign taxes withheld

       (1,238,540      (66,443
                   
       1,192,469,050         48,842,984   
                   
Expenses        

Management fees (Note 6)

       74,251,774         3,172,675   

Distribution fees—Retail Class (Note 6)

       15,247,110           

Service and distribution fees—Admin Class (Note 6)

       938,058           

Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6)

       189,340         14,340   

Administrative fees (Note 6)

       7,173,026         319,229   

Custodian fees and expenses

       705,844         60,185   

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Institutional Class (Note 6)

       3,832,773         3,401   

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Retail Class (Note 6)

       6,411,580           

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Admin Class (Note 6)

       282,767           

Audit and tax services fees

       63,238         44,389   

Registration fees

       581,449         35,570   

Shareholder reporting expenses

       1,679,813         3,364   

Legal fees

       520,294         23,297   

Miscellaneous expenses

       532,290         26,602   
                   

Total expenses

       112,409,356         3,703,052   

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

       (452,739        
                   

Net expenses

       111,956,617         3,703,052   
                   

Net investment income

       1,080,512,433         45,139,932   
                   
Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency Transactions        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

       

Investments

       (1,016,814,908      (22,433,805

Futures contracts

                 

Swap agreements

                 

Foreign currency transactions

       6,480,934         (614,680
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:        

Investments

       2,900,473,485         107,524,741   

Futures contracts

                 

Swap agreements

                 

Foreign currency translations

       13,127,016         321,701   
                   
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, futures contracts, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions        1,903,266,527         84,797,957   
                   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations      $ 2,983,778,960       $ 129,937,889   
                   

 

(a) Includes income reductions resulting from principal deflation adjustments during the period in the amount of $193,706. See Note 2b of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Global Bond
Fund
    Inflation Protected
Securities Fund
    Institutional
High Income Fund
    Intermediate Duration
Fixed Income Fund
    Investment Grade
Fixed Income Fund
 
       
       
$ 1,214,902      $      $ 1,030,230      $      $ 235,370   
  90,041,177        170,607 (a)      28,760,913        1,512,502        24,594,298   
  13,763        1,297        3,940        1,975        2,633   
  (86,683            (4,956     (146     (16,658
  91,183,159        171,904        29,790,127        1,514,331        24,815,643   
       
  9,365,171        33,599        1,742,448        67,166        1,504,442   
  2,014,894                               
                                
  23,748        9,034        12,196        8,338        13,362   
  843,474        6,779        145,571        13,546        188,759   
  147,997        17,291        74,661        20,194        38,825   
  254,198        7,638        7,241        1,783        2,538   
  943,685                               
                                
  48,320        39,501        42,254        39,320        40,976   
  112,419        29,949        34,553        24,958        35,165   
  168,122        1,199        6,190        1,446        2,607   
  63,237        512        9,963        1,025        13,223   
  80,295        4,221        11,894        4,771        14,729   
  14,065,560        149,723        2,086,971        182,547        1,854,626   
  (129,637     (95,963            (75,081       
  13,935,923        53,760        2,086,971        107,466        1,854,626   
  77,247,236        118,144        27,703,156        1,406,865        22,961,017   
       
  (73,320,770     (487,904     (10,648,155     (249,792     (3,496,319
  321,385        (14,917            (21,697       
  (72,892                            
  (19,381,159     (11,458     (118,058     (180     (24,222
       
  257,651,329        1,233,361        78,652,365        2,813,640        69,370,621   
  (235,349                   30,649          
  (197,561                            
  11,688,270        1,444        59,084        13        201,519   
 
 
    
176,453,253
 
  
    720,526        67,945,236        2,572,633        66,051,599   
$ 253,700,489      $ 838,670      $ 95,648,392      $ 3,979,498      $ 89,012,616   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

Bond Fund

 

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 1,080,512,433         $ 1,109,707,513   

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

     (1,010,333,974        299,760,675   

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

     2,913,600,501           (3,781,876,874
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     2,983,778,960           (2,372,408,686
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (619,050,919        (618,954,427

Retail Class

     (461,177,153        (540,831,022

Admin Class

     (13,908,985        (15,164,699

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (64,404,701          

Retail Class

     (54,894,455          

Admin Class

     (1,827,140          
                   

Total distributions

     (1,215,263,353        (1,174,950,148
                   

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     2,269,216,544           3,895,007,552   
                   

Redemption Fees:

       

Institutional Class

               423,395   

Retail Class

               381,530   

Admin Class

               11,120   
                   

Total redemption fees

               816,045   
                   

Net increase in net assets

     4,037,732,151           348,464,763   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     14,690,709,167           14,342,244,404   
                   

End of year

   $ 18,728,441,318         $ 14,690,709,167   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income)

   $ (6,357,321      $ 162,371,028   
                   

 

Fixed Income Fund

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 45,139,932         $ 41,194,607   

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

     (23,048,485        15,081,715   

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

     107,846,442           (123,121,599
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     129,937,889           (66,845,277
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (44,598,886        (43,626,372

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (12,700,279        (643,688
                   

Total distributions

     (57,299,165        (44,270,060
                   

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     64,830,887           130,500,717   
                   

Net increase in net assets

     137,469,611           19,385,380   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     624,485,817           605,100,437   
                   

End of year

   $ 761,955,428         $ 624,485,817   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 30,934,158         $ 33,192,023   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Global Bond Fund

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 77,247,236         $ 98,323,123   

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

     (92,453,436        37,132,573   

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

     268,906,689           (255,358,439
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     253,700,489           (119,902,743
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (55,958,395        (61,946,579

Retail Class

     (50,692,695        (52,697,573

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

                 

Retail Class

                 
                   

Total distributions

     (106,651,090        (114,644,152
                   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (426,483,756        594,419,506   
                   

Redemption Fees:

       

Institutional Class

               77,878   

Retail Class

               69,167   
                   

Total redemption fees

               147,045   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (279,434,357        360,019,656   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     2,230,640,804           1,870,621,148   
                   

End of year

   $ 1,951,206,447         $ 2,230,640,804   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 2,356,778         $ 43,914,862   
                   

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 118,144         $ 1,075,804   

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

     (514,279        118,138   

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

     1,234,805           (953,298
                   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     838,670           240,644   
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (145,315        (1,129,818

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

                 
                   

Total distributions

     (145,315        (1,129,818
                   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (2,750,472        3,454,672   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (2,057,117        2,565,498   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     16,033,106           13,467,608   
                   

End of year

   $ 13,975,989         $ 16,033,106   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income)

   $ (36,427      $ 29,211   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Institutional High Income Fund

 

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 27,703,156         $ 16,406,305   

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

     (10,766,213        3,305,382   

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

     78,711,449           (48,410,556
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     95,648,392           (28,698,869
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (17,646,157        (12,543,920

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (3,337,874        (3,556,542
                   

Total distributions

     (20,984,031        (16,100,462
                   

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     169,650,687           71,431,847   
                   

Net increase in net assets

     244,315,048           26,632,516   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     214,200,951           187,568,435   
                   

End of year

   $ 458,515,999         $ 214,200,951   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 21,476,408         $ 11,730,719   
                   

 

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 1,406,865         $ 1,710,957   

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

     (271,669        (209,781

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

     2,844,302           (1,630,849
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,979,498           (129,673
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (1,361,910        (1,768,089

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

                 
                   

Total distributions

     (1,361,910        (1,768,089
                   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (7,338,103        3,200,454   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (4,720,515        1,302,692   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     32,747,844           31,445,152   
                   

End of year

   $ 28,027,329         $ 32,747,844   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 62,444         $ 6,401   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 22,961,017         $ 16,556,515   

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

     (3,520,541        8,215,732   

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

     69,572,140           (43,421,522
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     89,012,616           (18,649,275
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (25,648,228        (19,088,772

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (3,479,011          
                   

Total distributions

     (29,127,239        (19,088,772
                   

Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     187,755,770           53,860,153   
                   

Net increase in net assets

     247,641,147           16,122,106   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     277,862,818           261,740,712   
                   

End of year

   $ 525,503,965         $ 277,862,818   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income)

   $ (187,459      $ 4,075,614   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

9/30/2009

  $ 11.89   $ 0.85   $ 1.23      $ 2.08        $ (0.87   $ (0.11   $ (0.98

9/30/2008

    14.71     0.96     (2.77     (1.81       (1.01            (1.01

9/30/2007

    14.13     0.83     0.58        1.41          (0.83            (0.83

9/30/2006

    13.81     0.72     0.47        1.19          (0.87            (0.87

9/30/2005

    13.46     0.67     0.57        1.24          (0.89            (0.89
Retail Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 11.85   $ 0.82   $ 1.22      $ 2.04        $ (0.84   $ (0.11   $ (0.95

9/30/2008

    14.67     0.92     (2.77     (1.85       (0.97            (0.97

9/30/2007

    14.10     0.79     0.57        1.36          (0.79            (0.79

9/30/2006

    13.78     0.69     0.47        1.16          (0.84            (0.84

9/30/2005

    13.44     0.64     0.57        1.21          (0.87            (0.87
Admin Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 11.82   $ 0.79   $ 1.22      $ 2.01        $ (0.81   $ (0.11   $ (0.92

9/30/2008

    14.64     0.88     (2.76     (1.88       (0.94            (0.94

9/30/2007

    14.07     0.75     0.58        1.33          (0.76            (0.76

9/30/2006

    13.75     0.65     0.48        1.13          (0.81            (0.81

9/30/2005

    13.42     0.60     0.56        1.16          (0.83            (0.83

 

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.

(c) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.

(d) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

(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.

(g) Effective July 1, 2007, the Fund decreased its net expense limitations to 0.70%, 0.95% and 1.20% from 0.75%, 1.00% and 1.25% for the Institutional Class, Retail Class and Admin Class, respectively.

(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.

(i) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                  Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Redemption
fees
(b)(c)
  Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return (%)
(d)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses (%)
(e)(f)
    Gross
expenses (%)
(f)
    Net
investment
income (%)
(f)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
$   $ 12.99   19.84      $ 10,855,818   0.65      0.65      7.69   39
  0.00     11.89   (13.14     7,616,621   0.64      0.64      6.78   26
  0.00     14.71   10.28        7,716,061   0.67 (g)    0.67      5.75   20
  0.00     14.13   9.00        4,742,622   0.75 (h)    0.75 (h)    5.20   26
  0.00     13.81   9.46        3,303,997   0.75      0.79      4.91   22
             
$   $ 12.94   19.46      $ 7,646,591   0.95      0.96      7.44   39
  0.00     11.85   (13.44     6,863,594   0.94 (i)    0.94 (i)    6.49   26
  0.00     14.67   9.93        6,432,333   0.97 (g)    0.97      5.49   20
  0.00     14.10   8.79        2,232,632   1.00      1.01      4.99   26
  0.00     13.78   9.19        707,394   1.00      1.05      4.64   22
             
$   $ 12.91   19.21      $ 226,032   1.20      1.25      7.22   39
  0.00     11.82   (13.69     210,494   1.20      1.24      6.23   26
  0.00     14.64   9.66        193,850   1.23 (g)(i)    1.23 (i)    5.20   20
  0.00     14.07   8.51        106,941   1.25      1.29      4.71   26
  0.00     13.75   8.86        64,263   1.25      1.31      4.39   22

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

9/30/2009

     $ 12.15   $ 0.78   $ 1.15      $ 1.93        $ (0.89   $ (0.25   $ (1.14

9/30/2008

       14.49     0.88     (2.14     (1.26       (1.06     (0.02     (1.08

9/30/2007

       13.89     0.83     0.67        1.50          (0.90            (0.90

9/30/2006

       13.88     0.74     0.30        1.04          (1.03            (1.03

9/30/2005

       13.93     0.75     0.58        1.33          (1.38            (1.38
Global Bond Fund              
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

     $ 14.42   $ 0.67   $ 1.89      $ 2.56        $ (0.89   $      $ (0.89

9/30/2008

       15.83     0.70     (1.30     (0.60       (0.81            (0.81

9/30/2007

       15.43     0.60     0.70        1.30          (0.90            (0.90

9/30/2006

       15.57     0.48     0.16        0.64          (0.70     (0.08     (0.78

9/30/2005

       15.59     0.44     0.05        0.49          (0.46     (0.05     (0.51
Retail Class              

9/30/2009

     $ 14.31   $ 0.62   $ 1.88      $ 2.50        $ (0.85   $      $ (0.85

9/30/2008

       15.71     0.64     (1.29     (0.65       (0.75            (0.75

9/30/2007

       15.29     0.54     0.70        1.24          (0.82            (0.82

9/30/2006

       15.43     0.44     0.15        0.59          (0.65     (0.08     (0.73

9/30/2005

       15.46     0.40     0.05        0.45          (0.43     (0.05     (0.48

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.

(c) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

(d) 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.

(e) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(f) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01% and 0.03% for Fixed Income Fund and Global Bond Fund, respectively.

(g) Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated.

(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                    Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Redemption
fees
(b)
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return (%)
(c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses (%)
(d)(e)
    Gross
expenses (%)
(e)
    Net
investment
income (%)
(e)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
$      $ 12.94   19.55      $ 761,955   0.58      0.58      7.11   29
         12.15   (9.42     624,486   0.58      0.58      6.43   30
         14.49   11.31        605,100   0.60      0.60      5.96   22
         13.89   8.06        456,011   0.60 (f)    0.60 (f)    5.48   40
         13.88   9.90        444,552   0.65      0.65      5.47   34
             
             
$      $ 16.09   19.19      $ 1,032,465   0.68      0.68      4.76   75
  0.00 (g)      14.42   (4.14     1,157,175   0.64      0.64      4.36   60
  0.00        15.83   8.70        996,046   0.68      0.68      3.84   95
  0.00        15.43   4.32        643,991   0.74 (f)    0.74 (f)    3.21   77
  0.00        15.57   3.05        553,704   0.75      0.80      2.75   63
             
$      $ 15.96   18.81      $ 918,742   1.00      1.02      4.46   75
  0.00 (g)      14.31   (4.45     1,073,466   1.00 (h)    1.00 (h)    4.02   60
  0.00        15.71   8.36        874,575   1.00      1.04      3.53   95
  0.00        15.29   4.03        540,697   1.00      1.09      2.93   77
  0.00        15.43   2.84        699,498   1.00      1.09      2.57   63

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – continued

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:         Less Distributions:  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of the period
  Net
investment
income
(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
         Dividends
from
net investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
capital gains
    Total
distributions
 
Inflation Protected Securities Fund             
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 9.86   $ 0.09 (e)    $ 0.61      $ 0.70        $ (0.10   $      $ (0.10

9/30/2008

    10.31     0.73        (0.43     0.30          (0.75            (0.75

9/30/2007

    10.30     0.47        0.03        0.50          (0.49            (0.49

9/30/2006

    10.84     0.52        (0.38     0.14          (0.63     (0.05     (0.68

9/30/2005

    11.02     0.42        (0.08     0.34          (0.52            (0.52
Institutional High Income Fund             
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 6.87   $ 0.57      $ 0.54      $ 1.11        $ (0.49   $ (0.09   $ (0.58

9/30/2008

    8.45     0.60        (1.52     (0.92       (0.51     (0.15     (0.66

9/30/2007

    8.11     0.55        0.30        0.85          (0.51            (0.51

9/30/2006

    7.80     0.50        0.34        0.84          (0.53            (0.53

9/30/2005

    7.50     0.55        0.39        0.94          (0.64            (0.64
Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund             
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 8.95   $ 0.48      $ 0.98      $ 1.46        $ (0.46   $      $ (0.46

9/30/2008

    9.47     0.47        (0.50     (0.03       (0.49            (0.49

9/30/2007

    9.50     0.45        (0.01     0.44          (0.47            (0.47

9/30/2006

    9.60     0.42        (0.07     0.35          (0.45            (0.45

9/30/2005

    9.92     0.40        (0.25     0.15          (0.45     (0.02     (0.47
Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund             
Institutional Class              

9/30/2009

  $ 11.36   $ 0.67      $ 1.31      $ 1.98        $ (0.81   $ (0.14   $ (0.95

9/30/2008

    12.96     0.76        (1.47     (0.71       (0.89            (0.89

9/30/2007

    12.63     0.70        0.53        1.23          (0.90            (0.90

9/30/2006

    13.28     0.60        0.22        0.82          (0.92     (0.55     (1.47

9/30/2005

    13.54     0.57        0.27        0.84          (0.83     (0.27     (1.10

 

(a) Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.

(c) 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.

(d) Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.

(e) Includes income reductions resulting from principal deflation adjustments during the period in the amount of $0.14 per share and 1.44% of average net assets. See Note 2b of Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) Effective July 1, 2005, the Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund and the Inflation Protected Securities Fund decreased their net expense limitations to 0.40% and 0.45%, respectively, from 0.45% and 0.50%, respectively.

(g) Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%.

(h) Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Ratios to Average Net Assets:      
Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return (%)
(b)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses (%)
(c)(d)
    Gross
expenses (%)
(d)
    Net
investment
income (%)
(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
           
           
$ 10.46   7.21      $ 13,976   0.40      1.11      0.88 (e)    12
  9.86   2.64        16,033   0.40      0.95      6.85      22
  10.31   5.05        13,468   0.40      1.28      4.60      26
  10.30   1.48        9,053   0.40      1.69      4.96      41
  10.84   3.12        9,298   0.49 (f)    1.54      3.81      141
           
           
$ 7.40   20.82      $ 458,516   0.72      0.72      9.54      37
  6.87   (11.70     214,201   0.72      0.72      7.70      35
  8.45   10.81        187,568   0.75 (g)    0.75 (g)    6.60      31
  8.11   11.56        141,318   0.75      0.79      6.40      23
  7.80   12.99        110,533   0.75      0.82      7.24      22
           
           
$ 9.95   16.99      $ 28,027   0.40      0.68      5.24      52
  8.95   (0.46     32,748   0.40      0.59      5.00      65
  9.47   4.76        31,445   0.40      0.61      4.71      87
  9.50   3.82        41,851   0.40      0.62      4.48      62
  9.60   1.50        40,628   0.44 (f)    0.68      4.10      50
           
           
$ 12.39   19.35      $ 525,504   0.49      0.49      6.10      22
  11.36   (6.00     277,863   0.50      0.50      5.98      32
  12.96   10.19        261,741   0.53      0.53      5.52      23
  12.63   6.81        173,549   0.55 (h)    0.55 (h)    4.79      50
  13.28   6.42        186,749   0.55      0.58      4.28      42

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

1.  Organization. Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. Shares of certain funds in the Trust were first registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) effective March 7, 1997 (subsequent to their commencement of investment operations). The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:

 

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund (the “Bond Fund”)

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

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

Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund (the “Inflation Protected Securities Fund”)

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

Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund (the “Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund”)

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (the “Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund”)

 

Each Fund offers Institutional Class Shares. Bond Fund and Global Bond Fund also offer Retail Class Shares. In addition, Bond Fund offers Admin Class Shares.

 

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 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 November 23, 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 Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

 

b.  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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned. The amount by which negative principal adjustments exceed interest income earned or positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis, is recorded as an increase to the cost basis of the security. 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 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.

 

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

 

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Each Fund that may invest in foreign investments 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 may offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts require the movement of cash or securities to or from the counterparty as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.

 

e.  Futures Contracts. The Funds 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.

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

When a Fund 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 liquid securities. 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 a Fund, 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statements 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 a Fund enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’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 Funds are limited.

 

f.  Swap Agreements. Each Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Funds may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the agreed upon notional value (“par value”) of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation (or may pay the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation). The Funds may also make upfront payments as the protection buyer or receive upfront payments as the protection seller.

 

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

 

Credit default swaps are privately negotiated and traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. Counterparty risk is managed through the posting of collateral and, as a result, the risk of loss to a Fund from counterparty default should be limited to the extent a Fund is undercollateralized. In addition to collateral requirements, the Funds also require counterparties to meet minimum credit quality requirements. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding credit default swaps by segregating liquid assets in the form of collateral.

 

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

 

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

 

h.  Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as foreign currency transactions, defaulted bond adjustments, discount adjustments on inflation-protected securities, paydown gains and losses, premium

 

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amortization accruals, dividend redesignations, return of capital and capital gain distributions from REITs. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization accruals, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, forward contracts mark to market, futures contracts mark to market, defaulted bond interest, REIT basis adjustments and adjustments to inflation-protected securities. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.

 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:

 

    2009 Distributions Paid From:   2008 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total   Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total

Bond Fund

  $ 1,098,166,549   $ 117,096,804   $ 1,215,263,353   $ 1,174,950,148   $   $ 1,174,950,148

Fixed Income Fund

    48,541,199     8,757,966     57,299,165     43,626,372     643,688     44,270,060

Global Bond Fund

    106,651,090         106,651,090     114,644,152         114,644,152

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

    145,315         145,315     1,129,818         1,129,818

Institutional High Income Fund

    19,751,808     1,232,223     20,984,031     12,782,158     3,318,304     16,100,462

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

    1,361,910         1,361,910     1,768,089         1,768,089

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

    26,583,130     2,544,109     29,127,239     19,088,772         19,088,772

 

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 September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Bond Fund     Fixed
Income Fund
    Global
Bond Fund
    Inflation
Protected
Securities

Fund
    Institutional
High Income
Fund
    Intermediate
Duration Fixed

Income Fund
    Investment
Grade Fixed
Income

Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 2,524,586      $ 30,724,883      $ 4,024,889      $ 5,668      $ 21,907,730      $ 105,795      $   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

                                12,256                 
                                                       

Total undistributed earnings

    2,524,586        30,724,883        4,024,889        5,668        21,919,986        105,795          

Capital loss carryforward:

             

Expires September 30, 2013

                                       (3,797       

Expires September 30, 2014

                  (1,046,616     (19,853            (186,919       

Expires September 30, 2015

                  (5,497,643     (155,005            (326,220       

Expires September 30, 2016

                  (3,309,847                   (222,423       

Expires September 30, 2017

    (73,277,381     (129,506     (21,329,772     (110,122            (460,684       
                                                       

Total capital loss carryforward

    (73,277,381     (129,506     (31,183,878     (284,980            (1,200,043       

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2008)

    (708,591,846     (19,706,451     (67,714,661     (364,539     (9,779,704     (93,838     (1,345,945

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (254,918,218     24,715,132        59,405,201        (7,979     42,420,104        911,072        37,865,621   
                                                       

Total accumulated earnings (losses)

  $ (1,034,262,859   $ 35,604,058      $ (35,468,449   $ (651,830   $ 54,560,386      $ (277,014   $ 36,519,676   
                                                       

 

i.  Repurchase Agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 100% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. It is each Fund’s policy, regarding tri-party arrangements, that the market value of the collateral be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. 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.

 

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j.  Delayed Delivery Commitments. Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery instruments may have a similar effect on a 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 a 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.

 

k.  Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds 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 September 30, 2009, there were no securities on loan.

 

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 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.

 

m.  Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in forward foreign currency contracts and credit default swaps are primarily maintained, cleared and held by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Fund and the various broker/dealers. Due to/from brokers’ balances in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities represent cash and/or securities received or paid as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts and/or credit default swaps. In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash and/or securities held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.

 

3.  Fair Value Measurements. Effective October 1, 2008, the Funds adopted accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures which establish a hierarchy for which various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

 

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Credit Card

     $               —      $ 118,070,621      $      $ 118,070,621

Aerospace & Defense

              19,178,059               19,178,059

Airlines

              247,024,474        4,164,511        251,188,985

Automotive

              540,224,320        3,570,396        543,794,716

Banking

              1,258,179,562               1,258,179,562

Brokerage

              6,260,247               6,260,247

Building Materials

              152,179,554               152,179,554

Chemicals

              103,060,565        25,744,100        128,804,665

Construction Machinery

              136,088,818               136,088,818

Consumer Cyclical Services

              154,772,360               154,772,360

Consumer Products

              33,278,448               33,278,448

Distributors

              5,781,954               5,781,954

Diversified Manufacturing

              102,692,254        30,625,436        133,317,690

Electric

              527,043,118               527,043,118

Entertainment

              40,033,334               40,033,334

Financial Other

              39,184,728               39,184,728

Food & Beverage

              193,930,692               193,930,692

Government Owned—No Guarantee

              21,710,186               21,710,186

Government Sponsored

              62,876,545               62,876,545

Health Insurance

              238,409,366               238,409,366

Healthcare

              651,694,351               651,694,351

Home Construction

              287,331,521               287,331,521

Independent Energy

              246,278,027               246,278,027

Industrial Other

              24,650,687               24,650,687

Integrated Energy

                     1,447,652        1,447,652

Life Insurance

              81,822,062               81,822,062

Local Authorities

              147,224,075               147,224,075

Media Cable

              435,636,587               435,636,587

Media Non-Cable

              100,583,358               100,583,358

Metals & Mining

              139,854,362               139,854,362

Mortgage Related

              303,242               303,242

Non-Captive Consumer

              569,665,086        5,428,994        575,094,080

Non-Captive Diversified

              1,064,859,213        4,017,538        1,068,876,751

Oil Field Services

              425,645,551               425,645,551

Packaging

              27,209,496               27,209,496

Paper

              475,645,687               475,645,687

Pharmaceuticals

              133,045,556               133,045,556

Pipelines

              401,340,989               401,340,989

Property & Casualty Insurance

              166,888,240               166,888,240

Railroads

              66,187,177               66,187,177

Refining

              1,591,453               1,591,453

REITs

              229,664,692               229,664,692

Restaurants

              2,708,034               2,708,034

Retailers

              446,326,841               446,326,841

Sovereigns

              835,695,676               835,695,676

 

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Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                   

Supermarkets

     $      $ 143,022,800      $      $ 143,022,800

Supranational

              452,085,163        45,293,529        497,378,692

Technology

              434,922,336        225,000        435,147,336

Tobacco

              232,822,467               232,822,467

Transportation Services

              96,478,592               96,478,592

Treasuries

              2,440,871,430               2,440,871,430

Wireless

              281,410,263               281,410,263

Wirelines

              782,112,468               782,112,468
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              15,825,556,687        120,517,156        15,946,073,843
                                   

Convertible Bonds

                   

Airlines

              4,378,156               4,378,156

Diversified Manufacturing

              3,868,188               3,868,188

Electric

              1,143,750               1,143,750

Healthcare

              43,816,282               43,816,282

Independent Energy

              2,817,000               2,817,000

Industrial Other

              24,029,850               24,029,850

Life Insurance

              1,267,500               1,267,500

Lodging

              29,441,344               29,441,344

Media Non-Cable

              6,250,667               6,250,667

Metals & Mining

              32,247,175               32,247,175

Non-Captive Diversified

              30,292,500               30,292,500

Oil Field Services

              12,922,038               12,922,038

Pharmaceuticals

              127,395,192               127,395,192

REITs

              16,008,894               16,008,894

Technology

              438,570,461        7,657,650        446,228,111

Textile

              100,860               100,860

Wireless

              19,199,783               19,199,783

Wirelines

              60,548,662        68,341,380        128,890,042
                                   

Total Convertible Bonds

              854,298,302        75,999,030        930,297,332
                                   

Municipals(a)

              101,085,393               101,085,393
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              16,780,940,382        196,516,186        16,977,456,568
                                   

Bank Loans(a)

              124,537,540               124,537,540
                                   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Automotive

       58,948,183                      58,948,183

Capital Markets

              9,411,200               9,411,200

Commercial Banks

       7,316,349                      7,316,349

Diversified Financial Services

              7,584,546               7,584,546

Electric Utilities

              15,271,049        7,293,125        22,564,174

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       1                      1

Machinery

              5,134,101               5,134,101

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       7,276,338        8,431,892               15,708,230

REITs

                     616,400        616,400

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              33,863,490               33,863,490
                                   

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

       73,540,871        79,696,278        7,909,525        161,146,674
                                   

 

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Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Preferred Stocks – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Diversified Financial Services

     $ 1,850,641      $ 49,259,008      $      $ 51,109,649

Electric Utilities

       1,075,232        642,896               1,718,128

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       25,436,676        22,018,909               47,455,585
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

       28,362,549        71,920,813               100,283,362
                                   

Total Preferred Stocks

       101,903,420        151,617,091        7,909,525        261,430,036
                                   

Common Stocks(a)

       128,256,823                      128,256,823

Closed End Investment Companies

       34,590,021                      34,590,021

Exchange Traded Funds

       93,032,953                      93,032,953

Short-Term Investments

       1,044,377,742                      1,044,377,742
                                   

Total

     $ 1,402,160,959      $ 17,057,095,013      $ 204,425,711      $ 18,663,681,683
                                   

 

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

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Credit Card

     $               —      $ 4,412,002      $      $ 4,412,002

ABS Other

              653,350               653,350

Aerospace & Defense

              152,688               152,688

Airlines

              4,927,252               4,927,252

Automotive

              21,519,931        2,281,964        23,801,895

Banking

              55,291,340               55,291,340

Building Materials

              9,263,397               9,263,397

Chemicals

              9,979,440        3,531,800        13,511,240

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              867,766               867,766

Construction Machinery

              937,696               937,696

Distributors

              987,128               987,128

Diversified Manufacturing

              3,224,768               3,224,768

Electric

              25,753,049               25,753,049

Entertainment

              10,320,795               10,320,795

Food & Beverage

              7,968,752               7,968,752

Government Owned—No Guarantee

              1,758,978               1,758,978

Health Insurance

              2,005,432               2,005,432

Healthcare

              19,246,260               19,246,260

Home Construction

              8,113,856               8,113,856

Independent Energy

              17,077,291               17,077,291

Industrial Other

              1,260,000               1,260,000

Integrated Energy

                     1,206,376        1,206,376

Life Insurance

              4,888,655        450,000        5,338,655

Local Authorities

              37,320,155               37,320,155

Lodging

              142,125               142,125

Media Cable

              27,365,035               27,365,035

Media Non-Cable

              3,355,498               3,355,498

Metals & Mining

              8,938,699               8,938,699

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                   

Non-Captive Consumer

     $               —      $ 12,753,387      $      $ 12,753,387

Non-Captive Diversified

              26,588,587        250,188        26,838,775

Oil Field Services

              980,000               980,000

Packaging

              2,005,000               2,005,000

Paper

              13,722,946               13,722,946

Pharmaceuticals

              4,651,919               4,651,919

Pipelines

              14,033,634               14,033,634

Property & Casualty Insurance

              11,194,785               11,194,785

Railroads

              1,597,113               1,597,113

REITs

              14,526,228               14,526,228

Restaurants

              722,142               722,142

Retailers

              14,064,264               14,064,264

Sovereigns

              34,767,319               34,767,319

Supermarkets

              8,793,350               8,793,350

Supranational

              32,223,955               32,223,955

Technology

              16,474,714               16,474,714

Tobacco

              12,153,519               12,153,519

Transportation Services

              4,425,354               4,425,354

Treasuries

              116,670,134               116,670,134

Wireless

              9,592,959               9,592,959

Wirelines

              27,854,852               27,854,852
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              667,527,499        7,720,328        675,247,827
                                   

Convertible Bonds

                   

Airlines

              908,375               908,375

Construction Machinery

              47,250               47,250

Electric

              571,875               571,875

Healthcare

              486,220               486,220

Industrial Other

              1,257,750               1,257,750

Life Insurance

              845,000               845,000

Lodging

              1,313,813               1,313,813

Media Non-Cable

              277,695               277,695

Metals & Mining

              3,592,150               3,592,150

Non-Captive Diversified

              190,000               190,000

Oil Field Services

              342,900               342,900

Pharmaceuticals

              2,642,619               2,642,619

Pipelines

              1,438,346               1,438,346

REITs

              3,504,037               3,504,037

Technology

              11,263,489        330,330        11,593,819

Textile

              51,660               51,660

Wirelines

              252,187        3,222,400        3,474,587
                                   

Total Convertible Bonds

              28,985,366        3,552,730        32,538,096
                                   

Municipals(a)

              1,946,685               1,946,685
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              698,459,550        11,273,058        709,732,608
                                   

Bank Loans(a)

              2,095,902               2,095,902
                                   

 

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Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Automotive

     $ 2,459,810      $      $      $ 2,459,810

Capital Markets

              887,028               887,028

Diversified Financial Services

              1,674,126               1,674,126

Electric Utilities

              440,625               440,625

Machinery

              751,200               751,200

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       64,558        675,437               739,995

REITs

                     28,750        28,750

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              2,841,975               2,841,975
                                   

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

       2,524,368        7,270,391        28,750        9,823,509
                                   

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Diversified Financial Services

       89,750        3,069,296               3,159,046

Electric Utilities

       488,671        238,745               727,416

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       739,868        387,023               1,126,891
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

       1,318,289        3,695,064               5,013,353
                                   

Total Preferred Stocks

       3,842,657        10,965,455        28,750        14,836,862
                                   

Common Stocks(a)

       10,816,993                      10,816,993

Short-Term Investments

       14,854,774                      14,854,774
                                   

Total

     $ 29,514,424      $ 711,520,907      $ 11,301,808      $ 752,337,139
                                   

 

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

 

Global Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

Argentina

     $               —      $ 7,155,200      $      $ 7,155,200

Australia

              15,538,217               15,538,217

Austria

              21,731,284               21,731,284

Belgium

              58,489,843               58,489,843

Bermuda

              15,479,252               15,479,252

Brazil

              22,034,924               22,034,924

Canada

              68,370,489               68,370,489

Cayman Islands

              29,602,486               29,602,486

Colombia

              9,251,250               9,251,250

France

              65,387,421               65,387,421

Germany

              307,826,270               307,826,270

India

              22,642,817               22,642,817

Indonesia

              19,592,871               19,592,871

Ireland

              38,379,976        4,139,625        42,519,601

Italy

              8,929,152               8,929,152

Japan

              81,951,218               81,951,218

Korea

              32,713,889               32,713,889

Luxembourg

              16,604,525               16,604,525

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

Global Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                   

Mexico

     $               —      $ 33,896,999      $      $ 33,896,999

Netherlands

              53,387,599               53,387,599

Norway

              69,663,668               69,663,668

Peru

              4,553,250               4,553,250

Singapore

              18,053,372               18,053,372

South Africa

              22,121,519               22,121,519

Supranational

              34,652,572        6,678,449        41,331,021

Sweden

              27,817,909               27,817,909

United Arab Emirates

              48,084,048               48,084,048

United Kingdom

              105,406,794               105,406,794

United States

              556,496,810        14,464,520        570,961,330
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              1,815,815,624        25,282,594        1,841,098,218
                                   

Convertible Bonds(a)

              4,608,840               4,608,840
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              1,820,424,464        25,282,594        1,845,707,058
                                   

Preferred Stocks(a)

       1,036,317        1,812,566               2,848,883

Short-Term Investments

       32,640,617                      32,640,617
                                   

Total Investments

       33,676,934        1,822,237,030        25,282,594        1,881,196,558
                                   

Credit Default Swap Agreement

              150,447               150,447

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

              1,907,357               1,907,357
                                   

Total

     $ 33,676,934      $ 1,824,294,834      $ 25,282,594      $ 1,883,254,362
                                   

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

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     $               —      $        (385,811)      $               —      $         (385,811)
                                   

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes(a)

     $               —      $      13,441,726      $               —      $       13,441,726

Preferred Stocks

                   

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       2,100        5,635               7,735

Short-Term Investments

       476,954                      476,954
                                   

Total Investments

       479,054        13,447,361               13,926,415
                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

              7,566               7,566
                                   

Total

     $      479,054      $      13,454,927      $      $ 13,933,981
                                   

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

 

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Inflation Protected Securities Fund

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     $         —      $       (6,332)      $           —      $       (6,332)
                                   

 

Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Home Equity

     $         —      $ 1,783,298      $      $ 1,783,298

Aerospace & Defense

              2,314,081               2,314,081

Airlines

              2,620,591        347,042        2,967,633

Automotive

              19,702,457        355,516        20,057,973

Banking

              21,789,114               21,789,114

Building Materials

              8,970,261               8,970,261

Chemicals

              5,409,349        2,658,860        8,068,209

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              972,941               972,941

Construction Machinery

              7,464,913               7,464,913

Consumer Products

              983,625               983,625

Diversified Manufacturing

              2,993,634               2,993,634

Electric

              13,108,417               13,108,417

Food & Beverage

              2,296,308               2,296,308

Government Owned—No Guarantee

              175,898               175,898

Healthcare

              18,623,689               18,623,689

Home Construction

              5,522,585               5,522,585

Independent Energy

              6,456,528               6,456,528

Industrial Other

              294,375               294,375

Life Insurance

              2,181,050               2,181,050

Local Authorities

              11,832,285               11,832,285

Lodging

              1,236,431               1,236,431

Media Cable

              703,838               703,838

Media Non-Cable

              113,275               113,275

Metals & Mining

              15,994,786               15,994,786

Non-Captive Consumer

              2,727,863        3,195,119        5,922,982

Non-Captive Diversified

              15,238,580               15,238,580

Oil Field Services

              1,043,700               1,043,700

Packaging

              1,558,888               1,558,888

Paper

              28,539,953               28,539,953

Pharmaceuticals

              9,034,331               9,034,331

Pipelines

              11,312,785               11,312,785

Property & Casualty Insurance

              3,437,506               3,437,506

Railroads

              239,995               239,995

REITs

              6,240,505               6,240,505

Retailers

              15,471,755               15,471,755

Sovereigns

              13,477,002               13,477,002

Supermarkets

              3,663,850               3,663,850

Supranational

              890,378        120,736        1,011,114

Technology

              21,006,345               21,006,345

Textile

              658,600               658,600

 

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Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                   

Transportation Services

     $      $ 5,371,590      $      $ 5,371,590

Treasuries

              8,068,320               8,068,320

Wireless

              8,267,850               8,267,850

Wirelines

              21,034,120               21,034,120
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              330,827,645        6,677,273        337,504,918
                                   

Convertible Bonds

                   

Airlines

              538,688               538,688

Construction Machinery

              37,800               37,800

Diversified Manufacturing

              188,063               188,063

Electric

              285,938               285,938

Healthcare

              9,438,607               9,438,607

Independent Energy

              3,012,037               3,012,037

Industrial Other

              1,072,500               1,072,500

Lodging

              2,309,737               2,309,737

Media Non-Cable

              37,868               37,868

Metals & Mining

              6,543,950               6,543,950

Oil Field Services

              1,080,800               1,080,800

Pharmaceuticals

              12,669,069               12,669,069

Technology

              18,868,205        1,204,840        20,073,045

Textile

              13,120               13,120

Wireless

              1,259,400               1,259,400

Wirelines

              2,874,262        2,342,600        5,216,862
                                   

Total Convertible Bonds

              60,230,044        3,547,440        63,777,484
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              391,057,689        10,224,713        401,282,402
                                   

Bank Loans(a)

              2,520,445               2,520,445
                                   

Common Stocks(a)

       10,555,644                      10,555,644
                                   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Automotive

       968,599                      968,599

Commercial Banks

       123,234                      123,234

Diversified Financial Services

              503,861               503,861

Electric Utilities

              754,306        145,250        899,556

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       4                      4

Machinery

              356,409               356,409

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

              190,594               190,594

REITs

                     12,650        12,650

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              879,750               879,750
                                   

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

       1,091,837        2,684,920        157,900        3,934,657
                                   

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Diversified Financial Services

       323,100        260,526               583,626

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       712,190        1,809,979               2,522,169
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

       1,035,290        2,070,505               3,105,795
                                   

Total Preferred Stocks

       2,127,127        4,755,425        157,900        7,040,452
                                   

 

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Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Closed End Investment Companies

     $ 1,925,907      $      $      $ 1,925,907

Exchange Traded Funds

       14,387,892                      14,387,892

Short-Term Investments

       16,907,863                      16,907,863
                                   

Total

     $ 45,904,433      $ 398,333,559      $ 10,382,613      $ 454,620,605
                                   

 

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

 

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

ABS Car Loan

     $               —      $ 27,633      $      $ 27,633

ABS Credit Card

                  1,274,894                   1,274,894

ABS Home Equity

              133,358               92,043        225,401

Aerospace & Defense

              169,889               169,889

Automotive

              220,574               220,574

Banking

              2,987,046               2,987,046

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

              478,634               478,634

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              3,215,549               3,215,549

Construction Machinery

              193,822               193,822

Consumer Products

              238,771               238,771

Distributors

              123,036               123,036

Diversified Manufacturing

              64,775               64,775

Electric

              1,028,593               1,028,593

Entertainment

              592,791               592,791

Environmental

              44,260               44,260

Food & Beverage

              958,592               958,592

Government Owned—No Guarantee

              169,454               169,454

Health Insurance

              326,736               326,736

Healthcare

              520,661               520,661

Hybrid ARMs

              506,589               506,589

Independent Energy

              511,931               511,931

Integrated Energy

              415,513               415,513

Media Cable

              584,858               584,858

Media Non-Cable

              334,211               334,211

Metals & Mining

              499,775               499,775

Mortgage Related

              1,184,107               1,184,107

Non-Captive Consumer

              207,964               207,964

Non-Captive Diversified

              650,295               650,295

Oil Field Services

              123,388               123,388

Pharmaceuticals

              169,934               169,934

Pipelines

              559,288               559,288

Property & Casualty Insurance

              15,423               15,423

Railroads

              403,413               403,413

Refining

              145,659               145,659

REITs

              737,215               737,215

Retailers

              297,821               297,821

Supermarkets

              164,801               164,801

 

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Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Technology

     $      $ 1,118,190      $      $ 1,118,190

Tobacco

              354,174               354,174

Treasuries

              2,652,215               2,652,215

Wireless

              343,575               343,575

Wirelines

              1,083,899               1,083,899
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              25,833,306        92,043        25,925,349
                                   

Short-Term Investments

       1,127,253        839,927               1,967,180
                                   

Total Investments

       1,127,253        26,673,233        92,043        27,892,529
                                   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

       21,914                      21,914
                                   

Total

     $ 1,149,167      $ 26,673,233      $      92,043      $ 27,914,443
                                   

 

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds

                   

ABS Car Loan

     $             —      $ 4,645,012      $      $ 4,645,012

ABS Credit Card

              730,287               730,287

ABS Home Equity

              123,102        106,635        229,737

ABS Other

              2,252,931        2,345,000        4,597,931

Aerospace & Defense

              181,711               181,711

Airlines

              9,735,040        1,697,038        11,432,078

Automotive

              2,982,224               2,982,224

Banking

              38,226,075               38,226,075

Brokerage

              3,651,370               3,651,370

Building Materials

              6,231,026               6,231,026

Chemicals

              11,189,651               11,189,651

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

              965,865               965,865

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              23,302,464               23,302,464

Construction Machinery

              296,006               296,006

Consumer Cyclical Services

              8,665,149               8,665,149

Consumer Products

              3,710,466               3,710,466

Distributors

              5,621,995               5,621,995

Diversified Manufacturing

              3,682,074        716,291        4,398,365

Electric

              13,775,213               13,775,213

Entertainment

              3,143,291               3,143,291

Financial Other

              2,546,050               2,546,050

Food & Beverage

              8,485,401               8,485,401

Government Owned—No Guarantee

              6,089,627               6,089,627

Health Insurance

              2,592,790               2,592,790

Healthcare

              5,208,971               5,208,971

Home Construction

              8,754,742               8,754,742

Hybrid ARMs

              1,212,198               1,212,198

Independent Energy

              6,288,013               6,288,013

Local Authorities

              8,125,088               8,125,088

 

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Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                   

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                   

Media Cable

     $      $ 9,052,102      $      $ 9,052,102

Media Non-Cable

              3,197,209               3,197,209

Metals & Mining

              3,711,540               3,711,540

Mortgage Related

              8,895,607               8,895,607

Non-Captive Consumer

              4,739,025        656,624        5,395,649

Non-Captive Diversified

              12,857,613               12,857,613

Oil Field Services

              1,521,835               1,521,835

Paper

              4,658,241               4,658,241

Pharmaceuticals

              7,259,394               7,259,394

Pipelines

              20,528,710               20,528,710

Property & Casualty Insurance

              7,753,531               7,753,531

Railroads

              5,091,765               5,091,765

Refining

              4,078,459               4,078,459

REITs

              10,198,248               10,198,248

Restaurants

              552,960               552,960

Retailers

              7,423,236               7,423,236

Sovereigns

              13,168,978               13,168,978

Supranational

              7,822,521               7,822,521

Technology

              15,132,985               15,132,985

Tobacco

              6,077,203               6,077,203

Transportation Services

              11,687,022               11,687,022

Treasuries

              84,588,043               84,588,043

Wireless

              2,048,152               2,048,152

Wirelines

              31,171,644               31,171,644
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

              475,629,855        5,521,588        481,151,443
                                   

Convertible Bonds

                   

Oil Field Services

              228,600               228,600

REITs

              178,319               178,319

Technology

              5,142,610        43,680        5,186,290
                                   

Total Convertible Bonds

              5,549,529        43,680        5,593,209
                                   

Municipals(a)

              1,459,825               1,459,825
                                   

Total Bonds and Notes

              482,639,209        5,565,268        488,204,477
                                   

Preferred Stocks

                   

Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   

Diversified Financial Services

       13,875        892,626               906,501

Electric Utilities

       262,652        34,152               296,804

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

       141,070        173,097               314,167
                                   

Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks

       417,597        1,099,875               1,517,472
                                   

Convertible Preferred Stocks(a)

              1,925,393               1,925,393
                                   

Total Preferred Stocks

       417,597        3,025,268               3,442,865
                                   

Common Stocks(a)

       519,533                      519,533

Short-Term Investments

       21,231,984                      21,231,984
                                   

Total

     $ 22,169,114      $ 485,664,477      $ 5,565,268      $ 513,398,859
                                   

 

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

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2009:

 

Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

Airlines

  $ 22,961,700   $   $ 77,148      $ 5,737,962      $ (2,675,242   $ (21,937,057   $ 4,164,511

Automotive

        11,780            (40,881     728,590        2,870,907        3,570,396

Banking

    81,049,502     2,613,619     (49,585,182     33,714,778        (12,429,904     (55,362,813    

Chemicals

    13,144,730     268,993            3,066,365        19,501        9,244,511        25,744,100

Diversified Manufacturing

        145,612            2,385,928        28,093,896               30,625,436

Independent Energy

    6,923,210     79,366            974,139               (7,976,715    

Industrial Other

    12,676,800                8,451,200               (21,128,000    

Integrated Energy

    1,683,067                6,658        (242,073            1,447,652

Life Insurance

    13,579,037         1,952,757        9,445,306        (24,977,100           

Media Non-Cable

    6,027,275     283,697     (12,274,987     9,210,028        (3,246,013           

Non-Captive Consumer

    11,577,735     647,998            3,098,427               (9,895,166     5,428,994

Non-Captive Diversified

    22,929,550     50,445            6,563,028        3,955,365        (29,480,850     4,017,538

Property & Casualty Insurance

    5,172,800     4,178     (306,929     (492,549     (593,500     (3,784,000    

Supranational

    59,712,065                10,202,270               (24,620,806     45,293,529

Technology

    12,664,200     85,370     (9,246     (765,840     193,075        (11,942,559     225,000

Wireless

    24,894,800     63,477            10,333,573        429,750        (35,721,600    

Convertible Bonds

             

Healthcare

    3,561,000     36,830            2,137,243        (5,735,073           

Technology

        189,157     86,447        (275,594     (1,052,000     8,709,640        7,657,650

Transportation Services

    535,780     6,960     42,110        17,150        (602,000           

Wirelines

        49,002            5,108,838        63,183,540               68,341,380

Preferred Stocks

             

Convertible Preferred Stocks

             

Electric Utilities

    8,295,000                (1,036,875     35,000               7,293,125

REITs

                   (40,200            656,600        616,400

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    20,542,641                13,307,787        13,062        (33,863,490    
                                                 

Total

  $ 327,930,892   $ 4,536,484   $ (60,017,882   $ 121,108,741      $ 45,098,874      $ (234,231,398   $ 204,425,711
                                                 

 

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Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

Automotive

  $   $ 9,470   $      $ (32,203   $ 7,971      $ 2,296,726      $ 2,281,964

Banking

    2,149,000     133,614     (2,422,739     752,125        (612,000           

Chemicals

        27,040            623,160               2,881,600        3,531,800

Industrial Other

    756,000                504,000               (1,260,000    

Integrated Energy

    1,402,556         1,388        4,159        (201,727            1,206,376

Life Insurance

    6,011,553     4,139     858,091        4,140,092        (11,051,160     487,285        450,000

Media Non-Cable

    14,500     927     (23,552     16,050        (7,925           

Non-Captive Diversified

    1,222,550     5,173            424,746               (1,402,281     250,188

Property & Casualty Insurance

    818,850     475            (139,525            (679,800    

Technology

    596,000     3,037            (144,036            (455,001    

Convertible Bonds

             

Healthcare

    125,000     1,423            68,853        (195,276           

Technology

        7,273     4,356        (11,659     (45,000     375,360        330,330

Wirelines

        2,310            240,890        2,979,200               3,222,400

Preferred Stocks

             

Convertible Preferred Stocks

             

REITs

                   (1,875            30,625        28,750

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    1,726,175                1,115,800               (2,841,975    
                                                 

Total

  $ 14,822,184   $ 194,881   $ (1,582,456   $ 7,560,577      $ (9,125,917   $ (567,461   $ 11,301,808
                                                 

 

Global Bond Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

Colombia

  $ 1,301,615   $   $ (313,811   $ 358,522      $ (1,346,326   $      $

Hong Kong

    13,771,814     2,242     634,428        133,888        (14,542,372           

Ireland

                   (6,195     4,145,820               4,139,625

Korea

    10,136,165     3,615            1,764,536        390,188        (12,294,504    

Supranational

    5,742,851     495,673            439,925                      6,678,449

United States

    17,179,851     103,162     755,436        5,623,289        (10,573,121     1,375,903        14,464,520
                                                 

Total

  $ 48,132,296   $ 604,692   $ 1,076,053      $ 8,313,965      $ (21,925,811   $ (10,918,601   $ 25,282,594
                                                 

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

Institutional High Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

Airlines

  $   $   $ 6,429      $ 54,751      $ (40,181   $ 326,043      $ 347,042

Automotive

        1,008            (4,344     23,913        334,939        355,516

Banking

    1,180,000     69,795     (1,308,436     382,641        (324,000           

Chemicals

    1,167,810     42,092            262,267        450,039        736,652        2,658,860

Media Non-Cable

    694,600     32,021     (1,300,501     937,880        (364,000           

Non-Captive Consumer

    2,621,462     47,461            526,196                      3,195,119

Non-Captive Diversified

    867,300     1,875            245,925               (1,115,100    

Property & Casualty Insurance

    365,700     309            (62,409            (303,600    

Supranational

    517,186     50,695            55,497        110,614        (613,256     120,736

Technology

    1,403,200     5,668     (268     146,975        (1,575     (1,554,000    

Wireless

    408,000     20,822            479,572        1,746,006        (2,654,400    

Convertible Bonds

             

Healthcare

    115,000     1,185            69,182        (185,367           

Technology

        55,961     20,904        (76,905     (165,000     1,369,880        1,204,840

Wirelines

        1,680            175,120        2,165,800               2,342,600

Preferred Stocks

             

Convertible Preferred Stocks

             

Electric Utilities

    166,000                (20,750                   145,250

REITs

                   (825            13,475        12,650

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    534,348                345,402               (879,750    
                                                 

Total

  $ 10,040,606   $ 330,572   $ (2,581,872   $ 3,516,175      $ 3,416,249      $ (4,339,117   $ 10,382,613
                                                 

 

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

ABS Home Equity

  $ 96,943   $   $ 2      $ (49,029   $ (117,837   $ 161,964      $ 92,043

Banking

    290,591     133     (37,995     55,194        (105,508     (202,415    
                                                 

Total

  $      387,534   $        133   $      (37,993)      $        6,165      $   (223,345)      $      (40,451)      $      92,043
                                                 

 

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Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

ABS Home Equity

  $ 506,960   $   $ (282,443   $ 74,184      $ (365,927   $ 173,861      $ 106,635

ABS Other

                   301        2,344,699               2,345,000

Airlines

                   299,172        (196,486     1,594,352        1,697,038

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    272,176         (83,652     53,367        (241,891           

Diversified Manufacturing

        4,031            83,130        629,130               716,291

Media Non-Cable

    90,000     133     (207,190     158,932        (41,875           

Non-Captive Consumer

    538,733     552            117,339                      656,624

Property & Casualty Insurance

    31,800     33            (5,433            (26,400    

Supranational

    2,741,058     267,498            105,028               (3,113,584    

Convertible Bonds

             

Technology

        2,131     899        (3,030     (6,000     49,680        43,680
                                                 

Total

  $ 4,180,727   $ 274,378   $ (572,386   $ 882,990      $ 2,121,650      $ (1,322,091   $ 5,565,268
                                                 

 

4.  Derivatives. Effective April 1, 2009, the Funds adopted accounting standards related to derivative instruments and hedging activities which require enhanced disclosures. 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 currently use include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swaps (including credit default swaps).

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Funds’ holdings of foreign securities. The Funds may also use forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies, regardless of whether securities denominated in such currencies are held in the funds. Global Bond Fund and Inflation Protected Securities Fund engaged in forward foreign currency contract transactions during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities. The Funds will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that they invest in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage the Funds’ duration in order to control interest rate risk without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. Global Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Securities Fund, and Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund engaged in futures contract transactions during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that companies in which the Funds invest will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Funds. The Funds may use credit default swaps to reduce their credit exposure to issuers of bonds they hold without having to sell the bonds. As a protection buyer, the Funds have the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Funds have the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of the fees paid by the protection buyer. Global Bond Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Bond Fund as of September 30, 2009:

 

Asset Derivatives

  

Forwards

    

Swaps

Foreign exchange contracts

   $1,907,357      $         —

Credit contracts

                 —        150,447

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      Swap agreements, at value

 

Liability Derivatives

  

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts

   $(385,811)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

Transactions in derivative instruments during the period from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

Forwards

    

Swaps

Foreign exchange contracts

   $2,116,293      $        —

Credit contracts

                 —        (72,892)

Statement of Operations Location

   Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions      Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements

 

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

  

Forwards

    

Swaps

Foreign exchange contracts

   $(503,516)      $          —

Credit contracts

               —        (197,561)

Statement of Operations Location

   Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign currency translations      Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swap agreements

 

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Inflation Protected Securities Fund as of September 30, 2009:

 

Asset Derivatives

  

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts

   $7,566

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

Liability Derivatives

  

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts

   $(6,332)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

Transactions in derivative instruments during the period from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

Forwards

    

Futures

Foreign exchange contracts

   $(11,723)      $        —

Interest rate contracts

             —        (14,917)

Statement of Operations Location

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

 

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Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

  

Forwards

Foreign exchange contracts

   $(1,995)

Statement of Operations Location

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

 

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund as of September 30, 2009:

 

Assets Derivatives

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $21,914

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts is reflected above. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

Transactions in derivative instruments during the period from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $(13,650)

Statement of Operations Location

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

 

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $5,015

Statement of Operations Location

   Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts

 

Volume of derivative activity for Global Bond Fund, Inflation Protected Securities Fund and Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

Global Bond Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Forwards

     Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Swaps

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   2.72%      1.01%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   5.24%      1.91%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   1.79%      0.00%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2009

   3.71%      1.79%

 

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Forwards

     Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Futures

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   1.36%      1.31%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   2.11%      7.88%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   0.00%      0.00%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2009

   0.00%      0.00%

 

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Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets

 

Futures

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   4.93%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   5.60%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   1.78%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2009

   5.49%

 

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.

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2009, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

    

U.S. Government/Agency Securities

     Other Securities

Fund

   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales

Bond Fund

   $ 374,262,594      $ 472,880,137      $ 6,530,834,306      $ 4,884,950,090

Fixed Income Fund

     18,329,555        18,451,478        252,253,925        153,270,830

Global Bond Fund

     207,601,293        312,528,720        998,879,350        1,357,071,340

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     1,074,434        3,661,233        468,223        711,343

Institutional High Income Fund

     16,583,886        16,497,183        269,902,966        82,465,700

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

     4,928,388        10,793,829        8,681,526        10,031,984

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     1,906,478        2,361,533        244,673,278        76,817,074

 

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Separate management agreements for each Fund in effect for the year ended September 30, 2009, provided for fees at the following annual percentage rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets

Fund

   First
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$1 billion
     Next
$12 billion
     Over
$15 billion

Bond Fund

   0.60%      0.60%      0.60%      0.50%      0.49%

Fixed Income Fund

   0.50%      0.50%      0.50%      0.50%      0.50%

Global Bond Fund

   0.60%      0.50%      0.48%      0.48%      0.48%

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   0.25%      0.25%      0.25%      0.25%      0.25%

Institutional High Income Fund

   0.60%      0.60%      0.60%      0.60%      0.60%

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

   0.25%      0.25%      0.25%      0.25%      0.25%

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

   0.40%      0.40%      0.40%      0.40%      0.40%

 

Loomis Sayles has given binding undertakings to the Funds to reduce management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with the Funds to limit their operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expense. These undertakings are in effect until January 31, 2010 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. For the year ended September 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

   Institutional Class      Retail Class      Admin Class

Bond Fund

   0.70%      0.95%      1.20%

Fixed Income Fund

   0.65%          

Global Bond Fund

   0.75%      1.00%     

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

   0.40%          

Institutional High Income Fund

   0.75%          

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

   0.40%          

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

   0.55%          

 

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Loomis Sayles shall be 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the management fees for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

   Management
Fee
     Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets

Bond Fund

   $ 74,251,774      0.52%

Fixed Income Fund

     3,172,675      0.50%

Global Bond Fund

     9,365,171      0.56%

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     33,599      0.25%

Institutional High Income Fund

     1,742,448      0.60%

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

     67,166      0.25%

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     1,504,442      0.40%

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:

 

      Reimbursement1

Fund

   Institutional Class      Retail Class      Admin Class      Total

Bond Fund

   $      $ 356,045      $ 96,694      $ 452,739

Fixed Income Fund

                         

Global Bond Fund

            129,637               129,637

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     95,963                      95,963

Institutional High Income Fund

                         

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income

     75,081                      75,081

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

                         

 

1Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until September 30, 2010.

 

There were no expenses recovered during the year ended September 30, 2009 as permitted under the expense limitation agreement.

 

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

b.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust 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, 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 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 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.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2009, each Fund paid the following for administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:

 

Fund

   Administrative
Fees

Bond Fund

   $ 7,173,026

Fixed Income Fund

     319,229

Global Bond Fund

     843,474

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     6,779

Institutional High Income Fund

     145,571

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

     13,546

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

     188,759

 

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 each fund.

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Bond Fund and Global Bond Fund have adopted a Distribution Plan relating to each Fund’s Retail Class shares (the “Retail Class Plans”) and Bond Fund has adopted a separate Distribution Plan relating to its Admin Class shares (the “Admin Class Plan”).

 

Under the respective Retail Class and Admin Class Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Retail Class and Admin Class Shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Retail Class and Admin Class Shares and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts. In addition, the Admin Class shares of the Bond Fund may pay an administrative service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Admin Class shares to securities dealers or financial intermediaries for providing personal service and account maintenance for their customers who hold such shares.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:

 

       Service Fees      Distribution Fees

Fund

     Admin Class      Retail Class      Admin Class      Retail Class

Bond Fund

     $ 469,029      $      $ 469,029      $ 15,247,110

Global Bond Fund

                            2,014,894

 

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 is 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.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

     Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

Fund

   Institutional
Class
     Retail
Class
     Admin
Class

Bond Fund

   $ 3,635,283      $ 5,463,928      $ 282,009

Fixed Income Fund

                  

Global Bond Fund

     232,257        852,635       

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

     5,178              

Institutional High Income Fund

     4,668              

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

     450              

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

                  

 

 

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e.  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 normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

f.  Interfund Transactions. A Fund may purchase a security from, or sell a security to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common Trustees. For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Global Bond Fund purchased securities from an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act in the amount of $9,053,410.

 

7.  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 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 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 committed unsecured 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 year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.

 

 

8.  Shareholders. At September 30, 2009, Loomis Sayles Distributors, L.P. and Loomis Sayles Trust Co. LLC owned 249,638 shares, equal to 18.7% of Inflation Protected Securities Fund’s shares outstanding. At September 30, 2009, the Loomis Sayles Funded Pension Plan and Trust (“Pension Plan”) and the Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held shares of beneficial interest in the Funds as follows:

 

Fund

   Pension Plan      Profit Sharing
Retirement Plan

Bond Fund

   934,787      2,137,488

Fixed Income Fund

       

Global Bond Fund

        409,600

Inflation Protected Securities Fund

        204,342

Institutional High Income Fund

        1,147,868

Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund

        48,027

Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund

       

 

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At September 30, 2009, three shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Fixed Income Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 17.4% of the Fund; one shareholder individually owned more than 5% of the Global Bond Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 9.4% of the Fund; two shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Inflation Protected Securities Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 18.7% of the Fund; two shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Institutional High Income Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 13.4% of the Fund; four shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 88.0% of the Fund; and five shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 35.1% of the Fund.

 

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

 

       Bond Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     447,762,869         $ 4,881,257,039         251,570,447         $ 3,582,639,853   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     54,809,548           585,511,507         38,067,200           533,833,567   

Issued from subscriptions-in-kind*

     2,661,512           27,012,678                     

Redeemed

     (310,096,324        (3,370,767,748      (173,399,411        (2,388,845,785
                                       

Net change

     195,137,605         $ 2,123,013,476         116,238,236         $ 1,727,627,635   
                                       

* Issued in exchange for portfolio securities contributed to the Fund in-kind by shareholders on February 11, 2009 and March 6, 2009. Contributions included $8,628,801 of securities and $120,933 in receivables on February 11, 2009, and $17,854,274 of securities and $408,670 in receivables on March 6, 2009. These securities contributed on both dates were part of a portfolio that was previously managed by Loomis Sayles.

 

Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     262,029,984         $ 2,844,963,241         289,365,734         $ 4,136,823,680   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     45,692,554           482,421,382         36,275,158           506,995,862   

Redeemed

     (296,153,704        (3,178,299,099      (184,939,337        (2,542,156,728
                                       

Net change

     11,568,834         $ 149,085,524         140,701,555         $ 2,101,662,814   
                                       
Admin Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     6,268,750         $ 68,449,514         9,933,305         $ 141,062,361   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     1,328,590           13,943,089         936,366           13,050,988   

Redeemed

     (7,894,921        (85,275,059      (6,310,368        (88,396,246
                                       

Net change

     (297,581      $ (2,882,456      4,559,303         $ 65,717,103   
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     206,408,858         $ 2,269,216,544         261,499,094         $ 3,895,007,552   
                                       

 

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       Fixed Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     12,051,705         $ 127,636,419         20,684,018         $ 285,477,865   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     5,247,998           48,963,816         3,076,075           41,096,367   

Redeemed

     (9,798,873        (111,769,348      (14,148,613        (196,073,515
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     7,500,830         $ 64,830,887         9,611,480         $ 130,500,717   
                                       
       Global Bond Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     19,335,028         $ 274,432,928         35,619,497         $ 570,769,864   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     3,749,367           50,235,682         3,416,152           54,204,619   

Issued from subscriptions-in-kind*

     6,336,840           91,884,176                     

Redeemed

     (45,498,904        (622,417,697      (21,704,761        (345,126,532
                                       

Net change

     (16,077,669      $ (205,864,911      17,330,888         $ 279,847,951   
                                       

* Issued in exchange for portfolio securities contributed to the Fund in-kind by shareholders on June 11, 2009. Contributions included $90,341,115 of securities and $1,543,061 in receivables. These securities contributed were part of a portfolio that was previously managed by Loomis Sayles.

 

Retail Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     19,906,248         $ 283,551,918         41,004,039         $ 653,696,591   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     3,660,217           48,438,738         3,149,153           49,533,904   

Redeemed

     (41,022,745        (552,609,501      (24,777,028        (388,658,940
                                       

Net change

     (17,456,280      $ (220,618,845      19,376,164         $ 314,571,555   
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (33,533,949      $ (426,483,756      36,707,052         $ 594,419,506   
                                       
       Inflation Protected Securities Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     390,294         $ 3,782,304         644,995         $ 6,931,326   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     12,682           124,583         89,564           936,772   

Redeemed

     (693,739        (6,657,359      (414,633        (4,413,426
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (290,763      $ (2,750,472      319,926         $ 3,454,672   
                                       

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

       Institutional High Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     39,568,017         $ 226,395,012         13,115,043         $ 104,688,742   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     3,472,385           16,528,551         1,889,032           14,526,657   

Redeemed

     (12,239,881        (73,272,876      (6,046,047        (47,783,552
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     30,800,521         $ 169,650,687         8,958,028         $ 71,431,847   
                                       
       Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     100,635         $ 921,405         464,596         $ 4,429,364   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     127,709           1,149,588         128,620           1,209,983   

Redeemed

     (1,067,803        (9,409,096      (257,694        (2,438,893
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (839,459      $ (7,338,103      335,522         $ 3,200,454   
                                       
       Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
Institutional Class      Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     20,294,294         $ 215,850,024         7,579,953         $ 95,580,515   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     2,114,771           22,338,478         1,021,690           12,868,000   

Redeemed

     (4,465,866        (50,432,732      (4,336,110        (54,588,362
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     17,943,199         $ 187,755,770         4,265,533         $ 53,860,153   
                                       

 

10.  Concentration of Risk. 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 prices of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund, each a series of Loomis Sayles Funds I (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2009, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 23, 2009

 

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2009 U.S. TAX DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Funds listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

   Qualifying Percentage

Bond

   2.49%

Fixed Income

   2.02%

Global Bond

   1.13%

Inflation Protected Securities

   0.28%

Institutional High Income

   2.58%

Investment Grade Fixed Income

   1.04%

 

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Funds paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

   Amount

Bond

   $ 117,096,804

Fixed Income

     8,757,966

Institutional High Income

     1,232,223

Investment Grade Fixed Income

     2,544,109

 

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Funds pay a distribution during calendar year 2009, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

    

Bond

  

Fixed Income

  

Global Bond

  

Institutional High Income

  

Investment Grade Fixed Income

  

 

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TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Trust’s Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and are available by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trusts, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years**
  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Independent Trustees

   

Graham T. Allison, Jr.

(1940)

 

Trustee Since 2003

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

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

39

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

Charles D. Baker

(1956)

 

Trustee Since 2005

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

  Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

39

None

Edward A. Benjamin

(1938)

 

Trustee Since 2002

Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee

  Retired  

39

None

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

 

Trustee Since 2003

Chairman of the Audit Committee

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

39

Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

 

Trustee Since 2008

Audit Committee Member

  Formerly, Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (manufacturing)  

39

None

Wendell J. Knox****

(1948)

 

Trustee Since 2009

Contract Review and Governance Committee Member

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

39

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

Sandra O. Moose

(1942)

  Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005
Trustee Since 2003 Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee
  President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

39

Director, Verizon Communications; Director, AES Corporation (international power company)

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

 

Trustee Since 2005

Audit Committee Member

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

39

None

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trusts, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years**
  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Interested Trustees

     

Robert J. Blanding1

(1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

 

Trustee Since 2002

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2002

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

39

None

John T. Hailer2

(1960)

  Trustee Since 2003   President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

39

None

 

* Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on September 14, 2007.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust and the Natixis Cash Management Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distributors, L.P. (the “Distributor”), Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.
*** The Trustees of the Trusts serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trusts, the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).
**** Mr. Knox was appointed as trustee effective July 1, 2009.
1 Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles.
2 Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trusts because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trusts: President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trusts
  Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation
During Past 5 Years**

Officers of the Trust

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

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

David Giunta

(1965)

  Executive Vice President   Since March 2008   President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly, President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

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

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

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

 

* Each officer of the Trusts serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trusts’ current By-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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LOGO

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

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Fund and Manager Review      1
Portfolio of Investments      8
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      26
Statements of Operations      27
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      28
Financial Highlights      29
Notes to Financial Statements      31

 

ANNUAL REPORT

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

LOGO

Matthew Eagan, CFA

Manager Since April 2004

 

LOGO

Kathleen Gaffney, CFA

Manager Since April 2004

LOGO

Dan Fuss, CFA, CIC

Manager Since April 2004

 

LOGO

Elaine Stokes

Manager Since April 2004

 

KEY FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSIOX

Objective | High current income. Capital appreciation is the Fund’s secondary objective.

Strategy | Invests substantially all of its assets, and may invest up to 100% of its assets, in high income securities. High income securities are fixed-income securities that Loomis Sayles believes have the potential to generate relatively high levels of current income.

Fund Inception Date | 4/12/04

Total Net Assets | $71.7 million

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, primarily due to security selection within the high yield sector and our out-of-Benchmark exposure to investment grade credit, convertible bonds, and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).

 

Following the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in September 2008, the financial crisis culminated with high yield spreads widening to historic levels. In early 2009, government programs and investor demand for risk contributed to a rally within the high yield sector. The Fund was well positioned to take advantage of the subsequent compression in spreads. In particular, the Fund’s specific credit exposure among B-rated securities outperformed the Benchmark.

 

The return of liquidity to the markets during the second half of the reporting period dramatically lowered the default expectations for high yield securities. Companies regained the ability to refinance upcoming debt maturities through the capital markets. These improved conditions were partly responsible for the strong performance from our high yield industrial issuers, notably those in the communication and consumer non-cyclical sectors.

 

Like the high yield sector, investment grade credit and convertible bonds benefited from resumed investor risk appetites in the second half of the period. Government programs continued to support the mortgage-related sector, which benefited our exposure to non-agency RMBS.

 

Similarly, enhanced liquidity provided by the government’s Temporary Loan Guarantee Program worked in conjunction with the technical rally to drive returns in the financials sector. However, our underweight to high yield financials and investment grade banking names dragged down the Fund’s relative performance. In addition, our underweight to bonds with CC and C credit ratings weighed on performance because bonds with the lowest quality ratings were best performers in the Index. The re-opening of the primary market has tempered default expectations, yet little has changed fundamentally regarding the credit quality of most of these companies. We continue to believe the majority of defaults will come from the lower-rated segments and we are maintaining our underweight position.

 

OUTLOOK

Looking ahead, we continue to believe there is select value in corporate bonds. Despite their recent tightening, spreads remain wide relative to long-term averages. A vast majority of the spread tightening that has taken place this

 

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year is due to the re-emergence of liquidity in the markets. Over the long term, further spread tightening from these levels will most likely be generated by an improvement in global and US economic fundamentals. Our view is that maintaining specific risk in the portfolio will present the best opportunity for long-term performance.

 

The global “risk-on” trade has weakened the US dollar, and we expect this may continue. Currencies from developed and emerging markets may offer more long-term upside potential, particularly the European peripheral currencies and Asian currencies tied to China and its global-growth story.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

  

23.06   6.06   6.64

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index(b)

  

22.34      6.13      6.29   

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index(b)

  

12.14      4.06      4.33   

Expense Ratio(c)

  

Institutional Class: 0.00%         

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009

 

LOGO

 

Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(a) Since Index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, the beginning value of the index is the value of the month-end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) See page 5 for a description of the Indices. (c) The amount shown under Expense Ratio is 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

High yield securities are subject to a high degree of market and credit risk. The secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government.

 

Because the fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in foreign securities, the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, political, and economic developments. In emerging markets these risks can be significant. The fund is subject to currency risk, which is the risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may cause the value of a fund’s investments to decline. Funds that invest in securities denominated in, or receive revenues in, foreign currency are subject to currency risk. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

Because the fund can invest a significant percentage of assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade, the value of fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in economic conditions or other circumstances. These events could reduce or eliminate the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Lower-rated debt securities have speculative characteristics because of the credit risk of their issuers and may be subject to greater price volatility than higher-rated investments. In addition, the secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity which, in turn, may adversely affect the value of these securities and that of the fund. Accordingly, the purchase of fund shares should be viewed as a long-term investment.

 

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FUND AND MANAGER REVIEW

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

LOGO

Clifton Rowe, CFA

Manager since March 2006

 

LOGO

Fan Hu, CFA

Manager since April 2006

KEY FUND FACTS

Symbol | LSSAX

Objective | High current income consistent with capital preservation.

Strategy | Invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of securitized assets, such as mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.

Fund Inception Date | 3/2/06

Total Net Assets | $290.5 million

 

 

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Fund outperformed its Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index, due to its holdings in sectors offering strong credit quality and significant yield advantage, such as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS). Overall, we modestly reduced our positions in ABS and CMBS, but we still maintained a significant overweight.

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and CMBS issued by non-Government-Sponsored Entities (non-GSEs) were among the best performers. Unlike GSE securities, non-GSEs do not benefit from implied government support and had suffered in previous periods.

 

These sectors had become significantly undervalued in prior periods, due to growing concerns about real estate and mortgages. However, beginning in the second quarter of 2009 and continuing into the third quarter, investors recognized the compelling values available among these relatively high-quality securities. This was partly a result of government-related efforts aimed at improving liquidity. Investor risk preferences shifted away from safety and toward these opportunities, which led to a sharp rebound among securities that were not backed by GSEs. The combination of rising prices and a significant yield advantage led to strong performance.

 

The Fund’s holdings in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by GSEs underperformed during the period. Although this sector performed well during the first half of the period, it lagged as investor risk appetites increased during the second half. In addition, the declining interest rate environment caused our shorter-maturity securities to underperform longer-term securities.

 

OUTLOOK

We expect fundamental weakness to persist for some time in the mortgage and consumer loan markets, but we believe the securities we are buying are well protected from credit risk and offer compelling value. In particular, our recent purchases contain significant credit enhancements designed to absorb credit losses and protect senior securities.

 

We believe the first interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve Board will occur later than the market currently expects. Therefore, we do not expect any significant near-term changes in the interest rate environment. We expect our mortgage positions to benefit from stable interest rates, and we will continue to look for opportunities to take advantage of the steep yield curve, focusing on income rather than price appreciation. In the intermediate term, we expect a gradual rise in interest rates.

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

Periods Ended September 30, 2009

 

1 Year     3 Years     Since
Inception
(a)
 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

  

12.97   6.04   5.99

Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index(b)

  

9.45      6.60      6.33   

Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds Index(b)

  

9.57      5.49      5.38   

Expense Ratio(c)

  

Institutional Class: 0.00%         

 

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE

 

Inception to September 30, 2009

 

LOGO

 

Data quoted reflects past performance and cannot guarantee future results. Total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance current to the most recent month end, please visit www.loomissayles.com. Current performance may be higher or lower than quoted.

 

Returns do not reflect the taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of shares. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(a) Since Index performance data is not available coincident with the Fund’s inception date, the beginning value of the index is the value of the month-end closest to the Fund’s inception date. (b) See page 5 for a description of the Indices. (c) The amount shown under Expense Ratio is 0.00% to reflect the fact that the Fund does not pay any advisory, administration or distribution and service fees, and that Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay certain expenses of the Fund.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

 

High yield securities are subject to a high degree of market and credit risk. The secondary market for these securities may lack liquidity, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund. Securities issued by US government agencies are not insured by and may not be guaranteed by the US government.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Index Definitions

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Index is an equally weighted, unmanaged index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the high current yield funds investment objective.

Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds Index is an equally weighted, unmanaged index of typically the 30 largest mutual funds within the U.S. mortgage funds investment objective.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Pay-in-kind (PIK) bonds, Eurobonds, and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-emerging market countries are included. Original issue zeroes, step-up coupon structures, and 144As are also included.

Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index is an unmanaged index of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities (ERISA eligible) and fixed rate mortgage-backed securities.

Returns are adjusted for the reinvestment of capital gains distributions and income dividends. Indices are unmanaged and do not have expenses that affect results, unlike most mutual funds. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Proxy Voting Information

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling Loomis Sayles at 800-633-3330; (ii) on the Funds’ website, www.loomissayles.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2009 is available on (i) the Funds’ website and (ii) the SEC’s website.

 

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

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

 

UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES

 

Typically, mutual fund shareholders incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. However, the Funds are unlike other mutual funds; they do not charge any fees or expenses.

 

You should be aware that shares in the Funds are available only to institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and to participants in “wrap fee” programs sponsored by broker dealers and investment advisers that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the Funds, Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors. The institutional investment advisory clients of Loomis Sayles and Natixis Advisors pay Loomis Sayles or Natixis Advisors a fee for their investment advisory services, while participants in “wrap fee” programs pay a “wrap fee” to the program’s sponsor. The “wrap fee” program sponsors, in turn, pay a fee to Natixis Advisors. “Wrap fee” program participants should read carefully the wrap fee brochure provided to them by their program’s sponsor and the fees paid by such sponsor to Natixis Advisors. Shareholders pay no additional fees or expenses to purchase shares of the Funds. However, shareholders will indirectly pay a proportionate share of those costs, such as brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses, that are borne by the Funds through a reduction in each Fund’s net asset value.

 

The first line in each Fund’s table below shows the actual amount of Fund expenses ($0) you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual Fund returns and expenses.

 

The second line in each Fund’s table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio (0%) and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,428.90      $0.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,025.07      $0.00

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

Institutional Class

   Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2009
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/2009
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/2009 – 9/30/2009

Actual

   $1,000.00      $1,168.40      $0.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00      $1,025.07      $0.00

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period).

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

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

 

In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory fees, 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’ the “Adviser” and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Adviser (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s 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 Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser.

 

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

 

The 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 both 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 Adviser and its affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates, including recent or planned investments by the Adviser in additional personnel or other resources. They considered the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain capable personnel. They also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds.

 

The Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of the variety of fund and shareholder services offered.

 

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

 

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

 

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Each Fund had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods. The Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreement. These factors included the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Funds’ Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Funds’ investment objective and policies and (2) that the Funds’ more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups.

 

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

 

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

 

The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. Under the terms of the Agreements, the Adviser does not charge the Funds an investment advisory fee or any other fee for services or for bearing expenses. The Trustees considered that, although the Funds do not compensate the Adviser directly for services under the Agreements, the Adviser will typically receive an advisory fee from its advisory clients who have invested in the Funds or from the sponsors of “wrap programs,” who in turn charge the programs’ participants. The Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Funds. Because the Funds do not charge an advisory fee, the Trustees did not consider the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship to the Funds.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fee, of 0%, charged to each of the Funds was fair and reasonable and supported the renewal of the Agreements.

 

Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted that because the Adviser bears most of the Funds’ expenses, economies of scale were not relevant to these Funds.

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

so-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the financial and other benefits to the Adviser from being able to offer the Funds to its advisory clients and investors in certain “wrap” programs and engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.

 

 

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

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 95.0% of Net Assets          
NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 89.0%          
ABS Car Loan – 0.5%          

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2006-C, Class A4,
0.273%, 5/15/2013(b)

        $ 170,000   $ 166,764

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2007-C, Class A4,
5.230%, 7/15/2014

          185,000     180,935
             
            347,699
             
ABS Home Equity – 0.7%          

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Series 2005-5, Class 1A1,
0.466%, 7/25/2035(b)

          114,281     75,353

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-WL2, Class 2A3, 0.446%, 1/25/2036(b)

          232,749     155,501

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-15AR, Class 2A1, 6.107%, 11/25/2037(b)

          231,771     142,114

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 2006-RZ3, Class A2, 0.406%, 8/25/2036(b)

          188,570     149,117
             
            522,085
             
Aerospace & Defense – 1.3%          

Bombardier, Inc., 6.300%, 5/01/2014, 144A

          200,000     193,000

Bombardier, Inc., 7.450%, 5/01/2034, 144A

          885,000     772,163
             
            965,163
             
Airlines – 2.7%          

American Airlines, Inc., Pass Through Trust, Series 93A6, 8.040%, 9/16/2011

          48,908     32,096

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1997-4B,
6.900%, 7/02/2018

          67,358     59,275

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1998-1, Class B,
6.748%, 9/15/2018

          158,701     136,483

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 1999-1B,
6.795%, 2/02/2020

          146,669     126,868

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2000-2, Class B,
8.307%, 10/02/2019

          14,749     12,979

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B,
7.373%, 6/15/2017

          68,418     56,787

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 971A,
7.461%, 10/01/2016

          166,307     155,081

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 9.500%, 9/15/2014, 144A

          220,000     220,000

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class A,
6.821%, 2/10/2024

          218,838     202,425

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2007-1, Class B,
8.021%, 2/10/2024

          676,513     534,446

Northwest Airlines, Inc., Series 07-1, Class B,
8.028%, 11/01/2017

          508,023     376,908
             
            1,913,348
             
Automotive – 3.6%          

Cummins, Inc., 6.750%, 2/15/2027

          139,000     122,827

Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 2/15/2028

          165,000     118,800

Ford Motor Co., 7.125%, 11/15/2025

          35,000     26,250

Ford Motor Co., 7.500%, 8/01/2026

          110,000     80,300

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 10/01/2013

          1,040,000     976,159

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Automotive – continued          

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.250%, 10/25/2011

        $ 370,000   $ 359,347

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          225,000     208,747

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028

          320,000     278,400

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 10.500%, 5/15/2016

          125,000     135,625

Tenneco, Inc., Series B, 10.250%, 7/15/2013

          70,000     72,800

TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.250%, 3/15/2017, 144A

          200,000     176,000
             
            2,555,255
             
Banking – 0.8%          

Citigroup, Inc., 5.875%, 2/22/2033

          125,000     103,604

Citigroup, Inc., 6.000%, 10/31/2033

          570,000     476,991
             
            580,595
             
Building Materials – 1.1%          

Masco Corp., 4.800%, 6/15/2015

          110,000     100,945

Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032

          155,000     125,413

Owens Corning, Inc., 6.500%, 12/01/2016

          85,000     82,934

Owens Corning, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2036

          130,000     106,520

Texas Industries, Inc., 7.250%, 7/15/2013

          70,000     67,200

USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/2016

          365,000     310,250
             
            793,262
             
Chemicals – 1.9%          

Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 6/01/2017, 144A

          290,000     310,300

Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029

          675,000     375,469

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 8/15/2015

          150,000     127,458

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.300%, 1/15/2028

          235,000     235,033

Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 8/01/2018

          275,000     296,496
             
            1,344,756
             
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 1.3%          

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 5A1, 0.396%, 3/25/2037(b)

          247,173     113,733

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1A1,
0.406%, 1/25/2047(b)

          608,605     329,928

Lehman Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-6, Class 5A1,
0.746%, 12/25/2036(b)

          244,286     176,017

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QA9, Class A1, 0.426%, 11/25/2036(b)

          465,109     234,869

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-7, Class 1A1, 0.546%, 8/25/2037(b)

          100,912     56,128
             
            910,675
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.5%          

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-10, Class 1CB1, 0.646%, 11/25/2035(b)

          87,150     57,083

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.689%, 4/10/2049(b)

          50,000     43,054

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044

          100,000     90,018

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.719%, 6/11/2040(b)

          25,000     22,836

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C5, Class A4, 5.431%, 10/15/2049

          50,000     45,186

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued          

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C4, Class A4, 5.809%, 9/15/2039(b)

        $ 100,000   $ 79,223

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG11, Class A4, 5.736%, 12/10/2049

          300,000     270,131

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.444%, 3/10/2039

          375,000     332,330

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.818%, 6/15/2049(b)

          450,000     393,332

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 1/15/2049

          100,000     84,295

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class A4, 5.882%, 6/15/2038(b)

          100,000     94,685

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2008-T29, Class A4, 6.280%, 1/11/2043(b)

          275,000     266,760
             
            1,778,933
             
Construction Machinery – 0.5%          

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2014

          400,000     348,000
             
Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2%          

Kar Holdings, Inc., 10.000%, 5/01/2015

          165,000     165,825
             
Consumer Products – 0.0%          

Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/2012

          25,000     25,031
             
Electric – 7.2%          

AES Corp. (The), 8.000%, 10/15/2017

          20,000     20,125

AES Corp. (The), 8.000%, 6/01/2020

          325,000     322,562

CE Generation LLC, 7.416%, 12/15/2018

          57,825     56,213

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/2018

          195,000     150,150

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.500%, 6/01/2015

          100,000     92,500

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 10/15/2026

          325,000     222,625

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 6/01/2019

          350,000     298,375

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2016

          280,000     261,800

Dynegy Roseton/Danskammer Pass Through Trust, Series A, 7.270%, 11/08/2010

          258,943     257,001

Edison Mission Energy, 7.625%, 5/15/2027

          525,000     375,375

NGC Corp. Capital Trust I, Series B, 8.316%, 6/01/2027

          460,000     207,000

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/01/2016

          330,000     319,275

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2017

          460,000     445,050

NRG Energy, Inc., 8.500%, 6/15/2019

          140,000     140,175

NSG Holdings LLC, 7.750%, 12/15/2025, 144A

          355,000     317,725

RRI Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 6/15/2017

          345,000     336,806

TXU Corp., Series P, 5.550%, 11/15/2014

          160,000     109,192

TXU Corp., Series Q, 6.500%, 11/15/2024

          1,415,000     654,466

TXU Corp., Series R, 6.550%, 11/15/2034

          515,000     231,653

White Pine Hydro Portfolio LLC, 7.260%, 7/20/2015(c)

          365,000     321,468
             
            5,139,536
             
Food & Beverage – 2.3%          

ARAMARK Corp., 5.000%, 6/01/2012

          950,000     897,750

CCL Finance Ltd., 9.500%, 8/15/2014, 144A

          200,000     212,500

Marfrig Overseas Ltd., 9.625%, 11/16/2016, 144A

          110,000     109,175

Tyson Foods, Inc., 7.850%, 4/01/2016

          400,000     408,000
             
            1,627,425
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Gaming – 0.8%          

MGM MIRAGE, 10.375%, 5/15/2014, 144A

        $ 165,000   $ 176,138

MGM MIRAGE, 11.125%, 11/15/2017, 144A

          355,000     387,837
             
            563,975
             
Healthcare – 5.1%          

Boston Scientific Corp., 7.000%, 11/15/2035

          250,000     229,062

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 7/15/2015

          295,000     302,375

DASA Finance Corp., 8.750%, 5/29/2018, 144A

          200,000     212,000

HCA, Inc., 5.750%, 3/15/2014

          15,000     13,237

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 1/15/2015

          510,000     453,900

HCA, Inc., 6.500%, 2/15/2016

          720,000     639,000

HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027

          430,000     326,121

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023

          30,000     24,218

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033

          840,000     649,973

HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025

          160,000     129,929

HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024

          40,000     32,550

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025

          200,000     161,808

HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036

          20,000     15,676

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031

          590,000     460,200
             
            3,650,049
             
Home Construction – 3.7%          

Corporacion GEO SAB de CV, 8.875%, 9/25/2014, 144A

          175,000     183,750

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.625%, 9/15/2014

          65,000     62,725

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV, 7.500%, 9/28/2015

          1,030,000     1,011,975

KB Home, 5.750%, 2/01/2014

          90,000     86,400

KB Home, 5.875%, 1/15/2015

          390,000     367,575

KB Home, 6.250%, 6/15/2015

          265,000     253,075

KB Home, 7.250%, 6/15/2018

          290,000     282,750

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035

          475,000     358,625

Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033

          100,000     77,000
             
            2,683,875
             
Independent Energy – 6.0%          

Encore Acquisition Co., 6.000%, 7/15/2015

          275,000     248,875

Encore Acquisition Co., 7.250%, 12/01/2017

          115,000     106,950

Forest Oil Corp., 7.250%, 6/15/2019

          715,000     668,525

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.750%, 11/01/2015, 144A

          595,000     562,275

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 9.000%, 6/01/2016, 144A

          185,000     183,612

PetroHawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/2015

          300,000     295,500

PetroHawk Energy Corp., 9.125%, 7/15/2013

          15,000     15,413

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2016

          20,000     18,486

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 5/01/2018

          260,000     248,121

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.200%, 1/15/2028

          1,640,000     1,423,392

Swift Energy Co., 7.125%, 6/01/2017

          620,000     539,400

Swift Energy Co., 7.625%, 7/15/2011

          20,000     19,900
             
            4,330,449
             
Industrial Other – 1.1%          

Baldor Electric Co., 8.625%, 2/15/2017

          325,000     328,250

Chart Industries, Inc., 9.125%, 10/15/2015

          305,000     305,000

Ranhill Labuan Ltd., 12.500%, 10/26/2011, 144A

          155,000     124,000
             
            757,250
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Lodging – 0.5%          

Felcor Lodging LP, 10.000%, 10/01/2014, 144A

        $ 55,000   $ 53,213

Host Marriott LP, Series O, 6.375%, 3/15/2015

          50,000     47,375

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.250%, 6/15/2016

          315,000     291,375
             
            391,963
             
Media Cable – 4.0%          

Charter Communications Operating LLC/CAP,
10.000%, 4/30/2012, 144A

          170,000     172,975

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/2018

          1,260,000     1,278,900

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/2018

          310,000     316,200

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.750%, 4/15/2014

          870,000     887,400

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 8/15/2016

          175,000     179,812
             
            2,835,287
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.9%          

Intelsat Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/2028

          235,000     195,050

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., 8.500%, 1/15/2013

          405,000     410,062

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-1, 6.875%, 1/15/2013(d)

          405,000     23,288

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-2, 6.875%, 1/15/2013(d)

          340,000     19,550

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Series A-4, 8.875%, 10/15/2017(d)

          160,000     9,200
             
            657,150
             
Metals & Mining – 1.0%          

International Steel Group, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2014

          100,000     105,101

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 6.750%, 4/01/2015

          130,000     124,475

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2012

          160,000     161,600

United States Steel Corp., 6.050%, 6/01/2017

          80,000     74,719

United States Steel Corp., 6.650%, 6/01/2037

          275,000     224,300
             
            690,195
             
Non-Captive Consumer – 2.8%          

SLM Corp., MTN, 5.050%, 11/14/2014

          60,000     44,106

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 10/01/2013

          55,000     43,783

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018

          65,000     40,763

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 1/15/2013

          470,000     391,866

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.375%, 5/15/2014

          70,000     53,576

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033

          850,000     533,488

SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 8.450%, 6/15/2018

          1,135,000     905,163
             
            2,012,745
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 3.6%          

GMAC, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2011, 144A

          316,000     292,300

GMAC, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2012, 144A

          539,000     495,880

GMAC, Inc., 6.750%, 12/01/2014, 144A

          620,000     527,000

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 9/15/2011, 144A

          110,000     103,950

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 8/28/2012, 144A

          41,000     37,720

GMAC, Inc., 7.000%, 2/01/2012, 144A

          63,000     58,590

GMAC, Inc., 7.250%, 3/02/2011, 144A

          63,000     60,638

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031, 144A

          141,000     113,505

International Lease Finance Corp., Series Q, MTN,
5.250%, 1/10/2013

          330,000     265,969

International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN,
5.650%, 6/01/2014

          185,000     141,993

International Lease Finance Corp., Series R, MTN,
6.625%, 11/15/2013

          340,000     269,592

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Non-Captive Diversified – continued          

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.150%, 3/01/2012

        $ 130,000   $ 77,350

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.650%, 9/15/2011

          45,000     31,050

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.800%, 3/15/2011

          20,000     14,200

iStar Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.950%, 10/15/2013

          190,000     108,300
             
            2,598,037
             
Oil Field Services – 1.6%          

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, 4/15/2016

          680,000     533,800

Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2016

          35,000     31,850

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.750%, 12/01/2011

          620,000     607,600
             
            1,173,250
             
Paper – 3.3%          

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 6/01/2028

          215,000     191,350

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.375%, 12/01/2025

          495,000     445,500

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.700%, 6/15/2015

          125,000     126,250

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2029

          525,000     483,000

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 1/15/2024

          260,000     257,400

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031

          225,000     227,250

Westvaco Corp., 7.950%, 2/15/2031

          190,000     186,083

Westvaco Corp., 8.200%, 1/15/2030

          455,000     446,293
             
            2,363,126
             
Pharmaceuticals – 2.2%          

Elan Financial PLC, 7.750%, 11/15/2011

          800,000     815,000

Elan Financial PLC, 8.875%, 12/01/2013

          770,000     775,775
             
            1,590,775
             
Refining – 0.8%          

Petroplus Finance Ltd., 6.750%, 5/01/2014, 144A

          500,000     468,125

Petroplus Finance Ltd., 7.000%, 5/01/2017, 144A

          75,000     68,250
             
            536,375
             
Retailers – 3.1%          

Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/2018

          155,000     117,800

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028

          480,000     319,200

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.130%, 8/01/2018

          175,000     136,062

Dillard’s, Inc., 7.875%, 1/01/2023

          75,000     54,750

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 1/15/2022

          280,000     264,600

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036

          40,000     33,000

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.900%, 12/01/2016

          45,000     41,229

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 3/15/2037

          60,000     47,271

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.790%, 7/15/2027

          180,000     131,218

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.900%, 4/01/2029

          300,000     236,659

Toys R Us, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2018

          985,000     856,950
             
            2,238,739
             
Supermarkets – 2.3%          

American Stores Co., 8.000%, 6/01/2026

          70,000     63,000

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.450%, 8/01/2029

          1,075,000     924,500

New Albertson’s, Inc., 7.750%, 6/15/2026

          220,000     195,800

New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031

          30,000     26,925

New Albertson’s, Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.625%, 6/01/2028

          605,000     467,362
             
            1,677,587
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Technology – 6.3%          

Activant Solutions, Inc., 9.500%, 5/01/2016

        $ 90,000   $ 80,550

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029

          3,020,000     2,298,975

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028

          290,000     220,763

Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.750%, 5/15/2013

          305,000     305,000

Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.250%, 6/01/2016

          60,000     61,800

Motorola, Inc., 6.500%, 9/01/2025

          165,000     139,439

Motorola, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2025

          125,000     112,500

Nortel Networks Capital Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/2026(d)

          860,000     481,600

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.875%, 9/01/2023(d)

          125,000     35,000

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.800%, 10/01/2016

          750,000     688,125

Xerox Capital Trust I, 8.000%, 2/01/2027

          90,000     87,975
             
            4,511,727
             
Textile – 0.4%          

Jones Apparel Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034

          425,000     314,500
             
Transportation Services – 0.8%          

APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)

          185,000     151,237

Atlas Air, Inc., Series B, 7.680%, 1/02/2014

          31,278     26,586

Atlas Air, Inc., Series C, 8.010%, 1/02/2010(e)

          347,188     243,032

Overseas Shipholding Group, 7.500%, 2/15/2024

          155,000     129,813
             
            550,668
             
Wireless – 3.0%          

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/2015

          170,000     152,575

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/2013

          40,000     37,100

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series F, 5.950%, 3/15/2014

          520,000     460,200

NII Capital Corp., 10.000%, 8/15/2016, 144A

          760,000     790,400

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028

          311,000     259,685

Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.000%, 12/01/2016

          502,000     448,035
             
            2,147,995
             
Wirelines – 9.1%          

Axtel SAB de CV, 7.625%, 2/01/2017, 144A

          765,000     734,400

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., 6.300%, 12/01/2028

          185,000     137,825

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.000%, 2/15/2015

          285,000     276,450

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 1/15/2014

          515,000     517,575

FairPoint Communications, Inc., 13.125%, 4/02/2018(e)

          257,785     31,579

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.000%, 11/01/2025

          15,000     12,787

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2019

          80,000     75,400

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.450%, 7/01/2035

          325,000     260,000

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/2027

          805,000     734,562

Global Crossing Ltd., 12.000%, 9/15/2015, 144A

          500,000     525,000

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.750%, 2/15/2017

          790,000     655,700

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.250%, 11/01/2014

          835,000     735,844

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.500%, 11/15/2018

          1,030,000     847,175

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2028

          480,000     362,400

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021

          315,000     266,175

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.750%, 2/15/2031

          280,000     223,300

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033

          190,000     153,900

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 9/15/2025

          10,000     8,625
             
            6,558,697
             
TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $67,593,024)

            63,852,002
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 6.0%          
Diversified Manufacturing – 0.1%          

Trinity Industries, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2036

        $ 60,000   $ 44,250
             
Electric – 0.5%          

CMS Energy Corp., 5.500%, 6/15/2029

          330,000     377,438
             
Healthcare – 1.0%          

Affymetrix, Inc., 3.500%, 1/15/2038

          480,000     386,400

Hologic, Inc., (Step to Zero Coupon on 12/15/2013), 2.000%, 12/15/2037(f)

          400,000     327,000
             
            713,400
             
Industrial Other – 0.2%          

Incyte Corp., 3.500%, 2/15/2011

          165,000     160,875
             
Lodging – 0.6%          

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/2027, 144A

          435,000     399,656
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.1%          

Liberty Media LLC, 3.500%, 1/15/2031

          152,190     93,407
             
Non-Captive Diversified – 0.0%          

iStar Financial, Inc., 1.097%, 10/01/2012(b)

          5,000     2,500
             
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%          

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., 2.250%, 8/15/2012

          325,000     405,031
             
REITs – 0.3%          

ProLogis, 1.875%, 11/15/2037

          145,000     123,794

ProLogis, 2.250%, 4/01/2037

          145,000     130,681
             
            254,475
             
Technology – 1.1%          

Ciena Corp., 0.250%, 5/01/2013

          5,000     3,994

Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/2017

          210,000     144,637

Intel Corp., 3.250%, 8/01/2039, 144A

          440,000     470,250

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 1.000%, 6/30/2010

          45,000     42,694

Maxtor Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2012(c)

          109,000     99,190
             
            760,765
             
Wirelines – 1.5%          

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 3/15/2015, 144A(c)

          1,014,000     1,074,840
             
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS          

(Identified Cost $3,986,843)

            4,286,637
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $71,579,867)

            68,138,639
             
BANK LOANS – 0.2%          
Food & Beverage – 0.0%          

Dole Food Co., Inc., Credit Link Deposit,
7.495%, 4/12/2013(g)

          2,041     2,063

Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
8.000%, 4/12/2013(g)

          1,311     1,325

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Food & Beverage – continued          

Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche C Term Loan,
8.000%, 4/12/2013(g)

        $ 6,429   $ 6,499
             
            9,887
             
Media Non-Cable – 0.1%          

Tribune Co., Term Loan X, 5.000%, 6/04/2009(d)(g)(j)

          181,970     88,370
             
Wirelines – 0.1%          

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 4.750%, 6/01/2014(g)(h)

          60,826     37,529
             
TOTAL BANK LOANS          

(Identified Cost $240,121)

            135,786
             
              Shares      
PREFERRED STOCKS – 1.9%          
Automotive – 0.3%          

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.500%

          6,225     187,497
             
Capital Markets – 0.3%          

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%

          5,724     202,487
             
Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%          

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7.000%, 144A

          428     248,895
             
Electric Utilities – 0.5%          

AES Trust III, 6.750%

          7,975     351,398
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0%          

Six Flags, Inc., 7.250%(e)

          2     1
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%          

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750%

          8,050     269,172
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.000%(e)(i)

          500     1,325

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.570%(e)(i)

          7,750     12,400

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.660%(e)(i)

          2,300     3,795

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.700%(e)(i)

          800     2,056

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.790%(e)(i)

          1,450     3,857

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.810%(e)(i)

          550     1,502

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%(e)(i)

          1,100     1,870

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.000%(e)(i)

          650     1,917

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.420%(e)(i)

          450     1,350

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.550%(e)(i)

          1,550     2,821

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (fixed rate to 12/31/2012, variable rate thereafter), 8.375%(e)(i)

          9,450     17,104

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.750%(e)(i)

          1,000     2,550

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.125%(e)(i)

          350     931

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.375%(e)(i)

          700     1,988

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.810%(e)(i)

          300     837

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.750%(e)(i)

          450     707

Federal National Mortgage Association, (fixed rate to 12/13/2010, variable rate thereafter), 8.250%(e)(i)

          14,200     22,862
             
            79,872
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $1,768,628)

            1,339,322
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund – continued

 

              Shares   Value (†)  
COMMON STOCKS – 0.4%          
Biotechnology – 0.0%          

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(e)

          15,255   $ 214   

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Contingent Value Rights(e)

          45       
               
            214   
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%          

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

          9,278     263,495   
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          

(Identified Cost $358,883)

            263,709   
               
              Principal Amount        
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.7%          
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $158 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $5,000 U.S. Treasury Bill, due 11/05/2009 valued at $5,000 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements)         $ 158     158   
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $541,613 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $550,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.900% due 7/02/2013 valued at $554,813 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements)           541,613     541,613   
               
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $541,771)

            541,771   
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.2%          

(Identified Cost $74,489,270)(a)

            70,419,227   

Other assets less liabilities—1.8%

            1,290,292   
               
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 71,709,519   
               

(†)      See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

(a)       Federal Tax Information:

 

At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $75,074,217 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

  $ 3,286,179   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (7,941,169
               

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (4,654,990
               
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) Illiquid security. At September 30, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $1,646,735 or 2.3% of net assets.
(d) The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued.
(e) Non-income producing security.
(f) Step Bond: Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate.
(g) Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at September 30, 2009.
(h) All or a portion of interest payment is paid-in-kind.
(i) Future dividend payments have been eliminated as the issuer has been placed in conservatorship.
(j) Issuer has filed for bankruptcy.

 

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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $10,836,062 or 15.1% of net assets.

 

ABS Asset-Backed Securities
MTN Medium Term Note
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMPER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Wirelines

     10.7

Electric

     7.7   

Technology

     7.4   

Healthcare

     6.1   

Independent Energy

     6.0   

Media Cable

     4.0   

Automotive

     3.9   

Home Construction

     3.7   

Non-Captive Diversified

     3.6   

Paper

     3.3   

Retailers

     3.1   

Wireless

     3.0   

Non-Captive Consumer

     2.8   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.8   

Airlines

     2.7   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2.5   

Supermarkets

     2.3   

Food & Beverage

     2.3   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     19.6   

Short-Term Investments

     0.7   
        

Total Investments

     98.2   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.8   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund

 

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – 129.4% of Net Assets          
ABS Car Loan – 3.5%          

ARG Funding Corp., Series 2005-2A, Class A5, 0.406%, 5/20/2011, 144A(b)

        $ 1,700,000   $ 1,700,005

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2009-1A, Class A, 9.310%, 10/20/2013, 144A

          2,800,000     2,946,403

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A2B, 0.943%, 9/15/2010(b)

          263,894     263,943

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2006-C, Class A4, 0.273%, 5/15/2013(b)

          845,000     828,917

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2007-C, Class A4, 5.230%, 7/15/2014

          800,000     782,420

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 2008-B, Class A4A, 5.320%, 11/10/2014

          1,135,000     1,184,254

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization Asset, Series 2008-1, Class B, 6.750%, 4/15/2015

          1,305,000     1,204,113

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2008-B, Class A3, 4.460%, 4/16/2012

          1,330,000     1,374,878
             
            10,284,933
             
ABS Credit Card – 7.5%          

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2004-A4, Class A4, 0.463%, 3/15/2017(b)

          1,895,000     1,818,262

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2007-A5, Class A5, 0.283%, 7/15/2020(b)

          2,140,000     1,943,577

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B1, Class B1, 0.493%, 4/15/2019(b)

          2,300,000     1,971,795

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-C1, Class C1, 0.703%, 4/15/2019(b)

          1,750,000     1,464,218

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2005-C2, Class C2, 0.716%, 3/24/2017(b)

          1,150,000     981,410

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class C4, 0.474%, 1/09/2012(b)

          300,000     296,988

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A8, Class A8, 5.650%, 9/20/2019

          4,215,000     4,646,979

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-C6, Class C6, 6.300%, 6/20/2014

          1,895,000     1,960,315

Discover Card Master Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class A1, 5.650%, 3/16/2020

          3,305,000     3,567,858

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2007-2, Class B, 0.423%, 3/15/2015(b)

          1,335,000     1,142,799

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2004-A3, Class A3, 0.503%, 8/16/2021(b)

          1,490,000     1,355,366

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2008-A, Class M, 5.243%, 6/15/2014(b)

          706,000     676,031
             
            21,825,598
             
ABS Home Equity – 3.7%          

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-HE3, Class A3, 0.526%, 4/25/2036(b)

          2,228,800     290,413

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-HE5, Class 1A2, 0.426%, 6/25/2047(b)

          2,495,000     748,500

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2007-WFH1, Class A2, 0.346%, 1/25/2037(b)

          1,765,092     1,560,125

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
ABS Home Equity – continued          

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 4.615%, 2/25/2035

        $ 924,984   $ 695,488

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC4, Class 2A2, 0.406%, 11/25/2036(b)

          2,835,000     1,438,618

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S1, Class A2, 5.549%, 8/25/2021

          385,671     204,290

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S3, Class A1, 0.356%, 6/25/2021(b)

          1,711,921     858,015

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S3, Class A3, 6.287%, 6/25/2021

          814,990     242,146

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S7, Class A3, 5.712%, 11/25/2035

          2,139,557     251,612

GSAMP Trust, Series 2005-WMC3, Class A2B, 0.486%, 12/25/2035(b)

          1,543,262     974,886

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-2, Class M3, 0.716%, 3/25/2036(b)

          1,000,000     775,034

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Series 2004-RZ1, Class AI5, 4.070%, 7/25/2032

          26,150     25,973

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-OPT5, Class 2A3, 0.396%, 7/25/2036(b)

          2,685,000     1,596,052

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-WF2, Class A2C, 0.386%, 12/25/2036(b)

          1,750,000     1,063,535
             
            10,724,687
             
ABS Other – 1.8%          

CIT Equipment Collateral, Series 2008-VT1, Class A3, 6.590%, 12/22/2014

          3,020,000     3,083,097

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 2009-1A, Class A1, 9.790%, 12/22/2025, 144A

          508,997     510,554

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., Series 2009-3A, Class A1, 7.620%, 7/20/2026, 144A

          1,570,000     1,570,000
             
            5,163,651
             
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 9.2%          

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-15CB, Class A1, 6.500%, 6/25/2036

          1,200,455     742,782

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-J5, Class 4A1, 6.006%, 7/25/2021(b)

          1,189,892     850,773

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-7, Class 3A1, 5.000%, 8/25/2020

          282,425     242,444

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 2613, Class HI, 5.500%, 2/15/2033(g)

          26,716     1

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series 2912, Class EH, 5.500%, 1/15/2035(c)

          2,797,000     2,966,569

Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2003-26, Class OI, 5.500%, 11/25/2032(c)(g)

          16,021,301     1,718,352

Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 2004-2, Class QK, 4.000%, 9/25/2017(c)

          10,000,000     10,429,377

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-AA3, Class A1, 6.267%, 6/25/2036(b)

          5,237,485     3,045,024

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QS13, Class 2A1, 5.750%, 9/25/2021

          568,020     377,733

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QS18, Class 3A3, 5.750%, 12/25/2021

          2,325,581     2,011,628

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued          

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Series 2006-QS6, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 6/25/2021

        $ 125,153   $ 101,999

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY6, Class 2A1, 5.669%, 6/25/2037(b)

          6,654,006     4,360,177
             
            26,846,859
             
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 27.9%          

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A2, 5.165%, 9/10/2047

          120,000     121,243

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A4, 5.179%, 9/10/2047(b)

          189,000     183,877

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class A4, 5.739%, 5/10/2045(b)

          350,000     336,470

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-4, Class A2, 5.522%, 7/10/2046

          460,000     465,883

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2007-2, Class A2, 5.634%, 4/10/2049

          5,375,000     5,335,801

Bank of America-First Union NB Commercial Mortgage, Series 2001-3, Class A2, 5.464%, 4/11/2037

          430,000     448,057

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2001-TOP2, Class A2, 6.480%, 2/15/2035

          175,000     181,493

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2005-T18, Class A2, 4.556%, 2/13/2042

          171,000     171,138

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW15, Class A4, 5.331%, 2/11/2044

          225,000     202,540

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-PW16, Class A4, 5.719%, 6/11/2040(b)

          1,200,000     1,096,142

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class A5, 5.617%, 10/15/2048

          5,000,000     4,614,674

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-C7, Class A4, 5.768%, 6/10/2046(b)

          250,000     239,154

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2006-C3, Class A3, 5.826%, 6/15/2038(b)

          3,585,000     3,040,580

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Class A4, 5.723%, 6/15/2039(b)

          2,342,000     1,848,922

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2008-C1, Class A3, 6.216%, 2/15/2041(b)

          1,508,000     1,235,015

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.444%, 3/10/2039

          5,000,000     4,431,067

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2004-GG2, Class A6, 5.396%, 8/10/2038

          125,000     121,160

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A2, 4.475%, 7/10/2039

          1,130,000     1,124,384

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A, 4.751%, 7/10/2039

          4,515,000     4,232,799

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG6, Class A2, 5.506%, 4/10/2038

          500,000     503,455

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG6, Class A4, 5.553%, 4/10/2038

          1,190,000     1,074,717

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A2, 5.479%, 11/10/2039

          4,449,000     4,428,563

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2001-CIBC, Class A3, 6.260%, 3/15/2033

          170,370     175,876

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – continued          

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-LDP5, Class A4, 5.179%, 12/15/2044(b)

        $ 4,420,000   $ 4,331,151

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP7, Class A2, 5.861%, 4/15/2045(b)

          1,065,000     1,080,840

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 1/15/2049

          4,085,000     3,443,445

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A3, 4.647%, 7/15/2030

          275,000     275,421

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C3, Class A4, 5.661%, 3/15/2039

          2,440,000     2,286,214

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C2, Class A2, 5.303%, 2/15/2040

          4,260,000     4,214,690

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C1, Class A2, 5.611%, 5/12/2039(b)

          1,000,000     1,011,729

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A2, 5.439%, 2/12/2039

          4,895,000     4,931,507

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A4, 5.420%, 2/12/2039(b)

          1,000,000     912,760

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A4, 5.909%, 6/12/2046(b)

          250,000     235,167

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-3, Class A4, 5.414%, 7/12/2046

          1,000,000     893,938

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-HQ6, Class A4A, 4.989%, 8/13/2042

          5,280,000     5,137,947

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, 5.207%, 11/14/2042(b)

          5,965,000     5,979,209

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-T19, Class A4A, 4.890%, 6/12/2047

          1,267,000     1,246,133

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4, 5.328%, 11/12/2041

          5,000,000     4,547,030

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2006-T23, Series A2, 5.741%, 8/12/2041(b)

          555,000     561,272

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-IQ14, Class A4, 5.692%, 4/15/2049

          2,305,000     1,885,273

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C16, Class A2, 4.380%, 10/15/2041

          46,118     46,175

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C23, Class A4, 5.418%, 1/15/2045

          2,600,000     2,367,049
             
            80,999,960
             
Hybrid ARMs – 12.5%          

Countrywide Home Loans, Series 2004-HYB5, Class 6A2, 3.607%, 4/20/2035(b)

          594,372     136,111

FHLMC, 4.428%, 1/01/2035(b)(c)

          303,059     308,647

FHLMC, 5.950%, 2/01/2037(b)(c)

          8,017,543     8,458,632

FHLMC, 5.980%, 11/01/2036(b)(c)

          4,989,551     5,245,265

FNMA, 5.723%, 9/01/2036(b)(c)

          2,965,752     3,120,661

FNMA, 6.026%, 2/01/2037(b)(c)

          6,647,586     7,068,843

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR25, Class 3A1, 5.922%, 9/25/2036(b)

          6,277,825     3,623,178

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
BONDS AND NOTES – continued          
Hybrid ARMs – continued          

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 1A3, 4.552%, 1/25/2037(b)

        $ 207,655   $ 193,669

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 5A, 5.585%, 7/25/2035(b)

          934,183     739,664

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY2, Class 2A2, 6.417%, 11/25/2036(b)

          10,173,115     6,661,454

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR16, Class 3A2, 4.113%, 10/25/2035(b)

          688,167     619,327
             
            36,175,451
             
Mortgage Related – 63.3%          

FHLMC, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2035 to 2036(c)(e)

          2,093,772     2,171,067

FHLMC, 5.500%, 5/01/2035(c)

          390,699     410,437

FHLMC, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2036 to 2037(c)(e)

          21,559,461     22,812,422

FHLMC, 6.500%, 1/01/2038(c)

          155,730     166,215

FHLMC (TBA), 5.000%, 2/01/2019(d)

          14,880,000     15,614,700

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/2035(c)

          716,388     729,298

FNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2034 to 2038(c)(e)

          18,723,567     19,657,348

FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2034 to 2037(c)(e)

          11,888,275     12,578,850

FNMA, 7.000%, 12/01/2037(c)

          151,235     165,202

FNMA (TBA), 5.000%, 4/01/2035(d)

          33,900,000     35,012,327

FNMA (TBA), 6.500%, 4/01/2035(d)

          12,000,000     12,825,000

GNMA, 4.500%, 3/15/2039(c)

          22,711,764     23,095,025

GNMA, 5.500%, with various maturities from 2033 to 2036(c)(e)

          1,998,984     2,105,199

GNMA, 6.000%, 6/15/2036(c)

          145,315     153,852

GNMA, 6.500%, 9/15/2036(c)

          591,600     629,611

GNMA (TBA), 5.500%, 6/01/2036(d)

          34,000,000     35,668,108
             
            183,794,661
             
TOTAL BONDS AND NOTES          

(Identified Cost $388,504,480)

            375,815,800
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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              Principal Amount   Value (†)
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.8%          
Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Notes, 0.520%, 4/01/2010(c)(f)         $ 1,000,000   $ 999,141
Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2009 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $10,010,755 on 10/01/2009 collateralized by $10,165,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.000% due 1/13/2014 valued at $10,215,825 including accrued interest (Note 2h of Notes to Financial Statements)           10,010,755     10,010,755
             
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          

(Identified Cost $11,008,117)

            11,009,896
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 133.2%          

(Identified Cost $399,512,597)(a)

            386,825,696

Other assets less liabilities—(33.2)%

            (96,357,658)
             
NET ASSETS – 100.0%           $ 290,468,038
             

(†)          See Note 2a of Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(a)          Federal Tax Information:

 

              At September 30, 2009, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $399,515,359 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

  $ 10,556,873

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

    (23,246,536)
     

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (12,689,663)
     
(b) Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2009 is disclosed.
(c) All or a portion of this security has been segregated to cover requirements on TBA obligations and future contracts.
(d) Delayed delivery. (See Note 2i of Notes to Financial Statements).
(e) The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) Rate represents discount rate at time of purchase.
(g) Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period.

 

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 September 30, 2009, the total value of these securities amounted to $6,726,962 or 2.3% of net assets.

 

ABS Asset-Backed Securities
ARM Adjustable Rate Mortgage
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
TBA To Be Announced

 

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

 

Futures      Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2009      155      $ 17,994,531      $ (215,831

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2009      50        5,916,406        (84,857
                         

Total

                    $ (300,688
                         

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2009

 

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund – continued

 

INDUSTRY SUMMARY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Mortgage Related

     63.3

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     27.9   

Hybrid ARMs

     12.5   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     9.2   

ABS Credit Card

     7.5   

ABS Home Equity

     3.7   

ABS Car Loan

     3.5   

ABS Other

     1.8   

Short-Term Investments

     3.8   
        

Total Investments

     133.2   

Other assets less liabilities (including open futures contracts)

     (33.2
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

September 30, 2009

 

        High Income
Opportunities
Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 
       

Assets

       

Investments at cost

     $ 74,489,270       $ 399,512,597   

Net unrealized depreciation

       (4,070,043      (12,686,901
                   

Investments at value

       70,419,227         386,825,696   

Cash

       29           

Receivable for Fund shares sold

       44,497         809,366   

Dividends and interest receivable

       1,422,886         1,748,592   

Due from broker

       1,931           
                   

Total Assets

       71,888,570         389,383,654   
                   
Liabilities        

Payable for securities purchased

       74,238           

Payable for delayed delivery securities purchased (Note 2)

               98,672,526   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       104,813         218,520   

Payable to broker—variation margin on open futures contracts

               24,570   
                   

Total Liabilities

       179,051         98,915,616   
                   

Net Assets

     $ 71,709,519       $ 290,468,038   
                   

Net Assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 83,042,024       $ 299,238,897   

Undistributed net investment income

       572,318         1,668,897   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts

       (7,834,780      2,547,833   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures contracts

       (4,070,043      (12,987,589
                   

Net Assets

     $ 71,709,519       $ 290,468,038   
                   
Net Asset Value and Offering Price        

Institutional Class

       

Net assets

     $ 71,709,519       $ 290,468,038   
                   

Shares of beneficial interest

       7,909,391         28,594,032   
                   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 9.07       $ 10.16   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2009

 

        High Income
Opportunities Fund
     Securitized
Asset Fund
 
       

Investment Income

       

Dividends

     $ 85,376       $   

Interest

       6,445,199         15,843,704   

Securities lending income (Note 2)

       392           
                   

Net investment income

       6,530,967         15,843,704   
                   
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

       

Investments

       (7,702,420      11,433,497   

Futures contracts

               (3,205,075
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:        

Investments

       15,284,070         5,854,678   

Futures contracts

               (510,563
                   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

       7,581,650         13,572,537   
                   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations      $ 14,112,617       $ 29,416,241   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 6,530,967         $ 6,881,020   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (7,702,420        17,115   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     15,284,070           (18,349,158
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     14,112,617           (11,451,023
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (6,616,136        (6,813,880

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (85,819        (543,232
                   

Total distributions

     (6,701,955        (7,357,112
                   

Decrease in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (651,439        (314,836
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     6,759,223           (19,122,971

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     64,950,296           84,073,267   
                   

End of year

   $ 71,709,519         $ 64,950,296   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 572,318         $ 629,102   
                   

 

Securitized Asset Fund

      Year Ended
September 30, 2009
       Year Ended
September 30, 2008
 

From Operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 15,843,704         $ 20,385,139   

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     8,228,422           145,330   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

     5,344,115           (17,675,141
                   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     29,416,241           2,855,328   
                   

From Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Institutional Class

     (18,247,123        (20,848,572

Capital Gains:

       

Institutional Class

     (1,038,001          
                   

Total distributions

     (19,285,124        (20,848,572
                   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions (Note 9)

     (101,717,022        52,893,796   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (91,585,905        34,900,552   

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

     382,053,943           347,153,391   
                   

End of year

   $ 290,468,038         $ 382,053,943   
                   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 1,668,897         $ 2,141,622   
                   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a share outstanding throughout each period.

 

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

9/30/2009

   $ 8.26    $ 0.79    $ 0.84       $ 1.63          $ (0.81    $ (0.01

9/30/2008

     10.42      0.82      (2.09      (1.27         (0.82      (0.07

9/30/2007

     10.39      0.77      0.01 (f)       0.78            (0.75      (0.00

9/30/2006

     10.50      0.76      (0.10      0.66            (0.73      (0.04

9/30/2005

     10.32      0.78      0.17         0.95            (0.77        
Securitized Asset Fund                  
Institutional Class                     

9/30/2009

   $ 9.60    $ 0.50    $ 0.66       $ 1.16          $ (0.57    $ (0.03

9/30/2008

     10.07      0.55      (0.45      0.10            (0.57        

9/30/2007

     10.13      0.55      (0.10      0.45            (0.51      (0.00

9/30/2006(g)

     10.00      0.30      0.02         0.32            (0.19        

 

(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.  
(b)   Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable.  
(c)   Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized.  
(d)   Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Fund, all expenses associated with the operations of the Fund.  
(e)   Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable.  
  (f)   The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund.  
(g)   For the period March 2, 2006 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2006.  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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                     Ratios to Average Net Assets:    
Total
distributions
    Net asset
value,
end of
the period
  Total
return (%)
(c)
    Net assets,
end of
the period
(000’s)
  Net
expenses (%)
(d)
  Gross
expenses (%)
(d)
  Net
investment
income (%)
(e)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (%)
             
             
$ (0.82   $ 9.07   23.06      $ 71,710       10.86   34
  (0.89     8.26   (13.24     64,950       8.47   24
  (0.75     10.42   7.68        84,073       7.35   29
  (0.77     10.39   6.64        42,847       7.36   26
  (0.77     10.50   9.45        13,115       7.40   22
             
             
$ (0.60   $ 10.16   12.97      $ 290,468       5.42   390
  (0.57     9.60   0.92        382,054       5.55   430
  (0.51     10.07   4.58        347,153       5.43   73
  (0.19     10.13   3.28        70,993       3.02   55

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

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

 

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

Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund (the “Securitized Asset Fund”)

 

Each Fund offers Institutional Class Shares. The Funds’ shares are offered exclusively to investors in “wrap fee” programs approved by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and/or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) and to institutional advisory clients of Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles that, in each case, meet the Funds’ policies as established by Loomis Sayles.

 

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. Each Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through November 23, 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 Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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

 

b.  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. 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.

 

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

 

d.  Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The High Income Opportunities Fund 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 Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. At September 30, 2009, there were no open forward foreign currency contracts.

 

e.  Futures Contracts. The Funds 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 a Fund 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 (such as U.S. Treasury bills or high-quality tax-exempt bonds acceptable to the broker). 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 a Fund, 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the 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 a Fund enters into a futures contract, certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’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 Funds are limited.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

The High Income Opportunities 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 premium amortization, defaulted bonds, distribution redesignations and paydown gains and losses. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to defaulted bond income accruals, premium amortization accruals, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, wash sales and futures contracts marked 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 years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

    2009 Distributions Paid From:   2008 Distributions Paid From:

Fund

  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total   Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Total

High Income Opportunities Fund

  $ 6,616,163   $         85,792   $ 6,701,955   $ 7,183,035   $         174,077   $ 7,357,112

Securitized Asset Fund

    19,285,124         19,285,124     20,848,572         20,848,572

 

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 September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     High Income
Opportunities Fund
       Securitized
Asset Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 691,197         $ 6,388,925   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

                 
                   

Total undistributed earnings

     691,197           6,388,925   

Capital loss carryforward:

       

Expires September 30, 2017

     (811,815          

Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2008)

     (6,438,019        (2,470,121

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (4,654,990        (12,689,663
                   

Total accumulated earnings

   $ (11,213,627      $ (8,770,859
                   

 

h.  Repurchase Agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 100% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. It is each Fund’s policy, regarding tri-party arrangements, that the market value of the collateral be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. 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.  Delayed Delivery Commitments. Purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery instruments (identified in the Portfolio of Investments as TBA investments) may have a similar effect on a 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 a 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.

 

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j.  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 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 September 30, 2009, there were no securities on loan.

 

k. 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 Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.  Fair Value Measurements. Effective October 1, 2008, the Funds adopted accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures which establish a hierarchy for which various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

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

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds

                 

ABS Car Loan

   $         —      $ 347,699      $      $ 347,699

ABS Home Equity

            522,085               522,085

Aerospace & Defense

            965,163               965,163

Airlines

            1,378,902        534,446        1,913,348

Automotive

            2,555,255               2,555,255

Banking

            580,595               580,595

Building Materials

            793,262               793,262

Chemicals

            1,344,756               1,344,756

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            910,675               910,675

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            1,721,850        57,083        1,778,933

 

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September 30, 2009

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs – continued

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes – continued

                 

Non-Convertible Bonds – continued

                 

Construction Machinery

   $         —      $ 348,000      $      $ 348,000

Consumer Cyclical Services

            165,825               165,825

Consumer Products

            25,031               25,031

Electric

            4,882,535        257,001        5,139,536

Food & Beverage

            1,627,425               1,627,425

Gaming

            563,975               563,975

Healthcare

            3,650,049               3,650,049

Home Construction

            2,683,875               2,683,875

Independent Energy

            4,330,449               4,330,449

Industrial Other

            757,250               757,250

Lodging

            391,963               391,963

Media Cable

            2,835,287               2,835,287

Media Non-Cable

            657,150               657,150

Metals & Mining

            690,195               690,195

Non-Captive Consumer

            2,012,745               2,012,745

Non-Captive Diversified

            2,598,037               2,598,037

Oil Field Services

            1,173,250               1,173,250

Paper

            2,363,126               2,363,126

Pharmaceuticals

            1,590,775               1,590,775

Refining

            536,375               536,375

Retailers

            2,238,739               2,238,739

Supermarkets

            1,677,587               1,677,587

Technology

            4,399,227        112,500        4,511,727

Textile

            314,500               314,500

Transportation Services

            550,668               550,668

Wireless

            2,147,995               2,147,995

Wirelines

            6,558,697               6,558,697
                                 

Total Non-Convertible Bonds

            62,890,972        961,030        63,852,002
                                 

Convertible Bonds

                 

Diversified Manufacturing

            44,250               44,250

Electric

            377,438               377,438

Healthcare

            713,400               713,400

Industrial Other

            160,875               160,875

Lodging

            399,656               399,656

Media Non-Cable

            93,407               93,407

Non-Captive Diversified

            2,500               2,500

Pharmaceuticals

            405,031               405,031

REITs

            254,475               254,475

Technology

            661,575        99,190        760,765

Wirelines

                   1,074,840        1,074,840
                                 

Total Convertible Bonds

            3,112,607        1,174,030        4,286,637
                                 

Total Bonds and Notes

            66,003,579        2,135,060        68,138,639
                                 

Bank Loans(a)

            135,786               135,786
                                 

 

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Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Preferred Stocks

                 

Automotive

   $ 187,497      $      $      $ 187,497

Capital Markets

            202,487               202,487

Diversified Financial Services

            248,895               248,895

Electric Utilities

            351,398               351,398

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1                      1

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            269,172               269,172

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     36,124        43,748               79,872
                                 

Total Preferred Stocks

     223,622        1,115,700               1,339,322
                                 

Common Stocks(a)

     263,709                      263,709

Short-Term Investments

     541,771                      541,771
                                 

Total

   $ 1,029,102      $ 67,255,065      $ 2,135,060      $ 70,419,227
                                 

 

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

 

Securitized Asset Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total

Bonds and Notes

                 

ABS Car Loan

   $      $ 10,284,933      $      $ 10,284,933

ABS Credit Card

            21,825,598               21,825,598

ABS Home Equity

            8,371,857        2,352,830        10,724,687

ABS Other

            3,593,651        1,570,000        5,163,651

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            26,846,858        1        26,846,859

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            80,999,960               80,999,960

Hybrid ARMs

            36,039,340        136,111        36,175,451

Mortgage Related

            183,794,661               183,794,661
                                 

Total Bonds and Notes

            371,756,858        4,058,942        375,815,800
                                 

Short-Term Investments

     10,010,755        999,141               11,009,896
                                 

Total

   $ 10,010,755      $ 372,755,999      $ 4,058,942      $ 386,825,696
                                 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Futures contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $     (300,688    $                 —      $             —      $       (300,688
                                   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of September 30, 2009:

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

Airlines

  $ 334,800   $   $      $ 168,303      $ (93,856   $ 125,199      $ 534,446

Chemicals

    452,250     2,328            (79,109            (375,469    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            489               56,594               57,083

Electric

                   7,121        249,880               257,001

Industrial Other

    74,400                49,600               (124,000    

Media Non-Cable

    140,100     6,308     (294,513     222,743        (74,638           

Technology

    428,400     2,444            113,256        85,000        (516,600     112,500

Convertible Bonds

             

Healthcare

    22,500     272            11,504        (34,276           

Technology

        1,614     901        (2,485     (14,000     113,160        99,190

Wirelines

        771            80,349        993,720               1,074,840
                                                 

Total

  $ 1,452,450   $ 13,737   $ (293,123   $ 571,282      $ 1,168,424      $ (777,710   $ 2,135,060
                                                 

 

Securitized Asset Fund

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in Securities

  Balance as of
September 30,
2008
  Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Net
Transfers
in/(out)
Level 3
    Balance as of
September 30,
2009

Bonds and Notes

             

Non-Convertible Bonds

             

ABS Credit Card

  $ 1,574,048   $             —   $ (125,967   $ 353,719      $ (1,801,800   $      $

ABS Home Equity

    2,250,010         (129,997     (2,374,299     419,410        2,187,706        2,352,830

ABS Other

                   202        1,569,798               1,570,000

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    3,431,418         (252,851     293,094        (717,251     (2,754,409     1

Hybrid ARMs

            153        (300,116     (89,138     525,212        136,111
                                                 

Total

  $ 7,255,476   $   $ (508,662   $ (2,027,400   $ (618,981   $ (41,491   $ 4,058,942
                                                 

 

4.  Derivatives. Effective April 1, 2009, the Funds adopted accounting standards related to derivative instruments and hedging activities which require enhanced disclosures. 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 futures contracts.

 

The Funds are subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities. The Funds will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that they invest in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage the Funds’ duration in order to control interest rate risk without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. Securitized Asset Fund engaged in futures contract transactions during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Securitized Asset Fund, as of September 30, 2009:

 

Liability Derivatives

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $(300,688)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location

   Cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts is reflected above. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

Transactions in derivative instruments during the period from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $(90,798)

Statement of Operations Location

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts

Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)

  

Futures

Interest rate contracts

   $291,641

Statement of Operations Location

   Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on futures contracts

 

Volume of derivative activity for Securitized Asset Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

Securitized Asset Fund

   Percentage of
Net Assets
Futures

Average Notional Amount Outstanding

   8.41%

Highest Notional Amount Outstanding

   8.79%

Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding

   8.17%

Notional Amount Outstanding as of September 30, 2009

   8.23%

 

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.

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the year ended September 30, 2009, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and including paydowns) were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government/Agency Securities      Other Securities

Fund

   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales

High Income Opportunities Fund

   $      $      $ 19,860,024      $ 24,654,109

Securitized Asset Fund

     1,612,670,675        1,773,353,320        5,121,191        59,047,010

 

6.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

 

a.  Management Fees. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Funds or the Trust, the following expenses of the Funds: compensation to Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust; registration, filing and other fees in connection with requirements of regulatory authorities; the charges and expenses of any entity appointed by the Funds for custodial, paying agent, shareholder servicing and plan agent services; charges and expenses of the independent registered public accounting firm retained by the Funds; charges and expenses of any transfer agents and registrars appointed by the Funds; any cost of certificates representing shares of the Funds; legal fees and expenses in connection with the day-to-day affairs of the Funds, including registering and qualifying its shares with Federal and State regulatory authorities; expenses of meetings of shareholders and Trustees of the Trust; the costs of services, including services of counsel, required in connection with the preparation of the Funds’ registration statements and prospectuses, including amendments and revisions thereto, annual, semi-annual and other periodic reports of the Funds, and notices and proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Funds or regulatory authorities, and any costs of printing or mailing these items; and the Funds’ expenses of bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting, including related clerical expenses.

 

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September 30, 2009

 

 

Loomis Sayles serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the terms of each management agreement, Loomis Sayles does not charge the Funds an investment advisory fee, also known as a management fee, or any other fee for those services or for bearing those expenses. Although the Funds do not compensate Loomis Sayles directly for services under the advisory agreement, Loomis Sayles will typically receive an advisory fee from the sponsors of “wrap programs,” who in turn charge the programs’ participants.

 

Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.

 

b.  Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay, without reimbursement from the Trust or Funds, fees to Natixis Advisors for services to the Funds.

 

c.  Service and Distribution Fees. The Trust has entered into a distribution agreement with Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the Funds. Natixis Distributors currently is not paid a fee for serving as distributor for the Funds. Loomis Sayles has agreed to reimburse Natixis Distributors to the extent that Natixis Distributors incurs expenses in connection with any redemption of Fund shares.

 

d.  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 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”) 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. Loomis Sayles has agreed to pay the pro rata portion of Trustees fees and expenses for each Fund, without reimbursement from the Trust or Funds.

 

7.  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 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 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 committed unsecured 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 year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.

 

8.  Shareholders. At September 30, 2009, five shareholders individually owned more than 5% of the High Income Opportunities Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing in aggregate, 49.41% of the Fund.

 

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

 

       High Income Opportunities Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
       Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     2,086,936         $ 14,390,117         1,980,419         $ 19,260,155   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     644,493           4,654,487         380,809           3,709,039   

Redeemed

     (2,683,261        (19,696,043      (2,571,913        (23,284,030
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     48,168         $ (651,439      (210,685      $ (314,836
                                       
       Securitized Asset Fund  
       Year Ended September 30, 2009        Year Ended September 30, 2008  
       Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

Issued from the sale of shares

     8,990,651         $ 82,673,361         14,774,496         $ 146,455,592   

Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions

     97,452           860,439         20,764           205,641   

Redeemed

     (20,298,880        (185,250,822      (9,456,660        (93,767,437
                                       

Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (11,210,777      $ (101,717,022      5,338,600         $ 52,893,796   
                                       

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Trustees of Loomis Sayles Funds I and Shareholders of Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund

and Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Loomis Sayles High Income Opportunities Fund and Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund, each a series of Loomis Sayles Funds I (collectively, the “Funds”), at September 30, 2009, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

November 23, 2009

 

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2009 U.S. TAX DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

 

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, a percentage of dividends distributed by the Fund listed below qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. These percentages are as follows:

 

Fund

   Qualifying Percentage

High Income Opportunities

   1.25%

 

Capital Gains Distributions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), the following Fund paid distributions, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, unless subsequently determined to be different.

 

Fund

   Amount

High Income Opportunities

   $ 85,792

 

Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Fund below will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 0% to 15% depending on an individual’s tax bracket. If the Fund pays a distribution during calendar year 2009, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund

     

High Income Opportunities

  

 

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TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION

 

The tables below provide certain information regarding the Trustees and officers of Loomis Sayles Funds I (the “Trust”). Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The Trust’s Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Trustees of the Trust and are available by calling Loomis Sayles Funds at 800-633-3330.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years**
  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Independent Trustees

     

Graham T. Allison, Jr.

(1940)

  Trustee Since 2003 Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Douglas Dillon Professor and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

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

Charles D. Baker

(1956)

  Trustee Since 2005 Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (health plan)  

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None

Edward A. Benjamin

(1938)

  Trustee Since 2002 Chairman of the Contract Review and Governance Committee   Retired  

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None

Daniel M. Cain

(1945)

  Trustee Since 2003 Chairman of the Audit Committee   Chairman (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Cain Brothers & Company, Incorporated (investment banking)  

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Director, Sheridan Healthcare Inc. (physician practice management)

Kenneth A. Drucker

(1945)

  Trustee Since 2008 Audit Committee Member   Formerly, Treasurer, Sequa Corp. (manufacturing)  

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None

Wendell J. Knox****

(1948)

  Trustee Since 2009 Contract Review and Governance Committee Member   Director (formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer) of Abt Associates Inc. (research and consulting)  

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

Sandra O. Moose

(1942)

  Chairperson of the Board of Trustees since November 2005 Trustee Since 2003 Ex officio member of the Audit Committee and Contract Review and Governance Committee   President, Strategic Advisory Services (management consulting); formerly, Senior Vice President and Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (management consulting)  

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Director, Verizon Communications; Director, AES Corporation (international power company)

Cynthia L. Walker

(1956)

  Trustee Since 2005 Audit Committee Member   Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration, Yale University School of Medicine; formerly, Executive Dean for Administration, Harvard Medical School; and formerly, Dean for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Harvard Medical School  

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None

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust, Length
of Time Served and
Term of Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years**
  Number of Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen*** and
Other Directorships Held

Interested Trustees

     

Robert J. Blanding1

(1947)

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

  Trustee Since 2002 President and Chief Executive Officer since 2002   President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.  

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None

John T. Hailer2

(1960)

  Trustee Since 2003   President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.; formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Natixis Distributors, L.P. and Natixis Global Associates, Inc.  

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None

 

* Each Trustee serves until retirement, resignation or removal from the Board of Trustees. The current retirement age is 72. The position of Chairperson of the Board is appointed for a two-year term. Ms. Moose was appointed to serve an additional two-year term as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on September 14, 2007.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust III, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust and the Natixis Cash Management Trust (collectively, the “Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (collectively, the “Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), and Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with Natixis Distributors, L.P. (the “Distributor”), Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), or Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.
*** The Trustees of the Trust serve as trustees of a fund complex that includes all series of the Natixis Funds Trusts, the Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series (collectively, the “Fund Complex”).
**** Mr. Knox was appointed as trustee effective July 1, 2009.
1 Mr. Blanding is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President, Chairman, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Loomis Sayles.
2 Mr. Hailer is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust because he holds the following positions with an affiliated person of the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer-U.S. and Asia, Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P.

 

Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation During
Past 5 Years**

Officers of the Trust

     

Coleen Downs Dinneen

(1960)

  Secretary, Clerk and Chief Legal Officer   Since September 2004   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Clerk (formerly, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk), Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.

Daniel J. Fuss

(1933)

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

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

David Giunta

(1965)

  Executive Vice President   Since March 2008   President and Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Distribution Corporation, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. and Natixis Distributors, L.P.; formerly, President, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund; and formerly, Senior Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company

 

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Name and Year of Birth   Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office* and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation During
Past 5 Years**

Russell L. Kane

(1969)

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

Michael C. Kardok

(1959)

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

 

* Each officer of the Trust serves for an indefinite term in accordance with the Trust’s current By-laws until the date his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until he or she sooner dies, retires, is removed or becomes disqualified.
** Each person listed above, except as noted, holds the same position(s) with the Fund Complex. Mr. Fuss is not an officer of the Natixis Funds Trusts or the Hansberger International Series. Previous positions during the past five years with the Distributor, Natixis Advisors or Loomis Sayles are omitted if not materially different from a Trustee’s or officer’s current position with such entity.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and persons performing similar functions.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has established an audit committee. Ms. Cynthia L. Walker, Mr. Daniel M. Cain and Mr. Kenneth A. Drucker are members of the audit committee and have been designated as “audit committee financial experts” by the Board of Trustees. Each of these individuals is also an Independent Trustee of the Registrant.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Registrant.

The table below sets forth fees billed by the principal accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, for the past two fiscal years for professional services rendered in connection with a) the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with regulatory filings; b) audit-related services (including services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and but not reported under “Audit Fees”); c) tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning and d) all other fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the Registrant, other than the services reported as a part of (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

     Audit fees    Audit-related fees1    Tax fees2    All other fees
     2008    2009    2008    2009    2008    2009    2008    2009

Loomis Sayles Funds I

   $ 352,741    $ 352,882    $ 17,960    $ 4,741    $ 112,821    $ 96,509    $ —      $ —  

 

1. Audit-related fees consist of:

2008 - performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan and services related to the implementation of a new accounting standard.

2009 - performance of agreed-upon procedures related to the Registrant’s deferred compensation plan.

 

2. Tax fees consist of:

2008 - review of year-end shareholder reporting and the Registrant’s tax returns.

2009 - review of Registrant’s tax returns and consulting services with respect to new security types.

Aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for non-audit services during 2008 and 2009 were $130,781 and $101,250, respectively.

Fees billed by the Principal Accountant for services rendered to the Adviser and Control Affiliates.

The following table sets forth the non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant to Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. that provide ongoing services to the Registrant (“Control Affiliates”) for the last two fiscal years.

 

     Audit-related fees    Tax fees    All other fees
     2008    2009    2008    2009    2008    2009

Control Affiliates

   $ 12,000    $ 12,000    $ —      $ 6,500    $ —      $ —  


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Aggregate fees billed to Control Affiliates for non-audit services during 2008 and 2009 were $12,000 and $18,500, respectively.

None of the audit-related, tax and other services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Audit Committee Pre Approval Policies.

Annually, the Registrant’s Audit Committee reviews the audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services together with the projected fees, for services proposed to be rendered to the Trust and/or other entities for which pre-approval is required during the upcoming year. Any subsequent revisions to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) and requests for pre-approval of new services would be presented for consideration quarterly as needed.

If, in the opinion of management, a proposed engagement by the Registrant’s independent accountants needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, any member of the Audit Committee who is an independent Board member is authorized to pre-approve the engagement, but only for engagements to provide audit, audit related and tax services. This approval is subject to review of the full Audit Committee at its next quarterly meeting. All other engagements require the approval of all the members of the Audit Committee.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

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

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

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

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


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Item 12. Exhibits.

 

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


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SIGNATURES

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

 

Loomis Sayles Funds I
By:   /s/    ROBERT J. BLANDING        
Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 23, 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/    ROBERT J. BLANDING        
Name:   Robert J. Blanding
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 23, 2009
By:   /s/    MICHAEL C. KARDOK        
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   November 23, 2009